Huawei Mate 20 Pro smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

The official presentation of the premium smartphones Huawei Mate 20 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro is scheduled for October 16, 2018 in London. Huawei promises to present a revolutionary smartphone that will outshine all competitors. Manufacturers keep secret the best technical characteristics of devices, which increases interest in future announcements.

In this article, we will try to describe in detail the positive and negative aspects of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro smartphone according to modest data taken from the Internet resource.

Appearance and equipment

Equipment

The delivery of the phone will be carried out in a presentable box, which contains:

• Smartphone;
• USB cable (standard cord length);
• Usage documentation;
• Warranty service coupon;
• Headset;
• Hybrid adapter;
• Clip for dual sim slot;
• Proprietary charger.

Appearance

The body of the smartphone is made of durable glass. The rear panel shimmers effectively in the rays of light. It contains three main camera modules and an original flash on a square platform that protrudes slightly above the body. The logos of the companies are also applied: Huawei and Leica.

The screen occupies the entire front panel of the smartphone. In the upper part there is a cutout in which the selfie camera, earpiece and sensors are located. Small rounded bezels run along the edges of the display.
On the top edge there is an infrared port and a 3.5mm audio input jack for headphones.

On the bottom there are two stereo speakers and a USB Type-C port.

The manufacturer offers three color options for the case: classic black, blue, twilight (with a color gradient). The dimensions of the phone have not been published, but it is already known that the aspect ratio is 19.5: 9.

The surface of the smartphone is slippery and, of course, fingerprints remain on the glass body. It is advisable to put on a protective cover immediately. The body of the device is protected against water and dust according to the IP67 standard. It can be washed, dropped into water without worrying about the consequences.

Technical characteristics of the smartphone Huawei Mate 20 Pro

CPU

The flagship Kirin 980 processor with a neural network module was developed by a subsidiary of Hisilicon and has already been presented at the IFA 2018 electronics show in Berlin. The number of transistors is 6.9 billion. The processor is built using a new architecture: 2 Big Cortex-A76 (2.6 GHz) + 2 Middle Cortex-A76 (1.92 GHz) + 4 Little Cortex-A55 (1.8 GHz) and received the Mali-G76 graphics accelerator, which is used for the first time.The manufacturer guarantees a significant increase in the speed and energy efficiency of the device.

Memory

Presumably, the smartphone will receive RAM - 6/8 GB, internal memory - 128/256 GB. In any case, the lack of a slot for expanding flash storage does not upset. The amount of memory is enough for continuous work without closing applications.

Autonomy

The company presented an advertising poster featuring smartphones and their battery capacity. The maximum capacity is 4000mAh. It was announced that the Huawei Mate 20 Pro device will acquire a built-in modern lithium-polymer battery (Li-Po) of a larger capacity (possibly 4200 mAh) with support for fast charging (Super Charge 2.0), with which it will be able to replenish the battery charge up to 70% in half an hour. ... The smartphone will support 15W wireless charging.

After the presentation, the life time of the smartphone will become reliably known, one can only assume that it will withstand two days of active work without additional power.

Screen

The device is equipped with a touch screen with OLED matrix (Organic Light Emitting Diode - organic light emitting diode), which provides a bright picture with wide viewing angles. Display diagonal 6.9 inches with a resolution of Quad HD + (1440 x 3120 pixels) 16M colors. The screen is protected by durable Corning Gorilla Glass (version not known).

The color temperature is set automatically, but if desired, it can be adjusted manually. To view the context at maximum brightness, the screen remains readable in the sun, the minimum mode is convenient to use at night. There is an eye protection function here.

Interface

The smartphone will run on the Android 9.0 Pie operating system with the proprietary EMUI 9.0 shell. The new interface of this version was presented at the IFA international electronics exhibition, which took place in Berlin this year. The interface has a more convenient virtual keyboard, simplicity, nimble and intuitive.

Huawei uses the Emotion UI (EMUI), which was invented for its Android mobile phones. The proprietary EMUI 8.0 interface contains 940 elements. Huawei decided to reduce their number to 843 in version 9.0 to get rid of the congestion. Through the use of GPU Turbo 2.0 technology, increased performance, faster wireless connectivity and significantly improved display touch sensitivity.

The smartphone will have a new HiVision function. When you point the camera at a flower, landmark, the phone will display full information about the object in real time. You can use this function and, being near the restaurant, find out the menu and customer reviews.

The device will have a unit with a neuroprocessor NPU for making purchases (Shopping by Camera) and an NFC module.

At the presentation of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro smartphone, manufacturers will present all the features of the proprietary updated shell EMUI 9.0.

Cameras

The popularity of the models depends on which company is installed optics in the cameras of the mobile phone. Chinese tech giant Huawei has partnered with renowned German brand Leica. The companies are united by the desire, based on their experience, to create high-quality devices better than those of competitors.

According to DxOMark, in the rating of high-quality mobile phone cameras at the beginning of the year, the first two places were taken by the flagships Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei P20. According to the latest data, with a score of 116 points, the yet unrepresented device Huawei Mate 20 Pro is in the lead. When you need a mobile phone to get high-quality images and videos of unforgettable moments, you can easily make a choice and make no mistake about which phone model is better to buy.

Smartphone cameras are universal, there are 500 shooting scenes, which are divided into 19 categories. They have optical image stabilization (OIS), functions are built on the basis of artificial intelligence. In night mode, they produce excellent color reproduction without blurring and noise. Photos are sharp with good detail. Cameras detect the subject even in complete darkness.

How to photograph at night:

It is possible to shoot video with a slow motion effect of 960 frames per second. The footage can be edited, selected interesting shots and improved the appearance of the picture.

According to rumors, the smartphone can conduct underwater photography, while the control of the inclusion, focus and sharpness will occur using the lock button and volume keys.

Main camera specifications

The rear camera satisfies the selection criteria of many consumers, opens up a variety of shooting possibilities. It has two LED dual-color flash and three modules: a wide-angle lens of 40 megapixels (f / 1.8) with laser autofocus, a monochrome module of 20 megapixels (f / 1.6) and a color, 3x optical zoom telephoto lens of 8 megapixels (f / 2) ,4).

Sample photo:

Using the 5x hybrid zoom allows you to get closer to distant objects without losing image quality. There are a lot of shooting modes. When using the Master AI function, you can feel like a professional photographer, the smartphone itself recognizes the object, and the artificial intelligence performs autofocus and adjusts the necessary parameters. The device understands that this is macro photography and focuses on detail, if you take pictures of the sky, unmistakably selects the sky mode, and when shooting a person switches to portrait mode. There is a standard set of functions such as panorama, HDR, bokeh effect. There is a magic light mode in which you can choose: stars, water, light graffiti, headlights. The pictures are extremely effective.

How to take pictures in bokeh mode:

Front camera specifications

The front camera has a 24 megapixel (f / 2.0) module with 3D technology and has artificial intelligence. Selfies look like a professional photographer. It is possible to apply various functions and lighting effects.

When using the portrait mode, take a picture and take a picture of only a person, cut out everything that surrounds him. Then use the filters and create the background you like. You can change the position of the light source, choose from which side the face will be highlighted.

Additional features

Communication and sound

The smartphone has two stereo speakers. It supports functions with Dolby Atmos, HWA audio effects. You can listen to music at full power in good quality. It is possible to connect wireless headphones. The built-in speaker with intelligent noise cancellation allows you to communicate on the phone without any interference, the subscribers can clearly hear each other in any noise.

Supports Dual-Sim Support, Dual 4G & Dual VoLTE, 4.5G LTE 4X4 MIMO The 4.5G standard is a type of LTE networks with gigabit speeds.

Supports global positioning system GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou.

Supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, dual band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot.

Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE.

For active games

At the presentation of the Kirin 980 chipset, manufacturers did not ignore the attention of gamers. Powerful hardware with a new graphics accelerator with 6 GB of RAM will ensure stable operation of the device with full immersion in the game without heating, freezing and lags. The smartphone has the ability to use augmented reality applications.

Unlocking

You can unlock your phone:

• On the face, regardless of the degree of illumination of the room. The front camera supports 360 degree 3D face recognition.
• By fingerprints. The fingerprint sensor is located under the screen display, unlocking is very fast.
• By voice. The smartphone supports the Bone Voice ID function, the phone is unlocked by the user's voice even in a noisy environment.

How much is?

The name Huawei is not associated with a manufacturer of low-cost mobile phones. In the electronics market, devices with powerful "stuffing" and not a budget price are in demand. The estimated average price for the top smartphone Huawei Mate 20 Pro will range from 55 to 65 thousand rubles. According to other sources, the price is from 900 to 1100 dollars. Presentation will take place soon, and price list will be announced.Now it is difficult to say where it is profitable to buy a smartphone, it is better to wait for the opening of sales, which are planned for the end of October.

conclusions

• Branded optics;
• Image stabilization;
• Beautiful design;
• Powerful battery;
• Advanced technologies using artificial intelligence.

• Price;
• In the absence of a cover, the case is slippery.

A premium smartphone with the latest: processor, graphics accelerator, proprietary shell, gorgeous optics and artificial intelligence support. Huawei has not yet revealed the secrets of all the chips of this model, but we can assume that a unique device with great functionality awaits us. I would like to hope that this device will become the owner of wireless charging.