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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-20 | 2019-04-05 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, 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 P9 Plus's 75.5 overall score. These phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei P30 has older 10 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat. Although Huawei P30 is a lot newer than the Huawei P9 Plus, it's just a little bit heavier and a bit thicker.
Huawei P30 has a little more vivid screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a little bigger display, a slightly higher 1080 x 2340px resolution and a little greater pixels density. The Huawei P30 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P30 also has more RAM.
Huawei P30 has a very superior camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a lot higher video resolution, a much larger sensor which gives a lot higher image and video quality, a larger aperture and a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution. Huawei P9 Plus features a slightly bigger storage to store more apps and games than Huawei P30, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei P30 features a bit superior battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 3650mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
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