<s>
Huawei	B-Application
Mate	I-Application
20	I-Application
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
phablets	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
Huawei	O
,	O
which	O
collectively	O
succeed	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
10	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Huawei	B-Application
Mate	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flagship	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
and	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
were	O
unveiled	O
on	O
20	O
July	O
2018	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
and	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
share	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
metal	O
frame	O
and	O
glass	O
backing	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
patterned	O
"	O
Hyper	O
Optical	O
"	O
finish	O
with	O
various	O
color	O
options	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
improve	O
grip	O
and	O
reduce	O
susceptibility	O
to	O
fingerprint	O
smudging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
has	O
IP68	O
certification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
utilise	O
the	O
Kirin	O
980	O
system-on-chip	O
,	O
an	O
octa-core	O
SoC	O
featuring	O
Cortex-A76	O
and	O
Cortex-A55	O
CPU	O
cores	O
,	O
Mali-G76	B-General_Concept
MP10	I-General_Concept
GPU	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
AI	B-General_Concept
accelerators	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
promoted	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
produced	O
SoC	O
utilising	O
a	O
7	B-Algorithm
nanometer	I-Algorithm
production	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
feature	O
USB-C	O
connectors	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
18.7:9	O
1080p	O
LCD	O
display	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
19.5:9	O
1440p	O
display	O
with	O
curved	O
edges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
displays	O
contain	O
notches	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
featuring	O
a	O
"	O
teardrop	O
"	O
shape	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
containing	O
a	O
larger	O
tab	O
concealing	O
additional	O
infrared	O
sensors	O
used	O
for	O
a	O
face	O
recognition	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
includes	O
an	O
optical	O
in-screen	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
physical	O
fingerprint	O
sensor	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
below	O
the	O
cameras	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
model	O
support	O
Qi	O
inductive	B-Application
charging	I-Application
,	O
including	O
"	O
reverse	O
"	O
charging	O
of	O
other	O
Qi-compatible	O
devices	O
from	O
its	O
own	O
battery	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
storage	O
expansion	O
,	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
utilises	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
proprietary	O
memory	O
card	O
format	O
known	O
as	O
Nano	B-Device
Memory	I-Device
rather	O
than	O
MicroSD	O
,	O
which	O
exactly	O
matches	O
the	O
dimensions	O
of	O
a	O
Nano-SIM	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
features	O
three	O
rear-facing	O
cameras	O
with	O
Leica	O
optics	O
in	O
a	O
square-shaped	O
array	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
using	O
40-megapixel	O
wide	O
angle	O
IMX600	O
,	O
20-megapixel	O
ultra	O
wide	O
angle	O
,	O
and	O
8-megapixel	O
telephoto	O
sensors	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
using	O
12-megapixel	O
,	O
16-megapixel	O
ultra	O
wide	O
angle	O
,	O
and	O
8-megapixel	O
telephoto	O
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Huawei	B-Device
phones	I-Device
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
monochrome	O
lens	O
for	O
contrast	O
adjustment	O
and	O
greyscale	O
images	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
citing	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
colour	O
sensors	O
as	O
making	O
it	O
redundant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
improvements	O
to	O
Huawei	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
object	O
recognition	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
now	O
distinguish	O
between	O
multiple	O
types	O
of	O
subjects	O
in	O
a	O
scene	O
to	O
selectively	O
apply	O
enhancements	O
(	O
rather	O
than	O
only	O
applying	O
one	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
photo	O
)	O
and	O
can	O
recognize	O
1,500	O
possible	O
scenarios	O
(	O
a	O
three-fold	O
increase	O
over	O
the	O
P20	O
's	O
similar	O
system	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
software	O
also	O
features	O
new	O
"	O
AI	B-Application
Cinema	O
"	O
effects	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
9.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Pie	I-Application
"	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduces	O
Huawei	O
's	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
9	O
software	O
suite	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
streamlined	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
previous	O
iterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
was	O
upgraded	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
featuring	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Porsche	O
Design	O
Huawei	B-Application
Mate	I-Application
20	I-Application
RS	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
;	O
its	O
rear	O
cover	O
has	O
a	O
racing	O
stripe	O
motif	O
with	O
two	O
stripes	O
of	O
leather	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
features	O
256	O
or	O
512GB	O
of	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
8GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
X	O
is	O
a	O
larger	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
7.2-inch	O
display	O
,	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
,	O
a	O
5,000	O
mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
vapour	O
chamber	O
cooling	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
an	O
optional	O
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
camera	O
setup	O
as	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
its	O
display	O
is	O
flat	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
rear-mounted	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
X	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
smaller	O
4,200	O
mAh	O
battery	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
40W	O
fast	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Lite	O
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
flagship	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
mid-range	O
phablet	B-Application
with	O
a	O
Kirin	O
710	O
system-on-chip	O
with	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
a	O
6.3-inch	O
1080p	O
display	O
,	O
3750mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
and	O
64GB	O
of	O
storage	O
expandable	O
via	O
MicroSD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
8.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Oreo	I-Application
"	I-Application
and	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
8.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vlad	O
Savov	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
"[wasn't]	O
the	O
best	O
overall	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
its	O
specifications	O
"[checked]	O
off	O
every	O
wishlist	O
item	O
you	O
can	O
think	O
of	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
cited	O
standout	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
extensive	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
iPhone-like	O
"	O
responsiveness	O
(	O
whilst	O
also	O
noting	O
Huawei	O
's	O
frequent	O
use	O
of	O
user	O
interface	O
elements	O
strongly	O
influenced	O
by	O
iOS	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
display	O
was	O
considered	O
comparable	O
to	O
Samsung	O
's	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
9	I-Application
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
symmetry	O
of	O
its	O
front	O
and	O
rear	O
curves	O
affected	O
ergonomics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cameras	O
were	O
noted	O
as	O
having	O
similar	O
quality	O
to	O
the	O
P20	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
and	O
a	O
macro	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
monochrome	O
sensor	O
was	O
lamented	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
cameras	O
were	O
panned	O
for	O
overly	O
aggressive	O
AI	B-Application
enhancements	O
and	O
a	O
sometimes	O
"	O
crunchy	O
"	O
appearance	O
due	O
to	O
excessive	O
sharpness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
face	O
unlock	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
speed	O
,	O
contrasting	O
the	O
in-screen	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
(	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
performance	O
as	O
the	O
capacitive	O
sensor	O
on	O
the	O
P20	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
pre-release	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
9	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
device	O
was	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
buggy	O
(	O
but	O
that	O
its	O
gesture	O
implementation	O
made	O
more	O
sense	O
than	O
the	O
similar	O
one	O
implemented	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
9	I-Application
itself	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
Savov	O
considered	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
to	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
hugely	O
indulgent	O
purchase	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
(	O
a	O
)	O
outside	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
b	O
)	O
absolutely	O
convinced	O
they	O
need	O
its	O
extensive	O
list	O
of	O
good	O
features	O
and	O
desirable	O
specs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
was	O
similarly	O
positive	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
"	O
not	O
only	O
has	O
a	O
spec	O
list	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
equal	O
of	O
any	O
flagship	O
phone	O
out	O
there	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
comes	O
with	O
enough	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
truly	O
exciting	O
phone	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
less	O
aggressive	O
in	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
color	O
saturation	O
on	O
photos	O
than	O
the	O
P20	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
but	O
panned	O
Huawei	O
's	O
switch	O
to	O
a	O
proprietary	O
memory	O
card	O
format	O
due	O
to	O
pricing	O
and	O
availability	O
not	O
having	O
yet	O
been	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
users	O
noted	O
that	O
Mate	B-Application
20	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
devices	O
with	O
LG-manufactured	O
displays	O
had	O
light	O
bleed	O
issues	O
,	O
with	O
green	O
tints	O
appearing	O
around	O
the	O
edges	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
that	O
were	O
noticeable	O
when	O
displaying	O
dark-coloured	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
