For Years Now: Chinese Electronics Companies Have Been Accused of IP Theft and iPhone Imitation

Huawei is one of many Chinese companies that has fielded accusations of IP theft and of stealing off Apple. However, over the past few years, the company's phones have evolved significantly.

The p30 and p30 Pro were unveiled in March, but since then, all of the attention has gone to the latter. The p30 pro has an intriguing quad camera setup and a seductive design, which is why it's gotten all the attention. However, what about the p30? It only has three cameras, and its flat 6.1-inch display is smaller than the pro's curved 6.4-7 inch screen.

Despite having fewer cameras, both phones have taken surprisingly excellent photos. The p30 is several hundred bucks cheaper than the pro. Unfortunately, neither phone will be officially available in the US. However, it is available in both the UK and Australia for those in the U.S. looking to import the Australian price works out to be cheaper for both phones.

Converting that price, the p30 goes to $790 while the pro's 4GB 1150. It's essential to stress that the photos taken on the p30 are almost identical to the photos taken on the p30 pro. Night mode is one of their standout features, and both phones have mind-blowing portrait shots.

Both phones have a nifty ultra-wide lens which makes taking shots of groups and narrow spaces much easier. However, there's one significant difference between the two - while the p30 has an 8-megapixel telephoto lens for zooming, the pro has a periscope lens, resulting in 5 times optical zoom, 10 times hybrid zoom, and an insane 50 times digital zoom.

The p30 meanwhile has three times optical five times hybrid and 30 times digital zoom. Although the difference might not be noticeable if you don't regularly use your phone's camera zoom function. Going for the p30 or purist enormous does mean making a few sacrifices in terms of photography, although that may not bother everyone.

For those who generally prefer small phones, they won't be bothered by the p30's lighter feel compared to its pro counterpart. The p30 pro between its curved display and hefty weight feels like a substantial luxurious phone. In contrast, the p30 by comparison feels light and almost cheap.

However, like the pro is bigger screen this could come down to personal preference if you generally prefer small phones you probably won't be so bothered. The p30 does have wireless charging like the pro but it's only splash proof while the pro is waterproof. In exchange for that, the p30 gives you a headphone jack.

Both phones run on the same cure 980 processor, which is the same CPU that ran in last year's Mate 20 per the phone's lag behind the Galaxy S 10 iPhone 10 F and Pixel 3 in terms of benchmarks as those phones all use more powerful processors. However, this is an example of benchmarks not really meaning much for practical use.

The p30 is more than powerful enough to handle most intensive tasks such as playing 3D games like PUBG and Asphalt Legends. It has a spectacular battery life lasting over 21 hours in our standardized battery test, whereas the p30 pro lasted even longer.

However, its biggest weakness is software - EMUI version 9.1. And it's definitely a cut below pure Android. It comes loaded with bloatware including a suite of Huawei apps that can't be deleted. It feels more cluttered than it should and lacks the clean beauty of pure Android or iOS.

This is less forgivable than ever since Samsung has greatly improved this Android take now called One UI on its new S10 phones. Less-than-ideal software isn't enough to break an otherwise excellent deal if you're willing to spend big on the best phone out there, although the p30 makes a few too many concessions to fit that bill.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enfor years now Chinese electronics companies have been accused of IP theft and iPhone imitation Huawei is one of many Chinese companies that has fielded accusations of IP theft and of stealing off Apple but over the past few years the company's phones have evolved which today brings us to the p30 the p30 in p30 Pro were unveiled in March but since then all of the attention has gone to the latter the pro has an intriguing quad camera setup and a seductive design so the attention is wanted but what about the p30 the regular p30 only has three cameras and it's flat 6.1 inch display is smaller than the pro is curved 6.4 7 inch screen but the phones run on the same processor and shoots similarly excellent photos yet the p30 is several hundred bucks cheaper unfortunately neither phone will be officially available in the US it is however available in both the UK and Australia for those in the u.s. looking to import the Australian price works out to be cheaper for both phones converting that price the p30 goes to $790 while the pro sus4 1150 the important thing to stress is that the photos taken on the p30 are almost identical to the photos taken on the p30 pro night modem both phones is mind blowing portrait shots on the pro slightly sharper likely owing to its time-of-flight sensor but only perceptibly so when comparing them side by side both phones have a nifty ultra-wide lens which makes taking shots of groups and narrow spaces much easier there is however one significant difference while the p30 has an 8 megapixel telephoto lens for zooming the pro has a periscope lens as a result the pro gets 5 times optical zoom 10 times hybrid zoom and an insane 50 times digital zoom the p30 meanwhile has three times optical five times hybrid and 30 times digital but keep in mind if you don't regularly use your phone camera zoom function you won't really be taking advantage of the pros biggest photographic distinction there are some sacrifices you'll make if you go for the p30 or the purse enormous sounds silly but for me the biggest difference there's actually how the phones feel the p30 pro between its curved display and hefty weight feels like a substantial luxurious phone the p30 by comparison feels light and almost cheap however like the pro is bigger screen this could come down to personal preference if you generally prefer small phones you probably won't be so bothered the p30 does like the wireless charging of the pro and it's only splash proof while the pro is waterproof but in exchange for that the p30 does give you a headphone jack meanwhile both phones run on the same cure 980 processor which is the same cpu that ran in last year's make 20 per the phone's lag behind the Galaxy S 10 iPhone 10 F and pixel 3 in terms of benchmarks as those phones all use more powerful processors however this is an example of benchmarks not really meaning much for practical use the p30 is more than powerful enough to handle the most intensive tasks such as playing 3d games like pub G and asphalt legends meanwhile the p30 has a spectacular battery life lasting over 21 hours in our standardized battery test the p30 pro lasted even longer the p30s biggest weakness is its software emui and 9.1 is why waste take on android pi and it's definitely a cut below pure android it comes loaded with bloatware including a suite of huawei apps that can't be deleted it feels more cluttered than it should and lacks a clean beauty of pure Android or iOS this is less forgivable than ever since Samsung has greatly improved this Android take now called one UI on its new s10 phones but less than ideal software isn't enough to break an otherwise excellent deal if you're willing to spend big on the best phone out there the p30 makes a few too many concessions to fit that bill although if excellent is good enough and the idea of spending 4 digits on a phone makes you shiver why waste p30 is a sweet deal indeed for the full written review check back to see Netcomfor years now Chinese electronics companies have been accused of IP theft and iPhone imitation Huawei is one of many Chinese companies that has fielded accusations of IP theft and of stealing off Apple but over the past few years the company's phones have evolved which today brings us to the p30 the p30 in p30 Pro were unveiled in March but since then all of the attention has gone to the latter the pro has an intriguing quad camera setup and a seductive design so the attention is wanted but what about the p30 the regular p30 only has three cameras and it's flat 6.1 inch display is smaller than the pro is curved 6.4 7 inch screen but the phones run on the same processor and shoots similarly excellent photos yet the p30 is several hundred bucks cheaper unfortunately neither phone will be officially available in the US it is however available in both the UK and Australia for those in the u.s. looking to import the Australian price works out to be cheaper for both phones converting that price the p30 goes to $790 while the pro sus4 1150 the important thing to stress is that the photos taken on the p30 are almost identical to the photos taken on the p30 pro night modem both phones is mind blowing portrait shots on the pro slightly sharper likely owing to its time-of-flight sensor but only perceptibly so when comparing them side by side both phones have a nifty ultra-wide lens which makes taking shots of groups and narrow spaces much easier there is however one significant difference while the p30 has an 8 megapixel telephoto lens for zooming the pro has a periscope lens as a result the pro gets 5 times optical zoom 10 times hybrid zoom and an insane 50 times digital zoom the p30 meanwhile has three times optical five times hybrid and 30 times digital but keep in mind if you don't regularly use your phone camera zoom function you won't really be taking advantage of the pros biggest photographic distinction there are some sacrifices you'll make if you go for the p30 or the purse enormous sounds silly but for me the biggest difference there's actually how the phones feel the p30 pro between its curved display and hefty weight feels like a substantial luxurious phone the p30 by comparison feels light and almost cheap however like the pro is bigger screen this could come down to personal preference if you generally prefer small phones you probably won't be so bothered the p30 does like the wireless charging of the pro and it's only splash proof while the pro is waterproof but in exchange for that the p30 does give you a headphone jack meanwhile both phones run on the same cure 980 processor which is the same cpu that ran in last year's make 20 per the phone's lag behind the Galaxy S 10 iPhone 10 F and pixel 3 in terms of benchmarks as those phones all use more powerful processors however this is an example of benchmarks not really meaning much for practical use the p30 is more than powerful enough to handle the most intensive tasks such as playing 3d games like pub G and asphalt legends meanwhile the p30 has a spectacular battery life lasting over 21 hours in our standardized battery test the p30 pro lasted even longer the p30s biggest weakness is its software emui and 9.1 is why waste take on android pi and it's definitely a cut below pure android it comes loaded with bloatware including a suite of huawei apps that can't be deleted it feels more cluttered than it should and lacks a clean beauty of pure Android or iOS this is less forgivable than ever since Samsung has greatly improved this Android take now called one UI on its new s10 phones but less than ideal software isn't enough to break an otherwise excellent deal if you're willing to spend big on the best phone out there the p30 makes a few too many concessions to fit that bill although if excellent is good enough and the idea of spending 4 digits on a phone makes you shiver why waste p30 is a sweet deal indeed for the full written review check back to see Netcom\n"