Huawei P40 Pro specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Huawei P40 Pro
  • Released 2020, April 07 209g, 9mm thickness Android 10, EMUI 10.1 128GB/256GB/512GB storage, NM
  • Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) Mali-G76 MP16 Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 782.9 USD
  • 6.58" 1200x2640 pixels
  • 5MP 2160p
  • 8GB RAM Kirin 990 5G
  • 4200mAh Li-Po

Huawei P40 Pro overview

Huawei P40 Pro is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2020, April 07. Huawei P40 Pro has 6.58 inch, OLED, 90Hz, HDR10, a resolution of 1200 x 2640 pixels screen. It uses Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) chipset, Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU, Mali-G76 MP16 GPU. Huawei P40 Pro supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It has 5MP Quad main camera, 32MP Dual selfie camera. Huawei P40 Pro uses Li-Po 4200 mAh, non-removable battery which supports wireless charging. The price of Huawei P40 Pro is about 782.9 USD.

Score the key features of Huawei P40 Pro compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 100 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 90 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 90 / 100 points
  • Price: 77 / 100 points

Huawei P40 Pro full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
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, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - ELS-NX9
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - ELS-N04
5G bands 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-NX9
1, 3, 5, 28, 38, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - ELS-N04
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

LAUNCH

Announced 2020, March 26
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm (6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

DISPLAY

Type OLED, 90Hz, HDR10
Size 6.58 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1200 x 2640 pixels (~441 ppi density)
  HDR10 90Hz refresh rate

PLATFORM

OS Android 10, EMUI 10.1, no Google Play Services
Chipset Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G76 MP16

MEMORY

Card slot NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 3.0

MAIN CAMERA

Quad 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF TOF 3D, (depth)
Features Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720@7680fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR; gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Dual 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm, AF IR TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
  32-bit/384kHz audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.1, 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 Infrared Face ID, 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 27W Fast reverse wireless charging 27W

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black
Models ELS-NX9, ELS-N04, ELS-AN00, ELS-TN00
Price About 782.9 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 496356 (v8) GeekBench: 12848 (v4.4), 3197 (v5.1) GFXBench: 31fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -27.5 LUFS (Good)
Battery life Endurance rating 94h

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