Honor 50 Lite vs Honor 30

55 out of 100

63 out of 100

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Honor 50 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 662) that was released on October 25, 2021, against the Honor 30, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and came out 19 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Honor 50 Lite

Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 40W)
Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 4300 vs 4000 mAh
More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10
The phone is 1-year and 7-months newer
Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Reasons to consider the Honor 30

The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (513K versus 244K)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
Ability to record video in 4K resolution
More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 985 5G
OLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Honor 50 Lite and Honor 30 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	IPS LCD	OLED
Size	6.67 inches	6.53 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2376 pixels	1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	391 ppi	403 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	430 nits	500 nits
HDR support	No	No
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio	89.5%	86.6%
Display features	- DCI-P3	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Height	161.8 mm (6.37 inches)	160.3 mm (6.31 inches)
Width	74.7 mm (2.94 inches)	74.2 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness	8.5 mm (0.33 inches)	8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight	190 g (6.7 oz)	185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof	No	No
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Plastic	Metal
Colors	Black, Silver, Blue	Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-button	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 662	HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
Max clock	2000 MHz	2560 MHz
CPU cores	8 (4 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73)	- 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 1 core at 2.58 GHz: Cortex-A76
Lithography process	11 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 610	Mali-G77 MP8
GPU shading units	128	512
GPU clock	950 MHz	695 MHz
FLOPS	~243.2 GFLOPS	~711.7 GFLOPS

CPU	81053	158306
GPU	36278	125564
Memory	60281	103091
UX	65631	125360
Total score	244184	513370

Max surface temperature	38.7 °C	-
Stability	99%	98%
Graphics test	2 FPS	12 FPS
Graphics score	382	2147

Web score	5694	6796
Video editing	3744	5503
Photo editing	12091	15185
Data manipulation	5175	8166
Writing score	7040	10852

RAM size	6, 8 GB	8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	1866 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage size	128 GB	128, 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.0	UFS 3.1
Memory card	No	Nano Memory
Memory card max size	-	Up to 256 GB

Operating system	Android 11	Android 10.0
ROM	Magic UI 4.2	Magic UI 5.2
OS size	16 GB	-

Capacity	4300 mAh	4000 mAh
Max charge power	66 W	40 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	No
Reverse charging	No	Yes
Fast charging	Yes, SuperCharge (40% in 10 min)	Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:45 hr	0:50 hr

Display tests
RGB color space	98.2%	-
Response time	28.4 ms	-
Contrast	1163:1	-

Main camera
Matrix	64 megapixels	40 megapixels
Image resolution	9216 x 6912	7360 x 4912
Zoom	Digital	Optical, 5x
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	No	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	No	1920 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	-
Lenses	4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)	4 (40 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX682 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX600 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Telephoto lens	-	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 17 mm	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 17 mm
Macro lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4
Depth lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode

Selfie camera
Megapixels	16 megapixels	32 megapixels
Image resolution	4608 x 3456	6464 x 4864
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.0
Focal length	-	26 mm
Pixel size	-	0.8 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	BSI CMOS
Sensor size	-	1/2.8"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5	5.1
Bluetooth features	LE	A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Number of SIM *	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Active
eSIM support *	No	No
Hybrid slot	No	Yes
LTE Cat *	-	21
5G support	No	Yes

Speakers	Mono	Mono
Headphone audio jack	Yes	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	No	No

Category	Mid-range	Flagship
Announced	October 2021	April 2020
Release date	November 2021	June 2020
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	Yes, 66 W	-

Honor 50 Lite vs Honor 30

Honor 50 Lite vs Honor 30

Key differences

Review

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Memory

Software

Battery

Camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

Conclusion