Huawei P30 Pro vs Huawei P9 Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P30 Pro
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Huawei P30 Pro or Huawei P9 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P30 Pro | Huawei P9 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2019, March | 2016, April | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158 x 73.4 x 8.4 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.89 in | 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.79 in | |
| Weight | 192 g | 6.77 oz | 144 g | 5.08 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front glass, aluminum body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Aurora, Amber Sunrise, Breathing Crystal, Black, Pearl White | Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue | |
| Battery | 4200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 880 EUR | 340 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | IPS-NEO LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.47" in | 5.2" in | |
| Screen area | 102.8 cm2 | 74.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 88.6% | 72.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2340 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 398 PPI | 423 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | ||
| Other specs | - DCI-P3 | ||
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 40 MP, Quad | 12 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -40 MP, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7'', PDAF, OIS -20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7'', PDAF -8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (telephoto), 1/4'', 5x optical zoom, 10X Hybrid zoom, OIS, PDAF -TOF 3D camera |
-12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF -12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF |
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| Functions | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 116 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 125 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 97 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 32 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 32 MP, f/2.0, (wide) | 8 MP, f/2.4 | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 89 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 90 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 88 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1 | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4.1 | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 955 (16 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 HDR10 | Mali-T880 MP4 | |
| External memory | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128/256/512 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (EVA-L19/EVA-L09) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (EVA-L29) |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 406239 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 769 | 356 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2217 | 857 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1448 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 3650 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 681 | 341 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2376 | 1033 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1709 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4820 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 3797 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1725 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes (EVA-L09 only) | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 4.2, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 1.43 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -Dolby Atmos sound |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min) -Fast wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) |
- Fast battery charging: 44% in 30 min |
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| Versions |
- Versions: VOG-L29, VOG-L09, VOG-L04 (Global); VOG-AL00, VOG-TL00 (China) |
- Versions: EVA-L09 (EU, LATAM, India, Global Single SIM); EVA-L19, EVA-L29 (Global Dual SIM) |
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