Huawei P30 vs P20 | Side-by-side comparison

Comparing the new Huawei P30 versus last year's P20 smartphone, to see what's been upgraded - we've got all-new camera hardware (including a full tri-lens setup), faster performance, a boosted battery and updates to other specs too. Here's our hands-on, side-by-side look at all of the best new bits.
The P30 may not be quite as premium as that Pro model, but it's still looking like one of the best 2019 smartphones around. With ultra-wide and a new periscope telephoto option, Huawei's camera tech is more flexible than ever. You also get the new Super Spectrum tech, which captures brighter, more detailed photos and video.
And while this new phone sports a similar design versus the older P20, the specs have been boosted in comparison. The new Huawei P30 is powered by the Kirin 980 chipset, with 6GB of RAM. You get a bigger OLED display rather than a RGBW LCD panel, although resolution stays the same.
Check out my other hands-on Huawei P30 and P30 Pro videos including a side-by-side with older handsets like the Mate 20 series.

[@p4ul.f708]

Noice! Now please do a Huawei Mate 20 vs Huawei P30 comparison ;)

[@henrikkoukku2896]

Huawei P30 vs Huawei P20 camera comparison, please!.

[@brandonwruptz9716]

He killed it as soon as he said Spunking out some cash. 😂 absolutely killed the vibe

[@bogdandinu503]

P30 vs P20 Pro comparison please.

[@MaamarMohammedSaal]

Yeah!

[@arsene9935]

Thanks for this very detailed comparison

[@krystianstepien5835]

Nothing compares to physical sensor which is the control panel as well. The greates feature in P10 and P20 so far.

[@smartwatcherss5718]

Krystian Stępień I agree i use it a lot

[@jamiel0985]

Got a P20, not due an upgrade for a year, dunno if it's worth taking an extra line for the P30 or just wait to upgrade to the P40 next year. From what I saw in the vid, the P30 does definitely improve on some of the P20's aspects but the P20 still runs nice and mine has Android Pie too so not sure if it's worth "spunking" the extra outlay 🤣

[@alexmchugh7783]

Same here! This has been the first year where I'm struggling to justify upgrading early.... My P20 is still great.

[@Jadzon]

@@alexmchugh7783 same

[@exestudios2343]

only thing that sucks is the video

[@jackwest5506]

just bought a p30 from my p20 this video helped alot!

[@colindean3522]

Is it better?

[@Geo-kw3ls]

p30 and mate20 comparison pls

[@craigdavies1747]

I'd prefer a mate 20 pro comparison as that will be a cheaper option and has a few better specs still. Screen/speakers.

[@randomname3426]

I would like to see the P30 vs the Oneplus 6T

[@thejohnson2328]

You mean vs the one plus 7

[@adzl8775]

Could you do a comparison between the honor v20 and the p30 plz great vid 👍

[@travellingmac2177]

Thanks for the video. Could you please do a comparison between P20 Pro and P30? It seems to me that P20 is not a rival to P30. I think P30 beats P20 pro: better cameras, better design, improved software.

[@IchigoPowerStudio]

good to know. I want p20 pro or p30 ... ^^

[@anoop8318]

@@IchigoPowerStudio p30 bro ..it's a monster..

[@medeaendor3706]

That smirk at 2:50 might me laugh so hard

[@WARFLAMEENTERTAINMENT]

Hi could u please do a p30 lite 2020 vs p30 comparison please

[@antiduckable]

I have the P20 and I'm definitely tempted to upgrade to the P30... but that price! I can get £200 for my P20 bringing the P30 down to £499... but I just don't think the P30 is quite worth it. An interesting fact is that 'IPX3' doesn't constitute a splash proof device, although devices carrying IPX3 resistance are marketed as such. IPX4 would constitute a splash proof device, IPX3 is essentially 'spray proof'... which I don't think is really acceptable for a device costing £699, especially given that Huawei's warranty for its IPX3 rated devices doesn't cover water damage.

[@fdrico9889]

My justification for not getting p30 is the lack of OIS on the main lens. For a 700 eur phone it ought to have OIS. I'll either keep my P20 or I'll get the P30 pro, it's really hard to decide

[@antiduckable]

@@fdrico9889 Yeah, that disappointed me too, also it's unbelievable that the 980 still can't do 4k/60fps given that it was a huge complaint that people had with the 970. I'm looking at the P30 Pro too.

[@fdrico9889]

@@antiduckable The lack of 4k60 is pathetic. I noticed that the EIS is just as bad in low light as it was on P20, you can clearly see electronic jitters. I also looked at some full resolution P30 pro samples pics from photographyblog.I am not too impressed with the ultrawide lens, to say the truth. Most of the ultra wide pictures look desaturated and devoid of details unless you view them at 25-30%. The telephoto lens certainly looks good at 5x and 10x is usable too. Overall, I think I'll wait for mate 30 pro or even P40 pro

[@antiduckable]

@@fdrico9889 Good call. Think I'll skip this generation too and wait for the Kirin 990 devices (or at least wait until the P30 drastically drops in price). Glad I'm not the only one that noticed that low light photography on the P20 was crap! I'll have to check that blog out.

[@fdrico9889]

@@antiduckable I ended up getting P30 pro for 800. Whilst the zoom is great, it's worthless in low lit environment, the main camera has white balance issues but otherwise it's better than p20. As for the wide angle camera, it's nice but it suffers from chromatic abberation. All in all, I should have skipped this generation

[@powder.4030]

you dont use gestures instead of buttons ??? good video, thanks.

[@MaamarMohammedSaal]

Please P30 vs P20 PRO camera comparition

[@lianecousineau7169]

Regarding text messages, my P20 often gives me an error message saying "too many unsent messages sent" when I try to sent a picture. It's very time consuming going through all my text messages to see what picture was never sent and often after going through my entire phone, I cannot find any unsent messages. Has this issue been corrected or improved in the P30. Meaning, is there an easier way to find unsent messages or will it let you send pictures even though some pictures were not sent? Thanks

[@chuddy8984]

Can you do a comparison with the normal p30 and the S10?

[@chuddy8984]

Shit I mean s10e

[@lomeara1964]

@@chuddy8984 edit your comment dude instead of replying to yourself

[@jeffreyleo5075]

Alguien me diga cual es más cómodo en la mano el p20 o p30? Buscó el más ergonómico

[@theelusiveme7643]

Is there a p30 lite?

[@JeanV1986]

Rgbw is not a thing, it's an ips lcd display.

[@steviewatt5862]

already pre ordered with EE get it on friday :) and a free sonos speaker chucked in there as well

[@raydevitt5018]

What's the flickering on the screen

[@iiiich132]

Is the p30 compatible with Googles maps and stuff?

[@alexanderheatley3763]

Compare the mate 20 series to the mate 10

[@Angultra]

Price was also boosted big time as well, but you get what you pay for.

[@PP-yy5zu]

Wat case did u buy and from where

[@IIIReDEyeDIII]

What's the chance of Samsung A50 review?

[@krystianstepien5835]

Hey man. You`re like Harrison Ford. Angry and smiling at the same time :)

[@azizomar3430]

We are waiting p30 vs s10?

[@caxzrockz]

P30 Pro or S10 plus?

[@AlexanderSeven]

6:10 and you can clearly see pwm on p30.

[@davidhayes5775]

P30 or the p20 mate pro. I need some help. Which to go for. 🍻

[@MrMessi6511]

P30 because its compact, better camera, headphone jack, better proccesor and overall better looking in my opinion.

[@gabantromen]

P20pro vs P30 please

[@kareemotman7010]

P30 vs mi9

[@zsuzsannabader5516]

I look at a P30 in exactly the same color as the video

[@philipcapanas1126]

This or the s10e?

[@kreten780]

what did you buy? :D

[@hannibalking942]

P30 👍👍

[@demon6937]

Even p30 seems like expensive

[@Mrfake-bt5qp]

Dude, what is with that weird smile.

[@sdg545]

No se porque miro esto no entiendo una mierda

[@sabahanchannel2847]

Whats wrong with you smile dude, wkaakakkwkwkwkwk

[@franchi123]

nice nails.

[@MrMalam1234]

Video still sucks

[@uberrrmensch]

And s10 is the clear winner😍

[@jeffreythealien4644]

In what? Shitty face recognition, processor, night photos also the power button

[@tobiaspabst5524]

winner with 5hrs battery run time? p20 and p30 have like 10hrs screen on time.

[@jamiel0985]

As bad as iSheep the Samsung gang now