Huawei P40 Specs, review, opinions, comparisons
Discover all the technical specs of the Huawei P40 - from its camera and display to performance and battery life.
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Huawei P40 is a 2020 smartphone. It measures 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm and weighs 175 g. It has a OLED display measuring 6.1" inches. The resolution is 1080 x 2340 and 422 ppi pixel density.
There is Dual front camera with 32 MP. The main camera is Triple with 50 MP.
It runs on Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU with 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM memory. The battery is 3800 mAh.
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Huawei P40 specs
General specs
Brand and model |
Huawei P40 |
Release date |
2020, March 26 |
Dimensions |
148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm (5.86 x 2.8 x 0.33 in) |
Weight
|
175 g (6.17 oz) |
Body build |
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame |
Colors |
Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black |
Battery |
3800 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po |
Approximate price | 400 EUR |
Screen
Technology |
OLED |
Touchscreen |
capacitive touchscreen |
Display colors |
16M |
Screen size |
6.1" inc |
Screen area |
91.3 cm2 |
Screen format |
19.5:9 (height:width) |
Screen to body ratio | 86.3% |
Screen resolution |
1080 x 2340 px |
PPI /points per inch/ |
422 PPI |
Screen protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
|
Other |
- DCI-P3
-HDR10
-90Hz |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main |
50 MP,
Triple
|
Camera specs |
-50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28'', 2.44µm, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS
-8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
-16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), AF
|
Functions |
Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR |
Video |
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS |
Front camera, selfie |
32 MP,
Dual |
Specifications |
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only)
|
Functions |
HDR |
Video |
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps |
Operating system OS |
Android 10.0 (AOSP + HMS); EMUI 10.1 |
Chipset |
- HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
|
Processor CPU |
- Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) |
Graphics processor GPU |
- Mali-G76 MP16 |
External memory |
NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
Internal memory |
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Antutu 8 score | 496357 (Rank 104 of 1138) |
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 754 (Rank 315 of 1569) |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2939 (Rank 238 of 1564) |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card |
Single SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Network |
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
Show all network frequencies:
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - 5G SA/NSA
|
Speed |
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G |
GPRS |
Yes |
Edge |
Yes |
Wi-Fi |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
GPS |
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC |
NFC |
Yes |
USB |
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
Bluetooth |
5.1, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
Radio |
No |
Headphone jack |
No |
Others |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
- Sensors - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Fast charging 22.5W - IP53 dust and splash protection |
Disclaimer: The information provided here is based on publicly available information and official specifications from Huawei. While every effort has been made to provide accurate and reliable information, readers should be aware that specifications are subject to change and updates from Huawei may not be reflected.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The base approximate price of the Huawei P40 was around 400 EUR after it was officially announced. At this point, the price may be lower.
The official release date is 2020, March 26.
The weight of the Huawei P40 is 175 g.
The screen size of the Huawei P40 is 6.1" inches.
The size of the Huawei P40 is 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm (HxWxD).