Huawei P20 Officially Launched At 649 Euros

Huawei has officially launched its flagship smartphone, the Huawei P20 in France. Along with this phone, the company has also launched the Huawei P20 Pro with a triple camera setup. The smartphone is priced at 649 Euros and will be available from April 2018.

The Huawei P20 has a modern design with a glass back, glass front, and a metal frame. The smartphone will be available in Twilight, Midnight Blue, Graphite Black and Pink Gold colour variants. Similar to the P20 Pro and P20 Lite, the Huawei P20 has an almost bezel-less design with a notch on the top. Additionally, the smartphone has a front-facing Edgeless fingerprint scanner, which can also be used as a single navigation button. The device has an IP53 rating for water and dust resistance.

The device has a 5.84 inch FHD+ 2244 x 1080 px LTPS IPS LCD display with 423 ppi.

Under the hood, the device has a HiSilicon Kirin 970 Octa-core chipset with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. Additionally, the storage is expandable using a micro SD card (up to 256GB).

The phone has an AI-powered dual Leica camera setup, with a 12MP wide angle lens and a 20MP secondary sensor with an f/1.6 aperture on both the lenses. The device has 1.55 microns pixel size, which is bigger than the 1.4-micron pixel lens found on the Galaxy S9.

The phone has a 24MP front-facing camera with 3D facial enhancement, to improve the selfie-taking experience. The device also has a 3D facial lighting similar to the iPhone X. The smartphone scores 107 in photos and 94 points in videos DxOMark benchmark, which is highest to date.

The device can record 4k videos at 30fps. Additionally, the smartphone also supports super slow motion 960fps video recording. The mobile uses both EIS and OIS to offer steady photos and videos. The Huawei P20 runs on Android 8 Oreo with custom EMUI skin, fueled by a 3400 mAh Li-ion battery with fast charging.