Smartphone Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS - advantages and disadvantages

New top-of-the-line phones from top manufacturer Huawei – P20 and P20 Pro, made a good impression of innovative products and became popular models. But the real surprise, which appealed to a rather narrow segment of users, was the Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS smartphone, the advantages and disadvantages of which are discussed in this article.

Huawei Porsche Design Mate RS review

When the P20 Pro demo ended, everyone who was present quickly began to pack up and go to the exit. But at this moment, the head of Consumer BG at Huawei (Richard Yu) appeared on the stage once again, who demonstrated another phone - the Porsche Design Huawei Mate RS.This is a common development of a company from China Huawei, and a corporation from Germany - Porsche Design.

It is worth noting that they have previously made several devices, namely the Mate 9 and 10, Smart Watch, a specialized case, as well as wireless charging.

Despite the fact that the new model is based on the P20 Pro project, there are still some differences between them. It consists in appearance, resolution and a smaller diagonal of the screen, support for wireless charging, as well as the presence of a fingerprint sensor in the display. In fact, this should have been the acclaimed P20 Pro, but such improvements were saved for the premium version.

The model should be treated not just as an expensive unique product, but also as a device of incredible performance, since it is practically at the highest level here. The phone will be a good choice for wealthy users, because the price, to put it mildly, "bites". Of course, this is not a Vertu, but also not a budget gadget for fans of mobile devices.

Equipment

In addition to the smartphone, the box contains:

• VIP card from Porsche Design, which certifies the uniqueness of the product;
• fast charging;
• Headphones;
• Long USB type "C" cord;
• Adapter with Type "C" to 3.5 mm;
• Clip to work with Dual SIM;
• Book cover with half colorless frosted window.

Unusually, the package also includes a spare USB cable and an additional charger with an English standard plug.

Design and ergonomics

The most obvious difference, if compared with its predecessor, is, of course, the appearance of the phone. The company ditched the notch at the top of the display and adopted an Edge-like look: a curved 6-inch OLED screen.Externally, the phone is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy. If you remove the Porsche Design engraving on the front, then the resemblance is simply on the face.

It is worth noting some differences: the keys, for example, are placed differently, and the Dual SIM slot is located in a completely different part. In addition, in the novelty, as in its predecessor, there is no jack for connecting a headset. The back side of the phone looks like a regular Huawei with its typical fingerprint sensor, personalized Leica logo and three camera modules.

The reliability of the assembly is truly chic: the screen, bezels, keys and other components are almost seamless, merge with each other. The fact that nothing creaks here is natural, in the course of things. But there are also elements that should be attributed to the shortcomings, namely the glass back cover. Even though the smartphone feels comfortable in the hand, there is a potential risk of the phone slipping out of the palm of your hand.

Display

Due to OLED technology, the model provides very bright and deep colors. The ultimate sharpness is at an excellent level, and is 544 fps. m, which in turn is higher when compared with many other phones. The difference between the new model and, for example, the Samsung Galaxy S9 is that the Porsche does not have a turbo mode. The fact is that high-performance smartphones from Samsung have much less sharpness, but they are able to increase it in the sun to 700 fps. m.

Filling

With the hardware functionality of the gadget, Huawei did not particularly bother. The device is equipped with the most reliable SoC, which, by the way, is installed in early models. Paired with Kirin's 8-core 970 processor, 6GB of RAM is running.

Such characteristics are determined by the demand for 4K video.In addition, they make the smartphone a good choice for active games with 3D graphics. In addition, the nimbleness of advanced phones in unleashing the possibilities of formats like Loseless has put its own layer on the amount of the smallest ROM capacity. The owner of the new model is unlikely to think about memory insufficiency. In the ordinary version, the gadget is equipped with a flash memory of 256 GB, and the advanced version has 512 GB.

The fingerprint scanner

Huawei is a leader in the manufacture of low-cost mobile devices, as well as premium gadgets, which are regularly included in the rating of quality devices. It was she who offered the market a gadget on the screen of which there is a fingerprint sensor.

The owners of the new model in the reviews note the excellent performance of this function.

The organization really did a great job: the fingerprints are identified “cleanly”, and the phone is unlocked instantly - if the finger is not wet. This is easily due to the fact that, like all other sensors, this one is equipped with an optical type sensor.

Despite the fact that the identification is not as fast as the scanner on the back of the model, the response is quite fast. To make it easy for the owner to find the right place on the screen when the display is locked, the model will show the unlock icon at the moment when the user picks up or moves the phone. In addition to the fingerprint sensor, both on the front and back, it is possible to configure Face ID unlock, which functions similarly quickly and accurately.

autonomy

Battery life is a little disappointing as the model is actually packed with innovative technology paired with a 4,000 mAh battery from the P20 Pro. In this regard, the phone sits down 60 minutes faster. It is worth noting that 10-11 hours is still a chic parameter, but the company could improve it.

A software update makes it possible to "teach" the device a little more gently to waste battery resources. So, after 128 min. the model restores its charge by 100%. It is worth noting that this is the first phone from a Chinese company to pass the CHIP test with support for inductive charging.

Interface

From the software side, the model is unlikely to impress the owners with anything. The phone functions, like all other gadgets of the organization, based on the EMUI 8.1 shell, designed for beginners. But, despite this, it makes it possible to supplement the standard set of configurations with your own parameters.

Less successful is the fact that the model launches a lot of programs from the start, including multimedia and video players out of the box, a file manager, notes, and a calendar. By the way, these programs cannot be removed.

Camera

In camera auto mode, it is possible to activate the AI ​​option. It can identify scenes in the frame and automatically apply enhancing effects to pictures. Thus, the phone can easily distinguish landscape from a picture of a pet, portrait, and so on (the proper icon is displayed in the viewfinder). Depending on the level of light and other factors, the brightness will be increased, the juiciness of specific colors will be increased or decreased.

It is worth noting that autofocus functions quickly in any amount of light due to the mixed autofocus system. The camera uses phase and laser autofocus, and there is also an option for instant photo-tracking focus, but in some modes it does not start.

In advanced and auto mode, the rear camera shoots in JPEG format, in the utmost quality, as well as with an incredible resolution of 40 MP. In manual mode, it is possible to take frames in RAW format used for post-processing in specialized graphic editors on a PC.

Artificial intelligence significantly "distorts" the real atmosphere due to increased juiciness and brightness. At night, the phone's camera impresses with its excellent light sensitivity, rich color reproduction and detail. When switching to a single-color module, access to its personal subcategories of modes is opened, which partly copy the settings of the main unit. The top module makes it possible to "click" high-quality b/w pictures. This block has an incredibly powerful light intensity, which is 1.6 f.

During the day, it is better to deactivate the artificial intelligence option and other effects from time to time, since the camera can produce a gorgeous result even without technological improvements. In the process of macro shooting, the camera guarantees a nice blur of the background even without applying the inherent effect. Program-type algorithms, for their part, make it possible to blur the background more strongly - the limiting parameter of the virtual aperture reaches 0.95 f.

For shooting at night at very high shutter speeds, there is its own menu with presets. You will need a tripod for accurate work.Only in this case will it be possible to take night shots with the reflection of car headlights, create masterpieces in the form of light patterns, or simply achieve a unique effect of “velvet” water.

In addition to the HDR mode often used in phones, this model has another mode that looks more like an ordinary exposure bracketing used in professional-type cameras. The phone takes turns taking a couple of frames in the highest quality with different shutter speeds, and then glues them together into a complete image. Most of these outlines are taken from one image, the other, in turn, helps to restore the overexposed areas.

In general, HDR functions on a similar principle, but in this mode everything takes much longer, and the final result is much better. In "Night" mode, exposure bracketing is applied with auto-gluing of several shots.

The telemodule (the lowest unit of the triple camera) is connected to work only when three and five times zoom is turned on. It should be noted that it functions only if the switch was made by pressing a key in the camera shell. Artificial intelligence at night from time to time creates true masterpieces of photography, making it possible to significantly increase the detail of images in conditions with poor light.

Portrait mode is available in both the rear and front cameras. It activates face identification in the camera and auto-processes the entire picture, which includes the background blur effect. The shots taken in the "Portrait" mode pleasantly amaze with the degree of detail, contrast and rich color reproduction. Despite the fact that the camera has a "Bokeh" mode, "Portrait" uses a different (non-configurable) background blur algorithm.

To watch the video in the highest quality, it is recorded in 4K at 30 frames per second and Full HD at 60 frames per second. Stabilization and nimble predictive auto focus (called 4D in the parameters) operates in 2K at 30 frames per second. It is worth noting that it cannot be activated if you switch to ultra-high resolution or fast frame rate changes. Of the auxiliary options for video, it is worth highlighting the slow-motion recording, the speed of which is 960 frames per second. There is a time limit in this mode, but the final result is worth it.

Photo examples

How to take pictures during the day:

How to photograph at night:

How to shoot in Portrait mode:

Sound

The phone is equipped with two speakers for stereo sound (talk speaker and bottom speaker). The upper one became responsible for the HF range, and the lower one for the MF and LF, respectively. The volume is good, the quality is only slightly inferior to the eighth iPhone plus. In headset mode, the smartphone also showed its best side.

The phone supports the following standards:

• HWA;
• aptX;
• LDAC;
• aptX HD.

Factory compatible with AAC, FLAC, OGG and other popular formats. In addition, the device is equipped with a Dolby Atmos configuration.

What is the price?

Average price:

• Modification for 256 GB - 129,000 rubles;
• Modification for 512 GB - 159,500 rubles.

Characteristics

Advantages and disadvantages

• Gorgeous AMOLED screen;
• Excellent (for a phone) quality of pictures and videos in various modes;
• Excellent sound from integrated speakers and branded headphones that come with the kit;
• Incredible speed and stability;
• Unique design.

• Deactivation of stabilization at the maximum resolution of video recording;
• Sometimes the case gets very hot.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it is worth noting that this model actually has no technological disadvantages. This is one of the super high quality Android based gadgets that are in the market. By the way, the phone has no rivals - users have a truly unique product, which, due to the high cost, not all users can buy. But those who order it, most likely will not regret the money spent.