Home Phone comparison Huawei P30 Pro and Huawei Mate 80 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei P30 Pro vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro

54 out 100
Huawei P30 Pro
VS
84 out 100
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
Huawei P30 Pro
Huawei Mate 80 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro. 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 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 219g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 80 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.75in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5750mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 Pro and Huawei Mate 80 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 Pro
vs
Huawei Mate 80 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.47 in 6.75 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1280x2832 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 (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 570 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.6 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)231 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158 mm (6.22 in) 161.85 mm (6.37 in)
Width 73.4 mm (2.89 in) 76 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.95 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 Pro and Huawei Mate 80 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max Frequency 2600 MHz n/a
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 v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
1795
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
5178
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9121795
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22595178
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a6943
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
1736335
CPU195913449122
GPU159297395965
Memory117921564381
UX128557326867
NanoReview Score6016881736335
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.40 °Cn/a
Stability48 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2490n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
n/a
Writing score10855n/a
Web score7067n/a
Video editing5710n/a
Data manipulation7553n/a
NanoReview Score8525n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1n/a
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) HarmonyOS 6
OS Size 13.4 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 n/a

Battery

Volume 4200 mAh 5750 mAh
Max Charging Power 40 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:05 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing08:25 hn/a
Video Playback13:36 hn/a
Games05:24 hn/a
Standby Mode99 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 4x
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: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX650n/a
Sensor size1/1.7n/a
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP48 MP
Aperturef/3.4f/2.1
Focal length125 mm93 mm
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix20 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/2.7n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P30 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 29 mm 18 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P30 Pro
130
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
n/a

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 3.1
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 Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)n/a
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2019 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 840
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate 80 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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