Huawei unveils Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro packs Leica dual-cam and AI-powered features

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Here's the original P10:

Now this is one interesting looking phone with a mahoosive battery and an interesting set of specs:

• Leica-branded dual-camera
• Dual 12MP RGB / 20MP Monochrome
• F1.6 aperture
• OIS
• 2x lossless zoom
• 4-in-1 AF with depth, contrast, PDAF and laser
• dual-LED flash
• 4K video
• 8MP front camera
• 2-inch AMOLED, 2560 x 1440 pixels, 16:9 ratio, RGBW HDR
• Corning Gorilla Glass
• EMUI 8.0 / Android 8.0 (Oreo)
• Hisilicon Kirin 970 CPU Octa-core
• 64GB storage, 4 GB RAM
• microSD, up to 256 GB
• Hi-Res 32bit audio
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• 4000 mAh battery with fast charging

And you get "dual-cam setup that combines a 12MP RGB sensor with a 20MP monochrome chip. 4K video and an 8MP front camera are on board as well.

Both of the dual-cam lenses feature a fast F1.6 aperture and optical image stabilization is on board as well. The high-resolution setup allows for what Huawei calls a 2x lossless zoom, and PDAF combined with laser and depth sensors enables fast and precise autofocus.

Huawei isn't relying on hardware alone though—AI and neural networking are applied to improve the quality of the fake bokeh mode, and object recognition for automatic scene selection also relies on some AI magic. Finally, motion detection is being used to reduce motion blur in low light conditions."

Starts at $699

Huawei unveils Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro with Leica dual-cam and AI-powered features

 

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Review of the P20 Pro

The Mate 20 Pro is worth the premium for its record-setting battery and extremely fast charging alone.

The Mate 20 Pro charges incredibly fast with the 40W charger included in the box. Huawei says its goes from zero to 70 percent in 30 minutes. In my testing, it was even faster, hitting 73 percent in 30 minutes. The phone charges five percent every two minutes and doesn’t get exceedingly hot in the process.

We’ve seen fast-charging phones before, but the Mate 20 Pro also has the largest battery out of any mainstream device. That it charges so fast with the bundled charger — no need to spend extra on a separate one — is especially impressive...

Other phones may beat the Mate 20 Pro in specific areas. The Pixel 3 XL can take better pictures with less effort. The V40 has better sound. The Note 9 is just as powerful and comes with the S Pen, a headphone jack and a non-proprietary memory slot. These are all great phones for power users, just like Huawei’s flagship. But then the Mate 20 Pro has a 40MP main sensor, good wide angle and telephoto lenses, reverse wireless charging, 40W rapid charging, 3D face unlock, an in-screen fingerprint scanner, and crazy battery life. Where other phones lean on one great special feature to justify their price tags, the Mate 20 Pro has a bunch of them.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro review: A powerful, feature-packed, exciting phone

 

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Screen looks ace, battery fantastic but it's a notch-tastic, headphone-less number.

 

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The reviews are incredibly positive so far

Huawei Mate 20 Pro: cutting-edge brilliance