Honor launches Honor View 20 in China

Honor has launched its latest flagship phone – the Honor View 20 in China today. HONOR View20 will be available with the price starting from RMB 2,999. The official sale in China will start from December 28.

The HONOR View20 is equipped with the world’s first high-definition 48MP rear 3D TOF camera and a front-facing 25MP camera integrated into the display. This innovative All-View display design doesn’t impact the display function – instead, it allows a notch-less viewing experience, achieves a stunning 91.8% body-to-screen ratio, and enables users to take the best photos possible, all at the same time.

From a design perspective, HONOR View20 breaks the mould of traditional flagship smartphones in both dimension and style. It is the first smartphone to use advanced nanolithography technology to develop an invisible nano texture on the body. The fourth generation of nano-vacuum coating and invisible aurora texture process create a vivid and dynamic V-shape color gradient with gleaming effect. Furthermore, HONOR has unveiled a crossover collaboration with Italian fashion brand MOSCHINO and launched the HONOR View20 MOSCHINO joint design edition.

World’s first ultra-clarity 48MP 3D TOF rear camera

For smartphone photography, nothing is more important than photo quality and clarity, and HONOR View20 is bringing these measures to new highs. The rear camera of the HONOR View20 the first ever to be powered by the Sony IMX586 stacked CMOS image sensor, which features 48 effective megapixels on a ½-inch sensor (0.8 um/pixel) unit to deliver excellent image quality. As a result, you’ll see richer details and more vibrant colors in the AI-optimized shots taken with the HONOR View20. In addition, the dual-NPU and dual-ISP Kirin 980 chipset has improved the image and camera processing capabilities of the phone by 134% and 46% respectively. Combined with the already astonishing power of the camera’s 48MP sensor, the result is unprecedented mobile photography potential.

Another trimming of this remarkable rear camera is its 3D functionality which makes the phone capable of creating a new dimension in photography and videography that brings greater usability and fun to users. The 3D camera is a range imaging camera system that calculates distance based upon the time-of-flight of a light signal.

Extraordinary All-View display with in-screen camera

The notched display, one of 2018’s most popular trends, was developed to satisfy the demand for a higher screen-to-body ratio. However, there are limits to what can be done with this solution. Just as we are eager to see how smartphone manufacturers are going to take the design a step further, the HONOR View20 comes on stage, sporting an extraordinary All-View display with an in-screen front camera, heralding a new era of display design. A super small hole with a diameter of only 4.5mm instead of 6.0mm is created at the top left corner to house the front-facing camera and making for a considerable increase in display area. Instead of drilling a hole that penetrates through all layers of the screen with only a glass panel covers the camera as rivals do, HONOR retains a few layers by adopting a special technique called pixel transition technology, an extremely complex 18-layer technology stack. This technique effectively reduces the impact on the display structure to improve durability and cuts down the interference of the light from the display to improve overall photo quality. The 18 layers of complex processes are refined, so that the display area of a new screen camera is significantly reduced, bringing users a near 100% full screen experience.