Phone Comparison - Huawei P30 vs Huawei nova 5T vs Huawei nova 8 SE

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei Huawei
Announced 2019, March August 2019 November 2020
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2019, April Coming Soon - August 2019 Coming Soon - November 2020
Colors Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold Black, Crush Blue, Mid Summer Purple Black, Deep Blue, Blue, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 154.25 x 73.97 x 7.87 mm
(6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
161.1 x 74.8 x 7.5 mm
(6.34 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
Weight - 174 g (6.14 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor(In-display)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor(Side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface EMUI 9.1 EMUI 9.1 EMUI 10.1 no Google Play Service
Processor Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - standard model
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - premium model, MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 720 5G (7 nm) - standard model
MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G (7 nm) - premium model
GPU Mali-G76 MP10 Mali-G76 MP10 (720 MHz) Mali-G57 MC3
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128/256 GB 128 GB
External Memory NM card, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type OLED Capacitive Touchscreen Full HD+ FullView LCD curved glass Touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen, HDR10
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.1 inches 6.26 inches 6.53 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (412 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 84.18% 85.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 40 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP 48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF/Laser AF
16 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7", PDAF/Laser AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", 5x optical zoom, PDAF/Laser AF
Leica Optics, Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, CAF
16 MP, f/2.2, Ultra wide angle
2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) dedicated macro camera
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR, panorama
64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 32 MP, f/2.0
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.0
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage NM card, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 22.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 66W, 60% in 15 min, 100% in 35 min (advertised)
Capacity 3650 mAh 3700 mAh 3800 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -