Huawei P40 Series Officially Launched

 

As the first new 5G cell phone from Huawei in 2020, Huawei P40 series phones will be the new flagship in the first half of the year. The price of the new flagship phone is not yet known. Huawei accept pre-order now till April 8. And Huawei will start shipping order from April 11. For pre-orders, there is also a Huawei Watch GT2e and Freebuds 3.   Anyone who has followed this new Huawei 5G phone in the last few weeks will already know the data, but if you are one of those who like to be surprised, then we have an overview with the most important specifications of the Huawei P40 series:

 

Huawei P40 Series Specs Comparison
		P40 Pro	P40 Pro+	P40
SoC		HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
		2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.86 GHz
		2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.36 GHz
		4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.95 GHz
GPU		Mali G76MP16 @ 700MHz
DRAM		8GB
Display		6.58" OLED		6.1" OLED
		2640 x 1200 (19.8:9)		2340 x 1080
		90Hz		60Hz
Size	Height	158.2mm		148.9mm
	Width	72.6mm		71.06mm
	Depth	8.95mm	9.0mm	8.5mm
Weight		209g	226g	175g
Battery Capacity		4100mAh (Rated)		3700mAh (Rated)
		4200mAh (Typical)		3800mAh (Typical)
		40W SuperCharge		22.5W Charging
Wireless Charging		27W SuperCharge	40W SuperCharge	-
Rear Cameras
	Main	50MP 1/1.28" 2.44µm RYYB sensor
		f/1.9 OIS
		23mm eq.
	Telephoto	-	3x Optical
			8MP
			f/2.4 OIS
			80mm eq.
	Periscope	5x Optical	10x Optical	-
	Telephoto	12MP RYYB	8MP
		f/3.4 OIS	f/4.4 OIS
		125mm eq.	240mm eq.
	Wide	40MP		16MP
		f/1.8		f/2.2
		18mm eq.		17mm eq.
	Extra	ToF		-
Front Camera		32MP f/2.2 AF		32MP f/2.0 FF
		+ IR camera		+ IR camera
Storage		128 / 256GB
		+ proprietary "nanoSD" card
I/O		USB-C
Wireless (local)		802.11ax (Wifi 6),
		Bluetooth 5.1
Cellular		4G + 5G NR NSA+SA Sub-6GHz
Splash, Water, Dust Resistance		IP68		IP53
		(water resistant up to 1m)		(no water resistance)
Dual-SIM		2x nano-SIM
Launch OS		AOSP 10 w/ EMUI 10
		without Google services
Launch Price		8+256GB:	8+512GB:	8+128GB:
		999	1399	799

 

 

Huawei P40 Pro Vs Huawei P40 Pro+: Display   

 The Huawei P40 Pro and the Huawei P40 Pro+ have an identical 6.58-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution with curves on all four sides of the screen. There is a big cutout at the top left corner of the screen, which houses the selfie camera and a couple of other sensors to assist face unlock. When it comes to additional parameters, both phones offer a 90Hz refresh rate and these panels are also HDR10 compliant.  

    Huawei P40 Pro Vs Huawei P40 Pro+: Processor   The Huawei P40 Pro and the P40 Pro+ are based on the HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G SoC, which is an octa-core processor based on 7nm fabrication. So, in terms of performance, both smartphones are likely to perform similarly in most of the tasks.     Huawei P40 Pro Vs Huawei P40 Pro+: RAM And Storage   The Huawei P40 Pro and the P40 Pro+ offers 8GB RAM with 256GB and 512GB internal storage, respectively. Both models do not have a microSD card slot.

 

Huawei P40 Pro Vs Huawei P40 Pro+: Primary Camera Setup   

 The Huawei P40 Pro has a quad-camera setup with a 50MP wide-angle lens, 40MP ultra-wide angle lens, 12MP periscopic zoom lens, and a 3D ToF sensor. The Huawei P40 Pro+ on the other hand, has a Penta-camera setup with a 50MP wide-angle lens, 40MP ultra-wide angle lens, 8MP telephoto lens, 8MP periscopic lens, and a 3D ToF sensor.       

  

Both smartphones do include a 4,200 mAh battery with support for 40W wired fast charging. When it comes to wireless charging, the Huawei P40 Pro supports 27W wireless charging and 27W reverse wireless charging. The Huawei P40 Pro+ is one of the fastest wireless charging smartphones that supports 40W wireless charging and 27W reverse wireless charging.