Foxster
Section Hiker
I just ordered a new phone, a Huawei P30 Pro. This for use on hiking trips, so thought I'd jot down why I bought this phone now.
Here are the highlights that I bought it for:
A huge life from it's 4200mAh battery and power saving features. You get two days of full use from a charge when playing games, watching vids, etc. When hiking in airplane mode with a dark background, taking pictures, map-reading, etc I'm expecting it to easily last for long-weekend+ trips without charging. It also does flat-to-full charging in about 40 mins.
The camera. It has a Leica optical zoom, massive pixel rate, four cameras, darkness mode and a host of AI that means the photos are about the best you can get on a phone.
IP68 dust and waterproof. So it'll be fine map-reading in the rain.
Plus a very nice 6.47" OLED display, Android 10, alu frame, tough glass front and back, very fast processors, 6+128GB RAM, all the GPS services, wireless charging, 192g weight, ...
That all adds up to one of best flagship phones released in the last year.
But here's the 'catch'...
As you may have read, Huawei are in trouble with the US and so can't release new phones with Google services on them, which is just about everything you expect to find on an Android phone. Luckily though, this doesn't affect existing products and the P30 Pro is Huawei's last phone that still has Google stuff and that is getting Android updates.
This does cast a cloud over Huawei tech BUT this has a very nice up-side: The P30 Pro can be had (relatively) really cheap now - just £446 at WOWCamera. For a flagship phone like this, that's a steal, considering it was £900 a few months ago.
When I've used it in anger, I'll pop back with an update.
Here are the highlights that I bought it for:
A huge life from it's 4200mAh battery and power saving features. You get two days of full use from a charge when playing games, watching vids, etc. When hiking in airplane mode with a dark background, taking pictures, map-reading, etc I'm expecting it to easily last for long-weekend+ trips without charging. It also does flat-to-full charging in about 40 mins.
The camera. It has a Leica optical zoom, massive pixel rate, four cameras, darkness mode and a host of AI that means the photos are about the best you can get on a phone.
IP68 dust and waterproof. So it'll be fine map-reading in the rain.
Plus a very nice 6.47" OLED display, Android 10, alu frame, tough glass front and back, very fast processors, 6+128GB RAM, all the GPS services, wireless charging, 192g weight, ...
That all adds up to one of best flagship phones released in the last year.
But here's the 'catch'...
As you may have read, Huawei are in trouble with the US and so can't release new phones with Google services on them, which is just about everything you expect to find on an Android phone. Luckily though, this doesn't affect existing products and the P30 Pro is Huawei's last phone that still has Google stuff and that is getting Android updates.
This does cast a cloud over Huawei tech BUT this has a very nice up-side: The P30 Pro can be had (relatively) really cheap now - just £446 at WOWCamera. For a flagship phone like this, that's a steal, considering it was £900 a few months ago.
When I've used it in anger, I'll pop back with an update.