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Learn more about the Huawei P20 Pro
The Huawei P20 Pro features a sophisticated, hard-metal body and glass back, similar to the more recent iPhones. The P range was designed with a heavy focus on camera quality. It comes with an incredible 40-megapixel wide-angle main camera and an 8-megapixel front camera, both with optical zoom. The P20 Pro is a step up from the P10, offering large storage and improved battery life.
Some cool facts about the P20 Pro:
- The Huawei P20 Pro was released in March 2018.
- It is one of the top-selling Android phones, as it broke sales records while earning 100 million RMB (that’s R205 million) within the first 10 seconds of launching.
- A used Huawei P20 Pro averages around R7,000 - R8,000. A new one sits at around R12,000, making a secondhand one about 40% cheaper.
Camera
The Huawei P20 Pro is a professional camera in your pocket.
Let’s look at what you can do...
40MP Rear Camera
The camera on the Huawei P20 Pro has a whopping 40-megapixel camera. Photos have never been sharper, brighter and full of colour.
Dual Pixel
The camera has Dual Pixels, a feature that lets your camera focus quicker than you would with your own eyes, giving you fast and seamless auto-focus.
AI Image Stabilisation
In night mode, you’re able to take crystal clear photos even when they’re handheld. Photos are blur-free!
Flash
It comes with a built-in LED flash for the rear camera. However, there is no flash for the front-facing camera.
Super Slow Motion
Slow time down to 960 fsp (frames per second) to catch every moment. This feature is best used when filming sport, wild animals in nature or wild moment during a night on the town!
Hyperlapse
Hyperlapse, which is similar to time lapse, lets you record a video in a sped-up fashion. You can change the speed of hyperlapse too, either increasing or decreasing the frames per second.
Optical Zoom
The camera also has optical zoom which works the same way as a zoom lens on a traditional camera. Optical zoom does a better job than digital zoom at taking photos from far away or in dull lighting as it does not degrade image quality when used.
Hybrid Zoom
This model has 5x hybrid zoom This allows you to zoom into your subject with more clarity and less pixelation.
Video
The Huawei P20 Pro can record video up to 4K. The main benefit of 4K video is you get much smoother, sharper and clearer content that’s just beautiful to look at. The Huawei P20 Pro’s video also gives you extra features like time-lapse which condenses an entire day into a few seconds, slow motion to catch every detail of that action shot and optical image stabilisation that removes that “shaky hands” look.
Screen and Display
- 1080 x 2244 AMOLED resolution, OLED capacitive touch screen
- The Huawei P20 Pro has a 5.8-inch display
- The Huawei P20 Pro screen has 408 pixels-per-inch (ppi) density, which means more clarity and detail per inch on your screen.
- The display offers 16 million colours, giving a more realistic representation of colour in life
- The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 5 to stop cracks and scratches
- The display also has an edgeless, fingerprint sensor with smart navigation
Battery Performance
How long does the Huawei P20 Pro’s battery last?
- It has a 4,000 mAh battery
- Fast battery charging: 58% in 30 minutes
- A full charge takes 1 hour 24 minutes
- The Huawei P20 Pro battery has 500 mAh more than the Samsung S9 Plus
Dimensions
- The Huawei P20 Pro weighs 180 grams
- It's height is 15.5 cm
- It's length is 7.3 cm
- It's width is 0.78 cm
Specifications
Display
OLED, touch capacitive screen
1080 x 2240 in resolution
408 pixels per inch (ppi)
6.1 inches display
16.7 million colours
OS
Android 8.0 Oreo, but can be upgraded to 9.0 Pie
Primary Camera
Tri-lens camera
40 MP (RGB, f/1.8 aperture)
20 MP (Monochrome, f/1.6 aperture)
8 MP (Telephoto, f/2.4 aperture)
Autofocus
AI stabilisation
Dual Focus
Flash
Super Slow Motion
Hyperlapse
Optical Zoom
Hybrid Zoom
CPU
HUAWEI Kirin 970 CPU
Octa-core + micro core i7
4 x Cortex A73 2.36 GHz + 4 x Cortex A53 1.8 GHz
Resolution
1080 x 2240 pixels
Battery
4,000 mAh battery
Fast battery charging: 58% in 30 minutes
Full charge takes 1 hour 24 minutes
Dimensions
Weight: 180 grams
Height: 15.5 cm
Length: 7.3 cm
Width: 0.78 cm
Sim Type
Nano SIM
Secondary camera
Single-lens camera
24 MP
f/2.0 aperture
Supports fixed focal length
Video
4K video
AI stabilisation for videos when moving
1080p HD at 30 fps
Slow-mo at 960 fps
RAM
6GB
FAQ’s
Got any questions about the Huawei P20 Pro? We’ve got the answers for you
A brand new Huawei P20 Pro costs between R9,000 - R13,000. A used Huawei P20 Pro in excellent condition with a 12-month warranty cost around R8,000 on Phonetradr. A brand new one on Phonetradr costs R8,940.
From top to bottom, it is 15.5 cm x 7.3 cm x 0.78 cm.
You can get the Huawei P20 Pro in black, pink gold, twilight and midnight blue.
The Huawei P20 Pro uses Gorilla Glass 5 for the screen as well as the back glass.
The Huawei P20 Pro has a rating of “IP67” which means the device is not fully protected from water, mist or dust and should be kept away from moisture.
The Huawei P20 Pro’s main processor is the HUAWEI Kirin 970 CPU.
The phone comes with 6G of RAM.
The Huawei P20 Pro comes in 128GB.
It has a tri-lens camera with 40-megapixels on the main camera. The aperture lens ranges from f1.8 - f2.4.
Yes, the Huawei P20 Pro can create the bokeh effect using two modes: Portrait mode and aperture mode.
We would recommend that you invest in a case or cover. A good cover can protect your phone from cracked screens, from drops, dents, dirt, scratches and help keep it looking like new for when you’d like to sell it.
It weighs 180 grams, which is two and a half tennis balls in your hand.