Huawei Mate 20 Pro: Huawei’s Back With Another Excellent Pro Smartphone

Huawei Mate 20 Pro smartphone sports two amazing new technologies - the new SuperCharge tech and the Reverse Wireless Charging.

Adekunle Diamond

October 21, 2018

The last time the world witnessed a Pro flagship smartphone from Huawei, the camera units of smartphones received a new lease of life. I’m referring to none other than the Huawei P20 Pro, the world’s first smartphone with triple rear shooters. Huawei has taken one step further by presenting the Huawei Mate 20 Pro.

OEMs such as LG and Samsung followed Huawei’s footsteps by launching LG V40 ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), both bagging triple rear lenses. These smartphones have been in the market weeks before Huawei announced its latest flagship phones.

Back to the matter, Huawei Mate 20 Pro sports two amazing new technologies – the new SuperCharge tech and the Reverse Wireless Charging. The impact of the SuperCharge tech is that it can charge the phone’s juice to 70% in 30 minutes. Reverse Wireless charging means it can serve as the charging mat to charge other smartphones that support Wireless charging.

Without further ado, let’s peruse the stunning Huawei Mate 20 Pro.

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro Quick Review

The Mate series usually sport bigger screen than the Huawei P flagship series. This Mate 20 Pro is no way disobeying the law. Mate 20 Pro features a large 6.39-inch curved OLED (AMOLED) screen with 1440p resolution. Other fine features of its display include the DCI-P3, HDR10 and 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

Moving away from the display to the general appearance, Corning Gorilla Glass wraps its aluminium-framed body both at the front and the rear. Unlike the Mate 20, the Mate 20 Pro has a bigger notch to accommodate more features.

In this notch, there’s the 24MP selfie camera with f/2.0 lens as well as a 3D face scanner. As a matter of fact, the smartphone lacks any visible fingerprint scanner on the hardware because it’s an in-display fingerprint sensor.

Back to the camera sector again, the rear unit of this smartphone bags the highly anticipated triple camera setup. The primary shooter in this arrangement is the 40MP Quad Bayer sensor possessing f/1.8 aperture and PDAF/Laser AF. A 20MP lens with f/2.2 aperture serves as the secondary camera while an 8MP telephoto shooter is the third in the arrangement.

Additionally, the phone is graced with AI support thanks to the 7nm Kirin 980 chipset. The AI enablement gives the phone the capacity to detect similar videos and extract portions of them to make a 10-seconds reel.

Finally, it has to be noted that this smartphone’s 4,200mAh battery can be charged wirelessly due to Qi Wireless fast charging technology present on it.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro Key Specs

Here are the Huawei Mate 20 Pro key specifications…

KEY SPECS
Display	6.39-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1440 x 3120 pixels
OS	Android 9.0 Pie OS (EMUI 9.0)
Processor	Octa-core 2.6GHz Kirin Processor
Storage	128GB / 256GB ROM + 6GB / 8GB RAM (NM card up to 256GB)
Camera	40MP + 20MP + 8MP Rear/24MP Front (With LED light)
Battery	4,200mAh
Price	N370,000 – N400,000
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro Photos

Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Huawei Mate 20 Pro Price and Availability

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro launched in October 2018; it is available in colours Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black. You can order the phone from any of the online shopping markets using the links below.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro retails at $1100 (₦370,000 – ₦400,000 in Nigeria). (CLICK TO BUY HUAWEI MATE 20 PRO).

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Huawei Mate 20 Pro Full Specifications and Features

General Features

Platform: Android 9.0 Pie (EMUI 9.0)
Processor: Octa-core (2×2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2×1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) (Hisilicon Kirin 980)
GPU: Mali-G76 MP10
Memory: 6GB / 8GB
Colours: Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black
Dimension: 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 189g
SIM Type: Nano SIM
SIM Count: Hybrid Dual SIM

Display

Display: 6.39-inch, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1440 x 3120 pixels (538 PPI)
Screen Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass (front/back)

Camera

Rear Camera: Triple 40MP + 20MP +8MP camera, [email protected], 1080p, [email protected] Video
Rear Camera Features: Leica optics, phase detection and laser autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Front Camera: 24MP camera, 4k [email protected]

Storage

Built-in Storage: 128GB / 256GB
Memory Card Support: Yes, NM card up to 256GB
Bundled Cloud Storage: –

Network Support

2G GSM: Yes
2G CDMA 1X: –
3G WCDMA: Yes
3G CDMA EVDO: –
4G LTE: Yes

Internet & Connectivity

GPRS: Yes
EDGE: Yes
3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
HSPA+: Yes
CDMA EVDO: –
4G LTE: Yes
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct
Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes, v5.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
NFC: Yes
Infrared Blaster: Yes
USB Port: 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Messaging

SMS/MMS: Yes
Instant Messaging: Yes
Push Emails: Yes
Email Protocol: –

Entertainment

Music Player: MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
Video Player: XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
FM Radio: Yes
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm Jack: Yes

Navigation

Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Maps: Yes

Sensors & Control

Digital Compass: Yes
Accelerometer: Yes
Proximity Sensor: Yes
Light Sensor: Yes
Barometer: –
SpO2: –
Pedometer: –
Heart Rate Monitor: –
Gyroscope: Yes
Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (in-display)
Iris Scanner: –
Face Unlock: Yes
Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
Voice Control: Yes

Other Features

Video Streaming: Yes
Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
Wireless Charging: Yes
Built-in Mobile Payment: –
Water Resistant: Yes
Dust Resistant: Yes
Image Editor: Yes
Video Editor: Yes
Document Viewer: Yes
Document Editor: Yes

Battery

Battery: 4, 200mAh non-removable Li-Po battery
Talktime: –
Standby Time: –
Fast Charging: Yes, SuperCharge fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min)

Where to buy Huawei Mate 20 Pro

CLICK HERE TO BUY THE HUAWEI MATE 20 PRO in Nigeria.