Both variants introduce several industry-first features
It is that time of the year, and Huawei unveils its latest Mate phones with the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro. Headlining for both phones is the Kirin 980 processor—Huawei’s flagship in-house silicon that is made using the 7nm process and comes with two NPUs for improved AI functionalities. The new processor has many firsts, including the first to use Cortex-A76 cores and the first to use a Mali-G76 GPU.
Just like the P20 Pro, both Mate 20 variants boast of a triple rear camera setup. The Mate 20 has a 16-megapixel 17mm f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera, 12-megapixel 27mm f/1.8 wide-angle lens, and an 8-megapixel 52mm f/2.4 telephoto camera. The Mate 20 Pro steps things up with a 40-megapixel 27mm f/1.8 wide-angle camera, 20-megapixel 16mm f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera, and an 8-megapixel 80mm f/2.4 telephoto camera.
Both Mate 20 variants introduce a few firsts for Huawei and the rest of the tech industry: 40W wired fast charging, 18W wireless fast charging, reverse wireless charging, and a Nano Memory (NM) card format for storage expansion. The new memory card is as small as a NanoSIM, and provides speeds of up to 90mbps.
Both have a metal and glass build, and Huawei uses a Hyper Optical pattern which they claim makes the Mate 20 Pro and Mate 20 tougher against drops and resistant to fingerprint smudges.
Several key features differentiate the Mate 20 Pro from the Mate 20: the latter gets a 6.53-inch Full HD+ IPS RGBW display with a tiny notch, a 4000mAh battery, IP53 rating, and a conventional rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. The Mate 20 Pro, on the other hand, gets a smaller 6.39-inch OLED panel with a Quad HD+ resolution and a bigger notch to accommodate a 3D facial enhancement system. You lose the headphone jack on the Mate 20 Pro, but gain other features such as IP68 rating, in-display fingerprint scanner, and a bigger 4200mAh battery.
Both phones come with Android Pie out of the box, along with EMUI 9. Huawei’s newest overlay introduces on-display gestures, a simplified settings menu,
Huawei Mate 20 specs
- HiSilicon Kirin 980 octa-core processor
- 4GB/6GB RAM
- 6.53-inch Full HD+ IPS RGBW display, 18.7:9 Aspect ratio, DCI-P3 HDR support, 2244×1080 resolution
- 128GB internal storage, expandable via Nano memory card
- Triple Leica rear cameras:16-megapixel 17mm f/2.2 ultra wide-angle camera, 12-megapixel 27mm f/1.8 wide-angle lens, and 8-megapixel 52mm f/2.4 telephoto camera with Ultra Macro Mode, Huawei AIS, 5X Hybrid Zoom, 3X Optical Zoom, Master AI, up to ISO 102400 sensitivity
- 24-megapixel front camera
- Dual SIM
- WiFi, Bluetooth, Dual band GPS, NFC
- Fingerprint scanner, face unlock, IP53 rating,
- 4000mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging
- Android 9 Pie (EMUI 9)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro specs
- HiSilicon Kirin 980 octa-core processor
- 6GB RAM
- 6.39-inch Quad HD+ curved OLED display, 18.7:9 Aspect ratio, DCI-P3 HDR support, 3120×1440 resolution
- 128GB internal storage, expandable via Nano memory card
- Triple Leica rear cameras:40-megapixel 27mm f/1.8 wide-angle camera, 20-megapixel 16mm f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera, 8-megapixel 80mm f/2.4 telephoto camera with Ultra Macro Mode, Huawei AIS, 5X Hybrid Zoom, 3X Optical Zoom, Master AI, up to ISO 102400 sensitivity
- 24-megapixel front camera with 3D depth sensing camera, 3D face unlock
- Dual SIM
- WiFi, Bluetooth, Dual band GPS, NFC
- In-display fingerprint scanner, IP68 rating, IR face unlock, stereo speakers
- 4200mAh battery with 40W fast charging and 15W wireless charging
- Android 9 Pie (EMUI 9)
The Mate 20 will go for EUR 799(~Php 50k) for the 4GB/128GB and EUR 849(~Php 53k) for the 6GB/128GB variant. The Mate 20 Pro will go for EUR 1049(~Php 65.4k) for the 6GB/128GB model. Both models are available in Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Black, Pink Gold, and Twilight starting October 16.
