Huawei P20 Pro Review – the triple-camera smartphone

1. Introduction2. Design & Display3. Performance & Software4. Camera & Battery5. Closing Thoughts6. View All Pages

At the end of March, Huawei launched its latest flagship – the P20 Pro. While its standout feature is far-and-away the triple rear-facing camera configuration, the phone also boasts a 6.1in OLED panel, class leading battery life, as well as Android Oreo 8.1. I've been using it for over a month now, so just how good is it?

There's no doubt that Huawei‘s P20 Pro is one of the most exciting – and different – Android smartphones to be released this year. Its design may be similar to the iPhone X with its rear camera placement and the increasingly common ‘notch', but having three cameras on the back is certainly unique.

Those cameras have also been designed in collaboration with esteemed camera manufacturer Leica, a partnership that was first unveiled two years ago with the launch of the P9. After a month of use, I'm keen to share all my thoughts on this £799 flagship.

Specification

Size	155.0 mm x 73.9 mm x 7.8 mm (H x W x D)
Weight	Approx. 180g (including the battery)
Colors	Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
Display	6.1″ HUAWEI FullView Display 18:9 OLED 3D glass 1080 x 2240 pixels, 408ppi 16.7M colors
CPU	HUAWEI Kirin 970 Octa-core CPU (4 x Cortex A73 2.36GHz + 4 x Cortex A53 1.8GHz) + i7 co-processor
GPU	Mali-G72 MP12 767MHz
NPU	Neural Network Processing Unit
Operating System	Android™ 8.1
Emotion UI	EMUI 8.1
Memory	6GB RAM + 128GB ROM
Dual SIM	Single/Dual-SIM
NFC	Card reading mode / Point to point mode / Card simulation mode (make payment by SIM card*, or HCE) are supported *The SIM card used for SIM card payment can only be inserted into the SIM1 card slot
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 2.4G and 5G, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac BT4.2, BLE, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC and HWA are supported USB Type-C, USB 3.1 GEN1 Infrared Remote Control
Camera	Front: 24MP, f/2.0 Rear camera: 40MP RGB (f/1.8) + 20MP monochrome (f/1.6) + 8MP telephoto (f/2.4) HUAWEI AIS 4D predictive focus 5x Hybrid Zoom 4K and 960 fps video recording
Battery	4000mAh (Typical Value)

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