Huawei P40

Huawei P40
  • Screen: 6.1" OLED - 1080 x 2340
  • SoC: HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
  • Camera: 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP)
  • Battery: 3800 mAh
  • OS: Android 10.0
  • Weight: 175 grams (6.17 oz)

Review

Display
60
Camera
77
Performance
54
Gaming
40
Battery
63
Connectivity
85
NanoReview Score
63

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Huawei P40

Display

Type OLED
Size 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9
PPI 422 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 86.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 129.7%
PWM 245 Hz
Response time 7 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
591 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 148.9 mm (5.86 inches)
Width 71.1 mm (2.8 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
Waterproof IP53
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
86.3%

Performance

All specs and test Huawei P40 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max clock 2860 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 2 cores at 2.86 GHz: Cortex-A76
Lithography process 7 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16
GPU clock 600 MHz
FLOPS ~768 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
780
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
3174
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
527495
CPU 144492
GPU 172317
Memory 100250
UX 109591
Total score 527495
3DMark Wild Life Performance
3276
Max surface temperature 44.1 °C
Stability 44%
Graphics test 19 FPS
Graphics score 3276
Sources: 3DMark [3]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.0
Memory card Nano Memory
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 10.0
ROM EMUI 11
OS size 13 GB

Battery

Capacity 3800 mAh
Max charge power 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging No
Reverse charging Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:29 hr
Watching video 14:48 hr
Gaming 04:20 hr
Standby 94 hr
General battery life
30:18 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Huawei P40
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120°
Lenses 3 (50 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 23 mm
- Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX700 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 80 mm
- Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 17 mm
- Phase autofocus
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Selfie camera
Megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.0
Pixel size 0.8 microns
Sensor type CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8"
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes
Infrared port Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support* Yes
Hybrid slot Yes
LTE Cat* 21
2G network GSM 2/3/5/8
3G network WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
4G network LTE 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/1/17/18/19/20/26/28/32
5G support Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
79.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship
Announced March 2020
Release date March 2020
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Huawei P40 may differ by country or region

User ratings

3.8 of 5 points (116 votes)

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