Honor X20 Pro Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Honor X20 Pro - flagship surprise

The once popular Honor has lost a significant portion of its audience for a number of reasons. The litigation of the former parent company Huawei and the sanctions imposed on it did not allow the corporation to use Google services in products, and the further sale of the company required several months to adapt to independent activities. The latter factor has taken a heavy toll on the range of phones it offers and marketing, but the organization is already recovering from problems and pleasantly surprising its loyal fans.

The appearance of the novelty is original due to the updated design of the cameras. Two round elements accommodate four photomodules and are located on the glass back panel, the colors of which range from strict black to catchy lilac. The front of the phablet is almost completely covered with a 6.67-inch AMOLED panel with a resolution of 2400x1080 pixels. The quality of the displayed picture is worthy of high marks due to its refresh rate of 120 hertz , a good supply of brightness and excellent contrast. Concern about the eyesight of the buyer is observed in the use of DC Dimming technology to reduce the PWM effect, while the comfort of using the gadget is enhanced due to the oleophobic coating of the glass.

Technical characteristics are close to the rank of top-end. The Mediatek Dimensity 1200 processor ( 8GB / 12GB of RAM , MaliG77MC9 video accelerator) managed to receive many complimentary reviews thanks to its performance around 670,000 points of the Antutu benchmark and remarkable energy efficiency. Thus, gamers will be able to hope for maximum settings in current and future resource-intensive games, while other categories of Android users will be amazed by the responsiveness of Android 11 and crazy autonomy. A capacious 5000 mAh battery thanks to the installed chipset guarantees more than ten hours of active screen time. The CPU practically avoided throttling, the case heating is insignificant even after shooting 4K video for an hour. The volume of internal storage is limited to 128 / 256GB of ROM , it cannot be expanded with MicroSD cards.

A real surprise for mobile photographers will be the combination of 50-, 13- and 2-megapixel cameras, led by the technologically advanced Sony IMX700 sensor with optical stabilization. As a result, we have before us a full-fledged camera phone, with which even evening photography will be a joy. Low-light footage will not disappoint with an abundance of noise or reduced detail. What device of the mid-high price segment does without NFC and stereo sound ? The gadget in question also distinguished itself by the presence of contactless payments and a pair of high-quality speakers. Another plus will be support for 5G networks, but FDD-LTE-B7 for the best functioning of 4G networks in the CIS countries is absent due to the focus of the smartphone on the Chinese market. I would like to believe that the global version of the device will correct this defect and raise the beautiful Android phone to the bestseller rank.