Huawei Mate 20x (Vs Mate 20 Pro)

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  p1 ama on 20/01/2019 - 14:40

  The difference will sort of be like a Samsung Galaxy vs. Note phone, really.

  Whether the 20X is cheaper the 20 Pro, nobody will know. I think it's likely because the 20 Pro is the flagship phone, whereas the 20X seems to be a "big" variant. Bigger phones are easier to make from an engineering standpoint, screen resolution is lower, it drops some of the marquee features like the fancy fingerprint scanner and the high-res screen.

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    hippo2s on 20/01/2019 - 15:44

    I think you mean S9, S9+ and Note 9, But IMO the difference is not the same as how Samsung has split their model '9' range.

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      p1 ama on 20/01/2019 - 21:01

      I agree, but I really think that the S9+ is really just a big S9 and a Note 9 is an even bigger S9 (5.8", 6.2" and 6.4" respectively). I know they have differences under the hood and the Note range have additional features like the Note pen, but I think for most people, the differences are in the size.

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  hippo2s on 20/01/2019 - 15:40

  Looking at Taobao prices

  Mate 20 ~ 3999 RMB
  Mate 20X ~ 4999 RMB
  Mate 20Pro ~ 5500 RMB

  I have not heard of 20X being available locally officially at all, but I don't work for Huawei. Would be interesting to hear from a seller or someone that works at a telco store.

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  aussieprepper on 20/01/2019 - 20:05

  +1

  Having a lower resolution screen will improve performance.

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    Click_It on 20/01/2019 - 20:29

    Yeah one review I saw said he could see pixels if he looked hard enough. My eyes probably aren't as good as his so res downgraded is a pro not a con to me.

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    [Deactivated] on 21/01/2019 - 00:34

    4200 v 5000 mAh battery

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    [Deactivated] on 21/01/2019 - 00:37

    Battery more important than ram for screen size in my opinion

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  GTR12 on 21/01/2019 - 11:08

  No point listing screen size without dimensions, I learnt that recently.

  My old Nexus 6 has a 5.99" screen, I upgraded to a Nokia 8.1 that has a 6.18" screen. You assume that its bigger or the same size, but nope, because the screen-to-body ratio is much higher, the physical size of the phone is smaller.

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    Click_It on 21/01/2019 - 13:14

    That's fair.

    Mate 20 Pro
    157.8 x 72.3 x 8.6 mm

    Mate 20 X
    174.6 x 85.4 x 8.2 mm

    Added to the post above.

    Based on eBay prices these are selling around the price of a Galaxy Note 9 6GB/128GB maybe a touch more ($1000-1070). I think that's pretty reasonable. Stills quality is superior to Note 9 according to most, Note 9 wins in video and sound and the Huawei sucks in 4K apparently but I still shoot in 1080P/60 so as long as that's decent I'm happy (free Google Photos storage among other things).

    I also prefer the flat screen over the curved edge screen. I know they look nicer but protecting them is harder and more costly. Flat is good enough for me. Definitely worth getting a glass protector for those 3 rear shooters too.