Huawei P30/P30 Pro

metaxaaa · 18-04-2019 7:30am

Cienciano wrote: »

I got an email saying it'll be validated in 3 days. No sms

I got sms with the text below: Your Huawei claim has been received and will be checked by one of our agents. The outcome of your claim will be communicated to you by email.

dan786 · 18-04-2019 7:52am

metaxaaa wrote: »

I got sms with the text below: Your Huawei claim has been received and will be checked by one of our agents. The outcome of your claim will be communicated to you by email.

Yeah got that text first and 30 seconds later got the validated text.

"Your Huawei claim has been validated and you will receive your reward within the time frame as detailed in the Terms and Conditions."

Gavin1980 · 18-04-2019 7:57am

dan786 wrote: »

Yeah got that text first and 30 seconds later got the validated text.

"Your Huawei claim has been validated and you will receive your reward within the time frame as detailed in the Terms and Conditions."

Same here was awake at around 2am and it got validated straight away. Was quite surprised.

Cienciano · 18-04-2019 8:06am

I think I clicked not sms, email only. I did it at about 12:05

Cienciano · 18-04-2019 2:53pm

I have just got a validation email with a link to an information page. The page is the exact same as the Samsung galaxy s10 buds preorder page. If it's the same company doing it we'll either be waiting 6 weeks or we'll get 2.

irish1967 · 20-04-2019 8:45am

I see Three are only offering the P30 Black. Do you think this will change to all colours soon ?

Keith186 · 20-04-2019 1:10pm

irish1967 wrote: »

I see Three are only offering the P30 Black. Do you think this will change to all colours soon ?

They only ever had black and breathing crystal originally so I doubt they'll get the red or blue one, not sure though.

youcancallmeal · 22-04-2019 1:00pm

Is it okay to use the 40w charger on other devices like the S9 and also use the S9 charger on the p30 pro? I'm guessing it should be fine, just won't get the fast charging

misslauranne · 22-04-2019 11:18pm

Can somebody post a link to claim the speaker please? The co.uk one isn't working for me, it doesn't recognise my eircode or phone number.

Pizzle · 23-04-2019 9:17am

Hey everyone,

Accidentally scratched the screen protector on my P30. Anyone know where I could get a spare? Tried Carphone Warehouse in Cork but they don't seem to have any. Was thinking it might be too soon to have them in a brick and mortar shop.

Thanks

Cienciano · 23-04-2019 10:58am

A couple of weeks in I can safely say, this camera is amazing. I wouldn't even bother bringing my SLR out for normal shots anymore. And the EMUI software which a lot of people had problems with is fine. Anyone use the private space feature? I don't use it, but set it up for the laugh, holy fúck, that's an unbelievable feature for leading a double life/porn collecting

misslauranne wrote: »

Can somebody post a link to claim the speaker please? The co.uk one isn't working for me, it doesn't recognise my eircode or phone number.

https://consumer.huaweipromo.co.uk/ie/en/pages/p30preorder/home

Try no eircode. might be configured to accept uk post codes

Cienciano · 23-04-2019 11:08am

Pizzle wrote: »

Hey everyone,

Accidentally scratched the screen protector on my P30. Anyone know where I could get a spare? Tried Carphone Warehouse in Cork but they don't seem to have any. Was thinking it might be too soon to have them in a brick and mortar shop.

Thanks

TBH, I would never get any thing like that in a bricks and mortar shop. I'd be surprised if they had anything, and if they did it's probably about 10 times the price of online. Cables, spare chargers, cases and memory cards always seem to be way over priced in bricks and mortar shops

Pizzle · 23-04-2019 12:56pm

Cienciano wrote: »

TBH, I would never get any thing like that in a bricks and mortar shop. I'd be surprised if they had anything, and if they did it's probably about 10 times the price of online. Cables, spare chargers, cases and memory cards always seem to be way over priced in bricks and mortar shops

Fully agree! In my case, I stupidly removed the protector because it was annoying me...then realised I didn't have a spare! Ordered a new one online, hopefully won't take too long to arrive...and that the screen remains scratch free in the meantime

dougm1970 · 23-04-2019 9:02pm

still 50/50 on getting this....and of you got any negatives to report ?
i seen a youtube saying how its very aggressive with saving battery and killing background apps, seeminly apps like whatsapp not receiving messages until its woke up, and even if you take it out of the battery saving list it goes back into it after a while....is that right ?

youcancallmeal · 23-04-2019 9:49pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

still 50/50 on getting this....and of you got any negatives to report ?
i seen a youtube saying how its very aggressive with saving battery and killing background apps, seeminly apps like whatsapp not receiving messages until its woke up, and even if you take it out of the battery saving list it goes back into it after a while....is that right ?

I haven't any problems with whatsapp notifications after I turned off auto management. It's fine with any other apps I have set to manual as well. Only negatives so far for me are the display quality and size/weight. Neither of these are deal breakers for me and the amazing pics and battery life more than make up for it.

raze_them_all_ · 24-04-2019 12:06am

One thing I noticed when making a duo call or whatever on the p20 Pro is auto makes a screen in screen, not so with the p30 pro

dougm1970 · 24-04-2019 3:02pm

has anyone got theres from 3 ?....and if so, did you get a software update...400-odd mb....with camera optimisations ?
also reading on reddit a lot of users reporting lens flare on any lights in photos...anyone here have that ?
oh...and...have any of you put tempered glass on ?..if so, which one ?
thanks in advance for any replies.

Gavin1980 · 24-04-2019 3:15pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

has anyone got theres from 3 ?....and if so, did you get a software update...400-odd mb....with camera optimisations ?
also reading on reddit a lot of users reporting lens flare on any lights in photos...anyone here have that ?
oh...and...have any of you put tempered glass on ?..if so, which one ?
thanks in advance for any replies.

Got my phone from 3 on 5th April, got the update on 8th April build 9.1.0.124.

Using an LK screen protector film, not glass as i cant seem to find a reputable one that attaches to the screen without rendering the finger print scanner useless.

Now that you mention it any photos I've taken with street lights have a fair bit of lens flair in them, doesnt bother me though.

Cienciano · 24-04-2019 4:03pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

still 50/50 on getting this....and of you got any negatives to report ?
i seen a youtube saying how its very aggressive with saving battery and killing background apps, seeminly apps like whatsapp not receiving messages until its woke up, and even if you take it out of the battery saving list it goes back into it after a while....is that right ?

dougm1970 wrote: »

has anyone got theres from 3 ?....and if so, did you get a software update...400-odd mb....with camera optimisations ?
also reading on reddit a lot of users reporting lens flare on any lights in photos...anyone here have that ?
oh...and...have any of you put tempered glass on ?..if so, which one ?
thanks in advance for any replies.

I'm assuming you got it then! No notification issues with me, they all work fine once you turn them to manual in the battery optimisation settings. That big update from three was a few days after release, only thing I noticed was notifications appeared on the AOD, they didn't before. That was a welcome update. I have no noticeable lens flare in photos but I don't have many photos in dark places with bright lights. Almost all my photos are outside.

Good overview of the phone here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIrIjl4Y9Ow

dougm1970 · 24-04-2019 10:49pm

thanks both....no i havent got it....but i definitely have an itch to get it...at end of my current contract.....wee fella on my shoulder telling me to wait to see what mate 30...or samsung note 10..will be like.....i also have my current samsung s8+ that now will only cost me 20 euros payg.
still...a definite itch for this p30 pro though...looking at all the youtube reviews, and i went into 3 shop and was smitten with it..but you dont get to try it out properly as its attached to the stand its on and cant be lifted up to play with camera.

Cienciano · 25-04-2019 10:57am

I went from the S8 to this. This is a huge improvement. It all depends on what you want, a good camera is the most important thing for me by a distance, then a good battery. I had 2 samsungs in a row so wanted something different.
Here's a couple photos I took in Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

https://imgur.com/a/F6Gc5Ir

dougm1970 · 25-04-2019 11:15am

great.
yes...important things to me are...a good camera.. a big screen...a good battery.
i wonder how i could live with no headphone jack and some youtube reviews say speaker is low.
i have no interest in screen resolutions as high as samsung s10 or 4k recording.

also...before this s8+ i was always a note user and i actually did make use of the s-pen...photo editing and such....so its in my head to maybe wait for the note 10 to see what it brings....but the p30 pro is so tempting right now

another thing that makes me pause is marques brownlee on youtube making the point of no dedicated night mode...it uses night mode in auto in dark environments....and he was saying some lower light photos either come out not brightened..or too bright.....is that right ?....no dedicated night mode ?

kjpf · 25-04-2019 11:53am

considering upgrading to the P30 Pro and wondering has anyone ordered this in breathing crystal from three? Wondering roughing how long delivery took to arrive as it says ships in 15 days online.

youcancallmeal · 25-04-2019 2:32pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

great.
yes...important things to me are...a good camera.. a big screen...a good battery.
i wonder how i could live with no headphone jack and some youtube reviews say speaker is low.
i have no interest in screen resolutions as high as samsung s10 or 4k recording.

also...before this s8+ i was always a note user and i actually did make use of the s-pen...photo editing and such....so its in my head to maybe wait for the note 10 to see what it brings....but the p30 pro is so tempting right now

another thing that makes me pause is marques brownlee on youtube making the point of no dedicated night mode...it uses night mode in auto in dark environments....and he was saying some lower light photos either come out not brightened..or too bright.....is that right ?....no dedicated night mode ?

There absolutely is dedicated night mode, what he's saying and a few other reviewers have mentioned too is when taking pics in the standard AI(auto) mode it sometimes picks the night option when you might get a better pic in standard mode. I think to force standard mode photos you need to go into pro mode to stop the AI taking control. Maybe there's another way but I've been very happy with how the AI is working out so far

fullerand · 25-04-2019 5:23pm

Nice shots. Were they taken in full-auto mode or did you play with saturation / colour balance after you snapped them?

Have been flipflopping in my mind between P30 Pro and S10+ ... even though the P30 Pro cameras are definitely better technically, in all the reviews online I find myself preferring the colour balance etc from the Samsung - the P30 Pro shots sometimes seem either slightly dull/washed out or have highlights like the sky blown out cos of lower dynamic range.

Cienciano wrote: »

I went from the S8 to this. This is a huge improvement. It all depends on what you want, a good camera is the most important thing for me by a distance, then a good battery. I had 2 samsungs in a row so wanted something different.
Here's a couple photos I took in Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

/https://imgur.com/a/F6Gc5Ir

Cienciano · 25-04-2019 5:59pm

fullerand wrote: »

Nice shots. Were they taken in full-auto mode or did you play with saturation / colour balance after you snapped them?

Have been flipflopping in my mind between P30 Pro and S10+ ... even though the P30 Pro cameras are definitely better technically, in all the reviews online I find myself preferring the colour balance etc from the Samsung - the P30 Pro shots sometimes seem either slightly dull/washed out or have highlights like the sky blown out cos of lower dynamic range.

Full auto mode, just took the phone out of my pocket and zoomed out to wide angle. One I slightly adjusted the angle afterwards cos I had to tilt the camera to get the stand above me out of the shot.

OldMrBrennan83 · 25-04-2019 6:02pm

fullerand wrote: »

Nice shots. Were they taken in full-auto mode or did you play with saturation / colour balance after you snapped them?

Have been flipflopping in my mind between P30 Pro and S10+ ... even though the P30 Pro cameras are definitely better technically, in all the reviews online I find myself preferring the colour balance etc from the Samsung - the P30 Pro shots sometimes seem either slightly dull/washed out or have highlights like the sky blown out cos of lower dynamic range.

I'm in the exact same boat too. Lookong at VF's upgrade options the 10+ and P30 Pro look to be the only ones worth bothering with. Leaning toward the Samsung at the moment as nearly everything I've read and watched said it's the better overall device to use, but if I do then I know part of me will regret not getting the camera on the Huawei.

Keith186 · 25-04-2019 7:05pm

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

I'm in the exact same boat too. Lookong at VF's upgrade options the 10+ and P30 Pro look to be the only ones worth bothering with. Leaning toward the Samsung at the moment as nearly everything I've read and watched said it's the better overall device to use, but if I do then I know part of me will regret not getting the camera on the Huawei.

I was in that boat too!
Went for P30 Pro and am happy with it.
I would have went for the S10+ if we got a snapdragon SoC in the EU but it wasn't to be.
They are both good choices in fairness, if I was buying one again now I'd probably go for the cheapest/best value option.
I do think the Pro would have the edge on battery life vs the exynos if that's a big factor.

Da Optimist · 25-04-2019 8:06pm

Anyone know where I can get a p30 pro cover and tempered glass in a bricks and mortar shop in Dublin City Centre?

raze_them_all_ · 25-04-2019 8:13pm

Da Optimist wrote: »

Anyone know where I can get a p30 pro cover and tempered glass in a bricks and mortar shop in Dublin City Centre?

I got the Otterbox in the 3 store just off o connell street

Da Optimist · 25-04-2019 8:32pm

raze_them_all_ wrote: »

I got the Otterbox in the 3 store just off o connell street

Brilliant. Do you find it offers good protection and how much was it?

fullerand · 25-04-2019 11:02pm

Cheers. Would you mind going back and taking the exact same photos with an S10+ for the sake of comparison please?

Cienciano wrote: »

Full auto mode, just took the phone out of my pocket and zoomed out to wide angle. One I slightly adjusted the angle afterwards cos I had to tilt the camera to get the stand above me out of the shot.

raze_them_all_ · 26-04-2019 12:54am

Da Optimist wrote: »

Brilliant. Do you find it offers good protection and how much was it?

does for drops but no screen protection, 35

dougm1970 · 26-04-2019 10:30am

tell me about motion blur in photos......say if you zoomed in 5x or 10x and took a photo of a dog running...or a dog running in lower light, not in dedicated night mode....does motion blur happen ?

Cienciano · 26-04-2019 10:33am

dougm1970 wrote: »

tell me about motion blur in photos......say if you zoomed in 5x or 10x and took a photo of a dog running...or a dog running in lower light, not in dedicated night mode....does motion blur happen ?

I haven't tried that, but I'd say you'd be doing well to get a dog running in frame at 10x. You notice the grain much more in lower light with the zoom.

dougm1970 · 26-04-2019 2:21pm

Cienciano wrote: »

I haven't tried that, but I'd say you'd be doing well to get a dog running in frame at 10x. You notice the grain much more in lower light with the zoom.

was at the beach lately with the dog....and he wound run into the waves every now and then...and i'd be half way up the beach...wishing i had a good zoom

hows the speaker ?

Cienciano · 26-04-2019 2:58pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

was at the beach lately with the dog....and he wound run into the waves every now and then...and i'd be half way up the beach...wishing i had a good zoom

hows the speaker ?

The speaker is fine. Some 3 complaints that I don't really understand about the phone is the speaker, the display and the software.
No phone speaker is great, 2 speakers is a slight improvement, but it's still shít. A 5 euro Bluetooth speaker from Aldi is far bigger improvement.
Unless you're looking at the display with a magnifying glass, you won't notice.
The software is fine, I don't know what other people do with their phones to have a problem with it, but I always use Nova Launcher and the software is absolutely fine, I've no issue with it.

Some things you might have issue with is no headphone jack, the weird expandable memory type, not dual sim, weight, Huawei and are they trustworthy security wise. None of them are an issue for me, but I can understand why they would be for some.

One thing I never gave a fúck about before, but since I bought the phone realised that is handy: the infrared blaster. I've all my house remote controls programmed in on the built in app. Handy when you can't find your remote, or messing with TV's in your mates gaff. Really easy to set up too.

youcancallmeal · 26-04-2019 6:10pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

tell me about motion blur in photos......say if you zoomed in 5x or 10x and took a photo of a dog running...or a dog running in lower light, not in dedicated night mode....does motion blur happen ?

I just tested this out on my infant son who was in a bouncer on other side of a well lit room. At 1x no motion blur, 5x slightly and at 10x high(unusable image). Make of that what you will

dougm1970 · 26-04-2019 9:07pm

in night mode how long does a shot take ?.....do you need to be very steady ?
this video showing night mode, makes the mode look slow...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5_NwnoCCI8

also, i am sorry to be bugging you all with all these questions...but theres no real testing the phone in the 3 shops i go to.

Da Optimist · 27-04-2019 9:03am

Purchased the P30 Pro yesterday. Turned it on at 54% and it was dead in 5 hours exactly. What the hell?

Lfcfan2017 · 27-04-2019 8:27pm

Da Optimist wrote: »

Purchased the P30 Pro yesterday. Turned it on at 54% and it was dead in 5 hours exactly. What the hell?

Something definitely not right there. I don't normally have to even look at the charger for at least 2 days with moderate use.

youcancallmeal · 27-04-2019 9:50pm

Lfcfan2017 wrote: »

Something definitely not right there. I don't normally have to even look at the charger for at least 2 days with moderate use.

Yeah I'm on 30% after charging yesterday morning. I'd say give it a few days to bed in and if it's still bad then do a reset, if still bad after that bring in back. Also check battery usage to see what's using it up, could be a rogue app

Cienciano · 29-04-2019 3:04pm

My battery life is impressive, definitely sounds like something dodgy with the phone if it's still like that.

Probably a bit early to be asking if anyone has their Sonos yet? Mine was validated 11 days ago. I see on Reddit a few people in other countries have their preorder rewards already.

Da Optimist · 29-04-2019 3:15pm

I started out with 95% at 7am this morning and as of 3.13pm I am on 49%

Cienciano · 29-04-2019 3:35pm

I use mine a lot and mine is on 70%. Listening to podcasts through Bluetooth headphones all day, 30 minutes of google maps. It depends on your usage I suppose. What was your old phone, how old was it and what would the battery be from similar usage at this time? You can only judge it from that because everyone on here will have a different idea on what heavy usage is.
I was on mine browsing net almost all day yesterday and it was still at 25% at 1am going to bed.

dougm1970 · 29-04-2019 9:25pm

say if i got a p30 pro from 3 ....will it have tempered glass pre-installed ?.....my sons friend got the p30 (not pro) and it had the tempered glass on it (from carphone warehouse)

dougm1970 · 29-04-2019 10:54pm

say if i got a p30 pro from 3 ....will it have tempered glass pre-installed ?.....my sons friend got the p30 (not pro) and it had the tempered glass on it (from carphone warehouse)

Gavin1980 · 30-04-2019 3:10pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

say if i got a p30 pro from 3 ....will it have tempered glass pre-installed ?.....my sons friend got the p30 (not pro) and it had the tempered glass on it (from carphone warehouse)

Mine didn't come with any protector on it from 3.

dougm1970 · 30-04-2019 4:05pm

Gavin1980 wrote: »

Mine didn't come with any protector on it from 3.

thanks. i'm still at the stage where i'd love to try one before investing....i see posts on another very well known forum with feedback from users saying that in lower light, not dark, it struggles, as night mode makes it too bright but in auto its not dark enough for night mode to kick in and photos come out grainy.
others saying the a.i. makes clouds look like drawings in some scenarios.
i'd like to see how 5x zoom would handle a dog running, how much motion blur...as 80% of what i photo are our dogs..running along beach ect....so many times i wish i could have zoomed in on them without losing quality.
so close to getting it...voice telling me i might regret it when samsung note 10 arrives, whatever it brings.

ForestFire · 30-04-2019 8:36pm

Avoiding motion blur at 5x zoom is going to be the same regardless of most cameras, unless you have very expensive lens.

To reduce motion blur you need a fast shutter speed, but this reduces how much light hits the sensor. I'm going to estimate a value of 1/200 to 1/500.

To compansate for this you have two options

1) And the most important, increase aperture opening (lower A number). What is the maximum aperture at 5x you can get (specs or some with phone can check)

2)increase ISO, this will result in more noise in the image.

I am going to check my p2p Pro now at these settings to give you an idea but the p30 Pro will be different (hopefuly better for you)

P20 Pro 5x zoom photo (I cannot set aperture in Pro mode)

Shutter set to 1/200
I need to set ISO to 800 in resonable indoor light to get bright picture (exposure)

Photo details indicate aperture was f1. 8

Huawei P30/P30 Pro

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