- Best smartphones: The top mobile phones available to buy today
Our quick take
Huawei P20 Pro - 5.0 / 5
iPhone X design, but better
Glass rear with plenty of unique colours Front-facing fingerprint scanner No 3.5mm headphone socket IP67 waterproofing Just 7.8mm thick
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To notch or not to notch, that is the question
- 6.1-inch 18.7:9 aspect ratio OLED display Full HD+ resolution (2240 x 1080 pixels) Notch can be software hidden in settings
Mate 10 hardware, excellent performance and battery
- HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset, 6GB RAM 128GB storage, no microSD (dual SIM only) 4000mAh battery, USB-C fast-charging, no wireless charging
A word on software
- Google Android Oreo 8.0 operating system with EMUI 8.1 re-skin at launch Update to Android Pie 9.0 OS with EMUI 9.0 re-skin from October 2018
A camera that’s truly cutting edge
First: 40MP RGB camera, 1/1.7in size, f/1.8 aperture, optical image stabilisation (OIS) Second: 20MP monochrome camera, f/1.6 aperture Third: 8MP ’telephoto’ camera, f/2.4 aperture Phase detection and laser autofocus LED dual-tone flash Front camera: 24MP, f/2.0 aperture
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To recap
Huawei has arguably produced the best phone of 2018 in the P20 Pro. It looks great, lasts an age per charge, the camera is a top-ranking effort, and there’s all the performance you could need. The more recent P30 Pro lasts even longer and has more versatile cameras, but if you don’t need all that extra - including the added size - then saving some cash and buying this handset still makes it a great buy.
