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-303606, 12 Apr 2018Great phone but... - Display is good but not the best. ... more1) Price is on par with S9 not S9+
2) From 4000 mAh u cant expect more since its kirin 970 inside... on 980 it will be a different story
3) On speaker tests according to this review audio quality is in top 5 (not in loudness but in quality yes)
4) i can't say for sure but i think that they will improve video over updates... it looks like Huawei was focused on photography first. also camera is great. if u turn off AI u will get most natural colors.

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    • KZ8
    • 12 Apr 2018

    Anonymous, 12 Apr 2018Because it has OIS according to iFIX. EIS does not work fo... moreSince when they denied dont use OIS? Huawei's camera phone using OIS since Mate 9....what it means by AI stabilization is they using the 3 sensors to accomodate 5x zoom steadily, no OIS phone can do it yet, Night mode 4 seconds handheld using OIS+rgb sensor+monochrome sensor also steadily, still no OIS phone can ever do that yet also. Thats why they call it as AI stabilizer, an OIS enabled phone combines with intelligent overlay by various sensors.

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      • Anonymous
      • NHr
      • 12 Apr 2018

      Anonymous, 12 Apr 2018Ai stabilization = tear down shows OIS Fast = slower th... moreI'm a Mate 10 Pro user. My best is 4 days + 1 hour battery life with 10% charge remaining. That is 97 hours. That is excellent in my opinion. Nothing wrong with the speed of the device either, it's lighting fast in real world usage.

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        • KZ8
        • 12 Apr 2018

        Anonymous, 12 Apr 2018Because it has OIS according to iFIX. EIS does not work fo... moreThats a lab test.... not the same as reality long term usage, because the AI learn system will improve your battery endurance day by day usage...have u ever read what i said earlier lol?

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          • Shui8
          • KZ8
          • 12 Apr 2018

          Me , 12 Apr 2018P20 Pro = Full HD+, oled , 10nm cpu, 4000mAh 89h Ma... moreThats a result from lab test, not the same as reality long term usage. Have u ever read what i said earlier? Lol.

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            • AnonD-734554
            • KIB
            • 12 Apr 2018

            xXENDER FREAKXx, 12 Apr 2018HUAWEI cannot compete with Apple and SAMSUNG? What the hell... moreWho told you that I am a HUAWEI hater??? I've been using a HUAWEI P8 Lite(2017) with a 3GB ram and i still LOVE!! but it doesn't mean that it's a samsung better.

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              • Anonymous
              • pp}
              • 12 Apr 2018

              Mark, 12 Apr 2018For non gamers, CPU and GPU speeds from SD21 era are fast e... moreLol well spoken:-)

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                • tRr
                • 12 Apr 2018

                KaneJ, 12 Apr 2018My 5 year old Nokia 808 Pure View King of camera phones sti... moreyoure using a 5 year old camera phone coz u r oblivious.

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                  • tRr
                  • 12 Apr 2018

                  Anonymous, 12 Apr 2018Ai stabilization = tear down shows OIS Fast = slower th... moreFor non gamers, CPU and GPU speeds from SD21 era are fast enough. maybe even before that. what matters for most users are Camera, phone built, Software stability, responsiveness, battery life.
                  You can have your SD 895 and twister whatdafuqever, its not good enough if it doesnt perform well on the above categories, then nah.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • sxs
                    • 12 Apr 2018

                    4000mah with the same battery life as the note8 with its 3300mah capacity. And people whine about numbers.

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                      • LQv
                      • 12 Apr 2018

                      Shui8, 12 Apr 2018No other phones can stabilized 4 seconds low lights handhel... moreP20 Pro = Full HD+, oled , 10nm cpu, 4000mAh 89h

                      Mate 10 = QHD , LCD, 10nm cpu, 4000mAh 87h

                      S9+ = QHD+ , oled, 10nm cpu, 3500mAh 86h

                      V30 = QHD+ , poled, 10nm cpu, 3300mAh 93h

                      XA2 Ultra = FHD, LCD, 14nm cpu , 3580mAh 100h

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                        • Anonymous
                        • LQv
                        • 12 Apr 2018

                        Shui8, 12 Apr 2018No other phones can stabilized 4 seconds low lights handhel... moreBecause it has OIS according to iFIX. EIS does not work for stills.

                        P20p scores same 89h of Mate 10. Both have same cpu and battery size. But Mate has bigger screen area and LCD screen.

                        With oled screen, 10nm cpu and 4000mAh the p20 pro should have better numbers.

                        V30 with 3300 mAh scores same 89h.

                          AnonD-510098, 12 Apr 2018Lowlight photos are the best on the P20 Pro. Nothing on the... moreThough it loses badly in test shots in comparison tool. Wait for shoot out with iphonex, pixel2, s9, xz2, u11+. Also I wonder what samples will they use, with AI or without...

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                            • 12 Apr 2018

                            Anonymous, 12 Apr 2018Ai stabilization = tear down shows OIS Fast = slower th... moreNo other phones can stabilized 4 seconds low lights handheld shot other than P20 pro.

                            In lab test yes, battery endurance 89h. In reality, they use the AI learn system to improve day by day usage. Easily get 2-3 days battery life after that, beat others. Proof? Ask Mate 10 pro user owner or go to user review on this site.

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                              • PS6
                              • 12 Apr 2018

                              AnonD-734554, 12 Apr 2018You can never compare Samsung Or Apple with Huawei!!!!!! ... moreU know that last year Huawei beat Iphone sales? Yeah further your study please.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • JT5
                                • 12 Apr 2018

                                xXENDER FREAKXx, 12 Apr 2018HUAWEI cannot compete with Apple and SAMSUNG? What the hell... more90% of their sales are in China.

                                If chinese ppl choose xiaomi, oppo or one plus over them, Huawei is screwed.

                                No threat to Apple, nor Samsung.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • JT5
                                  • 12 Apr 2018

                                  AnonD-510098, 12 Apr 2018Best smartphone of 2018 (H1) 3 camera innovation 40MP d... moreAi stabilization = tear down shows OIS
                                  Fast = slower than other 2018 phones due to last year cpu
                                  Battery life = poor 89h for 4000mAh , oled and 10nm cpu

                                  4K videos are only 24Mbps when other phones offer more than 45. No EIS for 4K.

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                                    • Dara
                                    • PWa
                                    • 12 Apr 2018

                                    Reviewer does not give enough information about image quality. I am so interested to see how good is the image quality of this first triple camera setup, but sadly I cannot get from this review. Hope to see artical updated to answer my simple question how is the image quality of this phone camera?

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                                      • AnonD-510098
                                      • mx{
                                      • 12 Apr 2018

                                      Best smartphone of 2018 (H1)

                                      3 camera innovation
                                      40MP detailed shots which are unmatched.
                                      Low light shots which are years ahead of anything else on the market
                                      Massive battery compared to other OEMs
                                      Powerful and fast phone which stays fast over time
                                      Amazing AI stabilization
                                      Twilight colour which hasnt been done before

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                                        • AnonD-510098
                                        • mx{
                                        • 12 Apr 2018

                                        Lowlight photos are the best on the P20 Pro. Nothing on the market can touch them.