Huawei P50 vs P30 Pro

Huawei P50 Huawei P30 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.5-inch Huawei P50 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G) that was released on July 29 2021 against the Huawei P30 Pro which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and came out 28 months before. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Huawei P50

Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
53% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (745K versus 487K)
Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
Stereo speakers
More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10
The phone is 2-years and 4-months newer
15% higher pixel density (458 vs 398 PPI)
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Reasons to consider the Huawei P30 Pro

Supports wireless charging up to 15W
Reverse charging feature

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Huawei P50 83 P30 Pro 66 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Huawei P50 80 P30 Pro 55 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Huawei P50 77 P30 Pro 80 Camera Photo and video recording quality Huawei P50 81 P30 Pro 78 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Huawei P50 92 P30 Pro 82 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Huawei P50 81 P30 Pro 69

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Huawei P50 vs P30 Pro

Display

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.5 inches	6.47 inches
Resolution	1224 x 2700 pixels	1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	458 ppi	398 ppi
Refresh rate	90 Hz	60 Hz
Max rated brightness	500 nits	570 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes HDR10
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	88%	88.89%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming

Display tests
RGB color space	-	99%
PWM	-	231 Hz
Response time	-	3.6 ms
Contrast	-	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto) Huawei P50 n/a P30 Pro 606 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height	156.5 mm (6.16 inches)	158 mm (6.22 inches)
Width	73.8 mm (2.91 inches)	73.4 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness	7.9 mm (0.31 inches)	8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight	181 gramm (6.38 oz)	192 gramm (6.77 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White Black Gold	White Black Blue Orange
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	Yes in-display

Screen-to-body ratio Huawei P50 88% P30 Pro +1% 88.89%

Performance

Tests of Huawei P50 and Huawei P30 Pro in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G	HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max. clock	2840 MHz	2600 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Lithography process	5 nanometers	7 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 660	Mali G76 MP10
GPU clock	840 MHz	720 MHz
FLOPS	~1720 GFLOPS	~691 GFLOPS

Memory
RAM size	8 GB	6 8 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2750 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	128 256 GB	128 256 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.1
Memory card	Nano Memory	Nano Memory
Memory card max. size	Up to 256 GB	Up to 256 GB

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Huawei P50 +55% 1051 P30 Pro 680 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Huawei P50 +59% 3695 P30 Pro 2331 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Huawei P50 +53% 745814 P30 Pro 487124

CPU	-	142989
GPU	-	148351
Memory	-	83790
UX	-	108898
Total score	745814	487124

3DMark Wild Life Performance Huawei P50 +109% 5208 P30 Pro 2489

Stability	-	48%
Graphics test	31 FPS	14 FPS
Graphics score	5208	2489
PCMark 3.0 score	10686	8490

AnTuTu Benchmark Android Smartphone Scores Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 11	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)
ROM	HarmonyOS 2.0	EMUI 10
OS size	-	13.4 GB

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4100 mAh	4200 mAh
Charge power	66 W	40 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging	No	Yes (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (50% in 20 min)	Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:38 hr	1:05 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	-	10:20 hr
Watching video	-	16:28 hr
Gaming	-	05:00 hr
Standby	-	99 hr

General battery life Huawei P50 n/a P30 Pro 31:57 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	40 megapixels
Image resolution	8192 x 6144	7360 x 4912
Zoom	Optical 5x	Optical 5x
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (1080p)	960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	-	120°
Lenses	3 (50 MP + 12 MP + 13 MP)	4 (40 MP + 8 MP + 20 MP + 0 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.5" Omnivision OV50A (CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7" Sony IMX650 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06" Omnivision OV13B10 (CMOS)	- 20 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Sensor: 1/2.7" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	-	Yes
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	-	Photo samples of Huawei P30 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	13 megapixels	32 megapixels
Image resolution	4160 x 3120	6528 x 4896
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.0
Focal length	-	29 mm
Sensor type	CMOS	BSI CMOS
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality Huawei P50 n/a P30 Pro 119 Video quality Huawei P50 n/a P30 Pro 97 Generic camera score Huawei P50 n/a P30 Pro 112

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version	5.2	5
Bluetooth features	LE A2DP	LE A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.1	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - USB-Host mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	-	Yes

Network
Number of SIM*	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support*	No	No
Hybrid slot	Yes	No
LTE Cat*	-	21
5G support	No	No

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Mono
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Speakers test Max. loudness Huawei P50 n/a P30 Pro 87.5 dB

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	July 2021	March 2019
Release date	October 2021	May 2019
SAR (head)	-	0.154 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	0.63 W/kg
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint

*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data we think that the Huawei P50 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Huawei P50 5 (45.5%) Huawei P30 Pro 6 (54.5%) Vote Total votes: 11

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