Huawei P30 Pro review

26 March 2019
Huawei has completely blurred the lines between its signature Mate and P series by raising the bar higher and higher every six months. And it has done it yet again with the Huawei P30 Pro - now with an even larger AMOLED screen and a brand-new quad-camera setup that aims to become the new benchmark for the whole industry.

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  • 07 Apr 2019

The NM card is not an issue. On my Mate20 Pro when I wanted to load all my music and books from a laptop I took the SanDisk microSD card out of the laptop and put it in the $30 Huawei NM/microSD Reader. I put that in the phone's Type C port, opened Files and copied everything in one go over to the NM card on the phone. I could also have put the NM card into the reader, plugged that in to my laptop and used Windows 10 file features to copy over to NM card. The Reader has a Type C on one end and a regular USB on the other, plus one microSD slot and one NM card slot. So it is really simple and not an issue to have a smaller form factor storage card. And we will probably see a lot more of them as it becomes an open standard and other manufacturers make them, bringing the price down.

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    • 06 Apr 2019

    .DeadPool., 05 Apr 2019What type of gorilla glass the P30 Pro uses on the front an... moreSomething even better than gorilla. It is secret and that is why they do not want to publish

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      • sxs
      • 06 Apr 2019

      Anonymous, 04 Apr 2019Am i the only one seeing vertical purple lines on the scree... moreThose purple bands? Yes, I see them. They are amoled screen refresh lines. If the camera used to capture the photo of an lcd or amoled screen has a faster shutter speed than the phone display's refresh rate, you are going to see those bands.

        What type of gorilla glass the P30 Pro uses on the front and back glass ??

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          • 05 Apr 2019

          Mike13Fr, 02 Apr 2019I am really skeptical about this new phone...i don't care a... morePlease try to watch jack rig everything videos, you will know it has glass protection it's not a must it comes from gorilla so long as it is protected.

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            • 04 Apr 2019

            Anonymous, 04 Apr 2019Am i the only one seeing vertical purple lines on the scree... moreNah...thats a screen framing captured on camera (especially on OLED). U will not see it in real life.

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              • 04 Apr 2019

              Am i the only one seeing vertical purple lines on the screen ??????
              i guess screen is faulty.
              https://cdn.gsmarena.com/imgroot/reviews/19/huawei-p30-pro-12/lifestyle/-728w2/gsmarena_021.jpg

                Mike13Fr, 02 Apr 2019I am really skeptical about this new phone...i don't care a... moreas far as i know these phones uses gorilla glass. so???

                  I am really skeptical about this new phone...i don't care about screen resolution, i don't care about 4K videos, i don't care about jack.. but Huawei... why you did not include screen gorilla glass ??? this would definitively be an issue ! you can not as customer purchase a 1000 EUR phone without being on a safety side with the screen. It's totally stupid from the Huawei team budget priority.


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                    • 01 Apr 2019

                    What gorilla glass used in p30 pro

                      Anonymous, 01 Apr 2019Look, you're becoming emotional. Just because I criticize A... moregood to know you're also recommending the flagships, thats what i wnna hear from you all these times. youre impression on me is that you purely for midrange and against flagships. but yes, consider yourself ignored. tho, i wont know if its you since your anonymous, lots of anonymous here in gsmarena. lol.

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                        • sxs
                        • 01 Apr 2019

                        realitychecker, 01 Apr 2019okay. my only question is why are you so biased against hua... moreLook, you're becoming emotional. Just because I criticize Apple's predatory $1,000++ iphone pricing and do the same for android flagships copying Apple's $1,000++ pricing strategy doesn't mean I don't recommend them for users who really are brand conscious and image conscious especially if they have money to burn.

                        For the vast majority though, especially for the poor hapless ones who really should be saving the money instead for more important things, I share my insights based on my smartphone and photography learnings and experiences. If you don't like that, just ignore my comments. Gsmarena is a free speech site.

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                          • 01 Apr 2019

                          I have bought P30 pro with Huawei Watch GT promotion.
                          And the watch doesn't have google maps :)
                          Hard to call it a smartwatch.

                            Anonymous, 01 Apr 2019If you call me a fan based on the phone and tablet brands I... moreokay. my only question is why are you so biased against huawei and other expensive brands? its not like they are forcing consumers to buy the product. you on the other hand sounds so impulsive and imposing for a moment. you sounded like you're whining because you cant afford them. they are great devices too you know. they are not named flagship for nothing. there is a fine line between midrange and flagships. now i understand ppl opting for midrange, theres no problem with that. now you also must understand that not all ppl are into midrange. what i dont understand are ppl like you(im sorry) here in gsmarena bashing these devices. this is a free world afterall, nobody is forcing anybody.

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                              • 01 Apr 2019

                              realitychecker, 01 Apr 2019lol. so you are a xiaomi fan afterall. no wonder. i would b... moreIf you call me a fan based on the phone and tablet brands I've owned and recommended HEAVILY to others, then yes, I'm a XIAOMI, LENOVO, HUAWEI, Asus (NEXUS), SAMSUNG and LG fan. Oh you can add TECLAST fan too if you're ever familiar with the tablet brand (Teclast T20) that has 4G LTE, an 8100mAh battery, a 10.1" QHD/retina resolution (2560x1600) IPS screen, a fingerprint scanner, metal body and micro sd expansion all for an amazingly low price of around $200. Seriously, I don't care which brand I have. I'm not brand conscious and I only care about PRICE:PERFORMANCE ratio, features set, and longevity (doesn't have to be the most premium materials of construction as long as the materials used can stand the test of time).

                                Anonymous, 01 Apr 2019It's your choice if you think a $1,000++ photo specialist ... morelol. so you are a xiaomi fan afterall. no wonder. i would better be off recommending a oneplus than a xiaomi.

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                                  • 01 Apr 2019

                                  realitychecker, 01 Apr 2019all what you said even made never think twice lol. look, as... moreIt's your choice if you think a $1,000++ photo specialist flagship phone is worth it. I'm just letting others who aren't as financially capable as you know that they can buy a sub-$500 snapdragon 855 phone (Black Shark 2) or even a sub-$300 snapdragon 845 phone (Pocophone F1) and learn some photography basics and actually end up capturing better photos than the ones buying overpriced $1,000++ camera-centric phones claiming to produce 'dSLR like' photo quality (but are otherwise really just empty hype).

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                                    • 01 Apr 2019

                                    ryballs, 01 Apr 2019Guarantee you majority of people won't notice the differenc... moreYou are right. Not much difference in broad daylight except for fake bokeh fail and low light garbage detail in smartphones. Of course you won't notice when you make comparisons in a small mobile phone screen. In fact, you won't even notice the minuscule differences in photo quality among flagship phones unless you view them in your calibrated 4K UHD monitor or 4KTV.

                                      ryballs, 01 Apr 2019Guarantee you majority of people won't notice the differenc... morein this world we are now - convenience, portability and speed is quite frankly what ppl like me look for in a product. so yes, i would rather buy a pricey flagship than buy bulky things just for a specific purpose.

                                        Anonymous, 01 Apr 2019The latter. Look, if you really want to spend $1000++ on a... moreall what you said even made never think twice lol. look, aside from the many aspects i look to in a phone, there are personal preferences at play. im working in big corporation in higher position, i have meetings and such and i would never bring a midrange with me in vip and huge corporate events, its not to have bragging rights, because quite frankly all ppl i encounter are already rich but rather its just what my lifestyle calls and its what i prefer. also, never did a midrange survived my lifestyle. yes its my money, i have the right how to spend it with but nice try tho.