OnePlus 7 Pro vs Huawei P30
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch OnePlus 7 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855) that was released on May 15, 2019, against the Huawei P30, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 7 Pro
- Has a 0.57 inch larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Comes with 435 mAh larger battery capacity: 4085 vs 3650 mAh
- Stereo speakers
- 22% higher pixel density (516 vs 422 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.0 versus UFS 2.1
Reasons to consider the Huawei P30
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (477K versus 333K)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 41 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 516 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.1% | 85.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 122 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Max. Brightness
Design and build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) | 149.1 mm (5.87 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 71.4 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 206 gramm (7.27 oz) | 165 gramm (5.82 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX4 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Blue | Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max. clock | 2840 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) |
- 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 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Mali G76 MP10 |
| GPU clock | 585 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~899 GFLOPS | ~691 GFLOPS |
| RAM size | 6, 8, 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max. size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 95117 | 140700 |
| GPU | 96995 | 144533 |
| Memory | 65014 | 85872 |
| UX | 78845 | 108404 |
| Total score | 333088 | 477638 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 97% | 47% |
| Graphics test | 12 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2115 | 2478 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 10942 | 8429 |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 10 | EMUI 10 |
| OS size | 17 GB | 12 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4085 mAh | 3650 mAh |
| Charge power | 30 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, Warp Charge (50% in 20 min) | Yes, SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:10 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:07 hr | 09:45 hr |
| Watching video | 11:21 hr | 13:34 hr |
| Gaming | 04:31 hr | 04:30 hr |
| Standby | 104 hr | 90 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 40 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 7360 x 4912 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual 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 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 117° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP) | 3 (40 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX600 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 78 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4", Samsung S5K3M5 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 80 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.09", Sony IMX481 (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Laser autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus 7 Pro from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | A2DP | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 16 | 21 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2019 | March 2019 |
| Release date | May 2019 | May 2019 |
| SAR (head) | 1.199 W/kg | 0.33 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.394 W/kg | 0.85 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 7 Pro. But if the performance and design are more of a priority – go for the Huawei P30.
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