HONOR 30S, the first product in the HONOR 30 series, was officially announced for the Chinese Mainland market. HONOR 30S is the first 5G smartphone to be released in HONOR’s 2020 lineup and is first to feature the brand new Kirin 820 SoC, bringing flagship-level performance and 5G capabilities to the Kirin 8 chipset series.
HONOR 30S also features a beautiful 3D effect on its back for the red, green and white colors. When held at different angles to catch the light, the curved glass back resembles a butterfly spreading its wings. Also available in black, the HONOR 30S starts at RMB2399 and will be available from major online stores in Chinese Mainland starting April 7.
Kirin 820 with leading 5G capabilities
Kirin 820 is the first 5G SoC in the Kirin 8 series, giving the HONOR 30S an excellent 5G connection experience, as well as supporting 2G/3G/4G/5G full-frequency, NSA/SA dual-mode, and 5G+4G dual-card dual-standby.
Performance-wise, the Kirin 820 CPU uses one large core (based on Cortex-A76), three medium cores (based on Cortex-A76), and four small cores (based on Cortex-A55), with a maximum dominant frequency of up to 2.36GHz. The combination of large and small cores are optimized for daily use, resulting in excellent power efficiency while giving enough power for demanding tasks, when needed.
The Kirin 820 GPU also brings better gaming performance than the Kirin 810. Equipped with the new Mali-G57 MC6 architecture, it features higher performance and better energy efficiency and is further boosted by next-generation GPU Turbo and Kirin Gaming+ technologies.
Powered by Huawei’s latest NPU, the Kirin 820 has greatly improved AI computing power and delivers superior AI energy efficiency. According to the AI Benchmark test result, the HONOR 30S scored 60834 points in the AI Benchmark test, 73 percent higher than the HONOR 20S equipped with the Kirin 810.
