If you wanted a flagship device from HUAWEI that didn't look like it was trying too hard to emulate the iPhone X, this is the phone to get, the one where Porsche Design was adamant in denying HUAWEI's insistence to add a notch, or move the camera to the upper left corner.

HUAWEI's latest smartphone infused with Porsche's DNA looks good on the surface. But it is also proof that HUAWEI doesn't know what to do when it comes to making an elite smartphone.