Two days after Google threw the future of Huawei’s Android devices into disarray, its sub-brand Honor is announcing its flagship lineup for the year. The Honor 20 Pro will sit at the top of the budget brand’s range, featuring Huawei’s flagship Kirin 980 processor, quad rear cameras, and side-mounted fingerprint scanners, all fronted by a large 6.26-inch display, complete with a hole-punch cutout for the front-facing camera. The Honor 20 Pro will retail for £525, while the Honor 20 will be slightly cheaper at £399 in the UK. Honor says that both of these devices will be “available soon.”
After Google suspended Huawei’s future access to Android Play Store and security updates, there are serious question marks over the future of Huawei and Honor phones.
While Google, Huawei and Honor have promised to support phones currently on the market, it’s not clear how long they’ll receive Android updates or access to the Google Play Store, which would severely curtail their usefulness compared to the competition.
The Honor 20 Pro isn’t a high-end powerhouse it’s got a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and weaker screen specs but it blurs the lines between high-end phones and mid-range devices in terms of the features and performance we expect.
The fingerprint sensor is the most easily-accessible we’ve seen on a smartphone, we found it far more preferable than the in-screen ID most phones have; the screen specs are far from a deal-breaker, as you’ll barely notice the difference without placing this phone side-by-side with a competitor; also we’re still not convinced a screen needs to be bezel- or camera-less, as it’s easy to ignore these intrusions.
Honor 20 Pro
Operating System Android 9 Pie
Display 6.26in 2340×1080, LCD, 412ppi
Processor Kirin 980 processor
Memory 8GB
Storage 256GB
MicroSD No
Main camera 48Mp, f/1.4, OIS + 16Mp Ultra Wide, f/2.2 + 8Mp. f/2.4, OIS 3x telephoto + 2Mp macro
Selfie camera 32Mp, f/2.0
WiFi 802.11ac dual-band Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE 4G
GPS Yes
Sim dual Nano-SIM
Battery 4000mAH, 22.5W Super Charge
NFC Yes
Ports USB-C
Dimensions 154.6mm x 74mm x 8.5mm
Weight 182g
Good
Fantastic four-camera array
Easy-to-use fingerprint sensor
Large, vibrant display
Bad
No headphone jack
Magic UI looks rather childish
Punch-hole camera steals screen real estate
