Huawei P30 Pro vs Nova 10 Pro

Huawei P30 Pro Huawei Nova 10 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.47-inch Huawei P30 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 980) that was released on March 26 2019 against the Huawei Nova 10 Pro which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 40 months after. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Huawei P30 Pro

Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
Shows 8% longer battery life (31:57 vs 29:32 hours)
Supports wireless charging up to 15W
Optical image stabilization
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Has a built-in infrared port

Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 10 Pro

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (790 against 606 nits)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Has a 0.31 inch larger screen size
The phone is 3-years and 4-months newer
Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 4500 vs 4200 mAh
Stereo speakers
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness P30 Pro 66 Nova 10 Pro 91 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games P30 Pro 55 Nova 10 Pro 66 Battery Battery life charging type and speed P30 Pro 80 Nova 10 Pro 75 Camera Photo and video recording quality P30 Pro 78 Nova 10 Pro 64 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission P30 Pro 82 Nova 10 Pro 86 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation P30 Pro 69 Nova 10 Pro 73

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: P30 Pro vs Nova 10 Pro

Display

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.47 inches	6.78 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1200 x 2652 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	-
PPI	398 ppi	429 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz
Max rated brightness	570 nits	550 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	800 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10	Yes HDR10
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	88.89%	91.1%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Display tests
RGB color space	99%	-
PWM	231 Hz	-
Response time	3.6 ms	-
Contrast	∞ Infinity	-

Peak brightness test (auto) P30 Pro 606 nits Nova 10 Pro +30% 790 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height	158 mm (6.22 inches)	164.24 mm (6.47 inches)
Width	73.4 mm (2.89 inches)	74.45 mm (2.93 inches)
Thickness	8.4 mm (0.33 inches)	7.88 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	192 gramm (6.77 oz)	191 gramm (6.74 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	No
Rear material	Glass	Plastic
Frame material	Metal	Plastic
Colors	White Black Blue Orange	Black Silver Green Purple
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	Yes in-display

Screen-to-body ratio P30 Pro 88.89% Nova 10 Pro +2% 91.1%

Performance

Tests of Huawei P30 Pro and Huawei Nova 10 Pro in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G
Max. clock	2600 MHz	2400 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76	- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	7 nanometers	6 nanometers
Graphics	Mali G76 MP10	Adreno 642L
GPU clock	720 MHz	490 MHz
FLOPS	~691 GFLOPS	-

Memory
RAM size	6 8 12 GB	8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	128 256 512 GB	128 256 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	Nano Memory	No
Memory card max. size	Up to 256 GB	-

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) P30 Pro 680 Nova 10 Pro +16% 789 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) P30 Pro 2331 Nova 10 Pro +20% 2804 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 P30 Pro 487124 Nova 10 Pro +9% 530467

CPU	142989	-
GPU	148351	-
Memory	83790	-
UX	108898	-
Total score	487124	530467

3DMark Wild Life Performance P30 Pro 2489 Nova 10 Pro n/a

Stability	48%	-
Graphics test	14 FPS	-
Graphics score	2489	-
PCMark 3.0 score	8490	-

Sources: 3DMark [3] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)	Android
ROM	EMUI 10	HarmonyOS 2.0
OS size	13.4 GB	-

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4200 mAh	4500 mAh
Charge power	40 W	100 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	No
Reverse charging	Yes (wireless)	Yes
Fast charging	Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)	Yes (80% in 10 min)
Full charging time	1:05 hr	0:26 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	10:20 hr	10:37 hr
Watching video	16:28 hr	12:24 hr
Gaming	05:00 hr	05:22 hr
Standby	99 hr	96 hr

General battery life P30 Pro +8% 31:57 hr Nova 10 Pro 29:32 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	40 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	7360 x 4912	8192 x 6144
Zoom	Optical 5x	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Digital
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	112°
Lenses	4 (40 MP + 8 MP + 20 MP + 0 MP)	3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7" Sony IMX650 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
Telephoto lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 20 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Sensor: 1/2.7" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	Yes	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Huawei P30 Pro from DxOMark	-

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	60 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	-
Aperture	f/2.0	-
Focal length	29 mm	-
Sensor type	BSI CMOS	-
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality P30 Pro 119 Nova 10 Pro n/a Video quality P30 Pro 97 Nova 10 Pro n/a Generic camera score P30 Pro 112 Nova 10 Pro n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5	5.2
Bluetooth features	LE A2DP	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	No

Network
Number of SIM*	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support*	No	No
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat*	21	18
5G support	No	No

Sound

Speakers	Mono	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	-

Speakers test Max. loudness P30 Pro 87.5 dB Nova 10 Pro n/a

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	March 2019	July 2022
Release date	May 2019	July 2022
SAR (head)	0.154 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	0.63 W/kg	-
Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- 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 performance and sound are more important to you then choose the Huawei Nova 10 Pro. But if the software battery life camera and design are more of a priority – go for the Huawei P30 Pro.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Huawei P30 Pro 3 (100%) Huawei Nova 10 Pro 0 (0%) Vote Total votes: 3

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