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Surprise: Huawei P30 and P30 Pro pre-orders are live in the US, warranty included

Published: Apr 13, 2019, 7:26 AM

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Surprise: Huawei P30 and P30 Pro pre-orders are live in the US, warranty included

Huawei P30 (left), P30 Pro (right)

It's no big secret that Huawei is essentially prohibited from doing business in the US smartphone market due to a seemingly never-ending trade conflict with China and mounting suspicions of spying, so when the company unveiled its latest high-end devices in Paris, we obviously didn't get our hopes up.

But while the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro are certainly not coming to any major US carriers, one pretty high-profile retailer around these parts is already accepting pre-orders for unlocked configurations of both models. Before you get too excited, we should highlight these are explicitly listed as variants designed for use in Latin America. That means they're technically imported into the US, just like P20, P20 Pro, Mate 20, and Mate 20 Pro units sold at decent prices on eBay.

On the bright side, B&H Photo Video vouches for the full 4G LTE support of these bad boys on GSM networks like AT&T and T-Mobile. Verizon and Sprint's CDMA technology is obviously not compatible, and there's no information provided to early P30 Pro adopters regarding a US warranty. But surprise, surprise, the non-Pro version includes a limited 1-year seller warranty, which will no doubt be valid for the larger, beefier phone too.

The key selling point of the P30 Pro is undeniably that quad camera setup

All things considered, if you absolutely need to own a Huawei P30 or P30 Pro stateside, this is definitely a more trustworthy option than shopping through eBay. Incredibly enough, the handsets are not overpriced either, fetching $600 and $900 respectively.

At 900 bucks, the Huawei P30 Pro goes directly up against an entry-level 128GB Galaxy S10 configuration (at its recommended US price), packing twice as much internal storage while shining in the zoom photography, fast charging, and in-screen fingerprint scanning departments. The 6.5-incher also comes with a beautiful OLED display and discreet notch, as well as a powerful Kirin 980 processor, 8GB RAM, and a large 4,200 mAh battery.

The Huawei P30 is certainly no pushover in the photography department either

The $600 "regular" Huawei P30, meanwhile, substantially undercuts the $750 and up Galaxy S10e with "only" three rear-facing cameras on deck, 128GB storage space, 8GB RAM, Kirin 980 horsepower, a 6.1-inch OLED panel, the same under-display fingerprint sensor as its big brother, and a respectable 3,650 mAh battery. Both the P30 and P30 Pro are available in black, "crystal", and "aurora" paint jobs from B&H, with the former model scheduled to start shipping on April 29 and the latter vaguely listed as "coming soon" at the time of this writing.

Don't wait too long, though, as orders will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis and something tells us initial supplies might be limited.

Pre-order the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro right here

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Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.