Huawei P20 128GB
The Huawei P20 continues Huawei's impressive smartphone development with some eye-catching additional features, including a Leica camera renowned for its low-light capabilities.
Let There Be Light
Huawei's partnership with Leica has certainly given the smartphone company an edge when it comes to cameras, and the P20's camera is no exception. The enhanced sensor on the P20 absorbs more light than your average camera, allowing for better photographic detail than most smartphone cameras provide, particularly in low-light conditions.
Superior Selfies
Those all-important selfies look better with the P20's dedicated selfie-enhancing features including 3D facial modelling technology to follow the contours of your features, while 3D Portrait Lighting provides all sorts of studio-quality lighting effects to transform the humble selfie into a stylish portrait.
A Brighter Display For Less Power
Huawei's new FullView display has won plaudits for its vivid display and sharpness, thanks to its LCD 2,240 x 1,080 px resolution. For all this, the FullView display is a battery-friendly feature and consumes less power. The edgeless fingerprint sensor with smart navigation instead of the virtual bar can offer an additional informative area.
A Big, Beautiful Battery
While not as large as some of the batteries in flagship models, the battery in the P20 is still more than big enough at 3,400 mAh, while patented SuperCharge means you can charge in a hurry.
Kirin For Performance
The Huawei P20 combines a lot of extras and fun, creative tools, yet the Kirin 970 chipset keeps them humming along and performance levels high to deliver a hassle-free smartphone experience.
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Huawei P20 & P20 Pro Review
Chinese company Huawei has been on a streak in the past few years by selling millions of phones and quickly growing to become the world's third-largest phone maker, behind Apple and Samsung.- Excellent camera on P20 Pro
- especially for night photos
- Beautiful gradient glass back
- High quality OLED display on P20 Pro
- Great loudspeaker quality
- Plentiful 128GB storage
- Blatant Apple copy
- EMUI custom interface has dated looks
- glitchy
- Pricey for what it is
- No wireless charging
Huawei P20 review
Just as there’s no denying the Huawei P20’s many technical accomplishments, it’s also a blindingly obvious amalgamation of other phones that have done the same thing first. And that’s a problem when it’s not bringing anything new to the party. Unlike the Huawei P20 Pro and its triple lens camera. So as much as the P20 is a phone with an admirable screen, camera and all-round performance, it doesn’t distinguish itself enough to go toe-to-toe with them. Hence it’s a hell of a lot cheaper than the iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy S9 and company when bought on contract. If you’d prefer the spare cash in your pocket to a more innovative phone, then the Huawei P20 is well worth your consideration. Besides, most people probably won’t know it’s not the iPhone X anyway.- Great LCD screen
- Speedy performance
- Tidy camera
- Borrowed design
- No waterproofing
- No headphone jack
Huawei P20
The Huawei P20 is the staple of the all-new P20 range, sitting beneath the tri-camera-toting and above the budget P20 Lite. But don't let its middling position deter you; the Huawei P20 is still a fantastic smartphone that's worth your hard-earned cash, even if it isn't being marketed as the...- Fantastic dual-camera
- 128GB of storage to boot
- Solid performance
- Stunning design
- EMUI interface has come a long way
- No 3.5mm headphone port
- Display needs some fine-tuning
- No wireless charging
- Not waterproof
Huawei P20 review: Every inch the flagship alternative
For the first time in the annual phone war, Huawei has succeeded in creating a genuine alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S9. The P20 is refined, polished and attractive. There are almost too many superlatives to describe this mighty impressive phone.- Beautiful polished design
- Speedy performance
- Camera is very good - particularly "Night Mode
- Sharp and vivid display
- No wireless charging
- Still the odd software quirk here and there
- No IP water/dust resistance rating
- The Pro model is that much better
Huawei P20 review
A strange bird this Huawei P20 - a headliner without a spear. The omission of the triple camera is baffling, but as long as you give it a chance, you may be surprised. And if you don't dwell on what didn't make the cut, you should be able to see the P20 for what it is - one dazzling flagship.
Huawei P20 review: A smaller, sleeker Mate 10 Pro with camera enhancements
ZDNet's Sandra Vogel recently published her full review of the Huawei P20 Pro , which I also have in hand and am using to test out its imaging prowess. Over the last week and a half I have also been using the Huawei P20 that offers much of the same as the P20 Pro for EUR250 less.- Gorgeous fit
- finish
- and design
- Outstanding camera performance
- Ample internal storage
- Solid battery life
- Many options to customize to your preferences
- Fingerprint sensor is positioned too low
- Less water resistance than P20 Pro (IP53 vs 67
- No support for wireless charging
Of course, the Huawei P20 can also typically be picked up for less than rival flagships so if it's the top end of your budget then it's a good buy, but if you can stretch to something pricier then the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and indeed the Huawei P20 Pro are far better phones.
- + Great low light camera
- + Striking design
- + Good battery life
- - Only FHD screen
- - Dated processor
- - No headphone port
Huawei P20 review: a beautiful phone, but we miss the P20 Pro's camera
Alongside the rather brilliant P20 Pro , Huawei released a slightly smaller model, the standard P20. Even though the P20 Pro is more innovative (with its impressive triple camera system), the P20 is still an important phone, and costs considerably less than the Pro.- Premium design
- A pretty decent camera
- Improved software
- Perfect size
- Unoriginal design
- No triple camera system
- UI isn't perfect
FullView Display with an on/off ‘notch' The Huawei P20 arrives with a FullView Display and the ‘notch', which was first introduced by Apple on the iPhone X. Huawei has refined this slightly by making the camera notch much more narrow and you can turn the notch on or off.
Huawei P20 review: Don't believe the hype
Relax, Huawei fans: you haven't just slept through a decade. Rather than following up the rather excellent Huawei P10 with the P11 through P19, the Chinese giant has instead opted to cut to the chase and just bring out the P20 and P20 Pro.- Handsome design
- Decent performance
- Camera falls flat
- No microSD slot or 3.5mm headphone jack
- Limited water and dust resistance
