The issue you are referring to is actually the FIX.
Previously, IG stories are in full screen and guess what, it uses the notch area as the progress bar of stories.

I'm so happy that this has been fixed and now I don't need to guess how many stories a person has OR how long before 1 story will finish.

This post has been edited by ijuanp03: May 24 2018, 09:26 AM

Yeap. I'm using Roboto Regular font now. It did change the font in the camera app! The default one looks cartoonish and not professional.

Download any font in .ttf format.
Put it inside Huawei/Themes folder and you are good to go.

Google Pixel 2/ HTC U11 / Galaxy S9 are using image stacking to capture still pictures.

Huawei P20/P20 Pro is still using the old fashioned, de-noise + oversharpen + saturate to process their photos.
Not to mention AI just filters the colors for you.

But I think everyone is aware that Pixel 2 is still the king of mobile photography (followed by HTC with their U11/U11+ devices).

The quality may not be the same as the P20 since the Mate 10 series use Sony Exmor IMX286 which not as powerful as the Sony Exmor IMX380 on the P20 series.

Mi 8 Explorer's back is a blatant copy of HTC U12+ Translucent option.
The difference is the mi8 is transparent but is showing FAKE physical internal parts instead of the actual motherboard. LOL

This post has been edited by ijuanp03: Jun 2 2018, 08:32 PM

https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-cam...oftware-867702/



Exactly my thoughts. Huawei is overdoing it. The camera hardware itself is great but it loses all the details due to post-processing.

Nice pic but typical Huawei with oversharpened, too much contrast and saturated post processing. It doesn't look natural even when Master AI is turned off.
I wish there are toggles to decrease sharpness and contrast.

+1 Unrealistic colors. sighhh pls fix this Huawei.
I like that my P20 camera is really FAST. But this poor post processing algorithms ruin the picture.

I love your pics! But Huawei is overdoing the processing especially the first one.
Too much contrast and sharpness. Nobody likes DULL colors but this is too much..
I prefer a realistic, natural look than a sharp, contrasty, saturated image.
The cow looks cute btw

Reason: It is easier to edit a natural image to your liking than to tone down an image at it will lose more of the detail.

Interesting video.

Huawei P20 vs P20 Pro.

In the meantime, you can disable background data usage for specific apps. I just find it weird this issue isn't happening on other Android OEMs (no issue on my P20 and Moto X4) as doze mode is enabled by default (not sure what Huawei did to the OS) but it works well on my old HTC One A9 with only 2100mah battery.

I disagree. iPhones are not really battery efficient. They are just using lower resolution display that is why their battery lasts longer.

iPhone 8 only has an HD display panel which is being used only on LOWEND Android phones.
iPhone 8 Plus has a FullHD display which is used by midrange Android phones.
iPhone X has a FullHD+ display which is used by most Chinese OEMs (Huawei P20/P20 Pro, Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus 6 etc).

HTC, Motorola, Samsung flagship phones use QHD+ displays (2k resolution, as some people call them) which definitely are sharper but of course will have a hit on the battery life.

That's why I laugh at iSheeps telling everyone they have great displays. They don't. Period.
Retina display is a marketing gimmick at least on the iPhones. I won't say the say with their Macbook lineup though...

This post has been edited by ijuanp03: Jun 25 2018, 09:55 AM

Smartphones aren't intended as replacement to underwater cameras. IP ratings are there for accidental drops and spills.
I went for the P20 instead of the P20 Pro mainly because of the size. I know the P20 Pro is small for a 6.1 inch phone but the length isn't the problem for me but the width. Too wide and my hands will hurt. Add a case and it is worse.

If you don't mind an LCD panel (mind you, a very beautiful LCD display), then go for the P20.
As for the camera, both are equally capable (a tech reviewer even said the P20 is more consistent overall).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYI19AzFvJc

The only advantage I can think of with the P20 Pro is the 3x optical zoom.
No hybrid zoom can match a really good hardware.

In the end, follow your <3

This post has been edited by ijuanp03: Jun 26 2018, 04:28 PM

Super slow mo on the P20 is average at best. I went to Sony Centre Midvalley to test out the super slow-mo on their fidget spinner test.

I was overconfident that it will beat the 1080p super slow-mo of Xperia XZ2. But when we compared the quality side-by-side, I went out really embarrassed.

The 720p 960fps quality of the P20 is absolutely horrible. In artificial light/indoor light, you can see "flutter/banding" in the video. It's really unacceptable whereas in the XZ2, it doesn't have banding and the video quality is just really good.

I feel the 960fps on the P20 is just really 240fps converted to 960fps. The wordings on the fidget is unreadable. I don't know what to say but good job to Sony on perfecting the super slow-mo feature (the old Xperia XZ already has the 960fps but on 720p). So yeah..

This post has been edited by ijuanp03: Jun 27 2018, 11:36 AM

Don't choose portrait. Choose APERTURE mode. You can see the shortcut icon (like a circular thing) when you open the camera in auto mode.
You can adjust the bokeh effect in real time.

iPhone X has basically NOTHING compared to features in P20. Quite insulting to compare a basic cameraphone to the P20 Series

HTC U12+ vs Huawei P20 Pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66_e9xrL3Kc

The only category the P20 Pro beat the U12+ is in lowlight on the main camera.

But for all other lighting conditions, front camera and all video lighting conditions, the HTC U12+ performed way better.

Huawei really needs to update the software camera algorithm to keep up with the competition.

Yeap the U11 had the best camera back then.
HTC started the dual camera trend/bokeh effect with the One M8 and the "ultrapixel" camera with large 2.0μ sensor size just like the P20 Pro when used in 10MP resolution.
They definitely went down the drain due to lack of marketing which Huawei and Samsung are really good at.

Anyway, it's not to say the P20 Pro has a bad camera. Far from that. It's just that the U12+ is better in most aspects.
But nobody can beat P20/P20 Pro's night mode. Still amazed how you can take long exposure handheld with no blur.

This post has been edited by ijuanp03: Jun 28 2018, 09:13 AM

Exactly. I miss the front camera on my old Huawei P10
It is "Leica branded" even on the front and pictures are sharper with realistic colors.
In my P20 now, colors look washed out. Pale and too white. I'm not that fair but I look fair in pictures.

Huawei could have been pressured because most Chinese OEMs have 20mp+ resolution on the front.
If they put something lower than that, average consumers will think it's inferior.

Comparison is there to know the competition and not to persuade anyone to buy a new phone. The P20 series have great camera but we should admit they also have weaknesses.

To each his own. Stock UI for me is better than any UI overlay. This is to have a "consistent" look and feel of the OS and apps. Look what Huawei did (influenced by Google). They removed the beautiful Huawei messaging app from the P10 in favor of Android messages app. Some apps have material design while others have the stock EMUI which is rather incosistent.

HTC Sense is a lightweight UI with almost stockish look.
Touchwiz is improving (no more lags) and is on par with EMUI.
Xperia UI is... ugly LOL.


Same here! EMUI looks cartoonish and not professional!
I always use black theme on my previous P10 but this EMUI 8.1 has some many bugs that a black theme will not display some texts correctly because they are also in black font color.

Now I'm stuck with the default theme. Still waiting for an update.

This post has been edited by ijuanp03: Jun 28 2018, 10:29 AM