Huawei P30 Pro vs Apple iPhone 17
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Apple iPhone 17, Manufactured in September, 2025 with chipsetApple A19. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
- Larger display: 6.47in
- Higher battery capacity: 4200mAh vs 3692mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 17
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 177g vs 192g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.47 in | 6.3 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1206x2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 398 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 570 nits | 3000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6 % | 91.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 231 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 in) | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) |
| Width | 73.4 mm (2.89 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Orange |
- White - Black - Blue - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Apple A19 |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 4100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | n/a |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
n/a |
| Process | TSMC | n/a |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | n/a |
| Neural Processor | Yes | n/a |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP10 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 360 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 720 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 912 | 3720 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2259 | 10589 |
| CPU | 195913 | 510193 |
| GPU | 159297 | 792974 |
| Memory | 117921 | 367866 |
| UX | 128557 | 445645 |
| NanoReview Score | 601688 | 2116678 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 40 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 48 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2490 | n/a |
| Writing score | 10855 | n/a |
| Web score | 7067 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5710 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 7553 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 8525 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | No |
Software
| OS | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) | iOS 26 |
| OS Size | 13.4 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | EMUI 12 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4200 mAh | 3692 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:25 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:36 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:24 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 99 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 40 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7360x4912 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 40 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 20 MP Depth |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 40 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | n/a |
| Focal length | 125 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 20 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.7 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 18 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | n/a |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 21 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2019 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2019 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 799 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 17 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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