Huawei P20: The return of the Megapixelritter

Huawei's new smartphone P20 Pro contains three main cameras, comes on 40 megapixels and is supposed to recognize motifs thanks to artificial intelligence. And it looks fantastic.

Huawei P20: The return of the Megapixelritter
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    The spirit of Nokia hovered for a few seconds through Grand Palais in Paris. In imposing Belle-Époque halls – built especially for World Exhibition in 1900 – Chinese manufacturer Huawei presented Seinneues Android-smartphone P20 on Tuesday afternoon. And this aroused memories: six years ago, Nokia brought two Smartphonesheraus with 808 PureView and later Lumia 1020, which contained a 41 megapixel camera and largest image sensor in smartphones to date. This was revolutionary, even if rest of pieces could not keep up and y quickly fell into oblivion.

    Since Nokia's experiments, megapixel Insmartphone cameras have only played a minor role. Samsungsaktuelles Galaxy S9 comes with 12 megapixels and instead tries to provide better photos with a mechanical aperture. Googlesetzt, in spite of its name, its pixel smartphones mainly on software. Apple, like Vieleandere manufacturer, has discovered a dual camera system with two lenses.

    But now comes Huawei with P20 Pro: It includes as first smartphone of a reputable manufacturer not two, but three lenses on back. The resolution: 40 megapixels, twice as many as predecessor P10 Plus had. In addition, image sensor is a dergrößten that has ever been installed in a smartphone. and MaximaleISO value for light sensitivity ranges from some high-end cameras. The Megapixelspielesind opened.

    Three cameras, large sensor

    This fits with current developments. First of Huawei, whose premise is increasingly "more is more" to Seinscheint. Three years ago, Chinese presented ir new Smartphonesim Bavarian Unterschleißheim alongside Lidl branches and car dealerships. VergangenenHerbst, it was already Munich Olympic Hall. And now DieJournalistinnen and journalists have been invited to Grand Palais in middle of Paris. So much opulence can be substantiated by Huawei at least with numbers: Inzwischenverkauft company based in Shenzhen third most smartphones worldwide, as CEO Richard Yu mentioned at beginning of performance.

    © Jakob Börner Eike Cool Digital editor Eike Cool was online for time on presentation of new Huawei smartphone in Paris. to author page

    Secondly, Huawei follows trend among denSmartphone manufacturers to establish integrated camera as most important sales criterion. In times when rest of hardware is barely nochvoneinander, a good camera can be decisive advantage – especially as people are increasingly communicating by sending pictures and videos Fertility smartphone classic camera has long since superseded.

    For P20 Pro (also Abgespecktenund more favorable versions P20 and P20 Lite were introduced) cooperates Huaweierneut with German company Leica. The main camera triggers as mentioned with 40Megapixeln, in addition 20 megapixel Monochromsensorsowie known from predecessors is an eight-megapixel telephoto lens.

    In Interplay, Einenfünffachen hybrid zoom and high-resolution images that are both beimHeranzoomen and in low light conditions enable BehauptetHuawei. "Even your eyes can't see what this camera Sehenkann," said Yu. Those who like it slower can take advantage of DenSuperzeitlupenmodus and record videos at 960 frames per second.

    Wher P20 Pro revolutionizes smartphone Fotografiewirklich, one will of course only be able to judge after detailed tests. Bislanggalten camera in Huawei's devices as well, but not alsabsolute top class compared to Samsung, Google or iphone. DieTester of website DxOmark at any rate seem to be convinced: y gave DemP20 per EineGesamtbewertung of 109 points – more so than Google pixel that iphone x or any or smartphone has previously received.

    Date Of Update: 28 March 2018, 12:03
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