Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 7 and Huawei P30 - Which is better?

Honor Magic 7 vs Huawei P30

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Honor Magic 7
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Huawei P30
Honor Magic 7
Huawei P30

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Huawei P30, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 7
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5650mAh vs 3650mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P30
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 199g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 and Huawei P30
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 7
vs
Huawei P30

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1264x2800 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Huawei P30
629 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a3.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue		 Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7
91.9 %
Huawei P30
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 and Huawei P30 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1536 360
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7
3132
Huawei P30
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7
9598
Huawei P30
2513
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3132957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95982513
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7
3063922
Huawei P30
588682
CPU668192192129
GPU1255711159791
Memory588034109920
UX551985126842
NanoReview Score3063922588682
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Huawei P30
2479
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.7 °C
Stabilityn/a47 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2479
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Huawei P30
8482
Writing scoren/a10879
Web scoren/a6709
Video editingn/a5704
Data manipulationn/a7470
NanoReview Scoren/a8482

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 12 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 5650 mAh 3650 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 225 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Huawei P30
18:54
Web Browsingn/a07:35 h
Video Playbackn/a12:30 h
Gamesn/a04:36 h
Standby Moden/a85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm27 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.31/1.7
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length68 mm80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm17 mm
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.6 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *n/aNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a21
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7
n/a
Huawei P30
82.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 7 the clear winner in this comparison.

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