Design
The Huawei Mate 20 is built with glass and metal, but Huawei is using what it calls its ‘Hyper Optical Pattern’ to make the phones less slippery in the hand than smooth glass and offering traction if you are using them without a case. Unfortunately, it is only available on the Midnight Blue, Emerald Green and Twilight color options, while the Black and Pink Gold versions don’t have it. Huawei’s now familiar gradient colors let their new handsets stand out in a crowded market of options.
On the top of the display the Mate 20 has a small notch housing the front camera, which the company calls a ‘dewdrop’. This has allowed for the device to have a much higher screen-to-body ratio and a thinner bottom bezel when compared to the Mate 20 Pro. However the Mate 20 is a bit taller and much wider than the Mate 20 Pro.
The back of the device hosts its square shaped, triple camera and LED flash setup along with a physical fingerprint scanner.
Display
The Huawei Mate 20 has a 6.53 inch LCD display with a 1080 by 2244 pixel (FHD+) resolution. It has a 18.7:9 aspect ratio as a result of its ‘dewdrop’ notch and thin bottom bezel. This display also has an extra white pixel in an RGBW matrix which, as usual, which allows for an 820 nits brightness level. The display also supports the DCI-P3 color gamut, and is certified HDR movies on Netflix.
Camera
A 24 megapixel front facing camera will take care of all the group calls and selfies you need.
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Release and Availability
The Huawei Mate 20 is now available for pre-order will cost EUR 799 for the 4GB model or EUR 849 for the 6GB variant. The handset will be available starting October 26. Huawei is also releasing a special Porsche Design Mate 20 RS model, which is priced at EUR 1695.