The Best Smartphone You Won't Buy

The Camera System of the Latest Smartphone Device

As I examined the camera system of this latest smartphone device, I was impressed by its capabilities and features. The fingerprint sensor is quick and convenient, requiring only a glance to unlock the phone. However, I opted for using the fingerprint instead of optical face unlock, as it's faster and more secure. When I tried to wake up the phone from a table, I was surprised by how quickly it responded.

The camera system is one of the standout features of this device, with consistently high scores in DxO mark. It's clear that the camera team has put in a lot of effort to make this device a real player in the market. The video capabilities are particularly impressive, with super slow-motion available and a variety of cameras to choose from, including lenses on the back. I took my first photo at 1x zoom and was impressed by the level of detail and processing.

The wide-angle camera is one of my favorites, offering a field of view that's perfect for capturing landscapes or group shots. The contrast on the white area looks nice, and the image retains plenty of detail even when cropped in. I also took a photo at 3x zoom, which showed great results, with the fibers visible under close inspection. The camera app also features tracking my face, allowing for smooth selfies, as well as HDR capabilities that enhance the overall image.

However, one major drawback of this device is the lack of Google Play services. This means that users who rely on these services will have to find alternative solutions, such as Huawei's own app gallery. While it may not be a complete substitute for Google Play services, it's clear that Huawei was hesitant to launch this device elsewhere due to its limitations.

The hardware of this device is also notable, with a mono speaker at the top and no speaker union on the upper part of the phone. The screen delivers good audio for phone calls, but I had difficulty getting two speakers to work together seamlessly. Despite these issues, the phone still delivers a great mobile YouTube experience, although with limited options for configuration.

In terms of performance, the camera system is one of the standout features of this device. As someone who enjoys taking photos, I was happy to find that I could simply point and shoot with this device, thanks to its excellent performance. DxO mark may not be entirely off the mark when it comes to this particular device, considering its impressive camera capabilities.

The release of this device in China without a clear launch plan for other regions is also worth noting. Huawei's hesitation to launch this device elsewhere due to its Google Play services limitations means that it will likely only appeal to those who enjoy tinkering with their devices or don't mind importing them from China.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso this is a phone-in sighs you've been requested a lot but as you know kind of difficult to get Huawei United States trade band type of stuff I've talked a lot about the trade dispute and so forth on the show downstairs on lue later so I mean you could go look at a variety of videos on that it is the huawei mate 30 Pro and the huawei mate 30 so the release kind of changed significantly because of that ban so that that's the important piece of this particular unboxing video you don't have Google Play services there's no Google Play Store there's no Google apps you pretty much can only buy this thing in China as it stands right now in aggressively curved OLED display on here sort of violet look to it the gigantic camera portion as well which of course we've seen in photos but I haven't looked at yet that's the pro and we might as well let's do this in conjunction here here is the non pro version that one looks like it's just in black and obviously it's gonna be a slightly different setup the pro is substantially more slender oh the pro one actually comes with a case it's an actual hardshell case pretty slender without covering up the edges and they're calling the display horizon display the encircled glass has an 88 degree ultra curve a fairly powerful supercharged power brick with a max 40-watt charge you have a USB type-c cable and they even include a wired headset now this is not gonna be mini Jack because there is no headphone connector natively on the device instead it's type C and in the non pro unboxing the non pro model comes with the softer one that we're used to seeing frequently power brick looks to be identical yes max 40-watt supercharged we do have a mini Jack headset because the non pro made xxx does have a headphone jack kind of a mirror type of finish to it it looks almost silver and then at others you start to get some purple in there so I'm gonna go with cosmic purple but even cosmic purple it's not an overwhelming purple the crazy thing here is that the wraparound on the sides is so aggressive that there's no buttons you actually only have one single button here and it's practically it's almost on the back side of the phone when you look at it gigantic camera array which they've done in a circular fashion okay I'm giving a little juice to the pro model in the meantime let's check out the non pro so for the non pro it's about 600 bucks and for the pro it's 800 battery life I should mention 4500 milliamp hours in the pro model which is an upgrade over the previous version this one is 4200 this one is a more typical smartphone layout this color far more conservative it's black it's a smaller notch on the non pro Huawei is one of the few manufacturers now that's maintaining a more advanced version of face unlock to provide a more secure type of face unlock I actually was surprised the standard non Pro mate still has a pretty slim bezel going on of course you do have the notch this one is a larger however now in order to make up for that on the pro model which it just supercharged up to 35% in a very short period of time they've made up for it by going crazy aggressive on the sides Jack can pick this up better than anyone on the side angle of course it's kind of similar to what Samsung is doing mostly a WOW factor will oh yeah we're doing cool stuff where we're flexing screens around edges we're doing cool stuff also less buttons its gesture base so as you saw you're swiping it's iPhone esque if you want to adjust the volume you double tap on the side here and then there's also a tactile kind of feedback I'm getting like a buzz as I move up and down we are looking at 2400 by 1176 that's F HD plus of course it's an OLED display six point five three inches let's go ahead and try out this face unlock I'm curious about it you go to the side Brown is missing over there over there can require eye contact or not which is kind of interesting for a lot of people stressing out on the pixel that the eyes didn't have to be open for the unlock but people stressed out will let people paranoid of course there's also fingerprint scanning capabilities in the display this is your typical stuff that's an optical scanner if I lock it and I'm not looking at it I can go with the fingerprint which is pretty quick it's not like the optical face unlock it requires the 3d so the profile is not gonna unlock it you have to be looking at it but when you're looking at it okay let's try rays to wake just on the table pick it up boom what that's really fast whoa that's quite quick the cameras obviously we got to spend some time there because that's really what people can be interested in it's become the characteristic that people care about most with smartphones and as we know this device will is constantly it's near the top of DxO mark and it's just it just referred to as a real player in the space take DxO mark for what it is right it's up for grabs it's off for dispute but it's hard not to mention the fact that they put this device at the very top in video a super wild slow-mo available to you and it's got a variety of cameras to choose from lenses to choose from on the back and we're gonna go ahead and take our first photo at 1x boom sharpening stay steady okay so there's some processing tape taking place let's see here we go down to the wide angle which is something I like to have something I like to use this is the 3x and last up the 5x so many options there I presume that at the far end of it it's some sort of hybrid situation even the 5x as I examine it here looks pretty good that's your 2 X optical look at the fibers over here see that so lots of detail this is our wide-angle the contrast on the white actually looks pretty nice let's see if we still are left over with some detail on the crop yes we are and then you also have your standard field of view and that's the stalk that's gonna come out of the camera so we've seen this before obviously but it's interesting to see each year how it changes in the past when it sees it as greenery as it does right here Jack you can make that out it tends to kind of enhance the saturation it's making some smart decisions for you based on track record and obviously whatever it thinks is gonna produce the best results for your particular image and in some cases this can be really useful it could speed things up for you the selfie camera over here it looks like I got some beauty stuff by default on the toggle that off it's tracking my face right now within the image it also has HDR baked into that that's a lot of detail on the selfie as well this is up near the top from a performance perspective just analysing this slim number of photos I would be happy to point and shoot this thing so DxO isn't completely off when it comes to this particular device now kind of the elephant in the room here is the fact that we're looking at a device that has no Google Play services the complexity of living with this phone goes way up for anyone who relies on those services uses those services things like YouTube so Huawei launched its own app gallery in the meantime is this a substitute I don't think it's gonna be a substitute for most people as it stands right now and that's probably the reason this thing launched in China and they're in no rush to launch it elsewhere because they probably realize that as well now if you enjoy tinkering if you're the type of person you don't mind diving in there you could still get a lot out of this device if you're willing to import it or if you choose to as far as being adopted in a big way with all the press and the fact that the carrier's pretty much have to stay away from it now it's just it's a major step back for the hardware which is unfortunate the hardware on its own justifies looking at it it has a mono speaker the upper part of the phone the screen actually is delivering audio for phone calls there is no speaker union at the top it's this new tech we've seen it in other devices in the past all right so I've had some difficulty trying to get you two to work on here it's it's strange either way you still end up with mobile a mobile YouTube experiences you don't have nearly as many options for configuration as you would have in the app the resolution is not there this is actually not great not a great res and all and you have black bars yeah you want the app this is one of those circumstances if you watch YouTube you want the app maybe you just want to jump on the jump on the tik-tok and then look you're it's perfect I think this is a major setback for Huawei and it's kind of an unfortunate setback when especially when you consider the hardware you look at the cameras you have the whole experience and you wonder what it could have beenso this is a phone-in sighs you've been requested a lot but as you know kind of difficult to get Huawei United States trade band type of stuff I've talked a lot about the trade dispute and so forth on the show downstairs on lue later so I mean you could go look at a variety of videos on that it is the huawei mate 30 Pro and the huawei mate 30 so the release kind of changed significantly because of that ban so that that's the important piece of this particular unboxing video you don't have Google Play services there's no Google Play Store there's no Google apps you pretty much can only buy this thing in China as it stands right now in aggressively curved OLED display on here sort of violet look to it the gigantic camera portion as well which of course we've seen in photos but I haven't looked at yet that's the pro and we might as well let's do this in conjunction here here is the non pro version that one looks like it's just in black and obviously it's gonna be a slightly different setup the pro is substantially more slender oh the pro one actually comes with a case it's an actual hardshell case pretty slender without covering up the edges and they're calling the display horizon display the encircled glass has an 88 degree ultra curve a fairly powerful supercharged power brick with a max 40-watt charge you have a USB type-c cable and they even include a wired headset now this is not gonna be mini Jack because there is no headphone connector natively on the device instead it's type C and in the non pro unboxing the non pro model comes with the softer one that we're used to seeing frequently power brick looks to be identical yes max 40-watt supercharged we do have a mini Jack headset because the non pro made xxx does have a headphone jack kind of a mirror type of finish to it it looks almost silver and then at others you start to get some purple in there so I'm gonna go with cosmic purple but even cosmic purple it's not an overwhelming purple the crazy thing here is that the wraparound on the sides is so aggressive that there's no buttons you actually only have one single button here and it's practically it's almost on the back side of the phone when you look at it gigantic camera array which they've done in a circular fashion okay I'm giving a little juice to the pro model in the meantime let's check out the non pro so for the non pro it's about 600 bucks and for the pro it's 800 battery life I should mention 4500 milliamp hours in the pro model which is an upgrade over the previous version this one is 4200 this one is a more typical smartphone layout this color far more conservative it's black it's a smaller notch on the non pro Huawei is one of the few manufacturers now that's maintaining a more advanced version of face unlock to provide a more secure type of face unlock I actually was surprised the standard non Pro mate still has a pretty slim bezel going on of course you do have the notch this one is a larger however now in order to make up for that on the pro model which it just supercharged up to 35% in a very short period of time they've made up for it by going crazy aggressive on the sides Jack can pick this up better than anyone on the side angle of course it's kind of similar to what Samsung is doing mostly a WOW factor will oh yeah we're doing cool stuff where we're flexing screens around edges we're doing cool stuff also less buttons its gesture base so as you saw you're swiping it's iPhone esque if you want to adjust the volume you double tap on the side here and then there's also a tactile kind of feedback I'm getting like a buzz as I move up and down we are looking at 2400 by 1176 that's F HD plus of course it's an OLED display six point five three inches let's go ahead and try out this face unlock I'm curious about it you go to the side Brown is missing over there over there can require eye contact or not which is kind of interesting for a lot of people stressing out on the pixel that the eyes didn't have to be open for the unlock but people stressed out will let people paranoid of course there's also fingerprint scanning capabilities in the display this is your typical stuff that's an optical scanner if I lock it and I'm not looking at it I can go with the fingerprint which is pretty quick it's not like the optical face unlock it requires the 3d so the profile is not gonna unlock it you have to be looking at it but when you're looking at it okay let's try rays to wake just on the table pick it up boom what that's really fast whoa that's quite quick the cameras obviously we got to spend some time there because that's really what people can be interested in it's become the characteristic that people care about most with smartphones and as we know this device will is constantly it's near the top of DxO mark and it's just it just referred to as a real player in the space take DxO mark for what it is right it's up for grabs it's off for dispute but it's hard not to mention the fact that they put this device at the very top in video a super wild slow-mo available to you and it's got a variety of cameras to choose from lenses to choose from on the back and we're gonna go ahead and take our first photo at 1x boom sharpening stay steady okay so there's some processing tape taking place let's see here we go down to the wide angle which is something I like to have something I like to use this is the 3x and last up the 5x so many options there I presume that at the far end of it it's some sort of hybrid situation even the 5x as I examine it here looks pretty good that's your 2 X optical look at the fibers over here see that so lots of detail this is our wide-angle the contrast on the white actually looks pretty nice let's see if we still are left over with some detail on the crop yes we are and then you also have your standard field of view and that's the stalk that's gonna come out of the camera so we've seen this before obviously but it's interesting to see each year how it changes in the past when it sees it as greenery as it does right here Jack you can make that out it tends to kind of enhance the saturation it's making some smart decisions for you based on track record and obviously whatever it thinks is gonna produce the best results for your particular image and in some cases this can be really useful it could speed things up for you the selfie camera over here it looks like I got some beauty stuff by default on the toggle that off it's tracking my face right now within the image it also has HDR baked into that that's a lot of detail on the selfie as well this is up near the top from a performance perspective just analysing this slim number of photos I would be happy to point and shoot this thing so DxO isn't completely off when it comes to this particular device now kind of the elephant in the room here is the fact that we're looking at a device that has no Google Play services the complexity of living with this phone goes way up for anyone who relies on those services uses those services things like YouTube so Huawei launched its own app gallery in the meantime is this a substitute I don't think it's gonna be a substitute for most people as it stands right now and that's probably the reason this thing launched in China and they're in no rush to launch it elsewhere because they probably realize that as well now if you enjoy tinkering if you're the type of person you don't mind diving in there you could still get a lot out of this device if you're willing to import it or if you choose to as far as being adopted in a big way with all the press and the fact that the carrier's pretty much have to stay away from it now it's just it's a major step back for the hardware which is unfortunate the hardware on its own justifies looking at it it has a mono speaker the upper part of the phone the screen actually is delivering audio for phone calls there is no speaker union at the top it's this new tech we've seen it in other devices in the past all right so I've had some difficulty trying to get you two to work on here it's it's strange either way you still end up with mobile a mobile YouTube experiences you don't have nearly as many options for configuration as you would have in the app the resolution is not there this is actually not great not a great res and all and you have black bars yeah you want the app this is one of those circumstances if you watch YouTube you want the app maybe you just want to jump on the jump on the tik-tok and then look you're it's perfect I think this is a major setback for Huawei and it's kind of an unfortunate setback when especially when you consider the hardware you look at the cameras you have the whole experience and you wonder what it could have been\n"