Overall speed - Huawei P20 Real Life Review

Would you say that the Huawei P20 is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Huawei P20 exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Geekbench 4
- Single Core: 1903
- Multi-core: 6678
Antutu v7.07
- Overall score: 207668
- CPU: 72078
- GPU: 76138
- UX: 45796
- MEM: 13655

poor...
I find overall speed to be poor considering its a flagship. For example, changing the wallpaper takes a several seconds (with the dots going around in a circle showing that the processor is working to do something). In comparison, SD 845 devices such as Sony XZ2 do it almost in an instant. I'm not saying the Sony is a better phone. In fact, some SD 630 devices do it even faster than P20/P20 Pro. Have tried it on more than 1 P20/P20 Pro and its the same. There is just something wrong with software optimization with these Huawei phones, and/or with the hardware.

Geekbench 4
- Single Core: 1884
- Multi-core: 6686
Antutu v7.07
- Overall score: 205893
- CPU: 72148
- GPU: 75741
- UX: 44588
- MEM: 13416
Overall performance gets throttled with increasing heat.

I find that while listening to music with a bluetooth speaker/headphones, the phone gets extremely laggy. As soon as I turn bluetooth off, it's ok...

I think it's not fast at all. Some "normal" games even jerk slightly. Since my predecessor model (OnePlus 3T) was faster.
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Fleonar said:
I find that while listening to music with a bluetooth speaker/headphones, the phone gets extremely laggy. As soon as I turn bluetooth off, it's ok...
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:good:

I got a EML-L09 (P20)
My geekbench score is :
Single Core : 1891
Multi-Core : 6680
And I don't have GPU Boost update so for 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme I got :
OpenGL 3.1
Overall score: 3008
Graphics score: 3061
Physics score: 2835
Vulkan
Overall score: 3278
Graphics score: 3630
Physics score: 2448
CPU Clock 0.6 GHz to 2.1GHz
Battery drop from 91% to 88%
Temp go to 36°C(96.8°F) - 44°C (111.2°F)
Overall performance of my device get pretty good beside the fact that didn't have the gpu boost update.:good:

I cant tell how fast it is, because its my first smartphone. But I had mediapad m2, m3 and now m5 with Kirin 960s processor and overall p20 is faster. But difference between mediapad m3 with 950 processor and kirin 970 is not so big. The all are very fast in everyday use and task. I don't play games. Ive change the animation duration to 0.5 sec because its too slow by default. This make things happen faster.

Not impressed with overall speed
I have been using this phone for a week. Thought I took a flagship phone, I am not impressed. I can see it is the software that makes the system slow.
Coming from an Iphone 6S, I would say that the Iphone had much better response and sensitivity.
My wife's Xiaomi redmi Note 5 is much more responsive and quicker.
I should have gone with the Nokia 8 as I wanted to... I can see the responsiveness of the Nokia 8, even being a smaller and older model would have outperformed the Huawei P20.
The camera is outstanding however.

I would say it is ok for my day to day use, but I would not consider myself a power user, since I use it mostly for chatting, checking emails, browsing 9gag / tapatalk and some mild gaming (like Angry birds 2 or Last day on earth) when in subway. Though when using google maps it is extremely lagy... I don't know whether it is the app or phone itself.

Fleonar said:
I find that while listening to music with a bluetooth speaker/headphones, the phone gets extremely laggy. As soon as I turn bluetooth off, it's ok...
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This is because Bluetooth and WiFi both use 2.4 GHz spectrum , so it fools both antennas , decreasing their signal reception.
I have Honor View 10 and i have the same issue , so when i use Bluetooth and have enough data i prefer to use it instead.

Drops frames even when just scrolling through the UI.
Very jerky at times, and but the greatest experience when browsing through websites.
Still prefer my reading articles on my old iPhone 5s for its smoothness, to give you an idea.

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Huawei W1-Rendering

Hi Guyz, I'm new to Windows Phone 8, and I have some questions.
I own a Huawei Ascend W1 running windows phone 8. (with 233 PPI)
I've noticed that while scrolling the Tiles(up and down), the rendering seems to be poor, the pixels are very noticeable, seems like having a PPI of less than 50, and not only on scrolling, even when opening an app, the animation seems to be very poor when it comes to graphics(for about 2 seconds after opening), shows a less pixel density. This WP comes with adreno 305.
I have another phone with 205 adreno graphics but it doesnt look like this, and I've compared this to a lesser PPI (217) and it doesn't look like this. (both aren't WP)
Does anyone also experience this or does it also happen with other WP8 devices or is it a problem on my WP's hardware?
Did windows set the animation to performance and not on graphics quality?
( I know this is not a big deal, but just clarifying if its normal or am I having a defective Unit)
Thank you and regards,
jakelq said:
Hi Guyz, I'm new to Windows Phone 8, and I have some questions.
I own a Huawei Ascend W1 running windows phone 8. (with 233 PPI)
I've noticed that while scrolling the Tiles(up and down), the rendering seems to be poor, the pixels are very noticeable, seems like having a PPI of less than 50, and not only on scrolling, even when opening an app, the animation seems to be very poor when it comes to graphics(for about 2 seconds after opening), shows a less pixel density. This WP comes with adreno 305.
I have another phone with 205 adreno graphics but it doesnt look like this, and I've compared this to a lesser PPI (217) and it doesn't look like this. (both aren't WP)
Does anyone also experience this or does it also happen with other WP8 devices or is it a problem on my WP's hardware?
Did windows set the animation to performance and not on graphics quality?
( I know this is not a big deal, but just clarifying if its normal or am I having a defective Unit)
Thank you and regards,
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contrary your report,
my experience the opposite with you,
i feel very smooth and snappy animation, no noticable lag.
i'm using Dual-Mode EVDO Rev.B + GSM model,
i also found the display is very good
i made a handon video few days ago, you can see overall experiece there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MoHaCXMvpY
Same problem. I like this smart but I ask myself if the scrolling is ok. If I move up and down fast with my finger there aren't problems. If I do short movements, scrolling isn't smooth....nokia 520, in the same level, io so smooth.
arielp said:
contrary your report,
my experience the opposite with you,
i feel very smooth and snappy animation, no noticable lag.
i'm using Dual-Mode EVDO Rev.B + GSM model,
i also found the display is very good
i made a handon video few days ago, you can see overall experiece there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MoHaCXMvpY
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Yup, I agree, i have no question with the smoothness of the WP8, but the quality of the graphics of my Huawei W1 is very poor.
The pixels are very noticeable.

Overall speed

Would you say that the Honor 10 is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Honor 10 exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
I currently have the Honor View 10 that uses the same SoC, memory and very similar software. My daily use has been great and I've never faced clutters or slow downs in the performance. The battery life is also top notch, thanks in large to the under the hood optimisations in the EMUI 8.0
Overall speed and performance really good.. No lag no slow down..
I have been using it from a couple of days and its performance is fine and no lags till now. And BTW mine is a 4GB variant.
For me is good. I'm satisfied for heavy business use.
For the price, this phone has exceptional performance. It can easily be compared to some of the other top flagships from around its release date. The Kirin 970 paired with 4GB of RAM and plenty to keep everything running smoothly.
Honor 10's overall speed is excellent. Even after 2 years of use. I look on social networks, write articles for a my webmaster blog from my phone, take pictures. No complaints.

Overall speed

Would you say that the Motorola One Action is "fast" in day-to-day use? A higher rating indicates that you think the Motorola One Action exhibits fantastic performance. Like, is it as fast as your tears when you watch The Titanic?
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
I been playing with this phone now for a week or so. Overall it is fine - Android 10 UI is snappy, battery life is decent for a 3500 mah capacity. Apps work as expected. But nothing really outstanding in terms of performance - online browsing and viewing media content in Chrome is at best average .I don't play games so there is nothing I can report in this respect. I am not much into phone cameras (usually I would make a short video once in a while) so this has never been a selling point to me. Touchscreen response for me has been pretty good so far. All in all, a phone that wont be turning any heads, with a subpar (outdated) HW architecture ( A73/A53 BigLittle cluster + 16 nm Mali GPU) and a decent AndroidOne OS.
Considering the phone debuted at 270 Eur in Oct 2019 -I did expect that it could arguably best a 2016 Moto Z device. However Motorola seems to be drifting away from the concept of creating modern , real mid-range phones in recent years, and instead coming out with equipment based on outdated architecture ( albeit a Samsung chipset in this case). The only exception to this are the Zoom and Z4 but they sell for 350-400 Eur and offer a sd 675 paired with a 4GB RAM (du-uh). At that price I think a lot of people will choose for example the Axon 10 pro with a SD 855, wont they?
I have been using Moto Z for the past 2.5 years on LOS 16/17 and sadly, it still blows away the Moto One Action in every department.

Overall love

Yes, yes, it's possible to love a phone. Heck, you sleep next to it, don't you? Rate this thread to indicate your love for the Realme 6, all things considered. A higher rating indicates that the Realme 6 is an incredible phone that you enjoy tremendously. You love it.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Good Performance compared to price
I will be straight to the point
in gaming you can run
COD at all max setting with more than 56 FPS
PUBG : Mobile with HD setting and anti-aliasing on with almost 53-54 FPS
This is more performance than what you get on Realme 6 pro as G90T has more graphical power then
720G good for us we are getting powerful device at much lower price.
You won't be able to enjoy that 90Hz screen in this to games cause the process can put out only limited raw power so to enjoy 90Hz refresh rate you need some other games that supports it are easy to run.
In work side of it the phone has quit good screen but not bright enough to see in sunlight you need to find some shadow to clearly see the screen, battery life is great.
Overall a great budget smartphone for gaming and even for work indoors.
I was ready to hate this phone.
But I don't.
I like the minimalist UI, the fact that it runs Android 10, a lot of the pre-installed bloat can be uninstalled, the speed, the memory capacity, the fact you can use 2 Sims and an SD card (this was really why I chose this phone).
And so far, honestly, I don't hate anything about it at all!
i got the bleeding screen after the last update B.31
I buyed too coming from Lenovo P2.
I suggest this phone and the only fault is the screen under the sun that is barely readable.
For 200 euro no phone had this performance , a 90 Hz , triple slot , Jack 3,5 , good battery and nfc
Fine

What is comparable to Mi 9T specwise?

Hi all,
At the moment I have Xiaomi mi A2, and I am considering to get the Mi 9T as my new phone.
It would be in my opinion a better value upgrade as I would get NFC, AMOLED screen and all screen experience with the pop out camera.
However I was wondering what is comparable to the Mi 9T Specwise) as I mentioned NFC and AMOLED are a must and a bit smaller size than mi A2.
Pop out camera is not essential but would rather have that than the punch hole( like SG S10 or S10e)
Thanks in advance for comments and/or suggestions
Poco X2? To be fair, depending where you live, you won't get a better value phone than this. Any other phone with this specs would cost 20% to 30% more than the 9t. I purchased the phone 2 weeks ago and I have been loving it ever since. There are a couple of things I miss from my Poco F1, such as the high-end SoC, but the amoled display and the perfectly cut-out display (no holes or notches) make up for it.
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Poco X2? To be fair, depending where you live, you won't get a better value phone than this. Any other phone with this specs would cost 20% to 30% more than the 9t. I purchased the phone 2 weeks ago and I have been loving it ever since. There are a couple of things I miss from my Poco F1, such as the high-end SoC, but the amoled display and the perfectly cut-out display (no holes or notches) make up for it.
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Thanks for your reply. I was actually waiting to see the successor of Poco F1 and I was actually disappointed to see the specs as it has IPS and not AMOLED and no NFC which are a must for me.
Also Poco X2 is bigger than Mi A2 as well as Mi 9t ( I am looking for a smaller size device) I live in Ireland and have an option to go for Samsung S10 or S10e or even the new S20 line up) but as I decided years ago not to buy anything from mobile providers on a contract (contract not being the issue as they give you high end device and you pay it off during your contract).
It is after you have the phone the painful and slow process when you have an issue with your device and have to send it for repair. It's always your fault and not theirs.
For that reason I am always buying phones in a shop or online and not spending more than 300 EUR on it.
CheyTac-12 said:
Poco X2? To be fair, depending where you live, you won't get a better value phone than this. Any other phone with this specs would cost 20% to 30% more than the 9t. I purchased the phone 2 weeks ago and I have been loving it ever since. There are a couple of things I miss from my Poco F1, such as the high-end SoC, but the amoled display and the perfectly cut-out display (no holes or notches) make up for it.
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I actually prefer the midrange Snapdragon 730 above any highend soc because its plenty fast for daily use and very power efficient. This also means the phone doesnt get hot when gaming and therefore doesnt throttle at all ?
Allan_Hun said:
I actually prefer the midrange Snapdragon 730 above any highend soc because its plenty fast for daily use and very power efficient. This also means the phone doesnt get hot when gaming and therefore doesnt throttle at all
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I play PUBG Mobile quite often, and let me tell you, you do miss the high-end SoC. The Adreno 618 can't push 60 fps at full resolution (I'm talking about the GFX tools that modify the game's graphics). My Poco F1 would never ever lag; its gpu is very powerful compared to the Adreno 618. Now, it is true that it doesn't overheat as much and it's more power efficient being a newer SoC. But if raw performance is a must for you, you should look for something with a Snapdragon 845 and above.
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Ellunphant said:
Thanks for your reply. I was actually waiting to see the successor of Poco F1 and I was actually disappointed to see the specs as it has IPS and not AMOLED and no NFC which are a must for me.
Also Poco X2 is bigger than Mi A2 as well as Mi 9t ( I am looking for a smaller size device) I live in Ireland and have an option to go for Samsung S10 or S10e or even the new S20 line up) but as I decided years ago not to buy anything from mobile providers on a contract (contract not being the issue as they give you high end device and you pay it off during your contract).
It is after you have the phone the painful and slow process when you have an issue with your device and have to send it for repair. It's always your fault and not theirs.
For that reason I am always buying phones in a shop or online and not spending more than 300 EUR on it.
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If you want a smaller sized device then you should go for the S10 or S10e. This Mi 9T is not small at all.
CheyTac-12 said:
I play PUBG Mobile quite often, and let me tell you, you do miss the high-end SoC. The Adreno 618 can't push 60 fps at full resolution (I'm talking about the GFX tools that modify the game's graphics). My Poco F1 would never ever lag; its gpu is very powerful compared to the Adreno 618. Now, it is true that it doesn't overheat as much and it's more power efficient being a newer SoC. But if raw performance is a must for you, you should look for something with a Snapdragon 845 and above.
Sure the 845 is faster, but actually not that much... Looking at slingshot extreme 3.1 sustained performance the Snapdragon 730 scores about 3000 while the 845 scores about 3500. So when the 845 heats Up the gfx is only 16% faster.
I do not Play pubg on my mi 9t. If the gaming experience really is that much better on 845 im guessing pubg only hits the adreno gpu hard in short bursts -Or maybe pubg just isnt optimized.
People are diffrent and prioritizes diffrently. Personally I would never trade stellar battery life for relatively modest performance gains.
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Allan_Hun said:
CheyTac-12 said:
I play PUBG Mobile quite often, and let me tell you, you do miss the high-end SoC. The Adreno 618 can't push 60 fps at full resolution (I'm talking about the GFX tools that modify the game's graphics). My Poco F1 would never ever lag; its gpu is very powerful compared to the Adreno 618. Now, it is true that it doesn't overheat as much and it's more power efficient being a newer SoC. But if raw performance is a must for you, you should look for something with a Snapdragon 845 and above.
Sure the 845 is faster, but actually not that much... Looking at slingshot extreme 3.1 sustained performance the Snapdragon 730 scores about 3000 while the 845 scores about 3500. So when the 845 heats Up the gfx is only 16% faster.
I do not Play pubg on my mi 9t. If the gaming experience really is that much better on 845 im guessing pubg only hits the adreno gpu hard in short bursts -Or maybe pubg just isnt optimized.
People are diffrent and prioritizes diffrently. Personally I would never trade stellar battery life for relatively modest performance gains.
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True. I don't game that much on my phone either, but sometimes I do. Years of being a pc gamer have spoiled me into not accepting anything fewer than 60 fps. Mind you, my Poco F1 was heavily modified. I even deleted the thermal files in vendor/etc so the phone would never throttle, no matter how hot it got. I really hoped there would be not much of a difference between the Adreno 630 and the 618. But there is. More than benchmarks it's the real-life usage and performance in games and apps. I play PUBG in the 9t with the exact same graphic settings from my Poco F1, and, while it sure as heck doesn't heat up as much and doesn't drain the battery as quickly, the Adreno 618 is almost always at 99% usage and maximum mhz (I use DevCheck app to check GPU usage during gaming). Sometimes it dips below 50 fps. What's more, whenever a grenade explodes nearby or you are inside a smoke the game lags as hell. This would never happen on my Poco F1. What's more, I used to brag to my friends about the SD 845 performance by maxing out all the settings in the GFX tool and showing them those graphics. The Poco F1 could sustain 45 to 60 fps with those settings. But my phone would get so stupidly hot that I couldn't play like that for more than 3 minutes (with the thermal files disabled, of course). I tried the same with this phone and well... let's just say that it's not very playable.
Anyhow, you sure are right about the tradeoff between efficiency and raw performance. This is why I have a 9T today.
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CheyTac-12 said:
I play PUBG Mobile quite often, and let me tell you, you do miss the high-end SoC. The Adreno 618 can't push 60 fps at full resolution (I'm talking about the GFX tools that modify the game's graphics). My Poco F1 would never ever lag; its gpu is very powerful compared to the Adreno 618. Now, it is true that it doesn't overheat as much and it's more power efficient being a newer SoC. But if raw performance is a must for you, you should look for something with a Snapdragon 845 and above.
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If you want a smaller sized device then you should go for the S10 or S10e. This Mi 9T is not small at all.
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I was comparing Mi 9T vs Mi A2 and comparing the size looks on tjhe paper that Mi 9T seems to be a tad bit smaller 156.7 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm (6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 in) vs Mi A2 that I have and it's 158.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm.
I know it may not be that different in size and you are right that S10 or S10e are smaller especially S10e, even the normal Note 10 is smaller side by side as I compared those 3 samsung models side by side with my Mi A2, and while the camera setup is brilliant on all 3 the punch hole bugs me someway visually as it is visible on screen(maybe I am weird:cyclops and I am willing to risk that with Mi 9T and get a Gcam on it to get better (in some situations pictures) and It wont burn my pocket as Samsung would (buying direct in a shop not trough provider)
I think the Mi 9T Pro is the best value for money with around $100 over the Mi 9T. The Pro has SD855, but you wouldn't notice the difference in normal use, maybe just in gaming.

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