Huawei Mate 60 Pro Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Huawei Mate 60 Pro is a sudden and controversial flagship

The Chinese company Huawei, due to sanctions and related financial problems, rarely pleases us with smartphones of the highest price category. And if such models come out, then fans of the brand will know about their appearance in advance thanks to a large-scale advertising campaign. But the hero of today's review appeared literally out of nowhere and, unfortunately, evoked rather mixed emotions.

The appearance of the novelty is easily attributed to its strengths. Designers were able to create an original and memorable design of the rear glass panel, reduce the thickness of the display bezels to a minimum. A high-quality dual selfie camera (13 and 2 megapixels) almost does not take up useful area from the screen, which also pleases with an accurate built-in fingerprint scanner. Complements all of the above metal edging. The 6.82-inch AMOLED display is simply devoid of flaws and easily competes with those of the best classmate phones. The minimum PWM effect, an impressive resolution of 2720x1260 pixels, 120Hz refresh rate, calibrated color reproduction and brightness exceeding 1500 nits are far from a complete list of the advantages of an AMOLED panel.

Specifications are already rather disappointing. The latest Kirin 9000s chipset, although it has 12 cores, work with 12GB of RAM and a Maleoon-910 video adapter, is gaining not very impressive 700 thousand points in AnTuTu. Also, the processor is characterized by throttling, in order to achieve a stable framerate in resource-intensive games (Honkai: Star Rail, Genshin Impact), you will have to lower the graphic settings to medium presets. With energy efficiency, the situation is better due to the 5nm process technology. The 5000mAh battery is enough for a day of active use of the device. The battery is ready to boast both wired (88W) and wireless (50W) charging. Surprisingly, 256/512/1024GB of ROM can be expanded with MicroSD cards. A rarity for the value segment.

The photo capabilities of the phablet are more than good. The 50-megapixel main sensor and 48-megapixel 3x telephoto lens are equipped with hybrid stabilization, and a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens is also installed. The resulting photos and video files are striking in their clarity, rich dynamic range, and the absence of noise even when shooting in the evening. Stereo speakers are characterized by rich sound, bass is heard. Of course, the top mobile assistant could not do without NFC, moisture protection according to IP68 standards. There is an infrared port for controlling household appliances, but Google services are not provided in HarmonyOS 4.0. If this drawback, along with performance problems, is not critical for the buyer, then the gadget can be considered for purchase.