Huawei P30 Pro

Gave him the biggest goosebumps moment of 2019, though the P40 Pro improves on it in almost every area.

Superb zoom and night photography even months later, though the US ban makes him advise waiting.

Used as a design reference, since the Mi Note 10 looks very similar but costs far less.

Previous-generation phone he rated as his favourite smartphone camera, with incredible battery life.

Mentioned for its prototype reportedly being ready six months before launch and for the Moon Mode controversy, with no verdict on the phone itself.

Used as a reference point for the chip and as Huawei's current camera flagship.

Won the drain test with 7 hours 31 minutes, with a clear gap to second place, and gives real peace of mind on battery.

Mentioned as the phone whose camera he prefers, but not his daily driver.

Unmatched zoom and low-light video, but inconsistent colour and weaker stabilisation and dynamic range left it second.

Impressed by the updated P30 Pro, especially its night and star trails photography and battery life over two days, though the video is a Huawei partnership.

Used as the example of how many US-made parts sit inside a Huawei phone and which would need replacing under the ban.

The most impressive camera phone ever, but he advises waiting on Huawei purchases due to the US blacklist.

Hottest while charging and in light use, but stays coolest in the heaviest benchmark and is the most comfortable to hold afterwards.

Quick to unlock, boot and read storage, but its Kirin 980 falls behind in GPU-heavy gaming and benchmarks.

Won the test by a clear margin with 7 hours, though it runs a lower resolution than some rivals.

The most flexible camera, winning at night and with 5x optical zoom, but it falls behind in daytime photos and its colours and contrast can look off.

Unmatched zoom and low-light photos, but oversaturated and soft video, and weaker front-facing video.

Described as the best smartphone for low-light video, costing twice as much as the Z6 Pro.

Excels at zoom, night photography and battery and charging, though the display and speakers are forgettable.

Mentioned as a sibling phone, with the P30 Lite's ultra wide field of view matched to it.

Its camera is intriguing and holds up well in very low light on the rig, but the mic is slightly wonky and it cannot shoot 4K at 60fps.

Mentioned as having better video stabilisation than the A80 and a more glamorous look.

Impressed by the huge zoom, ultra wide lens and strong battery life across a full day of use, though the fingerprint scanner and wireless projection game were less useful.

Impressed by the night photography, especially the 5x zoom and low-light results that no other phone could match at the time.

New battery king after lasting over seven hours twenty minutes of screen-on time, and he was incredibly impressed.

Groundbreaking camera phone that wins on zoom, night shots and stabilisation, but is weaker on video dynamic range, slow motion and 40MP detail.

Class-leading night photography, 5x zoom and fast charging, but behind the S10 Plus on display, performance and audio.

Arun is very excited about Huawei's 2019 flagship, praising its quad camera, 5x zoom, night mode and battery, and may switch to it.

Arun expects the P30 Pro to be a big camera-led upgrade with four rear cameras, but he is only speculating from a leaked case.

Exciting camera-focused flagship expected to push zoom further, with a weaker chip and no 5G as the downsides.