Honor 70

Released May 2022

High-End ($400-$600)
Honor 70

Summary

Pros

  • Good camera video quality for its segment
  • Well-balanced device in terms of battery experience
  • Good display video performance, especially in terms of brightness
  • Smooth display interactions when playing videos games
  • Good and pleasant sound signature in playback, even if slightly dark
  • Good intelligibility in recordings
  • Very good sound resilience in high-SPL recordings, such as concerts and shows

Cons

  • Limited camera zoom quality
  • Poor photo performance in strong HDR conditions
  • Automatic device shutdown 30 seconds after battery level indicates 2%
  • Lacks readability under sunlight
  • Not suited for listening to music at maximum volume because of artifacts and aggressive and unnatural sounds
  • No stereo playback
  • Gaming audio sounds unnatural and unpleasant amid weak volume

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
115
camera
65th

in Global Ranking

4th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Camera Score i
115
46
Oppo A57
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro

Sub-scores

Photo i
115
50
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S 5G
BEST 154
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Bokeh i
55
25
Crosscall Core-Z5
BEST 80
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Preview i
60
34
Fairphone 4
BEST 91
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Zoom i
77
15
Oppo A77 5G
BEST 156
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro
Video i
129
31
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 149
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Use Cases

BEST 143

Friends & Family

Portrait and group photos and videos

BEST 127

Lowlight

Photos and videos in lowlight conditions

Tests

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Honor 70 camera
124
display
67th

in Global Ranking

8th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Display Score i
124
52
Realme C21
BEST 151
Top score
Honor Magic5 Pro

Sub-scores

Readability i
122
40
Realme C21
BEST 160
Top score
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Color i
145
49
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
BEST 163
Top score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Video i
122
40
Realme C21
BEST 162
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S23 (Snapdragon)
Motion i
83
54
Realme C21
BEST 155
Top score
Huawei P40 Pro
Touch i
131
40
Realme C21
BEST 165
Top score
OnePlus 9
Artifacts i
128
40
Crosscall Action-X5
BEST 158
Top score
Vivo X Fold
Tests

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Honor 70 display
109
audio
122nd

in Global Ranking

20th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Audio Score i
109
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
101
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
133
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 157
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 156

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 156

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

126
battery
42nd

in Global Ranking

10th

in High-End Ranking ($400-$600)

Overall Battery Score i
126
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 152
Top score
Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
119
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 188
Top score
Honor X7a
Charging i
139
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 181
Top score
Realme GT Neo 3
Efficiency i
123
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
2 days 10h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
0h32
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
1h13
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
6h36 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Tests

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Honor 70 battery

Specifications

161.4 x 73.3 x 7.9mm

Dimensions

5G
Dual SIM

Network

No water protection
No IP rating

Protection

Wired only

Charging

128/256/512 GB

Storage

Wide, Ultra-Wide, Depth

Main camera
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