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Huawei P30 review: Compact 2019 Leica flagship — RYYB 40 MP with 5x hybrid zoom.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2019·€799
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#120 of 167
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The compact Leica camera of 2019.

Huawei P30 packed a RYYB sensor and 5× hybrid zoom into a slim 165 g body. A landmark caught in the crossfire of geopolitics.

01Display

78/100

78/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.

TypeOLED
Size6.1 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px

02Camera

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 77-point average for flagship phones of 2019.

Main40 MP RYYB, f/1.8, OIS, Leica
Telephoto8 MP, 5× hybrid, OIS
Ultrawide16 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

74/100

74/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.

ChipsetKirin 980 (7 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

68/100

68/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2019 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,650 mAh
Wired22.5 W SuperCharge

05Build

78/100

78/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2019.

06Value

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.

What works
  • RYYB 40 MP + 5× hybrid zoom.
  • Compact 165 g / 7.57 mm.
  • Kirin 980 powerful.
  • Leica triple camera.
What doesn't
  • Mono speaker.
  • Small 3,650 mAh.
  • IP53 only.
  • No Google on post-ban units.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 167-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .