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All info about Honor View20 so far (come and share your thoughts)

dcooper

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Aug 24, 2018
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Anybody noticed Honor View 20?
I read some reports and I guess this will be a killer among all mid-range phones next year. They announced the new phone Honor View 20 in Hong Kong this week but the official launch is not until December 26.

Just share a summary of some reports about Honor view 20 so far:

1. The in-screen hole display
Honor claims View 20 in-display hole is 4.5mm, 1.5mm smaller than Samsung A8s's solution. It is somehow a little awkward Samsung's and Honor 's showcases fell on the same day. But I think Honor wins this round.
Although it seems a mere 1.5mm difference doesn't matter too much, I believe that’s a big improvement in the display craftsmanship. Good job, Honor.

I like the hole-punch screen (compared with the ugly notch) and it actually extends the screen to body ratio to a high level, nearly 100%. If 2018 is the year of notch, hole seems the new trend in the coming 2019.

2. 48MP rear camera (this is what I expect the most)
It may become the first phone with 48-megapixel camera, powered by Sony’s IMX586 CMOS sensor. This report said this sensor has good performance in low-light shooting and zooming in on photos taken from a distance. In addition, Kirin 980 chipset with the dual-ISP and dual-NPU can provide a better image quality with more details.

PS: Wanna figure out how much detailed can the image be? Anyone can find any sample pictures?

3. Link Turbo
According to the reports, this is “an AI feature that allows simultaneous downloads over WiFi and 4G. “ Samsung released similar feature before but I never heard about it.
“Link Turbo also enables better switching between WiFi and 4G depending on signal strength.”

This sounds very powerful but I still feel confused about how well it works.

So far, we know nothing about View 20's price but I guess Honor View20 may be more expensive than Samsung A8s? Because with a smaller hole and a better rear camara (Samsung A8s: 24MP, Honor View20: 48MP), it seems unreasonable to lower the price…What do you think?

Some references:
https://www.xda-developers.com/the-honor-view-20-will-have-a-48mp-camera-and-an-in-display-hole/
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/10/honor-view-20-v20-punch-hole-all-screen-smartphone/
https://www.cnet.com/news/what-o-no...reen-selfie-cam-and-48-megapixel-rear-camera/
 

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