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

Huawei P30 Lite vs Huawei P30 Pro

38 out 100
Huawei P30 Lite
VS
54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
Huawei P30 Lite
Huawei P30 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Lite Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.15 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 710, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 415ppi
  • Lighter design: 159g vs 192g
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.47in
  • Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 3340mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 Lite 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 P30 Lite
vs
Huawei P30 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.15 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1080x2312 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.2:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 415 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 460 nits 570 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 84.3 % 88.6 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30 Lite
497 nits
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamut99.4 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a231 Hz
Response time42.8 ms3.6 ms
Contrast820:1∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30 Lite], [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.9 mm (6.02 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 72.7 mm (2.86 in) 73.4 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 7.43 mm (0.29 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors Black - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes rear Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30 Lite
84.3 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 Lite and Huawei P30 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 710 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A73)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor No Yes
Graphics Mali-G51 MP4 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 64 360
GPU Frequency 1000 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 128 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30 Lite
506
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30 Lite
1547
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)506912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15472259
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30 Lite
250554
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU89926195913
GPU34424159297
Memory56197117921
UX70007128557
NanoReview Score250554601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30 Lite
554
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.45.7 °C40 °C
Stability84 %48 %
Graphics Test3 fps14 fps
Graphics Score5542490
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30 Lite], [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30 Lite
6434
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing score666910855
Web score53697067
Video editing49005710
Data manipulation56067553
NanoReview Score64348525

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDNano Memory

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 20 GB 13.4 GB
UI Skin EMUI 12 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 3340 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 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 (63% in 60 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:55 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30 Lite
18:16
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing06:54 h08:25 h
Video Playback11:15 h13:36 h
Games04:23 h05:24 h
Standby Mode90 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 24 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 5288x3968 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 24 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix24 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length27 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX576Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/2.81/1.7
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mm16 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Lite
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Huawei P30 Lite
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei P30 Lite
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 29 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 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 P30 Lite
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Video quality
Huawei P30 Lite
n/a
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 2 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 No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
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 category1221
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2019 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 330 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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P30 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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