Huawei Mate 20 review

Competition in the smartphone market is absolutely brutal. With Xiaomi poised to become the next Apple and up-and-coming firms attempting radical new uses for smart devices, Huawei has evidently decided that the best way to proceed is to give customers more of what they want, faster than anyone else can possibly give it. Enter the Mate 20 series, which comes in standard, Pro, and Lite editions. The new talk of Huawei’s lineup premiered at a London event in October, and is set to be released by the time you’re reading this very sentence.

The Mate 20 is a smartphone line that arguably makes a modern mobile lifestyle more possible than ever, with a bigger battery, faster charging, an impressive camera setup, and more. In beefing up what people look for in smartphones, the Chinese stalwart is attempting to find success in the “more is better” mindset. But does it equate to a quality device? Below you can find the goods on the phone specs that consumers care most about.

The battery

The Mate 20 series packs a battery capacity in excess of 4000 mAh, with the Pro maxing out at 4220 mAh, which is good for a nearly 100-hour battery life on standby. By comparison, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 carries a 4000mAh capacity, while the new iPhone XS Plus has a capacity of 3174 mAh. What is more, the Mate 20s are the latest to support Huawei’s native Supercharge technology, which boasts of a 70% charging ability in just 30 minutes.

The exterior

The Mate 20s sport the curved-glass front that has been typical of flagship phones in recent years. However, the back of the phone is where things get interesting, having a vinylesque grip that makes for a unique, handheld haptic experience. The devices make for some real eye-candy as well, with a “twilight gradient” that changes colors depending on the angle of the light. In incorporating these unique visual tricks into the design of the phone, Huawei is attempting to kickstart conversation around the brand as a design innovator in the smartphone world. Additionally, Huawei has switched from Samsung to BOE as the source for its OLED Gorilla Glass, per GSM Arena.