Home Phone comparison Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei P30 - Which is better?

Huawei P20 Pro vs Huawei P30

47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
VS
50 out 100
Huawei P30
Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei P30

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P20 Pro Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, 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 Huawei P20 Pro
  • Higher battery capacity: 4000mAh vs 3650mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei P30
  • Higher pixel density: 422ppi
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 180g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P20 Pro 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:
Huawei P20 Pro
vs
Huawei P30

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2240 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.7:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 408 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 400 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 % 85.8 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
Huawei P30
629 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)238 Hz240 Hz
Response time4 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P20 Pro], [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155 mm (6.1 in) 149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Width 73 mm (2.87 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple		 Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %
Huawei P30
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei P30 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 970 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2360 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 10 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 216 360
GPU Frequency 767 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Huawei P30
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Huawei P30
2513
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)518957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15622513
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
Huawei P30
588682
CPU95187192129
GPU104334159791
Memory82832109920
UX90088126842
NanoReview Score372441588682
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P20 Pro
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
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Huawei P30
8482
Writing scoren/a10879
Web scoren/a6709
Video editingn/a5704
Data manipulationn/a7470
NanoReview Scoren/a8482

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 12 GB 12 GB
UI Skin EMUI 10 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 3650 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Huawei P30
18:54
Web Browsing07:43 h07:35 h
Video Playback11:30 h12:30 h
Games05:07 h04:36 h
Standby Mode80 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 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
Matrix40 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX600Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.741/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length80 mm80 mm
Sensor size1/41/4
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a16 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Huawei P30
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Huawei P30
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Huawei P30
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.9 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Huawei P30
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
113
Huawei P30
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 4.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - 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 *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB
Huawei P30
82.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2018 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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