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Huawei P20 - 4.5 / 5

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Design

  • Just 7.7mm thick and 165 grams Glass rear with plenty of unique colours Front-facing fingerprint scanner

Notch or not?

  • Notch can be software hidden in settings

Vivid display

  • 5.8-inch IPS LCD display 2244 x 1080 resolution (428ppi)

Software

  • Google Android Oreo 8.0 operating system with EMUI 8.1 re-skin

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Speed and longevity

  • Kirin 970 Neural Network Processing Unit, 4GB RAM 128GB storage, no microSD (dual SIM only) 3,400mAh battery and USB-C fast charging

Camera

  • Dual Leica camera Big Pixel 12MP f/1.8 + 20MP monochrome 2x hybrid zoom 24MP front camera

To recap

For the first time in the annual phone war, Huawei has succeeded in creating a genuine alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S9. The P20 is refined, polished and attractive. There are almost too many superlatives to describe this mighty impressive phone. Its main issue is that the P20 Pro is that much better…