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How does the new Huawei Mate 20 Pro compare to its rivals?

The new Mate 20 Pro is being regarded as a challenger to Apple and Samsung’s dominance of the mobile market.
The new Mate 20 Pro is being regarded as a challenger to Apple and Samsung’s dominance of the mobile market. The new Mate 20 Pro is being regarded as a challenger to Apple and Samsung’s dominance of the mobile market.

Huawei claims its new line-up of phones are faster, more powerful and charge quicker than its rivals at Apple and Samsung.

But how do the phone’s key features compare to that of the iPhone XS Max and the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 – its two biggest rivals.

Huawei Mate 20 Pro

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– Price from 1,049 Euro (£920)


– 6.39-inch 2K+ OLED display


– Huawei Kirin 980 chipset with dual neural processing units (NPU) for advanced machine learning


– Triple Leica engineered rear cameras – 40-megapixel wide angle, 20-megapixel ultra wide angle and eight-megapixel telephoto lenses. 24-megapixel front-facing camera


– Wireless charging and Wireless Reverse Charging – able to charge other phones by placing together with the Mate 20 Pro


– Facial recognition and in-screen fingerprint sensor


– All-day battery life – fast charging giving 70% battery in 30 minutes


– 128 or 256GB storage options – up to 256GB more expandable storage


– IP68 waterproof

iPhone XS Max

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– Price from £1,099


– 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED display


– Dual 12 megapixel telephoto and wide-angle rear cameras, 7-megapixel front-facing camera


– Video 4K video recording at 24, 30 and 60 frames per second


– Portrait mode selfies with Bokeh effect (background blur)


– Face ID facial recognition software


– Wireless battery charging


– Up to 25 hours talk time battery life


– 64, 256 and 512GB storage options


– IP68 waterproof

Samsung Galaxy Note 9

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– Price from £899


– 6.4-inch Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display


– S Pen stylus built-in


– Dual 12-megapixel telephoto and wide-angle cameras, 8-megapixel front-facing camera


– 4K video recording at 30 or 60 frames per second


– Live Focus photo mode (background blur) and image flaw detection software


– Facial recognition and iris scanning software


– Wireless charging


– “All day” battery life


– 128 or 512GB storage options with up to 512GB expandable storage


– IP68 waterproof