Huawei Mate 30 Pro Smartphone
Product Gallery
Product Overview
Huawei Mate 30 Pro is the part of Huawei's late 2019 flagship Mate-series, improving upon the base Mate 30 with a higher-resolution display, a larger 4500mAh battery, and a quad camera setup.
The Mate 30 Pro's front 3D depth sensing camera, together with the front camera and gesture sensor, allows for not only face unlock but also gesture control. The quad camera setup includes a 40MP ultra-wide camera, a 40MP main camera, an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, and a 3D depth sensing camera.
Ratings
What we found**
Pros
- Beautiful OLED screen
- Excellent camera quality
- Excellent battery life
- Excellent performance
Cons
- Screen is a downgrade compared to the Mate 20 Pro
What external reviewers found***
External score 77% (not directly comparable across industries)
Pros
- Good camera array
- Excellent camera
- Great battery life
Cons
- Unimpressive camera performance
- Poor low light video quality
- Mediocre low-light camera performance
- No IP certification
- No Google Play support
Price Comparison
Specifications
Connectivity
Ports
USB-C 3.1 Gen1
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4500 mAh
Camera | Front | Depth
3D Depth Sensing Camera
Camera | Front | Main
32 MP, f/2.0 aperture
Camera | Rear | Depth
3D Depth Sensing Camera
Camera | Rear | Telephoto
8 MP (Telephoto Camera, f/2.4 aperture, OIS)
Camera | Rear | Ultra-Wide
40 MP (Cine Camera, f/1.8 aperture)
Camera | Rear | Wide
40 MP (SuperSensing Camera, f/1.6 aperture, OIS)
Colors
Cosmic Purple, Space Silver, Emerald Green, Black
Dimensions
Size | Depth
8.8 mm
Size | Height
158.1 mm
Size | Width
73.1 mm
Weight
198 g
Display
Display Color Depth
16.7M colors
Display Diagonal
6.53 inches
Display Type
OLED
Resolution
FHD+ 2400 x 1176
Function
Chipset
Kirin 990
Fast Charging
HUAWEI SuperCharge (Max 40 W)
GPS
GPS (L1 + L5 dual band) / AGPS / Glonass / BeiDou / Galileo (E1 + E5a dual band) / QZSS (L1 + L5 dual band)
Graphics
16-Core Mali-G76
Operating System
EMUI10 (Based on Android 10)
Processor
2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.86 GHz + 2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.09 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 1.86 GHz
Sensor
Gesture Sensor, In-Screen Fingerprint Sensor, Gyroscope Compass, Proximity Sensor, Gravity Sensor, Hall Sensor, Infrared Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Barometer, Colour Temperature Sensor
SIM
Dual Nano 4G LTE
Weather Resistance
IP68
Wireless Charging
Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge (27 W)
Performance
Memory | Capacity
8 GB
Storage
256 GB + NM SD card
Production
Debut
2019 IFA
Related Products
Huawei Mate 30 5G Smartphone
59% External
Huawei Mate 30 5G is the part of Huawei's late 2019 flagship Mate-series, which is the world's first 2nd-gen 5G platform powered by Huawei's proprietary Kirin 990 5G SoC. The Kirin 990 5G SoC offers industry-leading performance, slightly edging out tha...
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G Smartphone
68% External
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is the part of Huawei's late 2019 flagship Mate-series, the world's first 2nd-gen 5G platform. It shares much of the same features with the Mate 30 Pro, though it sports the faster Kirin 990 5G SoC found also in the Mate 30 5G. Li...
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G Smartphone
78% External
Mate 20 X 5G is Huawei's first commercial 5G smartphone. Powered by the world's first 7nm 5G multi-mode chipset Baloong 5000, Mate 20 X 5G introduces consumers to 5G with a premium package: It features a large 7.2" OLED display, long battery life, and ...
Huawei Mate 30 Smartphone
69% External
Huawei Mate 30 is the base model of Huawei's late 2019 flagship Mate-series. Its Kirin 990 SoC offers industry-leading performance, while the Mate 30's tri-camera setup, faster charging capabilities, and gorgeous OLED display offer class-leading experi...
Huawei Mate Xs 5G Smartphone
75% External
Buliding on the Huawei Mate X, the Mate Xs features a more powerful SoC and an improved Falcon Wing hinge design. Made with a zirconium-based liquid metal, the upgraded hinge is more durable. At the same time, the Mate Xs benefits from the Kirin 990 5G...
Huawei Mate 40 Smartphone
Huawei Mate 40 is part of Huawei's 2020 Mate-series. Powered by a Kirin 9000E chipset, the Mate 40 is slightly detuned compared to the higher-end Mate 40 Pro and 40 Pro+ and comes with a smaller display. The Mate 40 is available in not only the tra...
Huawei Mate X2 Foldable Smartphone
85% External
Huawei Mate X2 is the company's latest dual-screen foldable smartphone. Sharing much of the same features with the Mate 40 Pro+, the Mate X2 boasts an 8-inch flexible OLED internal display and an 6.45-inch OLED external display that have touch samp...
Huawei Mate 40 Pro Smartphone
79% External
The Mate 40 is Huawei's latest flagship series of smartphones. Among the three models debuted at launch, the Mate 40 Pro boasts the world's first 5nm SoC, Ultra Vision Cine Camera system, and a clean and iconic design. The Huawei 88° Horizon Di...
Huawei Mate 40 Pro+ Smartphone
83% External
The Mate 40 Pro+ is the flagship of Huawei's flagship Mate 40 series. Carrying all the features that the Mate 40 Pro enjoys, the Mate 40 Pro+ adds an exclusive nano-tech ceramic back panel, 12GB of RAM, and a 10x optical zoom camera. Like the Pro, the ...
Huawei P40 Pro Smartphone
67% External
Huawei P40 Pro is part of Huawei's late-2020 flagship P-series smartphones. A main feature of the P40 Pro is Huawei's new Quad-curve Overflow Display that stretches the OLED panel around all four edges that is shared with the P40 Pro+. Further, the P40...
Huawei P40 Pro Plus Smartphone
71% External
Huawei P40 Pro+ is the flagship of Huawei's late-2020 P-series smartphones. It boasts ceramic casing, five-camera setup with 10X optical zoom, 40W wireless fast charging, and 512GB storage, among other premium features. Like the P40 Pro, the P40 Pr...
Launch Comparison
Clear List
3rd-Party Review Videos
External Reviews
androidauthority[1]
Reviewer score 85% Huawei's camera app hides HDR in its “More” tab, but it seems to be built into the normal shooting mode. The feature is very powerful and can be quite aggressive on the Mate 30 Pro. It captures an incredible amount of detail in the highlights and shadows on all three cameras. There are a few shooting modes in the slow-motion mode, including an eye-watering 720p option.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Incredible low-light video performance
- Impressive camera performance
- Great battery life
Cons
- Slow-motion video is subpar
- Poor low light video quality
androidauthority[2]
Reviewer score 76%The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is a beautiful, powerful Android flagship that makes almost no compromises in terms of build quality and hardware. It's still based on the just-released Android 10, making it one of the first phones with the latest version of the Google OS. Because Google can't do any business with Huawei due to the US export ban, Huawei had to ship a phone without any of the familiar Google apps on board. We still haven't heard any word on if or how Google Play services will land on this phone.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Gorgeous design
- Super-fast 120Hz display
- Ultra-slow motion
Cons
- No Google apps
- No Google Play Services
cnet[3]
Reviewer score 80%Huawei's Mate 30 Pro has one of the best camera setups on any Android phone. Photos generally look spectacular, with rich color and crisp detail. The phone's 6.53-inch, 2,400x1,176x-pixel screen is beautiful, bright and crisp.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Gorgeous OLED display
- Beautiful, bright OLED screen
- Great battery life
Cons
- No volume buttons
- Slow-motion camera isn't perfect
digitaltrends[4]
Reviewer score 53%The Huawei Mate 30 Pro runs Android, and has EMUI 10 over the top. You won't find any Google apps, or pre-installed Facebook or booking.com apps. It's identical to China-only versions of Huawei phones I've used in the past. The standard app store is the Huawei App Gallery, and it's mostly awful.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Gorgeous design
- Excellent cameras
- Good battery life
Cons
- No Google apps
- Limited app store
nextpit[5]
Reviewer score 89%During the day and in well-lit rooms, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro takes beautiful photos. Low light shots are convincing, confirming the brand's ability in this area. The special night mode is rather slow when you activate it manually but does a great job even in completely dark environments. The 32-megapixel front camera convinces by offering detailed, natural-colored selfies.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Wide-angle camera
- High-contrast display
- Good battery life
Cons
- Mediocre low-light camera performance
- No telephoto lens
nextpit[6]
Reviewer score 79%The Mate 30 Pro runs Android 10 and EMUI 10 with security patches updated to October. Under the body hides the new Kirin 990 octa-core 2.86GHz processor. There are 8GB of RAM, 256GB of expandable UFS 3.0 storage. The front camera consists of a 32-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Bright AMOLED display
- Long battery life
- Dual-band Wi-Fi
Cons
- No loudspeaker
- No IP certification
notebookcheck[7]
Reviewer score 74%The Mate 30 Pro has a high-end Kirin 990 SoC and 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM. Graphics tasks are carried out by an ARM Mali-G76 MP16, in essence, the same GPU as in its predecessor. The UFS 3.0 memory of the Huawei smartphone is extremely fast and gives no cause for criticism.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- High-quality OLED display
- Fast SoC
- Good battery life
Cons
- Mediocre camera performance
- No wireless charging
- No IP certification
pcmag[8]
Reviewer score 80%) and 7.0 ounces, it's a pretty big phone. The screen is a 6.53-inch OLED "waterfall display," meaning it curves around the sides like some of Samsung's phones. The circular, quad camera setup on the back of the Mate 30 Pro should be enough to keep any shutterbug satisfied.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Excellent low-light performance
- Good battery life
- Good camera array
Cons
- No IP68 rating
- No headphone jack
techadvisor[9]
Reviewer score 78%The 4500mAh battery is undoubtedly among the largest in a current-gen flagship phone. The same 40W SuperCharge speeds as found on the P30 Pro make their return, able to juice the Mate 30 Pro from empty to 66% in just 30 minutes. A full charge takes an equally-impressive 70 minutes flat. There's improved wireless charging (up to 27W) and superior reverse wireless charging.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Impressive performance
- Excellent battery life
- Impressive cameras
Cons
- No Google Play support
- No wireless charging
techradar[10]
Reviewer score 77%The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is big, but not quite Galaxy Note 10 Plus big, with its smaller 6.53-inch screen. Its design is standout though with a true edge-to-edge curved screen that, when viewed head-on, looks like it wraps around the phone. While viewing angles are respectable for an OLED screen, thanks to the extreme curve either side, vignetting is more noticeable than any other smartphone. There's no headphone jack, and there's a mono bottom-firing speaker too - not ideal audio credentials from a flagship.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Incredible edge-to-edge curved screen
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- No headphone jack
- No IP68 water and dust resistance
- No volume rocker
tomsguide[11]
Reviewer score 82%Huawei's Air Gestures needs greater versatility before it becomes a killer feature for the phone. At 4,500mAh, the new phone's battery has 200mAh more than the Note 10 Plus. The Mate 30 Pro's fingerprint reader is an optical model that we've seen on previous Huawei smartphones.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Fast and secure Face ID
- Excellent cameras
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- No waterproofing
- No wireless charging
trustedreviews[12]
Reviewer score 71%The 6.53-inch OLED screen is immediately distinctive for its waterfall design, with the sides tumbling over the edges at an angle of 88-degrees. With a resolution of 1176 x 2400 (409ppi) it’s not the very sharpest screen on the market. The battery has an impressive 4500mAh capacity, and it is one of this phone's strongest attributes. This device shipped without any Google apps, but it still runs on an open-source version of Android 10.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Excellent camera
- Excellent battery life
- Fast charging
Cons
- No Google apps
- Unimpressive camera performance
User Reviews
Comments
Please login before adding comments.
References
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro camera review: Low-light king!. [androidauthority]. https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-mate-30-pro-camera-review-1035846/. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro hands-on: Bigger, faster, sleeker. [androidauthority]. https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-mate-30-pro-hands-on-1051833/. 2019-09-19. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro review: Sublime camera, disastrous software. [cnet]. https://www.cnet.com/reviews/huawei-mate-30-pro-review/. 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro hands-on review: Tempting and talented, but sadly stifled. [digitaltrends]. https://www.digitaltrends.com/cell-phone-reviews/huawei-mate-30-pro-review/. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro camera review: the forbidden fruit. [nextpit]. https://www.nextpit.com/huawei-mate-30-pro-camera-review. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro review: the best Mate you can't have. [nextpit]. https://www.nextpit.com/huawei-mate-30-pro-review. 2019-11-17. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro Smartphone Review: A strong smartphone even without Google. [notebookcheck]. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Huawei-Mate-30-Pro-Smartphone-Review-A-strong-smartphone-even-without-Google.447495.0.html. 2020-01-17. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro Preview. [pcmag]. https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/huawei-mate-30-pro. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro Review. [techadvisor]. https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/review/huawei-mate-30-pro-3702522/. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro review. [techradar]. https://www.techradar.com/reviews/huawei-mate-30-pro-review. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro Review: A smartphone that's blessed and cursed. [tomsguide]. https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/huawei-mate-30-pro. 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ Huawei Mate 30 Pro Review. [trustedreviews]. https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/huawei-mate-30-pro. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
This page contains affiliate links to third-party merchants such as Amazon, eBay, and Rakuten. When you make a purchase using the supplied links, we will receive a commission.
These key takeaways ("pros" and "cons") and summaries are identified from third-party reviews. They may differ from the original texts.
<
>
x