Design
Huawei revealed its latest flagship range at the Grand Palais in Paris on March 27th, 2018. The new devices will be available in pink, black, blue and a stylish ombre style gradient from purple to green, called 'Twilight'. The P20 features a 5.8" display while the P20 Pro offers a larger version at 6.1".
Features
The new P20 series offer substantial specs. Both devices are powered by a 2.4GHz octa-core Kirin 970 chip, that as claimed by Huawei, is the first smartphone chipset to provide a neural processing unit to run artificial intelligence features. The most notable 'first' however belongs to the P20 Pro. The Pro variant sports the World's first Leica triple camera set up that boasts a whopping 40MP RGB sensor, 20MP monochrome shooter and an 8MP sensor with a telephoto lens, for some seriously professional images.
Key spec comparison
P20
- 5.8" display
- 20MP camera
- Android 8.1
- 128GB storage
- 4GB RAM
- 3,400mAh battery
P20 Pro
- 6.1" display
- 40MP camera
- Android 8.1
- 128GB storage
- 6GB RAM
- 4,000mAH
How the P20 measures up to current flagships
P20
- 5.8" display
- 20MP camera
- Android 8.1
- 128GB
- 4GB RAM
- 3,400mAh battery
iPhone 8
- 4.7" display
- 12MP camera
- iOS 11
- 64GB/256GB
- 2GB RAM
- 1,821mAh
Galaxy S9
- 5.8" display
- 12MP camera
- Android 8
- 64GB & expandable
- 4GB RAM
- 3,000mAh battery
Pricing & Release date
While the iPhone 8 is available SIM-Free for £699.00 (64GB) or £849.00 (256GB) and the Samsung S9 for £739.00 (64GB), the P20 in comparison is available for just £599.00 and the P20 Pro £799.00 and offers undoubtedly competitive specs in regards to storage, battery capacity and camera capabilities. For information on pay-monthly prices, please do not hesitate to contact your account manager on 01252 854352 or email sales@cmmtelecoms.co.uk, we are always more than happy to help!