From an eye-catching design to triple rear cameras, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a loaded flagship. Read on to know what makes it special
“From an eye-catching design to triple rear cameras, the Mate 20 Pro is a loaded flagship”
Continuing its impressive run, Huawei has recently unveiled the Mate 20 series. The Mate 20 Pro in the range is arguably the most feature-packed flagship smartphone till date. It’s got everything you can think of and then some. From a three-camera system on the back to an in-display fingerprint and the powerful Kirin 980 chipset under the hood, the handset can give flagships like the Samsung Galaxy Note9 ( review) and Apple iPhone XS Max ( review) a run for their money. Not convinced? Here are the top features that make Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro worth watching out for.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes with a unique square-shaped camera unit, which houses sensors of three different focal lengths. There’s a 20-megapixel camera for super wide shots, a 40-megapixel shooter with a conventional wide-angle lens, and one 8-megapixel telephoto shooter. Then there’s the adaptive dual-tone flash unit that completes the array. The impressive long-exposure Night Mode from the P20 Pro ( review) also makes a return along with a group of other aperture-shifting options.
Huawei’s first chipset to use the 7nm architecture, the Kirin 980 is a beast on paper and allows for better performance and efficiency compared to Qualcomm’s top-tier processor, Snapdragon 845. On the Mate 20 Pro, the SoC is coupled with 6GB or 8GB RAM and up to 256GB onboard storage. According to Huawei, the hardware offers up to 20 percent speed improvement across the device, with a 45 percent boost in graphics and 40 percent better efficiency. Then there’s also the dual neural engines, which enhances the camera’s AI capabilities including real-time video processing and object recognition.
With a 6.39-inch QHD+ OLED display, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is absolutely stunning to look at. Then there’s the all-glass design and a new ridged finish called Hyper Optical Pattern, which makes handset’s rear less prone to fingerprints and easier to grip. The flagship is IP68 certified for dust- and water resistance and comes in multiple colour options ranging from black to midnight blue.
The Mate 20 Pro comes with a 3D Face Unlock feature similar to the iPhone X ( review), which the company claims, is advanced enough to not get fooled by a picture of you. The 24MP front camera works alongside a dot projector, a TOF proximity sensor, a flood illuminator, and an IR camera to enable the Face Unlock. But unlike the Cupertino giant, Huawei is giving you the ability to authenticate yourself by your digits as well, thanks to an in-display fingerprint reader.
Powering the Mate 20 Pro is a 4,200mAh battery which not only supports fast charging, but also fast wireless charging (reportedly twice as fast as iPhone XS Max). However, that’s not all. Huawei has even built a piece of future tech into the smartphone that allows for reverse wireless charging to Qi-compatible devices. You can charge wireless gadgets by placing them on the back of the flagship. Now, isn’t that cool?
Huawei has already confirmed that the Mate 20 Pro will be coming to our shores in the month of November, and we couldn’t be more excited to get our hands on the smartphone. What about you? Let us know in the comment box below.
