Huawei P20 launch updates: Huawei launches P20, P20 Pro and Porsche Design Mate RS with prices starting from 649 Euro

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• 20:20 (IST)

  And that's a wrap for our live blog of the Huawei launch event in Paris. Thank you for joining us.

• 20:05 (IST)

  HUawei P20 649 euro 4GB+ 128 GB available 27 march 2018

  P20 Pro 899 euro 6 GB + 128 GB available 6 April

  Porsche Design Mate RS

  6GB + 256 GB 1695 Euro

  6GB + 512 GB 2095 Euro

• 20:04 (IST)

  The Huawei also brings 10 W fast wireless charging

  

• 20:01 (IST)

  Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS features

  an 8 edge 3D curved design

  6-inch 2K curved OLED display

  512 GB of internal storage and IP 67 rating

  Aerospace Cooling technology allows for lowered power consumption

  In-screen fingerprint reader and rear fingerprint reader

  Camera features similar to the P20 Pro

  Dual SLS speaker with Super linear sound with Dolby Atmos

  10 Watt Wireless Charger sold separately

  4.5 Watt in-box wired charger

• 19:56 (IST)

  Huawei announces a new Porsche Design Mate RS inspired by the 911 GT3 RS setting a new standard in mobile luxury

  Perfectly symmetrical design

  Glossy finish

  Will come with exclusive accessories

• 19:48 (IST)

  Huawei FreeBuds and Band 2 Pro announced

  Huawei FreeBuds offer active noise cancellation

  Huawei Moonlight Selfie Stick announced

  Huawei Band 2 Pro with built-in GPS and real-time heart rate monitoring

• 19:45 (IST)

  The Huawei P20 also offers an Immersive Sound Experience

  Dual SIM card (Dual 4G + Dual VoLTE) similar to the Samsung Galaxy S9

• 19:44 (IST)

  Huawei also has a Samsung-Dex like Huawei PC mode

• 19:42 (IST)

  Huawei Share 2.0 lets you share files between Phones PC and Mac

• 19:40 (IST)

  Huawei's Porsche Mission E demo looks really cool using ARCore

  ​Lets you not just look at the cars design by the interiors as well

  Lets you select the paint job as well

• 19:37 (IST)

  Google AR

  Google will support ARCore in China and will be distributed via the Huawei App Store in China

• 19:34 (IST)

  Huawei announces special features on the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro with Google

  The Huawei P20 and P20 Pro brings Google Messages to a smartphone for the first time
  Google also enable specialised voice commands for the camera on the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro

• 19:32 (IST)

  The Huawei P20 Pro also boasts of a whopping ISO sensitivity of 102400

  

• 19:28 (IST)

  Other features

  Shopping using your camera

  Touch and buy

  AI noise removal (clear conversations in noisy and windy environments)

• 19:26 (IST)

  Huawei's P20 and P20 Pro are powered by Huawei's own HiSilicon-made Kirin 970 SoC with AI optimisations

  ​P20 3,400 mAh battery

  P20 Pro 4,000 mAh battery

  Also includes SuperCharge for faster and safer charging

• 19:19 (IST)

  Both Huawei P20 and P20 Pro have larger image sensors in comparison to other flagships

  

• 19:17 (IST)

  A look at the triple camera setup on the Huawei P20 Pro

  

• 19:16 (IST)

  The Huawei P20 scores a whopping 102 on DXOMark. That's the highest we've seen so far on any smartphone

  

• 19:14 (IST)

  DxO mark ranking for the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro

  109 points in DxO mark for camera

  114 points in DxO mark for videos

• 19:11 (IST)

  EIS + OIS = Huawei AIS

  Uses Machine Learning for multi-frame stabilization

  Allows for night shots without a tripod

  Using a tripod allows for more astonishing photos

• 19:09 (IST)

  The Huawei P20 gets a dual-rear camera system while the P20 Pro gets a triple rear-camera system

  

• 19:07 (IST)

  Master AI for 500+ scenarios in 19 categories for the cameras

  Makes taking photos in almost every lighting scenario easier.

  Reminds us of Sony's intelligent auto modes

• 19:05 (IST)

  The Huawei P20 Pro also gets IP67 Water and Dust resistance

  

• 19:05 (IST)

  960 fps Super Slow Motion

• 19:05 (IST)

  P20 Pro comes with 3X optical zoom, 5X hybrid zoom and 10X digital zoom

  4-in-1 hybrid focus system

  4D predictive focus (with motion prediction)

  Zero shutter lag with intelligent motion detection

  Ultra Snapshot from 0.3 sec sleep to camera wake

  Comes with Leica colour system

• 19:00 (IST)

  The Huawei P20 and the P20 Pro also fancies a smaller notch as compared to the iPhone X

  

• 18:59 (IST)

  The Huawei P20 Pro gets a large 6.1-inch display

  

• 18:59 (IST)

  The P20 also features  the largest sensor every (on recent flagship smartphones)

  ISO 1,02,400 enables ultra low light photography

  Portrait mode photos are also available in low light conditions.

• 18:57 (IST)

  The 40 MP sensor on the P20 and P20 Pro features a laser transmitter and receiver

  20 MP Mono lens

  8 MP 3X telephoto lens

• 18:55 (IST)

  DxO Mark rates the Huawei P20 as the "best smartphone camera ever"

• 18:54 (IST)

  Professional cameras are too bulky to take photos and videos, says Yu

  Huawei smartphone can take professional quality photos powered by artificial intelligence (AI)

  P20 P20 Pro with a 24 MP selfie camera

  All new Leica dual camera

  large pixel 1.55uM

  3D Portrait Lighting similar to the mode on the iPhone X

• 18:49 (IST)

  A smaller notch than the iPhone X means more room for notifications, says Yu

  Both the P20 and P20 Pro feature a natural tone display

  25 percent bigger battery than most flagship phones at 4,000 mAh in a slim body

  P20 Pro is IP 67

  P20 is IP 53

• 18:49 (IST)

  The Huawei P20 gets a 5.8-inch RGBW display

  

• 18:47 (IST)

  Edgeless Fingerprint reader can be used for navigation

• 18:47 (IST)

  A look at all the colour variants of the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro

  

• 18:47 (IST)

  The Huawei P20 and P20 Pro come with their respective notches (everyone's proud of them these days) and professional photography features

  There are new colours: Twilight, Pink Gold, Midnight Blue and Graphite Black

  There are multiple themes and plenty of customisations

  ​P20: 5.8-inch RGBW FullView display with low power consumption delivering longer battery life

  P20 Pro: 6.2-inch High colour gamut display

• 18:44 (IST)

  Richard Yu presents the new Huawei P20 and P20 Pro before delving deep into its features

  

• 18:43 (IST)

  A look at the earlier P series flaghips by Huawei

  

• 18:43 (IST)

  Huawei announces the P20 and P20 Pro smartphones on stage with professional camera technologies in a camera smartphone

  The P20 is designed with harmony with seamless surfaces and an overall slim profile

  The new design is also symmetrical.

• 18:40 (IST)

  Yu explains how Huawei smartphone have always featured a slim profile, the best cameras and is always winning design awards

• 18:37 (IST)

  Richard Yu announces a new Huawei logo that is simple and more customer centric

  Huawei has grown from a business and technology brand to a more consumer friendly brand over the past three years thanks to its recently launched products.

• 18:35 (IST)

  Huawei was an unknown brand until the past three years and has grown exponentially in the past few years.

  Huawei has one several awards for eco-friendly designs

  The company has seen a 200 percent increase in Huwaei Experience Shops

• 18:34 (IST)

  Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group begins proceedings in Paris

  

• 18:32 (IST)

  And the event has begun!!!

  Richard Yu CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group takes to the stage.

• 18:27 (IST)

  And the pricing for the Huawei P20 Lite, P20 and the P20 Pro has leaked out as well.

  Huawei P20 Lite : 369 Euros 

  Huawei P20 : 679 Euros

  Huawei P20 Pro : 899 Euros

  Tip. pic.twitter.com/9xHtANodOS

  — Evan Blass (@evleaks) March 26, 2018

• 18:22 (IST)

  As with the ongoing trend among smartphone manufacturers this year, there's going to be a notch on the display of every smartphone.

  Leaked image of the Huawei P20 series featuring a notch and iPhone X-like camera leave little to the imagination

• 18:22 (IST)

  Were 5 minutes away from the event to begin at Paris. Stay tuned.

  

• 18:20 (IST)

  Here's what the Huawei P20 Lite, P20 and the P20 Pro look like according to a recent leak

  Huawei P20, P20 Lite, and P20 Pro (top to bottom) pic.twitter.com/FK8iyxyQND

  — Evan Blass (@evleaks) March 7, 2018

• 18:18 (IST)

  Huawei's P20 Pro smartphone is expected to come with Leica-branded optics, a 40 MP primary sensor and 5X optical zoom

  Huawei P20 Pro tri-camera system to reportedly have a 40 MP primary sensor and 5X optical zoom

• 18:16 (IST)

  While the event is about to begin, lets take a look at what the leaks and the rumour mill has revealed about  the three P series smartphones so far.

  The P20 Lite which will be the most affordable smartphone in the lot.

  The P20 will be the standard model with all the bells and whistles

  The P20 Pro will be Huawei's premium flagship smartphone for the year 2018 with an expected three camera setup and 5 X optical zoom
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