Huawei P30 Pro

At a glance

• SuperSpectrum Camera Sensor
• Leica Quad Camera
• AR Measurement toolkit
• Super AI HDR
• Dual-View Video

Highlights

The P30 Pro comes into its own with its Leica Quad Camera. With AI image stabilisation, periscope lens design, and SuperSpectrum Sensor, it’s never been easier to take professional grade photographs. With Dual-View Video recording too, you can enjoy recording events from different perspectives, to help you really capture the magic of everyday life.

The Kirin 980 is a world first 7nm mobile process chipset with stronger performance and lower power consumption. With up to 8GB RAM, 512GB storage and the ability to charge in minutes with Huawei SuperCharge, this really is an astonishingly powerful device.

Design and appearance

In typical Huawei fashion, the P30 Pro is not only powerful, but stunningly designed too, measuring 73.4mm (W) x 158mm (H) x 8.41mm (D) and weighing 192g (inc battery). Catering to all tastes, it’s available in a wide range of colours: Misty Lavender, Mystic Blue, Amber Sunrise, Breathing Crystal, Aurora and Black. It’s also splash, water and dust resistant according to requirements of classification of IP68.

Camera

The Huawei P30 Camera is one of the strongest and most capable smartphone cameras on the block, with its Triple Leica Camera on the rear with AI Image Stabilisation, and 40MP front camera. The Dual Video feature also lets you record two videos of the same subject, each from a different depth depending on which cameras you choose.

Rear Camera

• Leica Quad Camera
• 40 MP (Wide Angle Lens, f/1.6 aperture,OIS )
• 20 MP (Ultra Wide Angle Lens, f/2.2 aperture)
• 8 MP (Telephoto, f/3.4 aperture,OIS)
• Huawei Time-of-Flight ( TOF ) Camera
• Autofocus (phase focus, contrast focus)
• AIS (Huawei AI Image Stabilization).

Front Camera

• 32 MP, f/2.0 aperture

Display

The P30 Pro boasts a 6.47-inch OLED screen with rounded corners and dewdrop display, giving a larger, more immersive viewing experience. It supports FHD+ 2340 x 1080 px resolution and an impressive 16.7 million colours across a Wide Colour Gamut (DCI-P3).

Software and features

• Processor: Huawei Kirin 980 Octa-core, 2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.6 GHz + 2 x Cortex-A76 Based 1.92 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 1.8 GHz
• NPU: Dual NPUs (Neural Network Processing Unit)
• OS: EMUI 9.1 (based on Android 9)
• RAM: 8GB
• Storage: 128GB / 512GB ROM

Performance

Running on the hugely powerful Kirin 980 and supported by a 4200mAh battery, this phone is quite a beast in terms of performance. With Huawei’s signature SuperCharge facility, you can charge the whole phone in a matter of minutes, so you don’t have to worry about using your phone on the go.