Honor 300 Review: New Contender in Midrange Smartphone Segment

Dhaka
February 11, 2025, 10:49 AM
by Farhana Afrose Rini

UNB News
Dhaka
Publish- February 11, 2025, 10:49 AM
Farhana Afrose Rini
Update- February 11, 2025, 11:03 AM

Honor 300

Released on December 2, 2024, the Honor 300 aims to contend in the mid-range smartphone segment. Let’s dive into the pros, cons, and pricing of Honor 300 in Bangladesh.

Key Features of Honor 300

Design and Build Quality

The Honor 300 boasts a sleek and lightweight design, measuring 161 mm by 74.2 mm by 7 mm and weighing 175g, making it thinner and lighter than the Honor 200 (187g) and Xiaomi Redmi K80 (206g). Its IP65 rating ensures dust and water resistance.

But it falls short compared to the IP68 rating of the Xiaomi Redmi K80 and Vivo T3 Ultra, which offer better water resistance. While the Honor 300’s color choices (Black, White, Green, Purple, and Gray) provide variety, the glass build of the Vivo T3 Ultra adds a more premium touch.

Display Quality

The Honor 300 sports a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 4000 nits, ensuring an ultra-smooth experience and excellent visibility under sunlight. Featuring 1200 by 2664 resolutions Honor 300’s display quality appears similar to the ancestor Honor 200.

The rival Vivo T3 Ultra, with its 1260 by 2800 pixel AMOLED display protected by Schott Xensation Alpha and a peak brightness of 4500 nits, surpasses the Honor 300 in clarity and brightness levels. The Xiaomi Redmi K80's OLED panel protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i offers a sharper resolution (1440 by 3200 pixels) and more immersive visuals.

Camera Performance

The Honor 300 features a dual-camera setup that includes a 50MP (f/2.0) main sensor and a 12MP (f/2.2) 119-degree ultrawide sensor, whereas the Honor 200 offers a triple-camera system (50MP main + 50MP telephoto + 12MP ultrawide), making the older model more versatile, especially with 2.5x optical zoom.

Honor 300 can capture 4K video footage at maximum with both the front and rear shooters. It has a gyro-EIS feature.

The Xiaomi Redmi K80 also outshines the Honor 300 with a 50MP primary camera with f/1.6 aperture and an 8MP ultrawide lens, capable of 8K video recording, a feature missing in the Honor 300. The Vivo T3 Ultra provides comparable camera performance with a (50MP + 8MP) dual setup, but its Ring-LED flash offers better night photography.

On the selfie side, the Honor 300 and Honor 200 both have a 50MP (f/2.1) front camera, outperforming the 20MP shooter on the Redmi K80, ensuring sharper selfies and better video calls. However, the Vivo T3 Ultra’s 50MP front camera with autofocus provides added clarity for vloggers.

Processor Performance

The Honor 300 runs on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset (4nm), the same as the Honor 200. While this processor handles daily tasks smoothly, it falls behind the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip in the Xiaomi Redmi K80, which offers better AI processing and efficiency for heavy multitasking.

The Vivo T3 Ultra's MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ (4nm) processor is a strong competitor, providing slightly better CPU and GPU performance than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 but still trailing behind the Xiaomi Redmi K80.

Gaming Performance

With the Adreno 720 GPU, the Honor 300 can handle most modern games like PUBG and Genshin Impact at high settings with smooth frame rates. However, the Xiaomi Redmi K80’s Adreno 750 GPU and Vivo T3 Ultra’s Immortalis-G715 MC11 GPU deliver far superior performance, allowing smoother gameplay at higher frame rates. If gaming is a priority, the Redmi K80 is the best choice in this price range.

Battery Life

The Honor 300 packs a 5300mAh battery, offering all-day usage, with 100W fast charging reaching 53% in 15 minutes. This is a slight improvement over the Honor 200’s 5200mAh battery, but the charging speed remains the same.

Xiaomi Redmi K80 leads in battery life with a massive 6550mAh battery, though its 90W wired charging is slightly slower than Honor 300. Meanwhile, the Vivo T3 Ultra’s 5500mAh battery with 80W charging offers a good balance between capacity and charging speed.

Honor 300 offers a 5W reverse wired charging facility. However, the provision of wireless charging could make it a better deal.

Software and User Interface

The Honor 300 ships with Android 15 and MagicOS 9, delivering a clean and feature-rich UI with better AI-powered optimizations compared to MagicOS 8 on the Honor 200. The Xiaomi Redmi K80 features HyperOS 2, providing deep customization but comes with bloatware, while vivo T3 Ultra’s Funtouch OS 14 is a lightweight and smooth alternative.

Storage Options

The RAM capacity of Honor 300 ranges from 8 GB to 16 GB. Its internal storage capacity reaches up to 512 GB starting from 256 GB.

The Honor 300 offers several variants 8/256GB, 12/256GB, 12/512GB, and 16/512GB which is almost similar to the Honor 200. However, the Xiaomi Redmi K80 outperforms the Honor 300 with its 1TB storage option.

On the other hand, the Vivo T3 Ultra offers more limited (128 to 256GB) internal memory options with 8 to 12GB RAM variants, making the Honor 300 a better choice for users who need higher storage flexibility.

Pros and Cons of Honor 300

Pros

- 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate.
- Bright 4000 nits peak brightness with 1B colors.
- Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset ensures smooth performance.
- Powerful RAM for video gaming and multi-tasking.
- Dual rear cameras with a 50MP selfie camera.
- 4K video recording with OIS and gyro-EIS support.
- 5300mAh battery with 100W fast charging.
- Stereo speakers with immersive sound.
- In-display fingerprint sensor for quick unlocking.
- IP65-rated dust and water resistance.
- NFC, infrared port, and BDS satellite messaging support.
- Supports 5G connectivity for fast internet.

Cons

- No 3.5mm audio jack.
- No information about the display screen protector
- No microSD card slot for expandable storage.
- Lack of Telephoto lens.
- Lacks 8K video recording support.
- Lack of IP68 dust and water resistance.
- Lack of wireless charging option.
- Lack of 1TB internal memory storage option.
- No FM Radio support.

Price of Honor 300 in Bangladesh

The Honor 300 is available in Bangladesh at an unofficial price of BDT 48,499 for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant. However, the price may vary depending on the sellers.

Final Lines

The Honor 300 is a great choice for users who want a vibrant AMOLED display, solid performance, good cameras, and fast charging at a mid-range price. However, power users and gamers may prefer the Xiaomi Redmi K80 for better performance, and those needing expandable or higher storage, an audio jack, wireless charging, 8K video recording, etc. may look for other options.