Should You Upgrade From the HONOR 70?

How the HONOR 70 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.

Operating system
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Your phone

HONOR 70

Announced May 2022 · 4 years old

6.5
Security updates
Ended around 2025
OS upgrades
Ended around 2024

Our take

Time to upgrade

Security updates ended around 2025 The best upgrade scores 3.1 points higher on battery and 3.0 on camera

Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.

Upgrades we’d look at

We don’t have a US launch price for the HONOR 70, so we compare it with upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.

Same family

HONOR 600

7.6Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • Camera score: 6.0 → 6.5
  • Display score: 8.1 → 8.6
  • Battery: 4,800 → 6,400 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Better water resistance
  • eSIM

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box

Best upper mid-range upgrade

Motorola Edge 70 Pro

8.2Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • Camera score: 6.0 → 7.8
  • Display score: 8.1 → 8.9
  • Battery: 4,800 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
  • Better water resistance

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box

Step up: flagshipBest camera

OPPO Find X9 Ultra

9.4Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • Camera score: 6.0 → 9.0
  • Display score: 8.1 → 8.9
  • Battery: 4,800 → 7,050 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Telephoto lens (10× optical zoom)
  • Better water resistance

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box
  • Heavier: 178 → 236 g

Best battery

POCO F9 Ultra

9.3Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • Camera score: 6.0 → 8.7
  • Display score: 8.1 → 8.7
  • Battery: 4,800 → 8,050 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Telephoto lens (5× optical zoom)
  • Better water resistance

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box
  • Heavier: 178 → 235 g

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HONOR 70 upgrade FAQ

Is the HONOR 70 still supported?

HONOR promises 3 years of security updates for the HONOR 70, counted from its announcement in May 2022, so they should have ended around 2025. It gets 2 years of OS upgrades, which ended around 2024.

What is the best upgrade from the HONOR 70?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 6.5 for the HONOR 70. The newest model of the same family is the HONOR 600. The best upper mid-range upgrade is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the HONOR 70, so we looked at upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.

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