Review By Expert: Huawei Mate 20 X 5G Complete Review

Review By Expert: Huawei Huawei Mate 20 X 5G Complete Review:

Review By Expert: Huawei Mate 20 X 5G Complete Review

Huawei now has two 5G smartphones in his name and both are a small niche.
Huawei has finally unveiled the launch window for its 5G ready Mate 20 X variant. After a period of uncertainty amid tensions between Huawei and the US government, the Mate 20 X 5G will be launched in the UK on 26 July.

Confusingly, we have also been told that the phone will be available "in the next few weeks" and that the phone equipped with 5G has appeared on Carphone Warehouse but is not available for purchase at the time of writing this article. We will keep you informed as soon as we know more details.

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G Practical:
Huawei is not a company that does things half-heartedly. After announcing that its first foldable phone, the Mate X would be 5G enabled (when it finally arrives), it has now shown its second 5G phone; the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G during an function in meddle London.

The announcement makes a lot of sense if OnePlus' recent comments about the difficulty he had in integrating 5G into his OnePlus 7 Pro are something to keep in mind. The huge chassis of the Mate 20 X would logically make it much easier by introducing the additional antennas required by the technology.

In view of the fact that the US government has ordered Google to revoke Huawei's Android license, we recommend that you avoid buying a new phone at this time. Unfortunately, that includes the upcoming Mate 20 X 5G - phones to be released in the coming months have a particularly confusing path ahead.

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G Review: First Impressions:

Physically, apart from the word "5G" printed on the back of the new phone, there's nothing different between it and the original Huawei Mate 20 X, That's all you need to know. Like the original, the 5G is just as big. It has a huge screen with a resolution of 7.2 in 1,080 x 2,244 pixels, is still difficult to put in narrow pockets and still can't be used with one hand unless you have hands the size of flat plates.

In fact, it's more like a tablet than a regular phone. But otherwise, it's a lovely-looking thing. It has the same subtly striated glass back panel as the original, initially available only in "emerald green", and feels very well done.

The differences with the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G are found inside the chassis, where Huawei has extensively redesigned the circuits and added the firm's own Balong 5000 5G 7nm modem to complement the Kirin 980 processor that does the rest of the heavy lifting. Other manufacturers who have so far announced 5G phones are using the Snapdragon 855 chipset along with Qualcomm's X50 5G modem, so it will be interesting to see how they compare.

Since it has a similar hardware core to the original Mate 20 X, I expect the performance to be largely the same. The key question with Huawei's new smartphone is how fast its 5G cellular connection will be and how this could affect battery life.

Unfortunately, the answer to this last question, particularly in the case of the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G, may not be very positive. This is because the biggest impact of introducing all the required gubbins of that Balong 5000 5G modem is that the Mate 20 20 X 5G has a much smaller battery than the Mate 20 X. This is due to the fact that the biggest impact of introducing all the required gubbins of that Balong 5000 5G modem is that the Mate 20 X 5G has a much smaller battery than the Mate 20 X. It has a size of 4.200mAh, less than the 5.000mAh of the first Mate 20 X.

Still, that's the same size as the battery of the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, which has a very long battery life, so I may be rushing. Other clippings, such as the removal of the 3.5 mm headphone jack and the IP53 dust and water resistance enjoyed by the original, are less severe.

As for the 5G cell rate, it is the highest unknown here. The networks promise speeds many times higher than 4G and much greater reliability in crowded areas such as the centre of major cities and at major events such as Glastonbury and the World Cup. However, we won't know how fast on real-world phones like the Huawei Mate 20 X will be until we have a live 5G network to test them.

With EE and Vodafone recently announcing that they will launch 5G in several major UK cities this year, however, that time could be approaching much sooner than you think.

Review By Expert: Network Speed:

The 5G tests have been mostly disappointing so far. This is not the case in Monaco. Connected to the Monaco Telecom network, the only network recently launched in Monaco and built entirely with Huawei infrastructure equipment, the series of tests I performed on several Mate 20 X 5G devices achieved consistent download speeds above 650Mbps (megabits per second), and sometimes above 1Gbps (gigabits per second).

Walking through the streets at night, passing the busy Monte Carlo Casino and Paris Café, and then the incredible yachts of the bay, each time I checked the phone I had a strong 5G signal, and the test results were always 500Mbps or faster, according to the Ookla Speedtest application.

The most prominent part is the reliability and consistency, which at present for 5G is unique in Monaco. The signal is strong, I maintained a 5G connection, and I received 5G speeds when the network indicator said it was connected to 5G. It may sound like nonsense, but this is a problem we have found in other 5G tests in other parts of the world. It should be added that the phone is hardly responsible - this performance is largely due to the robust 5G network of Huawei and Monaco Telecom.

Although I did not have the ability to download large files, I could review the 1080p videos on YouTube, and the waiting time was almost nil for the video to start playing again, without loss of quality. In previous 5G tests I've done, finding a place to do such a test was half the challenge. In Monaco, it can be done anywhere. Downloading some Google Play speed test applications, the 50MB files arrived instantly. Saying something happens in a "blink of an eye" sounds like a cliché, but small files like these applications arrive without the download bar even having time to log the file has been downloaded and installed. Blink, and you'll miss it.

Upload speeds are around 40Mbps, but I did see some at 90Mbps or a little higher. This is one of the first times we see upload speeds at 5G, and it's good to see that it's significantly higher than what you normally get at 4G LTE upload speeds.

It's worth mentioning that Monaco's 4G LTE network is excellent on its own, and when the Mate 20 X 5G wasn't at a 5G point, it still achieved impressive speeds between 180Mbps and 320Mbps. The disadvantages? There is one, to which I will return, but otherwise not much.

That's how the future of mobile connectivity really will be. The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G on Monaco Telecom's 5G network is a revelation, and using it finally offers all that hype we've heard around the next generation network so far. I didn't want to give it back, because I would be forced to suffer from using the old 4G pedestrian.

Review By Expert: Power Full Touch Screen:

The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G is fast not only because of the network it is connected to, but also because of the internal components that work together in harmony. It is the first Huawei phone to be sold with the Balong 5000 5G modem, which works in conjunction with the Kirin 980 processor and is compatible with 8 GB of RAM. It is a flagship 5G smartphone with a considerable innovation inside.
For example, Huawei has used special graphite and steam chambers to ensure that the phone does not overheat. I never noticed the phone getting hot, despite the high ambient temperature. In any case, the Huawei P30 Pro I also got warmer without any 5G activity at all. Huawei has been testing the phone internally and externally for many months, and it really shows. The Mate 20 X 5G feels like a final product, without any of the network related problems I've had on other 5G phones.

Android 9.0 Foot with EMUI 9.1 was installed on the phone I tested, and ran as smoothly and quickly as on the Huawei P30 Pro. Huawei is in the middle of a battle to do business with U.S. companies, including Google, and there are questions about how it will offer updates in the future. But the company is confident that it will at least deliver Android Q, and Mate 20 X 5G appears on the company's explanatory website as one of the phones that will receive the next version of Android.

The screen of The Mate 20 X 5G dominates as the male protagonist of a novel by E.L. James. The 7.2-inch OLED panel is gigantic in the good sense, as it immerses you in the photos and video as you expected; but the advantages also come from elsewhere. The viewfinder screen when using the camera facilitates, for example, the framing of photographs, and even poorly optimized mobile websites are much easier to read and navigate than those on smaller screens. Huawei has given us some bright and colorful screens recently, and the Mate 20 X 5G continues that trend.

Perhaps the only disappointment is the notch. It's a teardrop-shaped notch, and while not particularly intrusive, it's larger than the P30 Pro. Little by little we are getting used to not having any kind of notch on our big phones, due to the introduction of pop-up cameras. The Mate 20 X 5G has a slightly aged look due to it.

Review By Expert: Derivative Design:

The aged look also applies to the design, as the Mate 20 X 5G is a derivative of the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro launched in late 2018. Although barely old, it looks like a big version of a phone released last year, even the back panel, of recognized cold texture, which feels like the surface of a vinyl record. It seems that Huawei started the trend of square camera sets that we are looking for for future phone versions, and the symmetry of the Mate 20 X 5G is visually pleasing in a way that the first images of Google Pixel 4 and iPhone 11 cannot match.

What about size? You won't be surprised that it's a big phone, but you'll be surprised by its compact size. It's 85mm wide, while many of the biggest phones we use today come in around 78mm, and at 8.3mm thick it's not unmanageable in any way. In fact, it's easy to hold thanks to a frame that doesn't slide into your hand and its textured back panel that provides a good grip.

Ergonomically impressive. I love the textured power key with its red flash so it's easy to find just by touching it or having a look at it, and the fingerprint sensor on the back is perfectly positioned, so I placed it every time without any problems. Although the size of the device makes it virtually impossible to use with one hand under normal circumstances, EMUI allows the screen and keyboard to be reduced to the lower left or right corner, making typing and navigation easier. Even the weight of 233 grams is evenly distributed, preventing the phone from feeling listless.

Review By Expert: Camera:

The three Leica camera lenses are identical to the configuration used in the Mate 20 Pro. This means a 40 megapixel main lens with an aperture of f/1.8, a 20 megapixel lens with an aperture of f/2.2, and an 8 megapixel lens with an aperture of f/2.4 telephoto. It has a 3x optical zoom, night mode, wide-angle mode and all common artificial intelligence functions.

 In my limited time with the phone large photos were taken - not too saturated, full of details, and close enough to real life with just the right amount of style added to make them shared.

In low light, it's excellent. It made me miss the use of the Mate 20 Pro, and reminded me how capable the camera is on the flagship of last year's Mate series. The night mode is not as extraordinarily effective as the P30 Pro, which is not a criticism, and still leaves some atmosphere in the night shots.

The 3x zoom mode retains color and detail, but the 5x hybrid setting isn't as good, and can't compare to the P30 Pro's 5x optical zoom. The large screen makes interacting with the camera application simple, and the large viewing area ensures that framing a shot is easy, and identifying focal points faster than doing so on a smaller screen.

Review By Expert: Battery Performance:

Huawei has installed a 4,200mAh battery inside the Mate 20 X 5G, and it's probably a bit small for the job. This is the main disadvantage of having a 5G connection on a phone now. My test phone used about 50% of its capacity during my afternoon test, and that was just a selection of speed tests, and using the camera. I expected something worse, but it's still not fantastic.

He stayed connected to the network all the time, but no applications were set up to send notifications. In the real world, I suspect that hard use of the Mate 20 X 5G will make it difficult for the battery to last a full day, although the level of 5G connectivity and how difficult it is to look for the signal will also have an impact on this. A longer term test will reveal more.

5G consumes a lot of energy, and the batteries will have a hard time keeping up. This is not a situation exclusive to Mate 20 X 5G: it is a situation that affects the first wave of 5G phones in general.

Review By Expert: Verdict:

The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G is available in China and the UK from 26 July. It is also on sale in Monaco with Monaco Telecom, and in some other select countries. It is expensive, like most 5G phones, and costs £1,000 (around $1,250). It is unlikely that the Mate 20 X 5G will be launched in the United States, considering that Huawei is still on the List of Entities.

If you are a Monegasque resident eager to try 5G, the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G is a great choice. I hope to be able to try it in the UK, where my experience so far has not been as positive. Offline, the Mate 20 X 5G is great: The camera takes good pictures, the screen is big and attractive, the design is subtle without being boring, and it is powerful for games.

After using the phone for a day, I wasn't the intimidating monster I was worried I would be. The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G is a soft giant that is tied to a rocket.