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Honor 30 series goes official with three options to choose from

There’s something for everyone

Published

April 16, 2020

Shivam Vahia

Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has announced the Honor 30 Series. It’ll be the brand’s flagship series for a while though sales are currently limited to China. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, a lot of prime markets like India and the Philippines are closed-off at the moment.

It has launched three phones in the series — Honor 30, Honor 30 Pro, and Honor 30 Pro+.

Honor 30

It gets a 6.5-inch curved OLED display with Full HD+ resolution and a punch-hole cutout for the front camera. Powering the phone is a HiSilicon Kirin 985 processor along with 6GB RAM in the base option. Backing the internals is a 4000mAh battery with 40W fast charging.

On the rear is a quad-camera setup consisting of a primary 40-megapixel sensor, an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens, an 8-megapixel periscope lens for 5x optical zoom, and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. On the front is a 32-megapixel selfie camera.

It’s available in three configurations. The starter option with 6GB+128GB specs is priced at CNY 2,999 (US$ 425), the second option gets 8GB+128GB and costs CNY 3,199 (US$ 455), and lastly the 8GB+256GB variant is marked at CNY 3,499 (US$ 495).

Honor 30 Pro

It shares the same design language as the Honor 30 but has a few specification differences. On the front is a slightly bigger 6.6-inch curved OLED display with Full HD+ resolution and an elongated cut-out for the front cameras. Powering the phone is a HiSlicon Kirin 990 processor and standard 8GB RAM. Though, it also gets expandable storage via a microSD card. It gets the same 4000mAh battery and 40W fast charging as the Honor 30.

The rear camera setup includes a 40-megapixel primary sensor that has the same specifications as the one on Honor 30, a 16-megapixel wide-angle lens, and an 8-megapixel periscope lens. Yes, this “pro” version gets only a triple-camera setup. However, the front has a 32-megapixel primary sensor along with an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens for selfies.

The 8GB+128GB option will cost CNY 3,999 (US$ 565) while the 8GB+256GB variant is priced at CNY 4,399 (US$ 625).

Honor 30 Pro+

Just like the previous two, this one also gets incremental upgrades and in turn, providing more options to the end-user. It has the same display as the Honor 30 Pro, but with a 90Hz refresh rate. Powering the phone is also the same HiSlicon Kirin 990 processor. Even the battery capacity and charging speeds are the same. However, this one also supports 27W fast wireless charging as well as support for reverse charging.

All camera specifications remain the same, but the primary rear sensor has been bumped to 50-megapixel. It will also have IP54 water and dust resistance. All the three phones come with Magic UI 3.1 that’s based on Android 10.

The 8GB+256GB option costs CNY 4,999 (US$ 710) and the 12GB+256GB variant is marked at CNY 5,499 (US$ 780). For now, sales are limited to China and there’s no timeline available for other markets.

Related Topics:Honor Honor 30 Honor 30 Pro

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Canva teams up with SB19 to turn A’TIN’s passion into creativity

Campaign lets fans access assets, editable templates, more

Published

August 8, 2026

GadgetMatch

Canva Philippines has joined forces with SB19 and Sony Music Entertainment to launch the “Kaya sa Canva” campaign.

This first-of-its-kind initiative is aimed at transforming the popular Filipino boy band’s fanbase into creators by giving them access to official design assets, exclusive templates, and powerful creative tools.

That’s of course as fans have a way of creating artwork, banners, and more outputs to honor their idols.

As such, the partnership enables the A’TIN (SB19’s fanbase) to access the Canva-exclusive SB19’s Creative Hub.

This dedicated space lets fans access assets, including SB19-inspired sticker packs, custom typography, and editable templates inspired by the group.

Fans around the world will initially have access to templates for photo-booth strips, wallpapers, posters, and videos.

The campaign will then expand with Canva-exclusive assets celebrating the group’s New Era, as well as their latest single, “Lawless”.

Meanwhile, the original song “KAYA” is accompanied with an upbeat music video, doubling as a love letter to A’TIN and a masterclass in Canva’s tools.

Every visual and animation is fan-inspired, a celebration of the creativity, passion, and dedication that’s defined in the community from day one.

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The iPhone 18 might sell out for an unexpected reason

The ongoing shortage might play a part in the phone selling out earlier than expected.

Published

August 7, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

An iPhone selling out is not news. Because of how popular the phones are, it’s within the realm of probability that Apple runs out of stock at some point. According to a new report, this year won’t be any different… but it’s for an entirely different reason.

First reported by analyst Tim Culpan, Apple is reportedly struggling to meet its demand for semiconductors for the iPhone 18 and the foldable iPhone. The ongoing memory shortage is cutting off Apple’s ability to deliver the required supply of smartphones in a timely fashion. The report even claims that TSMC, which helps produce the iPhone, is sitting on a shipment of processors, worth US$ 1 billion, that don’t have memory chips.

Now, Apple is still confident that it can weather the launch. However, if the shortage persists, the iPhone 18 generation will likely sell out much more quickly than expected.

It’s an interesting time for Apple to experience such a shortage. It’s been heavily rumored that the company will launch its very first foldable phone next month, creating a new market for the brand. Apple definitely wants this attempt to succeed after the tepid response to its last new product, the Vision Pro.

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These “smart” glasses just sold out in under a week

DuckDuckGo touts that these glasses have zero AI, zero cameras, and an infinite battery life.

Published

August 7, 2026

Luigi Leonardo

Smart glasses are in a weird place right now. While a chunk of the population views them as cool and innovative, another significant chunk sees them as a privacy nightmare. If you’re in the latter group but want to see what life is like on the former, DuckDuckGo has a new product: a pair of anti-surveillance glasses with no camera or AI, otherwise known as just normal sunglasses.

If it’s not obvious, yes, it’s a troll product. DuckDuckGo is a search engine famously known for pushing privacy as a priority, opposing Google’s penchant for advertising and AI. Now, the search engine is taking on the smart glasses market.

Partnering with Knockaround, DuckDuckGo released the Paso Robles, a pair of sunglasses touted as having zero cameras, an always-offline mode, and a battery life of infinity.

It’s a statement piece. The rims have a logo mark, similar to the Meta’s glasses. The packaging also states that the glasses are “designed to block the sun, not send data to the cloud.”

Now, if you want a pair, they cost only US$ 35, as opposed to Meta’s US$ 299 price tag, but they are already sold out.

Which says quite a bit about today’s sentiment against AI and for privacy. Of course, to be fair, DuckDuckGo’s supply is certainly less than Meta’s stock for their smart glasses. It does, however, prove that the sentiment is there.

As of now, the world is slowly realizing that unimpeded smart glasses aren’t such a good idea, leading to people concerned about their privacy. In fact, some states have already started banning the technology in certain public spaces.