Huawei Mate 20 Pro
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- Mull3R
- Ax9
- 19 Oct 2018
My thoughts on the new camera-arrangement: Looks really neat, but such a large glass surface with a void behind it, proud of the phone, will probably be very prone to cracking and scratching.
The in-screen fingerprint sensor is also a nice gimmick, yet now you are no longer able to use a screen protector - you can of course go for the 3d facial recognition, but I think there might be some security features of third party services now and in the future that will not be compatible with facial scan and rather expect fingerprint authentication.
I think the M20 Seires in general is quite a mixed bag - each phone somehow lacks a critical feature. The M20 pro seems like an amazing phone, but I would really have liked to see a 3.5 mm audio jack on that thing.
That is all I have to say directly about the M20 pro, now for my rant about WHY I think the 3.5mm audio jack is really important, so if that doesn't interest you, stop reading here.
I mean I get it, being a hollow cavity inside the phone's body it takes up a 'significant' amount of space in a phone, and it probably also makes waterproofing a bit more difficult, but still - this is a trend I really don't like or care for - I am someone who quite frequently looses/or misplaces his headphones so I own several cheaper pairs and just grab whichever I happen to stumble upon when/if I am in need of them. If I where to switch to bluetooth headphones, the battery would constantly be dead if I really need one, and although this phone can wirelessly charge devices on the go, that doesn't work with headphones, and especially not while you are wearing them.
Using USB-C to 3.5mm adapters is also not an option I think, because it makes a way of accessing music, which hasn't been brand specific in a very long time, a somewhat proprietary system again.
Also, if you are like me,you would need to put an adapter which costs at least as much and in some cases even twice the price of the headphone itself with every pair of headphones you own, and thereby essentially more than doubling their worth. This defeats the purpose of cheap headphones and is therefore also not an option.
I know the mate20 has one, but it isnt IP68 which is really important, and it has an LCD - aside from the 3.5 mm jack and an undersized battery the two biggest dealbrakers for me in a phone - hence my mixed bag statement.
Either of the phones in the Mate20 series would be essentially perfect if you added one feature
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- Technoob
- vV5
- 19 Oct 2018
haxxy, 19 Oct 2018No headphone jack, no thank youNahh I'm used to it now..most of the flagship already remove it like iPhone and pixel phone..and soon samsung..u can google it bro..buy good Bluetooth earphones for headphones or maybe just buy Bluetooth speakers..but for me if the phone have stereo speakers its good enough for me..no need the headphone jack
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- Techgeek
- vV5
- 19 Oct 2018
zaimin92, 19 Oct 2018Dude you can Note 9 at price of RM2700+.I think u just read on the lowyat forum??? Hahahaha so funny new note 9 6/128gb same price with mate 20 pro..the rm2700+ is 2nd hand phone, half faulty, no complete set, no full 1 year warranty..or i think u just a samsung fans that waiting for their S10 hahahahaha
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- Darkshadow
- vV5
- 19 Oct 2018
Walter C. Dornez, 19 Oct 2018It's the process is made in. It's 7nm compared to the 10nm ... moreYup true 7nm more transistors equal to more efficiency..furthermore both chipset use 8 cores but Kirin 980 divided by 3 group 2x 2.6ghz (high) 2x 1.92ghz (medium) and 4x 1.8ghz (low)..for sd 845 use 2 group 4x 2.8ghz (high) 4x 1.7ghz (low)..for example if u have 8 workers and then u divided them by 2 group which is 4 in each group but not every task need to use 4 people maybe 2 more than enough..so that the balance workers can do other task..same like the kirin 980 it will be more efficient and fully utilise..so that it will do task more faster
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- Ganesh
- rxH
- 19 Oct 2018
Diel, 18 Oct 2018Hello! I can't understand why the new Kirin 980 is faster t... moresanpdragon 845 is kryo 385 gold(it means cortex A-75 cores) where as kirin 980 uses cortex A-76 cores(its more powerful compared to A-75)
it means Kirin 980 is better and powerful processor compared to snapdragon 845 soc.
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- Darkshadow
- vV5
- 19 Oct 2018
zaimin92, 19 Oct 2018Dude you can Note 9 at price of RM2700+.Buy under umobile existing users???
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- haxxy
- nD%
- 19 Oct 2018
No headphone jack, no thank you
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- zaimin92
- KZ8
- 19 Oct 2018
Darkshadow, 18 Oct 2018In my country Malaysia..mate 20 pro only cost RM3599 which ... moreDude you can Note 9 at price of RM2700+.
- Walter C. Dornez
- 47n
- 19 Oct 2018
Diel, 18 Oct 2018can you explain?It's the process is made in. It's 7nm compared to the 10nm of 845. More transistors, more efficieny= better performance and longer lifetime
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- Memana
- ypY
- 19 Oct 2018
It sounds good and attractive. But the price is too high. I don’t think anybody will choose this phone at this price against an iPhone. The features may be better than an iPhone X but can they assure the durability and security of an iPhone? Huawei phones are better than Samsung phones but it is a competitive phone with Apple.
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- Noah Vosen
- KZK
- 19 Oct 2018
TechIt, 18 Oct 2018Who ever needs 8gb of ram bro. What will you possibly do to... moreno, 6gb not enough. 8gb is the best for high performance heavy user. Trust me.
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- dvd
- LEi
- 19 Oct 2018
Diel, 18 Oct 2018Hello! I can't understand why the new Kirin 980 is faster t... moreI want to know too buddy, that's interesting and confusing
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- Anonymous
- X97
- 19 Oct 2018
In my country which is the us this is expensive since I cannot buy this directly from a store I would need to go to a third party site such as aliexpress and from there the pro variant wold cost me 1250!. I like this phone but it's way outta my price range. i am instead gonna wait for one plus 6t 🤔
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- Mobilemaster
- 0C9
- 18 Oct 2018
Now reverse Wireless Charging is what I call real innovation! I did never think about something like this. This is actually a useful feature. Good job for this Huawei!
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- stailmangki
- w63
- 18 Oct 2018
Like a lot of new phones these days, this phone very impressive even though it is too large and heavy, but is way out of my price range. Looks like my Oneplus 5T will have to last until the 6T arrives.
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- Banksy
- pYS
- 18 Oct 2018
TechIt, 18 Oct 2018Who ever needs 8gb of ram bro. What will you possibly do to... moreMight not need it now, but i seen a site state that this is a phone that will top the ranks for 5 years.. So, possibly people who are looking to invest £899 for a phone that will last 5 years? I mean think about it, the power of smartphones is now equivalent to a mini pc, i spent 3 grand on my pc 3 years ago and expect it to last another 7, why can't we expect that of our phones? big investments these days
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- TechIt
- RvM
- 18 Oct 2018
Yuri Yuri, 18 Oct 2018It has high price tag but only 6gb ram why no 8gb at this p... moreWho ever needs 8gb of ram bro. What will you possibly do to exhaust 8gb of ram to the point where apps are jumping out of memory. 6 is more than enough for almost everything, i'm a heavy user and i find that 4 suffices
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- nad2909
- L1q
- 18 Oct 2018
Can the Mate 20 series take good clear pics of fast moving objects like the Mate 10 series did...same like any DSLR camera. I had the Mate 10 n it took very good n clear pics of fast moving objects, but dont find the same in Huawei P20 Pro. So is the fps rate good in Mate 20 series for taking fast moving pics.
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- Anonymous
- 39x
- 18 Oct 2018
Diel, 18 Oct 2018Hello! I can't understand why the new Kirin 980 is faster t... moreIt's all about efficiency