Older flagship · 2018

Huawei Mate 20

Name: Huawei Mate 20
Brand: Huawei
Price: 160000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦105,000 to ₦160,000 · 6 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 5G

Extras Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (4000mAh)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.53″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

980 6 / 64 GB

4000 mAh 22.5W charging

16 MP 3 rear · 24 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Huawei Mate 20 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.53″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2244 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.53"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2244 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Kirin 980 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G76 MP10

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Kirin 980 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

359,889

GeekBench

9,793

Graphics test

GFXBench 28 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP10

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.6 GHz + 2x Cortex A76 1.92 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.8 main · 24 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

16 MP f/2.2

Front camera

24 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 22.5 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

92:00h

Wired charging

22.5 W

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

6/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B9, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

188 g · 8.3 mm · IP53

Height

158.2 mm

Width

77.2 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

188 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone XS

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

50% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2244 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.53″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

360k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Heavier in hand

188 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

33% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2244 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.53″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

360k vs 416k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 12 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Heavier in hand

188 g vs 163 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

6 sellers·Used from ₦105,000

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Jiji Used

₦105,000

Lowest of 6 Fair for used

Kanayon&sons

6.5 yrs · 22 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦125,000

Fair for used

PROMISE GADGET

1.4 yrs · 25 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦130,000

Fair for used

Collins Nwenyi Wholesales

7.4 yrs · 475 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦138,000

Yhujay Gadgets and Hub

7.1 yrs · 24 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦155,000

Fair for used

VICKLITE GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

1.7 yrs · 7 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦160,000

S And H Communications

2.2 yrs · 4 feedback · 128GB

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone XS

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