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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  • Anonymous
  • sxr
  • 28 Mar 2019

Save your money. Stick with your 2-3 year old smartphone and buy a dSLR and an f/1.4 prime lens instead, or an equivalent mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (with f/1.4 lens), or an advanced compact camera with an f/1.8 aperture option and 1" sensor like the RX100 V if bulkiness is a concern. No matter how much hype these $1,000++ camera-centric smartphones receive, they really are still horrible in low light. Just look at all the low light detail retention from all those 'best of the best' camera phones here. Excessive edge enhancement, noise reduction and sharpening that makes any dSLR owner with an f/1.4 lens cringe. You're better off sticking with your 2016-2017 flagship smartphone and buying a dSLR with f/1.4 prime lens instead for a less than $1,000. Smartphone manufacturers and those who never owned a dSLR and used it with an f/1.4 prime lens will never quite get to see just how horrible smartphone cameras still are in low light depite the glowing reviews from gsmarena, DxOMark mobile and other review sites. Yes they have indeed improved, but still really not much that makes the improvement worth wasting $1,000++ on with no significant improvement to offer other than the fake claim to 'dSLR camera' photo quality. Excuse me, I hate to burst the hype bubble but it's really a claim as fake as the camera hype these smartphone manufacturers and online reviewers nowadays are peddling.

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    • Arsani
    • CCa
    • 28 Mar 2019

    bratha, 28 Mar 2019bro who uses 3.5 now a days. majority doesn't anymore. this... moreYou can easily loose your dongle.Also you can not charge the phone and plug your earphones at the same time.

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      • Pixbynick
      • amk
      • 28 Mar 2019

      Why create a phone. That is all about the camera then ruin it with that horrid edge screen. Hinders composition and just Introduces reflected highlights down both sides. Is there a way to trim the screen image to black out the notch and edges?

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        • Alex
        • 0w7
        • 28 Mar 2019

        Kz, 28 Mar 2019Yeah but can you call with the 350 dollar camera?No, i can't. But my $300 phone can. The $350 what's left from $1000, i can spend on a trip on which i will take much better photos with my $350 camera than you can with your $1000 phone.

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          • multiloop
          • gN{
          • 28 Mar 2019

          Ark1985, 27 Mar 2019My bad, indeed p30 pro is IP68, while P30 = IP53. Still... moreCould you please comment on its battery life? I'm contemplating between S10 and S10e.
          Also, I noticed that the display of S10e is duller than S10 (talking about the whites, both at same full brightness), and both the displays are paler than my existing handset, Mi 5. Would you like to comment on the daily use brightness and colors?

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            • bratha
            • bJx
            • 28 Mar 2019

            tojajsemjenja, 28 Mar 2019No 3,5 audio? So a dumb phone, bye Huawei.bro who uses 3.5 now a days. majority doesn't anymore. this is more appealing to the greater population in my opinion. as that 3.5 is just a waste of space. anyhow an adaptor is still an option so i don't see why you are upset

              Anonymous, 27 Mar 2019Facts about the measured radiation in last 15 years have pr... moreFor year the tobacco lobby has prevented any publication of studies that smoking gives you lung cancer and causes serious harm to your health. Today that lobby cannot stop those publications anymore. The same is today's propaganda of the telecommunication lobby! And obviously you are falling for that crap. Go ahead and be ignorant, nobody is stopping you.

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                • Kz
                • Fvc
                • 28 Mar 2019

                Alex, 27 Mar 2019Yes, really. Under same lighting conditions, with same para... moreYeah but can you call with the 350 dollar camera?

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                  • tojajsemjenja
                  • SY$
                  • 28 Mar 2019

                  No 3,5 audio? So a dumb phone, bye Huawei.

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                    • bon hovi
                    • vxP
                    • 28 Mar 2019

                    Nicolas F, 28 Mar 2019There is absolutely no need for screens with curved edges. ... moreyou're absolutely right, i hate the curved screen. WOrse design ever

                      Kaloyan, 27 Mar 2019The screen is HDR-capable, HDR10 to be specific.Yes i did mention it is non HDR 10 display, but first and foremost i worry about the quality of the BOE panel than these features.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • w1Y
                        • 28 Mar 2019

                        gnu, 27 Mar 2019Well, image quality is quite good, however nothing special.... morePRISM spy via Apple not Huawei, remember?

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                          • SchumaKer
                          • 8Zg
                          • 28 Mar 2019

                          The OS of this phone is the SpyOS ?

                            There is absolutely no need for screens with curved edges. They distort content, they cause accidental touches (and cases will interfere with navigation gestures), they create more glares under light, they cost more than flat screens, and slim side bezels can be done without curved screens.

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                              • Bakit
                              • I@H
                              • 28 Mar 2019

                              Ano, 27 Mar 2019The image is "oil painting" effect every where, are you see ?I guessed your comment should be for P20 pro. The super ober processing has been reworked so I don't see any oil painting here. And fix your grammar dude

                                Want to ask just one thing, why are samples in tool yellowish? Even mate without wb/color sensor is right.

                                  regs, 27 Mar 2019That's digital. Optical is 125/17=7,3x.I know its still amazing

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • ssY
                                    • 27 Mar 2019

                                    Jack, 27 Mar 2019Well it does't. Samsung has at the moment the best panels, ... moreUnfortunately S10,S10 Plus and S10e doesn’t has better OLED than iPhone X, XS or iPhone XS Max even though iPhone OLED manufacturer by Samsung, but Apple calibrate still the best of any OLED around.

                                    https://youtu.be/F8TB7MHf8r8

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • ssY
                                      • 27 Mar 2019

                                      Robert EO Speedwagon, 27 Mar 2019In short: Upsides: The battery life is great due to t... morePixel camera hype aren’t true saw a comparison in YouTube made by an expert photographer between pixel 3xl vs mate 20 Pro vs iPhone XS Max camers and iPhone iPhone XS Max win second goes to mate 20 Pro plus Dxomark rate it pixel 3/3xl 101, so nothing special about it.

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                                        • Alex
                                        • 0w7
                                        • 27 Mar 2019

                                        Log1cal, 27 Mar 2019Mediocre camera on P30 pro??? Really? That is a fanboy dedi... moreYes, really. Under same lighting conditions, with same parameters, take a picture of the same scene, with this $1000 phone and with an entry level $350 digital SLR, and compare them. You will see that it's nothing more than mediocre. If you claim otherwise, you obviously didn't see a photo from an APS-C camera, not to mention a "full frame" or larger.