Just as Huawei announced its newest flagship smartphone, the P30 Pro, they also released the DxOMark score of the device surpassing the Mate 20 Pro by 3 points.
The Huawei P30 Pro scored 112 points overall with 119 points for Photo. Here are the pros and cons:
Pros:
- Good detail and long zoom range
- Good target exposure in very low light
- Fast and accurate autofocus
- Good detail in low light
- Very good image results when shooting with flash
- Accurate depth estimation and good detail in bokeh mode
Cons:
- Unnatural rendering of sky color when shooting outdoors
- Slightly limited dynamic range can result in highlight clipping
- Range of image artifacts, including hue shift, ringing, and loss of acutance
- Soft corners in medium-range zoom images
On the other hand, the device scored 97 in the video aspect which is 1 point less than the Mate 20 Pro.
Pros:
- Very good stabilization
- AF reacts quickly to scene changes, good tracking
- Low noise levels and decent detail in bright light and indoors
- Generally good target exposure
- Accurate white balance and good color rendering
Cons:
- Strong noise in low-light videos
- Some exposure and white balance instabilities
- Sharpness varies between frames in indoor videos
- Fram rate changes noticeable in panning videos
The Huawei P30 Pro overtakes the Mate 20 Pro in the number 1 spot as the best smartphone camera today.
“If you still needed a reason to spend money on a compact camera, it would have been for zoom reach, as even the best smartphone cameras could not provide usable zoom image quality beyond a 5x factor. This has now changed with the Huawei P30 Pro and its innovative zoom system that uses folded optics and a super-resolution algorithm, which finally makes usable 10x zoom on smartphones a reality.”
