Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro vs Honor 30
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on May 12, 2020, against the Honor 30, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 4000 mAh
- 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (642K versus 465K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor 30
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports higher wattage charging (40W versus 30W)
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 34 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.53 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.2% | 86.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | - |
| PWM | 177 Hz | - |
| Response time | 9 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) | 160.3 mm (6.31 inches) |
| Width | 75.4 mm (2.97 inches) | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 185 g (6.53 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Purple | Black, Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2560 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.84 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 1 core at 2.58 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali-G77 MP8 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 695 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1202 GFLOPS | ~652 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 190281 | 144017 |
| GPU | 214761 | 137254 |
| Memory | 113115 | 76763 |
| UX | 126733 | 110512 |
| Total score | 642392 | 465620 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 45.7 °C | - |
| Stability | 99% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3817 | 2147 |
| Web score | 6865 | 6718 |
| Video editing | 5945 | 5501 |
| Photo editing | 27707 | 15143 |
| Data manipulation | 8247 | 8173 |
| Writing score | 13368 | 10908 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 10.0 |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | Magic UI 5.2 |
| OS size | 21 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes, Quick Charge 4+ (100% in 70 min) | Yes (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 0:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:23 hr | - |
| Watching video | 20:34 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:26 hr | - |
| Standby | 113 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 7360 x 4912 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 5 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (40 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.89 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.6 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX686 (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 | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3L6 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 17 mm |
| Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 50 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5", Samsung S5K5E9 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5963 x 3354 | 6464 x 4864 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | 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, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | 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* | 24 | 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2020 | April 2020 |
| Release date | June 2020 | June 2020 |
| SAR (head) | 0.79 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.03 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Honor 30.
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