The new Mate 40 Pro has been presented as the most advanced and powerful terminal in Huawei‘s history. However, time flies by and it seems that it was yesterday when the firm unveiled the Mate 30 Pro. If we look even further back, we have the almighty Mate 20 Pro, one of the best mobiles of that year and still today he stays very cool and even surpasses his brothers in some technical way.
In order to better see how this family has evolved, we are going to compare the Mate 20 Pro, Mate 30 Pro and Mate 40 Pro . It will be curious to see how in just two generations, novelties and technologies have grown considerably. They are all great high-end terminals, but the Mate 20 Pro will be marked as the last of the series that arrived with Google Services intact.
- Mate 20 Pro
- Mate 30 Pro
- Mate 40 Pro
Screen design and dimensions
If we take into account the design aspect, we see that the differences are more pronounced between the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and its older brothers, than between the Mate 30 and Mate 40 Pro themselves. This is largely due to the use of the circular module for cameras in recent generations.
The QHD Banished
If we take a look at the screens, we see that they have grown over time , going from the Mate 20 Pro with its 6.4-inch screen, with a resolution of 3120 x 1440 pixels, the Mate 30 Pro with a screen that It grows to 6.53 inches, and a resolution of 2400 x 1176 pixels, up to the Mate 40 Pro with a size of 6.76 inches and a resolution of 2772 x 1344 pixels.
Mate 40 Pro
The Mate 40 Pro differs from its siblings by having eradicated the notch in favor of a double pill-shaped screen hole, while the Mate 20 Pro and Mate 30 Pro feature the famous eyebrow. However, it is surprising to see how the Mate 20 Por sports a QHD resolution , while its older brothers returned to FullHD, possibly as part of the first autonomy over a plus of screen resolution that many users do not value, and that is part of a past battle between manufacturers, who sought to stand out as it was.
Increasing weight and thickness
The increase in dimensions and weight is also very visible, as the screen has grown. The Mate 20 Pro was the thinnest and lightest terminal with its 8.6 millimeters and 190 grams of weight. In the Mate 30 Pro these numbers increased to 8.8 millimeters thick and 198 grams. The Mate 40 Pro takes the cake and has not managed to equal or reduce these numbers, since it reaches 9.1 millimeters and 212 grams. It is striking in that its battery is even smaller than that of the Mate 30 Pro.
Kirin brain
At this point, it must be stated emphatically that the Huawei Mate 20 Pro is still a real brown beast , and that many premium mid-range terminals of 2020 would tremble in its wake. The device mounts the powerful Kirin 980 with a Mali G-76 GPU that is accompanied by 6 or 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage. The Mate 30 Pro, mounted the most modern Kirin 990, also with 7 nm but capable of connecting to 5G networks in its compatible version. In this case it looks like 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. The new Mate 40 Pro sports the Kirin 9000, Huawei’s first processor in nm, the most powerful in its history, also accompanied by 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.
If we take into account the performance of all of them, tested in a test program like AnTuTu, we see that the Mate 20 Pro was close to 370,000 points, while the Mate 30 Pro has exceeded 357,000 points. It goes without saying that the Mate 40 Pro lags far above its little siblings, with a score exceeding 721,000 points.
The power of cameras
In this section, Huawei has gone step by step and being true to its own identity. The firm has not been infected with the battle of putting sensors left and right or that they have to reach or exceed 64 megapixels to match other rivals. Let’s see at a glance or the camera configuration of the three Mate generations.
Mate 20 Pro: 3 rear sensors. 1 front
- Main 40 MP f / 1.8
- 20 MP f / 2.2 wide angle
- 8 megapixel f / 2.4 telephoto lens
- Zoom: 3X optical, 5X hybrid, 30X digital
- 24 MP f / 2.0 front camera
- Maximum video: 4K at 30fps
Mate 30 Pro: 4 rear sensors. 1 front
- Main 40 MP f / 1.8
- 40 MP f / 1.6 Supersensing
- 8 megapixel f / 2.4 telephoto lens
- ToF 3D sensor
- Zoom: 3X optical, 5X hybrid, 30X digital
- 32 MP f / 2.0 front camera
- Maximum video: 4K at 60fps
Mate 30 Pro: 4 rear sensors. 1 front
- 50 MP f / 1.9 main
- 20 MP f / 1.8 wide angle
- 12 megapixel f / 3.4 telephoto lens
- ToF 3D sensor
- Zoom: 5X optical, 10X hybrid, 50X digital
- 12 MP f / 2.4 front camera
- Maximum video: 4K at 60fps
In general we find similar numbers between the Mate 40 Pro and the Mate 30 Pro, both further away from the Mate 20 Pro. We appreciate however, a curious drop in the front sensor of the Mate 40 Pro, which is 13 megapixels compared to the sensor. 32 megapixels of the previous generation or the 24 megapixels of the Mate 20 Pro. However, this has not prevented the Mate 40 Pro from taking the first place in the DxOMark ranking as the best selfie camera on the market. The same happens with the analysis of its rear cameras, which have positioned in the first place of this ranking
Battery and connections
Battery has been one of the strengths of Huawei’s Mate family since its inception. In a large terminal a larger battery has always entered and that has been noticed. The Mate 20 Pro boasts 4,200 mAh and 40W fast charging, while the Mate 30 Pro upped the ante to 4,500 mAh and the same 40W fast charge . Both have wireless and reverse charging, but in the Mate 20 Pro the wireless charging is 15W, compared to the 27W of the Mate 30 Pro. The Mate 40 Pro, curiously, has 100 mAh less than the Mate 30 Pro, with its 4,400 mAh, but it has vastly improved charging technologies. It goes up to 66W , showing Huawei’s most advanced fast charge to date. As for its wireless charging, it can reach 50W and of course it also has reverse charging to share charge with other devices.
Neither device misses any of the main connections, including Bluetooth 5 (5.0, 5.1 and 5.2) or NFC. However, none have a 3.5 headphone jack. The fingerprint sensor is integrated into the screen, something that was new in the Mate 20 Pro, but it does not attract attention in the Mate 40 Pro. What does attract attention is that the Mate 20 Pro will go down in history as the last terminal of the series to be a friend of Google, and have integrated GSM (Google Services). The Mate 30 Pro and Mate 40 Pro have been able to muddle through in markets where dependence on Google is not as strong, as in China, but the battle is still latent in the West.
EMUI with or without Google
The Mate 20 Pro was born with EMUI 9 in its gut, and currently has EMUI 10.1. The Mate 30 Pro was born with Android 10 and currently runs EMUI 10.1. The Mate 40 Pro is a native EMUI 11, and it is expected to be one of the first terminals to test the thousands of HarmonyOS. the operating system with which Huawei wants to show the world that Google is not the center of the universe.
And their prices?
The Mate 20 Pro is the most difficult to get although we still see it occasionally on Amazon or on other portals such as Phone House. Its price at the moment can roll around 350 euros. The Mate 30 Pro has dropped considerably since last year, and now we find it on Amazon for just over 500 euros. The Mate 40 Pro for its part, has an official price of 1,199 euros.