Our quick take

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Honor 20

  • Read our Honor 20 review

Huawei P30 Pro

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Honor View 20

  • Read our Honor View 20 review

Honor 20 Pro - 4.0 / 5

Honor 20 Pro vs Honor 20

  • Honor 20 Pro: Quad camera (wide angle, standard, 3x zoom, macro) Honor 20: Quad camera (wide angle, standard, depth sensor, macro) Honor 20 Pro: f/1.4 main camera / Honor 20: f/1.8 for main camera Honor 20 Pro only: ‘holographic depth layer’ finish

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Design and display

  • ‘Dynamic holographic design’ in ‘Phantom Black’ (purple) and ‘Phantom Blue’ (green) finishes 6.26-inch LCD display, FullHD+ (2340 x 1080) resolution 4.5mm hole-punch notch, 91.6% screen-to-body ratio No 3.5mm headphone jack Fingerprint sensor to side

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Performance

  • Kirin 980 octa-core processor, 8GB RAM Up to 256GB storage, no microSD 4,000mAh battery capacity SuperCharge fast-charging No wireless charging Virtual 9.1 surround sound

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Cameras

  • Quad camera: 16MP 117-degree f/2.2 ultra-wide, 48MP f/1.4 main, 8MP f/2.4 3x zoom, 2MP f/2.4 dedicated macro ‘Light Fusion’ means 12MP output from main sensor - uses Sony IMX 586 technology Optical image stabilisation for main and zoom lenses Super Night Mode, Portrait, Pro and other modes Laser autofocus for rear camera 32MP selfie camera

To recap

What other phone is going to offer three (out of the four) decent cameras in a striking design such as this? Once again Honor has shown its strength by numbers - and while the Pro isn’t perfect, as an affordable flagship it’s got a whole lot going for it.