Honor 30 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro

Comparing the Honor 30 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Honor 30 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro run at the same processing speed of 2.86 GHz.

Display: Huawei P40 Pro offers a screen size of 6.58 inches, while Honor 30 Pro offers 6.57 inches, making Huawei P40 Pro the larger display of the two. Both Honor 30 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro feature the same OLED display.

Rear Camera: Huawei P40 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Honor 30 Pro offers 40 MP, making Huawei P40 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Honor 30 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Huawei P40 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4200 mAh, while Honor 30 Pro offers 4000 mAh, making Huawei P40 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: Huawei P40 Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Honor 30 Pro offers 128 GB, making Huawei P40 Pro the better option for storage.

Honor 30 Pro

₹43,290

(Not Released in India)

Huawei P40 Pro

₹59,490

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

02 Aug, 2021

04 Nov, 2020

06 May, 2026

Performance


HiSilicon Kirin	HiSilicon Kirin	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.86 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.86 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.57 inches (16.69 cm)	6.58 inches (16.71 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	OLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1200x2640 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


40 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	40 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP + 8 MP	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


4000 mAh	4200 mAh	6500 mAh
40W Super Charging	40W Super Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.2/5

(20 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	565,910 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

EMUI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.86 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2.36 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.86 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.86 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2.36 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP16

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

565,910

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.57 inches (16.69 cm)

6.58 inches (16.71 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1200x2640 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

441 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.33 %

91.01 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

160.3 mm

158.2 mm

150.83 mm

Width

73.6 mm

72.6 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

186 grams

209 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

40 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX600 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

40 MP
f/1.8 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/3.4 Telephoto Camera

12 MP
f/3.4 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

7360 x 4912 Pixels

8200 x 6100 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

N/A

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

3840x2160 @ 60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh

4200 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Super Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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