My LOVE / HATE Relationship with Huawei Mate 20 Pro. 

Geez I never take a camera into consideration when looking at phones. I always say stuff like "I don't care if it has a potato camera"... But those were some damn good pics in this video

1:52 best phone-photograph of the year 2018 Agree?

I got my Mate 20 Pro over a month ago and I absolutely love it.

I never comment on youtube videos but I just have to say, these are the reviews I look forward to the most. Actual cases where youtubers use the product for an extended period instead of just spewing out key facts and figures of which there are hundreds of videos online. Discussing even the smallest things like whether or not screen protectors work, how social media pictures may differ across devices, how the battery and camera have held up over time etc. (and finally a big youtube actually talking about glue gate) are what matters at the end of the day when using a device daily so thanks and keep up the good work!

It's taken 6 sets for me to get one that doesn't have the screen bleed issues around the edges which has been caused by the bad LG screens in the early batches. I stuck with the phone because it's amazing. Finally got a good one last Friday and fully set it up. There's little to complain about. I love EMUII! But, Huawei should have had a product recall for the screen bleed problems instead of using their customers to weadle out the bad units.

I feel like people have completely ignored the mate 20 x. It's got the same camera, big battery and no glue Gate. Why is nobody talking about it?

Any updates about article 13??

I wrote to huawei because of the gluegate problem (my phone was also affected) and they just send me a new one with the BOE Display instead of one from LG. Now I have this amazing phone with an amazing Display and no green on the edges anymore

THANK YOU for bringing up Gluegate. Most RU-vidrs have either been ignorant to it or have ignored it. It still blows my mind that Huawei has still not given any kind of statement on it. I imported mine from Singapore and Huawei told me that in order to get mine replaced I would have to send it to a friend in Singapore so they can take it to a service center because they don't do international service. SMH. Thats a shame. So don't import this phone you'll be SOL. Great video as always!

I fell absolutely in love with the phone over the past month, but now I'm happy my provider didn't have it when I wanted it. Too many units with glue gate (green would appear even after a week or two of use), almost no options for replacement (Huawei doesn't seem to be providing enough units to Telenor). One thing that's strange to me are those scratch marks "just from pockets" on a Gorilla Glass 5, while my HTC 10 with GG3 has only one scratch from my keys that were in my pocket 50% of the time in the past 2 years. So many things are inconsistent with this phone, and each YTuber has a different story. I'll just have to wait a while to connect all the dots. Thanks for the review, btw. :)

"Using and abusing.." Superb use of language! I'm a fan!

I just play this channel while I’m busy in my work, just because of his voice is like a Liquid Gold so addicting 🖤🖤🖤

*Huawei mate 20 / pro is one of the most complete, innovative and best phone of 2018* *btw I was first*

Watching this on my Mate 20 Pro - this thing is a beast. Your earlier videos helped me to make my final decision in time for Black Friday. Love it. Keep up the great work dude. Thanks

Clear and unbiased, my first comment on this channel ever! You rock

Very honest review! Its March 2019, I'm just about to get one today 😁

I also got mate 20 pro with greenish screen. But i already got replacement set from huawei. Screen is nice but you definitely need to have screen protector. Btw i'm coming from Note 9 to mate 20 pro for its fast charging and awesome photos

I had used the Mate 10 Pro. It was a great phone. I couldn’t wait to buy a Mate 20 Pro when it was launched. It is really a fantastic experience to use it. The fast charging, stamina, quick and smooth response and photo quality are none to second.

Can you upload that 1:52 photo anywhere so I can download it ? I've never seen a better wallpaper photo than that one, literally

I just watched this in 2021 on my Huawei Mate 20 Pro and I absolutely love it. Really don't want to change phone any time soon

Watching this video on my mate 20 pro...For me, no objection for this phone. I only expect the notification improvement in future updates. However after watching your video I feel that the durability may be an important factor to consider not so good or poor for my phone. I need to be careful with it.

I actually purchased this phone for my wife in 2019 because after testing daily results from taking photos, the iPhone 11 pro max, galaxy s10 and Pixel 3 devices, photos still failed to top what this device can produce! I attribute a lot of that to software but the shots captured without editing are incredible, not to mention battery life!

Everything except for the build quality is Excellent

nov 1, 2018 bought it, still alive and kickin' 🍺 really a mate!! 🤣 dont care bout emui. i love it coz it's superb fast, clear cam, long battery life, fast charging 😍

The mate 20 pro is amazing. I use it and love everything about it.

I just got mine around a month ago and I love how responsive it is. Something that bothers me is it doesn't have volume slider on the quick access menu since I prefer to use the slider than the volume button (I'm afraid I'm gonna break the button somehow). I'm definitely curious about their p30 pro whether it's better or worse than the mate 20 pro. Gonna watch your review of that now!

So glad I went with the note 9 over this. Wish I had the camera and the fast charging but I haven't had a Samsung since when the s6 edge first came out and since using the note i dont think I'll ever be able to live without scroll capture, smart select and the s pen!

if you are affected of gluegate, write huawei. they will send someone to your front door exchanging yours with a flawless one. even if you havent noticed that you are affected of it and it is only slightly visable it will get worser with time ongoing. after 1-2months your screen will completely shine green. i on my own was affected by this and had to wait 2 weeks until i got a new one.

Mrwhosetheboss: Visible damage. Also Mrwhosetheboss: 3:16

I enjoy all his video because the quality is just on point. Also that voice... So smooth clear love it

One day Cell phone company's will make a real good phone with good cameras and good software. Glass is good and not so good. We all have our own favorite part of a phone. But most new phone's are just good enough. But once in awhile the smartphone companies make something amazing.

Last time I was this early, Apple actually provided a phone that was worth the price

Wouldn't u say the regular Mate 20 is a better deal? No screen issues, speaker isn't in the USB C port and battery life is still amazing. That's what I'm leaning towards at least...

I'm so glad that You spoke about posting photos on social media issues. When I've first got my S9+, I saw that photos posted on Instagram for example looked blurry and just bad quality. Compared to my previous Huawei P9 they looked way much worse. Pics taken with a phone camera are great but those posted on social media are just worse. So to make them look more as the look on camera roll I have to adjust the ratio of them, for IG stories is 9:16 or 5:4, in Snapseed and then post the photo. It's the only way for pics to look better. Hope that It will change in the future.. I havent seen those issues with any apple devices, so... android users have hard time today.

Gluegate is a serious issue and not should be overlooked.

Expanding the notifications on the lock-screen isn't a swipe gesture, you have to press, not swipe, the downward arrow. When unlocked, you can swipe in the notification menu. But that doesn't take away the fact it is inconsistent, but on the other hand, it can be fixed with a software update.

First like! Hell yeah haha.. thank you for your input.. i was just about to buy one.. after this vid id say ik for sure what to expect.. still go a buy one tho haha

Still using my mate 20 Pro, for over 2 years now & it's got the free extended warranty I claimed a while back, hopefully all will be good hopefully into 2023, any change was isn't yet broken.

Had a Mate 20 Pro for a week and a half before it was pickpocketed and I have to say EMUI is nowhere near the experience you can get on a OnePlus phone. I can give up the camera, infrared sensor, and all the gimmicks for a software experience that doesn't leave me feeling disappointed with my expensive investment.

I bought my note 8 since its release date and have been using it heavily as my daily driver with no scratches, and it only took you two months to break the screen!! WOW!!

IV had the mate 20 pro and traded it in for note 9 simply for s pen. Tbh I'm missing my mate. With a nova launcher it was unstoppable. It's certainly faster than the note , the camera is better and I think k the screen is every bit as good. I just needed the s pen otherwise I'd have stayed with the Huawei . Damn good phone. Best android, no actually the best phone available right now.

I've had my Mate20Pro, 3yrs. It was $675, & an extra $600 for 3 screen replacements ltr, I now run w a $30 Spigen case. U really need a solid case & gd screen protector. Baby it. 1) Water Damage. -$200 2) LCD died. -$200 3) LCD died. -$200 I still love mine though.

Big fan been here a while, your video quality is amazing, content too!

One of the few really honest reviewers on RU-vid - Aaron. Love your videos.

Still haven't noticed any screen bleeding on mine. Fingers crossed...

Switched from a note 8 to the Huawei Mate 20 Pro Because most of it's problems can be fixed with software updates and the Note 9 is just an iterative update over the Note 8 Not worth paying for the same phone again

This review was something else. So good. Damn. Puts any review that MKBHD to shame(which is not saying much, but still).

Really tempted to buy the mate 20 pro. But I guess I'll hold out for now. Still using their mate 10 and is still pretty snappy.

I'll be honest, I really wish I had stock android on my P20 Pro.

Thanks for acknowledging the screen issues, many youtubers seem too scared to talk about it.

Eyyy Nottingham gang

I have the Mate 20 Pro since October from last year and I absolutely Love it. I didn't have ANY problem at all. Of course, I switched from a Wiko Wiew, base model and First Gen, so this really is a Monster phone for me...

Normally I'm pretty careful with phones and when I bought the mate 20pro I was extra careful with even using the case included with it yet from just the pocket it got multiple scratches even when nothing else was in my pocket so if anyone can help with the scratch problem any tips would be appreciated

That's why my next phone will have plastic or metal back, flat screen, no curves. I have essential phone now, it's nice and solid, but already has a deep gouge on the screen, from where i don't know, was surprised since its gorilla glass 5, and always in pocket facing leg and ir in tray in vehicle. Great review.

Whoah. I've never been this early here.

I have to say, EMUI is one of the best looking skins to me, especially liked the frosted dark glass design in EMUI 4, and it has tons of features that I took for granted, as my first Android above 2.3 was a Huawei, now I'm on a Redmi, and I do miss a few features. Huawei did have a bit of a software mess on the 2017 P9 Lite though, with features removed from the software compared to the 2016 P9 Lite

You are clearly very careless with your smartphones..

This is how a non biased review is done🙌

Mate 20 Pro😍👍

I'm still using a mate 10 Pro... I stopped using Samsung phones because of the curved glass, I like having a tempered glass screen protector and a pretty good case on the phones that I buy, so once they start putting curved glass on everything I went looking elsewhere. It also failed in jerryrigeverything 's durability test. I'll stick with the mate 10 Pro probably for another year I've had it for a year now and still working perfectly, I'm actually kind of surprised I haven't seen any battery degradation over a year of very heavy daily usage usage

The glass of the screen breaks easily. Have a look at the durability test done by Zack on his channel JerryRig Everything Huawei haven't perfected the curved glass yet. Samsung phones are better at that. Just to clarify - I am not a fan of any particular brand, I just like good phones with good features. I am using a Note 9 currently because of the notchless screen and the presence of the headphone jack. And in my opinion the screen is better overall. The cameras on the Huawei look great.

1:22 is a very important point many reviewers are ignorant about. Best picture quality on social media (eg Instagram) is entirely dependent on the most used device ( maybe iPhones) AND how the image quality is represented on those other devices.

rip huawei in general... ppl are hating them cuz they are too gud :

To make the phone feel faster, enable the dev menu by repeatedly pressing the build number in the about page of settings. Go into the dev menu and set all the animations to 0.5x. It makes opening apps and folders etc. feel quick & snappy.

what's that wallpaper you have at 3:48 it's nice

I've had my Huawei Mate 20 Pro since Christmas 2018 and I'm really happy with it so far. I haven't had any issues with the glueing of the screen for example. One of the few issues I've had is the phone sometimes having problems with keeping apps open and another one being that social media sometimes has glitches. I haven't had any scratches on the screen yet and the only thing that has have taken damage is the sides having very small scratches even though I've dropped the phone multiple times in multiple ways. I do use a wallet case which might be why it's still in great condition.

What about the huawei mate 20X @Mrwhosetheboss🤔🤔🤔🤔😊

5 years later, my friend and my son use this device as daily drivers and keep up with my S22Ultra just fine. That certainly explains the USA ban against Huawei: fear of superior competition.

Using my mate 20 pro with a LG screen and no glue gate yet.....

Been a Sony user the last 7 years, with a Samsung S7 thrown in before going back to Sony. Despite the quibbles, scratches on screen in the first week :( , saw the finger print reader in full sun today and it having to individually flick some apps off as they hang around with the trash button. I do enjoy this phone, fast charge and battery life are awesome. I can game and carry on all day and not have to worry. I have only felt the phone get hot once while charging and gaming, compared to my past phones,.including the Samsung, that always got hot with gaming. Yeh I've turned into a consumer level Huawei fan, despite everything in the media in regards to infrastructure etc. Do get a screen cover or full case for this phone before it arrives.

I like this phone he is best phone

FINALLY a well-made review which answered all the questions I had to ask. Well done man !

Arun got Huawei CFO arrested confirmed

If you are in the UK then i would love to know why you say it comes with a clear case in the box ? it does not ! i should know as i done my own unboxing.This is also confirmed by many other UK owners. Did you get given your by Huawei ? if so then that would explain why you did,as they gave all the UK reviews ones with a free clear case to review and yet that isnt what actual UK buyers got. I know its not a big deal but just wanted to set your straight.

There's an easy answer: DON'T DROP IT!!!! I've owned dozens of smartphones and never dropped any of them even once.

Great review not a lot of reviewers are mentioning the day to day use and how the battery and charging combo actually takes the one worry out of whole day use the battery

This Phone would be perfect for me if it wasn't Cuz of that washed out front camera

Definitely a love hate relationship for me as well. Guess you can't have everything in a single smartphone. But this Mate is really awesome with the wide angle lens. Totally in love with that. I hope other smartphones would have such specifications too.

Just buy a Oneplus 6T for half price with all the specs you need. I still have my Oneplus 5 and just love it.

In terms of screen protectors, try a "full glue" curved/fullscreen one, and thank me later! It's the best I ever got for my Note9, touch sensitivity doesn't get ruined, and there's no reflections like with those that stick only to the edges.

The photography is phenomenal but I didn’t like the software.

The Alarmy and Messenger notifications are stuck because of settings in the apps themselves, not the software. Chatheads are easily disabled, and "Next alarm" push notification on Alarmy is also easily disabled within the app. Irrelevant "problem" to include in the video.

Will article 13 do damage to RU-vid privacy policy all over the world

For the screen, try UV screen guard. It creates a perfect match between the guard and the screen by applying a UV glue in between them. Then the glue will be hardend by UV lighting for 3 minutes. We have this in China and it's the only perfect solution for curve screens

I'm sooooo 10 minutes late

Wow. I blind-bought this phone when it came out in 2018 and not until now I'm planningon changing it. Definitely the most durable smartphone I've ever owned. My screen originally had the glue gate, but Huawei changed my phone with no cost. Now is glitchy, blacks have green noise and whites some purple lines, but since it survived river presurized water for 2 hours straight I have no complains whatsoever. The phone is mint, the onky issue is the weird screen on certain bright levels and its death part on the left of the notch.

Still Note 9 is a practical smartphone over Huawei Mate 20 pro

who turns the volume up for that outro tho, love it! also, getting mate 20 pro, really good help with what to be careful with here, thank you

In sweden, no case in the box :'(

Thanks for your in-depth review. I love my Mate 20, but the in screen finger print reader is a real let down for me. How have you found it, or do you use it at all?

This won't happen if you go back to the note 9

Watch this on my Mate 20 pro) Emerald green great color too,choosen this.But all colors are great on this phone,you cant lose on it.Design on this phone is amazing.Bought this phone few days ago and now i so much love it.

#SaveYourInternet

does gluegate affect the water resistance? or is it internal?

Today I just dropped my Mate 20 Pro in my room from one meter height. Although the ground was lamparquet (no edges, it is very smooth area) the display completely crashed. Now they want more than 300 Euro. DO NOT BUY a phone with very fragile and a very low quality screen. I am very dissappointed and angry. I will share this comment everywhere.

Mate 20 pro is the best phone I've ever owned and I've had the s10, pixel 3xl, iPhone x etc, it has 1-2 days battery life, good camera and it's never slow. The only thing that bugs me is the terrible notification management. You cannot reply to messages on the lock screen and sometimes messages don't even appear on the lock screen. Other than that it's an amazing phone that I still own in 2019. Looking at getting a OnePlus 7 Pro though.

Just can't stand Huawei's software ugh

I bought this as a gift for my fiance and I have both note 8and note 9. But after just playing with it for a day I would have changed my note 9 with it without any hesitation. Camera and face lock is on another level.

Buy an OnePlus 6T and save ~500 bucks

After Using This beast for almost 4 yrs (bought it on day one) .. it is still my LOVE .... Battery backup is 5-6hrs SOT .. But gotta Upgrade just to get newer software {Stuck in Android 10 based Harmony OS 2.0 (Emui 12)}