Huawei P30 vs Huawei Nova 5T

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Comparing the Huawei P30 vs Huawei Nova 5T across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Huawei P30 and Huawei Nova 5T run at the same processing speed of 2.6 GHz.


Display: Huawei Nova 5T offers a screen size of 6.26 inches, while Huawei P30 offers 6.1 inches, making Huawei Nova 5T the larger display of the two. Huawei P30 features a OLED display compared to Huawei Nova 5T's IPS LCD, making Huawei P30 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova 5T offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Huawei P30 offers 40 MP, making Huawei Nova 5T better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Huawei P30 and Huawei Nova 5T feature a 32 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei Nova 5T offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while Huawei P30 offers 3650 mAh, making Huawei Nova 5T better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Huawei P30 and Huawei Nova 5T offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Huawei P30
₹51,300
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₹27,290
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Summary

Release Date

30 Jan, 2020
02 Apr, 2020
06 May, 2026

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.26 inches (15.9 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

40 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Telephoto Camera
2 MP
Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
32 MP
50 MP

Battery

3650 mAh
3750 mAh
6500 mAh
Super Charging
Super Charging
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

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
N/A
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

EMUI
EMUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 980
HiSilicon Kirin 980
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A73 1.92 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.92 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP10
Mali-G76 MP10
Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
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
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.26 inches  (15.9 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

422 ppi
412 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.74 %
84.23 %
90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

149.1 mm
154.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

71.3 mm
73.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
7.8 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

165 grams
174 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes IP53
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

40 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera
2 MP
f/2.4
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus Continuous autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

7360 x 4912 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3650 mAh
3750 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Super Charging
Yes Super Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
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
N/A
16h 04m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 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:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 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:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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
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)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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