Older flagship · 2018

Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design

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Our Take

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

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Leather back, Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.39″ AMOLED · 60Hz

980 8 / 256 GB

4200 mAh 40W charging

40 MP 3 rear · 24 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.39″ · OLED · 1440 × 3120 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.39"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 3120 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)

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

369,372

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP10

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

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

40 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

40 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

20 MP f/2.2

Front camera

24 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 40 W wired · 15 W wireless

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

Capacity

4200 mAh

Wired charging

40 W

Wireless charging

15 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 8/512GB

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

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 BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

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

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

Build & Design

187 g · 9.7 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

157.8 mm

Width

72.3 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

Weight

187 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Face ID · fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro

Sensors

Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

1440 × 3120 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution · 6.39″ vs 5.8″ screen

58% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 15 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

369k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

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

Heavier in hand

187 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

40% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 15 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Super AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.39″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

369k vs 416k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 40 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Heavier in hand

187 g vs 163 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design

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

Samsung Galaxy S9

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