Top five facts about PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS

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Porsche Design and Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) have unveiled the new PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS Series smartphone. The latest mobile luxury device continues the tradition set by its predecessors—blending state-of the-art technology with uncompromising design. The all-new device represents the pinnacle in mobile luxury, expressed in a timeless functional design.

Rounded on the sides with bold, aesthetically pleasing curves, the device reflects its high level of performance in its outside appearance. The iconic automotive design element is incorporated into the back of the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS—a device with the Rennsport “RS” designation—with a luxury twist.

The PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS epitomises the passion in cutting-edge technology and design shared by Porsche Design and Huawei. With an inspired design, powerful performance, best-in-class battery technologies and sophisticated biometric identification features, the latest luxury flagship appeals to discerning consumers with a taste for Porsche Design’s signature purist aesthetics and Huawei’s leading technologies.

We’ve delved deep into the details of this new smartphone to make sure that you know exactly what you’re getting in terms of design, camera, battery or any other needs.

1. Best camera features

Image captured by the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS

“How good is the camera?” is likely to be one of the most important questions you will ask yourself before you take the plunge and buy a new smartphone. The camera features of the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS will make you feel like a professorial photographer when you get that perfect shot.

Separating the two leather stripes at the back of the device is a pane of glass, which highlights the technology aspect of the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS. The all-new Leica Triple Camera, comprised of a 40MP main camera, a 20MP camera with Leica Ultra Wide Angle Lens and an 8MP telephoto camera, is nestled stylishly underneath the glass. The camera system is arranged in a two-by-two matrix that captivates its viewers as it captures them. It comes with a brand new capability: macro distance. Users can get as close to an object as 2.5cm from the lenses and capture vivid details with an ultra-sharp focus.

2. Elegant Design

The frontal view of the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS is symmetrical. Porsche Design and Huawei have evolved the lower bezel in favor of a larger screen size, providing consumers with even more display space for any work or play usage scenario. The PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS comes in Red. The red is passionate, glamorous and adventurous—the perfect color for those who would like to express their more playful side.

A Leather Smart View Flip Case complements the new device. Made of the same natural leather as the back of the device, it offers additional protection to the exquisite handset, while leaving an opening for the FullView display to show information including time and notifications, as well as the Porsche Design logo.

3. Long-lasting battery life

Battery life is one of the most important factors in choosing a device.The good news is the battery in PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS supports more than a full day of intensive use, and can be charged back at unprecedented speeds. Utilizing 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge, users can charge their battery from nil to approximately 70 percent (2940mAh) in 30 minutes. A HUAWEI Wireless Charger supporting 15W HUAWEI Wireless Quick Charge is also available (sold separately). Furthermore, it supports HUAWEI Wireless Reverse Charge, which lets the exclusive device to act as a wireless power bank.

4. Powerful performance

The PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS is powered by a high-performance chipset—Kirin 980, which is manufactured using the cutting-edge 7nm process. With the Dual-NPU, the new Kirin chipset enables the smartphone to strike the perfect balance between high performance and state-of-the-art power efficiency, even when running at full throttle.

The Kirin 980 is also the world’s first commercial SoC to use Cortex-A76-based high performance cores. The Cortex-A76-based cores work in concert with high efficiency Cortex-A55 cores to deliver blazing fast performance. Meanwhile, the Mali-G76 GPU drives maximum graphical performance for all use cases.

5. Ultimate identification

The PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS features an In-Screen Fingerprint sensor. Huawei has evolved the design of its sensor with Dynamic Pressure Sensing Technology to achieve improved success rate and up to 30 percent better recognition speed. The device displays a prompt whenever it detects a finger is hovering above the sensor. Once the authentication process is complete, the unobtrusive prompt quickly disappears into the background. Furthermore, it is equipped with a 3D Face Unlock solution which, through mapping a user’s face, enables the device to accurately read the face of a user.

The sophisticated sensors and Dual-NPU-powered AI enable 3D Face Unlock to identify a user quickly (under 0.6s) and work across a broad range of lighting conditions, including in pitch-black darkness. Moreover, 3D Face Unlock authenticates users at a false acceptance rate of below 1/1,000,000.

Pricing and availability

Huawei Showroom in Al Nasr Street, Mirqab, welcomes shoppers daily. It is open from Saturday to Thursday from 9am to 9pm and on Friday from 4pm to 10pm. Qatar residents and visitors are welcome to learn more about the mate series and enjoy the variety of features that Huawei has to offer. The price of the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 20 RS (8GB + 512GB configuration) is QR 7099.