Huawei P30 review

There are some positives to Huawei’s smaller P30 model, such as the size and design, which manages to feel just as good as the flagship and in a more hand-friendly size. The camera is decent, too, and you even get the 3.5mm headset jack back, something we don’t see very often anymore. But you will miss out on wireless charging, water resistance, and the major camera improvements found alongside those features in its slightly higher-priced sibling, the P30 Pro.

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You miss out on a few things like wireless charging but, for the asking price, we’d still rate the Huawei P30 as an incredibly competitive package.

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The Huawei P30 has the same SuperSpectrum RYYB sensor and low light photography technology found in the P30 Pro. Macro shots of flowers, insects, and other small subjects look great and beat out what I've been experiencing with Samsung phones for the past couple of years. I love the small size of the P30 and now regret paying $1,000 for the P30 Pro since the practical usefulness of the periscope telephoto lens is not really worth the premium price.

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The Huawei P30 is an impressive smartphone, but you won't be getting it in the US anytime soon and there are strong options for the price.

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The Huawei P30, perhaps inevitably, suffers by comparison to the sexier P30 Pro. It isn’t as big or as gloriously capable in the camera department, but it deserves, at the very least, to be considered on its own merits. It has a great set of cameras, shares some of the P30 Pro’s new technology, has the very same core chipset and looks absolutely fabulous, even in black. In its price bracket, then, the Huawei P30 stands alone. It’s a much better smartphone than many will give it credit for.

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This is not a phone for the perfectionists: the screen is AMOLED, but it is not quite as good as on the rivals, the camera has a few neat tricks, but photos have somewhat bleak colors, EMUI is not as polished as other skins and options that we have had for now years like 4K60 video are missing. The problem is that at this price we don’t just expect a good-enough phone, we expect great.

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The Huawei P30 pushes premium phones cameras to the next level in absolute quality and value for the price.

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Huawei's P30 only has minor issues and the high price is justified. With its under-display fingerprint sensor, OLED display and 3x optical zoom, buyers will no doubt find using this phone enjoyable.

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The Huawei P30’s camera is impressive enough on its own too. Not as high resolution as the Huawei P30 Pro, but enough that it is already an impressive thing on its own. The Huawei P30 really is in a class of its own; you can hardly compare it to the Huawei P30 Pro.

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The Huawei P30 is a smart-looking device that, on the surface, looks like any other mid-range smartphone but under the surface, it has plenty of technology that makes taking good photos a doddle. Colours are accurate, images are sharp and selfies are great. Yes, there are some areas that can still be improved, when's there not? But, this doesn't stop us liking the P30. 

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