Huawei P40 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Huawei P40
  • Released 2020, April 07 175g, 8.5mm thickness Android 10, EMUI 10.1 128GB/256GB storage, NM
  • Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) Mali-G76 MP16 Nano-SIM and eSIM or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 582.4 USD
  • 6.1" 1080x2340 pixels
  • 5MP 2160p
  • 6/8GB RAM Kirin 990 5G
  • 3800mAh Li-Po

Huawei P40 overview

Huawei P40 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2020, April 07. Huawei P40 has 6.1 inch, OLED, a resolution of 1080 x 2340 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 supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks with Nano-SIM and eSIM or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Huawei P40 has 5MP Triple main camera, 32MP Single selfie camera. It uses Li-Po 3800 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Huawei P40 is about 582.4 USD.

Score the key features of Huawei P40 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: 86 / 100 points
  • Price: 62 / 100 points

Huawei P40 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
5G bands 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE-A, 5G

LAUNCH

Announced 2020, March 26
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm (5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP53, dust and splash resistant

DISPLAY

Type OLED
Size 6.1 inches, 91.3 cm2 (~86.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)

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 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 3.0

MAIN CAMERA

Triple 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), AF
Features Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only)
Features HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

FEATURES

Sensors Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 3800 mAh, non-removable
Charging 22.5W wired

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black
Models ANA-AN00, ANA-TN00, ANA-NX9, ANA-LX4
Price About 582.4 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 486583 (v8) GeekBench: 12619 (v4.4), 3148 (v5.1) GFXBench: 37fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -28.9 LUFS (Average)
Battery life Endurance rating 89h

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