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Huawei P20 Pro

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Release Date (UK): April 2018

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Huawei P20 Pro

The P20 Pro is by far the best phone Huawei has ever produced, with high-end specs to rival the latest flagships from Apple and Samsung. It's got a price tag to match, but its innovative new tri-camera technology puts it a cut above most other phones out there.

Reviewers liked

  • Exceptional, super-versatile triple camera
  • Excellent battery life
  • Stylish, high-end design

Reviewers disliked

  • No headphone jack
  • No wireless charging

The Huawei P20 Pro: In more detail

Chinese manufacturer Huawei made its name in the budget smartphone market but has recently expanded into the realm of premium handsets with models like the P10 and Mate 10 Pro. The P20 Pro takes things to the next level with a luxurious design, excellent build quality and solid performance. Its standout feature is the camera, which is the first on a smartphone to offer a triple lens setup. The three sensors work together to make it the most versatile and innovative smartphone camera available. Another plus point is the P20 Pro's sizeable battery, which gives it better battery life than most of its flagship rivals.

Design

The P20 Pro is a good-looking phone, with a glossy glass and aluminium body that comes in black, blue or an eye-catching (though probably opinion-dividing) purple-to-turquoise gradient. The highly reflective surface, while undoubtedly striking, is somewhat prone to fingerprint smudges.

The display is almost edge-to-edge, with tiny bezels and a cutout notch at the top - like the one popularised by the iPhone X - to house a speaker and the front-facing camera. It's compact for a phone with such a large screen and feels light and slim in the hand.

Huawei has followed another trend that Apple started and got rid of the headphone jack, which may frustrate some users. However, unlike Apple's latest offerings, the P20 Pro still has a physical home button underneath the screen, which also doubles as a fingerprint scanner.

Display

The P20 Pro has a 6.1-inch AMOLED display and although its resolution and pixel density aren't as high as some of the other top flagships, it's still excellent quality. Colours are vibrant, blacks are deep and rich, and you can adjust the colour balance to your liking.

It has an 18.7:9 aspect ratio, making it even longer than the 18:9 screens on other recent flagships and offering extra screen space for watching videos and playing games. For those who don't like the notch at the top, it has an option to black out the space either side to create an unbroken black strip.

Camera

The P20 Pro is the very first smartphone to have three cameras on the back. Its main camera is a 40MP sensor, which is backed up by a 20MP black and white sensor and an 8MP telephoto sensor.

The three cameras work together, with each one playing a specific role. The main camera captures colours, the black and white sensor adds extra detail, light, texture and depth, and the telephoto lens increases the zoom magnification.

It's a winning combination, producing incredibly crisp, detailed shots with low noise and vibrant colours. It performs excellently in low light and has an impressive night mode, with TechRadar saying 'it can handle the kind of scenes that make other phones curl up and cry'.

Huawei has improved the AI engine it debuted on the P10. It now offers real-time object recognition, which means the camera automatically detects the subject of the photo and switches to the appropriate mode - for example, action shots, close-ups or night shots. Most of the time this works well, although reviewers from The Guardian and Trusted Reviews found it oversaturated the colours in some images.

The front camera is also very high resolution at 24MP, resulting in sharp, detailed selfies and effective face unlocking. Overall, the P20 Pro's camera setup is truly impressive, making it perfect for photography aficionados.

Performance and battery

The P20 Pro is powered by the same Kirin 970 processor as the Mate 10 Pro, which Huawei released in late 2017. The processor has eight cores, four of which are used for everyday tasks and the other four for high-performance tasks, and is coupled with 6GB of RAM.

While this is less powerful than rivals like the Samsung Galaxy S9, it's more than enough power to give a smooth, speedy experience. It should easily handle even the most demanding tasks, with Trusted Reviews calling it 'blazing fast'.

The P20 Pro has a large battery at 4,000mAh and that extra capacity really shows in its stamina. With moderate use it should get through two full days on a single charge. It charges quickly too, going from zero to 100% in around an hour and a half, although it lacks wireless charging.

What the critics say (scores are out of 100)

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Expert Reviews | Nathan Spendelow

...an exceptional smartphone. As we saw with the Mate 10 Pro last year, Huawei is really stepping things up a gear with its smartphones and the Huawei P20 Pro is no exception. It not only has a fresh new look but also internal improvements and an intriguing new camera. This is 2018's most interesting smartphone, no doubt.

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100

IT PRO | Dale Walker

A highly functional top-end smartphone that's brilliantly positioned to rival the Galaxy S9 and iPhone X. Sensible compromises mean it performs where it counts, offering a premium experience at a killer price.

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100

The Guardian | Samuel Gibbs

The Chinese smartphone maker has hit a home run with this top-end smartphone that's on a par with the best. It's truly great to see a company that isn't Apple or Samsung pushing boundaries once more.

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100

Stuff | Robert Leedham

Huawei's P20 Pro is the best phone in the world right now. Striking just the right balance between borrowed inspiration and genuine innovation, the Huawei P20 Pro is a telephonic tour de force.

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100

Alphr | Rob Leane, Alan Martin

It's a shame to end the Huawei P20 Pro video on a misstep because the phone makes so few of them. Video capture aside, the only serious quibbles I have are the lack of 3.5mm headphone jack and microSD card slot and those are issues that don't seem to have done the last two generations of iPhone any harm.

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100

Pocket-lint | Mike Lowe

Huawei has arguably produced the best phone of 2018 in the P20 Pro. It looks great, lasts an age per charge, the camera is a top-ranking effort, and there's all the performance you could need. Thankfully it rights the wrongs of the P10, leaving little criticism to be made.

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95

Mashable | Stan Schroeder

The Huawei P20 Pro has the best smartphone camera around, but the myriad options for using it might confuse some users. The phone is also beautiful and powerful, but it's missing wireless charging and a headphone jack. It's not cheap, but it's worth the money.

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93

pocketnow | Anton D. Nagy

It's not often that we use so many superlatives in a review, but Huawei simply nailed it with the P20 Pro. The phone, as a whole, is a real work of art, undoubtedly Huawei's best phone ever, arguably the best phone of 2018 yet.

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92

TheEffect.Net | John Reilly

With incredible battery life, superfast software and an industry-leading camera set up, the Huawei P20 Pro is the phone to beat in 2018.

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92

NotebookCheck | Daniel Schmidt

Huawei has set new standards for mobile photography with its Leica Triple Camera. The P20 Pro is the device against which all other smartphone cameras will now be compared.

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90

Pickr | Leigh Stark

We wish Huawei had included wireless charging, as it's one of the major omissions from this otherwise great phone, but if that doesn't bother you and you can live with 128GB as a maximum amount of storage, you'll find something to fall in love with on the Huawei P20 Pro. Chances are, it'll be that camera, and we don't blame you. Highly recommended.

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90

GadgetMatch | Marvin Velasco

Fun fact: I wrote this entire review on a P20 Pro. That's not saying it can replace a laptop; I simply can't let go of this phone.

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90

Australian PC World | Fergus Halliday

A good smartphone is more than just a camera - and while the P20 Pro's camera do catch more of the finer details than the competition can, a lot of elements around that camera don't always deliver on the same level.

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90

Know Your Mobile | Damien McFerran

Despite missing some minor features, the P20 Pro is amazing value for money and feels every inch a flagship device.

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90

The Inquirer | Chris Merriman

Huawei has been so smug and bullish about the P20 that you could be forgiven for thinking it would be a disappointment at some level. But it just isn't.

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90

AndroidPit | Steffen Herget

Huawei moves with the P20 Pro on about the same level as Samsung with the Galaxy S9 or Apple with the latest iPhone.

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90

Ubergizmo | Hubert Nguyen

The P20 Series is one of the most exciting line of smartphones of 2018, and it is one that everyone should give a good look at. It gives both the iPhone X and the Galaxy S9 a run for their money and solidifies Huawei's position in the Top 3 smartphone makers.

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90

Android Central | Alex Dobie

It's not free from imperfections by any means, but this is one hell of a phone.

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90

What Hi-Fi?

The Huawei P20 Pro is a good phone with a great camera and some eye-catching features. But it's not the last word in audio or video performance, which means it's not easy for us to wholeheartedly recommend.

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90

ZDNet | Matthew Miller

No phone is perfect, but the Huawei P20 Pro is about as close as you are going to get in 2018.

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90

TechRadar | Andrew Williams, Basil Kronfli

It's a top-end phone with a price to match, yet has everything needed in a world-class handset, including a very capable camera, plenty of power, great battery life and an impressive build.

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90

TechnoBuffalo | Brandon Russell

Hard as Huawei tries, its grand entrance into the U.S. likely won't happen-at least not anytime soon. Which is a shame, because the P20 Pro is a terrific device that gives flagships like the Galaxy S9 and Pixel 2 a run for their money.

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90

Recombu | Chris Barraclough

Building on the success of the brilliant Mate 10 Pro, Huawei has crafted one of the most desirable smartphones of recent times in the P20 Pro. And thankfully, it's much more than just a crazy-good camera.

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90

Neowin | Rich Woods

To be honest, if you don't care about the camera, this probably isn't the phone for you. But if you care about mobile photography, or even if you want the best possible photos of your kids that you can look back on in a few years, the Huawei P20 Pro is a great choice.

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90

NDTV Gadgets | Aditya Shenoy

If you want one of the most versatile cameras in a smartphone at the moment, the Huawei P20 Pro should be your first pick. On the other hand, if you want a smartphone has great cameras but also that does everything else really well, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ is still a fierce all-rounder.

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90

Mobile Syrup | Dean Daley

Huawei didn't let me down. But for a top of the line Android phone, it definitely makes sense that it gets top of the line pricing.

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90

ITProPortal | Michael Moore

Huawei's best smartphone yet, but falling just short of perfection.

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90

Digital Trends | Andy Boxall

The Huawei P20 Pro is the best Android smartphone we've used this year.

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90

Android Headlines | Nick Sutrich

This is Huawei's best devices yet, no doubt, but ultimately don't check every single box. If you need the best smartphone camera ever, these are your phones, otherwise there are still other phones out there that offer more features for less money.

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90

Android Authority | Nirave Gondhia

The P20 Pro is the best Huawei smartphone ever made and is one of the best devices now. It has a sublime camera, outstanding battery life, a color unlike any other, and delivers a flagship experience surpassed by none.

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90

MobileTechTalk | Domenico Lamberti

If you have the money, the P20 Pro is an incredible device that I would recommend over and over again, and one that I imagine can only get better and better over time, which for a Huawei device, is refreshing.

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87

Engadget | Chris Velazco

In building the P20 Pro, Huawei wasn't just being ambitious - it was being audacious. The result is a flagship phone that's good enough to compete with the iPhones and Galaxys of the world.

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86

Firstpost | Nimish Sawant

If you are looking to buy a flagship phone in 2018, the Huawei P20 Pro is definitely one phone you should consider.

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86

Coolsmartphone | Garry Clark

This is a great phone and a great camera, whether it is the one for you will come down to your individual needs.I recommend have a play to find out though.

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85

phoneArena | Victor Hristov

So yes, the Huawei P20 and especially the P20 Pro are the best phones that Huawei has made to date, but it's hard to get inspired by a rip-off and the P20 series are in many ways just that. If you don't care about that, the P20 Pro checks most boxes for a good flagship.

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85

The Verge | Vlad Savov

It's time for the entire world to sit up and take notice, because Huawei is now the maker of 2018's best phone and one of the best phones overall.

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84

CNET UK | Andrew Hoyle

The Huawei P20 Pro's groundbreaking low-light mode and stunning twilight colour scheme make it a serious contender to Galaxy, iPhone and Pixel phones. Sadly, you can't buy it in the US.

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80

The Mobile Indian | Rohan Pal

Huawei P20 Pro features some of the best cameras we have seen in a while on a smartphone.

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80

TechPP (Technology Personalized) | Nimish Dubey

It is pricey, no doubt, but for all those bucks you get perhaps the best set of cameras a phone has out there at the time of writing.

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80

news.com.au | Matthew Dunn

For those not so worried about the camera, maybe consider other options before diving in. But if you do choose a P20 Pro, you won't be disappointed.

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80

Wired UK | Andrew Williams

...one of the more interesting phones of the year to date.

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80

jmcomms | Jonathan Morris

For anyone into imaging, I can't think of a better all-rounder on sale today.

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80

VentureBeat | Chris O'Brien

And I can tell you that it will be harder to send back the P20 Pro than it was to break up with some girlfriends.

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80

Toronto Sun | Adam Swimmer

Overall, the P20 Pro is solid phone and the tri-lens rear camera, while perhaps a little ridiculous, really gives it "that extra push over the cliff" making it the true Spinal Tap of phones.

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80

AnandTech | Andrei Frumusanu

Overall I think it's going to be a very subjective decision based on what the buyer wants to prioritise, especially when it comes to battery life and camera experience. If you value battery life over everything else, then the P20's are your go-to choice in terms of current flagships.

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80

Trusted Reviews | Josh Levenson

The Huawei P20 Pro is a solid smartphone that's bound to impress both amateur and seasoned photographers alike, and everyone in between, thanks to its high-end specifications, stunning design and best-in-class tri-camera setup.

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80

The Economic Times | Hitesh Raj Bhagat

This phone is more a proof of concept, a decisive statement that three cameras can do more than two.

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80

91mobiles | Nitansh Rastogi

If I have to sum it up in one line, the Huawei P20 Pro is the brand's strongest show yet, and is leaving no stone unturned to stand out amidst the competition. Can the latest from Huawei's stable beat the iPhone X and Galaxy S9+?...the P20 Pro does come dangerously close.

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80

Tom's Guide | Adam Ismail

Huawei's triple-camera marvel takes stunning low-light shots, but it's not quite a replacement for the Galaxy S9 or iPhone X overall.

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80

SlashGear | Chris Davies

The P20 Pro demonstrates that Huawei is more than just a copycat in the smartphone space, but in fact capable of legitimate innovation.

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80

AVForums | David Phelan

But if imaging is important to you, the P20 Pro is right at the front of the line, with outstanding stills capabilities. More than that, its speedy performance and decent battery life make it a great all-rounder. As such it gets our recommendation.

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70

Gadgets Now | Robin Sinha

It's pretty clear that the main focus for Huawei with the P20 Pro is the camera. It's not as if in the process the company 'forgot' to look at other aspects but it could've certainly done a better job.

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Form factor and dimensions
Dimensions & Form

Form factor: Touchscreen bar
Dimensions 155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm (6.1 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight: 180 g (6.35 oz)

Screen
Screen

Size: 6.1 inches diagonal
Resolution: 2240 x 1080 pixels
Screen Density: 408 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio: 82 %

Display Type: AMOLED

Operating System
Runs

Android

Performance
Performance

Chipset: Hisilicon Kirin 970
CPU: Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU: Mali-G72 MP12
RAM: 6GB

Camera
Camera

Main Camera: 40 megapixels (colour) + 20 megapixels (black and white) + 8 megapixels (colour) with 5x Hybrid Zoom and dual tone LED
Secondary Camera: 24 megapixels

Storage
Storage

Built-in Storage: 128GB
Expandable Storage: Not Available

Battery
Battery & Charging

Capacity: 4000 mAh
Removable Battery: No
Wireless Charging: No
Quick Charge: Yes (v2)

SIM Standard
SIM standard

Nano SIM
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Water and Dust Resistance
Water & Dust Resistance

IP67 Rating: Protection from contact with harmful dust, and protection from immersion in water up to a depth of 1m for up to 30 minutes

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