Huawei P30 Pro: P is for power, fierce and fast
There is a lot more to Huawei's latest flagship than the camera
Huawei P30 ProCool factor 5/5Usability 4/5Value for money 4/5 I’m willing to bet that most of the reviews of the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro you’ll read will focus almost exclusively on the devices’ cameras — and rightly so, because they are awesome. The P30 Pro has four Leica lenses, including one capable of incredible zoom (5x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom). But there is a lot more to Huawei’s latest flagship than the camera. Two features that deserve a few more centimetres of press are the battery and the processor. There is a 4,200mAh battery under the P30 Pro hood. That is, in short, huge. By comparison, the size of the iPhone X’s is 2,658mAh, and that of the Samsung Galaxy S10 3,400mAh. (The S10+’s is 4,100mAh.) You can count on use for a day and a half, even if you’re making the most of that 6.47-inch OLED screen as well as gaming, watching videos and using the camera. This thing does not quit. And when you finally wear it down, it charges quickly: 40W Huawei SuperCharge will ...
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