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Huawei launched their P30 Series today in Paris at their #RewriteTheRules event. The Chinese telecoms giant is clearly looking to extend their impressive run of smartphone imaging acclaim.
Having made waves with P20 Pro, Huawei have a strong reputation in the imaging field. The 102,400 ISO of that device was the highest score seen in a smartphone. Beating that number was clearly a priority for Huawei P30 Series.
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Imaging is Everything
Huawei have a few tricks to move the bar further. The four lens set-up replaces Green with Yellow – allegedly for colour accuracy and depth. This feature will be less noticeable to consumers as the 5x optical zoom and 10x ‘lossless hybrid’ – both work exactly as expected. Shaky hands will test the AI’s sharpening skills but it’s very impressive.
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Huawei P20 Pro and Mate 20 Pro‘s 102,400 ISO has been left in the dust by P30 Pro’s obscene 409,600. That’s almost DSLR territory – the P30 Pro might not match a full-size dedicated unit but it holds its own and fits in your pocket.
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The ‘night mode’ seen in P20 Pro and Mate 20 Pro was a sweet feature that sold quite a few ‘grammers on the devices. There is no ‘night mode’ in P30 Pro – the device automatically reads the light level and then performs some magic. The low-light sensor is beyond description – will post some night shots later.
![Huawei P30 Pro Pearlescent](https://elitegamer.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IMG_20190313_164012_1-1024x836.jpg)
Battery Upgrade
One of the most overlooked features of Huawei P30 Pro is its battery – the 4,200mAh capacity of Huawei Mate 20 Pro makes it way to the P-Series.
With less pixels to push on the P30 Pro this writer can imagine a slight increase in the excellent stamina of Huawei flagships.
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Specifications (P30 Pro)
- Chipset: Kirin 980; octa-core CPU, Cortex A-57 & A-55
- Memory: 128GB/256GB/512GB Storage, 8GB RAM; expandable w/NM Card up to 256GB
- Display: Fullscreen 6.47″, 2340 x 1080, 19.5:9, DCI-OLED
- Rear Camera: Four lens setup – 40MP ‘SuperSpectrum’ lens, f/1.6 + 20MP Ultra-Wide Angle lens, f/2.2 + 8MP ‘Periscope Zoom’, 5x Optical zoom w/10x lossless hybrid zoom, 50x lossy hybrid, f/3.4 + Huawei ‘Time of Flight’ camera
- Front Camera: 32MP, f/2.0, panorama, HDR, 1080@30
- Video Capture: 4K@60, 1080p120, 1080p60, 1080p30 (Gyro-EIS), 720p960, 720p60, 720p30
- OS Version: EMUI 9.0 (on top of Android Pie 9.0.0)
- Connectivity: LTE Cat. 21(1.4Gbps download), USB-C, Wi-Fi 802.11 2×2 MIMO a/b/g/n/ac 5GHz, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0 + LE
- Battery: 4,200 mAh
- Dimensions:Â 158×73.4×8.41mm
- Colours Available: Pearlescent White, Twilight, Amber Sunrise, Black, Aurora
Huawei P30 is available from around €739, P30 Pro comes in at €999 – both are available now.