New Huawei Mate 30, 30 Pro, Porsche RS Comparison

Makers of the anticipated Huawei mate 30, Huawei INC, some months back had issues with the US government.

As a Chinese owned company, the US had questioned the user privacy protection of the company and subsequently restricted any US firm from doing business with the popular phone maker.

Note that Huawei uses it’s own version of Android, whose basic code is provided free by Google (which is a US firm).

Unperturbed by the temporary ban, Huawei promised that its flagship device the ‘mate 30‘ would still be released as scheduled in the later part of the year (2019).

During the period of the indirect ban of chinese tech firms(here Huawei) by the US government from using Google’s framework, Huawei released it’s own operating system – The Harmony OS.

However, the mate 30 flagships continues with the android operating system based on the EMUI 10 skin, with the company promising a future with their own OS.

What does the Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro, and the Porsche Design Mate 30 RS share in common?

These three devices have the same latest Kirin 990 chip and Leica multi-camera setup. The ‘Pro’ version of mate 30 has an upgraded functionality and betters the ordinary version of it(Huawei mate 30) in most ways.

As a unique introduction, the Huawei Mate 30 RS is just the ‘pro’ version with an added porsche leather cover and extended storage.

The 30′ model exhibits uniqueness — its specs

New Huawei mate 30 bags a wide yet flat 6.62″ OLED screen of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels with a slightly notch display. It also has an AMOLED screen coated with a dust-resistant glass.

Huawei mate 30

Powering it is it’s 4200mAh battery which provides a lengthy connectivity time, favouring heavy phone users.

It’s main rear camera is a 40MP one coupled with a 24MP selfie cam at the front of the device. Fingerprint is optical based and could be put to use after locating it at the lower end of the screen.

Meanwhile, for 5G compatible reqions, there’s a 5G model available.

Specification summary

Battery capacity (mAh)4200, Fast charging, Wireless charging
ColoursSpace Silver, Emerald Green, Cosmic Purple, Black, Vegan Forest Green, Vegan Orange
Screen6.62 inches, 1080×2340 pixels
Processor1.86GHz octa- core, HiSilicon Kirin 990
RAM6/8GB
Internal storage128GB
Expandable storageYes, up to 256GB
CameraRear camera: 40MP 27mm f/1.6 OIS (RYYB filter) + 8MP 80mm f/2.4 OIS lens (3x optical zoom) 16MP 17mm f/2.2 ultra-wide; [email protected] video capture, [email protected] slow-mo. Front camera: 24MP, f/2.0 Leica lens + 3D TOF camera
SoftwareOperating system: Android 10 Skin: EMUI 10
Connectivity5G(5G model only)/4G/3G/GSM; Dual SIM

The 30′ pro and it’s compelling specifications

Huawei mate 30 pro is an upgraded version of the mate 30 in terms of capabilities. It bags a 6.53″ AMOLED, 1,176 x 2,400 pixels screen.

Huawei mate 30 pro

For the Huawei Mate 30 Pro rear camera, a 40- megapixel primary one with an f/1.6 aperture is placed; a second 40-megapixel camera with an f/1.6 aperture and a third 8- megapixel camera with an f/2.4 aperture is added as sensors. Added functionalities of the rear cam is the pdaf and laser autofocus.

The Mate 30 pro has a 32-megapixel camera on the front for clear selfies, with an f/2.0 aperture. The battery capacity of the device is 4500mAh bettering the one of ‘mate 30’.

Specification summary

Battery capacity (mAh)4500, Fast charging, Wireless charging
ColoursSpace Silver, Emerald Green, Cosmic Purple, Black, Vegan Forest Green, Vegan Orange
Screen6.53 inches, 1176×2400 pixels
Processor1.86GHz octa- core, HiSilicon Kirin 990
RAM8GB
Internal storage128GB
Expandable storageYes, up to 256GB
CameraRear camera: 40-megapixel (f/1.6) + 40- megapixel (f/1.6) + 8-megapixel (f/2.4) Rear autofocus PDAF and laser autofocus Rear flash Dual LED Front camera: 32-megapixel (f/2.0)
SoftwareOperating system: Android 10 Skin: EMUI 10
Connectivity5G(5G model only)/4G/3G/GSM; Dual SIM

Porsche Design mate 30 RS specs

This is a mate 30 ‘pro’ version with a leather porsche design and a 12GB RAM plus internal storage of 512GB storage.

Porsche design Huawei mate 30 RS

Same specifications of the mate 30 ‘pro’ applies here except an extended RAM and internal storage.

Price of the Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro, and the Porsche Design Mate 30 RS

  • The Huawei Mate 30 − 8GB RAM, 128GB storage − About N318,000
  • It’s Mate 30 Pro − 8GB RAM, 256GB storage − About N438,000
  • Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G − 8GB RAM, 256GB storage − About N477,000
  • Porsche Design Mate 30 RS – About N833,000

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