Home Phone comparison Huawei P40 and Huawei P30 - Which is better?

Huawei P40 vs Huawei P30

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Huawei P40
VS
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Huawei P30
Huawei P40
Huawei P30

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P40 Manufactured in March, 2020, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, vs Huawei P30, 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 P40
  • Higher battery capacity: 3800mAh vs 3650mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P30
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 175g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P40 and Huawei P30
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 P40
vs
Huawei P30

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 86.3 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P40
586 nits
Huawei P30
629 nits
sRGB gamut129.7 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)245 Hz240 Hz
Response time7 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40], [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 148.9 mm (5.86 in) 149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Width 71.1 mm (2.8 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver		 Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P40
86.3 %
Huawei P30
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P40 and Huawei P30 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2860 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Yes
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 576 360
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P40
1105
Huawei P30
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P40
3114
Huawei P30
2513
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1105957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31142513
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P40
714339
Huawei P30
588682
CPU223187192129
GPU212580159791
Memory140763109920
UX137809126842
NanoReview Score714339588682
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P40
3276
Huawei P30
2479
Max Surface Temp.44.1 °C38.7 °C
Stability44 %47 %
Graphics Test19 fps14 fps
Graphics Score32762479
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40], [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei P40
n/a
Huawei P30
8482
Writing scoren/a10879
Web scoren/a6709
Video editingn/a5704
Data manipulationn/a7470
NanoReview Scoren/a8482

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNano Memory

Software

OS Android 10.0 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 13 GB 12 GB
UI Skin EMUI 11 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 3800 mAh 3650 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P40
19:23
Huawei P30
18:54
Web Browsing07:55 h07:35 h
Video Playback12:38 h12:30 h
Games04:47 h04:36 h
Standby Mode87 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX700Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.281/1.7
Pixel size1.22 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length80 mm80 mm
Sensor size1/41/4
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mm17 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6464x4864 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2121
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P40
79.6 dB
Huawei P30
82.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2020 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 680 800
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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.

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