Huawei P20 Pro Review: The best smartphone? | Pocketnow

[@noidea91]

I love my P20 Pro. It's the best phone I've had.

[@tredfxman]

Moris Sombre Iwas going to get it! But then the phone iv waited for atleast 1 full year came! HTC U12+. I made my father buy the predecessor to yours though Mate 10 Pro.

[@bobbykhor5561]

How was the battery bro? Can it last long?

[@noidea91]

Kamen Kick It's very good. I couldn't discharge it in 1 day. Sometimes it lasts even 2 days. And it charges very fast.

[@bobbykhor5561]

Did u play any high graphic games , because I found out that the battery will fall by 12-14% when I played Asphalt 8 for 1 hour, is it normal for a huawei p20 pro phone with only one week old?

[@Xithugx]

Better than X6 believe me 😍😍😍😍

[@hritik5792]

Where is juan.... Did he left pocketnow....i really wanted him to do this review....

[@zeldafreaknerd]

hritik jain commenting because I want to know too if someone replies

[@TDDPhoto]

He did but he's still active on his own KZbin channel.

[@phoenixzappa7366]

He was deported

[@hritik5792]

Scotty Nguyen's 80s Mullet what? R u sure?

[@BossKing1243]

hritik jain he’s joking

[@NickEgibyan]

Almost no one reviewed the regular version (p20) i would love to see the camera difference between pro and non pro versioans,cause i own the non pro version and the camera is amazing as well but i still wonder was it worth paying extra for 40mp camera,amoled screen, bigger battery and water resistance ?

[@maxoo._]

Nick Egibyan let's make a research through KZbin I remember having seen such videos between them 👍

[@FabioTharwat]

Dxmark reviewed the camera, and i guess everything else is the same

[@sinjb6206]

Nick Egibyan there is no comparison you can’t compare the two your phone is actually comparable to a Samsung or an iPhone the p20 pro is really on its own it’s not fair to compare it with any other phone in terms of hardware now software is a different story

[@dvbawesome]

Its a pretty great phone i've had mine for almost 3 months and i have no complaints. The camera is my favorite thing about it

[@mattshifu]

What's happened to pocket now.... Finally its modern and editing great. Now just update that old logo already... Please.

[@johncaban4310]

How do you get the Google feed to your left? I have the L29 model and I can't get that to work!

[@tenskiii]

How do u activate Google feed? Coz I get some HiBoard from Huawei instead

[@ronanymous]

Did you end up using this as your daily driver? Really curious.

[@wascarg5341]

You are getting better doing reviews . Who’s the lady !?

[@Winterhotsprings]

How’s the outdoor screen visibility?

[@dzler1]

how did you get instagram stories to work without cropping ? i have made all updates and it still crops my instagram

[@shawtmanXR]

Jaime, can you confirm if Huawei has any intentions of tackling the video issues with a software update? I'm asking about the stabilization in particular.

[@daanutzul]

I am using this phone and its great. I switched from s8 and all useage experience is a lot better.very proud

[@nickcook9915]

is the software experience smooth or does it suffer from lag or delay at all?

[@SACHtrix]

When are you guys going to review htc u12 plus?

[@ihussain1011]

Thanks for staying and committed to pocketnow.

[@jimmyelferekh3112]

Anyone knows how does the glass on this phone compare to gorilla glass? Never saw a drop test on this phone

[@sultanabran1]

actually the monochrome sensor is there to capture light, and the colour sensor is to capture colour. the monochrome sensor IS NOT there for dynamic range.

[@Jhihmoac]

"Pro" or otherwise, what difference does it make? It's not available in North America...

[@studiodentisticogattuso]

Regarding the problem of brightness that settles itself on automatic and lowers when you enter the app and settings, and get up when you go out, is there any solution? I did some research and I realized that it is a widespread discomfort. Thanks in advance.

[@ad78]

Android Auto, did you check if its working?

[@danimoosakhan]

Can i buy this if i live in USA?

[@Dia1Up]

I have a p20, my coworker has a p20 pro. Cameras are no slouch on the p20 as well. Battery life is very impressive on both, and the dual speakers on the p20 pro, if a spec sheet didn't tell me it had 2, I would never know.

[@rschuerer]

Despite all the critics about it I'm so thankful for Huawei for putting the fingerprint sensor on the front. (I used phones like the Note 8 and the rear fingerprint sensor was such useless thing) I was a little bit skeptic about the notch but got used to it quickly. I had phones with wireless charging for years and still I'm not missing it because I hardly used it. Also I won't miss a headphone jack as I love my wireless ear buds. I can't say anything about the launcher as it's always the first I replace on my phone but the system settings offer a lot of useful options I haven't seen on any other Android phone so far.

[@awladhossain1153]

This review deserves a thumbs up from me. Fantastic review.

[@HeikoQuant]

"EMUI you either love it or hate it, I'm ok with it..." do you listen to yourself talk?

[@TheSinotti]

@jaime: nice review. What's the software version you used for this review?

[@SMB026]

Is there a significant difference between the P20 and the P20 Pro?

[@johncaban4310]

where did you get the wallpaper for it?

[@Pocketnow]

It’s one of the stock images on the phone

[@boss133749]

@0:22 that bokeh is beautiful. What set up are you using?

[@TallyHoTech]

How do you get the Google feed on the left

[@davekp6773]

Western Gents United Google now launcher possibly

[@iloper]

The Nikon? Do you know the 850?

[@dan1996DO]

Honestly, for a few days after the P20 Pro launched, I really liked it, even placing it at N1 on my "best smartphones for me" list. But then the U12+ happened... And oh boy. To me, that phone is much more refined, elegant and striking (unlike that iPhone-inspired design). And the deciding factor for me is that I prefer the photos from the U12+, here's what I mean: the U12+ produces natural colors with fine detail - that's my type of photography, give me the scene as it is, I can ruin it with saturation later if I wanted to. On the other hand, the P20 Pro has some horrid overprocessing/oversharpening going on. About the only camera feature it has over the HTC is the zoom (kudos to Huawei and Leica for that). Was a very pleasant review, Jaime. I'm hoping to hear your thoughts on the U12+ when/if you get it.

[@PeeHooo]

Where are the real camera reviews by Juan? I miss them. :/

[@chintanpatel4825]

The only reason Huawei lacks in being a top selling smartphone company is that it doesn't listen to consumers properly. If Huawei puts 6+ Inches - 2K/4K Super AMOLED bezel less Display, 4000+ mAh Battery, Leica Triple Camera (As shown in P20 Pro), Expandable storage slot upto 200GB, IP68 (Not 67) Certification, In-Display fingerprint scanner, 6/8 GB RAM + 64GB as a base variant, Hisilicon Kirin 980 chip for their next flagship Huawei Mate 20 Pro and all that with price tag of $1000 then people will be ready to com out of Echo-System whether its Apple, Samsung, LG or HTC.

[@dok9114]

no report on audio experience?

[@aleistercrowley353]

This is the best photography I've seen any phone reviewer take so far with the p20 pro , Jaime you teach them how to use a smartphone camera. Amazing pictures :)

[@jamesjoachim]

Camera is good but too much processing and over sharpening. I hope future update will address this.

[@kramshiron]

How is it that most camera reviews actually don’t rate it that high....the ui is not great either.

[@bulldogsplash1]

Are you going to review the Xperia xz2?

[@SpicyChimkinSammie]

I've had the P20 pro for a few weeks now and personally I found the camera to be extremely fidgety. It has trouble focusing on subjects that are close to you. Sometimes I would look back at a photo that I took that day, my lunch for example, and find that the entire picture is completely blurred. And you can see it happening as well. It's worst when I'm using autofocus but even after I had tapped to focus on a subject, the camera would waver back and forth a few times before settling. Also, I've had 2 software updates throughout my time with this phone and it doesn't appear as if Huawei has added a feature to completely disable beautification filters. I've set the beautification level to 0 and somehow there seems to still be some level of facial processing. That said, Night mode is flipping amazing and I wish more phones had this feature. It blows my mind with how good it is. And ultimately, the P20 pro's camera is a massive upgrade from my Oneplus 3. But I do wish the software for the camera was more refined. I mean I honestly had more fun taking photos with my Oneplus 3.

[@JaiDii-Thai-]

Had a iPhone 5, still in use..... A Samsung note 4... Now for a year allready a Huawei mate 8, and have nothing to complain. Still a great phone! When I bought it, it just started to get 'name', not a Chinese cheap one. Now Huawei is a popular and equal good qua!its as all other brands. No more Samsung and sure no apple anymore for me

[@jevonbutler9867]

how can i get this for tmobile

[@JhaveriAakash]

Why does your design and graphic change with each video?

[@majidpourreza6990]

So much resurrection around the phone's camera, but nobody talks about Huawei's music app so limited that it can only play mp3 files and nothing else.

[@wessamhamadneh9877]

I think this is one of the best and most unique phones of the year. Excellent specs and features. I love everything about it despite it being a fingerprint magnet. It's a significant improvement compared to what LG,HTC and Samsung had to offer this year.

[@MisterWhatWhat]

Those were some great shots but how come all of the camera comparison videos I've seen the photos from this device look bad compared to the iPhone X, S9+, and even the OnePlus 6?

[@valtervincere]

I Love Speed Tests Master AI cripples the image quality, applying a crazy amount of sharpening and saturation. I remember the old days of Samsung phones where they get bashed by the same things (oversharpening and oversaturation) lol.

[@mwboost]

As mentioned the AI. Or even the oversharpening. Even with AI off sometimes there's a bit too much.

[@ekspert081]

P10 plus have dual firing speakers, so P20 pro is not firt Huawei P series to include that

[@9000eldiablo]

Still don't find anything closer to the OP5T. It is the perfect bang for the budget phone, closest thing to a Nexus.

[@ramonegomez6203]

I think you said 1p68 but it is ip67 for the specs

[@alimohammedakramaldoori1755]

My p20 pro keeps restarting and I don't know why some answers would be helpful!!!

[@axi6ne8us]

P20 Pro was my first choice for an upgrade, but Samsung offered a $400 trade-in for my V30 for an S9+. Better device at a great deal! Thanks for the review Jaime.

[@abhishekbonyt]

How many times did you said essentially......?

[@youtubeshem7300]

Love the screen the camera and the 4000 MAP battery

[@kancheongspidergaming]

I'm still gonna hold onto my S9+. Even though my contract was up when both phones came out. The OIS improved alot since the S6, the capability to record many 0.2s 960fps slowmo in one recording, 4K60 and the most obvious - dual aperture, which allowed me to get a bokeh effect even with my bike against the Singapore Skyline as my backdrop.

[@prateen88]

One of the best review in recent times for any phone. You should do more review like these. keep it up !!

[@iammrcarter5099]

6:50 is why I'll come back to watch this review over and over again

[@WeekndBikeRides]

2:00 is it ip67 or 68

[@inayamei]

The P10 Plus already has "dual" speakers, it uses the earphone and the bottom speaker simultaneously.

[@grayisagirl]

That super over-processed pictures from P20 series are an eyesore to pixel peepers

[@WhatNAW]

Workaround shoot in 40MP and downside to 20MP and the effects are reduced. Portrait and Aperture modes seems to escape from over sharpening, but you get the fake bokeh, which I don't mind. Some purists might though.

[@sharryist]

How to Set Data Usage Limit on it ?

[@yajaira8457]

How much does it costs?

[@tajaemorgan4096]

Can u do one more video on the p20 pro its really great

[@welllmoon2011]

Why no wireless charging?

[@abdulhafiz3082]

This channel deserves 5 million subscribers.

[@NRecob]

LOVE my P20 Pro. Huawei & Leica lead the way. Time to sell my iPhone X, iPhone 7 Plus & Samsung 8+

[@keithjesus1702]

I thought the notch served a purpose of housing sensors and the front camera. I hate it but to say it doesn't have a purpose is not correct.

[@princymihawk]

The notch doesnt have a purpose because they reduced the bezels at the top and incorporated a notch but still kept the bezels at the bottom.

[@aromesdeparis]

I have p20 and its amazing phone especially the camera.

[@Thermalcool]

What happened to the real camera and audio reviews I loved those and it was the main reason I subbed

[@sonnywolf383]

I like the finger scanner on the front.

[@Jonfroy]

Watching on my grand new p20 pro. Best phone I've ever had.

[@pedrolockup1543]

Can you do a review XIAOMI MI8 Explorer?

[@Umairbaig923]

Excellent camera but im not much impressed with its 4K video recording & its Selfie Camera

[@LunarFlare91]

This phone hits the sweet spot between OnePlus 6 and /Samsungs. I would love to own one of these beauty.

[@BeedleBeeno]

I like the notch's on the new phones. They give the phone an edgy look

[@tiar83]

Can't wait p20 pro launch in my country...

[@___David__]

I'd rather have a chin at the bottom with the fingerprint scanner there than no bezels and a rear mounted fingerprint scanner. The notch should just die, though. And no amount of software solutions can solve it.

[@Richardk-ps7tj]

Anyone here own the p20 pro? If so, can anyone tell me if the gaming performance is good?

[@wanjapixelz3708]

Gaming performance is good 🤘🏿

[@waso9455]

I only got the standard p20 but I still love it nonetheless

[@justiceforall1288]

At least they were able to hide the notch in crop mode.

[@osmannevres9677]

I love P20 pro but I don't like being have to take square shots for high resolutions. The full screen shots are essential for better compositions and I don't like limitations as such. All in all Huawei should immediately improve the CPU's and create better possibilities for us!

[@EbNorth]

I still think that the Nokia 1020 Still takes the best overall pics of any phone built.

[@sirnubenegra]

No sd card, no headphone jack, glass, no removable battery, notch. Why is this the best phone

[@blacksunaccounts]

Ernesto Rodriguez if you watch the video you would see he says that it is not

[@williamroth3554]

lol no phones nowadays has a removable battery

[@sondesix_]

Complaining about non removable battery is so 2011.

[@jessevenegas5745]

Ernesto Rodriguez iphone 7 no headphone jack no removable battery no sd card

[@dranzerbeast0308]

the only thing out of all those that even matter right now is the no headphone jack. who needs more than 32 gb for a phone that they won't have for more than like 2 or 3 years? And same with the removable battery, you'll probably have a new phone by the time ur battery dies out

[@estebansequeira7075]

Background music?

[@kitrodriguez992]

Brother bout to get that phone.. Im an LGv20 user.. Might be biassed, but i don't tend to be, after watching this video, i still love my LG.. As pocketnow said :P its an underrated beast

[@kitrodriguez992]

I can feel the bootloop comments coming.. I've had mine for months now, almost a year, i never experienced it. 😂 So please 😂 Don't come at me

[@bobbykhor5561]

Can Huawei p20 pro last long?

[@Meowmeow.age.6]

If the p20 pro had an Qualcomm 845 chip, it would have killed the competition entirely for a year.

[@o.mi.2291]

Is anyone else frustrated about the stutters in the latest videos during slow slide scenes?

[@jsd4979]

The most revolutionary cellphone so far. The only down side is the Kirin 970 that comes with this cellphone, I wish it had the rumoured Kirin 980.

[@TheSinotti]

Honestly, the Kirin 970 is a beast in actual day-to-day use. Very responsive and fluid. (with latest firmware update though).

[@lionelb8227]

A notch, no HPJ, no micro SD slot, that's a lot! Lol I'm not sure that all the sensors are optically stabilized, and the video does say that too. The lack of 4K stabilization is really bad though, even some mid range phones have EIS when recording 4K.

[@supertigerman013]

While there are reasons that it doesn't have stabilisation in 4K (no OIS + Kirin 970 cannot electronically stabilise 4K footage), that's not a good excuse for delivering lacklustre video performance on a phone which literally has the most versatile sensor setup in the smartphone market right now. Huawei needs to get their s*** together and fix it in next Mate series.

[@davidhunsinger1587]

Also no wireless charging

[@tsudatsunde1139]

David hunsinger it dozen matter if p20 pro don't have wairless charger because it had already super fast charging battery

[@kerenyu5344]

EmmanTERo Servidad I heard the reason they don't implement wireless charging is because it's too slow, it doesn't hurt if they supported it though in my opinion

[@tsudatsunde1139]

Keren Yu yah and Huawei mate 10 and mate 10 Pro and p20 and p20 Pro are Very safe and not exploded

[@valtervincere]

I'm willing to consider this phone but the lack of a microSD slot will render my 200GB microSD unusable. And oh, there's no headphone jack! I don't see the point why they should remove it without offering something good in wireless audio.

[@111danish111]

I would like to see a 1 inch sensor smartphone .

[@ItsMeMars]

I watched the tear down from ZacksJerryRig, on his P20 PRO only 1 lens had OIS. So it’s not true that all 3 lenses has OIS built in..

[@agentbubbles782]

Its a shame it doesnt work on verizon?

[@bogdan_cx]

It's not the best, but it sure is in the top phones!

[@أحمدحميدان-ي4ر]

really?!! no sd card/no headphone jack/no 2k display/notch with no purpose / no wireless charging / no 4k video stabilizationnow it is a great phone don't get me wrong but soe configurations are going up to a 1100$ and that is very expensive to overlook things even small ones.I really hope that the next galaxy stays notch free because it and the htc u 12 ( if only had it actual physical buttons instead of this gimmick) are the only reasonable choices right now.

[@redjohnbaquilar7840]

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[@alexanderschulz6350]

what about force display dimming? almost every app gets force dimmed, dealbreaker

[@yubebarca]

Juan >> Jaime for phone reviews

[@dranzerbeast0308]

damn 4000 mah battery? I wish others would step up the battery capacities to maybe a minimum of 3600

[@CristianGMoraru]

so, after seeing this brand new review i still cant decide if i should change my note 8 with a p20 pro

[@TheSinotti]

Unless you absolutely can't live without a stylus, I would definitely say yes.

[@frooty4929]

nope

[@dolria1]

Watching this from my huawei p10 plus