Unveiled at an event in Paris, the much-anticipated flagship smartphone from Huawei is now official. The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro are the company’s latest endeavors to present users with not just best-in-class performance, but also the most advanced photography experience on a smartphone.

The Huawei P30 Pro comes with a Leica-branded quad-camera module on the rear, with a primary 40 MP (f/1.6) SuperSpectrum sensor, a 20 MP ultra-wide angle camera, an 8MP telephoto camera (which is the most notable upgrade, as you’ll see), and finally a Huawei-made Time-of-Flight (TOF) sensor. There’s a 32MP selfie camera in tow as well.

The company has placed the three cameras in a vertical module on the rear, with the LED flash, flicker and color temperature sensors, and the TOF sensor sitting to the right of the same. Before we move on and learn what each sensor will be used for, let’s check out the module right here:

40MP SuperSpectrum Sensor

Starting off with the primary SuperSpectrum sensor, Huawei has upgraded the traditional RGBG Bayer filter by swapping out the green pixels with ‘superior’ yellow pixels. This has means you get an RYYB sensor, which Huawei says can yield a maximum ISO rating of up to 409,600 on the P30 Pro.

  • 8MP Telephoto, 10X Hybrid Zoom

The highlight of the quad-camera module on the Huawei P30 Pro is the telephoto camera because it isn’t a standard sensor but instead, comes with a prism element integrated into it to give users a periscope module. This enables the light entering the sensor to bend at a right angle in order to maximize the focal length, without increasing the camera height or disrupting the design.

8MP Telephoto, 10X Hybrid Zoom

Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera

The time-of-flight (TOF) camera has found its way into several modern smartphones, of recent. Even though a lot of you may not see any purpose in this sensor, but it’s usually utilized to capture depth information and it’s being used on Huawei P30 Pro here for the same.

The depth map, with precisely accurate image segmentation and distance measurement, enables multiple levels of bokeh that you will be able to adjust on the device. This sensor will also come handy in facilitating future mobile AR developments, but solely on the P30 Pro as it’s missing from the P30.

The P30 Pro comes packed with AI and HDR+ technology, using which you can capture “Super Portrait Mode” photos with immense details – down to the strands of hair on the subject’s face.

There’s definitely a lot more to come about the P30 Pro’s cameras and we will bring you our first impressions as soon as possible. Stay tuned to Beebom for more on the Huawei P30 Pro.