Reviewers Liked
- Gorgeous curved display
- Kirin 990 processor
- Promising camera array
- Big boost in performance
- Big battery
Reviewers Didn't Like
- No Google apps or services
- Unlikely to reach U.S
Huawei Mate 30 Pro
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7.6
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Expert reviews and ratings
By MobileSyrup
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The Mate 30 Pro — which was first revealed back in October of 2019 — features impressive hardware but lacks Google Play Services, which is why it took Huawei several months to bring this device to Canada.Now that the company is poised to release the...
By pokde.net
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The HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro has been in the market for quite some time now, with the main drawback being its lack of Google's services. It's been a good few months and HUAWEI has been growing their own AppGallery aggressively. But if we were to look beyond...
By DXOMark
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60
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro's multimedia audio quality results are dominated by the company's decision to equip it with only a single speaker. For starters, that means no stereo output, which greatly affects the quality of the user's experience when playing...
By hardwarezone.com.sg
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85
Imaging systemsWith the camera system being considered such an integral part of the smartphone these days, it's interesting to see how the various brands differed.Apple went with a three-camera system and introduced its own dedicated computational...
By cnet
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I wish I could say that the Kirin 990 CPU also scored well on Geekbench 5, a benchmark we run to test a processor's efficiency. Saying it performed well would be a safe bet but, after downloading the APK for Geekbench 5 from four different sites, the app never worked. I could try searching for more Geekbench APKs, but I think this anecdote is an apt encapsulation of the Huawei Mate 30 Pro. It's a beautiful device with powerful parts and a sublime camera. But its software situation is a disaster. Don't buy this phone.
By NotebookCheck
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89
Huawei flexes its musclesThe Huawei Mate 30 Pro smartphone review. Test device courtesy of TradingShenzen.With the Mate 30 Pro, Huawei has succeeded once again with delivering a very powerful and high-end smartphone. Unfortunately, the Chinese...
By PCWorld New Zealand
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The Mate 30 Pro represents the ultimate triumph of hardware over software.Read more Huawei make a polite play for the upper-end of the mid-tier with the Nova 5TIn recent years, Huawei's best handsets have asked for smaller and smaller compromises in...
By digitalcameraworld.com
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Despite its fantastic camera, which outperforms the Google Pixel 4 and iPhone 11 Pro in certain situations, we can't recommend the Huawei Mate 30 Pro to anyone outside China until it gets the Play Store – unless you're actively trying to avoid Google's...
By amanz.my
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98
Huawei Mate 30 Pro ialah bukti bahawa perkakasan yang baik tidak bermakna tanpa jika tidak disokong dengan perisian yang juga baik. Di atas kertas Mate 30 Pro adalah cukup berkuasa untuk menjadi antara peranti yang terbaik sepanjang 2019. Skrinnya unik,...
By Android Authority
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85
The success of the Mate 20 Pro set an incredibly high bar for Huawei to clear, and I think the company managed it by the skin of their teeth. This phone doesn't tick every box: video still has a ways to go, but the awesome detail and insane low-light...
By Expert Reviews
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It's not a good time for Huawei to launch a new smartphone. The (admittedly forced) lack of support on Google's end is potentially disastrous for the company, and while Huawei's smartphone division may still stay afloat in China – where it doesn't use...
By NotebookCheck
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Apple offers the most balanced setupTest devices provided by Samsung Germany andWith the iPhone 11 Pro, Apple lives up to its reputation of having the best smartphone for videography. However, it is not absolutely top-notch in all areas. All the...
By GSMArena
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We ended our previous selfie shootout two years ago with a general sentiment of disappointment. That's a long time in smartphone evolution terms, and indeed we're now seeing considerable advancements in selfie photo and video capture.While front-facing...
By Ubergizmo
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195Image Quality score UBER-G SCOREScoring/ranking system name IQImage-Quality based scoring system CAMERA Mobile High EndCategory based on price 2019-09Device launch date Huawei Mate 30 ProDevice brand and nameUber-G Camera...
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