The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a high-end Android smartphone that launched at the tail end of 2018 but recently became available in Kenya.
The Mate 20 Pro is arguably the most powerful consumer smartphone on the planet.
The smartphone being at the Apex of the Huawei smartphone offering means that it packs the best tech you can have on a smartphone.
The highlight of the Mate 20 Pro is the triple camera system and the insanely powerful performance profile. That said, here is what the Huawei Mate 20 Pro has to offer.
Display
Display Size:
Display Type: AMOLED
Screen Resolution: 1440 x 3120 pixels
Screen Resolution Density: 538 ppi
Screen Protection: Yes, Corning Gorilla Glass
The Mate 20 Pro offers a massive 6.39-inch AMOLED display. The display has a 1440 x 3120 Pixels Ultra HD resolution and a screen resolution density of 538 PPI. Compare this to the 458 PPI screen resolution display of the iPhone XS Max.
In addition to this, the smartphone offers a corning gorilla protective layer on top of the display.
Design
Dimensions: 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm
The Mate 20 Pro is quite big. This is due to its enormous display. The smartphone, however, has an attractive design concept that fits its price tag.
Operating System: Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI 9
CPU: 2.6 GHz Octa-core
RAM: 6/8GB
Internal Memory: 128/256 GB
Micro SD: Yes, up to 256 GB (Hybrid SIM slot)
The performance profile of the Mate 20 Pro is one of the two core reasons why you would want to make the Mate 20 Pro your next smartphone.
You get a 2.6 GHz Octa-core chipset coupled with an option between 6 or 8 GB as RAM. The smartphone also offers an option between 128/256 GB as internal storage. That’s a lot of storage!
Let’s talk a bit about the CPU. Huawei used its proprietary HiSilicon Kirin chipset as opposed to using Qualcomm’s or any other company’s chipset. This seemed to be a great decision as the chipset outranks its competition by an impressive margin.
On the software side, the Mate 20 Pro runs Android 9.0 out of the box. This makes the smartphone some sort of unicorn as they are very few smartphones running Android 9.
Ps. Google has already started working on Android 10
The Mate 20 Pro additionally comes with a micro-SD card slot. The slot is redundant to an average user considering the ample storage the phone packs.
Camera
Rear Camera: 40+20+8 MP
Secondary Camera: 24 MP
LED Flash: Yes
The camera.
Do we really need 3 cameras? Well, Huawei thinks we do.
I don’t know how the three cameras work and will check around to see how Huawei implemented the hardware. The ‘trombo’ camera et-up is interesting but ugly. However, it’s often hard to differentiate what’s ugly and what’s different. Therefore, I guess the camera set-up is okay.
Battery and Extras
Battery Capacity: Li-Po 4200 mAh
You need a massive battery to power all these powerful components. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a large 4200 mAh battery. I have used a couple of smartphones with 4000 mAh batteries and I can tell you for certain that you will struggle drain the battery.
Price in Kenya
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro has a suggested retail price of Ksh. 99,999 in Kenya.
Kevin is a tech enthusiast and the lead writer at MobiTrends.co.ke. He has been writing about smartphones and tech related topics since October 2012. About Us | Contact Us
