As smartphones for the SIM-free market, Huawei Japan has announced the high-end model "HUAWEI P20" and the middle range "HUAWEI P20 lite". Speaking of HUAWEI P series, it is a series that boasts high popularity in the SIM-free market.
The HUAWEI P20 Pro, which is the top model in the series, will be sold exclusively by NTT DoCoMo and will not be sold as SIM-free, but the P20 and P20 lite will also be sold as SIM-free.
| Summer hot smartphone, Huawei's SIM-free "P20" and "P20 lite"-High-performance double-lens camera has evolved Huawei's latest AI smartphone "HUAWEI P20", SIM-free The version is 69,800 yen ■ "P20 lite" SIM free version released on June 15, price is 31,980 yen excluding tax ■ NTT DoCoMo, Leica triple camera "P20 Pro" released on June 15 |
The P20 is a smartphone that features a camera function that uses a dual camera. The lens and image processing supervised by Leica, a famous German camera manufacturer, make it possible to take high-quality photos.
The top model P20 Pro features a triple camera with a telephoto lens, but the P20 is a dual camera with two sensors, an RGB color sensor and a monochrome sensor.
However, the P series was originally a popular smartphone with a dual camera with a color sensor and a monochrome sensor and high image quality with Leica, and you can expect sufficient image quality from the P20.
The P20 Pro and P20 also have different sensor sizes. While the P20 Pro is large at 1/1.7 inches, the P20 is slightly smaller at 1/2.3 inches. In reality, the difference isn't that big, but it's true that a larger sensor size has an advantage in terms of noise and dynamic range. There may be some differences if you compare them closely.
As far as I tried it quickly, it seems that there is almost no difference in normal shooting. Leica-certified lenses and image processing are the same. Compared to the P20 Pro, it seems that the image quality is roughly the same, just without the telephoto lens that triples the angle of view.
The camera functions are almost the same as the P20 Pro. Some of the UI is different from the docomo version P20 Pro, but this is probably due to the difference in camera versions. Compared to the global version of the P20 Pro, the docomo version of the P20 Pro seems to be the latest camera. There were differences such as the docomo version P20 Pro's "night mode" being "night mode" and not supporting ISO 102400, but it is said that this will be supported by version upgrade.
Like the P20 Pro, the P20 Pro is also equipped with camera functions such as scene recognition using AI and a "night mode" that allows you to shoot nightscapes with reduced camera shake by compositing continuous shots.
The body size is 149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65mm, and the weight is about 165g. The P20 Pro is 155 x 74 x 7.9mm and about 180g, so it's slightly smaller and lighter. This difference is surprisingly large, and the P20 is better in terms of ease of holding. Especially people with small hands will feel the difference.
Because of the body size, the display size is also slightly smaller at 5.8 inches compared to the P20 Pro's 6.1 inches. The difference is not that big, and the resolution is almost the same at 2,244 x 1,080 dots.
The UI is the same as the global version. It's the same as the P20 Pro, and if you're a Huawei terminal user, you won't feel any discomfort. SoC adopts Kirin 970 like P20 Pro. The memory is 4GB and the storage is 128GB, which is sufficient specs. It also has a high-capacity battery of 3,400mAh, and the hardware specs are high-end.
The advantage over the docomo version P20 Pro is that it supports DSDS (dual SIM dual standby), and both can use VoLTE. The docomo version P20 Pro is single SIM only, so P20 is more advantageous when you want to use multiple SIMs.
The colors are midnight blue, black, and pink gold. The Docomo version P20 Pro does not have pink gold, so it is a nice place for people who like pink.
