Huawei has announced the latest four smartphones to join its Mate 20 series — Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20X and Mate 20RS — at their event in London, UK, on Tuesday.

The Huawei Mate 20 series devices support wireless projecting that allows users to project presentation, gaming or video to a larger screen — like a TV or a projector. Even in this mode, the devices can be used to send messages or make phone calls without hindering your privacy.

The proprietary Huawei Kirin 980 SoC also powers all of the four Mate 20 devices, which also sport a triple-lens rear camera, though differing in specs and features.

Price and Availability

The Huawei Mate 20 is retailing for €799 (4GB+128GB), and €849 (6GB+128GB) was made available right after the event starting October 16.

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro that has also been made available on Tuesday comes at €1049 (6GB+128GB). Price for the other variant hasn’t been disclosed yet, and we’ll update this space as soon as we know it.

The Huawei Mate 20X (8GB+128GB) will be available starting October 26 for €899. The special Porsche edition Huawei Mate 20RS that comes in two variants: 8GB RAM + 256GB storage for €1695 and 8GB RAM + 512GB storage for €2095. Both the variants will be available from November 16.

Huawei Mate 20 specs

Display: The Huawei Mate 20 features a 6.53-inch IPS FHD+ (2244 x 1080) 381 ppi display.
Design: The Mate 20 comes with the same unique squarish design for the Leica-powered triple-lens rear camera as the rest of the Mate 20 series devices. It has a small droplet notch and thin bezels at the bottom. The back panel is made of a textured glass that is non-slip and anti-fingerprint.
Processor: The device is powered by Huawei’s in-house 7nm Kirin 980 chipset that is based on A 76 Cortex (2 x Cortex A76 2.6 GHz + 2 x Cortex A76 1.92 GHz + 4 x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz).
Camera: The cheapest flagship of the lot sports a Leica triple lens camera at the rear (12MP wide angle lens + 16MP ultra wide angle lens + 8MP telephoto lens), which comes with a lot of AI-powered features and a 24MP shooter at the front.

Memory and Storage: The Huawei Mate 20 comes in two variants, each comes with 128GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 256GB using the company’s proprietary nano memory card (NM card) and differ in RAM as one comes with 4GB RAM while the other with 6GB RAM.
Battery: The device is backed by a 4000mAh battery that can be charged up to 58% in 30 minutes using a USB type-C 3.1 cable.
OS: The Mate 20 runs on EMUI 9.0 skin that runs on top of Android 9 Pie.
Biometrics: The device can be unlocked using the fingerprint sensor on the rear.
Connectivity: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (wave2), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, Bluetooth 5.0, 3.5mm headphone jack,
Sensors: The Huawei Mate 20 houses the following sensors: Gravity, ambient light, proximity, fingerprint (rear panel), hall, laser, infrared, colour temperature sensors, gyroscope, compass and barometer.
GPS: GPS (L1 + L5 dual band) / AGPS / Glonass / BeiDou / Galileo (E1 + E5a dual band) / QZSS (L1 + L5 dual band).
NFC: It also supports NFC in the following modes: Read Write mode / Peer to Peer mode / Card Emulation mode (payment by slot 1 SIM card, or HCE) is supported.
Colours: The Huawei Mate 20 is available in midnight blue, black, twilight and emerald green colours.
Dimensions: 158.2 mm x 77.2mm x 8.3mm and weighs 188g
Biometrics: The Huawei Mate 20 has a fingerprint sensor located at the rear.

What’s in the box of Huawei Mate 20?

A handset, 3.5mm headset, charger, type-C cable, protective case, quick start guide, sim eject tool, warranty card.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro specs

Display: The Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a 6.39-inch OLED 2K (3120 x 1440) 538 ppi display.
Design: The Mate 20 Pro comes with the same unique squarish design for the Leica-powered triple-lens rear camera as the rest of the Mate 20 series devices. Although it features a larger notch than the Mate 20 and Mate 20 X, it’s slimmer in width, and its front has 3D glass curved edges. The back panel is made of a textured glass that is non-slip and anti-fingerprint.
IP 68 certified: It is certified to be splash, water and dust resistant.
Processor: The device is powered by Huawei’s in-house 7nm Kirin 980 chipset that is based on A 76 Cortex (2 x Cortex A76 2.6 GHz + 2 x Cortex A76 1.92 GHz + 4 x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz).
Camera: The Mate Pro version also sports a Leica triple lens camera at the rear but with better specs (40MP wide angle lens + 20MP ultra wide angle lens + 8MP telephoto lens), which comes with a lot of AI-powered features and a 24MP shooter at the front that supports 3D depth sensing, which enables 3D face unlocking.

Memory and Storage: The Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes in two variants: 6GB RAM + 128GB internal storage and 8GB RAM with 256GB internal storage. Storage on both can be expanded up to 256GB using the company’s proprietary nano memory card (NM card).
Battery: The device is backed by a larger 4200mAh battery that can be charged up to 70% in 30 minutes using a USB type-C cable. It supports 40W SuperCharge wire charging and 15W wireless Quick Charge.
Wireless reverse charging: This feature can be used to charge other smartphones that support wireless charging.
OS: The Huawei Mate 20 Pro runs on EMUI 9.0 skin that runs on top of Android 9 Pie.
Biometrics: It can be unlocked either using the 3D face unlocking tech or the in-screen fingerprint sensor.
Connectivity: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (wave2), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, Bluetooth 5.0, type-C headphone jack,
Sensors: The Huawei Mate 20 Pro houses the following sensors: Gravity, ambient light, proximity, fingerprint (in-screen), hall, laser, infrared, colour temperature sensors, gyroscope, compass and barometer.
GPS: GPS (L1 + L5 dual band) / AGPS / Glonass / BeiDou / Galileo (E1 + E5a dual band) / QZSS (L1 + L5 dual band).
NFC: It also supports NFC in the following modes: Read Write mode / Peer to Peer mode / Card Emulation mode (payment by slot 1 SIM card, or HCE) is supported.
Colours: The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is available in midnight blue, black, twilight and emerald green colours.
Dimensions: 157.8mm x 72.3mm x 8.6mm and weighs 186g.

If you’re a beach bum, you can also buy the customised snorkelling case for the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, which will let you take your phone into water up to 5 metres deep and shoot with the help of water camera mode.

What’s in the box of Huawei Mate 20 Pro?

A handset, type-C headset, type-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, charger, type-C cable, protective case, quick start guide, sim eject tool, warranty card.

Huawei Mate 20 X specs

Display: The Huawei Mate 20 X features a 7.2-inch OLED FHD+ (2244 x 1080) display.
Design: The Mate 20 X comes with the same unique squarish design for the Leica-powered triple-lens rear camera as the rest of the Mate 20 series devices. It has a small droplet notch and thin bezels at the bottom. The back panel is made of a textured glass that is non-slip and anti-fingerprint.
Processor: The device is powered by Huawei’s in-house 7nm Kirin 980 chipset that is based on A 76 Cortex (2 x Cortex A76 2.6 GHz + 2 x Cortex A76 1.92 GHz + 4 x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz).
Camera: The Mate X version also sports a Leica triple lens camera at the rear but with better specs (40MP wide angle lens + 20MP ultra wide angle lens + 8MP telephoto lens), which comes with a lot of AI-powered features and a 24MP shooter. The camera can also help you learn about things or shop items, simply by pointing your device at them.
Memory and Storage: The Huawei Mate 20 X comes in a single variant featuring 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, which can be expanded up to 256GB using the company’s proprietary nano memory card (NM card).
Battery: The device is backed by a larger 5000mAh battery that can be charged using a USB type-C cable and supports Huawei SuperCharge tech.
OS: The Huawei Mate X runs on EMUI 9.0 skin that runs on top of Android 9 Pie.
Biometrics: It can be unlocked using the fingerprint sensor on the rear.
Connectivity: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (wave2), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, Bluetooth 5.0, 3.5mm headphone jack,
Sensors: The Huawei Mate 20 X houses the following sensors: Gravity, ambient light, proximity, fingerprint (rear), hall, laser, infrared, colour temperature sensors, gyroscope, compass and barometer.
GPS: GPS (L1 + L5 dual band) / AGPS / Glonass / BeiDou / Galileo (E1 + E5a dual band) / QZSS (L1 + L5 dual band).
NFC: It also supports NFC in the following modes: Read Write mode / Peer to Peer mode / Card Emulation mode (payment by slot 1 SIM card, or HCE) is supported.
Colours: The Huawei Mate 20 X is available in midnight blue and phantom silver colours.
Dimensions: 174.6mm x 85.4mm x 8.15mm and weighs 232g.

With its large screen and top-of-the-line processor, the Huawei Mate 20 X is aimed at mobile gamers. It also employs the proprietary Supercool tech — a liquid multi-dimensional cooling system with vapour chamber and graphene film — to keep the device cool even during extended hours of gaming.

The device also comes with an M-Pen that can be used to take down memos. So, the device also comes across one that can be used to organise your office work or to allow your creativity more digital space.

What’s in the box of Huawei Mate 20 X?

A handset, 3.5mm headset, charger, type-C cable, protective case, quick start guide, sim eject tool, warranty card.

Huawei Mate 20 RS (Porsche design) specs

Display: The Huawei Mate 20 RS features a 6.39-inch OLED 2K (3120 x 1440) 538 ppi display.
Design: The Mate 20 RS comes with the same unique squarish design for the Leica-powered triple-lens rear camera as the rest of the Mate 20 series devices. Although it features a larger notch than the Mate 20 and Mate X, it’s slimmer in width, and its front has 3D glass curved edges — similar to Mate 20 Pro. The back panel comprises of handcrafted premium leather with polished glass line running in the middle. It also has metal borders.
Processor: The device is powered by Huawei’s in-house 7nm Kirin 980 chipset that is based on A 76 Cortex (2 x Cortex A76 2.6 GHz + 2 x Cortex A76 1.92 GHz + 4 x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz).
Camera: The Mate 20 RS version also sports a Leica triple lens camera at the rear but with better specs (40MP wide angle lens + 20MP ultra wide angle lens + 8MP telephoto lens), which comes with a lot of AI-powered features and a 24MP shooter at the front that supports 3D depth sensing, which enables 3D face unlocking.
Memory and Storage: The Huawei Mate 20 RS comes in two variants: 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage and 8GB RAM with 256GB internal storage. Storage on both can be expanded up to 256GB using the company’s proprietary nano memory card (NM card).

Battery: The device is backed by a larger 4200mAh battery that can be charged up to 70% in 30 minutes using a USB type-C cable. It supports 40W SuperCharge wire charging and 15W wireless Quick Charge.
Wireless reverse charging: This feature can be used to charge other smartphones that support wireless charging.
OS: The Huawei Mate 20 RS runs on EMUI 9.0 skin that runs on top of Android 9 Pie.
Biometrics: It can be unlocked either using the 3D face unlocking tech or the in-screen fingerprint sensor.
Connectivity: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (wave2), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, Bluetooth 5.0, type-C headphone jack,
Sensors: The Huawei Mate 20 RS houses the following sensors: Gravity, ambient light, proximity, fingerprint (in-screen), hall, laser, infrared, colour temperature sensors, gyroscope, compass and barometer.
GPS: GPS (L1 + L5 dual band) / AGPS / Glonass / BeiDou / Galileo (E1 + E5a dual band) / QZSS (L1 + L5 dual band).
NFC: It also supports NFC in the following modes: Read Write mode / Peer to Peer mode / Card Emulation mode (payment by slot 1 SIM card, or HCE) is supported.
Colours: The Huawei Mate 20 RS is available in midnight black and red colours.
Dimensions: 157.8mm x 72.3mm x 9.7mm and weighs 187g.

The Porsche design Huawei Mate 20 RS is for the collectors who aren’t only impressed by Huawei’s Mate 20 device but also have a keen interest in Porsche (and probably own one) and are just in awe of the design. Plus, have at least €1695 to spare.

What’s in the box of Huawei Mate 20 RS?

A handset, type-C headset, type-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, two chargers (EU and UK), two USB type-C cables, leather case, leather rear cover care card quick start guide, VIP card, sim eject tool, warranty card.

Talking points: Our take on Huawei Mate 20 series

While the Mate 20 and Mate X are similar when it comes to design, biometrics the Huawei Mate X sports a bigger OLED screen and houses a number of features including a better camera, bigger battery, liquid cooling system, M-Pen and more.

Similarly, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Mate 20 RS are similar in most of the specs but differ in design as the Huawei Mate 20 RS features an exclusive leather and glass Porsche design.

The Huawei Mate 20 is clearly the underdog in the entire lineup and doesn’t exactly justify its price. The proprietary NM cards are a drawback for all of the devices.

The Mate 20 Pro and Mate 20 RS don’t have 3.5mm headphone jacks, and their USB type-C port doubles up as a headphone jack.

If you’re a gaming buff or are creatively inclined, the Huawei Mate 20 X is a better bet at just an extra €100 as compared to the higher spec variant of the Mate 20. At €1049, Huawei Mate Pro is probably the best bet among the four for someone who wants the best of power, design and also wants to have a device that fits their pocket easily.

Among the four, the Porsche design Huawei Mate RS is more of a collectors phone than something a regular customer would use, but if you like what Huawei’s regal offering and the Porsche exclusivity makes you tick, then this one is for you.

All the four devices are currently going on sale in UK and Europe. Indian, Australian and US availability or price haven’t been disclosed yet for the Huawei Mate 20 series. The Huawei Mate series hasn’t made it to India before, so this might be the first.

Huawei also unveiled Watch GT and Band 3 Pro fitness tracker. While neither the price was availability for the fitness tracker was disclosed, the watch has already started retailing at €199 for the sports version and € for the classic.

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