Huawei Nova Plus vs. Huawei P30 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Huawei Nova Plus and Huawei P30 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Nova Plus vs. Huawei P30 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - VOG-L09
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151.8 mm 158 mm Huawei P30 Pro has greater height than Huawei Nova Plus.
Width 75.7 mm 73.4 mm Huawei Nova Plus has greater width than Huawei P30 Pro.
Depth 7.3 mm 8.41 mm Huawei Nova Plus is narrower than Huawei Nova Plus.
Weight 160 g 192 g Huawei Nova Plus is lighter than Huawei Nova Plus.
Body Colour Mystic silver | Prestige gold | Titanium grey Breathing crystal | Black | Misty lavender | Aurora
Body Material Aluminium-magnesium alloy Curved 3D glass
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P30 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 6.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value - 0.99 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.64 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.47" Huawei P30 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei Nova Plus.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Huawei P30 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Nova Plus.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Features 2.5D curved glass DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
PROCESSOR Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Hisilicon Kirin 980
Clock Speed - 2.6 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Huawei P30 Pro has more RAM than Huawei Nova Plus.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Huawei P30 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei Nova Plus.
User Memory 22 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei P30 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei Nova Plus.
Sensor Name - Huawei SuperSpectrum sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture - F/1.6
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
HDR Mode - AI HDR+
Camera Modes Beauty mode, low-light shots AIS Long Exposure Shot
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 20 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P30 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) 8 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P30 Pro has better front camera resolution than Huawei Nova Plus.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) Beauty Make-up 2.0, Beauty Skin 3.0 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3340 mAh 4200 mAh Huawei P30 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei Nova Plus.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, HUAWEI Wireless Quick Charge Huawei P30 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei P30 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 HUAWEI Emotion UI 9.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
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
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
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
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
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles - SBC
NFC - Yes Huawei P30 Pro has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MP4, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, apt-X HD, HWA
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones Dual Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS Huawei Nova Plus Huawei P30 Pro
Included Accessories Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards - IP68, IEC 60529
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