Honor 70 review - The slim phone saves on the SoC
Honor is back! The former subcontractor of Huawei is now completely independent. The Chinese have introduced Honor Magic4 Pro and Magic4 Lite and proven that they can build good phones without the former parent company, which now finally comes with unlimited Android with Google services.
The Honor 70 is a high-priced mid-range device in the portfolio of the new, yet old-fashioned manufacturer, which brings some interesting features like fast charging, a lot of screen real estate, and a high-resolution wide-angle camera. So, let's put the phone through our comprehensive test course and see how it compares to similarly priced phones.
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Drive | Size | Resolution | Price |
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84.9 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2022 | Honor 70 SD 778G+ 5G, Adreno 642L | 178 g | 256 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | 6.67" | 2400x1080 | |
86.6 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2021 | Xiaomi 11T Dimensity 1200, Mali-G77 MP9 | 203 g | 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.67" | 2400x1080 | |
85 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2022 | Realme GT 2 SD 888 5G, Adreno 660 | 199.8 g | 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.62" | 2400x1080 | |
87.4 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2022 | Motorola Edge 30 Fusion SD 888+ 5G, Adreno 660 | 172 g | 128 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.55" | 2400x1080 | |
85.6 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2022 | Nothing Phone (1) SD 778G+ 5G, Adreno 642L | 193.5 g | 256 GB UFS 3.1 Flash | 6.55" | 2400x1080 |
Case - Two camera modules at the same time?
The design is dominated by the unusual camera unit of the Honor 70, which actually consists of two large, circular elements that are arranged underneath each other. In addition, there is a back that is decorated with a diamond-shaped pattern on the white model, which refracts the light. The green and black variants, on the other hand, are covered with matte glass, which spreads a velvety shimmer.
The whole thing looks very high-quality and transitions into a frame with a slight curve. The screen is also curved over the edges and takes up 91% of the front, so the edges are quite slim.
The Honor 70 feels good in the hand, the material transitions are slightly noticeable, but overall pleasant. At 178 grams, the phone is quite light for its screen size. A creak is audible when the chassis twists, but overall Honor has built a stable smartphone.
Features - No microSD on the Honor 70
The Honor 70 is available in two storage variants, namely with 128 GB or 256 GB of mass storage, which is accompanied by 8 GB of RAM in both cases. The manufacturer's price for the 128 GB model is 549 Euros, the storage upgrade costs 50 Euros extra.
NFC for Google Pay is of course on board, but there is no microSD reader to expand the storage.
Software - Heavily customized and sometimes cumbersome
The software is based on Android 12, but Honor puts its MagicUI on top of it, which changes the look and many aspects of the operation.
There are also own apps in most areas, for example, the phone or the calendar, which ultimately offer the same functions as the standard Android software, but look and operate differently. If you like to work with Google apps, you can simply install them, but the Honor apps can only be deactivated, not completely removed.
Some third-party apps are also pre-installed as advertisements.
The software is not optimally designed in all aspects: it is a bit complicated to add widgets to the home screen. Thus, we would like to see frequent updates to improve the functionality.
However, Honor is not yet that well positioned here: the Honor 70 is still equipped with the security patches from July 2022, which are already clearly outdated at the time of testing. The update promise of two new software generations and three years of security patches is also standard at best.
Communication and GNSS - Unstable WiFi
The Honor 70 uses a USB-C port for charging and data transfer. This is internally connected with USB 2.0.
Many 4G frequencies are supported by the Honor phone, but it is not quite enough for a real-world phone: some bands that are used in the US, for example, are missing.
The Honor 70 is a 5G phone. The frequency diversity is also good in this range, but it might not be possible to access the 5G network when traveling to distant countries. The most important bands worldwide, especially n77 and n78, are available, though.
The signal strength in the 4G network is quite good in our sample test in the urban environment, but cannot quite keep up with high-end phones.
WiFi 6 is available as the maximum WLAN standard. Thus, the Honor 70 achieves acceptable transfer rates on its own, but they fluctuate strongly in our test with the reference router Asus ROG Rapture AXE11000 and also lag behind the comparison devices overall.
Networking | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Realme GT 2 | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Average of class Smartphone (52 - 1857, n=181, last 2 years) | |
Honor 70 | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
Realme GT 2 | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Honor 70 | |
Average of class Smartphone (49.8 - 1801, n=183, last 2 years) | |
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Average of class Smartphone (521 - 1945, n=76, last 2 years) | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
Average of class Smartphone (451 - 1864, n=76, last 2 years) | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
iperf3 receive AX12 | |
Xiaomi 11T |
All globally important systems are supported for satellite navigation, but no SBAS to improve accuracy.
When the smartphone is taken outdoors, it takes a while until a decent positioning accuracy of 3 meters is achieved.
Our practical tracking test consists of a bike ride, where we also take the specialized Garmin Venu 2 smartwatch as a comparison device. The Honor 70 performs quite well here, apart from minor slips. The smartphone is well-suited for everyday navigation.
Phone features and voice quality - Good microphone
Honor uses its own phone app, but it can easily be replaced with the Google app, for example, if you do not like it.
The voice quality is quite different depending on whether you use the earpiece or the speaker for hands-free calls: while the earpiece reproduces the other party's voice quite clearly, loudly, and sometimes a bit booming, the speaker's voice is much thinner and less present.
The microphone, on the other hand, always does a very good job, regulating both very quiet and very loud speech to a normal level for the other person and also filtering out background noise.
Cameras - Great in low light
The unusual, two-part camera module of the Honor 70 houses a 54-megapixel camera sensor (Sony IMX 800) as the main camera. It does not have an optical image stabilizer, but that is not widespread in this price range anyway. In addition, there is a wide-angle camera with 50 megapixels that can also be used for macro shots and a low-resolution support camera that cannot take its own photos.
So, high-resolution sensors are already present, does this also result in good picture quality? Indeed, the Honor 70 manages to brighten up the motifs well in many scenes, and the colors are also convincing overall, neither too exaggerated nor too dull. In terms of image sharpness and detail level, however, you notice that you are in the mid-range; high-end smartphones simply offer more here.
In low light, however, we like the results very much: The algorithm chooses a good color balance, shows the candle flame very naturally, and the image is relatively sharp even in magnification.
Videos can be recorded in a maximum of 4K and at 30 fps. The video quality is pleasing, but the autofocus is a bit slow now and then and has to be readjusted.
The wide-angle camera takes very muddy photos in detail despite the high resolution, and the lens distortion is very visible at the edges. However, the camera is sufficient for snapshots.
A sensor with a lush 32 megapixels is found at the front. It takes good selfies that look very detailed even when zoomed in.
Image Comparison
Choose a scene and navigate within the first image. One click changes the position on touchscreens. One click on the zoomed-in image opens the original in a new window. The first image shows the scaled photograph of the test device.
Main cameraMain cameraLow LightUltra wide-angleThe main camera's impression is also confirmed in the lab under fixed lighting conditions: a slightly too low sharpness in detail, but a good image overall. Many details are still visible at 1 lux.


Accessories and warranty - Fast charger included
The Honor 70 bucks the trend and still comes with a charger, which also enables the phone's maximum charging power of 66 watts.
A USB-C cable and a SIM tool are also included in the package. It is nice that the manufacturer also includes a display foil and a protective cover.
The manufacturer offers a 24-month warranty for the Honor 70 Warranty.
Input & operation - In-screen fingerprint reader with good performance
The touchscreen can be operated very finely and offers a pleasant surface. The screen that is pulled over the edge did not cause any problems like unintentional operation in our test: the phone even recognized hand edges resting on the edge and simply ignored them for touch operation.
The fingerprint scanner is located underneath the phone's screen. It works very reliable but is a bit close to the lower edge, so you have to reach around from time to time. Face recognition via the front camera is also reliable, but not quite as forgery-proof as systems with an infrared sensor.
Display - Bright OLED with DC dimming in the Honor 70
Honor relies on an OLED screen for its high-priced mid-range device, which can boast an expanded Full HD resolution and a maximum frame rate of 120 Hz. The screen delivers quite the usual brightness in our test, but it is not as evenly bright as one would expect from an OLED screen.
In our measurement of PWM flickering, we see an amplitude curve that is oriented toward the screen's frame rate. Here, Honor probably relies on a DC dimming control to avoid strong fluctuations of the amplitude. Thus, the display should also be suitable for more sensitive users.
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Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 749 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.72 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.89
ΔE Greyscale 2.2 | 0.5-98 Ø5.1
99.6% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.143
Honor 70 OLED, 2400x1080, 6.7" | Xiaomi 11T AMOLED, 2400x1080, 6.7" | Realme GT 2 AMOLED, 2400x1080, 6.6" | Motorola Edge 30 Fusion pOLED, 2400x1080, 6.6" | Nothing Phone (1) OLED, 2400x1080, 6.6" | |
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Screen | -1% | -22% | 19% | 9% | |
Brightness middle | 749 | 781 4% | 759 1% | 954 27% | 620 -17% |
Brightness | 758 | 782 3% | 756 0% | 961 27% | 625 -18% |
Brightness Distribution | 87 | 94 8% | 98 13% | 98 13% | 98 13% |
Black Level * | |||||
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.72 | 2 -16% | 2.14 -24% | 1.5 13% | 1.24 28% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.96 | 2.9 2% | 5.68 -92% | 2.5 16% | 2.31 22% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.2 | 2.3 -5% | 2.8 -27% | 1.8 18% | 1.7 23% |
Gamma | 2.143 103% | 2.28 96% | 2.16 102% | 2.24 98% | 2.318 95% |
CCT | 6767 96% | 6852 95% | 6517 100% | 6254 104% | 6325 103% |
* ... smaller is better
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM detected | 61 Hz | ||
The display backlight flickers at 61 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) . The frequency of 61 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8619 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. |
Measurement series with fixed zoom level and different brightness settings
During our measurements with the CalMAN software and the spectrophotometer, we noticed a very good color representation. We use the color mode "Normal" for this; the most exact results can be achieved here.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 1 ms rise | |
↘ 1 ms fall | ||
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 8 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.5 ms rise | |
↘ 0.5 ms fall | ||
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 2 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.7 ms). |
Performance - More would have been possible
With the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ Honor chooses an SoC that is also used in the Nothing Phone (1) but is also used in the much more affordable Motorola Edge 30. Since smartphones like the realme GT 2 are also available in the price range of the Honor 70, the realme GT 2, or the Motorola Edge 30 Fusion with last year's high-end processors are offered, the Honor 70 falls behind a bit in our benchmarks every now and then.
However, the performance gap of around 20% to the high-end SoCs is not huge and the power of the Honor 70 is easily sufficient for most applications in our test. You will only notice the difference in everyday use when you run very complex apps or perform numerous tasks at the same time.
CrossMark - Overall | |
Average of class Smartphone (187 - 2674, n=163, last 2 years) | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (730 - 760, n=3) | |
Honor 70 | |
Xiaomi 11T |
AImark - Score v2.x | |
Honor 70 | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (5777 - 139804, n=3) | |
Nothing Phone (1) |
The difference to the high-end SoCs is more visible in the GPU, so those who run very graphics-intensive apps or play a lot will find better smartphones than the Honor 70 in this price range.
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 | |
T-Rex Onscreen | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 | |
1920x1080 T-Rex Offscreen | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 |
GFXBench 3.0 | |
on screen Manhattan Onscreen OGL | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 | |
1920x1080 1080p Manhattan Offscreen | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 |
GFXBench 3.1 | |
on screen Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 | |
1920x1080 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 |
GFXBench | |
on screen Car Chase Onscreen | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 | |
1920x1080 Car Chase Offscreen | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 | |
on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen | |
Realme GT 2 | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 | |
2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen | |
Realme GT 2 | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 | |
on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen | |
Realme GT 2 | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 | |
1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen | |
Realme GT 2 | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 |
When surfing the Internet, the test device is very fast, loads websites quickly and the pictures are usually loaded while scrolling.
Jetstream 2 - Total Score | |
Average of class Smartphone (111.1 - 387, n=168, last 2 years) | |
Honor 70 (Chrome 106) | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion (Chrome 105) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (73.7 - 100.4, n=3) | |
Nothing Phone (1) (Chrome 103) | |
Xiaomi 11T (Chrome 94.0.4606.85) |
Speedometer 2.0 - Result | |
Average of class Smartphone (15.2 - 569, n=149, last 2 years) | |
Honor 70 (Chome 106) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (53.7 - 66.5, n=3) | |
Xiaomi 11T (Chrome 94.0.4606.85) | |
Nothing Phone (1) (Chome 103) |
WebXPRT 3 - Overall | |
Average of class Smartphone (38 - 347, n=79, last 2 years) | |
Honor 70 (Chrome 106) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (102 - 127, n=3) | |
Nothing Phone (1) (Chrome 103) | |
Xiaomi 11T (Chrome 94.0.4606.85) |
Octane V2 - Total Score | |
Average of class Smartphone (2228 - 100368, n=205, last 2 years) | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion (Chrome 105) | |
Honor 70 (Chrome 106) | |
Xiaomi 11T (Chrome 94.0.4606.85) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (24488 - 32794, n=3) | |
Nothing Phone (1) (Chrome 103) |
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total | |
Nothing Phone (1) (Chrome 103) | |
Average of class Smartphone (277 - 28190, n=165, last 2 years) | |
Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (1236 - 1796, n=3) | |
Xiaomi 11T (Chrome 94.0.4606.85) | |
Honor 70 (Chrome 106) | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion (Chrome 105) |
* ... smaller is better
It is interesting that Honor only uses UFS 2.2 memory in its higher-priced mid-range phone, which is slower than the UFS 3.1 memory in all comparison devices. This leads to considerable speed differences in practice, at least in linear write and read processes, which are also noticed in practice.
Honor 70 | Xiaomi 11T | Realme GT 2 | Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | Nothing Phone (1) | Average 256 GB UFS 2.2 Flash | Average of class Smartphone | |
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AndroBench 3-5 | 5% | 32% | 25% | 35% | -4% | 63% | |
Sequential Read 256KB | 974.1 | 1790 84% | 1914.4 97% | 1870.18 92% | 1638 68% | 903 ? -7% | 1941 ? 99% |
Sequential Write 256KB | 776.2 | 942 21% | 776 0% | 689.24 -11% | 1351.9 74% | 719 ? -7% | 1558 ? 101% |
Random Read 4KB | 227.4 | 139.3 -39% | 283.6 25% | 248.86 9% | 240.6 6% | 229 ? 1% | 280 ? 23% |
Random Write 4KB | 251.3 | 133.3 -47% | 267.3 6% | 276.74 10% | 228.2 -9% | 240 ? -4% | 320 ? 27% |
Games - 60 fps are possible
While gaming, the Honor 70 does not use its 120 Hz screen optimally, but at least 60 fps is often quite stable: for example, in the lowest settings of PUBG Mobile or Armajet. The frame rate drops in more complex games or is limited by the game. We measure the frame rates with the software from GameBench.
The control via touchscreen and position sensor works without problems.
Overall, the Honor 70 is easy to play, although it will certainly not meet the demands of gaming enthusiasts.
Emissions - Gets warm, but does not throttle
Temperature
The maximum load temperature of up to 44.5 °C is felt in the upper area around the cameras. That is quite warm, but not yet unpleasant.
The SoC does not seem to be affected by the temperature increase: the 3DMark stress tests did not show a reduced performance even after 20 runs of the demanding benchmark.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 44.5 °C / 112 F, compared to the average of 35.1 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 63.7 °C for the class Smartphone.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 43.4 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.3 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 32.8 °C / 91 F.
3DMark Wild Life Stress Test
3DMark | |
Wild Life Stress Test Stability | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Honor 70 | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion | |
Wild Life Extreme Stress Test | |
Honor 70 | |
Nothing Phone (1) | |
Xiaomi 11T | |
Motorola Edge 30 Fusion |
Speaker
It is a shame that there is only one speaker: all comparison devices come with stereo speakers or at least use the earpiece as a second speaker to create a bit more volume in the sound.
The maximum volume of the Honor 70 is also rather mediocre, the overall sound is balanced, but always a bit distant and treble-heavy. A real party feeling does not arise when listening to music.
External audio devices can also be connected via USB-C port and Bluetooth 5.2. The SBC, AAC, LDAC, aptX, and aptX HD codecs are supported, but more modern codecs like aptX Adaptive are missing.
Honor 70 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 24.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.4% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (22.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 42% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 50% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 61% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 33% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Nothing Phone (1) audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 25.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.6% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (22.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 47% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 47% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 65% of all tested devices were better, 6% similar, 30% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Battery life - Quickly charged, but also quite quickly empty
Energy consumption
At energy consumption, the Honor 70 proves to be quite greedy in all performance levels: up to 8.9 watts are needed under full load and a minimum of 1.3 watts.
The 4,800 mAh battery can be charged with up to 66 watts of power, so it takes a maximum of just over an hour until the battery is full again.
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Honor 70 4800 mAh | Xiaomi 11T 5000 mAh | Motorola Edge 30 Fusion 4400 mAh | Nothing Phone (1) 4500 mAh | Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ 5G | Average of class Smartphone | |
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Power Consumption | 12% | 23% | 23% | 17% | 5% | |
Idle Minimum * | 1.3 | 0.78 40% | 0.83 36% | 1 23% | 1.067 ? 18% | 0.877 ? 33% |
Idle Average * | 1.6 | 1.86 -16% | 1.72 -8% | 1.2 25% | 1.333 ? 17% | 1.455 ? 9% |
Idle Maximum * | 2.1 | 1.88 10% | 1.75 17% | 1.5 29% | 1.7 ? 19% | 1.604 ? 24% |
Load Average * | 5.3 | 3.98 25% | 2.76 48% | 4.2 21% | 4.37 ? 18% | 6.79 ? -28% |
Load Maximum * | 8.9 | 8.78 1% | 6.74 24% | 7.4 17% | 7.8 ? 12% | 10.2 ? -15% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption: Geekbench (150 nits)
Power Consumption: GFXBench (150 nits)
Battery life
The slightly lower battery capacity than, for example, the Xiaomi 11T or realme GT 2 and the quite high power consumption of the phone are also noticeable in the battery runtimes: the Honor 70 can only achieve mediocre rates here.
Measured 13:14 hours in the Wi-Fi test are okay and completely sufficient for an intensive workday, but there are smartphones that last noticeably longer even in this price range.
Honor 70 4800 mAh | Xiaomi 11T 5000 mAh | Realme GT 2 5000 mAh | Motorola Edge 30 Fusion 4400 mAh | Nothing Phone (1) 4500 mAh | |
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Battery Runtime | 18% | 21% | -14% | 5% | |
Reader / Idle | 2001 | 2244 12% | 1813 -9% | ||
H.264 | 944 | 1450 54% | 1059 12% | ||
WiFi v1.3 | 794 | 813 2% | 964 21% | 686 -14% | 926 17% |
Load | 258 | 267 3% | 259 0% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Teething problems
The highlight of the Honor 70 is certainly the camera setup, which can convince with a large main sensor that cannot deliver high-end quality in terms of image sharpness but takes very good photos in low light. Honor's great image algorithm, which was already used in the Magic4 Pro, also contributes a lot to this in Honor Magic4 Pro. The selfie camera can also convince us.
The slim and independent design, the bright OLED screen with DC dimming, the good tracking features, and the fast charging technology are also points that speak for the Honor 70.
However, we do not want to hide the negative aspects that we noticed in the test: the mono speaker sounds quite treble-heavy, the Wi-Fi connections are not quite as stable, and there are better smartphones in the price range in terms of battery life.
However, Honor still has to catch up, especially in terms of software and regular updates: security patches and improvements have to be made much faster in the future, otherwise the competition will pull away.
The Honor 70 offers good camera equipment and an independent design but has to make concessions in terms of battery life and sound quality.
If you are looking for alternatives: even more performance and an unusual design with biopolymers are offered by the realme GT 2. The Motorola Edge 30 Fusion offers pure Android and also a pretty good selfie camera.
Price and availability
The Honor 70 can be purchased directly from the manufacturer and https://www.hihonor.com/de/phones/honor-70/buy/depending on the memory configuration, you will have to pay 550 or 600 Euros. However, you get the Honor Earbuds 3 Pro and a case as a gift.
If you would rather save money, you can also get the device from amazon.de where the 128 GB version is available for just under 500 Euros at the time of testing. The 256 GB version on the other hand costs 600 euros at amazon.de.
Honor 70
- 10/21/2022 v7 (old)
Florian Schmitt