Huawei Mate 20 review

2 November 2018
Huawei Mate 20 or Huawei Mate 20 Pro? That's one very reasonable dilemma, but you don't have much of a choice, do you? If you are lucky to live in one of the few markets where both phones are available, then you can save some cash by getting the regular Mate 20. But it is one peculiar trade-off with some odd gains and losses. Let's find out if that's a deal worth making.

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Now I'm waiting on the 20X. And this phone has LTE compatibility in a variety of markets

    "The custom Exynos chipset is as fast as the latest Kirin"
    Not exactly.

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      • 02 Nov 2018

      Whackcar, 02 Nov 2018That's ok then. I should remind you though, that there is a... moreThe X is too big for me.

      This Mate 20 sounds big as well at 6.5" size, but when compare with my older Honor 8 pro 5.7" screen side by side, it has almost the same size body footprint! I love it and i think its the maximum size that i can hold & accept.

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        • 02 Nov 2018

        lahuevo, 02 Nov 2018the gluegate has killed all this chinese poor quality garba... moreIt only affects the OLED Mate 20 pro using LG screen.

        These Mate 20 using LCD.

          Nicolas F, 02 Nov 2018Btw, Mate 20 Pro has 80 minutes more in Web BL than SGN9, a... moreAs far as I can tell, under use the Mates are superior. That's not to say the Samsung battery life is bad-it's quite good- but the Mates ate just great under use

            Anonymous, 02 Nov 2018Note 9 = QHD 6.4" = 97h Mate 20 = Full HD 6.53" = 92h ... moreBtw, Mate 20 Pro has 80 minutes more in Web BL than SGN9, and Mate 20 has >400 minutes more =)

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              • 02 Nov 2018

              I'm more impressed with the camera on the regular Mate 20 than on the Pro. Definitely would buy it

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                • naq
                • 02 Nov 2018

                One of the most beautiful phones out there, and the most feature-packed also.

                  this phone with compact screen under 6" would be perfect...

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                    • LQt
                    • 02 Nov 2018

                    Firefox, 02 Nov 2018Mate 10 has OIS, then why Mate 20 don't?Because it is harder to apply OIS as sensor gets bigger.

                    Nexus 6p, Pixel 1, Xperia and Mate 20 all are 1/2.3" ... None of them has OIS.
                    The 40MP on the Pros does not have as well.

                    OIS makes the module larger and thicker.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • LQt
                      • 02 Nov 2018

                      Whackcar, 02 Nov 2018It's actually 91h with the Under-Display Fingerprint turned... morePeople that have tested the 1080p says it does not make difference, because it does not work.
                      You can turn some pixel off but they still use space. This space can't be taken by the rest.

                        Mate 20xxxxxxxxxxxx review, please :)

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                          • L1q
                          • 02 Nov 2018

                          Mate 10 has OIS, then why Mate 20 don't?

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                            • 02 Nov 2018

                            proprietary memory card? Are they gone crazy or what?

                              the gluegate has killed all this chinese poor quality garbage huawei phones lel!

                                Shui8, 02 Nov 2018Honor Magic 2 wont get the same camera quality for sure. It... moreThat's ok then. I should remind you though, that there is also the Mate 20 X, which has the same camera setup as Mate 20 Pro & also has a 3.5mm jack, so might be better for you if you don't mind the huge size of it.

                                  Anonymous, 02 Nov 2018Note 9 = QHD 6.4" = 97h Mate 20 = Full HD 6.53" = 92h ... moreIt's actually 91h with the Under-Display Fingerprint turned off (which eats up battery because it has to keep that screen area active all the time to detect fingerprints). So Mate 20 & Mate 20 Pro have more or less the same battery endurance.

                                  As for Note 9, that phone is running on 1080p by default so it's not a fair comparison. In 1440p mode, it's endurance rating would probably be equal to or lower than both the Mates.

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                                    • 02 Nov 2018

                                    Whackcar, 02 Nov 2018Pretty good, though obviously inferior than the Pro version... moreHonor Magic 2 wont get the same camera quality for sure. It uses the smaller sensor camera as previous Nova 3 and add wide angle.

                                    No headphone jack either. I'll stick with Mate 20.

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                                      • 02 Nov 2018

                                      See? Vanilla Mate 20 is a great choice.

                                      Excellent review! Everything is on spot and as i suspect, the cameras is not far off than the pro version.

                                      I'm getting mine next week! In Malaysia its only $672. But i'm getting the local telco for only $505, $24 per month on 24 month contract, gets 40gb of data & free calls. Its a bargain!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • LQt
                                        • 02 Nov 2018

                                        Note 9 = QHD 6.4" = 97h
                                        Mate 20 = Full HD 6.53" = 92h
                                        Mate 20 Pro = QHD 6.4" = 85h

                                        Mate 20 Pro has 200 mAh more.

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