Honor Russia is launching a new affordable
phone called Honor 30i. It has modest hardware on the inside and glamorous
colors on the outside. It isn’t a completely new handset, but rather a rebadged
version of the China-only Honor 20 lite. The 30i comes with a 6.3” AMOLED with
FP scanner underneath. The panel has a 20:9 ratio with a waterdrop notch for
the 16MP selfie camera and relatively small bezels.
On the back, Honor equipped the 30i with
three cameras - a 48MP main shooter + 8MP ultrawide-angle cam + 2MP depth
sensor for better Portrait shots. There’s also a single LED right below the
triple camera. The phone is extremely thin and light - the body is 7.7mm and
weighs 171 grams. On the inside there is a Kirin 710F chipset, 4GB RAM and
128GB of storage, with a slot for extra storage through an NM card.
The Honor 30i is priced at RUB 17,990
(US$ 240/€ 200). Early adopters can also choose one of four gifts - either an Honor
Band 5i, Honor Band 5, Honor Sport Pro Bluetooth Earphones, or the first
iteration of the Honor MagicWatch. The phone is offered in three colors -
Ultraviolet Sunset (that’s the Blue-Pink gradient), Green/Turquoise, or
Midnight Black, and the pre-order is scheduled for 11:00 AM Moscow Time.
