Huawei Mate 20 & Mate 20 Pro Announced With Triple Cameras, Reversible Wireless Charging & More

Huawei Mate 20

At an event in London today, Huawei took wraps off the latest additions to the Mate series: the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro. The two smartphones are packed with features which makes them extremely impressive on the specification sheet. There are three rear cameras, a 4000mAh (4200mAh in case of the Mate 20 Pro) battery, massive displays, Huawei's in-house Kirin 980, and Android 9 Pie.

Have a look at the specification sheet. (Note: swipe to the left on mobile to view the specification table completely)

Device	Mate 20	Mate 20 Pro
Display	6.53", 1080x2244 IPS LCD, 381ppi	6.39", 1440×3120 OLED, 538ppi
Aspect Ratio	18.7:9	19.5:9
Dimensions	158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3mm	157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm
Weight	188g	189g
Processor	HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm, 2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) Mali-G76 GPU	HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm, 2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) Mali-G76 GPU
RAM & Storage	4GB+64GB, 6GB+128GB, 8GB+512GB support for Nano Memory Card up to 256GB	6GB+128GB, 8GB+512GB support for Nano Memory Card up to 256GB
Rear Camera	Triple Primary: 40 MP, f/1.8, wide-angle lens Ultra-wide: 20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm Telephoto: 8MP, f/2.4, 80mm, 3x zoom OIS, HDR, dual-tone flash	Triple Primary: 12 MP, f/1.8, wide-angle lens, 27mm Ultra-wide: 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm Telephoto: 8MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 2x zoom OIS, HDR, dual-tone flash
Front Camera	24MP (f/2.0)/td>	24MP (f/2.0)
Battery	4000mAh Non-removable	4200mAh Non-removable
Charging	USB Type-C up to 40W, Wireless charging up to 15W, Reversible wireless charging	USB Type-C up to 40W, Wireless charging up to 15W, Reversible wireless charging
Security	3D Face Unlock, Fingerprint sensor (rear)	3D Face Unlock, Fingerprint sensor (rear)
Software	Android 9 Pie (EMUI 9.0)	Android 9 Pie (EMUI 9.0)
Headphone jack	Yes	No
Pricing	€899	€1049
Colours	Pink Gold, Midnight Blue, Emerald Green, Twilight Black	Pink Gold, Midnight Blue, Emerald Green, Twilight Black

The Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro feature the same camera setup from the P20 Pro, except the monochrome sensor which has been swapped out for an ultra-wide lens. The P20 Pro was acclaimed for its shots in low-light and Huawei says that the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro improve upon it. Photos aside, Huawei has putten lot of effort into pioneering videos with the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro. The two devices come with a number of 'AI-powered' features that are touted at making videos better. There is AI object recognition, which coupled with active tracking and AI Zoom, ensures that the subject remains in focus throughout the video. Using AI Cinema, users will be able to adjust the colour temperatures whilst recording the video. Lastly, there is Video Bokeh, which as the name suggests, blurs the background behind the subject.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro has been announced at an event in London. The phone comes in four colours as shown: Pink Gold, Midnight Blue, Emerald Green and Twilight Black. Blog post: https://www.androguider.com/2018/10/huawei-mate-20-mate-20-pro-announced.html

Huawei has introduced a new feature with the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro: reversible wireless charging. The Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro can be used as a wireless charging pad for other smartphones that support wireless charging. Huawei hasn't mentioned the power output reversible wireless charging will provide but it seems logical that to avoid heating issues the throughput will be lesser than the rate at which the phones can charge wirelessly.

It does get the matrix camera. pic.twitter.com/PvfBZbWmt6

— Paul O'Brien (@PaulOBrien) October 16, 2018

In addition to the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro, Huawei has also announced the Porche Design Mate 20 RS and the Mate 20 X. The former is a Mate 20 Pro with a leather back and bright accent colours, while the latter is a 7.2" device with 'graphene' cooling, a stylus and a mammoth 5000mAh battery. The Mate 20 X is Huawei's attempt to take on Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.

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