It’s been a month since Huawei unveiled its latest flagship device. I’ve played with this phone for a few weeks and it’s one of the most interesting Android phones currently available. The P20 Pro is a solid successor to the P10 and a good alternative to other flagship phones, such as the iPhone X and […]
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Vivo V9 Review: Living with the Android notch
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TL;DR review: The Vivo V9 is one of the first Android smartphones to sport an iPhone X-like notch. But it’s far cheaper than its role model, and it performs well — especially in the selfie department. The rear camera won’t wow you, though.
Cool Factor: 😎😎😎 (3 out of 5)
Camera performance: 📘📘📘 (3 out of 5)
Overall Performance: 💪💪💪 (3 out of 5)
Bang for the Buck: 💸💸💸 💸 (4 out of 5)
Mashable Score
⚡⚡⚡ (3.25 out of 5)
The notch is no longer just an iPhone X thing. Numerous Android phone makers have this year decided to launch flagship smartphones that feature a notch on top of their screen, which gives us a few extra pixels to play with. Read more…
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Huawei’s P20 Pro made a pretty big splash when it launched in late March. The phone has three rear cameras — including one with a 40-megapixel sensor and another with a 3x optical zoom — as well as a 24-megapixel selfie camera on the other side.
Now iFixit, a company known for its thorough dismantlings of gadgets, has taken apart the P20 Pro, revealing a few more details about the phone and its powerful camera system.
This is what the P20 Pro’s trio of rear cameras looks like when removed from the phone: On the left is the 20-megapixel monochrome camera, with a f/1.6 aperture. In the middle, there’s the 40-megapixel RGB camera, with a f/1.8 aperture. And on the right, we have the 8-megapixel, 3x zoom telephoto camera, with a f/2.4 aperture. Read more…
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