Huawei Mate 40 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Huawei Mate 40
  • Released 2020, December 21 188g (Glass) / 184g (Leather), 8.8mm thickness Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services 128GB/256GB storage, NM
  • Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55) Mali-G78 MP22 Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 705.6 USD
  • 6.5" 1080x2376 pixels
  • 5MP 2160p
  • 8GB RAM Kirin 9000E 5G
  • 4200mAh Li-Po

Huawei Mate 40 overview

Huawei Mate 40 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2020, December 21. Huawei Mate 40 has 6.5 inch, OLED, HDR10, 90Hz, a resolution of 1080 x 2376 pixels screen. It uses Kirin 9000E 5G (5 nm) chipset, Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU, Mali-G78 MP22 GPU. Huawei Mate 40 supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Huawei Mate 40 has 5MP Triple main camera, 13MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Po 4200 mAh, non-removable battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Huawei Mate 40 is about 705.6 USD.

Score the key features of Huawei Mate 40 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 100 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 80 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 90 / 100 points
  • Price: 72 / 100 points

Huawei Mate 40 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands 1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

LAUNCH

Announced 2020, October 22
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm (Glass) / 9.2mm (Leather)
Weight 188 g (Glass) / 184 g (Leather) (6.49 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP53, dust and splash resistant

DISPLAY

Type OLED, HDR10, 90Hz
Size 6.5 inches, 102.7 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2376 pixels (~402 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Chipset Kirin 9000E 5G (5 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G78 MP22

MEMORY

Card slot NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA

Triple 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 85mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
Features Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
Features HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
  32-bit/384kHz audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Infrared port Yes
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 4200 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 40W Fast wireless charging 40W Reverse charging 5W

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Silver, White, Black, Green, Yellow
Models OCE-AN10
Price About 705.6 USD

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