Huawei Mate 20 review: Plans | Pricing | Specs
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- Battery Score
4.5
- Camera Score
4
- Design Score
4
- Performance Score
4.5
- Battery Score
4.5
Summary
Huawei slices out a few features from the Mate 20 Pro to make the slightly cheaper Huawei Mate 20, but it's overall an exceptional handset for those on a tighter budget.
Details
Pricing & Availability
Launch price (RRP) | $1,099 |
Launch date | 2018-11 |
The non-"Pro" version of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro drops the camera quality, screen display and charging features of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro. It's not quite the flagship that the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is, but at its price point, it's a superb phone anyway.
Design
- Teardrop notch
- Aussies only get the black model
- Has a headphone jack
- LCD rather than OLED
Camera
- Triple camera has been dialled down, but is still very good
- Good night-shooting capabilities for its price range
- Camera AI mostly works
- Portrait lighting remains clunky and daft
- No monochrome lens
Performance
- Kirin 980 provides excellent performance
- Still a shadow over Huawei's benchmark honesty.
- EMUI is still divisive
- NM storage card format
Battery life
- Good battery life, although precisely how good is hard to pin down
- Fast wired charging
- Lacks wireless charging
Verdict
- A very good phone for the asking price
- A return to more regular pricing form for Huawei
Pricing and availability
- Price: RRP $1099
- Where to buy: Kogan | eBay | Amazon Australia
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