This week Honor unveiled the 300-series that comprises three models: vanilla, Pro and Ultra. All three models sport 50MP selfie cameras with 4K video capability, 50MP main and 12MP ultra wide cameras on the back, plus a 5,300mAh battery and an IP65 dust and water resistance rating.
The Honor 300 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, last year’s flagship chipset, and has a curved 6.78” OLED display with 1,224 x 2,700px resolution (10-bit colors, 120Hz). The screen houses a second module, a 2MP depth sensor, so it has a pill-shaped punch hole. These specs are shared with the Ultra model, including the 100W wired and 80W wireless charging.
Honor 300 Pro
The Honor 300 Ultra stands out with a better telephoto camera – 3.8x periscope vs. 3x on the Pro, both with 50MP sensors. The Ultra also has an ultrasonic fingerprint reader (the other two use optical readers) and an extra storage tier (1TB).
Honor 300 Ultra
The vanilla Honor 300 has a flat 6.7” display (1,200 x 2,664px, 10-bit, 120Hz) and is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. There’s no telephoto camera on this one and the battery only has wired charging – the same 100W rating as the two pricier models.
Honor 300
Speaking of price, here is how much each Honor 300 model costs in China. Note that we don’t have info on the global launch so far, but the number series is a staple of Honor’s global presence. That said, the Honor 300 Ultra has BDS Satellite Messaging – either it or the Ultra as a whole will not be available globally. Here are the prices, plus a conversion to USD (of course, the global prices will have additional costs on top of that).
| Honor 300 | Honor 300 Pro | Honor 300 Ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8GB/256GB | CNY 2,300 ($315) | – | – |
| 12GB/256GB | CNY 2,500 ($345) | CNY 3,400 ($470) | – |
| 12GB/512GB | CNY 2,800 ($385) | CNY 3,700 ($510) | CNY 4,200 ($575) |
| 16GB/512GB | CNY 3,000 ($410) | CNY 4,000 ($550) | – |
| 16GB/1TB | – | – | CNY 4,700 ($645) |
Let’s start with the Honor 300 Pro as the middle of the road option – almost as capable as the Ultra, but not as cheap as the vanilla model. Would you buy this one over the other two if at all?
Now for the premium Honor 300 Ultra – are the extra goodies worth the extra cost? To be fair, the gap between the Pro and Ultra isn’t that big. A good zoom and a better fingerprint reader certainly warrant consideration.
Finally, the Honor 300. This one is the budget model, but has the same selfie camera as its two pricier siblings. Many other features are the same too. What do you think?