Ahead of the launch of the Xiaomi 14 series launch this week, Xiaomi had teased their upcoming Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro will feature Leica’s Summilux camera lenses, which are more premium and better than the previous Leica Summicron lenses found on the Xiaomi 13 series and Xiaomi 12S series. For context, a Leica Summilux-M 35 f/1.4 lens costs 3895 USD on Leica’s website.

Although the Xiaomi 14 series may be Xiaomi’s first smartphones to feature the Leica Summilux lenses, the Leica Summilux lenses can already can be found on smartphones since April 2017. So what smartphone brand was the first to feature “Leica Summilux lenses”? That brand is none other than Huawei, and the first smartphone to feature the premium Leica Summilux lens is the Huawei P10 Plus.

Huawei P10 Plus

The Huawei P10 Plus is Huawei’s best smartphone released in early 2017. Powered by Huawei’s in-house Kirin 960, the smartphone has smooth and fast performance to last you the whole day with a 3750 mAh battery alongside support for Huawei’s SuperCharge. 

But of course, the highlight here was the cameras. Both the phones featured a 20MP + 12MP Leica certified dual camera setup at the back. However, the larger Huawei P10 Plus comes with a wider f/1.8 aperture instead of f/2.2 on the standard P10, and the P10 Plus has a more premium Leica SUMMILUX-H F1.8 lens, while the P10 featured the SUMMARIT-H F2.2 lens, the same one found on the Huawei Mate 9, P9 and P9 Plus.

After 2017

After the launch of the Huawei P10 Plus, Huawei started using the Leica Summilux lenses in its premium smartphones ever since, starting with the Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro launched in late 2017. The full list of Huawei’s Leica lenses used over the years is as shown below.

The Huawei P20 Pro was a particular breakthrough for Huawei, as it was the world’s first triple rear camera smartphone, and it earned first VARIO-SUMMILUX-H for Huawei. Then in late 2018, Huawei Mate 20 Pro was announced as Huawei’s first flagship to have an ultra-wide angle 16mm equivalent lens, earning the lens title of VARIO-SUMMILUX-H 1:1.8-2.4/16-80 ASPH.

The Huawei P30 Pro could reach up to a 125mm equivalent lens with its periscope zoom lens, and then the P40 Pro+ in 2020 broke the record with its 10 times periscope optical zoom lens, giving a 240mm equivalent lens quality on a smartphone. 

In 2021, Huawei ended its partnership with Leica with the P50 and P50 Pro, the last Huawei smartphones in collaboration with Leica. Huawei then utilised its own in-house XMAGE camera branding solution, from the Huawei Mate 50 series onwards in 2022. 

In turn, Xiaomi has carried on the torch of premium smartphones in collaboration with Leica, and the brand is expected to announced to launch its latest Xiaomi 14 series of premium smartphones with Leica certified cameras this week in China. Stay tuned to our coverage of the Xiaomi 14 series, only on Gizmochina.

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As of recent, Huawei Senior Product Manager, Mr. Wang Yonggang, who is in charge of the development of the Huawei flagship P series lineup of smartphones, broke out the great news that the Huawei P series flagships have exceeded 100 million sales globally(including in China) in total since it launched the Huawei Ascend P1 almost 10 years ago. Through a blog post in the Huawei Xinsheng online forum (an online community for Huawei users in China), he shared the many milestones that Huawei has achieved in the smartphone market throughout the 10 years since Huawei launched its first flagship, the Huawei Ascend P1, back in January 2012.

Huawei first started development for the Huawei Ascend P1 as early as in the summer of 2011, where Huawei wanted to put out its first competitive flagship smartphone to the market to make a name for itself in the industry. Mr. Wang Yonggang recalled that Huawei called in their research team from Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi’an to fly over to Shenzhen to help develop the Huawei Ascend P1 together with their Shenzhen team. 

After many months of market research and prototypes, they finally launched the Huawei Ascend P1 in January 2012 with a 4.3 AMOLED display, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 8MP BSI rear camera in a lightweight and 7.6mm unibody, at a flagship price of RMB 2,999(471 USD) at the time. 

Although the Huawei Ascend P1 was not a bestseller by any metrics, it was Huawei’s first step to transition away from a B2B (Business to Business) company to a B2C(Business to Consumer) company with its first-ever flagship smartphone for the Chinese public.

Huawei’s next flagship, the Huawei Ascend P2, however, was not released in China and was instead released outside of China in markets such as the European and Japanese markets in 2013. This was due in part that the Huawei Ascend P2 was equipped with 4G which China did not have a proper rollout till 2014, and therefore Huawei decided to release it in the global market instead. The Huawei Ascend P2 was also the first Huawei flagship to be equipped with Huawei’s in-house Kirin SOC.

The next milestone for Huawei was the Huawei Ascend P6 with its show-stopping ID design, as the P6 was the world’s thinnest smartphone at its release, with a thickness of only 6.18mm. Looking back, it was the Huawei flagship that defined the premium design language of Huawei P series flagships for many years to come. 

The next big leap was the Huawei P9 with its dual rear camera setup. The Huawei P9 was Huawei’s first phone to collaborate with famous camera imaging company Leica, and the P9’s rear camera was equipped with a normal color lens as well as a monochrome lens. The phone then captures the image with both lenses and uses computational software to provide the best-looking photo for the user.

The next generational leap in photography was with the Huawei P20 Pro with its industry-breaking triple camera setup consisting of a wide lens, a monochrome lens, and a telephoto lens for versatile photography. The Huawei P20 Pro also came with the popular colourway Twilight, which solidified Huawei’s flagship design philosophy in the premium market.

The Huawei P30 series adopted a new type of RYYB colored lens for better images, while the P40 series provided marginal upgrades, such as 10x optical zoom for the series.

The Huawei P50 series was quite a confusing flagship lineup until recently. But Huawei launched the P50 Pocket this week, the company’s first-ever clamshell flagship foldable, which proved that Huawei is bringing forward innovation to its P series flagships once again.

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Huawei launched the P40 series a few days back. Along with it, the company also debuted a new version of its mobile software dubbed as EMUI 10.1. Seven of the brand’s devices have already started receiving beta updates. But the 2018 Huawei P20 series is not one of them as it currently receiving a new stable update with build number EMUI 10.0.0.172.

The new EMUI 10.0.0.172 stable update for the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro weighs 722 MB in size. The update brings three new features to the devices along with April 2020 security patch.

The users of Huawei P20 series can finally use the company’s new multi-screen collaboration feature with the new update. Files can be now easily shared between supported Huawei MateBook laptops and the phone by simply performing drag and drop operations. Also, users can now mirror their phone on the laptop and even control it from there. This feature initially debuted on the Huawei Mate 30 series last year.

The second new feature is Screen Sharing, which enables users to share their smartphone screens on video calls to discuss meetings, plans, and more. Lastly, the third new feature is an AI-powered smart battery charging mode. This feature is turned on by default and it avoids charging the phone’s battery to full by slowing down the charging speed to increase its lifespan.

As of now, this update is only available for the Chinese variants of the Huawei P20 and Huawei P20 Pro. We expect it too soon reach the international versions of the devices in the coming days.

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2018 was an interesting year for smartphones. In the pursuit of slimming down the bezels around the display, manufacturers came up with a number of different ideas. Last year, a number of manufacturers became bolder in releasing experimental products and consumers were more accepting in trying out first generation models. As a result, we saw some revolutionary smartphones make it to the market, many of them from Chinese manufacturers.

Here’s what we think were the 7 Most Revolutionary Chinese Smartphones of 2018

1. Huawei P20 Pro

You can’t really start this list without the Huawei P20 Pro. The phone was the first triple camera smartphone in the world and justified the existence of three lenses at the back with its amazing camera performance. It’s no surprise that the phone turned out to be one of the best camera smartphones of 2018 (our review here)! Even today, it’s the best-ranked flagship in the DxOMark rating for smartphone cameras.

That’s not it though! The phone also kicked off the trend for gradient back design. The Morpho Aurora P20 Pro (our hands on reivew here!) was a refreshing smartphone design and soon, it caught on among other manufacturers as well!

2. Vivo Nex S / OPPO Find X

Vivo was relentless in the pursuit of getting maximum real estate on its smartphones. This led to the birth of the Vivo APEX concept and eventually, the Vivo Nex S model for the commercial market. Featuring a motorized camera setup for selfies, the phone took the full-screen design to the next level.

Vivo was soon joined by OPPO with its Find X model launch in June (they had their reasons to not call it the Find 9). The Find series always had a special place among smartphone enthusiasts and seeing the lineup come back to life in the form the Find X was a sight to behold. Featuring SuperVOOC (limited to Lamborghini edition), a full-screen design, a motorized slider, and an impressive body design, the Find X was a glimpse of smartphone’s future. Definitely revolutionary!

3. POCO F1

Ever since OnePlus smartphones started to climb up the pricing ladder, they no longer deserved the ‘Flagship Killer’ title. But in 2018, we found something that did deserve this tagline — the POCO F1. Featuring the flagship Snapdragon 845 chipset at a price under $300, this particular model is as close as any phone can get to this title.

Not just that, you didn’t have to wait for an invite code or try out your luck in 10 flash sales to get hold of a unit. In fact, the POCO F1 was truly an international model which went on sale in over 50 markets worldwide.

4. Lenovo Z5 Pro GT

Lenovo was the last company we would have thought that would get the bragging rights to the first mass-produced Snapdragon 855 smartphone. But with the Lenovo Z5 Pro GT, it deserves much more than that. The phone is also the first one to feature up to 12GB of RAM on board! It’s definitely overkill considering our current entertainment and gaming needs, but still impressive. The phone starts at an affordable $391 and will be up for pre-orders in China from January 15. The first sale is slated for January 24.

5. Huawei Mate 20 X

The Mate 20 X with its humongous 7.2-inch display borders near the tablet category. But for all purposes, it’s a smartphone and acts like one despite its huge display. Our reviewers loved this phone for its huge display, powerful internals, and an amazing camera. You should definitely check out our review from here!

If you think a 7.2-inch display is an overkill, think again. People who consume a lot of videos and games on their smartphones would love such a large screen in their hands. What makes the phone revolutionary is the fact that it’s smaller in size as compared to other phablets like the Xiaomi Mi Max 3 (176.2 x 87.4 x 8 mm) or older ones like Lenovo Phab2 Pro (179.8 x 88.6 x 10.7 mm) or Zenfone 3 Ultra (186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm)! Basically, you get more screen in a form factor that’s considered manageable in the phablet segment.

6. Nubia X

Nubia is a driven company and we’ve been impressed with their Z series models featuring bezel-less design. However, in the pursuit of a higher screen to body ratio, the company decided to go for a second screen at the back. While we have seen smartphone companies try out a secondary screen (like the LG V20) on their regular models, this one’s a full-fledged 5.1-inch OLED display at the back. This second screen basically eliminates the need for a selfie camera, allowing the company to use a clean front design. Ingenious or stupid, that’s for you to decide. But it’s definitely an innovative way to get rid of the bezel on top of the display without having to resort for ugly notches or moving parts like a slider. It’s no surprise that Vivo decided to release its own dual screen flagship a couple of months later called the Vivo Nex Dual.

7. Huawei Nova 4 / Honor View 20.

Punch hole cameras are the next big experiment in smartphone display design and Huawei has kicked off this trend with its Nova 4 and Honor V20 smartphones. Samsung also joins the party with its Galaxy A8S model, but overall, with two mainstream models in the market so early, the Chinese tech giant seems to be all in for this particular design.

Another highlight of the Honor View 20 is its unique back design. Huawei and Honor have consistently managed to churn out unique designs for its smartphones and the trend continues with the new model as well.

To sum up, 2018 was an exciting year for Chinese smartphone enthusiasts! But this year is going to be even better with foldables hitting the market. So we are definitely looking forward to seeing what they have in store for us! 

Do you think we missed out on any other revolutionary Chinese phones in this list from 2018?  Let us know in the comments below!

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Huawei recently started rolling out Android Pie on several devices all around the world. Now it is finally the moment for the Indian units of the Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Nova 3. The company has teased the arrival of the final Android Pie update for these two high-end phones through a post from its official accounts in various social networks. The post contains an image which lists the Android Pie update as “coming soon” for both the handsets in India. Note that, despite India being one of the most profitable markets for the Chinese company, it is not the first region to get the update.

Even in a country as small as Italy, the update started rolling out days ago. Unfortunately, the company decided not to disclose the exact date when Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Nova 3 will start getting the update in India. But we believe only a few days are separating us from the final roll out. Given that both the handsets are equipped with the octa-core Kirin 970 chipset, there is a high chance that all the other Kirin 970-powered Huawei devices will get the Android Pie update in the near future. We are not only referring to Huawei smartphones, but also several ones by its sub-brand Honor.

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Alongside the original feature of Android Pie, the update for Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Nova 3 brings the new version of Huawei’s custom user interface: EMUI 9. Thanks to this UI, there will be tons of new exclusive features for these devices. Among the most important ones, there is a brand new graphic, menu navigation based on gestures comfortable for full-screen phones, a Google Lens-like feature called HiVision for image search, Paytm integration and more. There will also be the new GPU Turbo 2.0 technology and PC Mode.

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Huawei is currently the second largest smartphone brand in the world and it is aiming to dethrone Samsung to grab the number one spot. In an interview with Android Pit, Walter Ji who is the President of Huawei’s Consumer Business has revealed the company’s plans for 2019.

Walter Ji has revealed that Huawei will be focusing on its flagship devices in 2019 and it the company is aiming to launch its first foldable phone with 5G support in the first half of the coming year. The Huawei P20 Pro phone that was released this year is the world’s first smartphone to feature triple rear cameras. In 2019, Huawei will be launching a smartphone with four rear cameras. There is no confirmation on whether it will be available on the Huawei P30 Pro smartphone. Walter Ji has claimed that the company is working on bringing 10x optical zoom support on a smartphone.

Ji is of the view that the 5G will considerably change the smartphone usage as high speed data will allow users to avail content directly from the cloud without the need of downloading. Since 5G won’t be available everywhere in 2019, AI cannot be outsourced to the cloud. Hence, the company is parallelly developing on-device AI through Kirin processor’s NPU unit and cloud AI to make it available to the user at any time. In 2019, AI will play key role in improving photography experience and battery performance on Huawei devices.

Huawei will not be focusing on entry-level segment in 2019. Also, the Chinese firm won’t be launching Android One phones which means that all the Huawei phones coming in 2019 will not deliver stock Android experience.

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To become the number one smartphone brand, Huawei is planning to expand its business in Europe. It is aiming to open around ten to twenty large flagship stores in Europe. Apart from mobile devices and wearables, Huawei will be also focusing on PC segment in the coming year.

Do you think Huawei will become the number one smartphone brand soon? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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It’s been quite some time since the Huawei released the P20 Pro and I’ve been using it since the official launch. We have already mentioned that the Twilight color makes the phone look really nice but the newly announced Morpho Aurora color option looks even better. Let’s take a closer look.

DESIGN

Just like the Twilight color of the P20 Pro, the Morpho Aurora has a really nice gradient finish that changes colors in different lighting and at different angles.

Here is a quick color comparison with the P20 Pro (Twilight color):

The backplate combines three colors. We could say those colors are blue, violet and black but we may be wrong since the colors look different depending on the lighting.

Overall, this color combination makes the P20 Pro one of the most beautiful phones out there. We took quite a few pictures of the device and we even used different camera settings to capture the colors of the phone, so you guys have a better idea how it looks like in reality.

Check out our gallery:

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Since we have made an in-depth review of the P20 Pro, we will just mention the key features.

The overall build quality is excellent thanks to a nice metal frame, premium-feeling buttons and a glass on the front and rear. 

It’s worth mentioning that now the phone has a silver color frame. In comparison, the Twilight model has a frame with a slight purple tint.

I found the phone to sit comfortably in the hand thanks to nicely curved glass backplate. I am impressed by the fact that Huawei managed to cram in a huge battery (4000mAh) into such a thin profile of the P20 Pro.

I’ve been using the P20 Pro since the official launch and it is hands down one of the best phones in terms of battery life. Sometimes I could get over 10 hours of screen-on time, which is amazing. More importantly, standby time has been excellent all the time. Finally, it takes just over 1 hour to charge the phone with the supplied fast charger.

A triple camera setup looks really impressive on paper. It consists of one 40MP RGB sensor, 8MP telephoto shooter and 20MP monochrome lens. More importantly, it has performed really well in practice and we were able to capture some amazing shots especially in low light and with 5x hybrid zoom.

As for the display quality, it’s among the best on the market. It’s sharp, clear and easily visible even under direct sunlight.

After using the P20 Pro for a while, I have to say that the fingerprint scanner on the front is more convenient to me. I just love the fact that I don’t need to pick up the phone from the table to unlock it. Speaking of that scanner, it’s just blazing fast, super accurate and it unlocks the phone straight from the standby mode.

I was also really impressed by the face unlock feature. It’s ridiculously fast and accurate and it works well in any light and even if you wear glasses. All you have to do is press the power button before using this feature.

Other features you need to know: the phone has a nice LED notification light, 24MP selfie shooter, IR blaster, dual SIM card slot but no microSD card support. You should also know that there is no headset jack but the sound quality using a supplied adapter is excellent.  Also, the P20 Pro has a Hi-Fi wireless audio system that assures great sound quality via the Bluetooth. Moreover, the Huawei P20 Pro is IP67-certified for water and dust resistance.

There is a dual stereo speaker setup that is really good too. I like that the sound is deep, punchy and loudspeakers can get pretty loud.

HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

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In terms of hardware, the P20 Pro is a beast. It ships with the home-brewed Kirin 970 processor and other powerful components (6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage) that in conjunction with the AI, assure excellent all-around performance.

That can be seen when playing the latest 3D games. All the titles I played run absolutely fine, no skipped frames, no stutter, and the P20 Pro does not get hot while gaming either. Flagship-grade performance.

USER INTERFACE

In terms of user interface, I can just repeat myself – performance is excellent thanks to no small part of Kirin AI chipset with integrated NPU unit that helps allocate resources to the specific task. As usual, I’ve installed a lot of apps, use many different social media apps, Google accounts etc but I’m yet to see the phone lag or stutter. This phone is almost stock Android fast, which is really impressive.

EMUI 8.1 is based on Android 8.1 and I know that many people still can’t get used to cartoonish and a bit different than stock Android look. Personally, I like the Huawei’s user interface. Although I do not use all the extra features and customization options, the P20 Pro is one of the fastest phones you can get and I can assure that after using the phone for months.

CAMERAS

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If you want a more in-depth look of the camera quality, check out our initial review. In short, Leica cameras have been one of the reasons why I keep carrying the P20 Pro with me. 5X hybrid zoom and amazing low-light capabilities are the features that set apart it from other phones on the market and the overall picture quality has been amazing. The only thing I’m frustrated with is that we still don’t have image stabilization in 4K video recording mode. On the other hand, OIS works very well in 1080p mode, so you can get really smooth footage.

CONNECTIVITY

In terms of connectivity, I found the P20 Pro to be good and reliable in all aspects. Call quality is excellent and signal reception is actually better than most of the phones I’ve tested in the recent memory. Also, I found GPS to be very accurate, Wifi is fast and Bluetooth works fine. Finally, there are quite a few sensors on board, like on most of the flagships.

CONCLUSIONS

Overall, the Huawei P20 Pro is still an amazing smartphone, even though it was released quite some time ago.

The Morpho Aurora looks really nice and a gradient color combination makes the P20 Pro one of the most beautiful phones out there. In addition, we love the build quality, nice and sharp display, excellent overall performance, one of the best cameras on the market, great battery life and honestly, the lack of stabilization in 4K video recording mode is the only complaint we have to share with you.

At the end of the day, the Huawei P20 Pro is still an amazing smartphone to buy. I may sound subjective but I’ve been using the phone as my daily driver for months and I can easily recommend it to anyone. Even though the Twilight color still looks nice, the Morpho Aurora takes a gradient color finish to the next level and we can suggest you checking it out if you are in the market for a truly beatiful-looking smartphone.

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After Huawei and LG launched the trend of dual camera phones, almost every smartphone manufacturer started inserting a dual camera module on its device, and now most of the Android phones have a dual camera on their rear side. Earlier this year, Huawei P20 Pro was launched as the world’s first smartphone with a rear triple camera, and now various smartphones manufacturers started following the bandwagon again. Oppo R17 Pro and LG V40 ThinQ were the first handsets to debut with a triple camera setup after P20 Pro. Both are high-end devices and that is why they are perfect candidates for a comparison.

Huawei P20 Pro vs Oppo R17 Pro vs LG V40 ThinQ

Design

Despite it is the most affordable handset of the trio, Oppo R17 Pro is the most beautiful handset when it comes to aesthetics. It boasts a glass back available in gradient colors which is very clean thanks to the fact that fingerprint reader is embedded in the display. Further, it has the highest screen-to-body ratio thanks to its narrow bezels and its waterdrop notch. It is also the first phone to feature a Gorilla Glass 6 front panel. But even though it has the most resistant display, LG V40 ThinQ is the one with the best build quality as it features military certification and it is fully waterproof.

Display

LG V40 ThinQ has an amazing display, definitely better than Oppo R17 and Huawei P20 Pro, even though they are equipped with an AMOLED panel just like the V40. It is a wide screen with a high Quad HD+ resolution and it is also HDR10-compliant, with the Dolby Vision technology. You can hardly expect more from a smartphone’s display.

Specs & Software

Besides being the phone with the best display, LG V40 ThinQ also has the best hardware components. It is equipped with the best Qualcomm’s SoC: Snapdragon 845 running at a max frequency of 2.8 GHz. And the most recent LG devices even come with a well-optimized and customized UI which makes it very fast. The second place goes to Huawei P20 Pro with its flagship-level Kirin 970, while Oppo R17 Pro has an upper-midrange Snapdragon 710 SoC but note that it is also available at a lower price.

Camera

The camera is the key specification of these handsets. Huawei P20 Pro’s triple camera is the one that deserves the first place not only in this comparison but in the whole smartphones market. And it is mostly to its primary 40 MP sensor. It is composed of this main sensor, a monochromatic 20 MP sensor to capture a huge quantity of light even in dark environments, and an 8 MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. All the lens are optically-stabilized. The second place goes to LG V40 ThinQ which boasts a standard 12 MP sensor, a secondary telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and a third 16 MP wide-angle lens (it has a front dual camera, too). At last, there is Oppo R17 Pro with a main 12 MP sensor with a variable aperture, a secondary 20 MP sensor and a TOF 3D camera for depth detection.

Battery

Huawei P20 Pro has the biggest battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh. Oppo R17 Pro has 300 mAh less, but Oppo optimizes its batteries very well and it can achieve similar results to Huawei even with smaller batteries. LG V40 ThinQ loses the battle with a too small unit (3300 mAh).

Price

You can currently grab a unit of Huawei P20 Pro for less than €650/$720, LG V40 ThinQ is going to hit the shelves for about €800/$900 and Oppo R17 Pro will soon be available for about $625/€539. Huawei P20 Pro is the winner of comparison for its features and value for money.

• Read More: LG V40 ThinQ official with five cameras, 6.4-inch notched display and Snapdragon 845

Huawei P20 Pro vs Oppo R17 Pro vs LG V40 ThinQ: PROs and CONS

Huawei P20 Pro

PROs

• Better cameras
• Bigger battery
• Stereo speakers
• Water resistant

CONS

• No micro SD

Oppo R17 Pro

PROs

• Outstanding design
• More affordable
• Great selfie camera
• Gorilla Glass 6

CONS

• Worse performance

LG V40 ThinQ

PROs

• Great hardware
• Better build quality
• Amazing display
• Awesome audio

CONS

• Smaller battery

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After rolling out the Android 9.0 Pie based EMUI 4.0 update on Honor View 10 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro, now it’s time for the Mate P20 Pro. Today, we have received some information that suggests Huawei P20 Pro is now getting Android 9.0 Pie update in the European region. Currently, Huawei has not confirmed or announced the update details, but it is reported that some users are getting it. From this, we can assume that the full rollout will take place globally by the end of this year.

As per the changelog which is posted on the Huawei’s server states nothing except the usual Android 9.0 features and little UI changes with improvements in the overall system. The update is available for Huawei P20 Pro with model no. CLT-L09 and C432. The build number 9.0.0.108 remains same that has hit Mate 10 Pro and Honor View 10 devices.

Users who can’t wait for the OTA update can also flash the update file manually on their devices by following proper procedure. Manually flashing needs unlocked phones, and many other issues come with it. So, we suggest you should wait for the official OTA update as it is easy to install and more reliable. For the time being, you can check the update by heading to the Settings > About phone and then scroll down to find the update.

• Read More: Huawei Mate 20 with Kirin 980 makes an appearance on GeekBench

This is the third Huawei device which has received the Android 9.0 Pie update this month. Still, there are many pending devices that are yet to taste the Android 9.0 Pie update.

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Since the Huawei P20 Pro was announced in March this year, the device has had a rollercoaster ride in terms of sales. The figures have been streaming in, enabling the company to coast past Apple to emerge as the second largest smartphone vendor globally. That is because the P20 Pro came out as Huawei’s best smartphones to date. Four months after, the company has refreshed the model with four new attractive colour options. The new colour variants were showcased at IFA 2018. We bring you the colour options, thanks to GSMArena.

Two of the four new colours come with a cool leather texture. There is an Elegant Black as well as a Gold Brown variant which is manufactured using a plastic/polycarbonate back panel wrapped with genuine Italian calfskin. The Huawei logo, as well as the Leica badge, are embossed on the back. 

The third colour option is a Pearl White variant similar to the White variant of the Honor 10. The variant utilises a glass back which is covered by Gorilla Glass. Finally, the fourth colour variant looks very much to the Twilight aurora variant of the P20 Pro but this one is called Morphon Aurora and it has a more violet hue instead of an aquamarine-greenish hue. There is absolutely no change in the front panel of all four colour options.

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Read Also:Huawei announces Android Pie-based EMUI 9.0 closed beta recruitment for 9 models

The internals of the new Huawei P20 Pro variants still retains a Kirin 970 chipset at the driving seat. The glass variants are available in 6GB+128GB memory while the leather variants come in a new 8GB+256GB memory. All other specs remain the same. As for the price, the Glass variants will retail for €899, while the leather variants sell for €999 and that is because of the higher storage rather than the leather back. Huawei will make all versions available in Europe via major offline and online retailers from September 5.

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The Huawei P20 Pro comes in four different color variants – Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, and Pink Gold. Huawei will be announcing four more at the on-going IFA Berlin show. Photos of these new color variants have surfaced online ahead of the official announcement.

The photos were posted on Twitter by Roland Quandt, though it seems they were first posted on the web by CNET but the page has been taken down. According to the tweet, Huawei is releasing four new color variants, two of which have a leather back.

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There are two new color gradients like the Twilight variant. One is a mix of blue, purple and green and the other appears to have the same color gradient as the Lily White Honor 10 GT. The leather versions come in Yellow Leather and Black Leather variants. The former has a gold frame while the latter has a silver aluminum frame.

There is no info on the price of these new variants and availability at the moment. We believe that will be announced at Huawei’s press conference later today.

The Huawei P20 Pro has a 6.1-inch display with a 1080 x 2240 resolution. It has an 18.7:9 aspect ratio thanks to the notch in the display. Powered by the Kirin 970, it has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

The phone’s main selling point is its triple rear cameras which put it at the top of the list of phone’s with the best camera performance. The three sensors are a combination of a 40MP f/1.8 sensor, a 20MP f/1.6 sensor, and an 8MP f/2.4 sensor with 3x optical zoom. There is also a 24MP sensor in front for selfies.

READ MORE: Huawei announces Android Pie-based EMUI 9.0 closed beta recruitment for 9 models

The P20 Pro has a front-mounted fingerprint scanner, a USB Type-C port, NFC, and a 4,000mAh battery with fast charging technology. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box.

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Huawei has posted images on its Weibo account which suggests that the company is prepared to launch two new color variants of the Huawei P20 series smartphones. The text posted along with the image reveals that the launch will take place on 31st August, during the IFA 2018 in Berlin.

The Huawei P20 series is already available in two colors — Aurora and Sakura Pink. The images related to the upcoming two new colors suggest that the China-based manufacturer could introduce Purple and Pearl White colors on 31st August.

The Huawei P20 sports a 5.8-inch TFT LCD display with a screen resolution of 2244 x 1080 pixels and a pixel density of 428PPI, while the Huawei P20 Pro boasts a 6.1-inch AMOLED display that supports 2240 x 1080 pixels resolution and an aspect ratio of 18.7:9. Under the hood, both devices pack a powerful Hisilicon Kirin 970 processor along with a Mali-G72 MP12 GPU.

While the P20 comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage, the P20 Pro packs 6GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage. The Huawei P20 Pro is the first smartphone ever to feature a triple camera setup that includes a 40-megapixel RGB sensor, an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor, and a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor. The P20, on the other hand, houses a 20-megapixel and 12-megapixel dual camera setup.

Read More: Huawei Mate 20 Lite goes official, packs 6.3-inch notched display, Kirin 710 SoC, and 3,750mAh battery

On the front side, both smartphones come with a 24-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling. Further, both the devices are running Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own EMUI custom interface. The P20 is powered by a 3,400mAh battery while the P20 Pro is fuelled by a bigger 4,000mAh battery.

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Huawei Mate 20 series isn’t too far away from its official unveiling. The Chinese tech giant has already disclosed that the Kirin 980 chipset will be released at IFA Berlin 2018 on August 31. The company’s first 7nm Kirin 980 chipset will power the Mate 20 models. Perhaps to clear its existing stock before the arrival of the Mate 20, Huawei has adjusted the prices of the P20 series as well as the Mate 10 Pro.

Presently, all the P20 models are now 400 yuan ($58) cheaper while the P20 Pro models have a 500 yuan (~$73) flat price cut. Consequently, the Huawei P20 6GB+64GB version is offered for 3388 yuan, the 6GB+128GB version for  3888 yuan ($492). While the P20 Pro 6GB+64GB version now retails for 4488 yuan ($652), the 6GB+128GB version for 4988 yuan ($725), the 6GB+256GB version for 5788 yuan ($841).

Related: Huawei P20 and P20 Pro Price Cut Down to $479 On Giztop

Huawei also slashed the price of the Mate 10 Pro but this is a limited time offer. The two models of the Mate 10 Pro are offered for 400 yuan less their prices and you can buy now in China for 3599 yuan ($523) for the 6GB + 64GB version while the 6GB + 128GB version comes with a price tag of 3999 yuan ($581). With the sales figures released by Huawei which showed the company has sold up to 20 millions P20 units this year, it is unlikely that the company has a large inventory of all the models in stock. So, the stock may get exhausted in no distant time. The Mate 10 Pro may likely not be available on the official channel after the Mate 20 is launched but the P20 and P20 could still be available until next year when we’ll see the P30.

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Apparently buoyed by the success of the flagship P20 Pro, Huawei is set to introduce two more new colour variants of the model at IFA Berlin 2018. The Huawei p20 Pro came with a number of innovative features including being the first model to pack a triple camera setup. The device also a gradient color palette which has been reproduced by several other OEMs. The twilight colour which highlights how gradient can make smartphones cool and interesting again. 

The two new colours which would still follow the gradient pattern of the existing models will be announced by the CEO of consumer Business at Huawei, Richard Yu. They will be unveiled during the keynote address by the CEO at IFA which is just two weeks away. The photos of the two new color options have reportedly sighted by Android Authority but there is no proof to verify that claim. The blog claims the source pleaded for a non-disclosure term in order to protect his identity.

Read Also: Huawei P20 Pro wins “Best Smartphone of the Year” award in Europe

In essence, all that we know is that two new gradient-based colour options will be coming to the Huawei P20 Pro and how it will look theoretically. According to Android Authority, the first color is inspired by the night sky and the aurora borealis. It is said to utilise a wider color gamut than the twilight P20 Pro gradient but shares some of the same colors. The gradient starts with black on the left side and it transitions towards turquoise at the right of the phone. The colour mix also includes the purple and blue hues found on the twilight P20 Pro. On the other hand, the second color is said to take inspiration from the sea, and all the flora found underneath the sea including sea shells and pearls. The colour is described as mostly white with subtle hints of yellow and pink. It’s reportedly very similar to the Rose Gold regular P20, which features a gradient from white to pink, but in a subtle way. The new colours are said to be outstanding but we’ll have to wait until they are officially unveiled to have a look.

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The Huawei P20 Pro was recently reported to have clinched an award as the best smartphone by Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) for 2018-2019 in the Mobile Devices category. It has emerged that the Honor 10 and Nokia 7 Plus also joined the P20 Pro aboard the honour roll call. While the P20 Pro was adjudged the best smartphone, the Honor 10 was voted the best lifestyle smartphone. The Nokia 7 Plus was rated as the best consumer smartphone.

The Honor 10’s emergence as the best lifestyle smartphone means two of Huawei’s smartphones were adjudged as best among equals and that is a testament to the company’s towering reputation. It also affirms that the company’s huge investment in R&D has started to yield fruit. The Honor 10 comes with a stunning design with amazing color schemes coupled with the processor having a dedicated NPPU for artificial intelligence features such as scene recognition. As a result of these features, the phone is judged to be the perfect lifestyle smartphone that can be used to capture every moment and places.

Read Also: Huawei Mate 20 specifications, pricing appears on Giztop

On its part, the Nokia 7 Plus best “Consumer Smartphone” award is as a result of its superb price to performance ratio. The device is a 6.0-inch FHD+ notch-less phablet that is powered by an SD660 SoC, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. It runs stock Android 8.1 Oreo and is pencilled for the upgrade to Android 9.0 Pie.

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Huawei has a longstanding reputation for manufacturing sleek, premium smartphones both in the flagship and budget segments. The launch of the P20 Pro earlier this year took all that to a different pedestal as the phone’s design and configurations were spectacular especially the never-seen-before triple rear camera setup. The powerful camera setup has received lots of positive reviews. Talking of positive reviews, the P20 Pro has received an award from the European Image and Sound Association (EISA) as its Best Smartphone 2018-2019. The Europe-based group is made up of 55 of the world’s most respected consumer electronics magazines.

This well-deserved award is in recognition of Huawei’s commitment to quality, design and performance, as well as the company’s long track record of introducing stylish, powerful and winning devices. It is worthy of note that this is the sixth consecutive year that Huawei has been recognized by the EISA. In previous years, the Huawei P10 was named as “EISA Smartphone Camera 2017-2018,” the Huawei Watch 2 was also crowned as “EISA Wearable Device 2017-2018” and the Huawei P9 as “European Consumer Smartphone 2016-2017.”

Read Also: OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro: Chinese Flagship Camera Comparison!

About the P20 Pro, EISA has this to say; “With its dazzling glass finish, impressive 6.1in, 1080x2240px resolution AMOLED screen, 18:9 ratio, dependable 4000mAh battery equipped with Super Charge functionality and – last but not least – amazing triple camera system on its back, co-produced by Leica, the Huawei P20 Pro is the most advanced, innovative and technically superior smartphone ever.

Huawei will formally receive the award at the EISA  awards ceremony which would hold on August 31 during IFA 2018 in Berlin, Germany.

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This is the Umidigi Z2  – a phone with the large notch display, nice design and great specs for the price. As always, stay tuned to the full Umidigi Z2 review to learn all the pros and cons of this device.

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UNBOXING

The phone ships with a charger, USB cable, SIM ejector pin, a headset jack adapter and a pretty standard soft TPU case.

DESIGN

Design-wise, the Umidigi Z2 packs all the trends of 2018 in one package. You get a display with the notch that I found to be pretty nice and sharp, glass backplate that makes the phone a bit slippery, a metal trim and a dual camera system.

The phone is well-made and I found it to be really comfortable to hold in the hand due to rounded edges on the back. However, I found that the buttons rattle a little bit.

Other key features include a dual-camera system on the front and a hybrid dual-SIM card tray. Face unlock feature works surprisingly well, much better than on most of the budget phones.  The fingerprint scanner works fine but there is a significant delay between unlocking and the time the display lights up.

It’s disappointing that the phone has neither LED notification light nor headset jack. On the other hand, sound quality using the supplied adapter is decent.

The loudspeaker sound quality is not the best but it’s quite good. Here is an audio sample.

HARDWARE

In terms of hardware, the Umidigi Z2 ships with the spec sheet we’ve already seen on other budget phones and it looks quite good.

In reality, gaming performance is mediocre. You can play most of the 3D games on reduced graphics but you should still expect to see some lag and stutter. For example, there is quite a bit of lag while playing Pubg even on low graphics. Finally, the phone gets hot quite quickly.

USER INTERFACE

If you’ve seen other Umidigi phone reviews I’ve made before, you know that I praise their phones for using stock Android user interface. Obviously, there are a few neat extra features but in general, you get a nice and clean-looking UI that makes the phone run fast.

The phone does not lag or stutter and it just feels fast all the time. I’m quite impressed with the performance of this budget phone.

IMAGE QUALITY

The overall image quality is okay and you may be able to take pretty good pictures considering the price of the phone.

Low-light camera performance may not be the best but it’s okay for a budget phone. 

Portrait picture quality is kind of average but better than quite a few other budget phones.

Selfies look okay but not really impressive. There is also a portrait mode but I can’t recommend using it since the pictures are way overexposed.

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1080p video shot using the main camera is kind of average and selfie video quality is quite good. Here is a short sample.

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If you want to see more camera samples or full resolution video tests, check out all the links in the video description.

CONNECTIVITY

In terms of connectivity, the phone supports global LTE bands and I found the call quality and signal reception to be pretty good.  Finally, GPS is accurate and it gets the position fast. In terms of sensors, there are quite a few of them including a gyroscope so you are all set if you want to use the phone with 360 content.

BATTERY LIFE

Battery life on this phone is quite good but I expected better results considering a huge capacity power bank. On average, you should expect to get up to 7 hours of screen-on time.

In terms of charging, it takes under 2 hours to fully charge the phone with the supplied power brick.

CONCLUSIONS

The Umidigi Z2 is a phone that looks nice, it has a sharp display and the device is fast on the daily basis thanks to the stock Android user interface. In addition, the phone supports global LTE bands and finally, cameras can take pretty decent shots in daylight. 

However, there are quite a few cons to consider. The phone does not have LED notification light, there is no headset jack, and gaming performance is mediocre

Hope you guys found this review useful and please consider all the pros and cons of this device before making the purchase.

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The first half the year is done and dusted and it has been a very interesting one in the smartphone industry. The industry has witnessed a high outpour of flagship models most of which are from Chinese Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Apart from their premium builds and powerful specs lineup, one feature that doesn’t usually get overlooked is battery capacity. A technological lab known as Whylab owned by Zealer has conducted a test among the known twelve flagship models to determine their battery durability.

In a terrain dominated by Snapdragon 845-powered flagship model, Huawei’s P20 Pro flagship once again proves itself to be the best flagship model around. Recall that DXOMark’s reviews still rank the P20 Pro as having the best camera among its peers. The P20 Pro is powered by an Hisilicon Kirin 970 AI chipset. Other phones tested include the Huawei P20 which ranks second, Vivo Nex, Smartisan R1, Black Shark Gaming phone, OPPO Find X, OnePlus 6, Xiaomi Mi 8, Samsung Galaxy S9+, Galaxy S9, Mi Mix 2s and HTC U12+, in the order below.

The tests were carried out in three different aspects. The first one is a test of the time each model takes to charge from 0% to 100%. The P20 Pro emerges as the fastest followed as listed below. The device was charged to the brim in just 75 minutes. Another test conducted include subjecting the phone to 5 hours of persistent use in a way that simulates daily use such as, running Weibo, WeChat, streaming online video, local video, reading e-book, playing games, shooting photos, web browsing, making calls, and playing music. In the end, the P20 Pro still had the highest battery percentage (57%) left. The others are just a hair’s breadth behind the Huawei flagship.

Finally, all the models were left on standby mode for 8 hours. At the end of the period, only the P20 Pro and P20 still had 100% of battery power left in their arsenal. Other phones have had their battery percentages reduced slightly (find the list below). Interestingly, the Mi Mix 2s was the most hit, with the lowest percentage (88%) after the 8 hours.

Related: Huawei Nova 3 camera samples: Powerful Quad camera setup with AI to the rescue

In all, the battery capabilities of all twelve flagship models are anything but disappointing. They truly deserve to be called flagship models as they deliver not only in design but also in their configuration, including battery power.

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Last week, Huawei announced that will soon open its beta testing program for the EMUI 8.1 for the users of Huawei P20 and Huawei P20 Pro smartphones. Now, the company has officially started rolling out the update which comes with Huawei’s GPU Turbo technology.

Earlier, the company said that the beta testing program was limited to 2,000 participants but it seems that Huawei has now started rolling out the update for all the users of the P20 series smartphones. To get this update, users can log-in to the member service application and navigate to the service section. In that, once the user opts to upgrade to the early adopters, the system will be upgraded to the version number EML-AL00 8.1.0.150 (C00).

Most of the changes for the EMUI 8.1 are minor but the update brings Huawei’s “breakthrough technology” GPU Turbo which promises double-digit gains in performance and efficiency. The company claims that the technology provides 60 percent better graphics performance and 30 percent better SoC power consumption.

Earlier, the company had officially announced the EMUI 8.1 beta testing for the customers using the Mate-series, P-series, Honor V10, Honor 10 and Honor 9i smartphones. After the P20-series, the users of Honor 9, Honor V9, Honor Play 7X, and Honor 9 Youth Edition will get their hands on this new feature.

The Huawei P20 Pro comes with a 6.1-inch AMOLED display that supports 2240 x 1080 pixels resolution and an aspect ratio of 18.7:9. It is powered by Kirin 970 chipset, coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage. It is the first smartphone ever to feature a triple camera setup that includes a 40-megapixel RGB sensor, an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor, and a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor. On the front side, there’s a 24-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

On the other hand, the Huawei P20 has a 5.8-inch LTPS IPS LCD screen with the same resolution and aspect ratio like P20 Pro. It is powered by Kirin 970 SoC along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. It features a dual camera setup consisting of a 12-megapixel RGB sensor and a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor. On the front side, this one too comes with a 24-megapixel sensor for taking selfies and video calling.

Read More: Honor Note 10 moniker confirmed by Honor’s President; Launch seems imminent

Both smartphones are running Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box. While the P20 is powered by a 3,400mAh battery, the P20 Pro is powered by a 4,000mAh battery with 4.5V/5A fast charging technology.

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Huawei has announced that it is soon opening its beta testing program for the EMUI 8.1 for the users of Huawei P20 and Huawei P20 Pro smartphones. However, the beta testing program is currently limited to the users in China only.

The company has also stated that in order to be eligible for the EMUI 8.1 Beta testing on P20 and P20 Pro, the device should not be rooted. The program is allowing 2,000 participants with the P20-series smartphones.

Most of the changes for the EMUI 8.1 are minor but the update also brings Huawei’s “breakthrough technology” GPU Turbo which promises double-digit gains in performance and efficiency. The company claims that the technology provides 60 percent better graphics performance and 30 percent better SoC power consumption.

Earlier, the company had officially announced the EMUI 8.1 beta testing for the customers using the Mate-series, P-series, Honor V10, Honor 10 and Honor 9i smartphones. After the P20-series, the users of Honor 9, Honor V9, Honor Play 7X, and Honor 9 Youth Edition will get their hands on this new feature.

The Huawei P20 Pro comes with a 6.1-inch AMOLED display that supports 2240 x 1080 pixels resolution and an aspect ratio of 18.7:9. It is powered by Kirin 970 chipset, coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage.

It is the first smartphone ever to feature a triple camera setup that includes a 40-megapixel RGB sensor, an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor, and a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor. On the front side, there’s a 24-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

On the other hand, the Huawei P20 has a 5.8-inch LTPS IPS LCD screen with the same resolution and aspect ratio like P20 Pro. It is powered by Kirin 970 SoC along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage.

It features a dual camera setup consisting of a 12-megapixel RGB sensor and a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor. On the front side, this one too comes with a 24-megapixel sensor for taking selfies and video calling.

Read More: Several Huawei and Honor Devices Break Free From EMUI: OpenKirin Brings LineageOS and Other ROMs

Both smartphones are running Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box. While the P20 is powered by a 3,400mAh battery, the P20 Pro is powered by a 4,000mAh battery with 4.5V/5A fast charging technology.

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Huawei P20 Pro is definitely the best camera phone out there. It is the only mobile phone to feature a triple camera setup with a 40 MP resolution and it can capture stunning photos in every condition. But one of its major weak points is video recording. According to XDA, video recording capabilities of the latest Huawei flagship will be soon improved through a software update.

The upcoming firmware will bring super slow-motion video recording which will make the device record videos at 960 fps. Note that this feature is not new as it is already present on some of the latest flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy S9 line-up and some Sony Xperia devices. According to the leaked info about the update, the super slow-motion mode will be available with a resolution of 720p (Sony Xperia flagship are able to record at 960 fps in Full HD).

There will also be another limitation: it will be possible to record for just 0.1 seconds in super slow-motion, that means five or six seconds when the video slows down. The update for Huawei P20 Pro will also bring a new zoom interface which will allow zooming through a simple swipe. The date by which the update will start rolling out on the Huawei P20 Pro is not known yet.

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It is no news that Huawei’s P20 Pro is one of the best camera phones on the market right now. The triple-camera toting flagship has a new update that brings even more features to its cameras.

The Huawei P20 Pro has 960fps slow-motion recording right out of the box but if you want to record a slow-mo video using the phone, you have to manually press record. The new update now adds automatic video recording in slow-motion mode.

With the new update, the phone automatically senses when something interesting is about to happen and begins recording in slow-motion. This comes in useful as people sometimes miss the exact moment when to start recording in slow-motion.

The update is said to also bring improvements to portrait mode and changes the position of the zoom button. Apart from camera upgrades, it also brings June 2018′ security patch, improves system performance and stability, and optimizes power consumption.

READ MORE: Huawei’s Upcoming Flagship May Offer Highest Screen Space with New Display Design, Reveals New Patent Filing

XDA Forum members have revealed that the update has build number B131 and is not yet available as an OTA. Those who installed it did so via Huawei Recovery Updater. If you don’t want to wait for the OTA, you can download the update and flash it on to your device.

Just last week, Huawei announced the Mate 10 series will get 960fps slow-motion recording via an EMUI 8.1 update in July. Hopefully, they should also support automatic slow-motion recording.

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Huawei has been crushing its sales targets for a few years now and it appears this year will be no different. The Chinese manufacturer has revealed that it has sold 6 million units of its P20 series smartphones.

According to Huawei, that figure is an increase of 81% compared to that of the P10 series. The P20 series includes the P20 Lite, the P20, and the triple camera P20 Pro.

We believe the figure would probably be higher if the deal with AT&T didn’t fall apart at the last minute.

Kevin Ho who is the president of Huawei’s Handsets Product Line is quoted as saying “The incredible reception and sales performance of the Huawei P20 Series demonstrate that we understand our markets, and show our commitment to innovation and R&D”.

READ MORE: Huawei Announces Devices Getting GPU Turbo, Mate 10 To Get 960fps Slow Motion Too

He adds that the success of the P20 series will serve as encouragement for future development and we should expect more before the end of the year.

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One of the highlights of the Huawei P20 Pro is its camera performance. Huawei has not only worked hard on the hardware part but also put in a lot of work in the software department.

One software feature of the P20 Pro is its ability to take long exposure shots without the need for a tripod. Usually, you need a tripod to take a long exposure shot because if your hands shake while taking one, the photo comes out blurry.

Using AI image stabilization (AIS), Huawei lets owners of the P20 Pro take long exposure photos without the need for a tripod. The good news is that the feature will also be coming to the Mate 10 series via an update.

The Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro both use the same Kirin 970 processor in the P20 Pro. They also have Leica optics. The update will begin rolling out on May 31. So if you own a Mate 10/Mate 10 Pro, you should check for the update. We’ll appreciate it if you share your opinion about the new feature with us.

READ MORE: Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design Launching Soon In Russia; Arrives Customs

Huawei also announced new features for other Huawei phones. The Mate 9 series, for example, gets Face Unlock via the EMUI 8.0 update. Huawei also said a number of its phones will be getting a King of Glory update that brings new features.

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The first half of 2018 will soon come to an end and most of the top smartphone manufacturers have already unveiled their big guns for this period. With us, we have three important flagships from the top Chinese manufacturers: the OnePlus 6, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, and the Huawei P20 Pro. These are some of the best Chinese phones that money can buy in 2018. So, we decided to pit these three phones together to see how would they perform in a camera test. The results of the comparison isn’t really surprising, but there were some interesting differences in how OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro took pictures in different situations. While each of them have their own set of advantages over the other, here, the playing field is level. It’s just about how the camera performs in everyday situation.

So, let’s look at how OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro performs in different lighting conditions.

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Outdoor Scene

Throughout this comparison, get this one thing clear: Huawei P20 Pro has an astounding camera. The difference is quite evident and almost in every case, the P20 Pro has an edge over the other two cameras. But in many cases, the difference isn’t very  significant, and that’s where things get interesting. The P20 Pro is a $1000+ flagship. The other two models are nearly half the price of the P20 Pro. So if they come close to what we get on the P20 Pro, I’d say both the manufacturers have done a fine job. Let’s find out.

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In this photograph of the garden, the P20 Pro clearly wins. The photo from the Huawei model might be a bit too saturated, but in general, the sample looks much better than the ones from the other two phones. What’s really great about the P20 Pro is that its samples have literally zero noise, even at night. You’ll see the difference in the later images but here, check out the shadows — no noise. Basically, the P20 Pro’s sample has better details as well as saturation, which makes it the best. Picking the second best is harder given that the OnePlus 6 has better details but lacks the punch in terms of colors. The Mi Mix 2S is slightly better in terms of colors, so the image looks better too, but in terms of the amount of details captured, its the worst of the lot. So, I leave it up to you to pick the second best sample. I personally would go with Mi Mix 2S for its warmer colors making the overall sample look better.

Which sample would you pick?

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Daylight Object Closeup

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The sample results in this case were a bit surprising. All three managed to do well capturing enough details and colors in the samples, so it was hard to pick out an easy winner. Personally, I would pick the OnePlus 6 because it has slightly better details as compared to the other two. The saturation was also apt, making the overall image look good. However, P20 Pro, unsurprisingly has managed to capture a great sample as well. You can see how the shadows in the image is much more prominent on the P20 Pro’s sample as compared to the other two models. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S wasn’t a slouch either in this case, so I would say its quite close in this case. My pick, OP6, then P20 Pro (it loses out the first place just because the colors were a bit off from real life), and then the Mi Mix 2S (no real complaints with its sample but I feel the other two were better).

What’s your pick?

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Portrait Mode

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Huawei’s billions of dollars in R&D (nearly $14 billion in 2017!) has been spent very well. The company is class apart when it comes to edge detection and quality of portraits. The Huawei P20 Pro manages to retain the texture of the net that’s seen towards the edges of the hat on the beautiful lady. So, the phone really knows what to blur and what not to blur in its portraits, which makes it pretty smart. OnePlus 6 did try to get this right, and did a decent job, but not nearly as good as the P20 Pro. The Mi Mix 2S on the other hand just blurred out the sides, without noticing the texture of the hat.

In terms of details, the Oneplus 6 did really well. You can see the pendant on the neck is clear in the OnePlus 6 sample. Mi Mix 2S loses out in this department. But when it comes to the amount of background blur, the Mi Mix 2S really shines, which helps its sample pop out. The P20 Pro’s bokeh effect is also pretty good. However, for some reason, I was not satisfied with OnePlus 6’s blur in the background. It was not just this sample, we tried to take multiple samples from the OP6 of this beautiful lady in portrait mode, but the results in terms of blur weren’t as good as the other two samples.

Overall, I would pick the P20 Pro. I would give the second and third place to Mi Mix 2S (better colors and bokeh effect) and OP6 (colors lack punch and less bokeh effect) respectively.

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Low Light Tea Pot

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When the lighting goes down, it become easier to place the three samples according to quality. The P20 Pro definitely has better colors and details, which isn’t surprising given that you pay a premium for the phone. Among the other two, the OnePlus 6 is better in the above mentioned two departments. Also, the colors on the Mi Mix 2S look washed out, so overall I’d pick P20 Pro as best, then OP6, and finally the Mix 2S.

What would you pick?

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Low Light Minion Closeup

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In this case, the OP6 sample look better overall, considering the colors, details, and focus. The P20 Pro did well too, but the colors were a bit darker than what I would have personally wanted. The Mi Mix 2S’ sample is actually pretty good as well, but for some reason, the phone didn’t focus on the minion right in front of it. Instead, the focus is on the M&M sticker on the left. If not for this focus issue, I would have picked Mix 2S as the best. Overall, I’d pick OP6, then Mix 2S, and then P20 Pro.

What’s your pick?

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Low Light – Book Shelf

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Despite P20 Pro’s sample looking like it’s been squeezed out of colors, it’s still better than the other two. The sample looks cleaner, with good amount of details, and brightness. It’s clear that the phone’s low light mode does wonders in real life. The fact that there’s practically no noise makes it really stand out. The Mi Mix 2S is the second brightest sample of the lot, and could have made it better than the OP6. However, there’s one big issue with the Mi Mix 2s in low light — NOISE. I’m really disappointed to see so much noise in the low light samples and sometimes it makes the photo completely unusable. Just zoom into the sample from the Mix 2S and you’ll know what I’m talking about. Overall, the P20 Pro is the clear winner, followed by the OP6.

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Night Photography – Parking Lot

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Again, the P20 Pro manages to limit noise in the entire sample. OnePlus 6 does pretty well too, but you’d see the grainy pixels in the dark areas. The Mix 2S is the worst. Noise everywhere and very little details, making the image literally unusable. It’s worth noting that the OnePlus 6 manages to keep up with the P20 Pro to a certain extent despite the super dark scene, so good job OnePlus!

What’s your pick?

Overall, in this OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro camera comparison, the Huawei P20 Pro is the definite winner. I would pick the OnePlus 6 as the next best flagship in terms of camera performance, especially due to its low light performance. Personally, I feel the Mix 2S could have done much better, especially in low light situations. But in real life photos, I would personally pick it as the worst of the lot.

What do you think about the camera performance of the three flagships in this comparison?

You can download all the original samples from here.

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Much to the delight of cost-conscious buyers, DD4 is handing out big discounts on a broad range of quality items. Let’s delve straight into the details.

As part of its ‘Big Promotion for Celebrating DD4 New Look,’ the Shenzhen-based wholesale and retail online shop is giving buyers an opportunity to get 10% off on any item that is currently available on the site. In order to take advantage of the promo, you have to add the item you want to buy to your cart and then use the coupon code ‘NEWDD4’ at the time of checking out.

OnePlus 6

OnePlus 6, the hotly-anticipated OnePlus 5 successor became an instant hit among smartphone lovers after hitting the store shelves earlier this month. The phone boasts an array of jaw-dropping specs and features that propel it straight to skyrocketing popularity among tech buffs.

On the downside, the OnePlus 6 will cost you a pretty penny. The coveted handset is up for presale bearing a steep price tag of  $579.99 on DD4, but if you’re on a tight budget and aren’t willing to spend that kind of money on a phone, we got good news for you.

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HUAWEI P20 Pro

HUAWEI made its long-awaited P20 Pro smartphone available to the public in April this year. The phone sports a big 6.1 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2240 pixels.

Powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 970 processor, the P20 Pro is an irresistible smartphone that sells for $899.99 on DD4. Moreover, the phone offers 6GB of RAM and a hearty 64GB of onboard storage.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A

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A few years back, Huawei was just a big networking and telecommunications giant from China. A regular phone user might have never even heard of this company. Fast forward to 2018, and Huawei’s smartphones are found in most of the top markets in the world. The company has slowly but steadily climbed up the smartphone rankings, now occupying the third place in the ever competitive smartphone market, just behind Samsung and Apple.

How did Huawei manage such a feat? Well, some of this credit has to go to its R&D department and it looks like this department will further fuel the company’s growth in the coming years.

Now, iFeng reports that Huawei has a formidable technology under development that will be launched very soon. The company has been making billions of dollars in investment in its R&D department, with the spending rising to nearly $14 billion last year. This makes Huawei one of the top companies to spend in R&D in the world. No wonder the company has managed to churn out innovative features and technologies like the triple camera setup found on the Huawei P20 Pro!

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Recent reports claim that the company’s R&D spending in the coming years would reach as much as $20 billion! With so much money being invested in this department, we are expecting some exciting features on upcoming Huawei smartphones. Unfortunately, iFeng wasn’t able to get more information on this new formidable technology from the company.

We don’t even know whether the company’s new breakthrough is in the hardware or the software department. If it’s in the hardware department, it could be something related to an independent NPU module alongside its processors for its phones for faster and efficient Machine learning, but at this moment, this is just a speculation.

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If its in the software department, it could be something related to its OS. Remember the Honor Magic smartphone that launched at the end of 2016? The phone had a lot of sensors that ensured privacy and special features such as WiseScreen, and FaceCode Intelligent Recognition. Then there was the Magic Live Assistant which added an extra layer of AI-based software for special tasks.

We are not sure of what exactly this breakthrough technology might be, but I’m sure it’s going to be something exciting. Maybe the company finally perfected foldable smartphones? We can’t be sure but stay tuned for more updates.

iFeng reports that the technology will launch alongside an Honor smartphone in the near future. An exact time frame wasn’t given, but it should be before the end of this year.

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Huawei P20 Pro is one of the best flagship smartphones of 2018 and currently the best camera phone you can get. Although its performance is impressive, its build quality seems to be exactly the opposite. The known YouTuber JerryRigEverything recently made the new flagship undergo a thorough endurance test, and results were disappointing. The handset is far from being a solid and resistant phone, both its glass back and the display are not even covered by the Corning Gorilla Glass protection and, indeed, the display cracked during the bend test.

Now, he made a complete teardown of the phone in order to show us its internal components and to discover if, at least, it is easy to repair when broken. In order to separate the backplate from the rest of the phone, JerryRigEverything had to heat the rear side. Then, he used a metal pry tool in order to remove the adhesive for water-resistance (Huawei P20 Pro has IP67 certification). According to him, it is not easy to remove the backplate, and he also suggested not to go so deep with the metal pry tool as you may encounter a fragile ribbon cable next to the adhesive, near the triple camera setup.

After removing the backplate, he had to unplug a small sensor placed between two cameras from the motherboard, this way he was able to completely separate the back cover from the rest of the handset. Jerry has also shown that there is a huge amount of adhesive around the battery with no pull tabs, so it will be hard and dangerous for you to repair the device if you are not an expert. You can watch the teardown in the video above, while you can click here if you want to know more about the endurance test.

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Huawei P20 and P20 Pro were the first smartphones to launch with a glass backplate boasting gradient colors. One of the gradient hues launched is Aurora, which appears as a special combo of purple and green. The colors change depending on how the light reflects on the elegant glass back, and the Aurora gradient color is making the latest Huawei flagships literally iconic in terms of aesthetics.

But until now the Aurora color was only available with the Huawei P20 Pro. Now, the company has decided to launch even the less expensive Huawei P20 in the Aurora gradient color. The new color variant has been launched in China with a price tag of 4288 Yuan ($675). Sales officially started at 10:00 local time this morning. Huawei P20 Aurora is only available in its most powerful configuration with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage, but it still remains cheaper than Huawei P20 Pro which costs 4999 Yuan ($786).

RELATED: Huawei P20 Pro Survives Scratch & Burn Test But Not Without Taking Some Hits

Among the main differences between Huawei P20 and P20 Pro, there is a smaller display (5.8 inches) and a smaller battery (3400 mAh). The standard P20 ditches the triple camera setup, it has a 20 + 12 MP dual camera with a secondary B/W sensor and 2x lossless zoom.

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On March 27, Huawei announced the first smartphone with a triple camera setup: the P20 Pro. In just a few weeks, the handset became the best-selling Huawei flagship in Western-Europe and it has also been awarded by TIPA and DxOMark as the best camera phone of 2018. According to a report by the analyst Jeff Pu from Yuanda Securities, Apple will take inspiration from this flagship. Jeff Pu thinks that at least one of the iPhones which will be released in September 2018 will boast a triple camera.

For the first time, it will be Apple’s time to copy Huawei. The analyst says that the Huawei-inspired iPhone will feature 6-piece lens which will allow a maximum 5x hybrid zoom and 3x optical zoom. In the meantime, iDropNews has published a series of concept renders which suggest how the Huawei P20 Pro-like triple camera may be placed on the upcoming iPhone. In each of the renders, the triple camera setup is placed vertically just like the iPhone X. The smartphone appears in the renders with a glass back and a metal frame, and it is not different from iPhone X. Will Apple be able to make an even better triple camera than the one of Huawei P20 Pro?

The latest Huawei flagship’s camera setup is composed of three different sensors. The first one is a classic RGB shooter and it has a resolution of 40 MP. The second is a monochromatic sensor with a 20 MP resolution, while the third is a telephoto lens with an 8 MP resolution (3x optical zoom supported). The optics are co-engineered with Leica and they have been equipped OIS and a laser autofocus. The triple camera is also backed by AI operating through Kirin 970’s Neural Processing Unit for scene recognition, beautification, and many more features.

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Huawei launched two of the three new P20 devices in India last week. The two new devices which are Amazon-exclusive cater to two main categories of the smartphone market and are now on sale.

In what can be considered a smart move, the Chinese company has launched only the P20 Lite and the P20 Pro. The main P20 is missing and that is not much of a surprise. Since the Honor 10 will be launching in India later this month, its launch may affect the sales of the Huawei P20 if that were also available.

The Huawei P20 Lite is priced at Rs. 19,999 ($300). For that amount, you get a 5.84” notched-display with a 1080 x 2280 resolution. There is a Kirin 659 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage.

The P20 Lite also has a 24MP selfie camera, dual 16MP +2Mp rear cameras, a 3,000mAh battery, and runs EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8.0.

There are a bunch of bunch of offers from discounts to free data when you purchase the device. Amazon says it has limited units available, so each buyer can only purchase one unit.

For the P20 Pro, Huawei has slammed a Rs. 64,999 (~$975) price tag on it. This is for the 6GB RAM + 128GB version. Other specs include a 6.1-inch OLED display with a 080 x2240 resolution, a kirin 970 SoC, triple Leica rear cameras (40+20+8MP), IP67 rating, and a 4,000mAh battery.

READ MORE: Huawei Reportedly Developing Its Own OS In Case Its Gets U.S Ban

There are also a bunch of offers available including up to Rs. 6,000 in savings from exchanges. However, just like the Lite version, there are limited units available. So, you can only purchase a unit.

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Xiaomi has recently dethroned Samsung to become the number smartphone brand in India. The Chinese manufacturer was able to grab the number one spot because of the highly popular mid-range Redmi Note and Redmi smartphones. However, Xiaomi is not doing well in the market for premium tier smartphones. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun had recently claimed that the Mi MIX 2 was not received well by the Indian customers. Fresh information reveals that the premium market was mainly dominated by phones like Samsung Galaxy S9+, Galaxy S9 and OnePlus 5T in the first quarter of this year. This has allowed Samsung to once again lead the premium tier market in India.

According to the latest market survey conducted by Counterpoint Research, the premium tier constitutes only 4 percent of the entire smartphone market in India. It has also stated that Samsung, OnePlus and Apple are the three main phone manufacturers that together account for 95 percent of the premium tier market.

In Q4 2018, Apple had reigned over the premium phones market in India because of phones like iPhone X and iPhone 8 series that were launched in the same quarter. The research firm claims Apple is now pushed to third position in Q1 2018 because of poor demand and increased import taxes that has led to overall volume decline of 55 percent. However, the company has been enjoying consistent sales for older iPhones on Amazon India and Flipkart.

The Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ and Galaxy A8+ smartphones that were unveiled in the first quarter of this year have received good reception in India. Samsung’s popularity in the premium segment buoyed by the arrival of Galaxy S9 duo that has allowed it capture half of the premium market along with a year-on-year growth 16 percent.

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OnePlus is in the second position in the premium market in India. The Chinese brand has shown the most stability as it has been holding to the same position since three consecutive quarters. The OnePlus 5T that was launched in Q4 2017 went on to become the most popular premium phone in Q1 2018. Its limited-edition variants like Lava Red and Star Wars themed model that was exclusively launched in India along with brick-and-mortar sales allowed to remain popular for Galaxy S9, iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.

The upcoming OnePlus 6 is expected to increase the market share of the company in the premium segment since it has opened new stores and achieved wider brand awareness. Huawei has recently launched the P20 Pro in India and HMD Global has just released Nokia 8 Sirocco in the country. Both the companies are expected to compete with Samsung, OnePlus and Apple in the second quarter of the year.

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When a new smartphone is launched, there are several benchmark tests that are used to test the performance of the smartphone. When it comes to testing the durability or rather build quality, there is only one name which pops up and that is Zacks Jerry who runs the YouTube channel JerryRigEverything. Presently, the YouTuber has uploaded a video of the Huawei P20 Pro durability test.

Zacks Jerry’s durability tests usually includes a scratch test, bend test and burn tests. During the scratch test, the P20 Pro’s screen scratches only with a level 6 Mohs pick, and at level 7 there’s a deeper groove. Huawei fits the P20 Pro with a plastic screen protector from the factory, but it wasn’t advertised as having a Gorilla Glass on top of the display panel. The screen protector is just the generic tempered glass. The glass seems not to be strong enough as the P20 Pro’s front glass panel got cracked during the bend test. But then, the device isn’t anticipated to go through such extreme traumas during normal usage. Besides, the crack seems to have started from the faulty line created during the scratch test and it is just the glass that got affected and not the AMOLED panel underneath.

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During the burn test, the Huawei P20 Pro’s AMOLED screen survives for about 20 seconds and after that, it never recovers. Check out the video from below.

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It was already evident since its official launch: Huawei P20 Pro is quite unique in the smartphone market. Now, this has been confirmed even by sales: the latest flagship smartphone of the first Chinese giant in the global hi-tech market has become the best-selling Huawei flagship ever in Western Europe, and it is also the hottest search query in various nations. The sales of the new P20 Pro have outclassed the ones of its predecessor P10 Plus by 316 percent, and this happened just after month from its official European launch. An incredible (but not unexpected) result, despite the pretty high price tag carried by the handset.

Huawei P20 Pro was launched in Europe exactly a month ago, on March 27, with a listing price of €899. But its worth mentioning that currently, it is possible to buy the handset in Europe for less than €700 thanks to online street prices. According to reports, the majority of sales of the P20 series has been registered in the UK, Germany, and France. And according to Google Trends, the Huawei P20 series is one of the most-searched queries in Spain, Germany, and Italy. The strongest point of Huawei P20 Pro is definitely its camera department.

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It is the first device ever released with a triple camera, composed of a 40 MP RGB sensor, a 20 MP monochromatic secondary sensor and a telephoto lens with a resolution of 8 MP. The cameras also support artificial intelligence for scene recognition and other smart features to improve the photo quality. It also boasts an impressive design with a glass back, a metal frame and a notched display with a very high screen-to-body ratio. Under the hood, it features an octa-core Kirin 970 chipset, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage, while its battery has a capacity of 4000 mAh.

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It has been evident since its official announcement: Huawei P20 Pro is a smartphone with amazing camera performance. And immediately after its launch in the market, it started receiving positive feedback. The handset has just received its first official award by TIPA (Technical Image Press Association), a non-profit organization which cooperates with 30 publications in the photography and images sector every year, in order to create ranking that establish which are the best cameras in the market. TIPA tests and evaluates cameras every year, then selects the best ones for its rankings and assigns awards for several sectors of photography.

According to TIPA, Huawei P20 Pro is the best photo smartphone of 2018. The handset features the first triple camera in the mobile phone markets. Its rear setup is composed of a 40 MP primary RGB sensor with a f/1.8 aperture, a secondary monochromatic sensor with a 20 MP resolution and a f/1.6 aperture, and a third 8 MP telephoto lens with a f/2.4 aperture and OIS. It can record 4K videos and 960fps slow-motion videos in 720p. TIPA’s award is not the only confirmation of the outstanding photographic performance of the latest Huawei’s flagship. Currently, the device is also at the first place of the best camera phones ranking by DxOMark with a score of 109 points.

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The second and third place are actually taken by the standard P20 and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus with 102 and 99 points, respectively. So, Huawei P20 Pro and P20 are currently the only mobile phones which crossed the 100 points milestone on DxOMark. The big sensors are not the only elements contributing to the incredible photo quality of these flagships: there is also an outstanding algorithm handling photos and videos. The rear triple camera also supports artificial intelligence to improve the quality through scene recognition and other smart features, thanks to the NPU (Neural Processing Unit) present in the octa-core Kirin 970 SoC.

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If you like new Huawei P20-series phones but can’t decide if the P20 or P20 Pro is best for you, this article may give you an answer. If you want to learn more about each device, check out our Huawei P20 review and the Huawei P20 Pro review.

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First of all, the price. The P20 is cheaper as it retails for about 650 EUR, at least in Europe. The Pro model costs about 850 EUR, making it a much more expensive device. Check out the video description for product links if you are interested.

The first major difference is the camera setup.

The P20 Pro uses one of the most compelling camera systems on the market. It uses 3 cameras with a powerful 40MP shooter leading the way.

The P20 has a more conventional dual camera setup that uses Leica optics, just like the P20 Pro.

In practice, I found daylight image quality to be very similar. However, the P20 Pro excels in low light. In fact, the Pro model is one of the best smartphones when it comes to night photography. Other aspects like selfie image and video quality are nearly identical. Make sure to check out both the P20 and the P20 Pro reviews where I cover cameras in detail and follow me TechLineHD on Facebook for full resolution camera samples.

Both phones follow a similar design language but the P20 Pro is simply a more beautiful device to look at. The twilight gradient color finish makes it one of the most beautiful phones out there. However, the P20 is smaller, lighter and therefore, it’s easier to manage this phone in one hand.

Even though the display on the P20 is slightly smaller than on the P20 Pro, it sports the same resolution. The phone uses LCD panel instead of OLED but I found the quality of screen to be very good. However, the screen on the P20 Pro is better. The colors look more vibrant and punchier, and the contrast level is better.

Here a few more aspects why the P20 Pro is better than the P20: it has a better sounding dual stereo loudspeaker system whereas the P20 has only one speaker on the bottom. Also, the P20 Pro has a higher water and dust resistance rating of IP67 instead of IP53 and some extra features like an IR blaster. Finally, the P20 Pro has 6GB of RAM instead of 4 found on the P20. On the other hand, day to day and gaming performance are identical on each phone.

Battery life is definitely one of the strong sides of the new P20 series phones. Even though the P20 has a smaller power bank than the P20 Pro, it has a less power hungry display to power up. On average, I was able to achieve about 7 hours of screen-on time on each phone, which is a very impressive result.

All in all, the Huawei P20 Pro is easily a better phone but it costs about $200 more than the P20, which is also a solid flagship phone. If you want an absolutely premium phone, go with the P20 Pro. If money is more important to you, the P20 has most of the essential flagship features of the P20 Pro, for $200 less.

This was just a short comparison and if you want to learn more about each phone, make sure to check out detailed dedicated reviews where we cover all the pros and cons of each device.

Which phone would you choose?

Huawei phones at Oppomart

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In the last month, Huawei had launched the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro flagship phones through an unveil event in Paris. In the previous week, the P20 duo were launched in China and today, the Chinese firm has introduced them in Taiwan.

Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Specifications and Features

One of the most striking feature of the Huawei P20 Pro is that it features a 6.1-inch AMOLED display that supports 2240 x 1080 pixels resolution and an aspect ratio of 18.7:9. It offers a screen-to-body ratio of 82 percent. The bezel lying the display features a fingerprint senor enabled home button.

The Huawei P20 Pro is the first smartphone ever to feature a triple camera setup that includes a 40-megapixel RGB sensor, an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor and a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor. The P20 Pro is currently leading the list of best smartphones for photography on DxOMark benchmarking platform. The Leica certified triple camera system offers features like phase detection, laser autofocus, 4K video shooting and LED flash. It has a selfie camera of 24-megapixel.

The Kirin 970 chipset is present under the hood of the P20 Pro. The SoC is coupled with 6 GB of RAM and it features an inbuilt storage of 128 GB. It does not feature a microSD card. The handset is loaded with Android 8.1 Oreo and the latest EMUI 8.1 skin. It has a big battery of 4,000mAh capacity that is assisted with 4.5V/5A fast charging technology.

On the other side, the Huawei P20 has a 5.8-inch LTPS IPS LCD screen that offers the same resolution and aspect ratio like P20 Pro. It features Kirin 970 SoC, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, dual camera setup featuring 12-megapixel RGB sensor and 20-megapixel monochrome sensor, 24-megapixel front camera and 3,400mAh battery.

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The Huawei P20 and P20 Pro were introduced in Europe with respective pricing of 649 euros (~$805) and 899 euros (~$1,114). These phones have respectively arrived in Taiwan for 20,900 (~$712) and 26,900 (~$916). The official sales of the phone will begin in Taiwan from May 1. The P20 comes in Twilight, Pink and Black color options whereas the P20 is available in Black and Midnight Blue.  Customers who pre-order it will be able to take advantage of one-time screen replacement service for free.

Huawei is working on bringing its P20 and P20 Pro smartphones in wider markets. It has recently confirmed that it will be debuting the P20 series in India on April 24.

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Notch is the new trend in the market and there’s no denying that the Apple iPhone X popularised the design. Soon after the iPX launch, Android manufacturers started to imitate the notch up front, and this included the world’s number three smartphone company, Huawei. However, turns out, Huawei could have considered using the notch design way before Apple and its iPhone X.

In an interview with Forbes’ Ben Sin, Huawei’s Mobile Head, Li took some time to talk about the notch design on the Huawei P20 series. He said that the company had conceptualised this design “three to four years ago”, however, Huawei decided to play it safe. With a notch up front, the symmetrical design that’s usually seen on most smartphones and loved by Chinese customers, would be ruined. This is why the company thought it was not the right time to release a flagship with a notch up front.

However, seeing the success of the notch-equipped iPhone X, Huawei realised that it played too safe. Li adds that the company missed their chance to pioneer the notch design.

Li further said that the gradient twilight color for the P20 Pro almost didn’t materialise as many considered it to be a bit ‘too much’. However, Huawei decided to take a chance with this color and it definitely paid off, considering how this variant is a consumer favourite today.

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End of the day, it’s not about who thought of the idea first but who managed to get it right and present it to the public on a commercial product. Clearly, Apple got it right with the notch and it looks like more and more smartphones will catch on with the trend in the coming months.

But one things’ for sure, the billion of dollars being spent on Huawei’s R&D department is paying off. The three camera design is no gimmick and it delivers a stunning smartphone camera experience. The gradient back is nothing like we’ve seen before and gives the P20 Pro a unique identity. I’m sure in the coming months, more phone makers will try to release their own version of a gradient back as well as a triple camera setup. But we’ll always remember, Huawei was the first to pioneer both these elements in a smartphones.

You can read Ben’s interview with Li on Forbes from here.

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Huawei P20 Pro is the best smartphone from the Chinese giant. The phone has almost everything that you would expect in a top-end device, making it one of the best choices in the premium segment. However, the phone isn’t without flaws. There are a few things that we would have loved to see on the device, and in this article, we try to pick the four major drawbacks of the P20 Pro. While these flaws aren’t exactly deal breakers, but for a flagship that costs more than $1000, we would have expected to see them on board.

Notch Front Design

Huawei isn’t new to designing beautiful smartphones. The Huawei Mate series and even the Honor 8 models have simple yet elegant designs. However, with the P20 Pro, the company decided to follow the crowd. Hence the notch up front. This makes the phone just another model in the crowd. I agree that the gradient back looks beautiful but most users are likely to cover that up with a case. So the front design doesn’t do justice to the real flagship that the P20 Pro is. We could have definitely used a better front design.

No Wireless Charging

Wireless Charging is a feature that has been around for years now, but its adoption hasn’t been widespread. That’s going to change in the coming months, especially after Apple added Wireless Charging support to its premium iPhone X model. Most flagships, including Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, Xperia XZ2 Premium, Galaxy S9, support Qi based Wireless Charging standard. So, the P20 Pro misses out on this premium feature.

No 4K OIS

The Huawei P20 Pro is a great camera flagship. In fact DxOMark rates it as the best smartphone camera in the market right now. The phone is an amazing video shooter too. In our review of the P20 Pro, we found that the phone manages to capture great 1080p and 4K videos. However, there was one major feature missing in 4K video shooting mode — stabilisation. Despite the powerful camera hardware, the Huawei P20 Pro doesn’t have stabilisation while shooting in UHD resolution. This is really a shame as more often than not, the 4K videos from the P20 Pro would turn out to be shaky, ruining the experience. Competitors like Samsung and Sony have made sure to add stabilisation to their flagships even at 4K, so this is definitely a drawback of the device. Check the 4K video sample down below.

No Headphone Jack

By now, customers have started to realise that headphone jack may not last the next few years. However, there is still a section of the population who can’t live without their wired headphones. They love the vanilla audio experience without any add-on adapters or bluetooth headphones. Considering that companies like Samsung and LG still provide 3.5mm headphone jacks on their premium flagships, the lack of this port on the P20 Pro looks like a drawback to a potential customer.

So these were the major drawbacks of the Huawei P20 Pro that we could think of. Nevertheless, the P20 Pro is one of the best smartphones that you can buy today.

So what do you love or hate about the P20 Pro?

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Huawei did set a target of 20 million units in sales for its latest flagships – the P20 and P20 Pro. The company has headed off to a good start as the sales of both models reportedly generated $15 million in just 10seconds during its first sales. The P20 and P20 Pro went on sale in China last Thursday and as usual, it was sold via a flash sale.

We don’t know the number of units available during the flash sale but for the products to be able to generate up to 100 Million Yuan in sales, the available stock must have been huge. This impressive revenue from the sales of both models gives us an idea of how the models would fare when they eventually become available in other markets. In particular, the P20 Pro is expected to command the larger share of interests as a result of its design and unique triple camera setup.

The Huawei P20 starts at 3700 Yuan while the P20 Pro starts at 4000 yuan. Both models are presently available globally at Huawei authorized retailers and select mobile carriers.

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