I’m really loving what Huawei is doing in the smartphone space. It’s no small feat to beat Apple. The P20 Series and the Mate 20 Series were some of the best smartphones that came out last year. I even wonder if they could top themselves this year. THEY SURE DID with the Huawei P30 Series!
Probably an Overpowered Camera at This Point!
The biggest standout feature of the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro is, of course, the rear camera! It started last year with the P20 Pro’s triple rear camera. Now, the P30 starts with a triple rear camera while the P30 Pro ups that with a Leica Quad Camera! Both carry a 40MP standard wide-angle sensor, but that’s where the similarities end. Here’s what consist the rear cameras on the P30 Series!
- Huawei P30 Pro: 40MP wide-angle sensor (f/1.6″ aperture, with OIS), 20MP ultra wide-angle sensor (f/2.2 aperture), an 8MP telephoto sensor (f/3.4″ aperture, with OIS)
- Huawei P30: 40MP wide-angle sensor (f/1.8″ aperture), a 16MP super wide-angle sensor (f/2.2″ aperture), an 8MP telephoto sensor (f/2.4″ aperture, with OIS)
The P30 Pro’s telephoto sensor is a bit different though. Did you see that the bottom lens is square? That’s because it’s a periscope zoom lens! It’s similar to the one shown by OPPO at MWC 2019. This enables up to the 5X optical zoom, 10X hybrid zoom, and get this: 50X DIGITAL ZOOM. WOW. Yeah yeah, digital zoom is
New Colors!!
Another thing I loved about the P20 Series last year was the amazing colors it comes on! This year, the Huawei P30 Series will come in 5 colors! It comes in the usual Black and Pearl White. The exciting colors this year are Amber Sunrise (Huawei’s RED phone), Aurora (my early favorite), and Breathing Crystal! Both P30 and P30 Pro get these colors, but we’ll see if all of these come to the Philippines.
Huawei P30 Series Specs, Pricing, and Availability
Here are the specs of both the P30 and P30 Pro:
Huawei P30
- 6.1-inch FHD+ OLED display
- Kirin 980 processor
- 6/8 GB RAM and 128GB internal storage
- Leica Triple Rear Camera: 40MP wide-angle sensor (f/1.8″ aperture), a 16MP super wide-angle sensor (f/2.2″ aperture), an 8MP telephoto sensor (f/2.4″ aperture, with OIS)
- 32MP front camera with f/2.0″ aperture
- Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9.1
- 3650 mAh battery
Huawei P30 Pro
- 6.1-inch FHD+ OLED display
- Kirin 980 processor
- 6GB RAM + 128GB internal storage / 8GB RAM + 128/256/512 GB internal storage
- Leica Quad Rear Camera: 40MP wide-angle sensor (f/1.6″ aperture, with OIS), 20MP ultra wide-angle sensor (f/2.2 aperture), an 8MP telephoto sensor (f/3.4″ aperture, with OIS)
- 32MP front camera with f/2.0″ aperture
- Android 9 Pie with EMUI 9.1
- 4200 mAh battery
The Huawei P30 starts at 799 Euros for the 6GB/128GB model. The Huawei P30 Pro starts at 999 Euros for the 8GB/128GB model all the way up to 1,249 Euros for the 8GB/512GB model. Both phones are now available in Europe and would arrive in the Philippines in April! In fact, Huawei Mobile Philippines already posted the pre-order dates on April 5-12, 2019!
What do you think of Huawei’s new phones? Can they #RewriteTheRules of photography and even smartphones as a whole? Sound off in the comments!