Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs. Fairphone 4

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei Mate 30 Pro and Fairphone 4. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 30 Pro vs. Fairphone 4 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number LIO-L29C -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158.1 mm 162 mm Fairphone 4 has greater height than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Width 73.1 mm 75.5 mm Fairphone 4 has greater width than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Depth 8.8 mm 10.5 mm Huawei Mate 30 Pro is narrower than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Weight 198 g 225 g Huawei Mate 30 Pro is lighter than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Body Colour Space Silver Grey
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant, splash-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Huawei Mate 30 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP54
Repairability Index 7.4 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.54 W/kg (head) 0.494 W/kg (head), 0.993 W/kg (body), 2.916 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology - IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.53" 6.3" Huawei Mate 30 Pro has larger screen size than Fairphone 4.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1176 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better screen resolution than Fairphone 4.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 409 ppi 410 ppi Fairphone 4 has better pixel density than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Dark mode, Huawei Horizon Display, ultra-curved screen, advanced multi-dimensional cooling system Full Lamination, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 990 Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
Processor Number - SM7225
Clock Speed 2.86 GHz 2.2 GHz Huawei Mate 30 Pro has higher clock speed than Fairphone 4.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 30 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G76 Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
RAM 8 GB 6 GB Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more RAM than Fairphone 4.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Huawei Mate 30 Pro has more internal memory than Fairphone 4.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 2
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX582 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.6 Fairphone 4 has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 4 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom 3x -
Digital Zoom 30x 8x Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better digital zoom than Fairphone 4.
Special Effects Dynamic bokeh effect HDR
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Portrait, ultra low-light video, 256x Ultra Slow-motion Video Slow motion video, Pro mode, night mode
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 4000 x 3000 (4K UHD)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 5x Hybrid Zoom, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera Laser detection auto focus (LDAF), TOF sensor, colour sensor
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 40 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Fairphone 4 has better second camera resolution than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.6 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 0.8 μm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro focus
Still Image Resolutions - 8000 x 6000
Camera Features (2nd Camera) OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation), Huawei SuperSensing Cine Camera -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 30 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
FOURTH CAMERA
Camera Functions (4th Camera) HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 25 Megapixel Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better front camera resolution than Fairphone 4.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.78"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS IMX576 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 30 Pro has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 30 Pro.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
HDR Mode (Front) AI HDR+ -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) 3D Depth Sensing Camera, AI Segmentation Up to 8x digital zoom, digital image stabilisation, ToF sensor, colour sensor
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 3905 mAh Huawei Mate 30 Pro has larger battery capacity than Fairphone 4.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge - Huawei Mate 30 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes - Huawei Mate 30 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time - 200 hours
Talk Time - 780 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 780 min
Standby: up to 200 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 4 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 10 Android 11
User Interface EMUI 10.0 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, GNSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n71, n77, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 LE Bluetooth 5.1 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP WAV, AAC, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 XviD, DivX, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, HEVC, VP9
FEATURES Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Huawei Reverse Charge, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit) MIMO technology, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials
OTHERS Huawei Mate 30 Pro Fairphone 4
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones -
Compliant Standards IP68, TUV Rheinland MIL-STD 810G, IP54
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