If I only care about performance and battery, is the Huawei Mate 20 the best phone right now?

[Android Central Question]

I heard it's a bit buggy and that the software is kinda bad. Would it be a good idea to replace it with the stock android? Would it perform better and faster?

Thank you!

 

[Rukbat]

Do you have an AOSP with a HAL designed for the Mate 20? If you flash "stock Android" for another phone, you can turn yours into a paperweight. If you need more battery, carry a power pack.

As for performance, the Kirin 980 isn't a mid-level SoC (it's better than the Snapdragon 835 in my Pixel 2 and, in some tests, better than the 845 in the Pixel 3).

But, if you want to, you can get a stock AOSP and develop the HAL (or get a version with a Mate 20 HAL) and see if it's any faster.

 

[dc52ltr]

It's no more buggy than any other phone, battery is phenomenal and my Mate 20 Pro is as fast as the day I got it.. HTH.

 

[jeetu4444]

excellent phone... super fast... awesome battery life... camera is the best...for my blog and social media..I use mate 20 pro....use to use note 9 earlier but mate 20 pro camera is way way better

 

[Tsepz_GP]

I heard it's a bit buggy and that the software is kinda bad. Would it be a good idea to replace it with the stock android? Would it perform better and faster?

Thank you!

Performance and Battery Life are two areas Huawei mastered a long time ago.

Mate 20 Pro is fast, fluid and I got well over 8hours SOT on a charge over 24hours of heavy usage. Camera is incredible and seriously versatile.

The P30 Pro is the only other device I would recommend looking at if you want a great all round smartphone, but there are better deals for the Mate 20 Pro.

 

[guittuner]

I have mate 20x and it has best battery life I ever seen but it does not have fastcharge