Huawei P30 review

12 April 2019


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Anonymous, 15 Apr 2019For everyday use I can't tell the difference on the CPU unl... moreExactly, and when it comes to efficiency, Apple chipsets are simply a no-go in this situation.
Snapdragon chipsets since the SD820 are all very power efficient compared to their rivals, which is a great thing in the long run when doing a lot of heavy tasks.
You see, Kirin 980 needs to have some good cooling system to achieve similar level of performance to the sustained performance of SD855, and that is definitely telling a lot.

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    VectorR, 15 Apr 2019Yes, this is exactly what Huawei completely forgot. Sure th... moreOh you mean that buggy OS called stock, which has new groundbreaking bugs every other day? or those giant 2016 era bezels/ bathtub notches?Sorry, but it is about camera can be said more so about pixel rather than p30, since p30 is a good phone with great camera not a great camera with below par phone

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      PETR, 13 Apr 2019For example, in the center of Europe in the Czech Republic ... morewell s10e is also available there at close to 650 (these days) with free earbuds from what I know

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        Shanti Dope, 15 Apr 2019I doubt that Sony will use an ISOCELL sensor when they coul... morewell, display, the memory chips(can be from toshiba) and some modems which samsung make would probably be there in iphone if i am not wrong....

          Nick Tagataka, 15 Apr 2019Uhh, I'm not quite sure about the user experience being bet... moreNo hater at all, but so glad i went and jumped into a pixel 3 this year. experience is excellent. Buttery smooth, large screen on a compact body. Just the whole thing and it never seems to run out of juice. Big tick.

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            Shanti Dope, 15 Apr 20191 - True, but Kirin 980 isn't "dominantly" better than SD84... moreFor everyday use I can't tell the difference on the CPU unless you doing something extreme. So 980 or SD845 is good enough for me.

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              Nick Tagataka, 15 Apr 2019"Kirin980 is weaker than SD845" No. "S10 exynos is their ... moreSd855>>kirin 980>sd845>exynos 9820
              Kirin 980 is actually better than sd845 while exynos 9820 is weaker than sd845 and can't be even comparable to sd855
              Exynos 9820 is built on older 8nm architecture and older A75

                You see... Pros and cons.. Dont know why is always colour arrangement under pros, if in my country there is always one or two mainstream colour available. Thats only giving more to pros than cons to balance it out.

                  Nick Tagataka, 15 Apr 2019Huawei has already included the color temperature sensor on... moreYes it did improve to an extent, but given the AI, I believe they could still improve the white balance, considering it could apply color corrections on specific parts of the image.
                  Monochrome will definitely not comeback on Huawei phones as they have found no good use of it (I mean it did allow them to be this powerful in smartphone camera game, but they didn't successfully do it right like how Sony did on their first try) and I guess this RYYB setup will remain for the next couple of generations, as I could see that Huawei will be focusing on improving the telephoto camera the most.
                  I don't think RYBW/RGBW will be as effective at improving low light performance quite as much as monochrome + RGB combo would. Regarding the aligning problems, I suppose that a slightly different focal length would aid the problem.
                  Say, for instance, the RGB sensor will be 25mm, while the monochrome will be 27mm, and when the images captured by the two will be combined, the RGB image will be cropped to the same focal length as the monochrome and overlay them accordingly. And now that's 3x more light being collected. You would get a slightly narrower FoV end-result, but the overall image will be worth it.
                  About IMX666, it may not be actually named that way, but there's definitely a sensor with similar specs to that, and it could make its way on a new Xperia flagship.

                    vrvly, 15 Apr 2019Though xperia1 is not out, it's camera is probably differen... moreDefinitely the Xperia 1 would still fall short of defeating the P30 Pro's tremendous camera setup, but again, I'm not expecting it to do so with its given hardware.
                    I heard that there's finally RAW capturing support on Xperia 1 (I read it somewhere, but not sure of it) so that could potentially help us to see how good the Xperia 1's camera hardware really is.
                    And not carrying the 'Premium' branding indicates that the Xperia 1 is not Sony's best yet, which means there could be that one Xperia model with camera system that would rival the one on the P30 Pro and possibly even the Mate 30 Pro as well.
                    Add 5G modem and large battery to it and we now have a phone to beat in 2019!

                      Nick Tagataka, 15 Apr 2019"Kirin980 is weaker than SD845" No. "S10 exynos is their ... more1 - True, but Kirin 980 isn't "dominantly" better than SD845.
                      2 - Yep, that's right.

                        [deleted post]P30 for me

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                          [deleted post]If it's the main camera for you, it's definitely P30

                            Shanti Dope, 13 Apr 2019RYYB is okay, but to correct the colors, Huawei should've a... moreHuawei has already included the color temperature sensor on P30 Pro, and some people are already reporting that the color balance/saturation has been improved through the latest software update. I haven't received one on my P30 yet, but surely the update will be pushed to the non-pro model as well.
                            It is unlikely that the monochrome sensor will make a comeback to Huawei phones in future. No matter how good the image fusion algorithms are, the aligning errors cannot be solved completely, and at this point it already feels like RGBW sensor will be the better solution all things considered. Heck, you can even speculate that Huawei decided to stick with marginally more light-sensitive RYYB sensor this time around so that they can use RGBW/RYBW sensor next year, but who knows? Oh, and as for IMX666 sensor, I don't think it exists, just like IMX607 didn't.

                              Shanti Dope, 15 Apr 2019When we talk about the phones by themselves in general, I c... moreThough xperia1 is not out, it's camera is probably different than p30pro, as it's probably less stacking more denoising and 12mp, in most situations it should win in colors and detail. You will miss though hi res option, zoom and maybe even superb iso. Depends on what you prefer.
                              Still most of users see it like this: camera ads everywhere + reverse charging + great endurance. I'm all for QHD++ screen, but not everyone is like that, it's on last place after all of that...

                                Anonymous, 13 Apr 2019Kirin980 is weaker than SD845. S10 exynos is their version... more"Kirin980 is weaker than SD845"
                                No.
                                "S10 exynos is their version of SD855"
                                No, Exynos is worse in every single possible way.

                                  VectorR, 15 Apr 2019Yes, this is exactly what Huawei completely forgot. Sure th... moreUhh, I'm not quite sure about the user experience being better on Pixel 3. Phones with stock Android are usually plagued with bugs and glitches especially at launch, and as proven by some older Pixel phones stock Android isn't that good when it comes to long-term UI performance. Pixels are good for diehard Google fans but other companies such as Apple or Samsung offer more rounded user experience for average consumer.
                                  P30 Pro comes with better SoC and battery life as well, and "much better microphone and earpiece"? Where did you even get that information from?

                                    VectorR, 15 Apr 2019Yes, this is exactly what Huawei completely forgot. Sure th... moreWell it's not just camera they updated, but considering the amount of camera update, it would be enough itself. I would even want such specs on full size camera, but last time I seen it in 5000€ range, It's just worthy the price...

                                      exhale, 15 Apr 2019What drugs are you on? Since when is Kirin 980 faster than ... moreKirin 980 can perform better than Exynos 9820 in sustained GPU performance given proper cooling, just saying.

                                        nick, 15 Apr 2019Main camera in the P30 has older IMX600 sensor, P30 Pro has... moreP30 phones BOTH use the same new IMX sensor with RYYB array
                                        Their only difference is the presence of OIS and a brighter f/1.6 lens on the Pro

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