Huawei made a choice about the size and
shape of the screen on the Pro and not everyone will love it. The Huawei P40
serves as an alternative that costs less to boot. In previous years the non-Pro
model always felt like the clumsy sibling that few people like but the P40 may
change that.
It's more compact thanks to its 6.1"
screen, the OLED panel is all flat (the glass above it is beveled, though). It
has 1080p+ resolution, so it's close to the Pro in terms of sharpness. However,
it misses out on the high refresh rate and offers only the standard 60Hz.
The main camera on the back is the same
50MP "Ultra Vision" module with the extra-large 1/1.28" sensor.
The selfie camera has a 32MP sensor and but loses the autofocus feature (it is
still capable of recording 4K video at 60fps). There's no IR face scanner on
the front, but the phone does have that larger in-display fingerprint reader.
The zoom camera has an 80mm lens with OIS
and an 8MP sensor, the ultrawide camera uses a 16MP sensor and 17mm lens. These
are basically the same specs as the P30 and Mate 30 tele and ultrawide cameras.
Like the Pro, the Huawei P40 is powered by
a Kirin 990 5G chipset. Besides the integrated 5G modem, this chip also has the
advantage of the 7nm+ EUV process (the 990 4G is built on an older 7nm
process). However, the Pro model has a 4 layer SuperCool system (graphene film
+ vapor chamber), which the vanilla P40 lacks. The vanilla model has basic protection
from dust ingress and water splashes, IP53.
The battery is somewhat smaller with
3,800mAh capacity and it's missing wireless charging altogether, relying only
on 22.5W wired charging. The Huawei P40 will cost € 800 when it launches on
April 7, there's only one memory configuration available - 8GB of RAM and 128GB
storage. Again, you can add more storage if you get a NanoMemory 2 card.
