great Leica quad rear-facing cameras; bright OLED panel; IP68 water resistant and dustproof; Expandable storage; strong battery life; USB 3.1 with HDMI and DisplayPort out; fast wired and wireless charging

mediocre speakers; no headphone jack adapter in the box; video mode has room for improvement; not always optimal gaming performance; Hybrid second SIM slot

Close to perfection - Last year, the Huawei P20 Pro set new standards in mobile photography, and now the Chinese company is back with its successor in the hope of building on those successes. The P30 Pro also includes all the technology that we have come to expect from a flagship with a premium price tag. Read on to find out whether Huawei has developed a new camera wonder and how it fares against other current flagships. Update: Review completed.

The Huawei P30 Pro is one of the flagship smartphones to beat in 2019. The device has a modern desig...

great Leica quad rear-facing cameras; bright OLED panel; IP68 water resistant and dustproof; Expandable storage; strong battery life; USB 3.1 with HDMI and DisplayPort out; fast wired and wireless charging;

mediocre speakers; no headphone jack adapter in the box; video mode has room for improvement; not always optimal gaming performance; Hybrid second SIM slot;

Huawei's much leaked 2019 flagship device is finally here, and from we've seen of the Huawei P30 Pro it has all the features to once again give the Chinese brand a stunning smartphone.

Before I came across Huawei's P30 Pro , I was confident in telling everyone that the Google Pixel 3, like its two predecessors, had the best smartphone camera. Now, I'm not so sure.

Best zoom on any smartphone camera to date; Best low-light camera; Kirin 980 provides fast and fluid performance; Battery lasts for a heroically long time

Buggy and unappealing software; Display curves exhibit discoloration at certain viewing angles; Fingerprint reader isn't great

The P30 Pro sports a camera array that’ll have its competitors calling for emergency meetings. It’s not just all software, there’s been an impressive update to the hardware, resulting in what is an unbeatable zoom on a smartphone camera.

Unbeatable zoom; Stunning images; Speedy performance

no headphone jack; screen could be better

With the same processor and battery as the Mate 20 Pro and after spending a week with it, we've got no reservations about the P30 Pro's performance. What this smartphone is really about is the camera. There's a complex setup involved and the periscopic zoom, plus the ToF sensor is exciting for a number of reasons. But for us, it's the accuracy. All too often smartphone bokeh isn't quite on the money, because a small chuck of hair gets chopped off, or the fraying threads on a knitted jumper, or the software just does something kooky. The P30 Pro sets a stratospheric benchmark of zooming capabilities on smartphones at no compromise to battery life or performance. The cleverly designed periscopic lens means you can zoom crystal clear at 5x, seriously good at 10x and then at 50x it'd be posssible to see the craters on the moon on a clear night. That's not to say it's perfect, focusing could be imporved as well as over-saturation, particularly on shades of green. But no smartphone will be able to match the P30 pro on a number of photography scenarios. The beauty of the P30 Pro and its incrediblly zoom credentials is that it's not just all software gumph with time, there's been an impressive update to the hardware - and that marks the spot where partnering with Leica proves that pooling talent is where real advancement lies.

Unbeatable zoom ; Stunning images ; Speedy performance;

no headphone jack ; screen could be better;

Unbeatable zoom ; Stunning images ; Speedy performance;

no headphone jack ; screen could be better;

Huawei has managed to become a no-name brand to imaging powerhouse in a very short time, and most of that is thanks to their strategic partnership with German camera brand Leica and their camera-focused P series of devices.

The P30 Pro has set the bar extremely high for smartphone cameras. Its competitors, such as the Google Pixel 3 XL , Apple iPhone XS or the new Galaxy S10 models from Samsung, have to stretch themselves to keep up.

Impeccable workmanship; Enormously versatile camera; Great low-light photos; Extremely strong battery

Scratches easily; Too many unnecessary apps; Aggressive RAM management

Just a few months after launching its flagship Mate 20 Pro in India, Huawei says it has surpassed itself with the new P30 Pro. Many companies launch multiple top-end phones in a year, and some, like Huawei, alternate between product lines that target slightly different sets of buyers.