Home Phone comparison OnePlus 8 Pro and Huawei P30 - Which is better?

OnePlus 8 Pro vs Huawei P30

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OnePlus 8 Pro
VS
50 out 100
Huawei P30
OnePlus 8 Pro
Huawei P30

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 8 Pro Manufactured in April, 2020, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, 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
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4510mAh vs 3650mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Huawei P30
  • Lighter design: 165g vs 199g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 8 Pro 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:
OnePlus 8 Pro
vs
Huawei P30

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1300 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 8 Pro
882 nits
Huawei P30
629 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)258 Hz240 Hz
Response time7.5 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 8 Pro], [Huawei P30]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.3 mm (6.51 in) 149.1 mm (5.87 in)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 in) 71.4 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 8 Pro
91.8 %
Huawei P30
85.8 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 8 Pro and Huawei P30 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))		 - 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 Hexagon 698 Yes
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 768 360
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
1258
Huawei P30
957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
3476
Huawei P30
2513
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1258957
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34762513
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 8 Pro
758854
Huawei P30
588682
CPU236093192129
GPU194272159791
Memory149001109920
UX179488126842
NanoReview Score758854588682
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
3839
Huawei P30
2479
Max Surface Temp.50.2 °C38.7 °C
Stability99 %47 %
Graphics Test22 fps14 fps
Graphics Score38392479
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 8 Pro], [Huawei P30]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 8 Pro
11994
Huawei P30
8482
Writing score1481310879
Web score98336709
Video editing58425704
Data manipulation95177470
NanoReview Score119948482

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 20 GB 12 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 4510 mAh 3650 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
20:36
Huawei P30
18:54
Web Browsing08:01 h07:35 h
Video Playback12:03 h12:30 h
Games04:57 h04:36 h
Standby Mode103 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 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 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 5 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
Matrix48 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX689Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.431/1.7
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm17 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.25n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Huawei P30
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
109
Huawei P30
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Huawei P30
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom107n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
121
Huawei P30
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
127
Huawei P30
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category2021
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 8 Pro
84.4 dB
Huawei P30
82.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2020 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2020 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 800
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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