Honor Play 30 Plus

Honor Play 30 Plus Review – For today’s review, we have Honor Play 30 Plus released in January 2022, the latest smartphone by Huawei in the mid-range segment that comes with 5G connectivity and huge battery backup. The device is available in four color variants and carries a plastic back. The phone feels a little bulky and comes with an average camera setup.

As for the performance section, this phone is equipped with a decent MediaTek Dimensity chipset, which is a pretty good deal in the mid-range segment. To uncover the remaining aspects let’s move to the detailed review of the Honor Play 30 Plus smartphone.

Honor Play 30 Plus Review

Highlights

  1. Honor Play 30 Plus offers an IPS LCD display panel and renders an advanced 90Hz refresh rate.
  2. This phone is powered by a 7nm MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset with a max 2.2GHz cloaking speed.
  3. This device has a massive Li-Po 5000 mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging support.
  4. The phone runs on Android 11 OS without Google Play Services supported by Magic UI 5.0
  5. The Phone is available in a 13MP main camera and a 5MP selfie camera.

Design and Display

The Honor Play 30 Plus smartphone offers a 6.74 inches IPS LCD display panel with slim bezels and a tiny notch at the top center. The first look of this phone is similar to the Huawei P50 Pro. The phone carries a plastic back with a dual rear camera setup and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for device security. The overall phone looks average and has a clean back with honor branding opposite to the rear camera. The smartphone weighs around 198 grams approx and is slightly bulky due to its high battery capacity so you might face problems holding the device for a long time.

This phone offers neither corning gorilla glass protection nor water, dust resistance design but you get decent 90Hz refresh rate support on the display screen. Honor Play 30 Plus has a hybrid storage setup that uses a shared sim slot. This was necessary as this smartphone comes only in a single internal storage variant.

Apart from this, you get the loudspeaker and charging slot at the bottom in Honor Play 30 Plus. You are provided with Black, Blue, Silver, and Gold color options where black seems to be a professional choice to go with.

Memory and Internal

The Honor Play 30 Plus smartphone runs on Android 11 OS with a Magic UI 5.0 user interface. There is no news about the latest Android 12 update on this phone and as per reports, Google play services might not be available. You’ll get customization options in the Magic UI 5.0 however, you can expect pre-installed bloatware applications on the phone. Besides this, if you are a clean UI or stock lover, then this interface might disrupt your experience.

For the performance part, the device is powered on a 7nm MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset integrated with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. You can expect a stable graphic experience with this combo. This 5G chipset can reach up to max 2x 2.2GHz cloaking speed, so that daily tasks can be achieved without hustle. Mediocre gaming can be rendered on this Honor Play 30 Plus where the 90Hz refresh rate will back you.

The smartphone comes in a single internal storage variant of 128GB with the option of 4GB, 6GB, and 8GB RAM. Quick data transmission can be achieved as you get eMMC 5.1 support while you can extend your storage limits with a microSDXC card on a shared sim slot. These specifications look decent as per the cost of the Honor Play 30 Plus smartphone.

Camera

The Camera department is average in the latest Honor Play 30 Plus smartphone. You get a dual rear camera setup with a 13MP wide primary lens and a so-called 2MP depth lens. Daylight images are captured well with this setup while night photography may disappoint you. An engraved LED flash is there with the rear camera and you also get basic HDR, panorama, and other modes effects.

You can record videos at a max of 1080p with 30 frames per second on the primary lens. No support of gyro is available for stable video recording. The tiny notched 5MP selfie camera will help you capture the moments with some effects and filters but, no high-level photography can be expected from this phone. Also, the detail about video recording frames on the selfie camera is not available. Overall the camera setup is below an average for the Honor Play 30 Plus.

Battery and Others

The Play 30 Plus smartphone is equipped with a massive Li-Po 5000 mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging support. The phone will support the entire day on normal usage and, you can enjoy 5+ hours of gaming sessions on this phone. You will also charge the battery with 22.5W fast charging support so, it is the best part of this smartphone.

Besides common sensors and comms, you get a side-mounted fingerprint sensor on the lock button and OTG support on the USB Type C 2.0. This phone is available in four color variants- Black, Blue, Silver, and Gold where the Black option seems quite professional. The Honor Play 30 Plus smartphone is priced around $170 (Rs. 14000 in India) approx.

Honor Play 30 Plus Pros and Cons

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Honor Play 30 Plus Specifications Detail

Down below you can see the full specifications of the Honor Play 30 Plus smartphone.

SpecificationsHonor Play 30 Plus
Network2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
AnnouncedDecember 2021
SIMDual SIM
Dimensions6.60 x 3.04 x 0.34 inches
Weight198 grams
Size6.74 inches
DisplayIPS LCD
90Hz
20:9 ratio
~260 PPI density
ProtectionNo
Resolution720 x 1600 pixels
OSAndroid 11, Magic UI 5.0
no Google Play Services
Chipset7nm – MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G
CPUOcta-core
2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76
6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPUMali-G57 MC2
Card slotYes (shared SIM slot)
RAM4GB, 6GB, 8GB
Internal128GB
eMMC 5.1
Camera13 MP (wide), PDAF
2 MP (depth)
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Max – 1080p@30fps
Selfie5 MP (wide)
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth5.1, A2DP, LE
GPSYes, with A-GPS, BDS
NFCNo
Infrared portNo
RadioNo
USBUSB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
SensorsSide-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass
BatteryLi-Po 5000 mAh
Fast charging 22.5W
ColorsBlack, Blue, Silver, Gold
Expected Price$190 (Rs 14,999 in India) approx.
Disclaimer: We can not guarantee that the data available on this page is 100% correct.

Conclusion

The Honor Play 30 Plus smartphone can be a good deal if you look for a bigger battery and stable performance. You will get fast charging support in the mid-range specs along with the 5G connectivity. This phone renders a decent display refresh rate but the only concern here is the average camera, google play support, and some bloatware applications, that might be expected under the Magic UI user interface.

If this phone meets your requirements, then only you are advised to go with this 5G smartphone however the final decision is up to you. The overall package is decent from Huawei except for the camera department. You can check out the Lava Agni 5G and Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro smartphones which are alternative suggestions to Honor Play 30 Plus for a better deal.

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John Depp is an editor at Oispice and has excellent knowledge of technology such as smartphones, apps, games, and gadgets. He specializes in tech news and smartphone reviews. John is available on Twitter @JohnDep18441971 and mail at [email protected].

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