An event in Paris brings all the details on the P30, a series of flagship smartphones Huawei claims will do nothing less than "rewrite the rules of photography" through the addition of a four-camera setup.
The P30 comes in 2 variants, regular and Pro. The Pro is the model with the most photography chops, since it features a 40MP Super Spectrum sensor, an ultra-wide 20MP sensor, a "Periscope zoom" allowing for 5x optical zoom and a flight depth-sensing camera. The 40MP sensor swaps the regular RGB colour filter for RYYB (red, blue, yellow), an arrangement the company says absorbs 40% more light to allow for cleaner photos. In addition, the company says a combination of the 5x periscope zoom with data from the other sensors produces a 10x lossless zoom.
As for the actual phone, the P30 Pro is a 6.47-inch device with a curved 2340 x 1080 resolution OLED display. Powering it is a Huawei-made Kirin 980 processor, together with 8GB RAM, 128/512GB storage and a 4200mAh battery complete with 40W SuperCharge wired charging and support for 15W wireless charging.
Moving to the regular P30, the handset features the 40MP Super Spectrum camera, together with a 16MP sensor and an 8MP camera with a 3x telephoto lens. It is smaller with 6.1-inch 2340 x 1080 OLED display, and includes a Kirin 980 processor, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage and a 3650mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging. A 3.5mm audio jack is also included (something the P30 lacks), and both phones feature USB-C connectivity, in-display fingerprint sensors and a notch housing a 32MP front-facing camera.
Both P30 and P30 Pro are available now.
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