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Huawei Mate 20 Pro
  • Operating system

    Android 9.0

  • Screen size

    6.39 in

  • Processor frequency

    2.6 GHz

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Now very firmly established as a manufacturer, Huawei continues its expansion and offers with Mate 20 Pro a device of very beautiful workmanship, which aims without blinking at the very high end, still embodied for the public by Samsung or Apple.

As soon as you get started, you feel that you are dealing with an almost luxury product, with impeccable finishes and lines that evoke iconic devices like Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 or the latest iPhone. The gigantic screen is just adorned with a notch, the whole is thin, not too heavy, and even the rear facade has charm with very successful variations in green and night blue colors, rare originality in a very classic set. Too bad that in this almost total success, it is necessary to use a Huawei format to extend the memory, instead of a simple micro-SD. On the other hand, there are the latest refinements, such as facial recognition and even a fingerprint reader in the screen itself.

The 6.39 inch slab is huge, with OLED technology but above all of excellent level. There has been a real work to keep it as faithful as possible, even if for a perfect balance a small turn in the settings is necessary for that. The brightness allows to maintain a high level of comfort in all circumstances, and the reflections are almost imperceptible. As the definition is also very high, with 3120 pixels by 1440, Huawei signs a flawless display.

Connecting a wired headset will require the use of the adapter, which is supplied and has a very good quality rendering, with a beautiful spatial distribution in particular. The loudspeaker, hidden in the USB-c port, is finally satisfactory for use.

Powerful, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is certainly powerful, and this is true in use. All applications run at 100% of their capacity, without noticeably heating the smartphone. Players will be thrilled with fluidity at all times, even in the highest levels of detail.

With its three sensors, including a zoom and a wide angle, the Mate 20 Pro impresses at first glance. There is not much to say about zoom and wide-angle sensors, which are necessarily much more comfortable for shots in bright light than in darkness. The main sensor gives excellent results in broad daylight, with however a tendency to exaggerate the contours, even if the whole remains very detailed, homogeneous and therefore flattering. This defect is found in the darkness, with a rendering that loses its naturalness in favour of rather forced features. Rich in options of use, the photo part would have deserved a more harmonious software processing to achieve excellence.

Huawei has achieved a very nice feat by putting a generous battery in his smartphone. This one is very durable, almost at the level of the very best, with a very fast charging (but if the phone gets very hot then) and even the possibility to use it as... battery for other devices.

Review of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro done by Julien Hany the 2018/12/23

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Key points

Barometer

Yes

Rugged

Yes

Infrared

Yes

PPI

538

Capacity

4200 mAh

SAR

0.4 W/kg

Screen size

6.39 in

Processor frequency

2.6 GHz

RAM

6144 MB

Internal storage

128 GB

Photo resolution

40 MP

Video resolution

2160 p

Photo resolution (Front camera)

24 MP

Qi wireless charging

Yes

Weak points

Audio

No

Weight

189 oz

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Technical specifications

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has several versions, you will find the features of the 128GB / 6GB RAM, Single SIM version then on the (128GB / 6GB RAM, Dual SIM ) alternative version, only with features that are differents form the principal sheet.

General
Operating system Android 9.0
Available Yes
Released (US) November 2018
Original price (US) 999 $
Released (FR) November 2018
Street price (EUR) 999 €
Design Candybar
Color
Blue
Black
Green
Purple
SAR 0.4 W/kg
Rugged Yes
Type Waterproof
Dust
Splash proof
Ingress Protection IP 68
Display
Screen type AMOLED
Resolution 3120x1440 pixels
Screen size 6.39 in
Touchscreen Yes
Touchscreen type Capacitive
Multitouch Yes
Colors 16 777 216
3D No
PPI 538
Network
GSM Yes
GSM frequencies 850
900
1800
1900
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
UMTS Yes
UMTS Frequencies 800
850
900
1700/2100
1900
2100
HSPA Yes
HSPA+ Yes
Maximum theoretical bandwith 42 Mbit/s
CDMA No
4G LTE Yes
LTE Frequencies 700
800
850
900
1700/2100
1800
1900
2100

2600
WiMAX No
Digital Camera / Video
Back camera Yes
Photo resolution 40 MP
Video resolution 2160 p
Flash Yes
Flash type Dual LED
Features High Dynamic Range Mode (HDR)
Panorama
Front camera Yes
Photo resolution 24 MP
Front Flash No
Sensor
Accelerometer Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Compass Yes
Barometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Fingerprint Yes
Size and weight
72.3 in
8.6 in
157.8 in
189 oz
Huawei Mate 20 Pro
Height 157.8 in
Width 72.3 in
Thickness 8.6 in
Weight 189 oz
Hardware
CPU HiSilicon Kirin 980
Processor frequency 2.6 GHz
Core number Octo Core
RAM 6144 MB
Internal storage 128 GB
Removable storage Yes
Memory card microSD
microSDHC
microSDXC
Connectivity
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi Standard 802.11a
802.11ac
802.11b
802.11g
802.11n
Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
Bluetooth Yes
Bluetooth version 5.0
Profiles Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP)
Low Energy (LE)
GPS Yes
GPS type A-GPS
USB Yes
USB version
USB connector type Type-C
USB features USB charging
Mass storage device
Audio No
HDMI No
DLNA No
NFC Yes
Dual SIM No
Infrared Yes
Multimedia
Music player Yes
Supported formats eAAC+
FLAC
MP3
WAV
WMA
Video player Yes
Supports DivX
H.265
MPEG4
Xvid
WMV
Radio No
FM Transmitter No
Battery
Battery type Lithium-Polymer
Capacity 4200 mAh
Qi wireless charging Yes
Type Embedded
Quick Charge Yes
Connectivity
Dual SIM Yes



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