Huawei P30 Pro vs. Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei P30 Pro and Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation). Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei P30 Pro vs. Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number VOG-L09 A2296
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 158 mm 138.4 mm Huawei P30 Pro has greater height than Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation).
Width 73.4 mm 67.3 mm Huawei P30 Pro has greater width than Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation).
Depth 8.41 mm 7.3 mm Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation) is narrower than Huawei P30 Pro.
Weight 192 g 148 g Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation) is lighter than Huawei P30 Pro.
Body Colour Breathing crystal | Black | Misty lavender | Aurora White | Black | Red
Body Material Curved 3D glass Aluminium, glass
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Dustproof, water-resistant, splash-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IEC 60529 IP67
Repairability Index 6.5 (out of 10) 6 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.99 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body), 0.98 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology OLED Retina HD display with IPS technology
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.47" 4.7" Huawei P30 Pro has larger screen size than Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation).
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 1334 x 750 pixels Huawei P30 Pro has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation).
Display Format Full HD+ -
Pixel Density - 326 ppi
Max Brightness - 625 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1400:1
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), True Tone display, Wide colour display (P3), Dark mode, Haptic touch
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
PROCESSOR Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Apple A13 Bionic
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
RAM 8 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 64 GB Huawei P30 Pro has more internal memory than Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation).
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 1
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei P30 Pro has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation).
Sensor Name Huawei SuperSpectrum sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.6 F/1.8 Huawei P30 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei P30 Pro.
Lens Construction - 6-element
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 -
Digital Zoom - 5x
Special Effects - Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono
HDR Mode AI HDR+ Smart HDR
Camera Modes AIS Long Exposure Shot Burst mode, Panorama, Live Photos, Timelapse video, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
Light Source LED light True Tone LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, geotagging, Stereo Recording, Continuous autofocus video, 8MP still photos recording 4K video, Time‑lapse video with stabilisation, Slow Sync, Advanced red-eye correction, Optical image stabilization for video, Extended dynamic range for video, HEIF image capture, Digital zoom up to 3x for video, QuickTake video
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) 32 Megapixel 7 Megapixel Huawei P30 Pro has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation).
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei P30 Pro has better front lens aperture than Huawei P30 Pro.
Special Effects (Front) - Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst mode, Live Photos, Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control, Portrait Lighting, wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
Light Source (Front) - Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1280 x 720 (720p), 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Auto image stabilisation, Cinematic video stabilisation, QuickTake video
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4200 mAh -
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, HUAWEI Wireless Quick Charge - Huawei P30 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi Qi
Run Time Details - Playback (audio): up to 40 hrs
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (streamed video): up to 8 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie iOS 13
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 9.1 -
Intelligent Assistant - Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi, LAA
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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 11, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66
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 1500, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles SBC -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, apt-X HD, HWA Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2
Sound Enhancements Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Dolby Digital sound Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Digital sound
Video Enhancements - HDR10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
FEATURES Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Dual Neural Network Processing Unit FaceTime, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, QuickType keyboard, HomeKit, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Fast Charging, AirPlay Mirroring, Third‑generation Neural Engine, Audio Sharing
OTHERS Huawei P30 Pro Apple iPhone SE (2nd generation)
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger Lightning to USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP68, IEC 60529 IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1 m
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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