Older flagship · 2020

Huawei Mate 30E Pro 5G

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Camera shares the Huawei P30 Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength , AMOLED screen

Extras Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.53″ AMOLED · 60Hz

990E 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 40W charging

40 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.53″ · OLED · 1176 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.53"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1176 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Kirin 990E 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.86 GHz · Mali-G76 MP14

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Kirin 990E 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

433,894

CPU

8-core, 2.86 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP14

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.0

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.86 GHz + 2x Cortex A76 2.36 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.95 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

40 MP f/1.6 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

40 MP f/1.6

OIS

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

40 MP f/1.8

Front camera

32 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX600 Exmor RS, 1/1.74", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Huawei P30 Pro , Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 40 W wired · 27 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Wired charging

40 W

Wireless charging

27 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n28b, n28a, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

198 g · 8.8 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

158.1 mm

Width

73.1 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

198 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Face ID · fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro

Sensors

Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Larger screen

6.53″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 40 MP · f/1.6 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

60% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

434k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Heavier in hand

198 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

13% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1176 × 2400 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

434k vs 623k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 40 MP · f/1.6 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Full comparison

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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