Huawei P30 Pro hands-on: a photographic powerhouse

[@TheVerge]

What features are you excited about with the P30 Pro?

[@bhanunihale4576]

Don't know, but what I don't like is the water droplet notch. I've tried that notch, and it's very unattractive

[@ثلاجاتمستعملة]

Zooooooooom 👀

[@rayzhang1206]

camera looks amazing. Looking forward a review

[@rayzhang1206]

probably better than iPhone’s notch design?

[@hambatuhan3165]

Software is the integral most important aspect

[@jasperfredrickson4420]

How to know an embargo just ended.... 30 channels post a Huawei P30 video at the same exact time.

[@Abebil3]

Like a deluge!

[@KeepCalmAndTravelOn]

Those embargoes are such a strange thing. And media companies respecting them are even stranger. To have information and to sit on it because a corporate overkords told them too? If all or most media simply ignored those, they would cease to exist.

[@ImmanuelSchweizer]

@@KeepCalmAndTravelOn It gives companies the possibility to give devices to reviewers while retaining control over the timing. Otherwise, Huawei (or whoever) would just give out phones after the embargo and then it would be a race which channel puts the video out first. It would then be later for us and probably lead to lower quality.

[@nev7711]

The reviews must have been channeled through the intelligence services first!!!! 🤣🤣

[@bensgadgetreviews]

@@KeepCalmAndTravelOn these are not breaking news but consumer product unveilings. If a media break embargo repeatedly then they'll just get banned and not get access next time. I agree phone brands should be more selective and maybe have waves of embargo instead of like 100 media at once, however.

[@kendymonteiro9265]

One of the few videos of The Verge where the Host is not cocky or toxic. Thanks!

[@novtag9724]

I agree

[@glenncanning8189]

Really, cocky or toxic? How?

[@novtag9724]

@@glenncanning8189 you must haven't seen much Verge videos yet

[@Jay2k2323]

AGREED

[@HamzaDesigns1]

@glenn canning go watch the s10 review u will know what is he talking about

[@anthonybrazzle]

The Phones Of This Year Are Already Like Something Out Of Science Fiction

[@xyoxus]

You Don't Have To Capatalize The First Letter Of Every Word. It's stupid and wrong.

[@abdielalfonso4556]

I’m waiting for the blood scanning to become standard, maybe we won’t even touch screens in the future.

[@rrektless]

@@xyoxus You Don't Have To Reply To His Comment It's Stupid And Wrong

[@harshvaghela47]

This host feels very different than all those verge hosts. Much much better.

[@wks2923]

Harsh Vaghela agree

[@MrWhosYourDad]

Most detailed first impression i have seen in a while Good job Verge.

I wish Vlad would review everything.

[@nickgehr6916]

Now you can take a photo of mitochondria

[@sayoushsubedi5756]

Mitochondria is the powerhouse of cell if you didn't know. Thank me later.

[@novtag9724]

Best comment

[@nyanator8110]

Best comment Thank me later.

[@wangxx6970]

Sayoush Subedi it makes energy for the cell in the form of ATP and it has its own DNA😂

[@EbrahimSaadawii]

Dyslexic*

[@gcarter1973]

Massive update from my P20 Pro in every way its better.

[@MultiLenoxxx]

Drop notch is the best notch

[@abdulharis9556]

Agree

[@pecoliky8793]

no notch is the best notch/

[@mohdfaiz88]

@@pecoliky8793 No front camera is best notch.

[@markbin1977]

No notch is the best notch, for example oppo find X 、vivo nex and xiaomi mix3. It from china.

[@dillacorn_linux]

@@markbin1977 it has a moving notch tho. No moving parts.. I don't think the moving parts in phones route is really a good idea.

[@hakeemadjei2035]

Huawei is really good at photography.

[@aripbudiman1437]

Not the huawei but the leica

[@NewAb22]

@@aripbudiman1437 Leica is just a branding partnership.

[@aripbudiman1437]

@@NewAb22 yess i know,so?

[@Fruitarian.]

Camera hole looks way more symetrical especialy with white theme/wallpaper

[@devilmaycry383]

Amazing phone and my first Huawei as I originally wanted the P20 Pro. Breathing Crystal finish is a beautiful colour and the camera is ace.

[@utkarshrastogi8791]

A great competitor for S10, probably better in terms of camera.

[@makatron]

@Galva Tron TBH I don't shoot that much video anyway. That periscope camera looks promising.

[@milpatel83]

Obviously different release dates but away from Samsung/Amazon et al, you could pickup either S10/+ for a lot less than the P30 Pro. It'll be interesting to see whether they've been aggressive enough in terms of pricing given the little difference between the S10 and S10+.

[@makatron]

@@milpatel83 specially to push the competition to come up with something new.

[@jzvr5842]

@Galva Tron Video is better than the S10+ too.

[@jzvr5842]

@@milpatel83 Nope P30 Pro is much cheaper than the S10+ here in Canada, $100 cheaper than even the Mate 20 Pro P30 is cheaper than S10 too it's a no brainer.

[@peterming]

I was just at local Samsung local store pondering on which S10+ color to replace my P20 pro, went home, opening KZbin and this came. Huawei: take my money already!!

[@p.s.4558]

Congratulations on your new phone.

[@novtag9724]

You won't be disappointed

[@jeffreychan268]

May I ask why would you choose this over S10

[@novtag9724]

@@jeffreychan268 updates are frequent on Huawei compared to Samshung.

[@kelanzhi7269]

@@jeffreychan268 to check Galaxy on the phone

[@bdp7888]

Meanwhile Apple started selling Credit Cards 😂

[@darrentai7352]

And Apple Toilet paper

[@kunalpatel8324]

Its not just depth detection , its "Time Of Flight",for ar purposes also

[@WelshFarmers]

I wish Huawei can added Harmon Kardon for sound speakers like they do for their tablet lines.

[@michaelmwk]

Azam Edwards Unfortunately Samsung bought Harmon Kardon, your dream is unlikely to come true.

[@雷阳-m4j]

the way of your speaking is charming. the revealing of its details makes me convinced of p30 series' high-end quality. thank you. 谢谢。

[@mancerrss]

I like the shade of color of this than the S10, it's like that color on the S10 but more saturated

[@xavierchristian3658]

It's Soooo AMAZING PHONE 😱😱😍 And The FREELACE So damn Stunning whatt. 👐😱

[@kelly2fly]

But can it take celestial pictures? I want a phone that can take clear pictures of the moon, the constellations, etc.

[@shaiba7748]

Long exposure shots can do that

[@lix200028]

If you rewatch the keynote there are many instances shown that display the incredible night capabilities of the phone.

[@O.G.H.]

Shaiba aa explain yourself, how is it possible?

[@technologyprofessionals1787]

Yeah upto mars hahhaha

[@slandgkearth]

Dude they literally showed you can take star shots and moon shots on the reveal event, Huawei ceo showed a bunch of nightsky shots

[@amirshokouhi3126]

Dear Verge, please watch Mr. Mobile and MKBHD reviews. Production quality is barely C+ compared to them. Good luck. A true fan.

[@makatron]

But here you got loads more info than with MKBHD

[@Niilezcole]

Huawei: You guys good down there 😂 Samsung : 🙄 Apple : 🙄😡

[@hejarkhalid2570]

Huawei listens and understands what consumers demand and responds accordingly.

[@ddav]

You are the best reviewer from the Verge.

[@Big007Boss]

The ear phones are cool

[@Phi1eap]

P30 Pro, Galaxy 10e, they finally start getting it. Good phone.

[@CTOInformation]

beautiful! just beautiful! no flashy Commercial words like Samsung, but this is a solid and brilliant innovation tech product. well done.

[@anilthomas5796]

fastest figerprint recognition and face recognition I have ever seen

[@armstrongchan1417]

That is what we call innovation! Freelace and the camera are breathtaking design!

[@tswfootball]

That was the most mellow "hey" I've heard today

[@TheMontegonian]

Take notes, Nokia.

[@Niilezcole]

Whole puncher might be the best Notch this Year .

[@AmrMar]

Did you guys forget to mention the 50x digital zoom?

[@mnaveenreddy6126]

Amr Ashraf did they mention 4k 30 recording only?

[@tunim4354]

Huawei added every possible innovative technology it could to this phone, apart from the 1TB memory we were expecting.

[@melvicespolon88]

Huawei Freelace, does this mean you can charge it two ways, via the phone and through any usb-c to usb-a with powerbrick? How awesome!

[@danielsantos500]

GIVE VLAD A RAISE

[@shirshanyaroy287]

Vlad deserves a bloody good raise

[@LeBeautiful]

Well well well. Cameras on smartphones just got a whole lot better.

[@Oskarsom]

It is April 2019 and you still can't record in 60 FPS? Do something about it.

[@ajktigie]

Richard:We are here today announce a camera,and it also can use as a phone.

[@ExultantTJ]

Now this type of content is very, very, much appreciated and needed! I don't know what it is about Vlad, but because of him, I actually enjoyed the video and it made me feel good for the phone, the audience, and yes, the Verge itself! Great work, great video. As far as the phone is concerned, well, I am so glad to be existing in this timeline of the tech world! Awesome piece of technology there. Lovely devices. I believe we all should keep every controversy aside and just take a moment to appreciate and admire the wonderful piece of tech Huawei (and others as well) have created. Makes me feel happy and excited. ;) (although I cannot afford any of the devices. xD )

[@AliBaba-hn8tv]

I took a picture of the moon and you could clearly see the craters, what a phone.

[@abdulharis9556]

I need amazing battery life

[@ericliume]

According to the preliminary testing, P30 Pro's battery out runs the mate 20 Pro. So the battery life is fantastic.

[@tshepangescobar18]

@@ericliume but the Mate 20pro doesn't outperform the S10+ which only has 4100mah lawl so even the P30PRO won't be as great as the S10+ in battery life since it shares the same sOc as the Mate 20pro 😂

[@LZentertainments]

Probs best battery life in the category

[@avasd59]

@@tshepangescobar18 s10+ with exynos 9820 processor has average battery life. It's Not worth getting if you can't get your hands on the s10+ snapdragon 855 version. The battery on the mate 20 pro is better than s10+ exynos 9820

[@Thunderhawk51]

@@avasd59 Yes, this. And it even might beat the 855 variant or at least do just as well if not better. And more importantly, it charges way faster.

[@navjotvirdi4450]

0:17 that camera launch was blazing fast.

[@ShakirShah]

what else u want from a phone man just a great piece of technology

[@lovishmaheshwari5725]

You guys are the best, I just love the way you shoot videos .

[@togp3403]

This already great host is getting even better Nice work verge

[@roadhouseguy]

Lost me at slows down over time. Excellent journalism love your reviews sir! 👌

[@mustykingvids]

That is a thing of absolute beauty

[@icaptureditforyou]

This thing is gorgeous!!!

[@newforcemedia]

Why are you writing the word 'Sensor' with a 'C', instead of an 'S'. You constantly wrote: 'Censor'

[@gbessone]

I love this. The only drawback is the loss of stereo speakers which i loved in the p20 pro. But all the rest is great

[@deoczidGONI]

Great video, but one observation, not meaning to be offensive in any way. Now, I don't think I'm having difficulties understanding the English language (and/or British dialects), but for me, I feel Vlad is a bit too fast and not clear in his speech, making it hard for me to understand what he's saying sometimes. When the subtitles also contain transcription mistakes, there can be some misunderstandings of what is actually said. I just wanted to make a heads-up and a tiny plea/wish for presenters to be as clear as possible when presenting in videos. Thanks, and keep up the great journalism and video content you're creating across The Verge!

[@cardenas7pointez]

I often wonder, with all of these advancements in the smartphone industry's cameras, would these technical advances hurt the professional photography industry?!?!

[@kerronwalker1589]

I think this is a good and bad thing such as the access is a positive but the negative is that photographs hey less business. There are lots of pros and cons, we still have to wait and see

[@jc4448]

Actually not really , all these phones take stuffs that are good for small screens but frankly comparing the cameras of dslr is still light year away, maybe prosumer cameras probably like entry lvl dslr and compact cams

[@UpHigherMusicOfficial]

What a world we live in when 'Small' is 6.1 inches

[@yesid17]

wow those earbuds look really cool

[@LuminousSpace]

with that price i could fed myself for more than a year lol

[@accesser]

Looks great but I just can't afford, perhaps now is a good time to pick up a P20 pro on sale ?

[@LakwatseroDuo]

Take my money Huawei!

[@KJAYG]

Thank god they got rid of the front facing finger print scanner.

[@AuthenTech]

This. Is. Game-changing.

[@AnasKhan__]

finally a complete coverage.👍

[@sunilprajapati6377]

Came here after watching MKBHD video, he has a different class of reviewing phone.

[@novtag9724]

MKBHD is overrated, overhyped and reviews tech for kids.

[@TheOisannNetwork]

It doesn't know what it's looking at, it guesses.

[@ishangoswami9462]

If we keep 2 phones on each other back to back ; Which will charge and which will get charged ?

[@realrickmave1.049]

Just turn off the power share on the other one. You're welcome.

[@sumedhpradhan]

Both will charge both simultaneously ..

[@fightnight14]

No it will explode just like your brain right now

[@leondroidgeeks]

I don't like that the P30 Pro is the real Flagship while the normal P30 is the speced down version but they still marketing the P30 Pro as the "Pro" device. It should rather be P30 and a P30r/P30e version so it is clear that the P30 ist the best phone. P30 has made way too much sacrifices.

[@MrAndre1323]

Can I just say that I always like the videos with Vlad? He's a good host, seems like a cool guy.

[@Luke-rw2kv]

Is it worth the upgrade over the Mate 20 pro

[@cardozclive]

Does it have optical fingerprint reader ?

[@knowthyself8233]

Now Huawei need to do something with EMUI like Samsung did with their UI.

[@limxinthong6045]

May I know where is the launch event in Malaysia

[@madboyreadynow28]

Please stop making 80% of the review about the camera. Most of us pull out the phone take a quick pic and keep moving. All these cameras a great today. Not many of us are going around using our phones as professional photographers. Please there are many great details about this phone your passing up on to review the camera.

[@melaleucatree]

It's a pity that Huawei phones are not available in the US. American consumers are missing out on this one.

[@joseprotaciorizalmercadoya5674]

And so the embargo lifted.... 😁😁

[@andyabajo]

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda haha! Fancy seeing you here? Where's your buddy Andres?

[@joseprotaciorizalmercadoya5674]

@@andyabajo Oh that guy? Haha He's currently enjoying the freedom he has just like I enjoy mine

[@RephaelMendoza]

Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda how’s Josephine

[@jezero4272]

And the P30 Pro tells rizal; "Touch Me Not"

[@zenmar2415]

Are you back or are you still there in spain?

[@tsk8349]

please do camera comparison with Nokia 9

[@hariashwin6888]

If you put the camera in the center, it would wobble on both the sides. And it's better for a wobble on one side. (These reviewers never gets satisfied)

[@DesHoulihan]

Never mind the camera did you fix the GPS

[@willardSpirit]

Excited about everything! Will it be usable in the US? Using the old P9 but mistakenly bought the international version and doesn't have full 4G LTE 😅

[@brocklesnar6333]

Good that the guy who reviewed galaxy s10 plus didn't review this phone..he'd compare this too with iPhone

[@tomerweiss4900]

Can you publish some Raw files ... phone camera looks great when dealing on small screens but in big ones its a diffrent story

[@Raul-sj4mx]

The camera powerhouse

[@kokohtat120]

Camera is great but the others are very similar to older models

[@moonstar3856]

I love Huawei, been going back fourth with other brands, to see the difference but, lately Huawei has been pretty liable for me. This model has me excited.

[@hamzaHrv]

This phone is clearly worse then the s10 for more money .

[@Dragon-ex9tq]

@@hamzaHrv HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@davidwu3417]

This is just nuts

[@vervetech9395]

P30 looks so nice since Huawei is now using Samsung's oled display instead of BOE's

[@stigovegisnaas]

Can you shoot raw file in zoom mode?

[@emmanuelvallarta8144]

Such a beautiful device, especially coming from Huawei. I just can't live without 1440p. Also the UI is too clunky. Reminds me of when Samsung had Touch Wiz, just more modern

[@akheebsharieff769]

Vlad with The Verge, you need a John wick cameo my friend

[@gailplatt1]

Love the color

[@KumarDamani]

bring him back to the verge mobile show!

[@weltallaaf]

Nothing like a S10e

[@RevanParker]

s10e is just 'cheap' plastic

[@fengfeng6680946]

does it work with US carrier?

[@dstanley8995]

lucky👍the best one 2019

[@yourtallness]

Is the AF less jerky in zoomed in aperture mode on the P30 Pro? On the P20 Pro it's unusable. Also, does it still over-sharpen pics after it takes them?

[@kenanartiran8064]

How ist the Displayresolution compared to the Mate 20 Pro, is the a difference. Can you see dots or is it clear view how at mate 20 pro. This is my main point. I do not want to see the pixels :D

[@URIBENFILM]

Yeah, when is it available in the US dude?!

[@alex19790822]

if you ask Trump, the answer would be:never!

[@michaels7900]

Never!

[@ganapathynaikar1075]

Camera is awesome

[@VardhanShrivastava]

Vlaaaaadimeeeer! how do you do! zoomin in 50 times?

[@pinoykidstoyschannel4722]

This is better news than Apple Card and News+ and so on