Huawei P20 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Huawei P20
  • Released 2018, April 06 165g, 7.7mm thickness Android 8.1, up to Android 9.0, EMUI 9.1 64GB/128GB storage, no card slot
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) Mali-G72 MP12 Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 369.6 USD
  • 5.8" 1080x2240 pixels
  • 2MP 2160p
  • 4/6GB RAM Kirin 970
  • 3400mAh Li-Po

Huawei P20 overview

Huawei P20 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2018, April 06. Huawei P20 has 5.8 inch, IPS LCD, a resolution of 1080 x 2240 pixels screen. It uses Kirin 970 (10 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU, Mali-G72 MP12 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Huawei P20 has 2MP Dual main camera, 24MP Single selfie camera. Huawei P20 uses Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Huawei P20 is about 369.6 USD.

Score the key features of Huawei P20 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 66 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 77 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 80 / 100 points
  • Price: 42 / 100 points

Huawei P20 full specifications

VERSIONS:   

EML-L09|EML-L29|EML-AL00|EML-TL00
Versions: EML-L09C, EML-L29C (Global); EML-AL00, EML-TL00 (China, Hong Kong)

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2018, March 27
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm (5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  Water-repellent coating

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD
Size 5.8 inches, 84.9 cm2 (~80.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2240 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~429 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
Chipset Kirin 970 (10 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G72 MP12

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
  UFS 2.1

MAIN CAMERA

Dual 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 20 MP B/W, f/1.6, 27mm (wide), 1/2.7", PDAF
Features Leica optics, LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
  32-bit/384kHz audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 3400 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 22.5W

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Twilight, Black, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
Models EML-L29C, EML-L09C, EML-AL00 EML-TL00, EML-L29, EML-L09, EML-AL00, EML-TL00
Price About 369.6 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 207016 (v7) GeekBench: 6739 (v4.4) GFXBench: 23fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1445:1 (nominal), 3.683 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 69dB / Ring 90dB
Audio quality Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery life Endurance rating 75h

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