The P20 may not have the triple Leica Cameras nor the 40MP sensor of the P20 Pro, but it doesn't mean it is a slouch. These are our first camera samples!![]() |
| New dual Leica cameras |
Related: Huawei P20 Unboxing and First Impressions
It carries a 20MP f/1.6 monochrome sensor + 12 MP f/1.8 RGB sensor for the main camera. It supports 4D predictive focus, AIS, 5x zoom, 4K video recording, 960 fps slow motion, and dual tone LED flash.![24MP f/2.0 selfie camera]( "24MP f/2.0 selfie camera") |
| 24MP f/2.0 selfie camera |
The selfie samera on the other hand is a 24MP f/2.0 sensor with A.I. face beauty and 3D portrait lighting.
Both cameras support the portrait mode. The main camera has the new night mode while the well loved monochrome mode returns.
For video, 920 frames per second slow motion is now supported as well.
Let's see how pictures came about.Camera Samples
![HDR]( "HDR") |
| HDR |
![Daylight auto]( "Daylight auto") |
| Daylight auto |
![Auto]( "Auto") |
| Auto |
![Close-up]( "Close-up") |
| Close-up |
![Portrait mode]( "Portrait mode") |
| Portrait mode |
![Wide aperture mode]( "Wide aperture mode") |
| Wide aperture mode |
![Indoor dim]( "Indoor dim") |
| Indoor dim |
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| Normal |
![2x zoom]( "2x zoom") |
| 2x zoom |
![Auto night]( "Auto night") |
| Auto night |
![Portrait selfie]( "Portrait selfie") |
| Portrait selfie |
![Selfie with face beauty level 5]( "Selfie with face beauty level 5") |
| Selfie with face beauty level 5 |
![Normal selfie]( "Normal selfie") |
| Normal selfie |
DXO Mark wasn't kidding when it said that the P20 series of phones performed significantly better than the competition from the other brands.
Even though these were the first shots with the phone, it was quickly evident at how good the cameras performed.
When compared side by side with P20 Pro images, the P20 performs slightly lower in overall resolution and in lowlight images. The margin from the P20 to the P20 Pro is noticeable, but not significantly.
Whether or not this will be consistent in all cases is still up for debate. We'll be doing more testing.
Look forward to our review coming out soon.
