I've spent every waking moment of the past 10 days in the company of the Huawei P20 Pro. This phone has surprised and delighted me like few others, and what you are about to read is a collection of happy words about it.

Epic battery life; Lovely; sophisticated design; Exceptional camera system; High-quality display

Software adaptations to the notch could be better; No headphone jack; Master AI image processing isn't perfectly consistent; No wireless charging

The Huawei P20 Pro's groundbreaking low-light mode and stunning twilight colour scheme make it a serious contender to Galaxy, iPhone and Pixel phones. Sadly, you can't buy it in the US.

The Huawei P20 Pro's three cameras snap amazing shots in low light; Its coolest colour will turn heads

It lacks wireless charging, and there's no headphone jack or expandable storage; The auto camera settings don't always produce the best results

The Huawei P20 Pro shames every other smartphone camera in the market right now, thanks to the Leica branded optics paired with adequately sized imaging sensors. The beautiful colour treatment makes the Huawei P20 Pro a distinctive smartphone, once that you cannot mistake for another.

The camera lives up to the hype; Distinctive design and colour treatment; Excellent battery life

EMUI 8.1 a little buggy; Display does not support wide-gamut colour; Minor hiccups in some games

The Huawei P20 Pro is an excellent smartphone. The P20 Pro is based largely on the Mate 10 Pro, the latter of which does a few things better than the P20 Pro. The Mate 10 Pro has a more aesthetically pleasing design, longer battery life, better call quality all for €250 (~$305) less at the time of...

terrific triple camera, bright and colour accurate natural tone display, LTE Cat; 18, Dual SIM with dual VoLTE, aptX HD, strong performance, USB 3.1 with HDMI/DP, great battery life, MIMO WiFi, rapid charging, IP67 rated, premium construction

no 1,440p display; no wireless charging; no headphone jack; no expandable storage

The Huawei P20 Pro is undoubtedly the company's best phone to-date, with improvements to the camera, software and a swanky new design.

Gorgeous new colour option; Excellent battery life; Photo zoom is class-leading; Low-light camera performance is also impressive; Software is stable and has some useful features; Fast facial recognition and fingerprint scanner; Snappy performance

Photos are over-processed; Night mode is hit and miss; Screen isn't as good as the S9

The Huawei P20 Pro is a stellar smartphone, and I'm certain you already know this if you've decided to read my review now – in June. I've been using it for a couple of months, and have travelled with it on my trip to NYC in May.

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

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The Huawei P20 Pro's groundbreaking low-light mode and stunning twilight colour scheme make it a serious contender to Galaxy, iPhone and Pixel phones. Sadly, you can't buy it in the US.

The Huawei P20 Pro's three cameras snap amazing shots in low light; Its coolest colour will turn heads.

It lacks wireless charging, and there's no headphone jack or expandable storage; The auto camera settings don't always produce the best results.

The Huawei P20 Pro arguably has the best smartphone camera on the planet right now. The question is how good is it as a smartphone Holistically Ray Shaw [email protected] has a passion for IT ever since building his first computer in 1980.

Arguably the best smartphone camera on the planet right now

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One look at Huawei's latest flagship, with its trio of Leica-branded cameras and optional color-shifting purple finish, and a serious case of FOMO sets in. The P20 Pro won't even be offered in the United States, but the phone has still captivated worldwide interest, precisely for its quirks.

14-hour battery life; Amazing low-light performance; Android 8.1 Oreo; Great performance; Eye-catching design

No U.S; availability, Expensive, AI camera filters hit or miss