Huawei p20 pro

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james_tigerwoods

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16,287 posts

197 months

Wednesday 16th May 2018
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How big are your icons? Mine are, well, I think normal sized...

james_tigerwoods

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16,287 posts

197 months

Wednesday 16th May 2018
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I think they're ok - not sure if you can change the size though...

james_tigerwoods

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16,287 posts

197 months

Wednesday 16th May 2018
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Any thoughts on notification icons on the lock / Always on display - My girlfriend's S8 does this, but I can't seem to show it...

JimbobVFR

2,682 posts

144 months

Wednesday 16th May 2018
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kapiteinlangzaam said:
Same as yours. Seems like I'm stuck. Gah.

You can make the text nice and small, but the icons seem to be a fixed size.

My previous 3T had a similar res. screen, but the icons could be made much smaller. Which pleased me hehe
It's Android, so if you don't like the way the launcher works install a different one, I'm a long time user of Nova Launcher which would be my choice but there's plenty of others to choose from

zedx19

2,746 posts

140 months

Wednesday 16th May 2018
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kapiteinlangzaam said:
Can nova make the icons smaller?
Yes, there is nothing Nova can't do tbh!

zedx19

2,746 posts

140 months

Wednesday 16th May 2018
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Yeah Nova is very good, I use it on my Android Tablet as I didn't like the Samsung launcher. Not switched to it yet on my Mate 10 Pro yet tho as I find the Huawei one fine.

HTP99

22,550 posts

140 months

Sunday 20th May 2018
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Seriously considering one of these to replace my S7 Edge which is out of contract in September, I was going to go the S9/+ route but currently the deals on the P20 pro are far better and from all the reviews I've read the pro is on a par, if not better in some areas than the Samsung and yet it is £10-£15 pm less (depending in which S9 you go for) with a negligible upfront payment too.

I may pay to end my contract early to change sooner as my S7 is dog st slow and buggy as I rooted it by mistake earlier on in the year, plus I bloody dropped it a few weeks ago, cracking the screen!

Is the camera actually as good as reviewed; I know that the S9/+ camera will be fantastic as my S7 Edge one is great, my wifes S8 camera is superb so the S9/+ camera can only be better. The reason that I ask is a few years ago I got an LG G3 based on the reviews of it being a great phone and having a superb camera, when in fact it was an average phone with a very average camera; it was a dissapointment, my previous Lumia 920 was far better a package with a far better camera.

Edited by HTP99 on Sunday 20th May 16:38

james_tigerwoods

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16,287 posts

197 months

Monday 21st May 2018
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The camera really is very good and very sharp - The portrait "depth of field" effect that it does is really good and a handy feature (and my kids love it). I think it's head and shoulders above my old S7 and even the S8, but I can't comment on the S9

As an aside, I do find that the space bar is annoyingly too close to the "home" button and I'm forever closing whatever I'm typing in

cobra kid

4,944 posts

240 months

Tuesday 22nd May 2018
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I get my P20 tomorrow. Fingers crossed I chose wisely!

Rockape

264 posts

179 months

Sunday 3rd June 2018
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I've got one being delivered in the next few days. Spent a fair few years using iPhones but fancied a change and the P20 Pro was recommended to me and seemed nice when I had a play in the phone shop.

Managed to bag a decent deal too.....free phone, 30gb data, usual unlimited calls and texts for £33 a month.

Du1point8

21,608 posts

192 months

Monday 4th June 2018
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Rockape said:
I've got one being delivered in the next few days. Spent a fair few years using iPhones but fancied a change and the P20 Pro was recommended to me and seemed nice when I had a play in the phone shop.

Managed to bag a decent deal too.....free phone, 30gb data, usual unlimited calls and texts for £33 a month.
Where is this from? Im looking too.

SS2.

14,462 posts

238 months

Monday 4th June 2018
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Had mine for a couple of months now and still delighted with it.

It's fast, battery life is excellent and the camera is the best I've seen in a phone (by some margin).

And to top it off, these [finally] turned up in this morning's post cool.




james_tigerwoods

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16,287 posts

197 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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Does anyone use Strava with their P20? I've had a few issues with it not recording my runs - The consensus seems to be that it "forgets" that Strava needs to run in the background and the phone kills the process and doesn't record the run...

dmsims

6,522 posts

267 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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james_tigerwoods said:
Does anyone use Strava with their P20? I've had a few issues with it not recording my runs - The consensus seems to be that it "forgets" that Strava needs to run in the background and the phone kills the process and doesn't record the run...
Have a look at Settings, Battery

zedx19

2,746 posts

140 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
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Been that impressed by my Huawei phone, that I sold my Galaxy Tab S3 and bought a Huawei Mediapad M5. Mega impressed with that as well, seems a lot faster than the Galaxy Tab S3, particularly when switching between apps.

badgerade

660 posts

198 months

Thursday 14th June 2018
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Has anyone found a decent screen protector?

cobra kid

4,944 posts

240 months

Friday 15th June 2018
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badgerade said:
Has anyone found a decent screen protector?
What about the one fitted to it?

james_tigerwoods

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16,287 posts

197 months

Friday 15th June 2018
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cobra kid said:
What about the one fitted to it?
I was going to say the same, but mine's peeling off already - Not the worst thing in the world, I'll admit, but I'll have to get someone with less fat fingers to fit whichever one next

Oh, the power thing worked for Strava smile

tight fart

2,911 posts

273 months

Friday 15th June 2018
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Ordered one today, the 30gb deal,
Then it shows as 10gb plus 20gb on promotion but not how long for.
Awaiting email confirmation.