Huawei P20 Pro review

12 April 2018
Huawei was among the front-runners in the dual-camera race with the P9 and then the Mate 10, so who better to take things to the next level? The Huawei P20 Pro one-ups all current major players and comes with three cameras on its back, each unique in its own right.

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AnonD-690051, 14 Apr 2018the back design of this phone looks more professional than ... moreYeah just like the heavily purple fringing effects.

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    AnonD-690051, 14 Apr 2018the back design of this phone looks more professional than ... morebut not the front. i dont like "notchy" front

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      Predictive memorys, 14 Apr 2018What we could mention, is the heavy, and we mean heavy, pur... morethe back design of this phone looks more professional than the xz2

        What we could mention, is the heavy, and we mean heavy, purple fringing. A likely result from the large sensor and subsequent compromises in optics, plus the specific way in which the sensor operates, the chromatic aberrations are nearly ubiquitous, and are obviously not fixable in processing - we can't imagine Huawei has missed them.

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          • 14 Apr 2018

          vrvly, 14 Apr 2018I mean its presented as best 40mp camera while its best thx... moreAnd that's why Lumia 1020 was also downscaling the samples to 5MP as default and of Huawei its 10MP as default, but if you want to shoot at 40MP both of them offer that capability. I think you dont understand elements of photography! Do some research

            AnonD-145316, 14 Apr 2018So what's your point?? I mean its presented as best 40mp camera while its best thx to points for bokeh, zooming and sharpened lowest resolution output. There is no better 40mp output with better colors, less noise and all that software tricks, its 10mp. Sheep acting like a wolf.

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              • JEj
              • 14 Apr 2018

              it took 5 years to release a 40mp phone, yet it came without ois or eis for 4k recording

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                • 14 Apr 2018

                AnonD-734554, 14 Apr 2018We don't give a f**** to sales. We see performance bro..U make a statement comparison with scamsung and appl3.. just want u to know huawei's in the same league... sales does matter, and performance is everything? So whats the Huawei's performance lacks? Its a flagship phone, + got a thing that no other phones offer, so whats your point? Come said something about Huawei's weakness, i'll answer about it accordingly. I'll own several flagship branded phones previously, but now that i use huawei, i'll stick with it. Oh yeah later on Mate 20 will be using Kirin 980 by this year, and scores in antutu got +100k more than Snapdragon 845. Dare to call scamsung and appl3 cheap performance after that?

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                  • 14 Apr 2018

                  Please to those guys who are finding it hard to accept p20 pro is a great shooter and has set the bar high for smartphones photography just because it's a Chinese company and not your Samsung, iphone or pixel phone, I just want to remind you other companies are working so hard too just like Huawei and they have proven in changing the smartphone game!. I just like how Huawei have found a way to balance their flagships in the most important departments i.e performance, display, battery and camera! Where most competing flagship fail to accomplish. Am that guy who will always appreciate when something is good and Huawei as a company has done a marvelous job with the p20 series.

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                    vrvly, 14 Apr 2018They are about the same or lags with 10mp(in colors,exposur... moreSo what's your point??

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                      • 14 Apr 2018

                      vrvly, 14 Apr 2018They are about the same or lags with 10mp(in colors,exposur... moreI don't really see your point, if it can take a photo with accurate color reproduction, white balance, exposure & DR, low noise and decent amount of details across all lighting conditions, doesn't it mean it is a great still shooter? Why do you have to be so negative about this phone's photo quality when it is so great and full of features? Are you disappointed because this phone can capture 40MP images but in default it outputs in lower resolution? That's what Lumia 1020 and Nokia 808 PV do as well but seems like nobody bats an eye on them.
                      I understand video isn't excellent, and it really isn't for 2018 flagship smartphone(hopefully Huawei will fix this in Mate 20), but there is nothing to hate about its photo quality.

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                        • 14 Apr 2018

                        Shui8, 12 Apr 2018U know that last year Huawei beat Iphone sales? Yeah furthe... moreWe don't give a f**** to sales. We see performance bro..

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                          AnonD-751738, 14 Apr 2018Yes they are. Compare camera quality from photos of the old... moreObviously an image with higher resolution contains more details(though stronger sharpening on V10 is definitely helping)... in default P20 Pro only produces 10MP photos while V10 does 16MP, and also P20 Pro's lens has wider field of view, and as far as I can see with AI turned off it is doing a decent job of capturing details. And as for low-light shots, again, just take a look at those taken using normal mode, not night mode. V20 wouldn't stand a chance against new flagships especially in nighttime photography!

                            AnonD-145316, 14 Apr 2018It's okay buddy lets not argue that much, get the smartphon... moreThey are about the same or lags with 10mp(in colors,exposure,contrast), just win in noise(low res, sharpening) and bokeh/zoom/hdr(mostly sw tricks). Very ''great'' work of dxo guys, though overal score not count visible quality(amount of detail in main usable in every situation mode- Mp, hdr in auto - compare here in gsma tool, balanced colors - not too much with AI or too little without, wont comment video as it looks terrible). Not to forget audio recording is not tested by anyone, you wont get much from simple video recording to test visual quality.
                            Sure its great for those who prefer zooming, shooting bokeh, sharing low in res but colory shots,...

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                              • 14 Apr 2018

                              AnonD-751738, 14 Apr 2018Yes they are. Compare camera quality from photos of the old... moreIt's okay buddy lets not argue that much, get the smartphone that suits you but keep in mind until another company up there camera prowess p20 pro still remains the best shooter just keep that in mind!! And to remind you again dxo mark guys who are professionals were not dumb to rate this camera highly!!

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                                AnonD-145316, 13 Apr 2018So many reviewers and users that have highly rated the came... moreYes they are. Compare camera quality from photos of the old LG V10 and see for yourself. Low light photos from the P20 looks like pure water paintings. No details preserved at all looks really bad.

                                https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_v10-review-1333p9.php

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                                  • 14 Apr 2018

                                  [deleted post]Yes brother That is more importnat

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                                    • 14 Apr 2018

                                    The night shots look incredible to me, but the daytime shots are very grainy. This is more of a night shot camera phone.

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                                      • 14 Apr 2018

                                      No doubt Huawei did really create a very good camera phone it's expensive that's for sure but at the same time is good to see something different and fresh, a LOT of people in the comment section are hating really hard and as many others have said if you don't like just don't buy it, if you are certain that the phone is "bad" let the people who bought it to raise their voice, is that peoples opinion the one that really matters, not the one of the those just complaining about what's wrong with the phone isn't ?

                                        vrvly, 13 Apr 2018Download sample, its 10mp, "main" resolution.I'll check more when I have a desktop near by