Huawei P30 Pro vs Honor Magic 4 Pro

61 out of 100

79 out of 100

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 Honor Magic 4 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 36 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Benchmarks
Battery life
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Huawei P30 Pro

Shows 30% longer battery life (32:36 vs 25:00 hours)
The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
Weighs 23 grams less

Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 4 Pro

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
90% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1019K versus 537K)
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Delivers 58% higher peak brightness (961 against 607 nits)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 40W)
Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 4600 vs 4200 mAh
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Stereo speakers
The phone is 3-years newer

Review

Evaluation of Huawei P30 Pro and Honor Magic 4 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.47 inches	6.81 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1312 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.54:9
PPI	398 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	570 nits	600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1000 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	88.89%	93%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	99%	94.7%
PWM	231 Hz	119 Hz
Response time	3.6 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	158 mm (6.22 inches)	163.6 mm (6.44 inches)
Width	73.4 mm (2.89 inches)	74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness	8.4 mm (0.33 inches)	9.15 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight	192 g (6.77 oz)	215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	-
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Blue, Orange	White, Black, Gold, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 980	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock	2600 MHz	3000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache	-	6 MB
Lithography process	7 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G76 MP10	Adreno 730
GPU shading units	360	1536
GPU clock	720 MHz	818 MHz
FLOPS	~518.4 GFLOPS	~2512.8 GFLOPS

CPU	163511	259919
GPU	135448	367772
Memory	106101	179429
UX	129160	205090
Total score	537039	1019244

Max surface temperature	40 °C	38.6 °C
Stability	48%	63%
Graphics test	14 FPS	59 FPS
Graphics score	2490	9862

Web score	6535	12304
Video editing	5713	7558
Photo editing	14218	29522
Data manipulation	7708	10525
Writing score	10841	16463

RAM size	6, 8, 12 GB	8, 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2133 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	2	4

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

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10)	Android 12
ROM	EMUI 12	Magic UI 6
OS size	13.4 GB	21 GB

Capacity	4200 mAh	4600 mAh
Max charge power	40 W	100 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (15 W)	Yes (100 W)
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes, SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)	Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full charging time	1:05 hr	0:30 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	10:48 hr	09:14 hr
Watching video	16:28 hr	11:47 hr
Gaming	05:34 hr	05:28 hr
Standby	99 hr	68 hr

Main camera
Matrix	40 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	7360 x 4912	9216 x 6912
Zoom	Optical, 5x	Optical, 3.5x
Flash	Dual LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	960 FPS (720p)	-
Angle of widest lens	120°	122°
Lenses	4 (40 MP + 8 MP + 20 MP)	4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 64 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/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 64 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 90 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Omnivision OV64B (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	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS)
Depth lens	Yes	Yes
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Huawei P30 Pro from DxOMark	Photo samples of Honor Magic 4 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	3840 x 2160
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

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	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS
NFC *	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	Yes

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	20
5G support	No	Yes

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	March 2019	February 2022
Release date	May 2019	April 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 - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	-	Yes, 100 W

Huawei P30 Pro vs Honor Magic 4 Pro

Huawei P30 Pro vs Honor Magic 4 Pro

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Display

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Performance

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Battery

Camera

DxOMark camera tests

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