Home Phone comparison Huawei P30 and Vivo S30 Pro mini - Which is better?

Huawei P30 vs Vivo S30 Pro mini

50 out 100
Huawei P30
VS
83 out 100
Vivo S30 Pro mini
Huawei P30
Vivo S30 Pro mini

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Vivo S30 Pro mini, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus. 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
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 186g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Vivo S30 Pro mini
  • Larger display: 6.31in
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 3650mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/64 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P30 and Vivo S30 Pro mini
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P30
vs
Vivo S30 Pro mini

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P30
629 nits
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time3.6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.1 mm (5.87 in) 150.83 mm (5.94 in)
Width 71.4 mm (2.81 in) 71.76 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Blue - White
- Black
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P30
85.8 %
Vivo S30 Pro mini
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P30 and Vivo S30 Pro mini In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 980 MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 3400 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)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek NPU 790
Graphics Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 360 1536
GPU Frequency 720 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P30
957
Vivo S30 Pro mini
2265
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P30
2513
Vivo S30 Pro mini
7183
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9572265
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25137183
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a15386
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo S30 Pro mini]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P30
588682
Vivo S30 Pro mini
1960100
CPU192129465827
GPU159791784189
Memory109920346049
UX126842364035
NanoReview Score5886821960100
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P30
2479
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Max Surface Temp.38.7 °Cn/a
Stability47 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2479n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P30
8482
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Writing score10879n/a
Web score6709n/a
Video editing5704n/a
Data manipulation7470n/a
NanoReview Score8482n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 15
OS Size 12 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 10 OriginOS 5

Battery

Volume 3650 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:10 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P30
18:54
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a
Web Browsing07:35 hn/a
Video Playback12:30 hn/a
Games04:36 hn/a
Standby Mode85 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital 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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 106 °
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length27 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX600Sony IMX921
Sensor size1/1.71/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.6
Focal length80 mm70 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX882
Sensor size1/41/1.95
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mmn/a
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08D10
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.76
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.4
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 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 850/900/1800MHz
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100WCDMA B1/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category21n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P30
82.4 dB
Vivo S30 Pro mini
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2019 yr May, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2019 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 490
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo S30 Pro mini the clear winner in this comparison.

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