How do the OnePlus 7 Pro and Huawei P30 Pro compare? Here are the specifications against each other to help you decide which is right for you.
The OnePlus 7 Pro is here, and ready to compete head-to-head with the best flagship phones on the market. It’s undoubtedly the most exciting of the two OnePlus devices announced on 14 May, just like Huawei’s P30 Pro is clearly the winner in the P30 series.
Each phone offers the pinnacle of tech and power available from the two manufacturers. The big question is: do you miss anything by spending £250 less on the OnePlus 7 Pro, or is the P30 Pro really worth the extra money?
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DesignOnePlus 7 Pro: 162.6 x 75.9 x 8.8mmHuawei P30 Pro: 158 x 73.4 x 8.41mm
The first thing you notice when picking these two phones up is just how big the OnePlus 7 Pro is. It’s noticeably wider and taller than its Huawei counterpart. In fact, it’s wider and taller than almost every other flagship phone.
Saying that, the OnePlus 7 Pro offers a premium design with a glossy metal frame and a glass rear that comes in three colours. It’s similar in that regard to the Huawei, but OnePlus’ colour choices are a lot more subtle than Huawei’s. While Huawei goes for multiple colours blending into each other, OnePlus stuck with either a single colour or dark/light gradients of the same colour.
Switch it around to the front and the OnePlus 7 Pro has a full, uninterrupted display with no notch of any kind, and a pop up front camera. Compare it side-by-side with the Huawei, and that little dewdrop notch at the top of Huawei’s display becomes far more obvious.
While the overall shape and material choices are very similar on the two phones, there are some subtle differences. For instance, Huawei went with completely flat edges on the top and bottom, whereas OnePlus’ are rounded. Then there’s the positioning of the cameras: OnePlus sticks to its preferences for symmetry by placing the camera system in the middle, while Huawei has it in the top left corner.
Where the P30 Pro has a clear advantage is IP68 water and dust resistance, OnePlus typically doesn’t have an official IP rating, but it has got water seals inside the ports and holes, so should still survive daily splashes and accidents.
