Gadgetory

okay so it doesn't have the three show-stopping camera lenses on the back like the Huawei peeps mini Pro but the regular old p20 here is still a pretty good phone there are two cameras on the back with plenty of photography tricks a roomy 5.8 inch screen and oodles of storage for all the photos and super slow-motion videos that you'll take but let's take a step back and look at design I have it in black and blue but the p20 also comes in that killer iridescent shade called Twilight that I can't wrap my eyes away from but whichever color you get this phone is an absolute fingerprint magnet if you don't have the cloth get used to wiping it on your clothes the p20 fits pretty comfortably in my hands the bezels are slim but there's a chin at the bottom where the fingerprint reader goes I don't really mind this since I can unlock the screen when the p20 is flat on a table or a desk but the button is a little narrow now we get to the controversial part the knotch I know a lot of Android fans absolutely hate this and if you're one of them Huawei at least gives you the option of masking the notch in the settings remember if this changes nothing except that you have a smaller screen footprint to look at but hey if it makes you feel better anyway let's talk about the camera I was happy with the photos that I took on this phone it has the 12 megapixel rear lens for all those colors shots and a 20 mega pixel monochrome lens that adds shadowing in detail but while we've frozen a lot of extra settings to portrait mode for the front and rear cameras portrait lighting effects like you see on the iPhone 10 and super slow motion video there's also night mode which takes excellent photos and dark restaurants and bars there is also a default feature where the camera software detects where you're shooting and automatically adjusts the settings say a close-up a portrait or photos with a big blue sky this AI intervention can all feel like a bit much but if you love camera tricks there's plenty to play with and the photos are pretty good huawei tops android 8.0 oreo with its own emotion UI layer I'm not a big fan of this look but you can customize with themes and drag and drop icons to rearrange them on the screen and come up with a layout you like oh and there's no headset jack on this phone you have to use the USBC adapter dongle that comes in the box if you want to plug in wired headphones if you're deciding between the p20 Pro and the p20 there are a few other things you have to think about you always save the best features for the p20 Pro the OLED screen the bigger battery and full water resistance you don't want to drop the p20 into a bath but at least it is splash proof this phone won't sell it all in the US and if you buy it off the Internet make sure it'll support your carrier network bans wherever you live I like the huawei Pete's money and I think it's worth looking at as long as you don't require every cutting-edge innovation that a phone has to offer