"What did you think of it" "It's pretty badass." That's what I told my CNET colleague Eric Franklin, when he asked what I thought of the new Huawei Mate 20 Pro. And I meant it.

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro goes above and beyond with exciting new features and an eye-catching design

You can't use microSD cards to expand the storage; The main loudspeaker hidden in the charging port is muffled when you plug the phone in

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is an expensive phone. It's even more expensive than the Note 9 here in Nepal. But this device here packs in a lot more than all the other flagship smartphones offer.

The Mate 20 Pro is an outstanding phone. The cameras will be the highlight for many people, but it really is a great all-rounder with a good screen, super-fast charging, wireless charging and excellent battery life. It isn't perfect, but the small niggles shouldn't be deal-breakers for most people.

Packed with features, great cameras, excellent battery life;

Issues with screen colours, no auto HDR in camera app;

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is easily the most feature-packed phones, even nearly a year after it was announced. It has a fantastic camera, superb screen, competition-beating battery life and plenty of additional tricks alongside. If it wasn’t for Huawei’s slightly janky software and some mild complaints about the curvature of the display, this would be the most complete Android phone I’ve ever reviewed.

Great display; Very fast charging; Plenty of clever tricks such as in-display fingerprint and reverse wireless charging; Battery life is fantastic;

Huawei’s software remains a weakness;

"What did you think of it?"

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro's impressive list of features puts it unquestionably among the top phones of the year. Shame you can't buy it in the US.

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro goes above and beyond with exciting new features and an eye-catching design.

You can't use microSD cards to expand the storage. The main loudspeaker hidden in the charging port is muffled when you plug the phone in.

Huawei has done it again with the Mate 20 Pro, producing an exceptional camera wrapped in a sleek design with extra-long battery life.

Fantastic camera; In-screen fingerprint reader; Great design; Very long battery life; Can wirelessly charge other phones

No monochrome camera lens, UI could be more intuitive, No headphone jack, Lack of U.S; availability

Having launched the excellent P20 Pro earlier this year, Huawei has returned with a new flagship to end 2018 on a high note. The new Mate 20 Pro is a flagship phone in every respect.

Impeccable design & build quality; Beautiful OLED display; Great set of cameras; IP68 rating; Epic battery life; Lightning fast 40W charging

4K video capped to 30fps; Minor EMUI annoyances; No headphone jack

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro comes packing the industry-first 7nm processor, a 2K HDR OLED display, a triple camera setup, the fastest charging technology in the market and reverse wireless charging, making it one of the most feature-rich phones of the year.

SuperCharge works as advertised; Most versatile smartphone camera; 3D Face unlock and in-display fingerprint sensor work very well

Nano-memory card not available yet; No headphone jack

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is the most feature-packed phone you can currently buy.

Amazingly versatile camera; Every feature under the sun; Great battery life; Fast performance

Software needs polish; Pricey

high quality craftsmanship with great colour options, first-class OLED display, great triple camera, fast MIMO Wi-Fi, LTE Cat; 21, IP68 certified, solid call quality, precise GPS, rapid SuperCharge and wireless charging, Dual VoLTE, powerful SoC

Nano memory card is a questionable choice; sub-optimal main speaker placement; only Hybrid Dual-SIM