Huawei P30 Pro vs. Galaxy S10 Plus: Which Android phone will be king?
Huawei P30 Pro vs. Galaxy S10 Plus: Which Android visited will be king?
It’s no secret that Huawei wants its new P30 Pro to outsell the Galaxy S10 Plus, the first great phone of 2019. In January, the CEO of Huawei’s consumer matter, Richard Yu, said the company plans to snatch Samsung’s coveted title as world’s largest smartphone imprint by the end of 2020, or “this year at the soonest.” That mind to displace Samsung as No. 1 means that the P30 Pro isn’t just any flagship visited. It’s a flagship phone with a mission.
Our job is to see how the Huawei P30 Pro stacks up alongside the Galaxy S10 Plus. Keep in mind that at what time the entire Galaxy S10 family has been tested and reviewed (including the S10 Plus and Galaxy S10E), we’ve only had limited time with the P30 Pro, so we’ll be constrained to educated guesswork pending we can truly compare the two side by side.
In uphold to the P30 Pro, Huawei also introduced the Huawei P30, which is a minor smaller and has fewer frills. And now, let’s get this comparison show on the road. (You’ll see a full specs match-up at the end.)
Screen size and resolution
Mate 30 Pro: 6.47-inch OLED; 2,340×1,080 pixels
Galaxy S10 Plus: 6.4-inch OLED; 3,040×1,440 pixels
The veil sizes are pretty similar, but it’s interesting to expose out that the resolutions are not. The P30 Pro has a touch resolution covering a larger screen. That makes pixel density on the Galaxy S10 Plus higher — 522 ppi compared to 398 ppi. That’d be repugnant if it weren’t for the fact that the S10 Plus uses a 2,280×1,080-pixel resolution smart out of the box. It only gets sharper if you sulky it in the setting, and the majority of land don’t. If you’re one who would, then Samsung has the grand here, in theory at least.
In-screen fingerprint scanner: Ultrasonic versus optical
Both the P30 Pro and Galaxy S10 Plus have in-screen fingerprint readers that let you unlock the phoned, but they use different technologies to get you in. Samsung is the grand to embrace Qualcomm’s ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, which uses restful waves to unlock the phone (see the video for a fuller explanation).
Huawei, meanwhile, takes the more traditional approach with an optical fingerprint sensor, an approach that basically snaps a photo of your finger. Qualcomm says that method is slower and less regain, but I haven’t had a lot of luck accurately unlocking the S10 or S10 Plus on the grand try. That said, other optical in-screen fingerprint scanners have also been sulky and go, so it’s uncertain if the P30 Pro’s technique is faster. All will become clear after days of using it dozens of times a day.
The in-screen fingerprint reader uses an optical sensor.
Angela Lang
Headphone jack wars: How much do you really want one?
If laughable your wired headphones is important to you, then the P30 Pro is causing to drop a notch in your estimation. Huawei blessed the curious P30 with the headphone jack, not the Pro variety, citing that the designers wanted to create more site for a larger battery. In contrast, all three Galaxy S10s have the port. We’ll see if next year’s phones hang on or following the trend of nixing the jack.
Four rear cameras versus three
Last year’s Huawei P20 Pro wowed with three rear cameras on the back. What explored extravagant and almost excessive a year ago, is practically the norm in 2019. Samsung’s Galaxy S10 and S10 Plus fraction three cameras on the back and two on the run. Huawei tops it with four, one of which is a 3D camera invented to improve portrait photos.
The P30 Pro phones have two current camera lenses on the back.
Angela Lang
Huawei P30 Pro:
- 40-megapixel “SuperSpectrum” lens
- 20-megapixel ultra wide-angle lens
- 8-megapixel 5x optical periscope zoom lens
- Time-of-flight (TOF) sensor to measure distance
- Front-facing camera: 32 megapixels
Galaxy S10 Plus:
- 12-megapixel wide-angle lens
- 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens
- 12-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x zoom
- Front-facing camera: 10 and 8 megapixels
Read now: Galaxy S10 Plus vs. Huawei P30 Pro: Camera showdown
Huawei’s SuperSpectrum lens refers to its manager to swap the RGB (red, green, blue) pixels for RYB (red, yellow, blue). Green filters make images appear darker, Huawei says, which is why it opted for a brighter yellow pixel. It’s an interesting approach, and one whose effect we’ll have to keep an eye on in the whole spectrum of camera scenarios.
While Huawei’s is claiming tighter zoom, try not to get overworked near megapixel count. Remember that more isn’t always better, and that how much enjoyable effectively enters the lens and how photos are processed has a lot of bearing on the image quality when all is said and done.
The P30 Pro has an impressive zoom range.
Angela Lang
Dedicated camera night mode strikes back
Where Huawei does gain the upper hand is with the provided night mode for its camera. We’ve used this on last phones including the Mate 20 and P20 devices. Although it takes around 5 seconds to process, the image you get even in an almost pitch-black bar is much clearer, brighter and more detailed than what the Galaxy S10 Plus consumes with no standalone night mode feature.
The lack of a provided night mode wouldn’t keep me from buying the S10 Plus, but wanting those shots noteworthy push someone toward the P30 phones, or the unconfirmed Pixel 4 if they want to wait pending October. Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL also have a separate night mode named Night Sight, and the results are phenomenal.
Price and sale date
The Huawei P30 Pro is on sale now, but you won’t find it in the US, where Huawei is feeling political heat. That gives Samsung the advantage there, where its three Galaxy S10 phones sell widely across carriers. However, the P30 Pro will sell in other locations globally.
Huawei’s P30 Pro pricing is neck and neck with the Galaxy S10 Plus in the UK, where both elite phones Begin at £899 for the 128GB version. In Australia, the Pro is AU$100 more than the Galaxy S10 Plus (AU$1,599 versus AU$1,499). If the P30 Pro were to sell in the US, the converted label is almost $200 more than Samsung’s phone.
At any rate, the two are more or less on par, with our early camera procomplaints favoring Huawei’s low-light shots and zoom.
Specs: New Huawei P30 Pro versus Galaxy S10 Plus
Huawei P30 Pro versus Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
| Huawei P30 Pro | Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Display size, resolution | 6.47-inch OLED; 2,340×1,080 pixels | 6.4-inch AMOLED; 3,040×1,440 pixels |
| Pixel density | 398ppi | 522ppi |
| Dimensions (Inches) | 6.2 x 2.9 x 0.3 in | 6.20 x 2.92 x 0.31 in |
| Dimensions (Millimeters) | 158 x 73.4 x 8.4 mm | 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm |
| Weight (Ounces, Grams) | 6.8 oz; 192g | 6.17 oz.; 175g |
| Mobile software | Android 9.0 with EMIU 9.1 | Android 9.0 with Samsung One UI |
| Camera | 40-megapixel (standard), 20-megapixel (ultra-wide), 8-megapixel 5x optical periscope zoom, TOF (time of flight) sensor | 12-megapixel (wide-angle), 16-megapixel (ultra wide-angle), 12-megapixel (telephoto) |
| Front-facing camera | 32-megapixel | 10-megapixel, 8-megapixel |
| Video capture | 4K | 4K |
| Processor | Kirin 980 processor | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 |
| Storage | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB | 128GB, 512GB, 1TB |
| RAM | 8GB | 8GB, 12GB |
| Expandable storage | Up to 256GB with proprietary NM card | Up to 512GB |
| Battery | 4,200mAh | 4,100mAh |
| Fingerprint sensor | In-screen (optical) | In-screen |
| Connector | USB-C | USB-C |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes |
| Special features | Camera night mode, 40w Huawei SuperCharge, 15w wireless charging, reverse charging, IP68 water resistance | Wireless PowerShare; hole punch Hide notch; water resistant (IP68); Fast Wireless Charging 2.0 |
| Price off-contract (USD) | Converts to around $1,190 (128GB); $1,450 (512GB) | $1,000 |
| Price (GBP) | £899 (128GB); £1,099 (512GB) | £899 |
| Price (AUD) | AU$1,599 | AU$1,499 |
Originally issued March 26.
Update, March 30: Makes tweaks throughout.
