Huawei Mate 20 Pro review: A revolutionary smartphone for the shutter-happy

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Business Standard: If I were to list the best camera phones of 2018, the Mate 20 Pro from the stable of Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei would easily be on the top of the list. This smartphone has top-of-the-line specifications, a premium design, curved AMOLED notch-based display, fast-charging capabilities and everything else that you expect from a flagship smartphone. What’s more, it has a triple-camera module on the back, touted as the Matrix camera system, making this phone a complete package in the premium flagship segment.

Here are the phone’s specifications before getting into details:

Screen: 6.39-inch curved AMOLED (1440 x 3120 pixels)
Rear camera: 40MP of f/1.8 aperture, 20MP ultra-wide lens of f/2.2 aperture and an 8 MP telephoto lens of f/2.4 aperture (5x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF)
Front camera: 24MP of f/2.0 aperture
Processor: Kirin 980
Operating System: EMUI 9.0, based on Google Android Pie 9.0
Storage: 128GB
RAM: 6GB
Battery: 4,200 mAh, supports fast charging via supplied 40W wall charger
Water and dust resistant rating: IP68

Others: In-display fingerprint sensor and infrared-based face recognition for device unlock

Design

Though the front of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro appears similar to the Samsung Galaxy S9-series — both have curved screens and tall aspect ratios — the back of the Mate 20 Pro has some distinct elements that set it apart. The phone’s twilight colour shows different colour hues in different light settings. It looks similar to the twilight colour design of the Huawei P20 Pro but is a shade darker. On the downside, its glossy mirror design makes the phone’s body a fingerprint magnet, and it also obstructs the reflective properties of the glass, making it appear dirty. BS

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