Honor 30 vs Honor Play 20

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

Phone 1

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Honor

Honor 30

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4category wins

Honor

Honor Play 20

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1category wins

Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Honor Play 20

Faster charging

Honor 30

Higher-resolution camera

Honor 30

Better display

Honor 30

Lighter body

Honor 30

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor 30	Honor Play 20
Size (inches)	6.53	6.52
Panel Type	OLED	IPS LCD
Resolution Height	2400	1600
Resolution Width	1080	720
PPI	403	269
Screen-to-body	86.6	82.6

Platform

Spec	Honor 30	Honor Play 20
CPU	Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU	Mali-G77	Mali-G52 MP2
Chipset Name	Kirin 985 5G	Unisoc T610
Process (nm)	7	12
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	Magic UI 3	Magic UI 4.0
OS Version	10	10

Memory

Spec	Honor 30	Honor Play 20
Card Slot	Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Variants	128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor 30	Honor Play 20
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS	1080p@30fps
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Count	4	2
Depth	2 MP, (depth)	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
periscope telephoto	8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm, (periscope telephoto)	—
ultrawide	8 MP, f/2.4, 17mm, (ultrawide)	—
Wide	40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm, (wide)	13 MP, f/1.8, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor 30	Honor Play 20
Video	4K, 1080p; gyro-EIS	—
Features	HDR	—
Count	1	1
Lens	32 MP, f/2, 26mm, (wide)	5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Honor 30	Honor Play 20
Capacity (mAh)	4000	5000
Chemistry	Li-Po	Li-Po
Wired Charging (W)	40	10

Body

Spec	Honor 30	Honor Play 20
Build	—	Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	160.3	164
Thickness (mm)	8.1	8.9
Weight (g)	185	198
Width (mm)	74.2	75.8

Launch

Spec	Honor 30	Honor Play 20
Announced	2020, April 15	2021, April 26
Status	Available. Released 2020, April 21	Available. Released 2021, May 01

Network

Spec	Honor 30	Honor Play 20
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100	HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - International	LTE
5G Bands	1, 3, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - International	—
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G	GSM, CDMA, HSPA, CDMA2000, LTE

Connectivity

Spec	Honor 30	Honor Play 20
Bluetooth	5.1	5
NFC	Yes	No
Positioning	GPS (L1 + L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS	GPS, BDS
Radio	No	FM radio
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 4