Huawei P30 Pro vs Huawei P20

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battery
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Charging
body
Dimensions
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Colors
memory
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Card slot
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GPS
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3.5mm jack
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Main
Model
Huawei P30 Pro
Price
$687.98
Advantages
DISPLAY Size: 6.47 inches, 102.8 cm2
DISPLAY Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~398 ppi density) HDR10 DCI-P3
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 4200 mAh battery
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 128/256/512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
MEMORY Card slot: NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2)
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Main
Model
Huawei P20
Price
$453.98
Advantages
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-G72 MP12
BODY Dimensions: 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
SOUND 3.5mm jack : Yes
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launch
Announced
2019, March
Status
Available. Released 2019, March
platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9.1
Chipset
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G76 MP10
camera
Rear
Quad: 40 MP, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF TOF 3D, (depth)
Front
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8Âµm
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps
Features
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display
Size
6.47 inches, 102.8 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~398 ppi density) HDR10 DCI-P3
Technology
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
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battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 4200 mAh battery
Charging
Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min) Fast wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging
body
Dimensions
158 x 73.4 x 8.4 mm (6.22 x 2.89 x 0.33 in)
Weight
192 g (6.77 oz, 0.42 lb)
Build
Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Aurora, Amber Sunrise, Breathing Crystal, Black, Pearl White
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128/256/512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Card slot
NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum
Messaging
—
Browser
—
sound
3.5mm jack
No 3
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 66(1700/2100)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2018, March
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, April 6th
platform
OS
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP (f/1.8, 1/2.3", 1.55 µm, OIS) + 20 MP (f/1.6, 27mm), Leica optics, 2x lossless zoom, phase detection and laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
Front
24 MP, autofocus, f/2.0, 1080p
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p, 720p@960fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
5.8 inches, 85.2 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2244 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)
Technology
LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 8.1
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh battery
Charging
—
body
Dimensions
149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz, 0.36 lb)
Build
—
SIM card
Single SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
—
Radio
No
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 - Fast battery charging - XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
Speed
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Huawei P20 has more powerful GPU Mali-G76 MP10 thanks to which the owner will be able to play more number of the latest game apps.

The P30 Pro has 4K UHD (1080 x 2340 pixels) display resolution with 398 ppi pixel density which is better in compare to the P20 4K UHD (1080 x 2244 pixels) display resolution with 429 ppi pixel density. It makes this model a good choice for reading books. The P20 smartphone is easier to use as it has smaller dimensions in comparison to the P30 Pro: 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm versus 158 x 73.4 x 8.4 mm. The P20 model weight 165g which is 27g lighter in compare with the weight of the Huawei P30 Pro.

The P30 Pro device is produced with a card slot. It's a pleasant advantage: the owner can easily extend memory storage and transfer files. The P20 is equipped with a 3.5mm jack which is the most simple way to use headset for listening music. The P30 Pro has a better battery life as it is produced with 4200mah battery which is 800mah bigger compared to the P20 cell. It means that this phone will work longer without charging.

Taking into account the above differences the Huawei P30 Pro is the best choice. Get the lowest price on Amazon.