We think Night Mode is the biggest game-changer on the P20 Pro - but what do you think?

Let comment before watching. This phone is awesome but not an S9 Killer looking at the phone as a complete package.

Love my P20 Pro. Made a detailed review of it too!

I love Huawei products but I really wish they didn't try so hard to look like Apple products.

correction: mate 10 killer not s9+ killer only note 9 could definitely kill the s9+

The real S9 killer is 3-6 months of actual use. Thats when the TouchWiz lag sets in Meanwhile, Huawei will be chuggin along just fine. The new Android Kings

Using Mate 10 Pro atm and the phone is amazing. Nice pictures, good battery life and big screen, thats all i need. P20 Pro is upgraded version so i bet its worth the money.

Love my Huawei P20 pro so far. Picked it up a couple of weeks ago and I'm glad to have made this move.

When the price goes down, this phone really is going to be a steal.

huawei has convinced me to change over. i am a dedicated samsung user for years! and i will be switching over. i for one like the fact that it looks different when you place it on the table next to your friends galaxy and iphone phones it stands out especially with the twilight gradient reflective backing.

So I have watched 10mins of this review and to be honest as great as this review is, you might have just called it a P20 Pro Detailed Camera review. Good job but soon much focus on the camera🤷🏿‍♂️

Thank you for being pretty much the only reviewer who actually talked about pixel binning and how the cameras _actually_ function.

still no headphone jack tho! (that is just beyond stupid! I like my headphone jack!) also... AIS... Only works on 1080p..

New Phone: Huawei P20 Pro. Old Phone: iPhone X. Why? The Camera [esp Night Mode!], Big Battery & the FAST Supercharging.

The only reason Huawei lacks in being a top selling smartphone company is that it doesn't listen to consumers properly. If Huawei puts 6+ Inches - 2K/4K Super AMOLED bezel less Display, 4000+ mAh Battery, Leica Triple Camera (As shown in P20 Pro), Expandable storage slot upto 200GB, IP68 (Not 67) Certification, In-Display fingerprint scanner, 6/8 GB RAM + 64GB as a base variant, Hisilicon Kirin 980 chip for their next flagship Huawei Mate 20 Pro and all that with price tag of $1000 then people will be ready to com out of Echo-System whether its Apple, Samsung, LG or HTC.

S9 killer? Stop using that term for CLICKBAIT

I don't know if it is a S9 killer. For me it isn't. No headphone jack, inferior waterproofing, and no sd card means I am not considering it. It is beautiful and it looks powerful but I don't understand the strategy of the pricing being in the same bracket as the S9 and iPhone. For $700 I might have even considered it but I am not going to import a phone at nearly $900 when I can get an S9+ with warranty for $840

Nothing can beat the S9 series except note 9 in late July with more tweaked hardware and software ...

People are calling S9+ the “complete package” lol. Had my S8+ start lagging in 6 months. Same happened to a lot of other users including Erica Griffin whose review you guys who’re spectacle about my comment can watch. S9+ will share the same fate. New toy which looks good from the outside until you really dig deep to find many flaws. Had my burn ins in about 4.5 months at the corner of the screen. Display is nice, but impractical. I’d rather have bezels to hold my phone than cover my screen with my hands whilst consuming media, not to mention the god damn bloat ware which actually slowed my S8+ down. I’d rather have a flagship which can last me 4 years at least if not 5 years than buy a new looking toy which ages horribly

S9 killer? Only 1 camera has ois, no headphone jack, no micro sd card compatibility, worse software, the notch, worse speaker, bluetooth version is outdated and it's slower Cameras are important, but it shouldn't 100% determine what phone you will get. Most people looking for a phone wants everything to be good (e.x processor, design, screen and so on.) Just because the p20 has a better camera, doesn't mean it's an s9 killer.

The only reason the s9's camera seems to be less impressive than the p20 is that samsung doesn't go top much into details Samsung added a lot of UNTALKED about features to the camera

Feels more like a camera comparison than a full review.

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Not an S9 killer in terms of the full package but yeah in terms of camera and battery life maybe slightly ahead.

Why call it a galaxy s9 killer when it has no headphone jack and memory expansion?

Doesn't have an ANT+ radio. Qualcomm still adds that to most of it's tech which is useful for active people that use that wireless tech

As a camera? Of course. It even killed the Pixel2 As a phone? No. You need to take a phone as a PHONE . Not just its camera. The P20 is good, but as a whole, the S9 is still better.

Minute 10:27 and the guy is still talking about the cameras!!

I was also troubled with the excessive smoothing and sharpening. Especially when other reviewers thought competitors grainy, normal images were somehow worse. That's not the case; we are removing information here. That's why I though "why not always use 40mpx mode since it removes all these obstacles", but then you cannot zoom, so I guess I'm stuck... I hope I can deal with it eventually.

I've noticed your Gear S3. Have you paired it with the P20? Besides having to install 100 plugins, some features didn't work for me, like being able to find watch faces and apps within the gear app. Any idea on why? Is it only possible with Samsung phones? I had mine paired with an S8 and it all worked fine.

Headphone jack? Notch? NOTCH?! What killer?

The entire review sounded more like a paid review then an actual analysis to the phone. The P20 pro camera is great but overly aggressive denoise filter will cause information loss which by all means is can't be invariable by algorithms unlike pixel 2 approach which can apply the same denoise filter later to achieve similar result. Therefore, it's even not comparable to pixel 2. Also, I think you failed to mention that the AIS is only available to 1080P mode rather then the 4K which almost every flagship phone today does.

nice vid! Do you have more information about 4K video stabilization on the p20 pro?

Lol I knew it wasn't Joshua Vergara or anyone else making an absurd statement like that😂

This phone kills the S9+! I mean, the processor is slower than a S8, the screen is 4 years behind the S9, the speakers are worse than the S9, no headphone jack, no curved screen, worse aperture for the camera, you have to suck up EMUI that is utterly awful, brings worse accessories and no cover included on the box although 200 euros cheaper huaweis bring them, you have to carry a iPhone X clone but with 3 cameras, worse water resistance, no wireless charging, camera works very well only in some situations, worse design, crap for VR, and so on. But guys, the color is really cool and the camera says 40mp! The battery is really good if you want to use your phone for a day and a half instead of a full day with battery to spare! Like, everyone needs more than 6 hours SOT on a 16 hour day with 15 to 20% battery to spare! Did I talk about the notch? It has a really cool notch for when you want to see the image of the battery charge! Can't really show the percentage because of it, but it's so cool! This review is totally unbiased and unsponsored! I BELIEVE HIM AND SO DOES EVERYONE WHO HAS HAD MULTIPLE FLAGSHIPS! GO HUAWEI! well, go home Huawei, you are drunk. #HuaweiAuthority

Watching this on my Galaxy S9 and still loving my phone.

Hello, I have a question: Will the Huawei P20 pro camera AI learn from my decisions? For example, if I discard AI scene suggestions for a particular type of scenes (e.g., blue sky). Will the phone adapt and change what it's suggesting or the rendering to please my taste? Or is the AI actually not intelligent in the sense that it learns from my decisions when taking photos? Thanks!

That camera is gorgeous! Still waiting for a better phone right now. The reason I'll won't get this is because 1. Notch (sigh) 2. Looks like an iPhone X copy 3. No headphone jack

Unless you're a forensic photographer working for the police, art trumps accuracy in photography. I don't want the harsh, soulless, clinical accuracy of reality in my photographs, I want something that looks beautiful. So yeah, Huawei absolutely has the right approach.

The phone definitely seems like a good phone , solid in many ways but definitely not a s9 killer, Huawei has made great strides this far in the phone game but definitely has to do alot more to catch up to the top tier manufacturer in the phone game , Samsung's s9 is the best rounded phone at the moment has everything any person could want and the skin is much better than huawei's

Great review, loved the detail on the cameras. Are you using a Samsung Gear watch? If so how does the P20 Pro work with it?

I want to make a Canvas photo size "6 Ft X 4 Ft" and *Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus* doesn't have the resolution to do so.... *Would the Huawei P20 Pro have the resolution high enough to do such huge photo?*

Huawei paid for that title

Yeah low light photography is its key advantage

Most people don't buy a phone based solely on camera performance. P20 Pro has no wireless charging, the display is only 1020p and of course has the"notch" copied from Apple, in addition to last year's chipset. Did I mention no headphone jack? Hello dongle, lol. I'll take my S9+ all day over this king wannabe.

I love both of the colours that are offered. It just look so nice on a phone that I wish other phones would also adopt this style. I just really like it, and the notch doesn't bother me at all plus you can customise to blend with the notif bar.

Have had the phone a while and have to agree with Kris about subjectivity of photo quality. I have no camera that can do perfect photos, but I have a cheap superzoom that is acceptable to my budget. This p20 pro is a super value bc now I can afford to get shots I never could before, even if they are not the same as a DSLR. It's a game changer for me. And come to think of it, you can't get these 10x zoom photos on ANY other phone.

After watching the first 70 % of the video , I made sure that this video is not all about the camera, but. a full review by taping the screen

No to the notch, no the fingerprint scanner on the front and no having to fiddle with camera settings. Most important part of my experience is the screen not the camera.

Why is it that everyone claims this phone has the biggest sensor "since the Lumia 1020"? The biggest sensor since the Lumia 1020 is still the one inch sensor on the Lumix CM1.

Congratulations for 3 million subscribers

Here in the UK I was able to pickup the P20 pro for 550 pounds on O2, the S9 is 869 so it was a no brainer :)

This would be my next phone if it had a 2K screen. A stretched out FHD screen is unacceptable to me nowadays, as I can easily see the pixels on such a large screen!

The only thing Huawei is better against s9, x, etc its his camera with AI (except in video stabilization at 4k, which doesnt get 60fps) and battery. other flagships smash p20 pro in other things, like gpu and cpu power, sound, ip protection, micro sd slot, 3.5mm jack, and front camera.

Hello Could some help me to make this choice; Galaxy A5 2017 or Galaxy J7 2017 Thanks

I was about to get this phone but after trying the phone for a while i decided to give pixel 2 xl a try, which cost exact thr same after a 80 usd discount. Getting the new phone in a few days, hope i made the right choice.

The P20 Pro is definitely a solid package from Huawei this year!

This is certainly the best camera phone as it looks. Huawei has finally done a good job in keeping full display with the best camera setup and a big battery. Although I am a samsung user but P20 pro has blown my mind since the launch. Yes this is of coarse the S9 killer. Nice review.

The triple camera is the best. It allows to add DSLR-style depth and offer a 5x hybrid and 3x optical zoom. There’s also a F1.6 aperture which helps shoot photos when the lights get low and the inclusion of the incredible Night Mode. I will say much better than S9.

I had the S9+ since release and I have got rid of all bloatware and made the phone so great and the photos and video are just amazing,, one word to you Huawei fanboys 960 FPS -come at me.

is it gorilla glass 5 on p20? i can't find any information on it.......also does it have Bluetooth 5.0? the official doesn't say anything about it....

Since I got my first Huawei, I've never touched a Samsung or iPhone again. Huawei for life

Where did you get the P20 Pro cover??

I don't even like Samsung phones like this, but this is not a flagship killer. A flagship killer would have to offer all features. No expandable storage, no headphone jack. Its camera in a variety of scenarios don't even stack up to a single lens, 12 MP Pixel 2 XL. Overall, the S9+ is less saturated than this. So no. This is not better value for money. Love how most of this review was about the camera, not about software and things that actually matter.

Btw I heard that sammy has cut the budget for fake reviews after it was discovered, so we can hope for quality reviews in next gen phones, good job on this review

Every reviewer hating on samsung just because they didn't show a phenomenal change on the s9 when they were doing that for the past smartphone years. P20 pro is a great phone but you can't say that it's an s9 killer just because samsung didn't introduce innovation. I never saw reviewers complain this much on iPhones before. Well, that's my comment.

The S9 has a much better design with no notch, the absolute best display on any smartphone and not covered by a notch, an equally impressive camera and just about the same real world day to day performance, not to mention an SD card slot. So, despite the sensationalist claim, there is actually no real way the P20 Pro could be considered an "S9 killer", no matter how good a phone it is on its own.

I decided to watch the whole video before commenting and you missed mentioning the price which is about $1,100 US. While I certainly did enjoy the review you gave for the camera, the video seemed to be biased, overall. That being said, I do admit that I am surprised that the phone can't record in 4k 60fps with all of that going for it. The phone seems pretty great for the camera (which is the main focus) but is not a S9 killer as it is standard for the rest of the phone. So if you are crazy about the camera then go ahead and buy it but if not, there are better alternatives out there including the S9.

Just switcht today after 10 years of iPhone to the P20 pro, it's a freakin great phone!

Can you tell the name of the case/cover?

Huawei P20 Pro. 3x OIS in all 3 camera!. 👍🏼👌🏼🤨😉

I'm still waiting for mine to be delivered by my network. Could be up to 21 days

Problem is which US phone providers will give good phone service with this phone? T Mobile, Verizon, etcetera?

It doesn't have a headphone jack or a SD card slot. Samsung has become the true "never settle brand" the s9 mops the floor with this thing

for me though, phone is not all about the camera. in fact, i think for most people too, it's better to get the phone with longevity rather than the better camera ones but you know won't get software updates in the next two years or so.

Hey i was wondering if i shuld buy anp20pro for 850euro or a S9 for 750euro + the s9 comes whith he wierless earphones frome samsung valu like 250 euro so like what shuld i buy?????

None of us average phone users are not going to notice the issues you notice on photos. I really wanted to try a huawei phone but when found they had done away with the headphone jack it annoyed me.

I wish there was more content on the base P20...

All the negative comments out there forgive him as he had forgotten to keep question mark in the title after the KILLER word......

This review was stellar, packed to the brim with detail for every aspect that people might look for in a phone. Great job!

You took photo of the Eiffel Tower during night, that is illegal.

almost perfect, but no headphone jack. If huawei made this phone with a quad dac and headphone jack, I would be sold

I say about p20 pro it is batter and different then others . Its some features like its battery life , cameras ,storage capacity and processing system . The cameras is mainly attracted to the person. I gave this phone 5 stars in review and i want to win this phone for my father

The title is too late for April 1st.

Y'all tripping that phone ain't no Galaxy S9 killer 💀 I'm dead

What's the game being played in the review? Graphics look amazing!

I'll admit that the only thing this phone has over the S9+ is the camera tech. Everything else is better on the Samsung. I proved that myself.

Just ordered mine, cant waite to get it.

@Android Authority How can you say "Galaxy S9 killer" in the title, yet in the video review you only compare (and that, only in some situations) to Pixel 2? And where is performance and features review in this video?

What a pity that Huawei didn't put all that AI technology into 4K video recording. No image stabilization at 4K is ridiculous in 2018. Let's hope that Huawei will get more serious with 4K video capture when they release the P30 Pro in 2019.

Could've gone with a rear placement for the fingerprint sensor to make it easier to reach since it's a taller 19:9 screen. But overall it's a better buy than the s9 and iPhone X in my opinion.

It may have a better camera than the S9, but this phone still has a 1080p display. Plus its so hard to find this phone. I probably would get it if they made it available through a carrier and had a 1440p display.

OMG. 10 minutes in and it's still a camera review.

This is a paid Huawei review, where is the mention of how bad is the stabilization on 4k 30fps videos? Where are other criticisms?

Design, display, camera speakers and performance all better on the s9+ so how is it an s9 killer....

Does P20 pro going to launch in India?

They can put fingerprint scanner at the side for cleaner look

From technical point of view- its absolutely the best device till date.

does the p20 pro have stereo speakers?

You forgot the question mark.