The Huawei P30 & P30 Pro Reviews: Photography Enhanced
by Andrei Frumusanu on April 18, 2019 9:00 AM EST- Posted in
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- Smartphones
- Huawei
- P30
- P30 Pro
Battery Life
Huawei always proclaimed to have excellent battery life in their products, and this seems to be a management directed priority in device development. Having said that, power consumption on the recent OLED devices hasn’t always been as optimised as it could be.
The P30 Pro’s 4100mAh rated battery and the P30’s 3550mAh unit compete at the higher end of the spectrum. We’ve already proven that the Kirin 980 SoC is able to deliver fantastic power efficiency, and the Mate 20 still tops the charts as one of the most efficient and long-lasting devices.
In the web-test, we see both P30s not far apart from each other, with the P30 Pro reaching 11.83h and the P30 11.43h. Overall these are great results, in line with what Huawei was able to achieve in the past. Again I would like to point out the difference in battery life between the P30 Pro and the new Galaxy S10+s – both have similarly sized batteries and screens, yet the Samsung devices lead even though they’re 1440p screen, again showcasing that fundamentally the resolution should have very little impact when implemented correctly.
In the PCMark battery test both P30s perform excellently, as is usualy with Huawei devices. The P30 Pro lags behind the P20 Pro because the latter wasn’t more efficient, but rather because it was much slower and operating at lower (and more efficient) performance points. The P30 Pro along with the new Kirin 980 devices showcase leading battery life along with leading performance.
Another change that I noted in the P30s is that their idle battery life is significantly better than past Huawei flagships, a notorious issue that I hadn’t covered nearly as much as I should have.
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Speedfriend - Thursday, April 18, 2019 - link
Andrei, in your conclusion, your say battery life of the S10+ is much better yet I see forums full of people complaining of terrible battery life. Has this now been fixed with updates?Andrei Frumusanu - Thursday, April 18, 2019 - link
Yes the latest firmware has resolved the idle drain issue.austinsguitar - Thursday, April 18, 2019 - link
^ can confirmed they did some magic last update. thanks samsung.niva - Thursday, April 18, 2019 - link
Wow, Samsung updates their phones? That's something new. Don't get used to it.philehidiot - Thursday, April 18, 2019 - link
I've got an S8 and it gets regular updates. Mostly for security but it got Android Pi recently as well as a host of other updates including camera software which added a few new features. Maybe it's different when it's not a flagshit model but in my experience, their updates aren't bad.What is more interesting is that my phone is beginning to slow down just a little. Introducing just enough lag that, as it comes to upgrade time, I'm moving towards upgrading rather than keeping.
Funny that. Well played, Samsung. Well played.
The Chill Blueberry - Thursday, April 18, 2019 - link
Whats up with the Camera - Extreme Low-Light Evaluation paragraph? Trying Latin journalism?Andrei Frumusanu - Thursday, April 18, 2019 - link
Placeholder Lorem Ipsum! Overlooked that block, corrected now, thank you.pk1489 - Thursday, April 18, 2019 - link
I want to know p30pro whether have two versions(China/International). I get some information from Chinese forum. The Chinese version p30pro used BOE oled and International version used LG oled.Those oled have some different such as pixel arrangement.
Robyee - Monday, March 2, 2020 - link
I wonder how it is possible to check whether the display of the P30 PRO is BOE or LGeastcoast_pete - Thursday, April 18, 2019 - link
@Andrei: Thanks for this review! Two questions about the video recording part: is the 40 MP sensor used in 4 to 1 binning mode when recording 4K videos, and can the P30 Pro record in 10 bit HDR? Also, any comments on the bitrates used for 4K30 and 1080p60 are appreciated. Thanks!