Huawei Mate 20 Pro India Launch Today: Price, full specs, watch live stream
Huawei Mate 20 Pro, the latest flagship smartphone from the Chinese telecommunications giant, will be launched in India today. The smartphone’s biggest highlight is its triple rear camera setup, similar to the on the Huawei P20 Pro from earlier this year. The company is also touting the presence of wireless charging tech, including wireless reverse charging, on the smartphone, apart from IP68 certification for dust and water resistance. Thus far, we know the new Huawei phone will be exclusive to Amazon India. The launch is scheduled to begin at 11 am IST, and will take place in New Delhi.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro price
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro price in India has not yet been revealed, but expected price will be starting at Rs. 88,400 for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage model. The smartphone will be exclusive to Amazon India, thanks to a teaser page.
Also See: Huawei Mate 20 review
How to watch the live stream
Huawei is hosting an event in Delhi to unveil the new smartphone. The event is scheduled to start at 11 AM IST. You can watch the launch live stream through the company’s official YouTube channel.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro specifications
The dual-SIM (Nano+Nano) Huawei Mate 20 Pro runs EMUI 9.0 on top of Android 9.0 Pie out-of-the-box, and sports a 6.39-inch QHD+ (1440×3120 pixels) curved OLED display panel with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a 86.9 percent screen-to-body ratio. The handset is powered by the flagship HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC, paired with 6GB/ 8GB of RAM and 128/ 256GB of inbuilt storage. Storage is expandable via Nano memory card (up to 256GB).
In terms of optics, the Mate 20 Pro bears a triple rear camera setup identical to the one seen on the Huawei P20 Pro. It has a 40-megapixel primary wide-angle lens with f/1.8 aperture, a 20-megapixel ultra wide angle sensor with f/2.2 aperture, and a third 8-megapixel 3X telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture. On the front, the handset sports a 24-megapixel RGB selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture and support for 3D facial unlocking.
Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, dual-band Bluetooth v5.0, Bluetooth v5.0 LE with aptX, GPS/ A-GPS, GLONASS, and a USB Type-C port. Sensors onboard are the accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, electronic compass, gyroscope, the infrared sensor, in-display fingerprint sensor, and proximity sensor. Dimensions of the handset are 157.8×72.3×8.6mm and weight is around 189 grams.
Preliminary Features
NETWORK |
Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
LAUNCH |
Announced | 2018, October |
| Status | Available. Released 2018, November | |
BODY |
Dimensions | 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm (6.21 x 2.85 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | |
| Build | Front/back glass & aluminum frame | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| – IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) | ||
DISPLAY |
Type | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~87.9% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~538 ppi density) | |
| Multitouch | Yes | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | |
| – DCI-P3 | ||
| #REF! | ||
| – EMUI 9.0 | ||
PLATFORM |
OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2×2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2×1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 | |
MEMORY |
Card slot | NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) |
| Internal | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | |
MAIN CAMERA |
Triple | 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7″, PDAF/Laser AF |
| 20 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.7″, PDAF/Laser AF | ||
| 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), 1/4″, 5x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF/Laser AF | ||
| Features | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | |
SELFIE CAMERA |
Single | 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) |
| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | |
SOUND |
Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | |
| 3.5mm jack | No | |
| – 32-bit/384kHz audio | ||
| – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | ||
| – Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter | ||
COMMS |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Infrared port | Yes | |
| Radio | No | |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
FEATURES |
Sensors | Face ID, fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM | |
| Browser | HTML5 | |
| – Fast battery charging 40W (70% in 30 min) | ||
| – Qi wireless fast charging 15W | ||
| – Reverse wireless charging | ||
| – DivX/XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player | ||
| – MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player | ||
| – Document editor | ||
| – Photo/video editor | ||
BATTERY |
Non-removable Li-Po 4200 mAh battery | |
MISC |
Colors | Emerald Green, Midnight Blue, Twilight, Pink Gold, Black |
