Huawei P20 and P20 Pro aim to one-up Samsung

The P20 Pro has a 6.1-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2,240 x 1,080 pixels. It packs Huawei's Kirin 970 processor, and has a 4,000mAh battery. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo with Huawei's own EMUI layered on top.

Huawei's new P20 and P20 Pro are potentially Samsung Galaxy S9 killers. The P20 Pro, for example, has three -- three! -- rear cameras that can take portrait shots with low-light blur. While maybe not-so cool, both phones feature an iPhone X-style notch.

Th P20 Pro has three camera lenses on the back; the P20 has two.

Yes, the phones come with a notch by default, but you can turn it off in the settings.

You can see the notch on, and off.

Here's the Huawei P20's dual camera. You have a 12-megapixel shooter joined by a 20-megapixel monochrome lens.

The P20 Pro has a 40-megapixel lens, the 20-megapixel monochrome camera and an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor.

Huawei's P20 Pro has a dust- and water-resistance rating of IP67, which means it can go up to 1 metre underwater for up to 30 minutes without getting damaged. On the other hand, the P20 only comes with IP57 resistance, which means it is splash- and dust-resistant.

There's no headset jack, sorry. But a dongle adaptor comes in the box!

The P20 and P20 Pro are shiny, beautiful fingerprint magnets. 

The eye-catching Twilight model (on the right) is the one to look out for with its iridescent gradient from blue to violet.

Here are the P20 and P20 Pro models side by side, notch and all.

Missing from the shot is the P20 Pro's pink-gold model.

More evidence that the shiny glass back of the P20 can be quite the fingerprint magnet.

Both phones sport a 24-megapixel front selfie camera at the notch.

The P20 Pro's camera's AI is smart enough to know when you're shooting a picture of someone, automatically switching the mode to Portrait for a picture with background blur.

Portrait mode lets you take great-looking mug shots with a blurred background.

The P20 is 7.8mm thick.

Both the P20 and P20 Pro have the fingerprint scanner located on the front and the scanner also acts as a navigation bar -- tap once to go back, long-press for the home screen and swipe to bring up the overview function.

The P20 comes with a 5.8-inch LCD display and packs a 3,400mAh battery inside.

The P20 and P20 Pro can take 960 fps super slow-motion videos at 720p, like the Samsung Galaxy S9.

Check out more shots of both phones in all their glory.

Read CNET's full Huawei P20 and P20 Pro reviews here.