Huawei P30 Pro vs Nova Y91
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.47-inch Huawei P30 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 980) that was released on March 26, 2019, against the Huawei Nova Y91, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 51 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei P30 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (537K versus 224K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- OLED display (versus competitor''s IPS LCD)
- Supports higher wattage charging (40W versus 22.5W)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova Y91
- Comes with 2800 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4200 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card
- Has a 0.48 inch larger screen size
- The phone is 4-years and 3-months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 10
- Stereo speakers
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.47 inches | 6.95 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2376 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.89:9 |
| PPI | 398 ppi | 376 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 570 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.89% | 85.6% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99% | - |
| PWM | 231 Hz | - |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 inches) | 171.6 mm (6.76 inches) |
| Width | 73.4 mm (2.89 inches) | 79.9 mm (3.15 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | Yes |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Orange | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP10 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 360 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 720 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~518.4 GFLOPS | ~284 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 163511 | 34043 |
| GPU | 135448 | 49582 |
| Memory | 106101 | 100471 |
| UX | 129160 | 39266 |
| Total score | 537039 | 224710 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40 °C | - |
| Stability | 48% | - |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2490 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 6535 | - |
| Video editing | 5713 | - |
| Photo editing | 14218 | - |
| Data manipulation | 7708 | - |
| Writing score | 10841 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8, 12 GB | 6, 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | Nano Memory | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) | Android 13 |
| ROM | EMUI 12 | EMUI 13 |
| OS size | 13.4 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4200 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 40 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 10:48 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:28 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | - |
| Standby | 99 hr | - |
General battery life
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 | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 4 (40 MP + 8 MP + 20 MP) | 2 (50 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 - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 20 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Sensor: 1/2.7" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
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| 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 | - |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | - |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| 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 | - |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| 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 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2019 | May 2023 |
| Release date | May 2019 | June 2023 |
| 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 |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 22 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Huawei P30 Pro . But if the display, battery life, and software are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Nova Y91 .
