Huawei unveils a phone with three cameras

A few hours after Xiaomi unveiled a phone with two cameras, Huawei unveiled a phone with... three! The P20 Pro has three rear cameras, which Huawei says gives it a huge upgrade in poor lighting.

Smartphones

Andrew Barclay

Published: 4:30pm, 27 Mar, 2018

Why you can trust SCMP

This article originally appeared on ABACUS

Huawei is holding an event in Paris on March 27, where we expect to see new smartphones from the company.

Leaks have been circulating around the internet for weeks, suggesting that we are about to see the P20 line unveiled at the event. Here’s what we know so far:

- The phones are expected to have a notch similar to the iPhone X, but will still have a bottom bezel -- where you’ll find the home button and fingerprint sensor.

- The premium P20 Pro is set to feature a three-camera system on the phone’s rear.

- AI will feature heavily in both the P20 and P20 Pro given they are both expected to run on Huawei’s very own Kirin 970 chipset, which allows for artificial intelligence processing on the device itself.

A lot is riding on the release for Huawei after a tough start the to year.

Earlier this year, both AT&T and Verizon dropped plans to offer Huawei’s phones following pressure from the US government.

And last week reports said Best Buy -- the largest electronics retailer in the US -- would stop selling Huawei devices.

We’ll have live coverage of the event right here on this page when it begins at 3pm in Paris, which is 9am in New York and 9pm in Hong Kong.

For more insights into China tech, sign up for our tech newsletters, subscribe to our Inside China Tech podcast, and download the comprehensive 2019 China Internet Report. Also roam China Tech City, an award-winning interactive digital map at our sister site Abacus.

Post