Huawei Mate 20 X smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

How to choose a smartphone so that it is not obsolete before the warranty expires (after a year)? There are many high-quality devices at a high price, whose powerful functionality is constantly growing thanks to the latest developments. But these models are aging too quickly. Which, then, is the best company to give preference to? And here a lot depends on which selection criteria to use.

If we take the popularity of models, then you can buy a reliable and productive smartphone with excellent parameters, overpaying for the brand. Many do so. Those who, first of all, when buying, look at how much a phone costs do not pay special attention to the popularity of a company or a concern, they look mainly at the characteristics and where it is profitable to buy, rather than at the brand, paying for their expensive advertising and the cost of the name. We will tell you what criteria should be assessed using the example of the Huawei Mate 20 X smartphone, having considered its advantages and disadvantages.

Huawei Mate 20X flagship review

Users of the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro models boast a pioneering chipset. But the Mate 20 X has a faster and more feature-rich KIRIN 980 chip with a better Mali-G76 MP10 GPU. This package is designed not only for active games, but also for browsers on the Internet, which are "crammed" with many different applications. Therefore, in practice, the Huawei Mate 20 X smartphone can show high performance on the Internet and overtake absolutely any brand. You can really boast of this.

Specifications

CPU

At the time of this writing, this processor is technically the most powerful mobile chip in the world.

It consists of: 2 Cortex-A76 cores with a clock frequency of 2.6 GHz; 2 of the same cores with a frequency of 1.96 GHz and 4 more Cortex-A55 cores with a frequency of 1.8 GHz. Plus - a powerful graphics accelerator Mali-G76 MP10.

Since the chip is flagship, then the cooling for it is not on a classic copper substrate, but on a steam chamber with a graphene film. Such a system removes heat better and is called Huawei Supercool.

Display

The Huawei Mate 20 X smartphone uses a 7.2-inch diagonal AMOLED screen with a capacitive sensor and 16M colors. Full HD + resolution 1080 × 2244 pixels. Aspect ratio: 9: 18.7.

The modern technology of manufacturing touch screens with increased scratch resistance is applied. It consists in chemical tempering of glass. Oleophobic coating is applied over the screen to eliminate the formation of fingerprints.

Connoisseurs of this kind of technology consider the disadvantage of insufficient clarity of the picture at such a resolution and on such screen sizes. In their opinion, in such cases, it would be more appropriate to use the WQHD + matrix.

Autonomy

Of course, for a powerful device to work, a capacious power source is required. Therefore, a non-removable Huawei Super Charge 2.0 battery with a capacity of as much as 5000 mAh was used.and a voltage of 4.5 volts.

With an average load, the battery lasts for one and a half to two days. But even if you play or be on social networks, then it will work for a day without recharging.

The downside is the weaker fast charging adapter - 22.5W. Although the predecessor Mate 20 Pro has a more powerful 40W adapter. There is also no wireless charging option.

RAM - ROM

RAM brand LPDDR4X is 6 GB. Many smartphone models boast 8 GB of RAM, but in practice this gives only a slight increase in performance, and 6 GB is enough for mobile applications. Built-in 128 GB of solid-state memory, plus the ability to expand via a memory card, up to 256 GB in total. The memory card slot is hybrid.

Cameras

Compared to the younger model, this smartphone has the same camera parameters as the Pro version. And now about this in more detail.

Rear camera

The smartphone in question uses 3 cameras. The main one consists of a 40 MP matrix with a diagonal of 1 / 1.7 inches with an aperture of f / 1.8 and a focal length of 27 mm. Electronic image stabilization is used. Also applied is a technology that allows you to greatly reduce the amount of noise and increase the detail of the image - FusionMind, thanks to the combination of 4 pixels into one. This improves the quality of the captured image in low light.

The second camera with an aperture of f / 2.2 and a focus of 16 mm, a resolution of 20 MP increases the viewing angle to 120 degrees. The diagonal of the matrix is ​​1 / 2.7 inches, zoom is 0.6x.

The third camera f / 2.4 with a focus of 80 mm and a matrix diagonal of 1/4 inches contains 8 MP. Used for portraits.

There is a 5x hybrid and 3x optical zoom. Already at a distance of 2.5 cm, the camera begins to shoot a high-quality image. The camera modules have phase detection autofocus plus there is a laser autofocus. In total, in practice, they have the ability to increase almost 6 times.

There is an artificial intelligence software application that recognizes objects and makes them more juicy and colorful. Small objects appear more clearly, shadows are natural. This function can be disabled if desired.

Leica optics, two-tone LED flash.

Video dimensions: 2160p × 30fps 1080p × 60fps; 1080p × 30fps; 720p × 960fps.

Front-camera

This camera contains 24 MP, with f / 2.0 aperture and 26mm focus. There is also a vertical laser emitter for fast scanning and recognition of facial contours. This method is already being used in new iPhones. This camera is able to determine the calorie content of certain foods.

1080p video x 30fps.

How to photograph at night:

How to take pictures during the day:

Sound

MP3 and WAV audio formats with 32-bit system and 384 kHz discrimination frequency. There are built-in stereo speakers and a headphone output, a 3.5 mm jack. There is active noise cancellation with microphone emphasis.

Ports

The advantages of this smartphone model are across all communication channels. True, there was still a minus, and, probably, the only one - Wi-Fi works only at 2.4 GHz.

In a 4G LTE network, this device is capable of uploading files at a speed of 1400 Mbps. Upload at speeds up to 200 Mbps.

Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11ac technology has modern quality and speed. Also Bluetooth version 5.0.

We are glad to have a modern high-speed wired USB 3.1 port.

The WLAN channel provides high-speed Internet of Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac standards. Recall that the Wi-Fi 802.11ac standard, operating at 5 GHz, provides Internet speeds up to 1 Gbps.

Bluetooth 5.0 for wireless headsets, keyboards, mice, stereo subwoofers, Internet of Things (IoT) controllers or set-top boxes and smart home. The aptX HD standard allows 24-bit audio transmission with a discrimination rate of 48 kHz. Supports A2DP profile.

GPS navigation of A-GPS, BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS and QZSS standards.

NFC - wireless secure communication at close distances. Compared to Bluetooth, it has instant, millisecond tuning.

Infrared port for interfacing with devices that use an infrared beam for data transmission.With the appropriate software, it can replace the IFC-remote control to control various devices: TVs; satellite converters; DVD players; air conditioners and fans. And also for receiving and transmitting data to old devices with an existing Infrared port.

USB 3.1 will provide wired connections at speeds up to 10 Gbps. On compatible ports, a 10 GB file can be transferred in 7 seconds. This is 2x faster than USB 3.0 and 20x faster than USB 2.0.

Communications

SMS messages can be viewed as a stream.

MMS messages are supported. If there are no operator restrictions, you can send MMS 1.2 messages up to 300 KB or MMS 1.3 up to 600 KB. Provided that the receiving device supports the corresponding standard.

Email, Push Email email support.

Real-time IM messages for communication and discussion.

Other features

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or hybrid dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual stand-by).

There is a fingerprint scanner (at the back).

There is an accelerometer, barometer, gyroscope and compass. There is a hall sensor, a proximity sensor and a light sensor. There are also features such as autofocus and radar.

Document editing program. Convenient photo editor, as well as audio and video editors.

Dimensions 174.6 x 85.4 x 8.2 mm. Weight 232 grams.

Interface

The described smartphone has the latest Android OS 9.0 Pie. A feature of this system is the inability to install a later version of the mobile operating system. Also in Android Oreo, during installation, it is proposed to enable the prohibition of rollback to the old version. Rollback Protection is installed by default in Android 9.0 Pie. This is probably done for the sake of better application compatibility, stability and security.

Compared to its predecessor Android 8.1 Oreo, this OS contains more improvements and changes. Supports apps for cutout screens. Information on such screens will no longer be hidden.

The new "adaptive battery" function extends the operating time of the device through the use of machine learning. Also, the adaptive Adaptive Battery function monitors the work of frequently used applications, learning the user's habits. Accidentally turned on and not turned off applications will stop.

Serious changes have taken place in the privacy and security system. If the application is running in the background, then access to the microphone, video camera and other devices is closed. Also, each access to the call list occurs only through a request. Now no software application can make any calls without the user's knowledge. This may add some inconvenience, but it will reliably secure the smartphone.

There have been changes in the navigation buttons. They are replaced by one button that supports gestures. The back button appears when needed.

The multitasking screen has become more interactive. Application images are now linked to software. You can more easily copy text or run an audio or video file.

Using custom App Actions will make it easier to apply frequently recurring functions.

New Android Dashboard with a timer spent on a specific app. Convenient for tracking the time spent on social networks, as well as for correcting gaming habits and for the convenience of parental control. It will now be easier to plan time when working with certain applications. You can then check the results.

Someone can and will use the Wind Down function to generate willpower, which, after a set time, turns the display into black and white.

Convenient do not disturb mode is sometimes very necessary. During its operation, there will be no notifications displayed on the screen. They can be viewed when exiting this mode, or a little later.

The automatic brightness adjustment has also been updated, the application menu has changed, the notification panel has changed. Volume control icon changed and other changes.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages:

• Huge screen with FullHD + resolution;
• Powerful 8-core processor;
• Triple camera with FusionMind technology, Leica optics and AI software application;
• Powerful battery that can withstand continuous loading;
• New version of Android OS 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0 shell;
• Oleophobic coating of the sensor and chemically tempered glass;
• High speed ports.

Disadvantages:

• Relatively heavy weight - 282 grams;
• Insufficient pixel density of the matrix for smartphones of this rank;
• Only 22.5W fast charge adapter, no wireless charging.

Equipment

1. Telephone.
2. USB Type-C cable.
3. Charger with 22.5 W fast charger.
4. The headset is wired.
5. Silicone Case.
6. A spatula for removing a SIM card.
7. Operating instructions (multilingual).

In conclusion, it should be noted that the average price of a smartphone in Russia is 70,000 rubles.