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Huawei P20 Pro vs Huawei P30 Pro

What P20 Pro does better (5) and where P30 Pro wins (21) — every spec side by side.

Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei · 2018P20 Pro
5.8Score
5 advantages≈ $250
vs
Huawei P30 Pro
Huawei · 2018P30 Pro
7.2Score
21 advantages≈ $300
Higher score
5.0Display6.0
3.3Performance5.6
8.2Camera8.1
2.9Battery4.9
5.9Features6.0
Dimensions

Size comparison

P20 ProP30 Pro
73.9 × 1557.873.4 × 1588.4
P20 ProP30 ProDifference
Height155 mm158 mm−3 mm
Width73.9 mm73.4 mm+0.5 mm
Thickness7.8 mm8.4 mm−0.6 mm
Weight180 g192 g−12 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is P20 Pro better than P30 Pro?

  1. Telephoto cameraYes · P30 Pro: No
  2. Stereo speakersYes · P30 Pro: No
  3. Weight180 g vs 192 g+7%
  4. Pixel density408 ppi vs 398 ppi+3%
  5. Thickness7.8 mm vs 8.4 mm+8%

Why is P30 Pro better than P20 Pro?

  1. AnTuTu score460,393 vs 751,826+63%
  2. Geekbench 6 (multi-core)1,480 vs 2,9782×
  3. Storage (max)128 GB vs 512 GB4×
  4. Wired charging22 W vs 40 W+78%
  5. Peak brightness400 nits vs 920 nits2.3×
  6. Wireless chargingNo · P20 Pro: Yes
  7. RAM6 GB vs 8 GB+33%
  8. Battery capacity4,000 mAh vs 4,200 mAh+5%
  9. Optical zoom3× vs 5×+67%
  10. Memory card slotNo · P20 Pro: Yes
  11. Rear cameras2 vs 42×
  12. Water resistance (IPx)IPx7 vs IPx8+14%
Specifications

Side by side

Huawei P20 ProHuawei P20 Pro≈ $2505.8
Huawei P30 ProHuawei P30 Pro≈ $3007.2
Design
Weight180 g192 g
Thickness7.8 mm8.4 mm
Height155 mm158 mm
Width73.9 mm73.4 mm
FrameAluminiumAluminium
BackGlassGlass
Ingress protectionIP67IP68
Water resistance (IPx)IPx7IPx8
Glass protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 5—
ColoursBlack, Gold, Blue, PurpleWhite, Black, Blue, Orange
Display
Screen size6.1″6.5″
PanelOLEDOLED
OLED panelYesYes
Resolution (width)1,080 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)2,240 px2,340 px
Pixel density408 ppi398 ppi
Refresh rate60 Hz60 Hz
Peak brightness400 nits920 nits
Measured brightness585 nits600 nits
Screen-to-body ratio82%88.6%
HDRYesYes
Performance
ChipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970HiSilicon Kirin 980
Chip makerHiSiliconHiSilicon
Process10 nm7 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
GPUMali G72 MP12Mali G76 MP10
AnTuTu score460,393751,826
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)1,4802,978
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—676
Memory
RAM6 GB8 GB
Storage (max)128 GB512 GB
Storage (base)128 GB128 GB
Storage typeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory card slotNoYes
Camera
Main camera40 MP40 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Main sensor size1/1.74"1/1.7"
Rear cameras24
Optical stabilisationYesYes
Ultra-wide cameraNoNo
Telephoto cameraYesNo
Optical zoom3×5×
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps30 fps
Selfie camera24 MP32 MP
4K selfie videoNoNo
Battery
Battery capacity4,000 mAh4,200 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
Wired charging22 W40 W
Charged in 30 min50%70%
Wireless chargingNoYes
Wireless charging power—15 W
Reverse wireless charging—Yes
Connectivity
5GNoNo
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.25
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.13.1
Infrared portYesYes
Dual-band GPS—Yes
Satellite navigationGPS, GLONASS, BDSGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakersYesNo
3.5 mm headphone jackNoNo
Fingerprint sensorYesUnder display
Barometer—Yes
Sensorsproximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, color spectrum, fingerprintproximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, color spectrum, fingerprint
SAR (head)0.73 W/kg0.15 W/kg
Software
OS at launchAndroid 8.1 OreoAndroid 9.0 Pie
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceEMUI 8.1EMUI 9.1
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