Honor 30 Pro+
#443
Huawei Mate 40E
#490Category Breakdown
Honor 30 Pro+
Huawei Mate 40E
Performance
73.070.8
Camera
53.854.2
Display
84.584.5
Battery
70.570.5
Build
77.877.8
Overall
70.670.0
Summary
- The Honor 30 Pro+ features a slightly larger 6.57-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, while the Huawei Mate 40E has a 6.5-inch OLED display with HDR10 support and a resolution of 1080 x 2376 pixels, offering a marginally higher pixel density.
- In terms of performance, both devices utilize powerful Kirin 990 series chipsets, but the Mate 40E employs the Kirin 990E variant, which may offer slight optimizations.
- The camera system on the Honor 30 Pro+ includes a 50 MP main sensor and a periscope telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom, whereas the Mate 40E has a 64 MP main sensor with 3x optical zoom, providing different strengths in photography.
- The Honor 30 Pro+ has a 4000 mAh battery, while the Mate 40E offers a larger 4200 mAh capacity, both supporting 40W charging and wireless charging.
- Both devices run on Android 10 without Google Play Services, but the Honor 30 Pro+ features Magic UI 3, while the Mate 40E uses EMUI 11, and the latter includes a headphone jack, which the former lacks.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Honor 30 Pro+
Huawei Mate 40E
General
Release Date
2020, April 15
2021, March 10
Announced
2020, April 15
2021, March 10
Description
N/A
N/A
Display
Size
6.57"
6.5"
Type
OLED, 90Hz
OLED, HDR10, 90Hz
Resolution
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)
1080 x 2376 pixels (~402 ppi density)
PPI
1080
1080
Refresh Rate
90Hz
90Hz
Peak Brightness
N/A
N/A
HDR Support
✗
✓
Protection
N/A
N/A
Performance
Chipset
Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
Kirin 990E 5G (7 nm+)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G76 MP16
Mali-G76 MP14
Memory
256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
Camera
Main Camera
50 MP
64 MP
Main Camera Details
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (Periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom16 MP, f/2.2, 18mm (ultrawide), AF2 MP, (depth)
64 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), PDAF8 MP, f/2.4, 85mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
Front Camera
N/A
13 MP
Front Camera Details
N/A
13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
Video Recording
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@1920fps; gyro-EIS
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS
Selfie Video
4K, 1080p; gyro-EIS
4K, 720p@240fps
OIS
✓
✓
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
4000 mAh
4200 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Po 4000 mAh
Li-Po 4200 mAh
Charging Details
40W wired27W wireless5W reverse wired
40W wired40W wireless5W reverse wired
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✓
✓
Build & Design
Dimensions
160.3 x 73.6 x 8.4 mm (6.31 x 2.90 x 0.33 in)
158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm (6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight
190 g
188 g
Materials
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
Titanium silver, Emerald Green, Midnight Black
Silver, White, Black
Foldable
✗
✗
Connectivity
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G
✓
✓
4G
✓
✓
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE
5.2, A2DP, LE
NFC
✓
✓
USB
USB Type-C 3.0, OTG
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✗
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
Software
Operating System
Android 10, Magic UI 3, no Google Play Services
Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
OS Version
Android 10, Magic UI 3, no Google Play Services
Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Security
Fingerprint
✓
✓
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✓
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
Audio Jack
No
Yes