For the first time in the annual phone war, Huawei has succeeded in creating a genuine alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S9. The P20 is refined, polished and attractive. There are almost too many superlatives to describe this mighty impressive phone.

Beautiful polished design; Speedy performance; Camera is very good - particularly "Night Mode; Sharp and vivid display

No wireless charging; Still the odd software quirk here and there; No IP water/dust resistance rating; The Pro model is that much better

Huawei introduced its two new flagship phones at the same time, the Huawei P20 and the P20 Pro. While the P20 Pro has the world's first triple-camera setup, the P20 is more of a direct follow-on from its predecessor, the P9.

The Huawei P20 is a major update to the company's P series, and it can finally cut it at the top of the pile. Here is our full review

Huawei's P10 was one of my absolute favorite phones of 2017. It was comfortable to use, had a wonderful camera, and the features seemed well-implemented. Naturally, I was excited when the company was announcing the P20.

Being a bit of a camera phone geek, I went into this review often comparing the P20 to the more expensive P20 version. That wasn't really fair, so I took a step back and looked at this as its own device with own specs and wanted to forget the Pro version all together.

The Huawei P20 is 250 Euros cheaper than its sibling Huawei P20 Pro, but its Leica dual-camera is basically on par and the hardware is just as powerful. How does the 5.8-inch device compete with other high-end rivals

high-end SoC, stylish and very solid case, 128 GB storage, LTE Cat; 18, VoLTE, VoWiFi, USB-C with USB 3.1 Gen; 1, WLAN with MIMO technology, aptX HD, excellent Leica dual-camera, bright screen, precise color presentation, long battery runtimes, 10 W quick-charge PSU provided

no microSD slot; no 3.5 mm headset jack; no IP certification

ZDNet's Sandra Vogel recently published her full review of the Huawei P20 Pro , which I also have in hand and am using to test out its imaging prowess. Over the last week and a half I have also been using the Huawei P20 that offers much of the same as the P20 Pro for EUR250 less.

Gorgeous fit; finish; and design; Outstanding camera performance; Ample internal storage; Solid battery life; Many options to customize to your preferences

Fingerprint sensor is positioned too low; Less water resistance than P20 Pro (IP53 vs 67; No support for wireless charging

Chinese company Huawei has been on a streak in the past few years by selling millions of phones and quickly growing to become the world's third-largest phone maker, behind Apple and Samsung.

Excellent camera on P20 Pro; especially for night photos; Beautiful gradient glass back; High quality OLED display on P20 Pro; Great loudspeaker quality; Plentiful 128GB storage

Blatant Apple copy; EMUI custom interface has dated looks; glitchy; Pricey for what it is; No wireless charging

The Huawei P20 is not quite the Huawei P10 successor we wanted, and it's not worthy of being called the P20. If not the P11, then perhaps the P12. There are plenty of high points though, with a gorgeous screen, great performance, good stamina and that superb camera - but for every high on the P20,...

Great camera; Big battery with lots of stamina; Optional (ish) notch

No headphone jack; No wireless charging or water resistance; Pales next to the P20 Pro

Alongside the rather brilliant P20 Pro , Huawei released a slightly smaller model, the standard P20. Even though the P20 Pro is more innovative (with its impressive triple camera system), the P20 is still an important phone, and costs considerably less than the Pro.

Premium design; A pretty decent camera; Improved software; Perfect size

Unoriginal design; No triple camera system; UI isn't perfect