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| Basic Information | |
| Release Date | 1 Oct 2019 |
| Status | Available |
| Hardware & Software | |
| CPU | Octa core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| CPU Cores | 8 Cores |
| OS Version | v10 (Q) |
| Fabrication | 7 nm EUV+ |
| Architecture | 64 bit |
| User Interface | EMUI 10 (No Google Play Services, Huawei AppGallery) |
| Operating System | Android |
| Display | |
| Notch | Notch (Houses 3D depth and gesture sensors) |
| Features | 16.7M colors, DCI-P3 wide color gamut, 88° ultra-curved waterfall edge, In-Display Optical Fingerprint, Acoustic display sound earpiece, Side-touch volume interaction |
| Resolution | 1176 x 2400 px (FHD+) |
| HDR Support | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen Size | 6.53 inches (16.59 cm) |
| Aspect Ratio | 18.5:9 |
| Display Type | OLED (88° Horizon Curved Display) |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Touch Screen | Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch |
| Pixel Density | 409 ppi |
| Screen Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Bezel-less Display | Yes with ultra-curved waterfall display |
| Screen to Body Ratio | 94.06% |
| Cameras | |
| OIS | Yes (Dual OIS on 40MP Main & 8MP Telephoto Cameras) |
| Zoom | 3x Optical Zoom, 5x Hybrid Zoom, up to 30x Digital Zoom |
| Flash | Dual-LED dual-tone flash |
| Sensor | 40 MP SuperSensing (wide, 27mm, 1/1.7", f/1.6, PDAF, OIS) + 40 MP Cine (ultrawide, 18mm, 1/1.54", f/1.8, PDAF) + 8 MP (telephoto, 80mm, 1/4.0", f/2.4, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom, 30x digital zoom) + 3D Depth Sensing TOF Camera |
| Aperture | f/1.6 (wide, OIS) + f/1.8 (ultrawide) + f/2.4 (telephoto, OIS) |
| Settings | Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, RAW support |
| Autofocus | Yes, Phase Detection autofocus (PDAF) |
| Video FPS | 30 fps, 60 fps, 120 fps, 960 fps, 7680 fps |
| Resolution | 40 MP, f/1.6, Wide Angle, Primary Camera, 40 MP, f/1.8, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera, 8 MP, f/2.4, Telephoto Camera, TOF 3D, (depth) |
| Camera Setup | Quad (Halo Ring Design) |
| Shooting Modes | Continuous Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Leica Optics Modes, Super Night Mode, Ultra-wide Night Video, Portrait Bokeh, Pro Mode, Panorama, Slow Motion, 4K HDR Time-lapse |
| Camera Features | Leica optics, Ultra-slow motion (7680fps @ 720p), Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus, Directional Audio Zoom, Dual-sensor main camera system |
| Video Recording | 3840x2160 (4K), 1920x1080 (1080p), 1280x720 (720p) |
| Image Resolution | 8500 x 4700 Pixels |
| Selfie Camera | |
| OIS | No |
| Sensor | 32 MP (wide, 26mm, 1/2.8", 0.8µm, f/2.0) + 3D TOF camera / Gesture sensor |
| Aperture | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Fixed Focus |
| Video FPS | 30 fps |
| Resolution | 32 MP, f/2.0, Wide Angle, Primary Camera + 3D TOF (Depth/Biometrics Sensor) |
| Camera Setup | Dual |
| Camera Features | Hardware 3D Face ID, AI Gesture Control (Touchless Air Gestures), Portrait Bokeh, HDR, Face Beauty |
| Video Recording | 1920x1080 (1080p) |
| Design | |
| Build | Glass front (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) / eco-leather back, aluminum alloy frame, Halo Ring camera module |
| Width | 73.1 mm |
| Colors | Black, Space Silver, Cosmic Purple, Emerald Green, Orange (Vegan Leather), Forest Green (Vegan Leather) |
| Height | 158.1 mm |
| Weight | 198 grams |
| IP Rating | IP68 |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (Glass) / 9.5 mm (Vegan Leather) |
| Ruggedness | Dust proof, water resistant up to 2 meters for 30 minutes |
| Waterproof | Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meters) |
| Battery | |
| Capacity | 4500 mAh |
| Placement | Non-removable |
| USB Type-C | USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2 with OTG |
| Battery Type | Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) |
| Quick Charging | 40W wired Huawei SuperCharge |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, reverse wireless charging, reverse wired charging via OTG |
| Wireless Charging | 27W wireless Huawei SuperCharge |
| Memory | |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| USB OTG | Yes |
| RAM Type | LPDDR4X / LPDDR5X |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.0 |
| Internal Storage | 256 GB |
| Expandable Memory | Up to 256 GB (uses hybrid SIM2 slot, NM Nano Memory card) |
| Network & Connectivity | |
| GPS | Yes with dual-band A-GPS, Glonass, BDS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2, Mass storage device, USB charging, USB On-The-Go |
| EDGE | Available |
| GPRS | Available |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G (2+ Gbps DL, SA/NSA multi-band) |
| VoLTE | Yes |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Infrared | Yes (IR Blaster) |
| SIM Size | SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano / NM Card (Hybrid slot) |
| SIM Slot | Dual SIM, GSM+GSM (Dual Standby) |
| Bluetooth | v5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| SAR Value | Compliant with international limits |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
| Sensors & Security | |
| Face Unlock | Yes (Hardware 3D Face ID with TOF sensor) |
| Light Sensor | Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Color temperature sensor, Gesture sensor |
| Finger Sensor Type | Optical |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes |
| Finger Sensor Position | On-screen (Under display) |
| Multimedia | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@960fps, 720p@7680fps, gyro-EIS |
| FM Radio | No |
| Audio Jack | USB Type-C |
| Alert Types | Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (Acoustic Display earpiece + bottom speaker) |
| Audio Features | Huawei Histen spatial audio, 32-bit/384kHz audio playback |
| Document Reader | Yes |
| More | |
| Made By | China |
| Features | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7nm EUV+ with Integrated 5G Modem), 88° Horizon Curved Waterfall OLED, Halo Ring Quad Camera (40MP SuperSensing OIS + 40MP Cine Ultrawide + 8MP 3x OIS Telephoto + TOF 3D), World-First 7680fps Ultra Slow-Motion, 32MP Selfie with Hardware 3D Face ID and AI Gesture Control, 4500mAh Battery, 40W Wired + 27W Wireless SuperCharge, Reverse Wireless Charging, IP68 Waterproof (up to 2m), In-Display Fingerprint, USB 3.1 DisplayPort 1.2, NFC, IR Blaster |
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G stands as an audacious technical milestone in mobile engineering, introducing the world's first integrated 5G flagship SoC alongside an extraordinary 88-degree Horizon curved display and dual 40MP primary camera system. Driving the smartphone is Huawei's premier 7nm EUV+ HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G octa-core platform, featuring two custom Cortex-A76 performance cores running at 2.86 GHz, two Cortex-A76 cores at 2.36 GHz, and four energy-saving Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.95 GHz, coupled with the 16-core Mali-G76 graphics engine and an in-house DaVinci dual-core + micro-core NPU. Complemented by 8GB of RAM and 256GB of high-speed UFS 3.0 internal storage (expandable up to 256GB via Huawei's proprietary Nano Memory card slot), it provides blazing 5G data speeds, seamless multitasking, and high-framerate mobile gaming running on EMUI 10 based on Android 10 (utilizing Huawei Mobile Services and Huawei AppGallery). Internal temperatures are kept stable during intensive workloads through a multi-dimensional graphene liquid cooling system.
Visuals are showcased on a futuristic 6.53-inch 88° Horizon Curved OLED display (1176 x 2400 pixels) with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio, 409 ppi pixel density, and an expansive 94.06% screen-to-body ratio where the glass wraps dramatically around the left and right sides. The panel offers DCI-P3 wide color coverage and HDR10 certification for rich contrast and vibrant saturation. Protected by durable Corning Gorilla Glass 6, the display replaces traditional mechanical volume rockers with intuitive virtual side-touch interaction. Biometric security is comprehensive, featuring an under-display optical fingerprint scanner alongside dedicated Hardware 3D Face ID housed in the top notch, enabling instant, secure authentication in total darkness, as well as AI touchless Air Gestures for scrolling and taking screenshots hands-free.
Photography is anchored by the iconic Halo Ring Leica camera matrix. The system introduces a dual primary camera architecture headlined by a custom 40 MP SuperSensing wide camera (27mm equivalent, f/1.6 aperture, PDAF, hardware Optical Image Stabilization) with an RYYB sensor array that delivers exceptional light sensitivity up to ISO 409600. It is paired with a massive 1/1.54-inch 40 MP Cine Camera (18mm, f/1.8, PDAF) engineered specifically for cinema-grade ultra-wide photography and low-light video recording, an 8 MP telephoto camera (80mm, f/2.4, PDAF, OIS) providing 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom, and up to 30x digital zoom, and a 3D Depth Sensing TOF camera for pro-grade portrait depth separation. The camera system achieves an unprecedented 7680fps ultra-slow-motion video at 720p and cinema 4K UHD video at 60fps with gyro-EIS, OIS, and directional audio zoom. On the front, a 32 MP selfie camera (f/2.0) accompanied by the 3D TOF sensor captures sharp, naturally blurred portrait selfies and records 1080p video.
Powering the device is a substantial 4500 mAh lithium-polymer battery engineered with smart AI power allocation. Recharging is handled briskly by 40W wired Huawei SuperCharge alongside 27W wireless SuperCharge, and reverse wireless charging to conveniently power secondary wireless accessories. Built with certified IP68 dust and water resistance, the smartphone withstands continuous water submersion up to 2 meters deep for 30 minutes. Finished in premium glass and vegan leather colorways including Black, Space Silver, Cosmic Purple, Emerald Green, and Forest Green, the phone includes acoustic display earpiece technology, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1 with aptX HD, high-speed USB Type-C 3.1 with DisplayPort 1.2 video out, an integrated infrared (IR) blaster, full-function NFC, and Dual 5G SIM standby connectivity.
