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The Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are equipped with numerous world-class technologies that even Apple and Samsung's smartphones lack.
1. Huawei's Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro feature outstanding technologies that make Apple and Samsung uneasy.
The Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are equipped with numerous world-class technologies that even Apple and Samsung's smartphones lack.
Back glass with 'Hyper Optical Pattern' material
Currently, most premium smartphones on the market use glass backs, and the common characteristic of such devices is their susceptibility to fingerprint smudges and slipping. To address this, Huawei has coated the glass of the Mate 20/Mate 20 Pro with a layer called 'Hyper Optical Pattern.' It resembles a rough pattern layer, minimizing fingerprint smudges and providing a more secure grip.
The revolutionary 'Hyper Optical Pattern' material prevents fingerprints and slippery surfaces.
Kirin 980: The first chip manufactured on a 7nm process, featuring Cortex-A76 cores and dual NPUs
Huawei consistently equips its smartphones with Kirin processors developed in-house. Inside the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro lies Huawei's latest and most advanced chip - the Kirin 980. This chip, announced by Huawei in late August, is the world's first 7nm chip. Moreover, it's the first chip to utilize Cortex-A76 high-performance cores developed by ARM and integrates dual NPUs to handle artificial intelligence-related tasks.
Kirin 980 is a chip packed with groundbreaking technologies.
Smartphone with the world's fastest LTE and Wi-Fi speeds, dual GPS
The Mate 20 Pro is the world's first smartphone equipped with an LTE Cat.21 modem, delivering download speeds of up to 1.4Gbps over LTE networks. According to Huawei, Mate 20 Pro's speed even surpasses that of the Galaxy Note9 and iPhone XS Max. Not only that, but its maximum Wi-Fi download speed also reaches 1.7Gbps, making it the fastest in the world, provided your router supports it. Additionally, it features dual-band dual GPS technology (L1+L5) to enhance user location accuracy and speed.
Mate 20 Pro stands as the world's fastest LTE network downloading smartphone.
A triple camera system featuring ultra-wide, standard, and zoom lenses
Similar to its predecessor, the P20 Pro, the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro continue to boast a triple camera setup developed in collaboration with Leica. However, unlike one of the P20 Pro's cameras being a monochrome sensor, Huawei has replaced it with an ultra-wide-angle camera on the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro. The advantage of the ultra-wide-angle camera is its ability to capture more within the frame compared to a regular camera, making it suitable for capturing landscapes or tight spaces.
Leica's triple camera system
An image captured with the Mate 20 Pro's ultra-wide-angle lens
Additionally, the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro also feature standard and zoom lenses, all with impressive specifications. Notably, the Mate 20 Pro's camera boasts a resolution of up to 40MP, placing it among the highest on smartphones today.
All three cameras on the device boast impressive specifications
Background blur video recording
While there are already many smartphones on the market capable of taking photos with a blurred background (commonly known as portrait mode), Huawei has taken it to a new level with the Mate 20 Pro by introducing the feature of background blur video recording. Users can create cinematic footage with this feature, adding a unique touch to their videos.
Speaker integrated into the USB-C port
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is equipped with dual speakers arranged similarly to most smartphones today, namely one speaker placed at the earpiece and one at the bottom. However, instead of drilling holes at the bottom like other smartphones to accommodate external speakers, Huawei ingeniously placed the speakers of this device inside the USB-C port. This enhances the aesthetic appeal of the device.
The bottom edge of the Mate 20 does not have speaker holes like other smartphones, as the speaker has been integrated into the USB-C port
Nano Memory Card (NM Card)
Instead of using the familiar microSD card, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro utilizes the Nano Memory Card (NM Card). The advantage of the NM Card is its smaller size compared to microSD (specifically, it's only as small as a Nano SIM) while still offering a large capacity of up to 256GB.
The new NM Card standard is smaller than microSD and equivalent to a single Nano SIM card
SuperCharge fast charging with up to 40W power
The Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro come with battery capacities of 4000mAh and 4200mAh, respectively. However, Huawei states that the Mate 20 Pro can reach 70% charge in just 30 minutes thanks to the new SuperCharge fast charging technology with up to 40W power. Meanwhile, the Mate 20 also features this technology but with a lower power of 22.5W.
Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are equipped with SuperCharge technology
The fast charging technology of Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro is indeed a significant advantage over competitors, especially iPhone. While other smartphones may require users to wait 1.5-2 hours to charge to a sufficient level, with the Mate 20 Pro, it only takes about 30 minutes to reach 70% battery. Considering that the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro have large battery capacities (4000mAh and 4200mAh), this 70% is entirely comfortable for users to use throughout the day.
Compared to iPhone X, Mate 20 Pro charges considerably faster
Reverse wireless charging for other devices
Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro support 15W wireless charging. However, the unique feature of the Mate 20 Pro is its ability to wirelessly charge other devices in reverse. All users need to do is enable the reverse charging feature in the settings, then place the device needing charge on the back of the Mate 20 Pro. Since it also uses the common Qi standard, users can wirelessly charge almost all current devices, including Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy.
Users can wirelessly charge other devices with Mate 20 Pro
3D Face Recognition
Mate 20 Pro is equipped with 3D facial recognition technology, featuring components such as a dot projector, infrared camera, and illuminator similar to Apple's Face ID. This makes it a rare find among Android smartphones.
Mate 20 Pro comes with 3D facial unlock technology
When unlocking the device, Mate 20 Pro projects 30,000 invisible dots onto the user's face to create a depth map. Huawei claims that the failure rate of this facial unlock system is only 1 in 1,000,000 (1 million). It also operates effectively in low-light conditions.
In-screen fingerprint sensor
In addition to facial recognition, Mate 20 Pro also features an in-screen fingerprint sensor. While the facial recognition speed of the device is already fast and users rarely need to use the fingerprint sensor, it proves to be useful in certain scenarios, such as when users are wearing a mask, for example. The combination of 3D facial recognition and the in-screen fingerprint sensor makes Mate 20 Pro the most comprehensive device in terms of biometric security today.
Despite having facial unlock, Mate 20 Pro also integrates an in-screen fingerprint sensor
