Huawei P30 Pro vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
- Lighter design: 192g vs 202g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Pro
- Larger display: 6.84in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | 6.84 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1320x2856 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+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| 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) | 163 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 73.4 mm (2.89 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Orange |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121) - 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121) |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP10 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU Cores | 360 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 720 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS | 1536 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 912 | 1501 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2259 | 3885 |
| CPU | 195913 | 507103 |
| GPU | 159297 | 586911 |
| Memory | 117921 | 214190 |
| UX | 128557 | 134873 |
| NanoReview Score | 601688 | 1443077 |
| 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 |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | No |
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 | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) | Yes |
| 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 | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7360x4912 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 40 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 20 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 40 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 69 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 20 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.7 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
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 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| 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 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600) | n/a |
| 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 | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2019 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2019 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 500 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | n/a | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Nova 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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