Honor 30S review: First phone with the Kirin 820 5G.
Kirin 820 5G launch device.
Honor 30S was the global launch device for the Kirin 820 5G — Huawei's answer to the Snapdragon 765G — paired with a quad camera including a 3x telephoto and 40W charging at $310.
01Display
76/10076/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.
02Camera
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2020 — 8 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2020 — 15 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
76/10076/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2020.
05Build
76/10076/100 puts it above the 72-point average for mid-range phones of 2020.
- First Kirin 820 5G phone
- 3x optical tele + 40W charging
- Quad camera versatile setup
- No Google services post-ban
- IPS not OLED
- 2 MP macro filler
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 7-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .