Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs Huawei P30 Pro: Which One Is Better?

Introduction

The P30 Pro has one major flaw, but still, it'll be interesting to see how the two fare against each other.

Huawei launched its P30 Pro in March 2019, while Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 Plus arrived at stores in August 2019.

With this article, you'll be able to compare every feature of the Galaxy Note 10 Plus and the P30 Pro. Then, you can decide what model better suits your needs. Let's start.

You should be aware that the P30 Pro isn't being updated anymore.

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Price*			vs.
Device	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
Release Date	2019, August	2019, March	0y.
OS Updates	3 years	2 years	-1y.
Security Updates	4 years	2 years	-2y.

*Reference: 100: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.

Which One Has The Best Performance?

On the multicore portion of Geekbench 5, which measures overall performance, the P30 Pro was, on average, 11% quicker while finishing its tests. In real-world usage, the difference between them isn't significant.  ? 

You should know that performance-wise, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus is below the norm for its price range. While they got a score of about 3184, it has 2137. That puts it 33% below them.

By the way, you can define the Galaxy Note 10 Plus as an upper mid-range and the P30 Pro more like a lower high-end.

PS: The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (with the Adreno 640 GPU) and the Exynos 9825 (with the Mali-G76) are market-dependent.

There's a performance increase of about 20% on the 855 for the Galaxy Note 10 Plus.

Performance*			vs.
Features	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
SoC	Exynos 9825	Hisilicon Kirin 980
Graphics	Mali-G76 MP12	Mali-G76 MP10
Geekbench 5 Score	2137	2378	241
OS	Android 9 (Pie) and OneUI	Android 9 (Pie) and EMUI 10
Tek-Score	5.6	6.0	0.4

*Reference: 100: Apple iPhone 12.

Which Phone Has The Best Display?

The Galaxy Note 10 Plus is the winner here, and the difference is considerable.

If you're leaning towards the Galaxy Note 10 Plus, all of its rivals can play HDR content and have an AMOLED screen, 79% offer you more than 60hz of refresh rate, and 89% have an Always-On display.

Considering the P30 Pro, as a reference, 88% of its rivals can play HDR content, 96% have an AMOLED screen, and 92% have an Always-On display.

Display Density (DPIs)*			vs.
Features	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
Size	6.8	6.4	-0.4
Screen Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Resolution (px)	1440x3040	1080x2340	-1850400
Refresh Rate	60hz	60hz	0
Dots per Inch	494.68	402.69	-91.99
Always-On-Display	Yes	Yes
Notch	Hole	Teardrop
Peak Brightness	794 nits	605 nits	-189
HDR	HDR10+	HDR10
Sub Tek-Score	9.1	7.9	-1.2
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	-
Tek-Score	8.0	2.8	-5.2

*Reference: 100: Sony Xperia 1 II.

Which Phone Has The Best Cameras?

Looking at DXOMARK's ranking, one can conclude that the P30 Pro is approximately 50 points above other cameras in its class. But you won't find a winner here.

The Galaxy Note 10+ has a dual aperture camera. You can choose between f/1.5 or f/2.4.

About the Galaxy Note 10 Plus: DXOMARK reviewed this camera and gave it 118 points. If you also consider the telephoto and wide-angle lenses, that will go up to 130. If you click here, you can check what they think of it.

I hope this helps: all of its rivals can record videos in 4K or more, have an ultra-wide-angle lens, and feature Optical Image Stabilization, and 95% feature a telephoto lens. Yet, none of them feature a macro lens.

What this picture-taking powerhouse is known for in the tech world is it's 50x hybrid zoom. While not being as good as a genuine 50x optical lens, thanks to AI, it is much better than the traditional digital zoom.

About the P30 Pro: DXOMARK's gurus gave this shooter a score of 122. And if we consider the telephoto and wide-angle lenses, we'll get to the final score of 137** points. If you want to know more about it, check it here.

Furthermore, just so you know, all of its rivals can record videos in 4 or 8K and have an ultra-wide-angle lens, and 96% feature Optical Image Stabilization. That said, only 24% of them feature a macro lens.

We can classify the Galaxy Note 10 Plus as lower high-end and the P30 Pro as high-end.

Just out of curiosity, the P30 Pro telephoto lens is 64mm higher than the average in its class, but the Galaxy Note 10 Plus is 55mm lower.

The Galaxy Note 10 Plus's lens can be great in low light conditions owing to its greater aperture.

**Please take this with a grain of salt, particularly on mid-end cameras with less than 40MP and no zoom lens. They just changed their protocol, and they don't have enough reviews, so I can refine the pre-update camera scores.

Picture Quality*			vs.
Primary Camera	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
Megapixels	12	40	28
Aperture	1.5	1.6	0.1
Lens	27mm	27mm	0
Lens Type	Wide-Angle	Wide-Angle
Flash	1	2	1
HDR	Yes	Yes
OIS	Yes	Yes
Video	2160	2160	0
Score	130	137	7

*Reference: 100: Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra.

Extra Camera(s)	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro	vs.
Megapixels	12	8	-4
Aperture	2.1	3.4	1.3
Lens	52mm (2x zoom)	125mm (5x zoom)	73
Lens Type	Telephoto lens	Telephoto lens
Megapixels	16	20	4
Aperture	2.2	2.2	0.0
Lens	12mm	16mm	4
Lens Type	Ultra-wide-Angle	Wide-Angle
Megapixels	0.3	-
Lens Type	Depth Sensor	Depth Sensor
Score	12	15	3

Selfie Camera	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro	vs.
Megapixels	10	32	22
Aperture	2.2	2.0	-0.2
Lens	26mm	26mm	0

	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro	vs.
Tek-Score	7.6	8.1	0.4

Who has the best frame?

There isn't a clear winner, so you can't go wrong here.

I'm hoping you don't mind carrying a phone with about 192 g. (6.77 oz), because they both weigh that. If you're looking for a lightweight device, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus has a "weight to screen size" score of 5.3, which means it has an acceptable score for a 6.8 inches screen. The P30 Pro, in its turn, has 4.5, so nothing to state here.  ? 

The Galaxy Note 10 Plus truly is water-resistant. It can be submerged 1 to 3 meters deep, and the same goes for the P30 Pro. Remember that it shouldn't be for over half an hour, in standby mode, so no underwater photos.

Looks*			vs.
Body	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
Size	162 x 77 x 7 mm (5.71 x 2.72 x 0.25 in)	158 x 73 x 8 mm (5.57 x 2.58 x 0.28 in)	4954
Weight	196 g. (6.91 oz)	192 g. (6.77 oz)	-4
Build	Front and back glass	Front and back glass
Colors	Aura Glow, Aura Black, Aura White, and Aura Blue	Aurora, Breathing Crystal, Amber Sunrise, Misty Lavender, Pearl White, Black, and Mystic Blue
Screen To Body Ratio	92.52%	87.17%	-5.35
Disp.Size To Weight Score	5.3	4.5	-0.8
Looks	10.0/10	10.0/10	0.0
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Biometrics	Under Display Fingerprint	Under Display Fingerprint
Tek-Score	7.3	7.5	0.1

*100% = 4+ colors + front and back glass + S2BR: 86+%.

Which has the best battery?

The Galaxy Note 10 Plus does have a battery capacity of 4300 mAh versus the 4200 mAh of the P30 Pro. But by GSMArena's standards, you shouldn't expect notable differences here.

For the record, both of them also do overcome pretty much every phone out there. Let's see if both still have a place on our top 10 list of smartphones with the best battery life.

Quick charging is reasonably speedy with the P30 Pro's charger. That's rare because phones from this budget usually stay at around 30w/hour.

Battery*			vs.
Features	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
Capacity (mAh)	4300	4200	-100
1h Talk + 1h Web + 1h Video	84% left	84% left	0
1h Talk + 3h Web + 1h Video	68% left	70% left	2
1h Talk + 1h Web + 3h Video	74% left	74% left	0
Bat. To Phone Size Score  ?	3.3	5.3	2.0
Sub Tek-Score	7.5	7.6	0.1
Fast Charging	45w	40w	-5
Wireless Charging	15w	15w	0
Reverse Charging	9w	2.5w	-6.5
Tek-Score	7.6	7.6	0.0

*Reference: 90: Samsung Galaxy A31.

Which has more storage?

Definitely, the Galaxy Note 10 Plus.

Storage*			vs.
Features	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
RAM (GB)	12GB	6GB	-6
Internal (GB)	256GB	128GB	-128
Micro SD	microSDXC (shared SIM slot)	Nano Memory (shared SIM slot)
Tek-Score	10.0	7.5	-2.5

*Internal Storage + 256GB Memory Card (Max: 512GB).

Which is the most connectivity-friendly?

They do have a resemblance here.

Do you still favor wired headphones? None of them will help you with that. Just skip adapters and get a decent pair of wireless earbuds. You can have it anyway if you don't care that much about them. You can get that with the Sony Xperia 1 II.

The Galaxy Note 10 Plus runs on LTE or (LTE and) 5G networks.

Connectivity			vs.
Features	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
Network	LTE (also available in 5G)	LTE
Bluetooth	5.0	5.0
NFC	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	No	No
Tek-Score	3.6	3.6	0.0

Which is more affordable?

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How much of a "phone" can your money buy?
That's how much "score" you can get with $100 based on the global score that you'll see in the next section (higher is better).

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Are you also considering other options? The global score can help. For reference purposes, I'll tell you where most of its rivals average. It's 7.5 for the Galaxy Note 10 Plus and 6.9 for the P30 Pro.

Verdict: What Makes the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus Stand Out?

These two don't have that much in common. If you value performance and you can't get the Snapdragon version of the Note 10 Plus, then the P30 Pro is your best option. The same goes for those who love telephoto lenses.

Aside from that, you should pick the Note 10 Plus.

Here are the main reasons:

• Decent glass protection (Gorilla Glass 6)
• Around 500 dots per inch
• Higher screen-to-body ration
• Faster reverse charging
• Double the RAM
• Double the internal storage

Unfortunately, both lack the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Pros	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
#1	AMOLED	AMOLED
#2	Always-On-Display	Always-On-Display
#3	Cameras	Cameras
#4	Battery Life	Battery Life
#5	Fast Charging	Fast Charging
#6	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging
#7	MicroSD Slot	MicroSD Slot
#8	Storage
#9	Glass Protection

Cons	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
#1	Weight	Weight
#2	3.5mm Jack	3.5mm Jack
#3	Price	Price
#4		Glass Protection

Relative Score*			vs.
Global Score	Galaxy Note 10 Plus	P30 Pro
Gaming Score	7.5	6.2	-1.3
Tek-Score	7.65	6.42	-1.23
Your Score

Scroll the sliders down below to get your own personalized score. Let's suppose you value performance and battery life, and you don't really care about anything else. Then, just set the "Performance" and the "Battery" sliders up to 5 (5+5=10), and then the other sliders down to 0. You'll know what's the best phone for you.

*Reference: 100: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra.

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