We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. It sure is a great time to be looking to upgrade your handset, especially with the new Huawei P30 series hitting shop shelves today (April 5). The P30 and the P30 Pro are packed with next level AI tech, a powerful quad-camera and reverse wireless charging. EE, Vodafone, and Sky Mobile are among the networks offering the new handset. EE Huawei P30 deals Huawei Huawei P30 Pro (128GB) ee.co.uk Shop Now Over at EE, the P30 is currently available from £43 a month. An offer is currently running where you can get the handset with 128GB of storage and 60GB of data instead of the usual 20GB for £48 per month and a £10 upfront cost. You'll also get 24 months' inclusive access to the BT Sport app on this plan, and EE adds that you can "cast the big game to your TV from your phone using Google Chromecast or Apple TV free for three months". The P30 Pro plans start from £53 a month, with a £30 upfront cost for the 128GB version of the phone. And the P30 triple data offer is also available with a 128GB P30 Pro, priced at £58 per month with a £10 upfront cost. You'll get 60GB of data for the price of 20GB, as well as inclusive BT Sport access for the duration of the 24-month contract. Huawei Huawei P30 Pro (512GB) ee.co.uk Shop Now Alternatively, there's the option of upgrading to the 512GB version of the P30 Pro, with contract prices starting at £68 a month. Huawei You can check out EE's deals on the Huawei phones here to pick and choose the tariff that's right for you. Vodafone Huawei P30 deals Over at Vodafone, the Huawei P30 is available on from £38 per month and a £149 upfront cost – but this plan comes with just 1GB of data included. Huawei P30 on Pay Monthly vodafone vodafone.co.uk Shop Now Its bestselling plan for the handset includes 25GB of data, unlimited texts and calls, a 3-month free trial of Secure Net and Vodafone Global Roaming for £53 per month and a £29 upfront cost. The 128GB version of Huawei P30 Pro is available on a 25GB data plan from £61 per month and a £29 upfront cost, with many other options available. Sky Mobile Huawei P30 deals The best deal we found at Sky will get you the P30 with 128GB storage, 25GB data, plus unlimited texts and calls, for £51 a month and no upfront cost. The Huawei P30 Pro is also available on a 25GB data plan with free texts and calls for £58 a month and no upfront cost. O2 Huawei P30 deals O2 is offering £100 off the asking price of the handset, if you trade in your old phone between April 5 and May 8 using its Recycle scheme. The P30 Pro can be yours over a 36-month contract with 5GB of data for £30 up front and £45.75 a month. There are a bunch of alternative tariffs on O2's website, from getting 100GB of data to only having the phone on a 3-month contract – you can read all about it and select your preference here. Huawei Huawei P30 o2 o2.co.uk £20.00 Buy Now You can also get the exact same plan on the P30 – 5GB of data across a 36-month contract – for a £20 upfront cost and £39.23 a month. Three Huawei P30 deals Three is offering an unlimited data tariff on the latest Huawei handset right now, with the P30 available from £31 a month and a £49 upfront cost. You can keep surfing the web and your social media on this deal without worrying about data charges. Huawei Huawei P30 Pro three three.co.uk Buy Now The P30 Pro is also available with the same unlimited data bundle for £41 a month and £79 up front. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Instagram and Twitter account. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>New Delhi: Chinese telecom firm Huawei breached the $ 1,000 price ceiling in India with the launch of a four-camera 4G smartphone on Tuesday to compete in the ultra-premium segment, which is currently dominated by Samsung and iPhone maker Apple. The company is the first Chinese player to launch a premium device with an ultra-high price tag of $ 1,000 in India. US-based Apple is the only brand selling devices in the above-$ 1,000 price range in the country. Huawei competitor Oppo has also made an entry into the ultra premium segment but it is yet to breach the $ 1,000 price mark. Market research analyst firm techARC founder and Chief Analyst Faisal Kawoosa said while consumers have started spending high for brands like Oppo and Vivo, market acceptance for Huawei brand in the $ 1,000 range will be a challenge. Huawei India Consumer Business Group Country Manager (Huawei Brand) Tornado Pan said the smartphone, P30 Pro, is priced at Rs 71,990 ($ 1,038) because of high-end technology used in the device, which is certified by international bodies such as The World At Night (TWAN) and TÜV Rheinland. “India is a strategic market for us and we are committed to bringing in new products to the Indian market,” Pan said. Pan said Huawei is looking at expanding its product portfolio in the market and will look at launching laptops, internet of thing (IoT) devices, wearables and others products available globally. He said Huawei is encouraging its global suppliers to invest in India in order to build a mobile phone components ecosystem, as the company is aiming to locally manufacture 90 per cent of its phones by the end of this year. The company also unveiled two models of P30 Lite which will be available in India for Rs 19,990 ($ 228) and Rs 22,990 ($ 331). Huawei P30 Pro will start selling on Amazon from April 15 for Amazon Prime members and from April 16 for regular customers and from April 19, it will be available on Croma retail stores. Pan did not share exact date for sale of P30 Lite but said it would be available in Croma retail stores from early next month. —pti<doc-sep>If it seems like every smartphone maker offers a choice between two models of its best phones, it's because they do. Everyone from Samsung to Apple to Google sells a standard and Plus, Max, or XL version of their flagship phones, with larger screens and various upgrades. Obviously, the larger model costs more—usually $100 or so. In short, the more you spend, the more you get. The difference between the S10 and S10+? A larger screen and a second front camera. The same goes for the Pixel 3 and 3XL. The iPhone XS Max and XS? Three-quarters of an inch more screen. That's how it should be. On the one hand, you shouldn't feel like you're being punished for wanting a phone with a smaller screen, but even if the larger size brings exclusive features, you shouldn't need to comb through spec sheets to decide which phone is a better fit. The differences between two models in the same series should be clear and obvious, which lets consumers make smart choices and encourages upsells. Apparently Huawei still hasn't gotten that memo. While the P30 Pro is an excellent phone that will surely settle at or near the top of the Android leaderboard, its smaller sibling is hardly a contender. Despite sporting a similar aesthetic and naming convention, the two phones couldn't be more different. All in all, it's a confusing mess that basically makes the buying experience as unpleasant as possible—and basically forces you to choose the most expensive model. More than skin-deep Let's start with the display. Right off the bat, you can see that you're getting two different types: The P30 has a "flat" screen, while the P30 Pro sportis curved edges. That's hardly ideal, but I can live with it. Huawei The Huawei P30 Pro has a spacious 6.47-inch screen, but it's only full HD, not Quad HD like the S10. It gets worse as you dive into the specs, however. Like last year, the P30 Pro is the bigger phone, at 6.47 inches diagonal, versus 6.1 inches on the P30. That’s an increase in size for both over last year’s 5.8 inches and 6.1 inches, respectively. However, both phones are still only FHD+ resolution at 2340x1080. That means you're paying over a thousand dollars for a phone that has the same resolution as some budget phones and is nowhere near the same class as the S10 or the iPhone XS. That's not really "pro" in my book. But again, I'll let it pass. Both phones are powered by the same Kirin 980 chip and 128GB of storage, but the P30 Pro has 2GB of extra RAM. As expected, there's also a slightly larger battery on the P30 Pro, 4200mAh vs. 3650mAh on the P30. When you charge your P30 Pro you'll find 40W SuperCharge, which can replenish the Pro's battery faster than the mere 25W 25W charging available for the P30 can. And while both phones are made of glass, only the P30 Pro may be charged wirelessly. Huawei did make a special Wireless Charging Case for the P30, but even if it was free (which it won't be), it's merely an admission that it should have been there in the first place. Super shooter vs sub-par shooter Then there's the camera. Huawei has made a big deal out of the set-up on its new P30 phones, with good reason: P30 40MP (Wide Angle Lens, f/1.8) 16MP (Ultra Wide Angle Lens, f/2.2) 8MP (Telephoto, f/2.4, OIS) P30 Pro 40MP (Wide Angle Lens, f/1.6, OIS) 20MP (Ultra Wide Angle Lens, f/2.2) 8MP (Telephoto, f/3.4, OIS) Time-of-flight While the two phones' camera specs look very similar on paper, and Huawei claims that both handsets "rewrite the rules of photography," the three cameras on the P30 pale in comparison to the P30 Pro's trio. All the cameras feature Huawei's new RYYB color SuperSpectrum sensor to bring 40 percent increased light over the P20, but that's basically where the similarities end. Huawei The Huawei P30 Pro's camera system beats the P30 in every facet. For starters, the P30 Pro's sensor has a whopping ISO capability of 409,600, while the P30 tops out at 204,800. But that's hardly the only difference. The P30 Pro's main lens is also dramatically improved over the P30's, with a wider aperture and OIS, a 2.5cm macro mode, and the ability to snap long exposure shots with ease. The telephoto lens is where gap really widens. While they're both 8MP sensors with OIS, the P30 Pro has a periscope SuperZoom lens that offers 5X optical zoom, 10X hybrid zoom, and 50X digital zoom, compared to the P30's pedestrian 3X zoom. That's without getting into the AR and portrait benefits of the time-of-flight sensor. It's almost like Huawei went out of their way to downgrade the P30. Not up to snuff But wait, there's more. The P30 Pro has standard IP68 water resistance, while the P30 gets a minimal IP53 rating. Oh, and if you want a headphone jack, Huawei has deemed that a non-Pro feature. Add it all up, and I'm not sure either phone is worth its price tag. On the one hand, Huawei has loaded up the P30 Pro with an amazing camera and cutting-edge features, but on the other, it has a so-so display and USB-C sound. If you don't like curved screens, your only option is the P30, which is missing important features like wireless charging and water resistance, and has a really good but far from top-of-the-line camera. Huawei Both phones have an in-display fingerporint sensor, anyway. All that and there's $200 separating them, which makes the decision even more confounding. While the P30 Pro is sure to be a great phone, where's the 3D face scanning tech from the Mate 20? Where's the 1440p screen? As for the P30, it costs 20 percent less than the P30 Pro, but it feels like half the phone. Water resistance and wireless charging shouldn't be missing on an $800 handset. And if you're charging a grand for a phone and basically forcing people to buy it by making the lower-cost sibling significantly worse, why release two phones at all? It's bad enough that Huawei has been forced to stop making U.S. version of its handsets. Now it's offering a choice that isn't really a choice at all.<doc-sep>
Although it launched worldwide a week ago, Huawei South Africa unveiled the P30 series of smartphones to its South African audience last night. Comprising three devices – the P30 Lite, P30, and P30 Pro – this new range is aimed at stylistic design and impressive high-end photography. The three models feature similar design specs but different screen sizes. The P30 Pro is undoubtedly the most impressive, featuring a large 6.47-inch LCD with 256GB of storage, a large 4200mAh battery and 8GB of RAM. The P30 has a slightly smaller screen at 6.1-inches with 6GB of RAM and a 3650mAh battery. The entry-level P30 Lite has a 6.15-inch LCD with 6GB of RAM and a 3340mAh battery. Touting the new Leica camera system as the best on the mobile market, Huawei’s collaboration with Leica seems to keep paying off. The P30 and P30 Pro feature the same three cluster camera sensor with a 40MP wide lens at f1.6, a 20 MP ultra-wide angle lens at f2.2 and an 8MP telephoto lens at f3.4. The latter features an impressive 5x optical zoom. That’s right, there’s a stacked lens configuration built right into that slim design. Huawei also upped the ISO rating of its camera to over 400,000 – an insane number that means your night shots will be much brighter than any camera you’ve shot with but be aware of the grain. The P30 Lite features a different camera setup with a 24MP sensor shooting at f1.8, an 8MP wide-angle sensor and a 2MP depth sensor for depth of field. Looking at the front screen, you may have noticed there’s no speaker grill. Using some clever in-screen technology, Huawei built the speaker behind the screen – a very interesting concept we look forward to testing. Both the P30 and P30 Pro are powered by the Kirin 980 chipset, the same one featured on the stunning Huawei Mate 20 Pro. The P30 Lite features the Kirin710 chip. Also of interest to note is that only the P30 Lite and P30 feature the much-loved 3.5mm audio jack. Pricing for the P30 series starts at R5,999 for the P30 Lite. The P30 will retail for R13,999 and the P30 Pro will be available for R18,999. Huawei also unveiled its new branded online store where these devices and a range of accessories will be available.