Huawei Pura 90s Pro vs P30 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Huawei Pura 90s Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 9030S) that was released on July 14, 2026, against the Huawei P30 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and came out 7 years and 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90s Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4200 mAh
- 69% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1273K versus 751K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 40W)
- The phone is 7 years and 5 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 10
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- 15% higher pixel density (459 vs 398 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Huawei P30 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 21.5 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.47 inches |
| Resolution | 1256 x 2760 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 459 ppi | 398 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | - | 570 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99% |
| PWM | - | 231 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 inches) | 158 mm (6.22 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 73.4 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 213.5 g (7.53 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Pink, Orange, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030S | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.62 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
- 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 | - |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Yes |
| Graphics | Maleoon 935F | Mali G76 MP10 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 240 |
| GPU clock | 933 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1433.1 GFLOPS | ~345.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3442 | 3750 |
| Single-core score | 1319 | 927 |
| Multi-core score | 4470 | 2978 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 475726 | 323300 |
| GPU | 246367 | 106985 |
| Memory | 279480 | 153206 |
| UX | 271473 | 168335 |
| Total score | 1273046 | 751826 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [12 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 49% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 676 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7533 |
| Video editing | - | 5711 |
| Photo editing | - | 14148 |
| Data manipulation | - | 7454 |
| Writing score | - | 10838 |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Pura 90s Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-25 -> Zhan | Battery life | SOT 13:20 / 23:59 |
| 📘 2026-10-24 -> Zhan | AnTuTu 12 | 1601724 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 -> interno | AnTuTu 11 | 1273046 |
Huawei P30 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-06 (Absolute_subzero) | AnTuTu 12 | 903849 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (Adiit) | AnTuTu 12 | 919298 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Adiit) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4204 |
| 📘 2026-08-01 (Kiên 🐜) | AnTuTu 11 | 738484 |
| 📘 2026-05-16 (Absolute_Subzero) | AnTuTu 11 | 746551 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | EMUI 16 | EMUI 12 |
| OS size | - | 13.4 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes, SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:05 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:25 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:36 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:24 hr |
| Standby | - | 99 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 7360 x 4912 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | 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 | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12.5 MP |
1) Standard: 40 MP 2) Telephoto: 8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 20 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX650 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/3.4 |
| Focal length | 91 mm | 125 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12.5 MP | 20 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.7" (≈ 0.37 inch) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| 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/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 29 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 110 |
| Video | - | 130 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 6.0 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2026 | March 2019 |
| Release date | August 2026 | May 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $1000 |
| Successor | - | - Huawei Pura 90s Pro |
| 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 |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | - |
*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 Pura 90s Pro is definitely a better buy.
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