Mid-range · 2021

Honor X30 Max

Nobody owns this yet

Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A15

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

7.09″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

900 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 22.5W charging

64 MP 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

7.09″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2280 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

7.09"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2280 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 900 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G68 MC4

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 900 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

425,100

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G68 MC4

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, Magic UI 5.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, Magic UI 5.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

0.8µm

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 22.5 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

22.5 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8

5G n1, n3, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

228 g · 8.3 mm

Height

174.4 mm

Width

84.9 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

228 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2280 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · Tradeoff: 7.09″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

425k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 228 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 7.09″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

425k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 228 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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How each one compares to the Honor X30 Max.

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Honor X30 Max

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Where to buy

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