Huawei’s latest smartphone release has proved itself to be truly brilliant. The new device has been largely appraised to be among the best phones of 2018. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes with 3D face unlock and an in-screen fingerprint sensor. The device is also equipped with a triple camera.
This is the first time Huawei has successfully been a able to give Samsung and Apple a run for their money. The device is able to match the iPhone XS Max and the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. The device is very similar to both products in design as well as features. With a beautiful 6.39 display and a 189g weight, the phone has a light and smooth feel to it. The device uses a Li-Po 4200 mAh battery and a Kirin 980 processor which is very good for gaming. The phone uses a 3D IR face scanning system similar to the iPhone XS and an optical fingerprint sensor. Overall the device is top notch.
Mate 20 Pro Features
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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| LAUNCH | Announced | 2018, October |
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| Status | Available. Released 2018, November |
| BODY | Dimensions | 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm (6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 in) |
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| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | |
| Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| – IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) |
| DISPLAY | Type | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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| Size | 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~87.9% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~538 ppi density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | |
| – DCI-P3 – HDR10 – EMUI 9.0 |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
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| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2×2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2×1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 |
| MEMORY | Card slot | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) |
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| Internal | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA | Triple | 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7″, PDAF/Laser AF 20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7″, PDAF/Laser AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4″, 5x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF |
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| Features | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Single | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) |
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| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| SOUND | Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
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| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | No | |
| – 32-bit/384kHz audio – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
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| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Infrared port | Yes | |
| Radio | No | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass |
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| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| – Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min) – Qi wireless fast charging 15W – Reverse wireless charging – DivX/XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player – MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player |
| BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Po 4200 mAh battery |
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| MISC | Colors | Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black |
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