SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei P20 review: The accessible twin of the triple-cam P20 Pro.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2018·$680
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#29 of 138
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Twilight, for less.

P20 brought the P20 Pro's iconic Twilight gradient finish and Leica dual cameras to a more compact, more affordable body — and shipped with Google services. The triple-cam Pro grabbed headlines, but the P20 was the sensible buy.

01Display

76/100

76/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2018.

TypeIPS LCD, notch
Size5.8 inches
Resolution1080 x 2244 px

02Camera

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Main12 MP RGB, f/1.8
Mono20 MP monochrome, f/1.6
Selfie24 MP
BrandingLeica optics + AI Master

03Performance

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2018.

ChipsetKirin 970 (10nm)
GPUMali-G72 MP12

04Battery

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 72-point average for flagship phones of 2018.

Capacity3400 mAh
ChargingSuperCharge 22.5W

05Build

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for flagship phones of 2018.

What works
  • Leica dual cam with the iconic Twilight gradient
  • Kirin 970 + still had Google
  • Compact 165 g body
What doesn't
  • No 3.5 mm jack
  • IPS not OLED
  • 3400 mAh average
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 138-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .