Huawei Mate 20 Pro - any good?
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I'm looking at this phone as a replacement for a cheap Samsung that I bought in an emergency.
It gets really good reviews.
My usage is mostly email/calendar, WhatsApp, web browsing, phone calls. I like the idea of a really high resolution display since I spend a lot of time reading text on the phone.
I know there is some controversy with Huawei at the moment.
But is the phone any good? Anyone got one and loved/hated it?
It gets really good reviews.
My usage is mostly email/calendar, WhatsApp, web browsing, phone calls. I like the idea of a really high resolution display since I spend a lot of time reading text on the phone.
I know there is some controversy with Huawei at the moment.
But is the phone any good? Anyone got one and loved/hated it?
BlueJazz said:
I've got one, it replaced my Samsung galaxy note 8. Overall it's very good although not as prompt as Samsung for security updates e.g. I'm on January.
Camera and screen are both excellent, battery lasts two days and fingerprint/face unlock is excellent.
If you want prompt security updates then get a Pixel device or an Android One device.Camera and screen are both excellent, battery lasts two days and fingerprint/face unlock is excellent.
AJB88 said:
Pixel 2-3 by far has best camera set up of recent years, most of it is actually to do with the software but still. Battery life on my Pixel XL 2 is also pretty solid.
Obviously Android One devices wont share the same camera etc.
I'd say p20 pro is better than the pixel 2 or 3, and the mate 20 pro even better still.Obviously Android One devices wont share the same camera etc.
I have one, replaced my OnePlus 3T.
The software isn't as polished as the OP stock android with very few alterations, but I'm used to it after a few weeks.
The battery life is just immense, I'm normally at 60% minimum after a day at work, fully charged at 7:30, 60% at 5pm. If I was a light user I'd see 2 days, easy. When I got it I hammered it over a weekend and got something like 7+ hors on screen time, all on wifi. being on 4G does seem to sap the battery much, much faster than on wifi.
Even for days like today, 2+ hours of bluetooth wireless music over wifi and 4g, and loads of use at a customer site site in London it only hit 20% a couple of hours ago. My old oneplus 3T would have needed me to take my power bank and probably would have been almost dead on the train home.
The camera is excellent and the wide angle is very useful as is the super macro mode.
And the fast charging is bloody brilliant, the OP3T wasn't exactly slow but this is just a load faster. Think it's an hour for a full charge from empty. put it on charge, go and do something for 10-20 minutes and it's gone from 20% to 80%...
Deffo get a case though, it's a slippery bugger!
The software isn't as polished as the OP stock android with very few alterations, but I'm used to it after a few weeks.
The battery life is just immense, I'm normally at 60% minimum after a day at work, fully charged at 7:30, 60% at 5pm. If I was a light user I'd see 2 days, easy. When I got it I hammered it over a weekend and got something like 7+ hors on screen time, all on wifi. being on 4G does seem to sap the battery much, much faster than on wifi.
Even for days like today, 2+ hours of bluetooth wireless music over wifi and 4g, and loads of use at a customer site site in London it only hit 20% a couple of hours ago. My old oneplus 3T would have needed me to take my power bank and probably would have been almost dead on the train home.
The camera is excellent and the wide angle is very useful as is the super macro mode.
And the fast charging is bloody brilliant, the OP3T wasn't exactly slow but this is just a load faster. Think it's an hour for a full charge from empty. put it on charge, go and do something for 10-20 minutes and it's gone from 20% to 80%...
Deffo get a case though, it's a slippery bugger!
Thanks all for the replies. I think I will order one.
I've narrowed it down to either this or a Google Pixel 3 XL. That is also nice, but a bit boring. And I find Google a bit creepy these days. I know that Android is Google, and Android is sending all my data to Google anyway. But I'd rather give them a bit less of my money if I can.
To be honest, I find all mobile phones boring these days. Nobody has made any significant innovation since the original iPhone design. Virtually everything since then has been an incremental development of that form factor. The only holdouts have been Blackberry with the KeyOne (which I had before and loved - I would buy a KeyTwo but I can't find anyone reputable with the black version in stock) and Planet Computers with the Gemini/Cosmo.
Microsoft used to be an innovator in this space, but have now completely given up. There are occasional stories about a Surface Mobile/Surface Phone, but who knows if they will do anything.
Maybe the new generation of foldables will be interesting. Not sure.
I've narrowed it down to either this or a Google Pixel 3 XL. That is also nice, but a bit boring. And I find Google a bit creepy these days. I know that Android is Google, and Android is sending all my data to Google anyway. But I'd rather give them a bit less of my money if I can.
To be honest, I find all mobile phones boring these days. Nobody has made any significant innovation since the original iPhone design. Virtually everything since then has been an incremental development of that form factor. The only holdouts have been Blackberry with the KeyOne (which I had before and loved - I would buy a KeyTwo but I can't find anyone reputable with the black version in stock) and Planet Computers with the Gemini/Cosmo.
Microsoft used to be an innovator in this space, but have now completely given up. There are occasional stories about a Surface Mobile/Surface Phone, but who knows if they will do anything.
Maybe the new generation of foldables will be interesting. Not sure.
I waded through all these phones as the Honor View 20 seemed to change the game. After reading lots of reviews, I bought a new old stock OnePlus 6 for £341.
It does 99 per cent of everything any other phone does and was £160 less than a 6T, let alone the far higher prices of other phones. It has a vanilla Android system and top notch processor and the camera is pretty good too.
It does 99 per cent of everything any other phone does and was £160 less than a 6T, let alone the far higher prices of other phones. It has a vanilla Android system and top notch processor and the camera is pretty good too.
I've had one since it came out in the UK and I can't fault it.
Battery life is very good and charges from zero to full in about 45 mins.
Camera is about as good as they come - Leica can't be wrong.
I've had a case from new plus insurance (!) - it's a 900 quid phone.
I'm neither a fan boy of Apple or Android, I'd buy an iPhone if it was the better phone, but it isn't . . .
Battery life is very good and charges from zero to full in about 45 mins.
Camera is about as good as they come - Leica can't be wrong.
I've had a case from new plus insurance (!) - it's a 900 quid phone.
I'm neither a fan boy of Apple or Android, I'd buy an iPhone if it was the better phone, but it isn't . . .
My wife has had one for about three days ow, but she is coming from many years with an iPhone. There has been a lot of swearing. She only made the move as the iPhone Tarrif prices have got pretty silly now.
She seems to be getting on ok and appreciates the new screen and the camera is in another leage when compared to her old iPhone.
However, I recon my OnePlus 5 has a slightly slicker android skin when compared to the Mate 20 Pro.
She seems to be getting on ok and appreciates the new screen and the camera is in another leage when compared to her old iPhone.
However, I recon my OnePlus 5 has a slightly slicker android skin when compared to the Mate 20 Pro.
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