I bought the phone a month ago, I think that I was not mistaken. I switched from a prehistoric Honor 8X, so the review may be a little biased, since I did not use other flagships. So:
1) Immediately on the firmware. The phone came with Oxygen OS 12.1. ates are coming, there have been at least two already. The connection works well, even in a remote area you can call, the Internet catches normally (even better than my old honor), so I did not feel all the possible shortcomings of the CN version. Oxygen OS itself is bombastic, with a bunch of nice features. In my opinion - the best cover for the phone.
2) By processor. The phone is very smart, all the toys are pulling. It does not get particularly hot, the maximum turned out to be heated in heavy applications up to ~ 39 degrees. A volume of 256 GB is enough for me, but I don’t see the point in taking 12 GB of RAM, 8 is enough with my head.
3) Camera. I don’t really deal with photography, I didn’t shoot on other top cameras, but in my subjective opinion, the camera is top. There are a million different modes that are incomprehensible to me, but in general - it shoots perfectly. There is optical stabilization, it also works well. You can shoot video in 8K, but I have not tried it.
The selfie camera is also not bad, but I can’t say more precisely - I literally took a couple of photos on it.
4) Screen. What really pleased me in the phone is its screen. All the latest technology, 120 Hz, AoD with a refresh rate of 1 Hz (really visible), durable, and even curved. There are no false clicks, everything is cool. Looks very cool.
5) Everything else. I would like to note the material of the rear panel - frosted glass, very pleasant to the touch. Just some kind of anti-stress. I also liked the vibration motor, really cool, it gives a pleasant hand. Face ID and fingerprint work qualitatively and quickly, there are no questions for them at all. I liked the branded lever on the side panel, it turned out to be convenient to switch sound modes with a physical button. +Very cool stereo speakers, it's nice to listen to video even without headphones.