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Huawei P20 vs Huawei P30

What P20 does better (1) and where P30 wins (13) — every spec side by side.

Huawei P20
Huawei · 2018P20
5.4Score
1 advantage≈ $210
vs
Huawei P30
Huawei · 2018P30
6.2Score
13 advantages≈ $210
Higher score
5.2Display6.1
5.8Camera7.3
2.5Battery2.9
6.2Features4.1
Dimensions

Size comparison

P20P30
70.8 × 149.17.671.4 × 149.17.6
P20P30Difference
Height149.1 mm149.1 mm=
Width70.8 mm71.4 mm−0.6 mm
Thickness7.6 mm7.6 mm+0.1 mm
Weight165 g165 g=

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is P20 better than P30?

  1. Stereo speakersYes · P30: No

Why is P30 better than P20?

  1. RAM4 GB vs 8 GB2×
  2. Main camera20 MP vs 40 MP2×
  3. OLED panelNo · P20: Yes
  4. Optical stabilisationNo · P20: Yes
  5. Battery capacity3,400 mAh vs 3,650 mAh+7%
  6. Memory card slotNo · P20: Yes
  7. 3.5 mm headphone jackNo · P20: Yes
  8. CPU frequency2.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz+8%
  9. Screen size5.8″ vs 6.1″+5%
  10. Rear cameras2 vs 3+50%
  11. Selfie camera24 MP vs 32 MP+33%
  12. Bluetooth4.2 vs 5+19%
Specifications

Side by side

Huawei P20Huawei P20≈ $2105.4
Huawei P30Huawei P30≈ $2106.2
Design
Weight165 g165 g
Thickness7.6 mm7.6 mm
Height149.1 mm149.1 mm
Width70.8 mm71.4 mm
FrameAluminiumAluminium
BackGlassGlass
Ingress protection—IP53
Water resistance (IPx)—IPx3
Glass protection—Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colours—Blue
Display
Screen size5.8″6.1″
PanelLCDOLED
OLED panelNoYes
Resolution (width)1,080 px1,080 px
Resolution (height)2,240 px2,340 px
Pixel density428 ppi422 ppi
Refresh rate—60 Hz
Peak brightness770 nits—
Measured brightness—631 nits
Screen-to-body ratio80.4%85.8%
HDR—Yes
Performance
ChipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970HiSilicon Kirin 980
Chip makerHiSiliconHiSilicon
Process—7 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
GPUMali G72 MP12Mali G76 MP10
AnTuTu score—732,904
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—2,825
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—675
Memory
RAM4 GB8 GB
Storage (max)—256 GB
Storage (base)—64 GB
Storage type—UFS 2.1
Memory card slotNoYes
Camera
Main camera20 MP40 MP
Main camera aperture—f/1.8
Main sensor size—1/1.7"
Rear cameras23
Optical stabilisationNoYes
Ultra-wide cameraNoNo
Telephoto cameraNoNo
Optical zoom3×3×
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps30 fps
Selfie camera24 MP32 MP
4K selfie videoNoNo
Battery
Battery capacity3,400 mAh3,650 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
Wired charging—25 W
Charged in 30 min—70%
Wireless chargingNoNo
Connectivity
5GNoNo
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth4.25
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.13.1
Dual-band GPS—Yes
Satellite navigationGPS, GLONASS, BDSGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakersYesNo
3.5 mm headphone jackNoYes
Fingerprint sensorYesUnder display
Barometer—Yes
Sensorsproximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, color spectrum, fingerprintproximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, color spectrum, fingerprint
SAR (head)—0.33 W/kg
Software
OS at launchAndroid 8.1 OreoAndroid 9.0 Pie
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceEMUI 8.1EMUI 10
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