ISSUE 63 • ANDROID ADVISOR 21REVIEWon the P30, keeping shots sharp even if you have
shaky hands. It’s good, but not amazing on the Honor
20 Pro, and certainly not as good as the OnePlus 7
Pro’s new night mode. It’s still worth using though,
and gives noticeably better results than the standard
photo mode. Usefully, Super Night mode can also
be used with the ultra-wide lens.
As mentioned, the selfie camera is excellent. And
it’s great to have basically the same 32Mp camera you
get on the much more expensive Huawei P30 Pro. In
bright light detail is wonderful. It’s best not to use the
portrait mode, which doesn’t do an amazing job of
separating wisps of hair from the background, but it’s
there if you want it. Portrait mode works a lot better
on the rear camera and we were able to take some
great-looking photos with it.
Performance
With the Kirin 980 on board and 8GB of RAM
performance was never in question. It’s a fast chip
and more than up to the job, as well as competing
with the Snapdragon 855. It’s great to see this level
of power in phones a lot cheaper than Huawei’s
flagships, and it’s also great for gaming.
GPU Turbo 3.0 is supported and Fortnight is kind
of pre-installed, so you can take advantage of the
speed as soon you’ve updated it via the installer app.
Battery life is also excellent, but as ever, how long
you get between charges depends on how much
you use the phone and how many apps you have
running in the background. There are various power-
saving modes, but you’ll prefer not to use them in