Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Huawei P20 Pro are two true flagship smartphones from the Chinese company, which has already dethroned Apple from the second position in the worldwide smartphone shipments. Both the phones come with a premium design and best-in-class camera experience.

While the phone comes with support for HDR and Full HD content, it was not able to stream HD videos from online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube among others as both the phones lacked support for Widevine L1 certification.

However, the Chinese company has now released an update for the Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro that brings support for Widevine L1 certifications, enabling the smartphones to stream HD videos as well as play HDR content.

The latest software update for the Huawei P20 Pro is EMUI 9,0 which is based on Android 9 Pie operating system. It enables HD as well as HDR streaming, which then enables cinematic like visuals on a hand-held device. Since both the smartphones — Mate 20 Pro and P20 Pro — come with an OLED display with HDR10 compatibility, this will further increase the multimedia consumption experience on the phone.

The new update for the smartphones also brings gesture-based navigation which is very useful in a full-screen smartphone; second-generation GPU Turbo technology that boosts the phone’s performance; and redesigned settings menu among other things.

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes with a 6.39-inch QHD+ display while the Huawei P20 Pro boasts a 6.1-inch Full HD+ display. Under the hood, the Mate 20 Pro is powered by Kirin 980 while the P20 Pro is powered by its predecessor Kirin 970 and both phones support up to 8GB of RAM.

Both the smartphones are focused on offering an enhanced and unique camera experience and comes equipped with a triple-camera setup on the back, consisting of a 40MP + 20MP + 8MP sensors. On the front side, both devices feature a 24MP snapper.

Read More: New update for Huawei Nova 3 and Honor 10 brings Bone ID support, new security patch, and bug fixes

While the Huawei Mate 20 Pro was running Android Pie-based EMUI 9 out-of-the-box, the P20 Pro comes pre-installed with Android Oreo-based EMUI 9. With this new update, it has now been updated to EMUI 9 based on Android 9 Pie.

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A few months ago, Huawei has unveiled its all-new EMUI 9.0 custom interface which is based on the latest Android 9 Pie operating system with a few AI-based functions. The company has already released EMUI 9 update to several Huawei and Honor smartphones in China.

Now, after rolling out the update in its home country, Huawei has today announced through Twitter that it will soon start rolling out the new Android Pie-based EMUI 9 to international models, including Huawei Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P20, P20 Pro, Honor Play, Honor View 10, and Honor 10.

According to a few media reports, users in Singapore and the United Kingdom have already started receiving the new EMUI 9 update. The new update should soon be available to users in other regions as well. For users who are upgrading, the size of the update is about 4GB while for those who are currently on the EMUI 9 Beta, the package size is about 770MB.

The EMUI 9.0 update brings various new changes along with all the features of Android 9 Pie. The customized skin comes with plenty of bug fixes and enhancements over the EMUI 8.0. The new user interface is better optimized for full view displays and carries additional AI-based features.

It also brings the Computer Mode Version 2.0, wireless universal screen projection through Miracast, one-click screen capture, and HuaweiShare for faster file transfers, among others. There is also a new password manager capable of auto-filling passwords using ID verification from the fingerprint scanner or via facial recognition.

The settings menu has been trimmed down by 10 percent. It also comes with GPU Turbo 2.0 which reduces the touch response of the phone by 36 percent and adds a new app assistant. This new GPU Turbo 2.0 introduces support for four more games: Vainglory, Arena of Valor, Rules of Survival, and NBA 2K18, in addition to PUBG and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

Read More: Huawei could be aiming for 250 million smartphone shipments in 2019

Since the update is based on Android Pie, it also gets navigation gestures. Among other features, the Android Pie also comes with Adaptive Battery which makes use of machine learning technology to improve the phone’s power management.

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Huawei is in the race to release a phone with a hole in its display and rumors say it will beat Samsung to it. Where Samsung’s contender is the Galaxy A8s, Huawei is expected to unveil the Nova 4. A concept render of the phone has surfaced online that shows what the phone might look like when Huawei unveils it next month.

The Nova 4 is shown here looking a lot like the Huawei P20 Pro with its triple rear cameras but ditching the notched display for a hole-in-screen display. However, unlike the P20 Pro, this Nova 4 doesn’t have a front-mounted fingerprint scanner thanks to its slimmer lower bezel. There also isn’t a fingerprint scanner on the rear which means it is most probably under the display.

The Nova 4 has a gradient finish and might as well be one of the nicest we have seen on a phone.

READ MORE: Huawei P Smart 2019 official renders leaked, specifications revealed

The new Nova phone is expected to come with the Kirin 980 processor that powers the Mate 20 series and the Honor Magic 2. The rest of its specs are still unknown but should be nothing less than stellar.

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At IFA 2018, Huawei revealed some new colors for the Huawei P20 series. Particularly, talking about Huawei P20 device, then it has two new colors ie. Aurora Flash and Pearl White. While the P20 Pro got some additional love from the company as four new colors were added to its wardrobe. So, the P20 pro is now available with Morpho Aurora, Pearl White, Gold Brown and Elegant Black color variants which we pictured a week ago.

Huawei P20 series new colors have already been pre-sold to users. The new colors schemes will be up for grabs at Huawei Mall from Today at 12:08 hours. Talking about the Morpho Aurora color, it gives a gradient look from the different angles and the there’s similar story for White Pearl. It also changes color from different angles but the saturation is very high. The other Two Gold Brown and Elegant Black are made out of Leather and have comfortable grip to hold.

Huawei P20 Aurora Butterfly and Pearl White color is available in both 6/64 GB and 6/128GB variants and pricing is 3388 Yuan (~$495)  and 3888 Yuan (~$568) respectively. Talking about the Huawei P20 Pro, then the Morpho Aurora, Pearl White are available for both the variants and are priced 4488 Yuan (~$656) for 64 GB and 4988 yuan (~$729) from 128 GB variant.

• Read More: Huawei P20 series, Mate 10 Pro get significant discount before upcoming launch

The other two colors of Huawei P20 Pro , Gold Brown and Elegant Black pricing is not yet available.

Huawei P20 launched in April this year packs Hisilicon Kirin 970 with 6 GB of RAM and 64/128 GB Storage. It have 5.9 inch LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen giving resolution of 1080 x 2240 pixels. The main highlight of both the device is its camera, which is 20MP+12Mp on the front side and  24 MP on the front side for selfies. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo atop EMUI 8.1. There’s 3400 mAh battery to support your all day usage with ease.

It is already available in Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold colors. The new colors of Huawei P20 series are going live today in China.

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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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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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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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Huawei has now officially confirmed that the name of the 14 Huawei smartphones that will be receiving the GPU Turbo technology update. The company has also revealed on the approximate time period on when these devices will be receiving the GPU Turbo update.

In August, Huawei will be bringing the GPU Turbo technology update to users of Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, Mate RS, P20 and P20 Pro. Owners of these smartphones from markets like Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa will be able to take advantage of the update.

In September, the GPU Turbo update will be coming to users of Mate 10 Lite, Nova 2i, P Smart and Y9 2018 in all markets. Owners of P20 Lite in regions like Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa will be also receiving the update in the same month.

In November, the Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro, P10 and P10 Plus will be updated with GPU Turbo. The update will made available to users of these smartphones in all regions.

Read More: Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i to debut on July 26

GPU Turbo technology was unveiled on the day when Huawei had announced Honor Play and Honor 9i smartphones in June. It is a hardware-software technology for accelerating the performance of the GPU of a smartphone. Huawei claims that the GPU Turbo technology can enhance the performance of GPU by 60 percent and at the same time it reduces its power consumption by 30 percent. It can also improve the performance AR, VR and EMUI user experience. A recent report has revealed that the Huawei MediaPad M5 is the first tablet from the company to receive GPU Turbo technology. The tablet is expected to receive the vital update in this month.

The above list does not include Honor phones. However, a recent report had revealed that some of the Honor branded smartphones will be also updated with GPU Turbo. Honor 10, Honor 9 Lite, Honor V10 and Honor 7X users located in Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, India and Middle East will be treated with GPU Turbo update.

Some of the recently unveiled Honor phones that come with GPU Turbo technology are Honor Play and Honor 10 GT. Huawei also plans to launch a GPU Turbo optimized gaming smartphone later this year.

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Huawei had announced the GPU Turbo technology earlier this month. This technology which relies on hardware-software optimize can improve the graphics performance of a smartphone by 60 percent, while cutting down on the power consumption by 30 percent. At its launch, Huawei had confirmed that the technology will be made available to multiple Huawei and Honor devices through a software update. Today, the Chinese manufacturer has confirmed the roll out schedule for GPU Turbo technology. It has also revealed the list of devices that are eligible to receive it.

GPU Turbo Update Plan for Huawei Phones

As it can be seen in the above image, the Huawei P20, P20 Pro, Mate 10, Mate Pro and Mate RS will be receiving the update by August. Owners of the aforementioned smartphones in regions like Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa will be provided with the update. The Huawei P20 Lite users in all the markets mentioned above excluding Russia will be receiving the GPU Turbo tech update in September.

Also, Huawei will be bringing the update to other Huawei phones such as Huawei P Smart, Nova 2i, Mate 10, Lite and Y9 (2018) in all the markets in September. Owners of Huawei Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro, P10 Plus and P10 in all regions will get the update by November 2018.

Read More: 7 Old Huawei Smartphones Will Soon Be Upgraded To EMUI 8.0

GPU Turbo Update Plan for Honor Phones

The Honor 10 users in Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, India and Middle Ease will be treated with GPU Turbo update in August. The Honor 9 Lite and Honor V10 belonging to aforementioned regions will be receiving the update in September. The Honor 7X available in all regions will be updated to GPU Turbo in September. Also, Honor 8 Pro and Honor 9 owners in all the regions will be receiving the update in November.

The GPU Turbo technology is already available on Honor Play and Honor 9i smartphones. Its beta version is now available to smartphones like Huawei P20, P20 Pro and Honor 10.

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AnTuTu is considered one of the reliable benchmarks for testing the performance of a smartphone. Each month it releases its list of top 10 smartphones that offers best performance. Until the arrival of Snapdragon 845 chipset driven phones, AnTuTu’s list of best performing phones were led by Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 that are fueled by Kirin 970 SoC. Today, the benchmarking platform has released the list of top 10 best performance smartphones between May 1 and May 31.

As it can be seen in the image below, the list is mainly populated by Snapdragon 845 powered phones. One should be aware of the fact that the list is not showing the highest score of each smartphone, but their average benchmarking score.

The list is led by Snapdragon 845 powered OnePlus 6 that has managed to salvage an impressive average benchmarking score of 274,910. The China-exclusive Smartisan R1 that is also powered by the same chipset is sitting on the second position. It has scored 272,520 points. The Black Shark gaming phone by Xiaomi that includes the same SoC has scored 270,235.

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galax S9+ that are also fueled by SD845 have respectively scored 263,218 and 262,571 points on AnTuTu. Currently, they are placed on fourth and fifth positions on the listing of best performing phones on AnTuTu in May. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S is now holding to sixth position with a score of 261,719. On seventh is Nubia’s Red Magic gaming phone with a score of 214,904.

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro with a score of 212,001 and Mate 10 with a score of 211,566 are respectively placed at eighth and ninth positions. The Honor V10 that recorded 210,616 points sits on the last position on the list. These three phones are powered by the Kirin 970 chipset. There is no confirmation on why the list does not include the Kirin 970 powered Huawei P20 and P20 Pro smartphones that were launched in March this year.

Read More: Nubia Z18 Scores High On AnTuTu Thanks To Snapdragon 845 and 8GB of RAM

The Xiaomi Mi 8 was also launched in the previous month. Since it has been made available for buying starting from this month, it is not present in the above list. During the launch of Mi 8, Xiaomi had claimed that it is the first smartphone ever to breach the 300,000 mark on AnTuTu. Hence, it seems that the top 10 list of best performing phones for June 2018 will surely have the Mi 8 ranking among the top 3 phones.

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Huawei had held a launch event in the previous month to globally announce the P20 series that include P20, P20 Pro and P20 Lite smartphones. Today, the Chinese manufacturer had held an unveil event in New Delhi to announce the arrival of Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite smartphones in India. For reasons best known to the company, the Huawei P20 smartphone was not announced at the launch event.

Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite Specifications and Features

The Huawei P20 Pro has a 6.1-inch Full View OLED display that supports Full HD+ resolution. The iPhone X-like notched display offers 19:9 aspect ratio. The natural tone display is comfortable for viewing in all lighting conditions. The handset features an IP67 certified water-resistant and dustproof body.

The Kirin 970 that includes a neural processing unit (NPU) for exclusively handling AI computations powers the P20 Pro. The SoC is supported by 6 GB of RAM and it has a native storage of 128 GB. There is no microSD card slot on the phone.

It is loaded with the latest EMUI 8.1 skin flavored Android 8.1 Oreo. The phone can be connected to an external display by using an USB-C to HDMI cable to take advantage of the desktop experience through the Huawei PC Mode. The 4,000mAh battery can be charged to 58 percent by charging it only for 30 minutes using the SuperCharge fast charging technology by Huawei.

The USP of the Huawei P20 Pro is that it features triple camera setup that includes 40-megapixel RGB sensor, 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. The Leica engineered triple cameras offer 5x loseless hybrid zoom and 10x digital zoom. Other camera features include 4D Predictive Focus for motion detection and instantly focusing on the subject, scene detection, 960fps slow-motion video shooting and 6-axis stabilization. For snapping selfies, it has a 24.8-megapixel front-facing camera that has been optimized to capture best selfie shots in dim light conditions. It can be also used for facial recognition. The button present below the display of the P20 Pro is embedded with a fingerprint scanner.

The Huawei P20 Lite is a less powerful phone is it has powered by Kirin 659 chipset that is designed for power mid-range smartphones. It features a 5.84-inch Full View IPS LCD screen that is equipped with a notch like the P20 Pro. It also delivers an aspect ratio of 19:9. The SoC is couple with 4 GB of RAM. It has a native storage of 64 GB and it carries support for microSD card. The P20 Lite is loaded with EMUI 8.1 skinned Android 8.1 Oreo OS.

The f/2.2 aperture 24-megapixel selfie camera of the P20 Lite can not only shoot impressive shots in dim light, but also it is equipped with features like AR-based stickers and facial recognition. Its dual camera setup includes an f/2.2 aperture 16-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megpaixel secondary sensor. It receives power from 3,000mAh battery.

Read More: Huawei Working To Equip Its Virtual Assistant With the Ability To Read a User’s Emotions

Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite Pricing and Availability

The Huawei P20 Pro premium flagship that comes in colors like Graphite Black and Midnight Blue will be available in India for Rs. 64,999 (~$979) starting from May 3. From the same date, the P20 Lite that carries a pricing of Rs. 19,999 (~$301) will be available for purchase in colors like Midnight Black and Klein Blue. These phones can be exclusively bought through Amazon India.

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The Huawei P20 and P20 Pro flagship phones were unveiled in the last month through a launch event in Paris. After teasing the Indian launch for few days, Huawei has just confirmed that it will be debuting the P20 series on April 24 in India. Moreover, the new landing page that has surfaced on Amazon India suggests that the company will be launching only mid-range P20 Lite alongside the P20 Lite. There is no information on whether the country will be receiving the P20.

Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite Specifications

The Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite respectively feature 6.1-inch AMOLED display and 5.84-inch LTPS IPS LCD display. Both the phones feature a display notch like the iPhone X. The P20 Pro offers FHD+ resolution of 2240 x 1080 pixels whereas the P20 Lite produces resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels.

The P20 Pro has Kirin 970 chipset, 6 GB of RAM and an internal storage of 128 GB. It features a 4,000mAh battery. On the other side, the Huawei P20 Lite features Kirin 659 SoC, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. It receives power from 3,000mAh battery.

The P20 Pro features 40-megapixel + 20-megapixel + 8-megapixel triple rear cameras and a selfie camera of 24-megapixel. The P20 Lite has 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera setup and the same 24-megapixel selfie camera.

Read More: Huawei P20, P20 Pro Launched in Taiwan for ‎NT$20,900 (~$712), ‎NT$26,900 (~$916) Respectively

The Huawei P20 Pro is priced at 899 euros (~$1,106) whereas the P20 Lite carries a pricing of 369 euros (~$454). As of this writing, there is no information available on the pricing of the Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite for India.

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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.

RELATED: Huawei P20 Pro: 4 Major Drawbacks Of the Phone

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 launching in India soon. The Indian division of the company has just published an official teaser on Twitter which contains a short video: it clearly refers to the most expensive device from the P20 series. The post includes the hashtag #SeeMooore, which is related to the triple camera setup.

But even though it contains the #HuaweiP20 hashtag, it does not confirm whether the standard version will arrive in India. The price of Huawei P20 Pro in India is not known yet, nor do we know the exact launch date. According to rumors, the handset may launch in the peninsula in the last week of April, and it may be very expensive. In Europe, the device has been launched with a price tag of €899.

Is it a phone? Is it a DSLR? It is the best of both worlds! #SeeMooore #HuaweiP20 pic.twitter.com/GfrZATMstB

— Huawei India (@HuaweiIndia) April 13, 2018

It boasts a tri-bezel-less design with a notch and a 6.1-inch AMOLED display showing images with a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2240 pixels. On the hardware side, Huawei P20 Pro has an octa-core Kirin 970 chipset, 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage without a micro SD slot. The triple camera has resolutions of 40, 20 and 8 MP, while the front camera has a resolution of 24 MP. The battery has a 4000 mAh capacity and the operating system installed is Android 8.1 Oreo.

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We can’t say how we missed this news but it is still worth reporting. DXOMark released its benchmark rating about the same time the Huawei P20 Pro was launched on March 27. DXOMark is unarguably becoming an acceptable benchmark for rating smartphone cameras especially since it was upgraded. It is gradually becoming a tradition for flagship phones to make an immediate appearance at the top or near the top of DXOMark’s camera charts. The Huawei P20 Pro not only made an appearance at the top but floors all others laying claim to the top with a clear 10 points above the Galaxy S9+ which previously occupied the top spot.

The Huawei P20 Pro scored 109 points which as stated, is 10 points more than the Galaxy S9+ score, 11 points above the Google Pixel 2 DXOMark score and 12 points above the iPhone X score. Even the Huawei P20 scored a better 102 points to emerge as having the second highest-rated phone camera, based on DXOMark benchmark rating anyway.

We won’t have to look very deep to find out why the P20 Pro performed marvellously o the benchmark. The flagship device comes with a triple camera setup which is a huge advantage. The P series are best known for their camera prowess since the P8 and this device sets the bar even higher in mobile photography. The P20 Pro also features a camera co-designed with Leica and the three sensors comprise a huge 1/1.78in 40MP main camera sensor, paired with a bright f/1.8 lens. Huawei also supplemented this with a smaller 1/2.78in 20MP monochrome sensor fitted with a f/1.6 lens and a 1/4.4in 8MP colour sensor equipped with a f/2.4 telephoto lens.

The triple camera setup combines two of the most popular and common dual camera configuration of a bokeh camera and telephoto camera and included all two features in a single smartphone. The monochrome sensor adds depth perception and boosts overall light sensitivity, while the telephoto lens adds opportunities for optical zoom effects.

Read Also: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro: Best Flagships From China!

On the individual performance of the P20 Pro camera in still photography and other aspects, the P20 Pro also trumps the Galaxy S9+ in every aspect except one where it lost by just one percent. Here’s a break down of the Huawei P20 Pro scores:

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It seems that every year the Chinese tech giant Huawei releases a new phone, there is a lot of hype. It’s the same thing this year with the P20 Pro and to be honest, this is one of the most exciting phones of 2018 yet mainly because of that triple Leica camera setup, really nice design and flagship-grade specs. At the first glance, this is a superb smartphone but as most of the devices, it also has a few caveats to consider. This phone has a premium price tag of about $900 or 850EUR. Learn more about the device at our detailed Huawei P20 Pro review.

VIDEO REVIEW

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UNBOXING

The P20 Pro ships just with a cable, a charger, a pair of earphones, a headset jack adapter and SIM ejector pin. Huawei didn’t include the case this time around, which is a bit disappointing.

DESIGN and DISPLAY

I don’t want to sound subjective at the very beginning of this review but the Huawei P20 Pro is one of the best looking phones out there. The Twilight gradient color is just beautiful and the phone changes the looks in different lighting. That’s why the phone may look a bit different in some parts of this review.

The overall build quality is excellent too thanks to a nice metal frame and premium-feeling buttons. I found the phone to sit comfortably in the hand thanks to nicely curved glass backplate. I was also impressed by the fact that Huawei managed to cram in a huge battery (4000mAh) into such a thin profile of the P20 Pro.

A triple camera setup looks really impressive on paper. It consists of one 40MP RGB sensor, 8MP telephoto shooter, and 20MP monochrome lens.

Here is more information about the cameras: the P20 Pro uses a 223% larger sensor than the competition, it has 5x hybrid zoom, 4 in 1 hybrid focus system, 4D predictive focus, it can achieve ISO levels up to 102400, and it can record 960fps slow-motion at 720p. Also, AI-powered Kirin processor makes the best out of this powerful hardware configuration. In other words, AI helps apply the best camera settings to take a nice-looking picture automatically.

Huawei also added a laser receiver to achieve fast auto-focusing speeds and a flash with the color temperature sensor that is used for white balance adjustment.

Huawei didn’t skimp on selfie shooter either as the P20 Pro uses a beefy 24MP camera. All the specs and numbers sound really impressive but we’ll see if the camera is truly great a bit later in this review.

Now, let’s talk about the display. Yes, it has the infamous notch but Huawei gives you an option to hide it. Honestly, I like the notch. At first, I was really skeptical about it and you may know that already if you follow me on Twitter but in practice, it looks quite nice to me. As for the display quality, it’s among the best on the market. Well, it may lack punchiness and vibrant colors of Samsung’s screens, but this is still one of the best displays 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, 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 hi-fi wireless audio system that assures great sound quality via the Bluetooth.

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. Finally, the Huawei P20 Pro is IP67-certified for water and dust resistance.

HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

In terms of hardware, the P20 Pro is a beast. It ships with the latest 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. Honestly, if you had asked me a year ago, I would have said the same thing. However, I got used to the Huawei’s user interface and even though it’s still not my favorite, I kind of like it.

The very first thing you want to do is bring back the app tray. Other stuff you can do: customize the phone in many different ways. As usual, you can choose from plenty of themes, change transition effects, adjust quite a few display settings, use one-hand mode and so on. There are quite a few ways to navigate through the UI. You can simply use navigation bar and swap the buttons of it. You can also use a navigation dock that I didn’t really it like because I found on-screen and off-screen navigation systems more comfortable to use. You can control your phone using just the home button which is pretty convenient and that’s probably my most favorite way of navigating through the UI. Finally, we have classic Huawei smart assistance features which are useful and work fine but it’s still a bit weird since Huawei thinks that using your knuckle is the most natural way of interacting with your phone.

CAMERAS

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I found the stock camera app to be responsive and it can take pictures very fast. Also, you understand why Huawei keeps talking about the AI-assisted camera. Every time you take a picture using the auto-mode, AI recognizes the scene and adjusts the settings automatically. There are plenty of shooting modes to choose from but my favorites include a pro mode that allows you to adjust a lot of different settings.

The portrait mode now allows you to choose from different lighting effects and it works both with the main and selfie cameras. Photos usually look quite nice as the subject is separated accurately from the background. However, you can’t completely turn the beauty mode off but that’s not an issue for me, I think I need this mode. Also, I got a few soft-looking shots with both main and selfie camera but keep in mind that all portrait pictures were taken by myself.

Daylight image quality is usually very good thanks to 40MP sensor. There is plenty of detail and sharpness, and you have a lot of megapixels to play with. However, AI tends to adjust image settings in the way that pictures look nice on social media out of the box. Therefore, you may get oversaturated pictures with high contrast, especially if you tend to shoot a lot of landscapes.

If you want to use 5x hybrid zoom, you need to switch to 10MP resolution manually, which is quite frustrating. On a positive note, you can zoom in a lot and images remain nice and sharp, and you can clearly see details even at the maximum zoom level. However, I don’t understand why the first zoom option is 3 times. If I want to use just 2x zoom I need to pinch to zoom manually, which again, takes more time than just tapping on the zoom button. If we compare the quality of 40MP and 10MP pictures, we can definitely see that there is more detail, which is useful if you like zooming in or cropping the images.

Wide aperture mode allows you to photograph objects with a shallow depth of field effect and I found the overall image quality using this mode to be pretty good.

You can also take very nice black and white pictures but in general, I prefer color photography.

Finally, night image quality. If you use auto-mode, you can take nice pictures but I found the Samsung Galaxy S9 to be slightly better in some of the shots. However, if you use night mode, you can take long-exposure shots without the need of a tripod. Then, night image quality is one of the best on any smartphone. Really impressive results thanks to that AI image stabilization and large sensor.

Selfie camera usually takes pretty nice and detailed pictures that will definitely do the trick for social media.

4k video is very sharp, detailed, continuous auto-focus is reliable and super fast but… video stabilization does not work in 4K mode and you end up with shaky footage. That’s really frustrating but hopefully, this can be improved with the future software updates since the hardware is there. I even enabled stabilization feature on the third party camera app called Open camera but the footage still came out shaky.

If you don’t need 4K, 1080p video looks much better in terms of smoothness. The footage is very stable but obviously, you are losing the sharpness of 4K.

1080p selfie video looks pretty nice as there is plenty of detail and sharpness, and the sound recording quality is good.

You can also record short clips at 960fps in 720p and the quality is quite decent.

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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.

BATTERY LIFE

Battery life has been great. Firstly, I’m very impressed with excellent standby time as the phone drains almost no battery despite the fact that I used the P20 Pro with 2 SIM cards and reception in my apartment is kind of poor.

Also, I could use the phone for an entire day or even a few days, depending on the usage. That results in an average screen-on time of about 6 or even 7 hours while using the phone quite intensively. That is a very good result.

The supplied Huawei’s fast charger can fully charge the phone in just about 1,5 h. Unfortunately, there is no wireless charging, which is kind of disappointing.

CONCLUSIONS

The Huawei P20 Pro shapes up to be a solid flagship smartphone and there are many reasons to love it. In fact, this is easily the best phone Huawei has ever made. I like its design, excellent build quality, nice and sharp display, very good and innovative camera setup, great overall performance and solid battery life. I also like that the fingerprint scanner is on the front, Face ID works very well, there is a dual SIM card slot, IP67 certification and some other extras like the IR blaster and great stereo speaker system.

Now the cons. My biggest frustration is that there is no stabilization in 4K video mode. That’s important to me as I’m a huge video guy. You should also know that there is no microSD card slot, no headset jack, and no wireless charging. Finally, camera app needs a little bit of polishing and I think it will be improved over the time since the phone is still running on an early software build.

At the end of the day, can I recommend the Huawei P20 Pro? Absolutely yes. Obviously, there are some shortcomings to consider like on each and every phone but given the overall package the P20 Pro offers, this device can be easily called one of the best flagships of 2018 yet and definitely the best phone Huawei has ever made.

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Huawei had announced the P20 and P20 Pro flagship phones in Europe on March 27. The Chinese manufacturer is now working on bringing the P20 series to more markets like China, Taiwan and India. Huawei has recently confirmed through its official Weibo account that the P20 series will be unveiled in China on April 12 at 2:30 PM local time. Fresh information reveals that the company will be launching the P20 and P20 Pro in Taiwan on April 19.

According to a Taiwanese publication, the 5.8-inch Huawei P20 may hit the Taiwanese market with a price tag of 20,990 TWD (~$718) and the larger 6.1-inch Huawei P20 Pro may carry a pricing of 26,990 TWD (~$924). Earlier rumors had claimed that the latter could be costing around 30,000 TWD (~$1,027). The publication claims that the leaked pricing could be different from the final pricing that is expected to get announced on April 19.

As far as Chinese release of the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro is concerned, fresh reports claim that the P20 would be available with a starting price of 4,088 Yuan (~$651). On the other hand, the P20 Pro is pegged to carry a starting price of 5,288 Yuan (~$848). The first sales of the P20 and P20 Pro is expected to begin at 18:08 PM on April 12.

The Chinese market will be also receiving the Mate RS Porsche Design smartphone that is equipped with 512 GB storage, P20 Pro’s triple camera setup, 18:9 aspect ratio display and dual fingerprint scanner. It is expected to be available in China for 10,000 Yuan (~$1,590).

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Huawei is also teasing the arrival of P20 and P20 Pro in India through its Indian Facebook and Twitter accounts. However, it is yet to reveal the launch date for P20 series for India. Also, there is no information available on the Indian pricing for P20 and P20 Pro. In Europe, the P20 and P20 Pro are respectively priced at 649 euros (~$792) and 899 euros (~$1,113).

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Huawei will be launching the P20 and P20 Pro flagship phones in Paris, France tomorrow. The entire specs, features and pricing of the P20 and P20 Pro have surfaced through multiple leaks in the recent months. The Chinese manufacturer is also speculated to debut the mysterious Porsche Design Mate RS alongside the P20 and P20 Pro phones. Here is everything that is known about the P20 duo and Porsche Design Mate RS.

Huawei P20, P20 Pro Launch Event and Livestream

The launch event of Huawei P20 series will begin at 9 PM EDT in Paris, France. The event will be also livestreamed on YouTube.

Huawei P20 Specs, Features and Pricing

The metal-bodied Huawei P20 is expected to feature a 5.8-inch IPS LCD display that supports FHD+ resolution of  2240 x 1080 pixels. Because of the small notch present at the topside of the screen, it will be offering an aspect ratio of 19:9. It will be featuring a front-facing home button embedded with a fingerprint scanner.

The Kirin 970 chipset will be powering the P20 that is likely to be coupled with 4 GB of RAM. It is expected to include 128 GB of internal storage. The 3,400mAh battery of the phone is expected to carry support for 5V/4.5A SuperCharge fast charging technology by Huawei.

The dual rear cameras of P20 that are engineered by Leica and SUMMILUX is expected to include 12-megapixel RGB sensor with f/2.4 aperture and 20-megapixel monochrome sensor with f/1.6 aperture. The dual camera module also includes an infrared RGB sensor, laser autofocus module and LED flash. It is expected to carry support for 720p slow-motion video shooting. It may feature the same 24-megapixel selfie camera that is available on the Huawei P20 Lite.

The other features that could be available on the P20 include Android 8.1 Oreo flavored with EMUI 8.1, USB-C 3.1 with DisplayPort support, 31 LTE bands, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2 and Wi-Fi. It lacks a 3.5mm audio jack. The handset is expected to land in Europe with a pricing of 649 euros. It is likely to be available in three colors like Black, Blue and Pink.

Huawei P20 Pro Specs, Features and Pricing

Dress in a metal unibody chassis, the Huawei P20 Pro is expected to arrive with a 6.1-inch OLED display that will support FHD+ resolution of 2240 x 1080 pixels and 19:9 aspect ratio.  It also features a home button embedded fingerprint scanner at the front.

The Kirin 970 chipset along with 6 GB of RAM is expected to power the phone. It is expected to feature a native storage of 128 GB. A 4,000mAh battery enabled with SuperCharge fast charging technology is speculated to be present inside the P20 Pro.

The Leica and SUMMILUX branded triple-lens setup of the P20 Pro is expected to include a 40-megapixel RGB sensor, a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens. The 40-megapixel sensor has 3x zoom, but by combining with the telephoto lens, the P20 Pro’s triple camera setup offers 5x hybrid zoom. Like the P20, it is also expected to arrive with support for slow-motion video shooting. For snapping selfies, it may feature a 24-megapixel front-facing camera.

The P20 Pro is expected to run on Android 8.1 Oreo + EMUI 8.1 and it is pegged to feature the same connectivity features that are available on the P20. It is rumored to arrive in Europe with a pricing of 899 euros. Apart from Black, Blue and Pink, it will be also available in a special Twilight color option.

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Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS

Huawei will be also launching another phone called Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS tomorrow. Rumors surrounding it suggest that it is a different from P20, P20 Pro and Mate 10 Porsche Design.

It is expected to arrive with horizontally arranged triple-lens setup. It may feature the same specs as P20 Pro, but may include a massive internal storage of 512 GB.

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Huawei is now aggressively marketing the P20 and P20 Pro smartphones ahead of the official launch event that is held on March 27. The Chinese manufacturer has parked trucks installed with P20 promotional billboards right outside the stores of Apple and Samsung in some of the major cities of the U.K. including the capitol city of London.

Also, through street graffiti on the pavement outside stores of its rivaling companies, Huawei is driving the focus of the people towards the arrival of P20 and P20 Pro. One of the lines sprayed on the street reads “the renaissance is coming.” One of the ads placed on the trucks read, “a renaissance in photography is coming soon” accompanied by big-sized words like “wait” or “be patient” with AI in those words mentioned in red color to indicate that the cameras of the P20 series will rely on AI to capture impressive shots.

The Huawei P20   series includes P20, P20 Pro and P20 Lite. Since the P20 Lite is a mid-range phone, the Chinese manufacturer has already launched it separately. The upcoming launch event is reserved only for the unveiling of P20 and P20 Pro. Recent reports have revealed that P20 will be arriving with Leica engineered 12-megapixel + 20-megapixel dual rear cameras. It is speculated that one of them could be a f/1.7 aperture lens.

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The Huawei P20 Pro will be blessed with triple-lens system that is expected to include a 40-megapixel RBG sensor, a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor. With AI onboard, the P20 duo will be able to capture stunning shots in low-light conditions. Both the phones are also rumored to arrive with support for slow-motion video shooting. Some of the photos that were shot using the Huawei P20 have also surfaced in the recent past to reveal its photography prowess. The P20 and P20 Pro may feature the same Sony IMX578 24-megapixel front-facing camera.

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Huawei has recently launched the P20 Lite smartphone in Europe. The Chinese manufacturer will be launching the P20 and P20 Pro on the coming Tuesday in Paris. Leaked renders of both phones have appeared through multiple sources in the recent weeks. Today, a new leaked image has surfaced that shows a dummy unit of the Huawei P20 sitting besides the real P20 Lite.

Compared to the real P20 Lite, the dummy unit of P20 shows that both the smartphones have similar design. However, the P20 will be sporting slimmer bezels than the mid-range P20 Lite. The P20 has a fingerprint scanner physical home button below the display.

The rear view of the P20 shows that it features dual rear cameras. Leaked information has revealed that it will include a 12-megapixel sensor and a 20-megapixel sensor. One of them is expected to have an aperture of f/1.7. The frontside of the phone is likely to feature a 24-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture. It could be the very same Sony IMX578 sensor that is available on the P20 Lite.

The Huawei P20 is expected to arrive with a 5.7-inch notched enabled IPS LCD display that will carry support for Full HD+ resolution of 2240 x 1080 pixels. The Kirin 970 chipset is going to power the P20. It will be fueled by 3,400mAh battery. The 64 GB and 128 GB storage variants of the phone may respectively feature 4 GB and 6 GB of RAM. However, some of the markets are going to receive only of the storage editions of the Huawei P20. It will arrive preinstalled with Android 8.0 Oreo that will be customized with EMUI 8.0. The Euroland is expected to receive the P20 with a pricing of 679 euros.

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The Huawei P20 Pro is expected to arrive with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a notched OLED display of 6 inches that carries support for FHD+ resolution. The rear side of the phone may feature 40-megapixel RGB + 20-megapixel monochrome + 8-megapixel telephoto triple camera setup. It may come packed with a 4,000mAh battery. The rest of the specs of the P20 Pro could be same as P20. It is likely to cost 899 euros.

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Yesterday, Huawei had launched the Nova 3e smartphone in China. Without out any delay, the Chinese manufacturer has also launched the P20 Lite in Europe.

To say again, the P20 Lite is essentially the same smartphone that has been launched as Nova 3e in China. The home market has received the Nova 3e in four colors like the Klein Blue, Midnight Black, Platinum Gold and Sakura Pink. However, the P20 Lite will be available in Europe in three color options such as Klein Blue, Sakura Pink and Midnight Black.

The P20 Lite is fitted with a 5.84-inch IPS LCD display that includes a notch at its top. The 19:9 aspect ratio screen offers Full HD+ resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels. The Kirin 659 chipset is present under the hood of the phone along with 4 GB of RAM. It has a native storage of 64 GB and it also features a microSD card slot.

On the backside of the phone resides the dual camera setup and a fingerprint reader. The dual camera system includes a 16-megapixel as the main sensor that is assisted by a 2-megapixel depth-sensing unit. For shooting selfies, it is equipped with a 24-megapixel Sony IMX578 sensor. It can not only shoot amazing portrait shots, but also it can be used for facial recognition. The P20 Lite is loaded with EMUI 8.0 UI that is based on Android 8.0 Oreo. The 3,000mAh battery of the phone carries support for 9V/2A charging.

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The Huawei P20 Lite is priced at 369 euros (~$452) in the Europe. It will be available in retail outlets across the European nations starting from the end of this month. Next week on Tuesday, Huawei will be launching the P20 and P20 Pro smartphones. It is speculated that the P20 and P20 Prowill be respectively for 679 euros (~$833) and 899 euros (~$1,110).

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The P series smartphones from Huawei are known for carrying stellar camera features. The Huawei P10 that was launched in 2016 became one of the first smartphones to arrive with dual rear cameras. Huawei will be launching the P20 and P20 Pro flagship phones on March 27. Recent reports have revealed that the P20 will be arriving with dual rear cameras whereas the P20 Pro will be an advanced device featuring three rear cameras. CNET has obtained some new photos that seems to have been snapped using the Huawei P20 smartphone. Here are the images:

Previous leaks have revealed that the EML-AL00 is the model number of the upcoming Huawei P20 phone. Here EML stands for Emily, the codename of P20. The P20 Pro is codenamed as Charlotte while the mid-range P20 Lite has a codename of P20 Lite. Hence, it is quite evident that these camera samples belong to P20.

The Exif details of one of the photos show that the EML-AL00 handset was used to capture the photo that was taken on Feb. 23. The images appear as it was taken using a professional camera. However, the exact configuration of the Huawei P20’s dual rear cameras are not known. It is expected to arrive with 16-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.6 aperture and f/2.4 aperture lenses. It has been also revealed through the P20 teasers that the smartphone will be able to capture impressive shots in dim-light conditions.

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As far as other specs are concerned, the P20 is expected to arrive with an IPS LCD display that will support FHD+ resolution. It will be delivering an aspect ratio of 19:9 because of the notch present on the topside of the display. The Kirin 970 chipset is rumored to power the phone. It may come in 4 GB / 6 GB RAM variants and 64 GB and 128 GB storage models. It may not feature a microSD card.

The P20 is pegged to arrive with a selfie camera of 24-megapixel. The handset will be running on Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with the latest EMUI 8.1. It will be fueled by a 3,320mAh battery. It may arrive with a pricing of 679 euros. The metal-bodied P20 may come in colors like Black, Blue and Pink-Gold.

What’s your opinion on the camera samples of Huawei P20? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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Plenty of information on the specs and features of the upcoming Huawei P20, P20 Pro and P20 Lite have surfaced through multiple leaks in the recent months. Well-known tipster Roland Quandt has today shared official press renders of the P20 series smartphones to reveal their design.

Huawei P20 and P20 Pro

The Huawei P20 flagship phone will be in colors like black, blue and pink. It features a notch enabled display and it is fitted a physical home button that is embedded with a fingerprint scanner. The back panel of the phone features vertically aligned dual rear cameras certified by Leica.

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The P20 Pro is an advanced flagship phone that will be arriving in colors like black, blue and lilac (purple). Previous leaks have revealed that the P20 will be coming with an LCD display whereas the P20 Pro will b equipped with an OLED display. Both phones are expected to support 2280 x 1080 pixels resolution and an aspect ratio of 19:9. The Kirin 970 chipset will be powering the P20 and P20 Pro smartphones. The notch present on both phones feature 24-megapixel selfie camera, earpiece, proximity and ambient sensors.

The backside of the P20 Pro is flanked with Leica certified triple camera setup and a fingerprint reader. The third sensor could be an 80mm telephoto lens which means it will be able to produce almost three times more magnification. The triple camera setup may include a RGB sensor, a monochrome sensor, and a third 3x telephoto lens.

Evan Blass had previously claimed that the camera of the P20 Pro will deliver a maximum resolution of 40-megapixel. The images of P20 Pro show that it has f/1.6 and f/2.4 aperture lenses. On the other hand, the P20 has a f/1.6 aperture lens along with a fixed focal length of 27mm. The rear-facing cameras on both phones are equipped with laser autofocus and infrared-based color temperature sensor.

The P20 may house a 3,400mAh battery whereas the P20 Pro may be packed with a 4,000mAh battery. Quandt claims that the manual of the P20 and P20 Pro has revealed that these handsets may not feature a microSD card slot.

Huawei P20 Lite

The P20 Lite is shown in colors like black, blue and pink. It will be a mid-range phone that is likely to be powered by Kirin 659 chipset. It may feature the same FHD+ 19:9 aspect ratio screen available on the P20 Pro. The images of the phone reveal that it sports thicker bezels compared to P20 and P20 Pro. The backside of the phone features a dual camera setup. It is also expected to feature a 24-megpixel front camera. Its dual camera setup on the rear my feature a 16-megapixel sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor. It may house a 2,900mAh battery. The P20 Lite seems to feature a glass rear while the other two models appear to be housed in metallic chassis.

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Quandt has revealed that the P20 series will be hitting the market with expensive pricing. The P20 lite may cost 369 euros whereas the P20 and P20 Pro may arrive with respective pricing of 679 and 899 euros. The P20 series will be made official on March 27. For more images of these phones, readers can visit the source link.

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The Huawei Mate 10 Lite smartphone was launched with in monikers like Maimang 6, Nova 2i and Honor 9i in different markets. In the same way, it is speculated that the upcoming Huawei P20 Lite may debut in select markets as Nova 3e. The Chinese manufacturer has confirmed that the Nova 3e will be made official on March 20.

The launch invite of the Huawei Nova 3e not only confirms its launch date, but also the Chinese text present states that it will be arriving with a new generation of full screen design. The actual Nova 3e could look like the P20 Lite shown below.

Since the Nova 3e is expected to borrow all its specs from the P20 Lite, it is expected to house a 5.84-inch display that will support FHD+ resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels. The mid-range Kirin 659 chipset may power it along with 4 GB of RAM. It is rumored to come with a native storage of 64 GB. For additional storage, it may feature a microSD card slot.

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The notch of the phone is pegged to feature a 24-megapixel selfie camera. The back panel that features a fingerprint reader is also equipped with 16-megpaixel + 2-megapixel dual camera setup. It will arrive preloaded with Android 8.0 Oreo OS that will be skinned with EMUI 8.0. The handset will be fueled by a 3,000mAh battery.

The Nova 3e is expected to come in color choices like Blue, Black< Rose Gold and Gold. The pricing of the phone is expected to get confirmed on its launch date. The Chinese manufacturer will be also launching the P20 and P20 Pro flagship phones on March 27.

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Huawei P20 series that will be launching on March 27 includes P20 and P20 Pro flagship phones and P20 Lite mid-range smartphone. Today, a leakster from China has revealed that Huawei is also preparing to launch a premium flagship called Huawei P20 Porsche Design. Leaked shots of the phone reveals that it will be arriving with a different arranged triple cameras and under-display fingerprint scanner.

Shown above is an image of the Huawei P20 Pro flagship. Its triple camera system is arranged vertically. Around a week ago, a hands-on video of a very sleeking Huawei P20 model was spotted. At that time, it was speculated that it could be the P20 Pro handset.

Fresh information reveals that it could be a customized edition of P20 Pro flagship that may arrive in the market as P20 Porsche Design. As it can be seen in the images below, its triple lens is arranged horizontally. As it can be seen in the below images, an LED flash is positioned between dual cameras and the third camera. It is speculated that the triple lens setup features a wide-angle lens, a telephoto lens and a standard lens. The Leica branding can be seen at the top-right corner.

The official renders of the P20, P20 Pro and P20 Lite smartphones that were recently leaked by popular tipster Evan Blass had revealed that allow of them are equipped with notch design like the iPhone X. The P20 Porsche Design has a very sleek design and it is difficult to make out whether it features a notch. Probably, it does not feature a notch and it has an aspect ratio of 18:9.

The front and rear sides of the P20 Porsche Design is made out of glass and it features a metallic frame in between. There is no fingerprint scanner on the front or back panel of the phone. This suggests that the handset may come with an under-display fingerprint reader.

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The premium P20 Porsche Design is expected to arrive in China with a whopping price tag of 10,000 Yuan (~1,576). It is expected to sell exclusively in China at the beginning. Later, it is may arrive in international markets.

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Earlier this week, an official teaser from Huawei had confirmed that its upcoming flagship will arrive with P20 moniker. The rumor mill has been speculating that the advanced edition of the P20 that is rumored to feature triple camera setup may launch with P20 Plus or P20 Pro moniker. Yesterday, Android Central Executive Editor had shared an image of a billboard in Barcelona, Spain where the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 tech expo was recently held. The billboard reveals that the Huawei will be launching P20 and P20 Pro smartphones on March 27. By this, it can be said that the advanced P20 will be hitting the market as P20 Pro, and not as P20 Plus.

The rough translation of the Spanish text on billboard suggests that Huawei will bring forth the rebirth of photography through P20 and P20 Pro. The Chinese manufacturer has also highlighted “IA” letters twice in the billboard. In Spanish, IA is a short form of inteligencia artificial. It indicates that the P20 and P20 Plus will deliver stellar photography experience through AI. Well, AI capabilities on Huawei P20 Huawei P20 and P20 Pro will be brought by about by Kirin 970 chipset that has a dedicated NPU unit for handling artificial intelligence tasks. A recent teaser by the company has revealed that the upcoming flagship phones will be able to shoot amazing photos in dim-light conditions.

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Rumors have it that the P20 will be sporting a dual camera setup whereas the triple camera system will be placed on the back panel of the P20 Plus. Shown above are the leaked renders of the P20 and P20 Pro. The Chinese manufacturer will be also launching a low powered P20 as P20 Lite. Leaked information shared by Roland Quandt reveals that the P20 and P20 Lite will be coming with 16-megapixel main camera whereas the P20 Pro will be sporting an 18-megapixel main camera.

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Huawei has confirmed that it will be launching the P20 family on March 27. Rumors have it that the Huawei P20 will come with stellar dual rear cameras whereas the P20 Plus/Pro may feature even better camera capabilities as it is pegged to feature triple-lens system. Today, it has been officially confirmed that the P20 will allow users to capture stunning photos in low-light conditions.

This morning, Huawei’s president for mobile department has released a new teaser for Huawei P20 on his Weibo account. The translated text of his Weibo post (shown below) reads, “Huawei P20 is not afraid of darkness and the night is clearer. Let’s see the technical innovation of Huawei Again #SeeMooore# With AI.

During a recent interview, Huawei CEO Richard Yu had said that, “We have some very big, bold, big innovation on camera technology. It will be much much better than all the phones.” This shows that the P20 and P20 Plus/Pro flagship phones will deliver unmatched photography experience. According to the aforementioned Weibo post, P20’s cameras will be driven by AI. Also, the teaser GIF shows that even in night, the P20 was able to capture the Eiffel Tower in all its glory.

Rumors have it that the P20 Plus/Pro’s triple camera setup will include 12-megapixel RGB sensor, a 16-megapiel monochrome sensor and a 16-megapixel telephoto lens. Other features include f/1.8 aperture and Optical Image Stabilization. The Huawei P20 may come with RGB + monochrome dual camera setup.

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Both the phones are fueled by Kirin 970 and its NPU will make it possible to snap clearer photos in dim-light through AI. The P20 may feature a 5.7-inch display whereas the P20 Plus/Pro may house a larger screen of 6 inches. Both are expected to support FHD+ resolution.

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Huawei P20 is slated to get announced on March 27. While briefing with media at the launch event of Matebook X Pro laptop at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018, Huawei CEO Richard Yu not only claimed that the upcoming P20 will be better than iPhone X, but also stated that the company would leapfrog Apple in a year or two.

Talking about the Huawei P20, he said that it will be better than the iPhone X that is priced at $999. It indicates that the Huawei P20 could be an affordable device compared to the iPhone X.

“We will have some very big, bold, big innovation on camera technology. It will be much much better than all the phones,” Yu said. By this he could be talking about the triple lens camera setup that is rumored to arrive on the alleged Huawei P20 Plus/Pro smartphone. He further stated that, “Maybe I’m not humble, but ours is better, it’s not just a little bit better, but much better.”

In a short span of time, Huawei has managed to become the third-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. Currently, Samsung is leading the pack while is holding on to the number second spot. Yu is of the view that Huawei will soon surpass Apple.

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Yu said to the media that within or two years, it will become the top smartphone manufacturer. It aims to dethrone Samsung from its numero uno position in four to five years. Unlike Samsung and Apple, Huawei is yet to popular brand across the world. Yu said that the company will be working on making Huawei a trusted brand among consumers.

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Huawei is rumored to debut the P20, P20 Lite and P20 Plus smartphones through a dedicated launch event in the coming month in Paris. In the previous month, a Spanish site had revealed several leaked shots of a prototype of the upcoming P20 Lite smartphone. Today, Android Authority has shared multiple live images of a prototype of Huawei P20.

The Huawei P20 Lite prototype sported an iPhone X-like notch enabled design. Hence, the Huawei P20 that is speculated to feature better specs than the P20 Lite was also expected to feature an iPhone X-style design. However, the images of the prototype of the Huawei P20 have revealed that it won’t be resembling the iPhone X.

The leaked images show that the upper and lower bezels of the P20 are slimmer than the predecessor P10 smartphone. Its sides are almost non-existent. The left edge of the phone is barren whereas the right side features a Power key.

There are no physical volume buttons on the phone. Instead, it seems to feature some sort of touch indicators above the power key that can be swiped up and down for controlling volume.

The back panel does not feature a separate camera housing like the P10. Also, it does not feature the rumored triple lens system. The Leica certified dual camera setup blends with the rear panel of the P20. The edges of the back panel are more rounded than P10 which indicates that the smartphone will offer better grip.

The publication has learned through its source that the P20 may arrive in regular and Pro variants. The regular model may feature dual camera setup whereas the Pro/Plus model may house triple camera module.

As it can be seen in the above images, the bottom edge of the P10 (device placed on the right) features an external speaker, a USB-C port and a 3.5mm audio jack. The prototype of the P20 features a pair of external speakers with a USB-C port placed in between. There is no confirmation on whether the extra speaker is functional. The handset does not feature a 3.5mm audio jack. The source of these photos did not reveal any information on the specs of the phone.

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