A month with the Huawei P20 Pro - long term review
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- The Huawei P20 Pro is the first mainstream smartphone to pack three cameras - and that's cool, but it was the full package that made the phone so good when we first reviewed it.
In its favour, it has a huge battery - 4,000mAh, an OLED screen and a slick design as well as 128GB storage. As for the negatives, there's no headphone jack or SD card slot.
A month on though, how is Huawei's finest faring? Is the Kirin 970 processor cutting the mustard? Is the camera crumbling in the real world or is it still impressing us?
Watch our long-term test to find out and head over to www.techradar.... for all the details.
Ok, I'm really not young at all people! I'm 63 so haven't grown up in smart phone' world. I bought this phone yesterday, ive only really owned old phones and cast offs! I can honestly say, as a complete novice, this phone has already blown me away with the things it can do. I thought it would take me ages, and lots of 'lessons' from my way more knowledgeable son to even text, buts it's so easy!! It's user friendly, and I'm so excited about learning all the things it can do. This phone has wide appeal. Even us dinosaurs can use it! Thank you for this review. Huawei P20 Pro 👏🏻
Having owned, samsung/apple/htc - I can honestly say this phone is a revelation. I can go 2 days without charging, I dont get the critical responses re the screen, its not as good as the s9 plus (which is the best screen on the market) but that is really just nitpicking. The sound is incredible, it is without doubt gorgeous, functional and robust. The camera - honestly dont even think that any other smartphone comes that close, if you spend some time, learn the features - it delivers and delivers, especially at night. It is cheaper on contract than a iphone x or samsung s9 plus - and I honestly think it stomps the apple in every way, the samsung is pretty neck and neck, but as I am often out and about for long periods of time the battery won the decision for me. Huawei are making phones on a par and better in some respects to the "established" brands - I hope they continue to improve as the lack of innovation and increasing prices dont justify the final product in most cases from certain other brands.
Interesting that a company comes along, produce a great innovative product and people try to rubbish certain aspects of the phone as opposed to look at the R and D and real life aspects of the handset - I think it is a bit like those who cheer on ferrari vs other supercars without ever having driven any of them.
One last thing as a phone - yes an actual thing to make calls from, it is the best phone I have ever owned, great call quality and holds signal all the time.
No surprise most of those salty people are fanboys of other brands, they're only salty cause they can sense their favs are being beaten haha.
Same here! I've owned the X for 7 months, the S9 plus for 2 months and now jumped to this and I could not be happier. Truly a revelation compared to the other two.
Totally agree with you.
This is a honest review. Thank you for not hating China products.
Lau ArtPix true
Watching off my p20 Pro and so far pleased with mine.
Kerry Carr still good?
Kerry Carr haha same here mate. Got mine yesterday
what do you think of it so far?
Got mine last saturday. Screen is very good. I personally don't notice the resolution change (I've been using a Note 4 for 4 years (It has a 1440p display)). The battery lasts minimum of 6-8h SoT, which is pretty much since 9-23 o clock of intense usage (RUclips, games, messanger, 1 hour of using the camera. GPS, sync, wifi, mobile data always on). Performance is stellar, every game i threw at it, it handled perfectly. It's snappy, there wasnt a single lag spike, nothing. The fingerprint scanner is instant, literally unlocks in a heartbeat. Everything about cameras has been said, so no point in saying anything else. It's a great phone, totally worth it.
@@BEASO is it still good?
Thank you for the long term review. Been following your reviews. It made me feel more comfortable to get the p20 pro in the states(not officially available, so no US warranty). PRO version is now on ebay for 879USD, even cheaper than its price in the EU. Thus is much cheaper than s9+ and iPhone x.
Undoubtedly this is the best camera phone on the planet...huawei is doing great R & D...kudos to them...
Just upgraded my Samsung S7 to P20 Pro, and was a little nervous due to mix of reviews. I wanted something different, and was impressed by the camera reviews which was why I had been pleased with my S7 too.
Your review was very good and unbiased which is very helpful. I was impressed by the normal speak, by that I mean a lack of jargon, which helped me check what I now know about my phone and what you have recommended.
I'm a week into owning this and have not been disappointed as it does everything I need, and is very customisable.
Thanks for your review.
My personal line has been a Lumia 1020 for the past 4 years because the camera is all I care about. My work phone is a S9+. Finally replacing my Lumia with a P20 Pro. Just hope the P20 Pro can last as long as my Lumia
Did the P20 pro's camera meet your expectations?
How long did you use your Lumia 1020? I've heard it never breaks
Although its a little dissapointing that there is no stablization in 4k videos, most users are just sharing short clips on phone or on social media. Very few would use a phone for any serious videotography work. 1080p is more than enough for most people.
Bushangels Hmmm i dont know , to be sure its a nice phone mate with some cool camera features and a nice paint job , i would not buy it though .
it is being sold as a camera focused phone (scuse the pun ) ,
No ois on 4k may not be a deal breaker on its own for some , but why compromise ....... no headphone jack , no sd card , no wireless charging , and it is not cheap ,
When people say it is cheaper than device X one needs to weigh it carefully .
Also a bunch of other good camera phones are yet to be released this year , as well as the mate 20 variants with the 2018 chipset which the p20`s do not have .
I`m thinking 6 or 8 months down the track buyers remorse big time ????? or not :) .
love the cat photos and videos. I am sold on the p20...just bought it
I was using before Huawei 20 pro
And it is one of the best phone are using in my life..
And surely I will buy it again
Love P20 Pro ♥️
Loving my P20 pro, sad only black is available for canada
The Midnight gradient is avalible too I have one myself as a canadian
I read review where it states that there is a certain fuzz to the OLED screen. There are two screen protectors that you need to remove from out of the box
Still the best smartphone I've ever used, as it's the only smartphone I've ever used.Serious, 2022 and I still have a mint condition one, why do I need a so called upgrade, it's great
Please make a long term review of the standard p20 :) Thanks for a lovely review of the pro!
Love my Pro :-)
Best Camera Smartphone....
Sanchit Jain not even close .
Sanchit Jain nope
After a week with it I agree, has its quirks but photos when done right reward me more than my Xperia XZs and Nokia 1020.
Pixel better....pro over processed photos....over complicated menu.
Yeah I have it hands down the best cameras out there.
2018 and still some people can't accept a positive review for a Chinese phone. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Moving on...
Shazley Sahib I like the phone I buyed it
Camera was a big letdown, not that great actually 🤷♂️
@@kidv2 yeah right your saying that because you don't even own a p20 pro.. That's one of the best camera phones you can buy.. Even in 2019.. 🤣🤣🤣
I have a Pixel 2 and just picked up the new P20 Pro. I prefer the Pixel 2 shots. The Pixel is more consistent shot to shot and has better contrast to my eye. Maybe my P20 needs another few weeks of machine learning?
You fancy giving up the pink p20 my Mrs is desperate for this phone and it's not available in the UK which is rather frustrating considering they are advertising these two versions that aren't for sale. 🙏
Long term review that said the same that first day review...
Ruben L Since when is a month a long term review.....
X M a L i K X Well, still doesn't justify tellingbthe same stuff as day 1
Costs the same as the OP 6T in Germany right now. I love the camera on the p20 and the large battery. Yet I prefer the 6Ts software. Which one would you recommend?
Seeing all these reviews makes me wan the P20 Pro even more, is it worth switching from my 7 Plus to this?
Did just buy the Huawei p20 pro😅🤩❤️
Lucas Lindström have you had any issues with touch responsiveness
Or any issues at all thanks in advance
Also waiting for the reply
Sent mine back as had so many problems with video compatibility with video stories on Instagram. If it wasn't for that I'd of kept the phone but as I do a lot of video stories was an issue for me.
Y does my p20 pro battery finish quick tho??
Very good review, I liked your style.
Nice review and cute cat 🙀... Am hoping to get the p30 pro soon and mate 20 x 😉😉😉🤞🤞🤞
I just bought mine for 300₤ paid over 24 months. At that price, it's a no-brainer.
Should i invest in this phone?
@@kaydenn2791 Haven't gotten it yet. Ask me in a week
Where did you get it?
@@kristineac9577 Telenor. It's actually being sold for 240₤ now by other carriers.
@@KearnuPhoenix so basically its a postpaid contract isn't it?
Great phone but without warranty in the states way to expensive to take a risk on. What a shame that phones like this never get picked up in the states.
Got this phone on a changeover from Samsung one word Awesome
Add a stable 4k video mode and a SD card slot and ill buy it. the Headphone jack can be nice too.. but oh well.. at least the first two.
You will never record in 4K anyway...
If you have your gopro then the job is done for you :)
i want the p30 to be completed!!!
The p20 pro is not coming with pink gold color?? :'(((
Rose gold* yeah I'd love that too!
Best phone out now.
Annoyingly, the Twilight colour is not available in New Zealand!
Am loving it but am used to apple so its taking time to get use to it
Has it a month - reads the specs we all knew about before it was released.
I have a huawei and I think it is absolute criminal not to put a fingerprint reader behind this phone.
a month is not "long term" :)
Thank u for the detailed review but does the phone overheat while gaming(for example PUBG) or while using desktop mode?
black assassin nope never overheated when I played pubg for 45 minutes.
Huze chothia ok thank you
No it doesn't, never even gets hot.
Ima wait until the price drops. Hopefully by then there is some good updates for the software. They defently drop by alot too! Samsung only drops price by a little vs these they drop alot when the drop.
Less than 750 USD for the 128GB Pro right now on eBay, search for it.
Does Huawei update the Android software regularly? My Unlocked Note 8 is very slow and behind.
Tim McCright Huawei and many other other big Chinese brands are taking initiative to focus on updates and software regulation. If you search up android security enterprise Huawei is one of the members. Expect updates regularly but nothing as fast as pixel or one plus
Which should I buy this or the s9 plus, which is more complete in general
Nando Arroyo Mtz S9 plus, better screen, better build, better water resistant rating, better speakers, no notch....
P20 Pro, better speakers than the S9 and the iPhone X, better performance than the SD845 (Honor Play with GPU Turbo is already beating the SD845 in app launch and gaming frame rates, update coming to Huawei phones soon too), best battery life, better cameras number one out there, fastest charging, fastest fingerprint sensor, IR blaster, PC mode with just a cable etc., this is hands down the best phone out now.
What about xz2 premium??
good review, thnx
Anyone how to change the setting background?
Does anybody else have issues with the Instagram app with this phone? E.g. When sending/receiving posts, it says "Please update app to view post." even though Instagram is already at the latest version, not being able to double tap screen to change cameras when recording and also how to app lags when trying to zoom while recording. These are the main issues I have with my P20 Pro currently and it really bothers me as while the camera is one of the best, they're making it really hard to be able to fully utilise it on one of the best photo/video sharing platforms. Any help would be appreciated.
i'm not experience any of those issues. have you tried reinstalling the app? please clear the cache and all datas related to the app before re-installing. Hope this will help.
Two things I will give to this phone: battery life sounds fantastic and photos can be really good (once you turn off Master AI)
But for me it costs more than a S9+ and for that it lacks a lot of features, the video is sub-par (don't get me started on that janky 960fps), the display... I truly believe 1080p can still be flagship in 2018 but not with an AMOLED Pentile matrix at 6.1'' and early impressions are the front glass is quite easy to break. I really wish Huawei would stop making compromises all over the place with these premium-priced devices
No phone is perfect, what you get for the price are great display, better speakers than the S9 and the iPhone X, better performance than the SD845 (Honor Play with GPU Turbo is already beating the SD845 in app launch and gaming frame rates, update coming to Huawei phones soon too), best battery life, better cameras number one out there, fastest charging, fastest fingerprint sensor, IR blaster, PC mode with just a cable etc., this is hands down the best phone out now.
Is 1080p 60fps finally stabilized? That was such a bummer with the mate10 so i didnt get it and got a pixel 2xl instead
cezzarmicu man 1080p is always stabilized. Not 4k
DavidRuidong Wei 1080p 30fps YES. 1080p 60fps NO. Owned a mate 9, i checked the mate 10 and mate 10pro and 60fps was NOT stabilized
cezzarmicu big mistake ..but pixel 2 still a beast
No hate to Huawei but I am gonna go with the S9
Disappointing that it has two sim slots but no expandable storage. My galaxy note 8 doubles as a 2nd sim and micro sd slot. This phone should have had the same. I’d have bought it then
justmeinit 128gb memory and cloud capabilities?? I'm not quite sure why this wouldn't suffice?
dope ass phone
40 megapixels. Wait until you see no difference vs a 12 mp camera until you zoom way in
no fm radio, two days after buying, i'm no longer in love with this phone
Niestety dla Pana Panie Czarku radio odchodzi, tak samo jak telewizja.
tylko analogowa Panie Robercie i nie tylko dla mnie
How is call quality and audio
exceptional.
JZ VR how is phone ? I’m debating between this and note 9 but note 9 is about $500 more but this one feels better in the hand compared to Samsung. Only issue is I haven’t used this brand before and I hear apps crash and UI buggy and do they update regularly ?
Best phone I've used, Note 9 is definitely not worth 500 more. UI is super fluid+stable, haven't had any app crashes and plenty of updates so far, got the GPU Turbo update recently overall experience is excellent. Get this phone or the upcoming Mate 20 launching on Oct. 16th, EMUI is the fastest and best UI I've used, Huawei is killing it right now.
Ur cat is so cute! Whats her name? 😍😍😍
just bought one for £650
I'm so distracted by your beautiful cat..
The only flaws I can see with this phone is the headphone jack, no expandable storage, and wireless charging. With those 3 things, this phone would be my view of a perfect smartphone.
There’s this thing that youtubers do that drives me batty which is that as they get to the end of a sentence they slow down and then emphasize the last few words. Maybe once or twice would be ok but’s just way too often. Please stop this and be original. Speak normally. Good info but drop the affectation it’s distracting, to me anyway.
fatal failure: front reader. 5G speed? camera LED brightness?
But not 4 k option 😔
Why buy this phone? Lower resolution screen, no optical image stabilisation at 4K or 60 FPS, not durable, older Kirin 970 processor, no wireless charging and yet it costs the same as the 8+ and a little less than the S9+. It is cheaper on contract though.
siloPIRATE my opinion they can did the image stabilization with a software update and while it may be older the phone does get to know the user that is hard to beat and wireless charging for me isn't worth it it's slow and realistically doesn't give you a huge advantage
hi mom Is it really being patched in? I knew there was a phone that used AI to learn your usage habits, didn’t know it was this one. Yes, wireless charging wouldn’t be something UI’d take advantage off, but it would be cool to have. Testing out demo units, the screen looked good and it seemed fast
When are reviewers going to start taking note of the antique UI and laggy touch response? How can a professional reviewer NOT take notice of these things?
Kristian Tigersjäl 1. EMUI isn't antique, just different and colorful. 2. It isn't unresponsive at all, maybe it was with the pre applied screen protector but I can't remember
L8zin different and colorful, not what I would call it when the margins are huge and meaningless or when the app switcher isn't even scrolled down to give you the most of the screen without scrolling.
And yes, there is a scrolling issue. Look for the the topic horrible touch lag on xda.
Scrolling issue lol, just 2 users complaining, i have it and i see no lag scrolling in any app. And i use a pixel 2 too , i got a 1gb update 2 days ago.
Kristian Tigersjäl OK maybe there is a horrible touch lag problem, but on my device and on every p20 pro I have ever touched or seen in a video it's been fine. And I'm pretty sure you get a new phone from huawei if you have that problem.
How are they supposed to take note of things that don't exist lmao, I have one in hand, zero touch response issues, try one before spreading BS.
Okay can I just say something here. The kirin 970 is not powerful at all if you take the snapdragon or the exynos it is not at all as powerful. They suck at optimization witch make the battery just average. And finale the photos look so processed i don't even know to begin. I'd rather have a asus 5z it's cheaper has a better screen to body ratio. Good and power afficient processor. It has a headphone jack. You get AI boost witch increases performance even more. As a reviewer I expect you to inform the people and i feel like you are being untruthful. The p20/p20p/p20l does not have gorilla glass of any typ.
have u tried using this phone yourself? how do u know about all those issues you mentioned?
Wirawan Ciputra I got my mom to buy the p10 plus and it's so bad it has aged worse than my p9 it got scuffs all over and the paint is falling off and it's not good. So yeah I know these issues. And a friend off mine has the p20p. But don't take my word for it the internet is full off information about the processor about the lack off optimization so on and so on.
Better speakers than the S9 and the iPhone X, better performance than the SD845 (Honor Play with GPU Turbo is already beating the SD845 in app launch and gaming frame rates, update coming to Huawei phones soon too), best battery life, better cameras number one out there, fastest charging, fastest fingerprint sensor, IR blaster, PC mode with just a cable etc., this is hands down the best phone out now. You're just salty if you haven't tried it stop talking.
GPU Turbo actually saves battery and increases efficiency, I have the P20 Pro and battery life has been spectacular, try one before you talk, also regarding screen to body ratio the FPS doubles as a navigation button and can replace all three buttons so it's actually freeing up screen real estate. Best cameras out there period, Pixel can't compete in low light and Huawei's Supercharge is faster than Dash Charging.
Wooooow
sponsored video??
You blind? Or stupid? Or both?
I don't see any reason to buy this over a Pixel 2 XL or S9+. Everything about this phone is mediocre.
Better speakers than the S9 and the iPhone X, better performance than the SD845 (Honor Play with GPU Turbo is already beating the SD845 in app launch and gaming frame rates, update coming to Huawei phones soon too), best battery life, better cameras number one out there, fastest charging, fastest fingerprint sensor, IR blaster, PC mode with just a cable etc., this is hands down the best phone out now. I'll take this over a laggy piece of shit that turns into a dead paper weight in a month and with battery life that can't last a day any day. Shitsung fanboys are just salty their Shitsungs are pieces of shit in comparison lmao.
JZ VR JZ VR I don't have a Samsumg so whatever. But most of the things you mentioned are complete bullshit and you know it. A Kirin 970 can't even beat a SD835. Finger print reader is not the fastest, and the phone just isn't that good overall. And dead piece of weight LOL you must have not owned a Huawei before. Go look up how their flagships from 2-3 years are doing now literally a dead weight cos the battery lasts 5 seconds and no updates in years.
Something is wrong with your mic sound... It sounds like someone hits the mic again and again... Terrible...
Meow
Display oleofobic protection looks same as on P10, this is bad, really bad.
Filip Snížek oleofobic protection was none existant in the p10/p10 plus and this year it's worse why is the case that no reviewer say none of the p20 phones have gorilla glass.
I own a p10 and its absolutely no problem at all
TopWorldBros well the difference is night and day I'll tell you
You stupid? The P20 Pro has coating on both sides, took the screen protector off on mine it's completely fine, touch one before you talk dumb ass.
+andree lind Stop spreading BS you stupid? The P20 Pro has coating on both sides, took the screen protector off on mine it's completely fine, touch one before you talk dumb ass.
Is this a commercial. Not really a review. Dare to be critical.
Garret141076 He criticised the screen, wasn't too impressed with video compared to the camera, said the low light wasn't groundbreaking and said the user interface could do with refining. To me it came across as the honest review of somebody who used this phone for a month.
You blind and deaf?
Maybe he can review that awful fucking vest of yours you pikey
It is exceptional phone... exceptionally iPhonish and overrated. Also overpriced. Under any circumstances I would pay for this phone asked price. Ridiculous how overrated it is. Reviewers are really not objective. Disappointing.
You're once again exceptionally salty hating under every Huawei video, despite your hate this phone is getting raving reviews everywhere from reviewers to actual users lmao get a life loser hating won't change a thing.
JZ VR it's an overrated and overpriced phone. That is the truth.
I'm not paying that price for that chipset. Phones company's have a cartel going on these price increases with diminishing returns. The screens are the same, the cameras are barely improving and the build quality has remained largely the same with just different finishes and less bezels. Phones should be no more than 500-600 one plus has proven this.
Oneplus isn't doing the same level of R&D so ofc their prices can be cheaper, Huawei spends 14 billion on R&D a year, almost twice of apple.
Another sponsored channel.. No thank you...
s9 is better than p20 pro
Dont be salty. Let us enjoy this amazing device and you can stuck that s9 up in your ass.
Gate Crasher UK, other than the headphone jack I'm choosing over an hour of screen on time over all of that shit. Ip68? Notchless phone? LoL!!! That's pretty desperate of you.
bravo!! completely agree with you
Unbox India in ur curry dreams
Bwhahaha yeah right man , get that samsung shit out of here