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)
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Review

Display
57
Camera
71*
Performance
43
Gaming
27
Battery
48
Connectivity
77
NanoReview Score
54*
Scores marked with a red asterisk (*) are approximate, as we currently do not have sufficient test results to make a precise estimation.
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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

Chipset specifications of the Huawei P40
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
Manufacturing TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16
GPU shading units 384
GPU clock 600 MHz
FLOPS ~460.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark results of the Huawei P40
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1018
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3387
Single-core score 1018
Multi-core score 3387
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
887876
CPU 370957
GPU 142673
Memory 172126
UX 202120
Total score 887876

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-30 (AMK)Geekbench 6 CPU1018 / 3387
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-30 (AMK)AnTuTu 11887876

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 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 07:55 hr
Watching video 12:38 hr
Gaming 04:47 hr
Standby 87 hr
General battery life
19:23 hr

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 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 16 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX700
Sensor size 1/1.28" (β‰ˆ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP
Aperture f/2.4
Focal length 80 mm
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Stabilization Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 16 MP
Aperture f/2.2
Focal length 17 mm
Stabilization Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864
Aperture f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm
Sensor CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No

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
Launch price (MSRP) $680
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

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