{"id":234271,"date":"2018-03-27T15:55:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T13:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=234271"},"modified":"2018-03-27T15:55:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T13:55:29","slug":"huawei-launches-new-p20-smartphone-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/234271\/huawei-launches-new-p20-smartphone-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Huawei launches new P20 smartphone series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huawei has revealed its new lineup of P-Series flagship smartphones at a launch event in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The new smartphone range comprises the Huawei P20, P20 Pro, and P20 Lite.<\/p>\n<p>Huawei\u2019s P20 series showcases bold new design features, including bezel-less, notched displays, and a triple-lens camera on the P20 Pro.<\/p>\n<p>Huawei said its new devices are designed to deliver professional photography features in a smartphone, and all P20 series phones sport high-resolution front cameras in addition to improved rear camera systems.<\/p>\n<p>The P20 Pro\u2019s camera features 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom, and \u201cbest-in-class\u201d 10x digital zoom.<\/p>\n<p>The device\u2019s camera also includes zero shutter lag and intelligent motion detection, said Huawei.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro, anyone can take professional pictures on their smartphone,\u201d said Huawei Consumer CEO Richard Yu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardware<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Huawei P20 Pro boasts a 6.1-inch AMOLED display, 6GB of RAM, and a 4,000mAh battery.<\/p>\n<p>Huawei\u2019s Kirin 970 processor with integrated AI features powers this device and aids in processing of images taken with its triple-lens camera.<\/p>\n<p>The Huawei P20 sports an extended, bezel-less RGBW display and a Leica dual-lens camera system.<\/p>\n<p>Both devices have a 24MP front-facing camera and will be available in four colours, said Huawei \u2013 Twilight, Pink Gold, Midnight Blue, and Black.<\/p>\n<p>Huawei said South Africa would be part of the initial launch wave for the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Pricing<\/h3>\n<p>The Huawei P20 and P20 Pro are available at the following prices from local online retailer <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/industrynews\/253715-preorder-the-huawei-p20-right-now-from-technomobi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Technomobi<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Huawei P20 Pro \u2013 <b>R15,999<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Huawei P20 \u2013 <b>R11,999<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read the full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/253815-huawei-launches-powerful-p20-and-p20-pro-flagship-smartphones.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyBroadband<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/225325\/huawei-launches-p-smart-for-r3999\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huawei launches P smart for R3,999<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huawei has revealed its new lineup of P-Series flagship smartphones at a launch event in Paris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":234273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[26,1635],"class_list":["post-234271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile","tag-headline","tag-huawei"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234271"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234281,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234271\/revisions\/234281"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}