The P20 Pro could house a triple-lens 40 MP rear camera setup with 5x hybrid zoom. What’s almost certain is that the devices will be powered by the latest Kirin 970 chipset, the same chipset found in the Mate 10 series. This means they should have AI-related features on board including photo-based translations and a few smart tips like suggesting to enable Eye Comfort
mode when reading in a dark environment.
The handsets are also rumoured to support facial recognition that is said to be more accurate and safer than Apple’s Face ID. The company talked about the technology during the reveal of the Honor 7X and Honor View 10 in London, saying that it’s secure enough to be used for payments and can unlock a smartphone in just 0.4 seconds.
It’s possible the P20 Pro will come with an Always on Display feature, making it the second Huawei device to do so after the Mate 10 Pro. The feature was mentioned in the firmware files examined by the guys over at XDA Developers.
The files also suggest that the smartphone, which could have a similar footprint as the Pixel 2 XL, might pack a massive 4,000 mAh battery. For comparison, the battery of Google’s flagship comes in at 3,520 mAh. The Huawei P20, on the other hand, may be powered by a 3,320-3,400 mAh battery.
The smartphones may arrive with a digital assistant on board called assistant, which may be exclusive to the Chinese market. It should allow users to control nearly every setting on the device with their voice like Wi-Fi, volume levels, screen brightness, and so forth.
Other details we expect to see include 6 or 8 GB of RAM, a microSD card slot, and Android Oreo with Huawei’s EMUI user interface on top. Keeping the headphone jack and adding water resistance would also be a fantastic idea, although nothing has been confirmed yet.