The Huawei Mate 30 is the latest smartphone from Huawei, under the Mate-series. It is also the direct successor of last year’s Mate 20, and come with the company’s current top techs, and even has a Pro and a 5G Network version. It comes with a large 6.62-inch OLED Full-HD+ display, with 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, and still retains a notch overhead, which houses the speaker grill and other sensors, including the front facing camera.
Specification wise, the Mate 30 is powered by huawei’s self-made HiSilicon Kirin 990 CPU. This is an octa-core processor comprising of a dual-core 2.86 GHz Cortex-A76, dual-core 2.09 GHz Cortex-A76 and a quad-core 1.86 GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs, along with Mali-G76 MP16 GPU, 6/8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage, expandable up to 256GB via Nano Memory (NM) slot.
On the camera department, the Mate 30 pack 3-lenses at the back, a combination of a 40MP main sensor, along with an 8 MP telephoto secondary sensor and a 16 MP ultrawide third sensor. The main sensor is a 1/1.7″ sensor with RYYB color filter and f/1.8 aperture. The 8MP telephoto camera has 3x optical and 5x hybrid zoom on board, with OIS on both first and second sensor. The ultrawide camera however, drops down to a 16MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture, while living selfie duties to a 24MP front-facing sensor.
Whats more? Noticed that there’s no any fingerprint sensor within the body? Yes, because the device comes with an in-screen fingerprint scanner. This unit is only 2G/3G/4G enabled with supportffor either single or dual SIM cards. You are also getting a 4200mAh non-removable battery, which has support for 40W wired charging, 27W wireless charging and as well as support for Power Bank or Reverse wireless charging. The device runs on Android 10 based on EMUI v10, but without Google services out of the box. Other key specifications and silent features of the Huawei Mate 30 are detailed in the specs table below.
Technology | GSM / HSPA / 4G LTE |
2G Network Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
3G Network Bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
4G Network Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
5G Network Bands | Does not have support for 5G Network |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps |
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Dimensions | 160.8 x 76.1 x 8.4 mm (6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 in) |
Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
Build | Front/back glass, aluminum frame |
SIM Type | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Display Type | OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
Size | 6.62 inches, 107.6 cm2 (~87.9% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~389 ppi density) |
Operating System | Android 10; EMUI 10 |
Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm) |
CPU | Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.09 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.86 GHz Cortex-A55) |
GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 |
RAM + ROM | 6/8 GB |
Card Slot | Nano Memory (NM), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
Camera Type | Triple Lenses |
Camera Sensor(s) | 40MP + 8MP + 16MP Main Camera Sensors |
Camera Features |
Autofocus Continuous autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Optical zoom Digital image stabilization Optical image stabilization Geotagging Panorama HDR Touch focus Face detection White balance settings ISO settings Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene mode Macro mode Sensor size - 1/1.7" Leica camera Vario Summilux-H Phase detection Laser autofocus Focal length (35 mm equivalent) - 27 mm 720p @ 960 fps Secondary sensor: 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4", PDAF, Lazer AF, OIS, 3x optical zoom Tertiary sensor: 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide) |
Video Resolution | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS |
Camera Type | Single Lens |
Camera Sensor(s) | 24-megapixel front-facing camera |
Camera Features |
FaceID HDR+ |
Video Resolution | 1080p@30fps |
Loudspeaker | Yes, Dual stereo speakers |
Speaker Location | Chin, below display |
Audio Jack Type | Yes, 3.5mm audio jack |
Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
NFC | |
GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
FM Radio | No |
Battery Capacity | Non-removable Li-Po 4200 mAh battery |
Wireless Charging | Yes, Fast wireless charging 27W |
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. | Up to 29 hours |
Stand-by | Up to 600 hours |
Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
Box Contents | Charging Brick / USB cable |
We CANNOT guarantee 100% accuracy for the specification table above.