Last night at a lavish event in Johannesburg, Huawei South Africa launched the Huawei P30 Series in South Africa. The P30 Series consists of three new devices including the P30 Lite, P30 and P30 Pro each with their own pricing point and features.
The Huawei P30 Series has a big push on photography as the devices now feature an even better set of cameras than last year’s models. They all feature a brand-new 32MP front-facing camera with AI and the back has three camera sensors. Huawei is even boasting a 112 point score on the DXOMARK Mobile tests.
The phones contain a 40MP “Super Sensing Camera”, a 20MP ultra-wide angle lens and a Huawei TOF camera all combining together to deliver one of the best camera systems in a smartphone.
Key features
- 50x “Super Zoom” camera system
- Low-light photography
- OLED Dewdrop display
- In-screen fingerprint reader
- Under-screen Acoustic Display Technology
- Kirin 980 Chipset
- Huawei SuperCharge (up to 70% in 30 minutes)
The Huawei P30 Series comes in three different shades. Breathing Crystal, Aurora and Black. Aurora shade looks like the northern lights and is really something special.
The aurora model of the Huawei P30 is mesmerising ?.#HuaweiP30 @HuaweiZA #P30Series #REWRITETHERULES pic.twitter.com/Sz6LhkSoCe
— Marco Cocomello (@Cocomelts) April 3, 2019
Full detailed specs of the devices can be seen below along with the pricing. All local network operators now have the Huawei P30 Series available for purchase. For more information check out our in-depth guide on the Huawei P30 Series devices.
| Specifications | Huawei P30 Lite | Huawei P30 | Huawei P30 Pro |
| OS | Android 9.0 | Android 9.0 | Android 9.0 |
| Display | 6.15 1080×2312 OLED 84.2% screen-to-body ratio | 6.1-inch 3,040 x 1,440 OLED 85.8% screen-to-body ratio | 6.47-inch 2,340 x 1,080 OLED 88.6% screen-to-body ratio |
| Processor | Hisilicon Kirin 710 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| RAM | 6GB | 8GB/6GB | 8GB |
| Storage | 128GB/ MicroSD | 64GB/128GB/256GB, MicroSD | 128GB/256GB/512GB NanoSD up to 256GB |
| Rear camera | 24MP + 8 MP + 2MP | 40MP + 16MP + 8MP | 40MP + 20MP + 8MP + TOF |
| Front camera | 32MP | 32MP | 32MP |
| Connectivity | 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C | 802.11ax Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C | 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C |
| Durability | IP68 | IP68 | IP68 |
| Battery | 3,340mAh | 3,650mAh | 4,200mAh |
| Price | R5,999 | R13,999 | R18,999 |
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