It is neither the prettiest, cheapest, or fastest phone you can buy right now. But Huawei P20 Pro is the best in one area: the camera.
After a few weeks of testing, we dare to give the latest flagship from the chinese techfirma this report. And do you think us not, then check out the assessment from the French research company DxOMark, calling the model ’the most innovative camera phone, as is seen in a long time.’ Or the numerous very positive reviews of the model.
It is several grades by the camera in the P20 Pro, which makes it excellent. Huawei have placed the three lenses in the phone, there is a combination of a lens 40 MP (aperture of 1.8, color), a lens on a 20 MP (aperture 1,6, monochrome) and a lens of 8 MP (aperture 2,4, tele).
the Combination provides the finest, sharpest and brightest recordings, which can be produced with a mobile phone right now. But it is not only the hardware that pulls the phone up on the rostrum. It makes the software too.
In Denmark, sold P20 Pro in all the nuances in this picture apart from the Pink Gold (model on the right, red.). PR photo
Tech Fotoskolen: Take superbilleder with your mobile
Huawei has previously used its software and artificial intelligence to get the camera to ‘guess’ what it pointed towards. And depending on whether the object is a human, a face, a group, or maybe a animals and some plants, set the recording to precisely this situation.
In the P20 Pro is Huawei a step further and have now ‘installed’ the mindset of a professional photographer in the software.
How would a professional take this picture? How would he frame the subject? It tries the camera to give the answer on the at to set the camera more accurately to the situation than in the past. But also to come up with suggestions as to how to, for example, can straighten the horizon on an object up or move a little away from the subject to get a better composition.
Detaljerigdommen is great when Huawei P20 Pro activates all the muscles, as the phone contains. Photo: Heine Jørgensen
For most this built-in ‘help’ certainly be a advantage. But unlike the cameras in the iPhone X or Samsung Galaxy S9-series requires the camera in the P20 Pro habituation and learning.
Lets the camera automatically determine everything, you’ll get to experience many different interpretations of the same motif. It may be that the camera perceives a scenic picture as ‘clouds’ and then do the cloud very dominant blue. Or it focuses on nature and goes in macrotilstand.
If you don’t know what happens, this is why you can easily be caught off guard that the camera sometimes takes some options, which you had not foreseen or do not want.
What you must know about the Huawei P20 Pro
Display: 6,1 inch
Resolution: FHD+ 2280 x 1080, 408ppi
Processor: Kirin 970
CPU: Octa Core 4 x 2.36 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz
Behind the camera: 40 MP + 20 MP + 8 MP (F1.8 + F1.6 + F2.4)
Front camera: 24 MP (F2.0)
working memory: 6 GB
Internal memory: 128 GB
External memory card: Not possible
Dual SIM: Yes
Battery: 4000 mAh – hurtigopladning via USB C
Headphone jack: No, via USB C
Size: 155 x 73,9 x 7.8 mm
Weight: 180 grams
Protected against water, dust: Yes, IP 67
operating System: Android 8 + EMUI 8
Indicative price without subscription: 6299 crowns
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however, There is much we love about the camera in the P20 Pro, and much we care by the rest of the phone.
the Design is nice done, byggekvaliteten is as always top notch, and the phone can – in spite of the wrapping in the glass – clear very.
We lost testmodellen from lommehøjde directly down on a hard toiletgulv, without it costing so much as a scratch.
It does not mean that you should toss around with your phone or not use a case. But it pulls clear up, that the phone survived even so harsh a treatment.
the battery life is also excellent, even when you use the phone much.
Even though the automation of Huawei P20 Pro well can seem a little overwhelming from time to time, we succeeded in the test period to take more successful images than we ever have previously taken with a mobilkamera. Photo: Heine Jørgensen
When we are measuring the details, pulling it clear down, that Huawei, like many other manufacturers – has removed the headphone jack. We hate the dongle, as we hate all other dongles.
the Trend by placing a notch to the hardware in the top of the screen is also not positive. When producers at the same time, has invented a skewed aspect ratio, which cuts off important details away during, for example, video playback, works minced extra hard.
Huawei must, however, be commended for that, the users may electronically remove the checkmark. Less praise they get too much unnecessary bloatware, that alone is installed, because Huawei get money for it.
Fortunately, you can easily uninstall the software – makes it one of the first things when you buy the phone!
What you must know about the Huawei P20
Display: 5,8 inch
Resolution: FHD+ 2280 x 1080, 428ppi
Processor: Kirin 970
CPU: Octa Core 4 x 2.36 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz
Rear camera: 12 MP + 20 MP(F1.6 + F1.8)
Front camera: 24 MP (F2.0)
working memory: 4 GB
Internal memory: 128 GB
External memory card: Not possible
Dual SIM: Yes
Battery: 3400 mAh – hurtigopladning via USB C
Headphone jack: No, via USB C
Size: 149,1 x 70,8 x 7,65 mm
Weight: 165 gram
operating System: Android 8 + EMUI 8
Indicative price without subscription: 4799 crowns
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As my colleague John G. Pedersen from MereMobil.dk highlights in his test, you can not rely on the built-in face detection.
Huawei stresses that the technology can not be used to approve purchases or to enable other secure features in the apps on your online banking. If you want to be absolutely sure as spring tracking is over and the select fingerprint in the place. This feature works flawlessly.
Finally, we miss the possibility for a microSD card, and could nicely live without dual-sim, if it is the price to get the possibility for cheap expansion of memory.
Despite the errors, deserves Huawei P20 Pro, however, the year’s best character for a mobile phone, only because the camera is so excellent as it is. For even if one is not flawless, you can be a star. And it is this mobile.
Smaller budget? P20 Pro has two smaller siblings
If the economy does not go for the Huawei P20 Pro, there are two alternative models, which are cheaper.
P20 is called the one, which in many areas is similar to the Pro model. However, you’ll have a worse camera and a slightly poorer display. The price is officially 4799 dollars without a subscription.
P20 Lite is the cheapest alternative, however, does not seem cheap in the build quality or brugerværdi. Here you get on top of the normal hovedltelefonstik and space for microSD memory card into the bargain. The official price without subscription is 2799 euros.
What you must know about the Huawei P20 Lite
Display: 5,84 inches
Resolution: FHD+ 2280 x 1080
Processor: Kirin 659
CPU: Octa Core 4 x 2.36 GHz + 4 x 1.7 GHz
Rear camera: 16 MP + 2 MP (F2.2 + F2.4)
Front camera: 16 MP (F2.2)
working memory: 4 GB
Internal memory: 64 GB
External memory card: Yes, microSD up to 256 GB
Dual SIM: Yes
Battery: 3000 mAh – hurtigopladning via USB C
Headphone jack: No, via USB C
Size: 148,6 x 71,2 x 7.4 mm
Weight: 145 grams
operating System: Android 8 + EMUI 8
Indicative price without subscription: 2799 crowns
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