Huawei made it clear that it wanted to be a part of the 2018 super smartphones contest with the launch of its Huawei Mate 20 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro today.
The Chinese manufacturer has never disappointed when it comes to producing awesome gadgets of which the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are no exception. Huawei took various features of the best smartphones on the market currently and put all together to make the Mate 20 Pro.
The Mate 20 Pro has three rear cameras just as the LG V40, an in-display fingerprint sensor just as the Vivo Nex, iPhone X’s 3D face unlock feature and a 6.4 inch OLED display same as Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9. All these make the Huawei Mate 20 Pro a beast of a phone.
The Mate 20, on the other hand, has a 6.53-inch FHD+ LCD with a resolution of 2160 x 1080. Both phones, however, have a 24MP selfie camera.
The Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are powered by the octa-core Huawei Kirin 980 CPU, dual NPUs, and a Mali-G76 GPU. The Mate 20 Pro has 6GB of RAM and an inbuilt storage capacity of 128GB. The Mate 20, on the other hand, has 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 128GB inbuilt storage capacity.
The phones have three rear cameras with the Mate 20 Pro having the best camera specs with a 40MP primary sensor, 8MP 3x telephoto lens, and a 20MP ultra-wide shooter. The Mate 20 camera features include a 12MP primary sensor, an 8MP 3x telephoto lens, and a 16MP ultra-wide sensor.
When it comes to battery capacity, the Mate 20 has a 4000mAh battery while the Mate 20 Pro houses a 4200mAh battery power. Both phones run on Android 9 Pie and come in Pink Gold, Midnight Blue, Emerald Green, Twilight, and Black colors.
Price for the Huawei Mate 20 starts from $926 and $1,049 for the Mate 20 Pro.
Below is a breakdown of the Huawei Mate 20 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro specs.
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Specification
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro |
Huawei Mate 20 |
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Display
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6.39-inch curved OLED
3,120 x 1,440 resolution 545 ppi 19.5:9 aspect ratio |
6.53-inch FHD+ LCD
2,160 x 1,080 resolution 402 ppi 18.7:9 aspect ratio |
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Processor
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Huawei Kirin 980
Octa-core CPU (2 @ 2.6GHz, 2 @ 1.92GHz, 4 @ 1.8GHz) Dual NPU |
Huawei Kirin 980
Octa-core CPU (2 @ 2.6GHz, 2 @ 1.92GHz, 4 @ 1.8GHz) Dual NPU |
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GPU
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Mali-G76 720MHz |
Mali-G76 720MHz |
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RAM
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6GB |
4GB / 6GB |
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Storage
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128GB NM (nano memory) card slot for memory expansion |
128GB NM (nano memory) card slot for memory expansion |
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Battery
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4,200mAh
40W Huawei Supercharge Can be used as a wireless charger for other Qi-enabled devices 15W wireless charging |
4,000mAh
22.5W Huawei Supercharge |
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Camera
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Rear:
Main: 40MP sensor, f/1.8 aperture Second: 8MP 3x telephoto sensor, OIS, f/2.4 aperture Third: 20MP ultra-wide sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 16mm focal length equivalent Front: 24MP RGB sensor |
Rear:
Main: 12MP sensor, f/1.8 aperture Second: 8MP 3x telephoto sensor, OIS, f/2.4 aperture Third: 16MP ultra-wide sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 16mm focal length equivalent Front: 24MP RGB sensor |
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Biometric security
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In-display fingerprint sensor
Dot projector, TOF proximity sensor, flood illuminator, and an IR camera for face-unlock |
Rear-facing fingerprint sensor |
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Headphone jack
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No |
Yes |
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Dimensions
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157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6mm
189g |
158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3mm
188g |
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Software
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Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0 |
Android 9.0 Pie with EMUI 9.0 |
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Colors
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Pink Gold, Midnight Blue, Emerald Green, Twilight, Black |
Pink Gold, Midnight Blue, Emerald Green, Twilight, Black |
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