Honor View 20 review

23 January 2019
Honor’s View lineup is back and significantly better than before. For starters, it’s got a much more attractive glass back and metal frame while the front no longer has a notch of any kind. The back of the phone is ultra-shiny and easily one of the best-looking smartphones around. Honor has innovated on pushing the glass back cover into something more and we love what it has come up with.

Sort by:

HutHutHut, 26 Jan 2019The 48 MP Ultra Clarity photos are top notch - class leadin... moreTo be honest... I'm not so sure about that. :\

    REX, 27 Jan 2019nokia 808 is history stop mentioning itI still convinced that the Nokia 808 produced much better photo quality compared to this Honor.

      Ofays, 29 Jan 2019can any one plz tell me is it a stereo speakers or one spea... moreThe Honor View 20 has a standard bottom-firing single speaker that can get loud enough so you can hear it in a noisy pub or at a show. It's scored Very Good rating in our standard testing procedure which involves playing back three different sound sources.

        • O
        • Ofays
        • 3rA
        • 29 Jan 2019

        can any one plz tell me is it a stereo speakers or one speaker from the bottom of the phone
        dose the earpeice act like a secondary speaker?!?
        and does it has a food screen nits under sunlight ?! and whatabout the IPXX certification ?!?
        plz help me iam planning to buy this phone

          • P
          • Polyester
          • IV{
          • 28 Jan 2019

          Honor view 20 or huawei mate 20 ?

            • S
            • Shui8
            • KZK
            • 27 Jan 2019

            Schlafwandler, 27 Jan 2019Finally with this new Sony image sensor there is really bet... moreAnd not to forget Huawei's camera processing algorithym got much more mature this time around, since the hard critiqued P20 Pro.

              • R
              • REX
              • PRP
              • 27 Jan 2019

              HutHutHut, 26 Jan 2019The 48 MP Ultra Clarity photos are top notch - class leadin... morenokia 808 is history stop mentioning it

                Finally with this new Sony image sensor there is really better image quality, also in low light! Which are great news because most companies will switch to this or a even better sensor for their 2019 phones.

                  • H
                  • HutHutHut
                  • GRN
                  • 26 Jan 2019

                  The 48 MP Ultra Clarity photos are top notch - class leading in their own right - Better than the Nokia 808 ?! ... arguably so. They look like raw photos with minimal to practically no noise reduction applied.

                    SpiritWolf, 25 Jan 2019I noticed same problem with XZ3 review. Good light chart ha... moreI'd say it's great even detail-wise.

                      Can anyone give more details about audio quality through headphone ? which DAC is used in this phone ? As it is flagship grade phone, does it support 32 bit audio or something special like this? I am ready to buy this but so far no clue about audio quality, on official page also there is nothing given about audio.

                        123, 24 Jan 2019my nokia 8 sirocco has better cameraYou MUST be kidding. HMD phones have mediocre cameras at BEST so far. Most of them are down right awful.

                          Lukas17, 24 Jan 20191.Actually may be the best cam so far, surprised me a lot. ... moreI noticed same problem with XZ3 review. Good light chart has noticeably worse quality compared to low light chart.

                          But this new 48mpx sensor definitely delivers. Worse than Nokia 808 detail wise but better dynamic range. Probably the best 12mp samples i have seen lately. Especially considering that lightning conditions were far from good.

                            Nick Tagataka, 25 Jan 2019Mate 20 Pro would be able to do the same if it had the Ultr... moreShame though why there is no ultra clarity on gsma test samples for comparison, seeing how it perform cannot imagine using full res without that, it just gets detail like 48mp with ordinary bayer.
                            Also 12mp version dont get such quality considering pattern deformation, I would welcome the same - less noise reduction more stacking - as with ultra clarity, would be perfect.

                              • ?
                              • Anonymous
                              • MVX
                              • 25 Jan 2019

                              You can't have review in such small period of time. Review requires everyday use for at least 3 months. This is just a description of characteristics. Durability and battery lasting in everyday use is not present in any 3-day review.

                                vrvly, 25 Jan 2019First time I see pattern on the building not destroyed, not... moreMate 20 Pro would be able to do the same if it had the Ultra Clarity mode, but I'm not quite sure Huawei will release the update to add the feature to Mate 20 Pro. There's no doubt that it would work better on Mate than on View 20 though, given its much larger pixel size.

                                  First time I see pattern on the building not destroyed, not sure if mate20pro could do it but for that price its wow.

                                    • ?
                                    • Anonymous
                                    • t5w
                                    • 25 Jan 2019

                                    Soon as I see the size - over 6" - I move on.
                                    Guys need a hand bag for big phones - lets see more under 6" phones please

                                      • ?
                                      • Anonymous
                                      • g$x
                                      • 25 Jan 2019

                                      Boreas, 24 Jan 2019Is OIS there? If not then that's a disappointing omission.Omission? No honor phone has OIS. That's reserved for their Huawei counterparts.

                                        • 1
                                        • 123
                                        • 0BF
                                        • 24 Jan 2019

                                        Anonymous, 24 Jan 20194G is only used for internet data only, when using the phon... moreand 2G!
                                        only one cellular network in the world is disabling 2g and this is in usa
                                        in all other us and worldwide carriers even with 5g, your calls go through 3g or 2g