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

Huawei P20 Pro vs Huawei P30 Pro

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

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P20 Pro Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, vs Huawei P30 Pro, 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
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 408ppi
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 192g
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.47in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 4000mAh
  • 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
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei P30 Pro
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 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1080x2240 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.7:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 408 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 400 nits 570 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 % 88.6 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
PWM (Flicker)238 Hz231 Hz
Response time4 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P20 Pro], [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155 mm (6.1 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 73 mm (2.87 in) 73.4 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei P30 Pro 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 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)518912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15622259
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU95187195913
GPU104334159297
Memory82832117921
UX90088128557
NanoReview Score372441601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.n/a40 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2490
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P20 Pro
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing scoren/a10855
Web scoren/a7067
Video editingn/a5710
Data manipulationn/a7553
NanoReview Scoren/a8525

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 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 13.4 GB
UI Skin EMUI 10 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing07:43 h08:25 h
Video Playback11:30 h13:36 h
Games05:07 h05:24 h
Standby Mode80 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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: 20 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix40 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length27 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX600Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.741/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/3.4
Focal length80 mm125 mm
Sensor size1/41/4
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a20 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P20 Pro], [Huawei P30 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 29 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.9 μm n/a
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 Pro
110
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
113
Huawei P30 Pro
130

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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
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 category1821
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2018 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 1000
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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