Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

New flagship phones from the best manufacturer Huawei - P20 and P20 Pro, made a good impression with innovative products and became popular models. But the real surprise, which was liked by a fairly narrow segment of users, was the Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS smartphone, the advantages and disadvantages of which are discussed in this article.

Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS review

When the P20 Pro demonstration was over, everyone who attended it quickly began to pack up and head out. But at that moment, the head of Consumer BG at Huawei (Richard Yu) once again appeared on the scene, showing another phone - the Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS. This is a common development of a company from China Huawei, and a corporation from Germany - Porsche Design.

It is worth noting that they have previously made several devices, namely the Mate 9 and 10, Smart Watch, a specialized case, and wireless charging.

Despite the fact that the new model is based on the P20 Pro project, there is still some difference between them. It consists in appearance, resolution and a smaller screen diagonal, support for wireless charging, as well as the presence of a fingerprint sensor in the display. In reality, this was supposed to be the sensational P20 Pro, but such improvements are reserved for the premium modification.

The model should be treated not just as an expensive unique product, but also as a device of incredible performance, since it is practically at the highest level here. The phone will be a good choice for wealthy users, because the price "bites" to put it mildly. Of course, this is not Vertu, but also not a budget gadget for fans of mobile devices.

Equipment

In addition to the smartphone, the box contains:

• VIP card from Porsche Design, which certifies the uniqueness of the product;
• Fast charging;
• Headphones;
• Long USB type "C" cable;
• Adapter with Type "C" to 3.5 mm;
• Clip for Dual SIM;
• Book cover with semi-colorless frosted window.

Unusually, the package also includes a spare USB cable and an extra charger with a UK plug.

Design and ergonomics

The most obvious difference when compared with its predecessor is, of course, the appearance of the phone. The company ditched the notch at the top of the display and adopted an Edge-type appearance: a curved OLED screen with a 6-inch diagonal. Externally, the phone is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy. If you remove the Porsche Design engraving on the front, the similarities are obvious.

It is worth noting some differences: the keys, for example, are placed differently, and the Dual SIM slot is located in a completely different part. In addition, the new product, like its predecessor, lacks a headset jack. The back of the phone looks like a regular Huawei with its typical fingerprint sensor, personal Leica logo and three camera modules.

The reliability of the assembly is truly gorgeous: the screen, bezels, keys and other components almost seamlessly merge with each other.The fact that nothing creaks here is naturally in the course of things. But there are also elements that should be attributed to the disadvantages, namely the glass back cover. Despite the fact that the smartphone feels comfortable in the hand, there is a potential risk that the phone will slip out of the palm.

Display

Thanks to OLED technology, the model provides very bright and deep colors. Extreme sharpness is excellent, at 544 fps. m, which in turn is higher when compared with many other phones. The difference between the new model and the Samsung Galaxy S9, for example, is that the Porsche is not equipped with a turbo mode. The fact is that high-performance Samsung smartphones have a much lower sharpness, but they are able to increase it in the sun up to 700 fps. m.

Filling

Huawei did not bother with the hardware functionality of the gadget. The device is equipped with the most reliable SoC, which, by the way, is installed in early models. Combined with the Kirin 8-core 970 processor, 6GB of RAM is powered.

These characteristics are due to the demand for 4K video. In addition, they make the smartphone a good choice for active games with 3D graphics. In addition, the nimbleness of advanced phones in revealing the possibilities of formats such as Loseless put their own layer on the amount of the smallest ROM capacity. The owner of the new model is unlikely to think about the lack of memory. In the usual modification, the gadget is equipped with 256 GB of flash memory, and the advanced version is 512 GB.

The fingerprint scanner

Huawei is a leader in the manufacture of low-cost mobile devices, as well as premium gadgets, which are regularly included in the rating of quality devices. It was she who offered the market a gadget with a fingerprint sensor on the screen.

The owners of the new model in their reviews note the excellent performance of this function.

The organization, in fact, has done an amazing job: fingerprints are identified "cleanly", and the phone is unlocked instantly - if the finger is not wet. This is easily due to the fact that, like all other sensors, this one is equipped with an optical type sensor.

Despite the fact that the identification does not function as fast as the scanner on the back of the model, the response is quite fast. In order for the owner to easily find the necessary space on the screen when the display is locked, the model will show an unlock icon at the moment when the user lifts or moves the phone. In addition to the fingerprint sensor, both on the front and on the back, it is possible to configure face unlock, which functions similarly quickly and accurately.

Autonomy

The battery life is a bit disappointing as the model is actually powered by innovative technology paired with the 4,000mAh battery inherited from the P20 Pro. In this regard, the phone sits down 60 minutes faster. It is worth noting that 10-11 hours is still a great parameter, but the company could improve it too.

Updating the software makes it possible to “teach” the device to waste battery resources a little more gently. So, after 128 minutes. the model recovers 100% charge. It should be noted that this is the first phone from the Chinese company to pass the CHIP test with support for inductive charging.

Interface

From the software side, the model is unlikely to amaze the owners with anything. The phone functions, like all other gadgets of the organization, based on the EMUI 8.1 shell, designed for beginners. But, despite this, it makes it possible to supplement the standard set of configurations with your own parameters.

Less successful is the fact that the model from the start launches a lot of programs, including multimedia and video players "out of the box", a file manager, notes, and a calendar. By the way, these programs cannot be removed.

Camera

In camera auto mode, it is possible to activate the AI ​​option. It can identify scenes in the frame and automatically apply enhancing effects to the pictures.Thus, the phone can easily distinguish a landscape from a photo of a pet, a portrait, and so on (the proper icon is displayed in the viewfinder). Depending on the light level and other factors, the brightness will be increased, or the vividness of specific colors will be increased or decreased.

It is worth noting that autofocus functions briskly in any amount of light due to the mixed autofocus system. The camera uses phase and laser autofocus, and there is also an option for instant photo-tracking focus, but in some modes it does not start.

In Advanced and Auto modes, the rear camera is shot in JPEG format, in extreme quality, as well as an incredible 40 MP resolution. In manual mode, it is possible to make frames in RAW format, used for post-processing in specialized graphics editors on a PC.

Artificial intelligence significantly "distorts" the real atmosphere due to the increase in juiciness and brightness. In the dark, the phone camera amazes with excellent light sensitivity, rich color reproduction and detail. When switching to a single-color module, access to its personal subcategories of modes opens up, which partly copy the settings of the main unit. The upper module makes it possible to "click" super-quality b / w pictures. This unit has an incredibly powerful luminous intensity of 1.6 f.

During the day, the artificial intelligence option and other effects should be deactivated from time to time, since the camera can produce a gorgeous result even without technological improvements. In the process of macro photography, the camera guarantees a nice blur of the background even without applying the inherent effect. Algorithms of the program type, for their part, make it possible to blur the background more strongly - the limiting parameter of the virtual aperture reaches 0.95 f.

For shooting at night at very high shutter speeds, there is its own menu with presets. You need a tripod to work accurately. Only in this case it will be possible to make night shots with the reflection of car headlights, create masterpieces in the form of light drawings, or simply achieve a unique effect of "velvet" water.

In addition to the HDR mode that is often used in phones, this model has another mode, which is more similar to the usual exposure bracketing used in professional-type cameras. The phone takes turns taking a couple of shots in the highest quality with different shutter speeds, and then glues them into a coherent image. Most of these outlines are taken from one image, the other, in turn, helps to restore the overexposed areas.

In general, HDR functions on a similar principle, but in this mode everything takes much longer, and the final result is much better. In "Night" mode, exposure bracketing is applied with auto-stitching of multiple shots.

The telemodule (the lowest block of the triple camera) is connected to work only when the three and fivefold zoom is turned on. It should be noted that it functions only if the switch was made by pressing a key in the camera shell. From time to time, artificial intelligence creates true masterpieces of photography at night, making it possible to significantly increase the details of images in poor light conditions.

Portrait mode is available in both the rear and front cameras. It activates face identification in the camera and performs auto-processing of the entire picture, which includes the background blur effect. The shots taken in the "Portrait" mode pleasantly amaze with the degree of detail, contrast and rich color reproduction. Despite the fact that the camera has a "Bokeh" mode, "Portrait" uses a different (non-configurable) background blur algorithm.

To watch videos in the highest quality, it is recorded in 4K at 30 frames per second and Full HD at 60 frames / sec. Stabilization and fast predictive autofocus (referred to as 4D in the parameters) operates in 2K at 30 frames per second.It is worth noting that it cannot be activated if you switch to ultra-high resolution or quickly change the frame rate. Of the auxiliary options for video, it is worth highlighting slow-motion recording, the speed of which is 960 frames per second. In this mode there is a time interval limit, but the final result is worth it.

Sample photos

How to take pictures during the day:

How to photograph at night:

How to shoot in Portrait mode:

Sound

The phone is equipped with two speakers for performing stereo sound (a speaker for conversations and a lower speaker). The upper one became responsible for the HF range, and the lower one for the MF and LF, respectively. The volume is good, the quality is only slightly inferior to the eighth iPhone plus. In headset mode, the smartphone also showed itself from the best side.

The phone supports the following standards:

• HWA;
• aptX;
• LDAC;
• aptX HD.

"Out of the factory" compatible with AAC, FLAC, OGG and other popular formats. In addition, the device is equipped with a Dolby Atmos configuration.

How much is?

Average price:

• Modification for 256 GB - 129,000 rubles;
• Modification for 512 GB - 159,500 rubles.

Specifications

Advantages and disadvantages

• Gorgeous AMOLED type screen;
• Excellent (for the phone) quality of pictures and videos in various modes;
• Great sound from integrated speakers and branded headphones that come with the kit;
• Incredible agility and stability of work;
• Unique design.

• Deactivation of stabilization at the maximum video recording resolution;
• Sometimes the case gets very hot.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it should be noted that this model actually has no technological drawbacks. This is one of the super-quality Android gadgets in the market. By the way, the phone has no rivals either - the users have a really unique product, which not all users can buy due to the high cost. But those who order it, most likely, will not regret the money spent.