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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2019-04-05 | 2017-01-10 |
| 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora | Gold and Gray |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| $ 504.00 | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 422 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.66 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P30 has a score of 81.7, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 general score. The Huawei P30 is a a little bit lighter phone than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, but both are equally thin. These phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P30 has the older 10 version while Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features just a bit better looking display than Huawei P30, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per screen inch and a better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution. The Huawei P30 counts with just a bit better performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Both have a 6 GB RAM and 8 processing cores.
Huawei P30 and Huawei Mate 9 Pro both count with incredibly similar memory to install applications and games, both of them have equal internal memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with just a bit longer battery life than Huawei P30, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Huawei P30 has a greater camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Huawei P30 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light captures and video, a back-facing camera with much more MP and a way larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Huawei P30 not only is the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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