Huawei Honor 30 vs Huawei Honor Play 9A

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Honor 30:
    OLED
    Honor Play 9A:
    LCD
  • Screen diagonal

    Honor Play 9A: 0.23 in smaller diagonal

    Honor 30:
    6.53 in
    Honor Play 9A:
    6.3 in
  • Chipset

    Honor 30:
    HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)
    Honor Play 9A:
    Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Honor 30:
    Quad
    Honor Play 9A:
    Dual
  • Depth

    Honor 30: 0.9 mm thinner

    Honor 30:
    8.1 mm
    Honor Play 9A:
    9 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Honor 30

    Height:
    160.3 mm
    Width:
    74.2 mm
    Depth:
    8.1 mm
  2. 2. Honor Play 9A

    Height:
    159.1 mm
    Width:
    74.1 mm
    Depth:
    9 mm +0.9 mm versus Honor 30

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Honor 30

    185 g

  2. 2. Honor Play 9A

    185 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Honor 30

    Screen diagonal:
    6.53 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    20:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    102.9 cm²
  2. 2. Honor Play 9A

    Screen diagonal:
    6.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    20:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    95.8 cm²

Honor 30 has approximately 7.4% more rectangular screen area than Honor Play 9A.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for Honor 30, Honor Play 9A, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageHonor 30Honor Play 9A
64 GB Not recorded 4 GB RAM
128 GB Recorded for all phones 6 / 8 GB RAM Alternative RAM configurations 4 GB RAM
256 GB 8 GB RAM Not recorded

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Honor 30

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details NM (Nano Memory) · up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

2. Honor Play 9A

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Honor 30

    4000 mAh

  2. 2. Honor Play 9A

    5000 mAh

    +1000 mAh versus Honor 30

Specifications

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1. Honor 302. Honor Play 9A

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 9A.
SpecificationHonor 30Honor Play 9A
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 160.3 Х 74.2 Х 8.1 mm
  • 159.1 Х 74.1 Х 9 mm
Weight
  • 185 g
  • 185 g
Technology
  • OLED
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 6.53" inch
  • 6.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 2400 px
  • 720 x 1600 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128GB 6GB RAM
  • 128GB 8GB RAM
  • 256GB 8GB RAM
  • 64GB 4GB RAM
  • 128GB 4GB RAM
Memory card support
  • NM (Nano Memory)
  • up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 5000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); Magic UI 3.1
  • Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); Magic UI 3.0
Chipset
  • HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G (7 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm)
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 9A.
SpecificationHonor 30Honor Play 9A
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 102.9 cm2
  • 95.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 20:9 (height:width)
  • 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 86.6%
  • 81.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 403 PPI
  • 278 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 9A.
SpecificationHonor 30Honor Play 9A
Rear camera, main
  • 40 MP
  • Quad
  • 13 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 40 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 27mm (wide)
  • 1/1.7''
  • PDAF -Periscope 8 MP
  • f/3.4
  • 125mm (telephoto)
  • PDAF
  • OIS
  • 5x optical zoom -8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 17mm (ultrawide) -2 MP
  • (depth)
  • 13 MP
  • f/1.8
  • (wide)
  • PDAF -2 MP
  • (depth)
Functions
  • HDR
  • HDR
Video
  • 2160p
  • 1080p; gyro-EIS
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 32 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 32 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2.8''
  • 0.8µm
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • (wide)
Performance
Performance — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 9A.
SpecificationHonor 30Honor Play 9A
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (1x2.58 GHz Cortex-A76 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.84 GHz Cortex-A55)
  • Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-G77
  • PowerVR GE8320
General specs
General specs — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 9A.
SpecificationHonor 30Honor Play 9A
Release date
  • 2020
  • April 15
  • 2020
  • March 30
Colors
  • Titanium silver
  • Emerald Green
  • Midnight Black
  • Icelandic Frost
  • Neon purple
  • Blue Water Emerald
  • Jasper Green
  • Dark Night Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 400 EUR
  • 120 EUR
Body build Unknown
  • Glass front
  • plastic back
  • plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 9A.
SpecificationHonor 30Honor Play 9A
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 6(900)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 9(1800)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 26(850)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) -5G - 5G band 1(2100)
  • 41(2500)
  • 77(3700)
  • 78(3500)
  • 79(4700); SA/NSA
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 8(900)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A
  • 5G
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with dual-band A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 5.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 9A.
SpecificationHonor 30Honor Play 9A
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Honor 30, Honor Play 9A.
SpecificationHonor 30Honor Play 9A
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (under display
  • optical)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast charging 40W -Reverse charging 5W
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity - Battery charging 10W - Versions: MOA-AL00
  • MOA-TL00
  • MED-AL20
  • MOA-AL20