It is usually a happy one for phone users when updates are pushed in a prompt manner. That’s how fans of the Honor 20 will likely be feeling right now as Honor has started pushing a new update to the Honor 20 in India.

The phone still runs Magic UI 2.1 so this is just an incremental update and nothing big. It comes with the version number 9.1.0.142 and is 4.16GB in size. The update brings Android’s July security update and some optimization to the Android operating system’s performance and stability.

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The Honor 20 series was first launched in May and actually went on sale in June. It is pretty impressive that the Honor 20 is getting its first update quite early. The phone has so far turned out to be a popular one. In just 14 days after they were launched, Honor reported that it had sold 1 million units. The models were launched in India on June 11 and went on sale on June 25. We believe the sales have been impressive despite the uncertainty trailing Huawei’s fate as to the US government trade ban.

The popularity of the Honor 20 will no doubt be driven by a sleek build and powerful hardware, even though the pricing is anything but cheap. The Honor 20 is priced at Rs. 32,999 in India, which roughly converts to $474. The device features the same 6.26-inch IPS LCD panels with full HD+ resolution and a punch-hole design just like the Honor 20 Pro. It comes with a side-mounted fingerprint reader and is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 980 octa-core chipset.

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Honor is rolling out a new update for Honor V20 with few new features and fixes. As promised, Magic UI 2.1 along with the recently launched Ark compiler update is taking place on the Honor V20; however, it is missing GPU Turbo 3.0. The update also fixes the camera and optimizes its display to reduce false touches.

Additionally, Huawei announced the Ark Compiler last month intending to improve performance, smoothness, and responsiveness of the devices. It brings fluency to the apps and helps them render much faster. It facilitates the execution and interpretation in the Android compilation process. Ark compiler improves fluency by 24%, the response by 44% and enhances third-party apps operation by 60%. It is faster than the Dalvik Virtual Machine and solves various problems faced by ARK compiler.

It is a sophisticated technology which will bring robustness to Huawei devices. The Honor V20 and Honor Magic 2 was promised to get the GPU Turbo 3.0 with Magic UI 2.1 update, but it is missing from the latest build.

GPU Turbo 3.0 features various new advancements including high-frame rate and AI image adjustment. The power consumption has been reduced by 10% and supported games are now 25, up from 6.

Honor also added Android May security patch to enhance the device security. The update weighs 362 MB in size. It is currently rolling out in China, the global rollout may follow soon.

Honor V20 features a 6.3 inch IPS, Full HD+ resolution LCD with the 1080 x 2310 pixels resolution. It is powered by a Kirin 980 SoC, which carries dual NPUs and improved performance. The device is available in two storage variants: 6GB RAM + 64GB storage, and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage.

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There’s a dual camera module featuring a 48 MP primary camera and a 3D ToF sensor. On the front, Honor V20 carries a 25-megapixel camera for beautiful selfies. It comes with 22.5W ultra-fast charging technology to charge 4000 mAh battery.

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The Honor V20 and Honor Magic 2 both run Magic UI 2.0 and not EMUI. Honor has revealed a new update which will arrive as Magic UI 2.1 and it will soon begin rolling out to both devices. The main feature of the update is GPU Turbo 3.0 which debuted on the Huawei P30 series.

GPU Turbo 3.0 brings support for more popular games which will be able to run at a higher frame rate and also consume less power. Huawei says power consumption has been reduced by 10% and supported games are now 25, up from 6.

Magic UI 2.1 brings more than just gaming features. The new update will allow users to unlock and control supported cars. It will also bring support for AI wake-up function which will let you activate the AI assistant by a single touch of the power button.

The new update will also have a feature called Dual-SIM Dual Switching. When active, the phone will automatically switch the default SIM to the other when it notices the signal is poor. Magic UI 2.1 will also bring support for AR measurement using the ToF camera on both phones. There is also an AI video-editing function coming along with the update and a new health tracking feature which allows you to connect your phone to a treadmill. The phone will record key data such as calories burned, distance, speed, and duration.

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Magic UI 2.1 will be available as a public beta by the end of this month while the stable update will begin rolling out in May.

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