Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro Philippines: Specs, Price, Release Date

After weeks of non-stop hype surrounding the new Mate series, the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are finally official.

The leaks regarding the design are on point. The Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are easy to grip, durable, and fingerprint resistant. It also has the symmetrical hyper optical pattern design, which makes it look seamless in the front and back.

As expected, the new 7nm HiSilicon Kirin 980 debuts on the Huawei Mate 20 series. It’s the first-ever chipset with Cortex-A76 architecture and dual NPU design, boasting up to 75% improvement in single core performance. In addition, Mali-G76 GPU’s performance is up to 46% better than the previous generation. Overall power efficiency is also improved by up to 58%.

Huawei Mate 20 Specs

Android 9 Pie, EMUI 9.0
Dual SIM, Dual Standby (nano format)
6.53-inch FHD+ LCD display, 2244 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~381ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass protection, HDR10
2.6GHz HiSilicon Kirin 980 octa-core processor, Dual NPU
Mali-G76 MP10 GPU
6GB RAM
128GB internal storage, expandable via nano SD
24-megapixel front camera, f/2.0
3D face unlock (Dot projector, Flood illuminator, IR camera)
16-megapixel (f/2.2, 17mm, ultra wide-angle) + 12-megapixel (f/1.8, 27mm, wide-angle) + 8-megapixel (f/2.4, 52mm, telephoto) triple rear cameras, Leica optics, dual-tone flash
3D object modeling, 3D Live Emoji
4G LTE, Cat.2.1, 1.4GBps
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot, Dual-band
NFC, Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
USB Type-C 3.1
Invisible dual speakers
Dimensions: 158.2 x 77.2 x 8.3mm
Weight: 188g
Colors: Emerald Green, Twilight, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold, Black
40W Huawei SuperCharge, 15W Huawei Wireless Quick Charge, Wireless reverse charge
4,000mAh non-removable battery

The Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro’s LPDDR4X memory speed is clocked in at 2,133MHz, up from 1,833MHz of the P20 Pro. Both phones come with 6GB of RAM.

Huawei SuperCharge also got an upgrade. Its 40W adapter can charge the phone from 0 to 80% in as fast as 30 minutes. The handset itself can also act as a wireless charger/powerbank, so it can charge other devices from its own battery.

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro also has IP68 dust and water resistance while the Mate has an IP53 rating. Some of the most notable differences between the two are the in-display fingerprint reader and screen quality. Since it’s cheaper, the regular Mate 20 only has a traditional fingerprint scanner and IPS display.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro Specs

Android 9 Pie, EMUI 9.0
Dual SIM, Dual Standby (nano format)
6.53-inch RGBW QHD+ AMOLED Display, 3120 x 1440 pixel resolution, ~538 ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass protection, HDR10
2.6GHz HiSilicon Kirin 980 octa-core processor, Dual NPU
Mali-G76 GPU
6GB RAM
128GB internal storage, expandable via nano SD
In-display fingerprint scanner, Dynamic Pressure Sensing
24-megapixel front camera
3D face unlock (Dot projector, Flood illuminator, IR camera)
40-megapixel (f/1.8, 27mm, wide-angle) + 20-megapixel (f/2.2, 16mm, ultra wide-angle) + 8-megapixel (f/2.4, 80mm, 3x telephoto)
3D object modeling, 3D Live Emoji
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot, Dual-band
4G LTE, Cat.2.1, 1.4GBps
Invisible dual speakers
GPS, A-GPS, BDS, GLONASS
Dimensions: 157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm
Weight: 189 g
Colors: Emerald Green, Twilight, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold, Black
40W Huawei SuperCharge, 15W Huawei Wireless Quick Charge, Wireless reverse charge
4,200mAh non-removable Li-Po battery

The Huawei Mate 20 comes at a price of EUR799 (~Php49,800) for the 4GB/128GB model, while the 6GB/128GB variant costs EUR849 (~Php52,900).

On the other hand, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro 6GB/128GB configuration is priced at EUR1,049 (~Php65,400). Both models will hit the shelves in select markets starting October 16.