14 DAY TRIAL // Huawei unveiled on Tuesday the long-anticipated Huawei P20 flagship Android-powered smartphone line-up, giving us an in-depth understanding of the technical specifications and new mobile technologies incorporated in the devices.
The Huawei P20 launch event is taking place as we speak, live from Paris, and you can watch it at the end of the article via YouTube. Powered by best-in-class AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies that promise a premium mobile experience, the Huawei P20 smartphone comes in two variants, P20 and P20 Pro.
With a gorgeous 5.8-inch IPS LCD display offering a 1080x2244 pixels resolution and 18.5:9 ratio, the Huawei P20 model sports an Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 970 chip, a Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, 4GB or 6GB RAM, and 64GB or 128GB internal storage. It has a dual rear camera system with 20MP and 12MP cameras, and a 3400mAh battery.
"Blazing a trail for smartphone photography, the Huawei P20 introduces the all new Leica Dual Camera. Life goes by at the speed of light, be sure to capture every bright brilliant moment with the Huawei P20, where leading-edge camera technology meets visionary creative design," said Huawei.
The AI capabilities of the Huawei P20 bring image stabilization that lets customers capture incredible photos in low-light conditions using the incorporated Night Mode, which balances high-contrast scenes for light-balanced, blur-free, handheld shots in any setting. The camera also features a 960fps Super Slow Motion mode.
The 24MP CMOS sensor selfie camera delivers sharp, vibrant, dazzling selfie images that look stunning in day or night, zoomed in or far away. The AI-powered 3D facial modeling technology gives you perfect portraits with a wide range of studio-quality lighting effects. Also, the camera comes with Master AI to identify 19 different categories in real-time.
Huawei P20 Pro features world’s first Leica Triple Camera system
The Huawei P20 Pro model promises to be the most powerful in the series, sporting an Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 970 chip and a Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, a bigger 6.1-inch AMOLED display with 1080x2244 pixels resolution, 6GB of RAM, 128GB internal storage, and a Leica Triple Camera system with 40 MP + 20 MP + 8 MP Leica lens.
"Introducing the world’s first Leica Triple Camera. The Huawei P20 Pro pushes the boundaries of creative mobile photography. Inspired by the kinetics of light and precision-engineered to capture detailed, rich, atmospheric images any time of day or night," said Huawei.
Huawei P20 Pro also features a more powerful, long-lasting 4000mAh battery with SuperCharge. All three models come with Google's latest Android 8.1 Oreo operating system and EMUI 8.1, and will be available in stores around the globe starting this April. Pricing information and other details are available at huawei.com.
