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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei P30 has an overall score of 81.7, which is much better than Huawei P9's 72.9 score. Huawei P30's design is noticeably newer, but heavier and a little thicker than the Huawei P9. Huawei P30 counts with a screen that is very similar to the Huawei P9 one, because although the Huawei P30 has a little bit worse amount of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bigger screen and a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Huawei P30 counts with a little better performance than Huawei P9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei P30 also has more RAM. The Huawei P30 counts with a greater storage for applications and games than Huawei P9, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei P30 counts with greater battery life than Huawei P9, because it has a 22 percent more battery capacity. Huawei P30 counts with a greater camera than Huawei P9, because it has a lot larger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and video, a much higher 40 mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a much better (4K) video definition.
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