Huawei Mate20 Lite (Single SIM) 64 GB 6.3-Inch Android 8.0, SIM-Free Smartphone - UK Version, Black, Huawei Mate 20 Lite Black

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In any case, they take selfies which are more than sufficient for all but the vainest of narcissists – although you’ll likely want to turn off the added features which are supposed to improve things but actually give a strange unnatural look. The beauty features give a creepy unnatural smooth style to the face, and putting on any of the lighting filters does much the same thing. The ‘stage’ and ‘classic’ lighting modes in particular were keen to cut off portions of my face, which is a worryingly aggressive precedent for the day when AI takes over the world. Let's get the AI bit out of the way first - the algorithm will recognize 22 categories of scenes and adjust image parameters accordingly, though the real-life effect, as a general rule, is pumped up contrast and heavily boosted colors. The good thing is that there's an easily accessible toggle in the viewfinder so you can enable/disable it without delving into settings. The Mate 20 features three rear-facing cameras with Leica optics in a square-shaped array, with the Mate 20 Pro using 40-megapixel wide angle IMX600, 20-megapixel ultra wide angle, and 8-megapixel telephoto sensors, and the Mate 20 using 12-megapixel, 16-megapixel ultra wide angle, and 8-megapixel telephoto sensors. Unlike previous Huawei phones, it does not include a monochrome lens for contrast adjustment and greyscale images, with the company citing improvements to the colour sensors as making it redundant. This is accompanied by improvements to Huawei's artificial intelligence object recognition system, which can now distinguish between multiple types of subjects in a scene to selectively apply enhancements (rather than only applying one to the entire photo) and can recognize 1,500 possible scenarios (a three-fold increase over the P20's similar system). The camera software also features new "AI Cinema" effects modes. [1] Both devices feature 24-megapixel front-facing cameras. [3] Software [ edit ] There are cases when the cached data stored in the dedicated partition of the phone can become corrupted. When this happens this this will usually cause certain issues to occur on the phone. To eliminate the possibility that this is what’s causing the problem you will have to wipe the cache partition of the phone from the recovery mode.

You have a choice of two colour modes: normal and Vivid. Saturation with the latter isn’t off the charts, instead displaying an excellent balance between punch and a natural look. There’s minimal loss of brightness at an angle and, while not OLED-grade, contrast is good. The Huawei Mate 20 Lite has an admirable LCD screen. Huawei is expanding the rollout of stable EMUI 12 for Mate 20 Lite users in the UK. The update is likely to expand to more regions in the coming days.The speaker is ‘mid-range’ in quality, too. It’s a single driver on the bottom, and top volume is good. However, it doesn’t have the bass of Samsung’s S9 family of phones, for example. The Mate 20 comes with a 20MP f/1.8 primary cam instead of the 16MP f/2.2 unit found in the latest Lite, the P20. On the front, we now see a 24MP f/2.0 camera for selfies, as opposed to the P20 lite's 16MP f/2.2 module. Each of the Mate's high-res shooters is paired with an extra 2MP unit for depth detection too.

Huawei has continued the design approach it started with the P20 family, with generally pleasing results. The Mate 20 Lite follows the iPhone X way of thinking, with a curvy metal frame sandwiched between twin glass surfaces. One of the main characteristics of the display is its type/technology, on which depends its performance.The aperture (f-stop number) indicates the size of the lens diaphragm opening, which controls the amount of light reaching the image sensor. The lower the f-stop number, the larger the diaphragm opening is, hence, the more light reaches the sensor. Usually, the f-stop number specified is the one that corresponds to the maximum possible diaphragm opening. Like many mid-range handsets, the Huawei Mate 20 Lite could easily pass for a high-end phone. Its glass rear and colour-matched aluminium sides offer no clues that it costs half the price of some devices. Alternatively, you could place yourself in front a landmark with a filter applied to match the vibe of the particular spot (and also mask the fact that you're not really there). Then there's the 3D objects option which allows you to superimpose stuff on your surroundings. You get Android 8.1.0 with EMUI 8.2. Not everyone is enamoured by Huawei’s take on the Android software, but over the past few years, I’ve turned from a sceptic into a bit of a fan. You do get to see some hard limitations when you fire up PUBG, though. While the game runs fine, you’re limited to ‘Medium’ visuals rather than ‘High’ because it, correctly, identifies the Mate 20 Lite’s brain as mid-range hardware.