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The Huawei P30 Pro scores 5 out of 5 from over 76 reviews
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The Huawei P30 Pro features a sophisticated, hard-metal body and glass back, similar to the more recent iPhones. The P range was designed with a heavy focus on camera quality. It comes with an incredible 40-megapixel wide-angle main camera and a 32-megapixel selfie camera, both with optical zoom. The P30 Pro is a step up from the P20, offering large storage and improved battery life.
Some cool facts about the P30 Pro:
- The Huawei P30 Pro was released in March 2019.
- The Huawei P30 Pro hit 10 million sales just in the first quarter of 2019 and was awarded Best Smartphone of 2019 by the European Hardware Association.
- A used Huawei P30 Pro on Phonetradr can be bought for as low as R3,030, depending on its condition, storage and if it comes with accessories.
- A new one sits at around R12,000, making a secondhand one about 40% cheaper.
Camera
The Huawei P30 Pro is a professional camera in your pocket.
40MP Rear Camera
The camera on the Huawei P30 Pro has a whopping 40-megapixel camera. Photos have never been sharper, brighter and full of colour.
Dual Pixel
The camera has Dual Pixels, a feature that lets your camera focus quicker than you would with your own eyes, giving you fast and seamless auto-focus.
AI Image Stabilisation
In night mode, you’re able to take crystal clear photos even when they’re handheld. Photos are blur-free!
Flash
It comes with a built-in LED flash for the rear camera. However, there is no flash for the front-facing camera.
Super Slow Motion
Slow time down to 960 fps (frames per second) to catch every moment. This feature is best used when filming sport, wild animals in nature or wild moment during a night on the town!
Hyperlapse
Hyperlapse, which is similar to time lapse, lets you record a video in a sped-up fashion. You can change the speed of hyperlapse too, either increasing or decreasing the frames per second.
Optical Zoom
The camera also has optical zoom which works the same way as a zoom lens on a traditional camera. Optical zoom does a better job than digital zoom at taking photos from far away or in dull lighting as it does not degrade image quality when used.
Hybrid Zoom
This model has 5x hybrid zoom This allows you to zoom into your subject with more clarity and less pixelation.
Video
The Huawei P30 Pro can record video up to 4K. The main benefit of 4K video is you get much smoother, sharper and clearer content that’s just beautiful to look at. The Huawei P20 Pro’s video also gives you extra features like time-lapse which condenses an entire day into a few seconds, slow motion to catch every detail of that action shot and optical image stabilisation that removes that “shaky hands” look.
Screen and Display
- 1080 x 2340 AMOLED resolution, OLED capacitive touch screen.
- The Huawei P30 Pro has a 6.4-inch display.
- The Huawei P30 Pro screen has 398 pixels-per-inch (ppi) density, which means more clarity and detail per inch on your screen.
- The display offers 16.7 million colours, giving a more realistic representation of colour in life.
- The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 5 to stop cracks and scratches.
- The display also has an edgeless, fingerprint sensor with smart navigation.
Battery Performance
How long does the Huawei P30 Pro’s battery last?
- It has a 4,200 mAh battery
- Fast battery charging: 70% in 38 minutes
Dimensions
- The Huawei P30 Pro weighs 192 grams
- It's height is 15.8 cm
- It's length is 7.3 cm
- It's width is 0.84 cm
Specifications
Display
OLED, touch capacitive screen
1080 x 2340 in resolution
398 pixels per inch (ppi)
6.4 inches display
16.7 million colours
OS
Android 9.0 Pie
Primary Camera
Tri-lens camera
40 MP (RGB, f/1.8 aperture)
20 MP (Monochrome, f/1.6 aperture)
8 MP (Telephoto, f/2.4 aperture)
Auto-focus
AI Stabilisation
Dual Focus
Flash
Super Slow Motion
Hyperlapse
Optical Zoom
Hybrid Zoom
CPU
HUAWEI Kirin 980 Octa-core Processor
Dual NPUs(Neural-network Processing Unit)
2*Cortex-A76 Based 2.6GHz+ 2*Cortex-A76 Based 1.92GHz + 4*Cortex-A55 1.8GHz
Battery
4,200 mAh battery
Fast battery charging: 70% in 38 minutes
Dimensions
Weight: 192 grams
Height: 15.8 cm
Length: 7.3 cm
Width: 0.84 cm
Sim Type
Nano SIM
Secondary Camera
Single-lens camera
32 MP
f/2.0 aperture
Supports fixed focal length
Video
4K video
AI stabilisation for videos when moving
1080p HD at 30 fps
Slow-mo at 960 fps
RAM
8GB
FAQ’s
Got any questions about the Huawei P30 Pro? We’ve got the answers for you
A brand new Huawei P30 Pro costs around R12,000. A used Huawei P30 Pro in good condition with a 12-month warranty cost around R9,300 on Phonetradr.
From top to bottom, it is 15.8 cm x 7.3 cm x 0.84 cm.
You can get the Huawei P30 Pro in amber sunrise, breathing crystal, aurora, and black.
The Huawei P30 Pro uses Gorilla Glass 5 for the screen as well as the back glass.
The Huawei P30 Pro has a rating of “IP68” which means the device is protected from water, mist or dust and can handle 30 minutes under fresh water at a depth of 1.5 metres.
The Huawei P30 Pro’s main processor is the HUAWEI Kirin 980 Octa-core Processor.
The phone comes with 8G of RAM.
The Huawei P30 Pro comes in 128GB, 256GB or 512GB.
It has a tri-lens camera with 40-megapixels on the main camera. The aperture lens ranges from f1.8 - f2.4.
Yes, the Huawei P30 Pro can create the bokeh effect using two modes: Portrait mode and aperture mode.
We would recommend that you invest in a case or cover. A good cover can protect your phone from cracked screens, from drops, dents, dirt, scratches and help keep it looking like new for when you’d like to sell it.
The average battery life is around two days with normal use and not much streaming.
It weighs 192 grams.