Looking at the camera data of the Honor View 20, we rate it as the most powerful camera hardware in its category (~$450). You can switch to 48 MP mode, but some options, such as zooming will be turned OFF. In practice and by default, the camera is set in 12 Megapixel, which is the resolution at which all three scenarios can be handled. High sensitivity in low-light (12 MP), similar to pixel-binningĪll scenarios are common and if the software is clever enough, it can pick one of these modes and make the best of it.High dynamic range in daylight (12-24 MP).Just like the P20 Pro sensor, it uses a Quad-Bayer RGB pattern, which is a clever setup that can be used for three main scenarios: That said, the Mate 20 Pro sensor is still ~30% larger according to our estimates. Honor’s move to a 48-Megapixel Sony IMX586 CMOS sensor provides a large sensing surface, and should, in theory, gather more light, which increases the chance for better photography. Since users can opt for 128GB or 256GB at purchase time, and since the handset is very affordable (for this level of tech), Honor believes that it can keep users happy, even without storage extension. We know that the certification itself is somewhat expensive and that in the high-mid range market, there aren’t a lot of IP-rated phones anyway, so it’s hard to blame Honor if hardly anyone else does it at that price, at last for 2018-2019 phones.įinally, there’s no support for storage extensions, through microSD or nano-SD. Unfortunately, the Honor View 20 is not certified with an IP rating. In fact, none of these connectors worked on another phone in our office. On top of that, the “USB-C to 3.5mm” adaptors have huge compatibility issues, which means that the adapter you got for one phone might not work with another. The Honor View 20 has a 3.5mm audio connector, and that’s great because, despite all the buzz that OEMs tried to make, every single consumer survey shows that 70%-80% of users like the 3.5mm port. It’s not a bad trade-off at the Honor View 20 price point ($450 6GB/128GB, $580 8GB/256GB, estimated), but we already know that high-end phones have to content with a smaller footprint for even better specs. The chassis is 8.1mm thick and relatively large in general to accommodate both the 4000 mAh battery and the larger rear camera module. Technically, it is due to the fact that the primary camera sensor is so big that the whole module is 2X thicker than a regular camera module to preserve a proper focal length and sensor coverage. The rear camera setup in particular, with the main camera being at the upper-left and the rest of the camera assembly being separated. Unfortunately, the engineers asked us not to take pictures that show the etching. Honor has built an optical V-pattern by etching different kinds of pattern in the back-cover glass structure at the microscopic level. But it’s nice that the V is not always in your face and we were able to see it clearly in certain lighting conditions. The main difference is that the marketing photos make the “V” pattern in the back much more apparent than you’d generally see it. You can check the design from our hands-on photos and compare them with the marketing pictures.
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