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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| 2016-04-16 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Amber sunrise, Aurora, Black and Breathing crystal |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| 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/1.60 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 | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.08 |
| 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 Pro is much better than Huawei P9, having a global score of 82.1 against 72.9. Although the Huawei P30 Pro is extremely newer than Huawei P9, it is thicker and much heavier. Huawei P9 has a bit sharper screen than Huawei P30 Pro, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little lower 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a just a bit greater display pixels density.
Huawei P30 Pro has a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Huawei P30 Pro counts with just a little better processing power than Huawei P9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei P30 Pro also has more RAM.
Huawei P30 Pro shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a way larger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and videos, a lot better resolution camera in the back, a way better video definition and a lot bigger sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality.
The Huawei P30 Pro has a much better battery lifetime than Huawei P9, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity.
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