Incredible performance at your fingertips: the best Huawei phones of 2024

Easily the sharpest screen on any available Huawei smartphone on the market right now, the Mate 20 Pro's glorious 2K 6.5-inch screen and ultra-thin bezels are more than a little appealing, making it a great phone for bunkering down in the evening for some Netflix.

The Mate 20 Pro has all the performance of a modern, high-priced smartphone without the enormous price: excellent battery life and charging, a solid rear camera and an exceptional selfie camera, and high damage resistance.

Yes, the Mate 20 Pro's plastic backing and square triple camera look older and cheaper than competing smartphones, but it isn't all about aesthetics, and the Mate 20 Pro is a true testament to that fact.

Triple AI cameras make for exceptional photography at its price, so there's no wonder it's one of the best phones under £500 this year.

One of the best value smartphones across the internet right now, the Huawei P smartphone is an ideal device for anyone looking for solid photography at a competitive price. A durable phone, made to endure the knocks of daily life, this older model has plenty to offer despite its value.

When it comes to performance, however, the Huawei P Smart does suffer from its age: at over five years old, the Huawei P Smart isn't exactly hot off the shelf, and yet it's still brilliant enough to be considered a contender.

With a battery life that'll outcompete most modern smartphones, the Huawei P Smart lasts for hours of intensive use, making it ideal for long working hours.

For less than £150, the Huawei P Smart is a brilliant phone and is undoubtedly worth its modest price tag.

A popular amongst budget phone shoppers, the Huawei P30 Lite is an excellent option for users looking for good performance at a solid price this year. With solid battery life, a respectable 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage (which is unbelievable for its price range), the Huawei P30 Lite can handle a great deal of gaming, browsing, photography and more without breaking a sweat.

As for the phone's photography, the P30 Lite isn't winning awards for its camera quality, but it's pretty excellent for the price, with a clarity that'll have you capturing moments surprisingly well.

As a phone under £300, the Huawei P30 Lite is an exceptionally cheap phone that's capable of a lot and has plenty of satisfied customers to prove it, we cannot recommend it enough if you're short on cash.

An impressive phone for less than £200, the Huawei P20 smartphone is yet another older smartphone from Huawei that still goes toe-to-toe with modern smartphones on the market, albeit with some minor performance drawbacks.

Ruggedly designed to last a good amount of time, despite its slightly outdated design - the P20 is perfect for getting the most performance out of your smartphone experience. The P20's older Kirin 970 processor and 4GB of RAM don't offer the best performance, but it's enough for most basic tasks. The P20's camera isn't the most exceptional either, with performance being particularly underwhelming in low light.

All-in-all, at less than £200, the Huawei P20 is a terrific phone at a competitive value, it's one of the best phones under £200 right now.

Huawei's P20 Pro is certainly a pricier pick amongst the best Huawei phones, but it's nonetheless a reliable smartphone for the price.

With plenty of storage and a good amount of RAM for gaming or other performance-heavy tasks, the Huawei P20 Pro is only slightly held back by its Kirin 970 processor, which doesn't support the latest version of Android.

This 6.1-inch phone has a tough full-HD display and a useful home button, which might make it a great phone for seniors. The P20 Pro's dated design isn't the most appealing, and its plastic backing isn't the best, but what it lacks for in appearance it makes up for with its phenomenal battery life.

You can get up to 89 hours of battery life with the P20 Pro, which rivals modern flagships on the market.

Easily a frontrunner of the Huawei line-up this year, the Huawei P40 Pro smartphone delivers excellent performance in a visually appealing, comfortable phone design.

In terms of performance, the Huawei P40 Pro is fantastic for gaming, thanks to its 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, leaving plenty of room for high-performance competitive titles such as Call of Duty: Warzone.

As for aesthetics, the lack of bezels on the P40 Pro is undeniably impressive, this phone under £500 has a look that far exceeds its budget but a build quality that is somewhat lacking thanks to its plastic back covering. Photography on the P40 Pro also isn't mind-blowingly impressive but is serviceable thanks to its 50MP triple camera.

Reaching around 15 hours of battery life, the P40 Pro should last you a good chunk of the day, but expect this time to be shortened by heavy gaming. For budget buyers and Huawei enthusiasts alike, the Huawei P40 Pro is a spot-on choice for quality gaming and seamless browsing all in one.

Not the most elegant nor powerful smartphone on the market, but a reliable budget phone nonetheless, the incredibly adored Huawei Y7 smartphone has plenty to offer users in need of a phone made to last.

Equipped with a tough screen and thick plastic backing, the Huawei Y7 is bound to endure the drops, trips and falls of everyday life in its stride, so your smartphone experience isn't about to be cut short in an instant.

An incredibly low price, however, does come with some shortcomings, and the Y7 certainly isn't perfect. The camera of the Y7, for example, lacks any true quality and appears grainy and not pleasant, making it a great choice for those who aren't technologically inclined.

A great phone for kids or budget buyers alike - this simple yet sturdy phone is perfect for less-experienced tech users at an ultra-low price.

Certainly one of the cheaper AI phones on the market, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro brings solid performance, camera functionality and storage to the market, which is particularly impressive considering its budget. At less than £150, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is filled with impressive technical capabilities and is built to last, even in the toughest conditions.

With a sizable battery life and rapid charging speeds, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is perfect for long days where there's no charger in sight, or for when you need some power in a pinch. Unfortunately, as is common with Huawei phones, the Mate 10 Pro's older design, with small, centred cameras and plastic backing detracts from the overall user experience that the Mate 10 Pro offers, which is otherwise quite brilliant for the price.

That being said, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro's AI-powered photography is particularly good for its cheap price, and pictures look full and vibrant on the HDR10 screen.

A truly gorgeous aesthetic, the Huawei P30 Pro's beautiful curved screen gives it a seamless beauty that's rarely seen in high-end smartphones, and yet at a reasonable price, the P30 Pro is capably one of the most elegantly designed phones on the market.

Boasting a bright and eye-catching 6.5-inch full-HD screen, the Huawei P30 Pro brings together gorgeous form and arguably better function for what is a true contender as one of the best phones of the year.

Of course, as an older phone, there are some setbacks of the P30 Pro, its older processor doesn't lend much to performance: but it's undoubtedly assisted by the whopping 8GB of RAM, which is perfect for any performance-heavy tasks.

For a beautiful design, tough build and much more, the Huawei P30 Pro is an unbeatable choice.