Huawei launched its latest flagship yesterday at an event in Paris – the Huawei P30 series – P30 and P30 Pro.
Like in 2018, it chose to unveil these gadgets away from the media clutter of the Mobile World Congress.
According to the tech giant, “the HUAWEI P30 Series builds on the HUAWEI P Series DNA in design and photography and is the company’s most advanced series of smartphone cameras.”
“These devices feature the innovative HUAWEI SuperSpectrum Sensor, an optical SuperZoom Lens, a new HUAWEI Time of Flight (ToF) Camera, and enhanced optical and AI image stabilization technology. With these revolutionary technologies, the HUAWEI P30 and HUAWEI P30 Pro capture incredible photos and videos in every scenario.”
The actual specs are not too far from the rumoured specs. The P30 actually has three rear cameras – a 40 MP main sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and optical image stabilization; a 16 MP ultra-wide angle lens with an f/2.2 aperture and an 8 MP telephoto lens that should provide 3x optical zoom. It also has a 32MP front-facing camera.
But the P30 Pro is equipped with a new Leica Quad Camera System, including a 40MP main camera with the HUAWEI SuperSpectrum Sensor, a 20MP ultra-wide angle camera, an 8MP telephoto camera, the HUAWEI Time of Flight (ToF) Camera and a 32MP front camera that takes selfies to a new level.
The P30 has 6/8 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM while the P30 has Pro 6 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM or 8 GB RAM + 128/256/512 GB ROM.
The Huawei P30 Series is powered by the 7nm Kirin 980 processor and they run on Android Pie 9.1 with Huawei’s EMUI custom Android user interface. The two smartphones come in five colours — Breathing Crystal, Amber Sunrise, Perl White, Black and Aurora.
The P30 sports 3,650 mAh battery while the Huawei P30 Pro features a 4,200mAh battery (typical value) and 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge that charges a device from zero to 70 percent in 30 minutes.
The P30 Pro is IP68 water and dust resistant while the P30 is IP53 resistant.
Starting at EUR 799 and EUR 999 respectively, the new HUAWEI P30 and HUAWEI P30 Pro are immediately available globally.
Huawei also launched the HUAWEI WATCH GT Active Edition and Elegant Edition, outdoor smart watches featuring ultra-long battery life; HUAWEI FreeLace wireless earphones, which support HUAWEI HiPair for easy pairing and fast charging; and HUAWEI X GENTLEMONSTER EYEWEAR, new smart glasses co-designed with renowned eyewear designer GENTLE MONSTER.
