Huawei P30 Pro, Huawei Watch GT2e attractive buys despite lack of Google support
Chennai: Reviewers in the US where Huawei is in fact unlikely to launch its phones are raving about the P40 Pro. As President Donald Trump forbade American companies from collaborating with the Chinese telecom major and Google ended Android support, Huawei is not expected to be sold by service providers in the US.
Yet, the phones have been in the buzz for their superior features.
As for the the Huawei P30 Pro, it has been winning awards for its camera and performance/ At Techradar India Awards 2019 awards, the Huawei P30 Pro won the Best Camera Smartphone of 2019. Believe it or not, the Huawei P30 Pro bested Apple's flagship iPhone 11 Pro. That’s saying something as Apple is known to the leader in smartphone imaging.
So what won it the award? It’s mainly the Huawei P30 Pro’s periscopic telephoto camera that gives you great images even when the lighting is poor, and lets you capture far away subjects with its 50X zoom. The Phone won in the camera category in the annual Mobility Excellence Award 2019 as well.
The Huawei P30 Pro is not just about the camera, its performance too is highly regarded. The device won the Digit Zero 1 award for 2019 for Best Performing Premium Android smartphone.
At the T3 Innovation Technology and Imaging Award 2020, the Huawei P30 Pro’s wearble sibling Huawei Watch GT2 went on to win Smartwatch of the Year awards, defeating Fitbit Versa 2, Samsung Galaxy Watch 4G, Apple Watch Series 5 and Amazfit GTR. The smartwatch won in the Smartprix People's Choice Award 2019 too.
Here’s a look at the specifications of the Huawei P40, P30 Pro and the upgraded version of the Huawei Watch GT2, the Huawei Watch GT 2e, as listed by the company.
Huawei P40 Pro is 5G capable and supports LTE too.
Here are its other features.
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
6.58 inches, 105.2 cm2 (91.6% screen-to-body ratio)
1200 x 2640 pixels (441 ppi density)
HDR10
90Hz refresh rate
Android 10.0
HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Octa-core CPU
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
Quad camera - 50 MP wide angle, 12 MP Periscope Telephoto, 40 MP Ultrawide and Depth sensing TOF 3D
Video at 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps with image stabilisation
Dual selfie camera -32 MP wide and IR TOF 3D depth/biometrics sensor
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
4200 mAh battery
Fast charging 40W
Fast wireless charging 27W
Fast reverse wireless charging 27W
Colours - Blush Gold, Silver Frost, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black
Price USD 925.79 (Rs 70,000 approx)
Huawei P30 Pro
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
6.47 inches, 102.8 cm2 (88.6% screen-to-body ratio)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (398 ppi density)
HDR10
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10.0
HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset
Octa-core CPU
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
Quad camera - 40 MP wide, 8 MP Periscope telephoto, 20 MP ultrawide, TOF 3D depth sensor
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps
Selfie camera 32 MP wide
Video 1080p@30fps
Fingerprint under display, optical
4200 mAh battery
Fast charging 40W, 70% in 30 min
Fast wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
Colours - Aurora, Amber Sunrise, Breathing Crystal, Black, Pearl White, Misty Lavender, Mystic Blue
Price Rs 56,490
Huawei Watch GT2e
Dimensions 2.09 x 1.84 x 0.43 inch
Weight 43 g
Glass front, plastic/metal back, stainless steel frame
50m water resistant
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Screen 1.39 inches, 12.5 cm2 (50.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 454 x 454 pixels, 1:1 ratio (326 ppi density)
OS Huawei wearable platform
4GB 16MB RAM
eMMC
Bluetooth 5.1, LE, EDR
GLONASS GPS
Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, heart rate, barometer, compass, SpO2
455 mAh battery
Colours - Lava Red, Mint Green, Graphite Black, Icy White
Price - Euro 168.99 (Rs 14,000).
