Huawei Mate 20 Pro Long-Term Review | Still worth it in 2019?

Long-term review of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, six months after launch and following the official reveal of the P30 smartphone family. Should you still consider buying this 6.4-inch super-premium mobile in 2019, or upgrade to something else?

Well, long story short, this is still my favourite handset right now, even if it's not the speediest performer out there and rivals such as Samsung's Galaxy S10 have surpassed it for some camera features. The Mate 20 Pro is a strong all-rounder, boasting Huawei's slick EMUI 9 software, solid gaming performance for the likes of PubG Mobile, and a flexible tri-lens camera that is still brilliant for family and tourist snaps. You get incredible battery life, impressive Super Charge tech and a gorgeous Quad HD+ OLED display, making this one of the best mobiles even in 2019.

In fact, you get sharper visuals, better stereo audio output and that excellent 3D face recognition here, unlike the new P30 Pro. So if you're after one of the greatest Android phones around, we still highly recommend the Mate 20 Pro. Go check out our camera comparisons and versus feature with Huawei's latest flagships for more info.

[dextercube]

My Mate 20 Pro just charged up from 0 to 80% in 30 minutes

[christineayres]

Saw this phone on Amazon for 399 today what a bargain, who in their right mind would pay 3 times the price for an iphone that is no better.

[jgambler]

Love the mate 20 pro, my battery life is unreal.

[ImNaashna]

I have had no issues with my finger print, it is actually pretty good.

[alexilaiho]

What do you mean with this title ? Phone came out like 5 6 months ago, not 3 years ago...

[krishshanhari]

Watching on my mate 20 pro beast ✌️ ❤️

[mick]

September 2020 a year passed, still very satisfying and I don't think it will be replaced for now

[weizhang]

It will soon be upgraded to EMUI9.1, new features coming...

[michaelpimblott]

I upgraded to this a week ago, even though the P30 Pro was due. No regrets as the additional outlay for contract wasn't worth it. I'm more than satisfied with it! Especially in twilight 👌

[ferenc-xp]

Anybody thinks, that the Pixel camera is overrated? I have the Pixel 3a and the Mate 20 Pro, and the Mate 20 Pro makes a lot better shots. The Pixel does make good shots, but it's unlike anything what the Mate 20Pro produces.
People complained about color and stuff in the past, I think Huawei fixed it already, the pictures are amazing. Since the ban is done, Android Q is coming to Mate 20 sometime in the next few months. This phone is just great, my only complaint is the fingerprint reader is keep missing, but the face unlock works great.

[sahed]

I've got the mate 20 pro since it launched last year. The fingerprint sensor works perfect for me. I never use screen protectors on my phones and I just picked up a few scratches. I don't notice the scratches unless you go looking for it. Overall a great phone..

[rahathussain]

Nice phone now mate 30 pro will come .. I can't wait for mate 30 pro
Great video

[peterdukess]

bought one someone people think mad selling s10 plus for mate 20 pro honestly have no regrets

[tharinduperera]

Watching your video on my mate20 pro..

[danmiester]

I upgraded to the mate 20 pro a couple weeks ago knowing the p30 pro was coming out in April, have to say I'm not disappointed at all with my decision, looks like this phone will be my best friend for the next couple years! Only downside I have is that it takes ages to upload photos to the Huawei cloud, I have 60gb of photos and it's done 7gb in 3 days, anyone know how to speed this up? Great video by the way, subscribed yesterday 👍👍

[mustafaahmed]

I really liked everything about this phone specially the battery long lasting life & quick recharge but only backlight on screen some times dull & email Gmail apps doesn't work properly

[joshualloydtabilon]

Do you use a screen protector for your mate 20 pro? If so, what is that screen protector?

[craigdavies]

Great as I'm still toying with this if the P30 is crazy on contract. 👌

[cypher]

I traded mine in for the S10 plus. I do prefer the S10. But I will say the mate 20 pro is a very close 2nd. If the mate 30 pro improves again on the mate 20 pro I might be tempted to go over again. Although the screen on the mate isn't quite the marvel on the S10 I still prefer it. I'm not sure if it's the shape or what but it's simply sublime. Hopefully the notch will go or at least be smaller. Speed wise there really is no real day to day difference between S10 and mate 20 pro. I do miss my mate 20 pro.

[elriquereid]

Pls do p30 lite vs p20 lite side by side comparison