Huawei P20 vs Huawei P30 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Mar 26, 2019

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm	6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 158 x 73.4 x 8.41 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash; IP53	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Amber sunrise, Breathing crystal, Aurora, Black

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.61% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 398 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2600 MHz ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12	Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer	4200 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge	Huawei SuperCharge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm	40 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.7" Pixel size: 1 μm	20 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 125 mm
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40	34, 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 27, 2019 FCC ID value: QISVOG-LX9
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 0.64 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.36 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.88 W/kg Phablet: 2.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 512 GB storage

Memory	8GB/512GB

with 256 GB of storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

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