New Huawei P40, P40 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro +: Prices and News

After event cancellations, leaks and launches marked by the coronavirus and the current world situation, Huawei has decided to present its new phones online. This has been the chosen way to discover the manufacturer’s great surprise for 2020: This year the Huawei P40 and Huawei P40 Pro arrive accompanied by a new phone, the Huawei P40 Pro+ .

With the firm intention of matching the main phone manufacturers (Samsung, with its S20, S20 + and S20 Ultra, as well as Apple, with its iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max) the Chinese firm presents 3 large charged smartphones with spectacular specifications that can make users forget that the current war with the US government prevents any of them from using Google services.

Characteristics of the 3 models

For the first time in the high-end line of Huawei we do not have two models, but 3. In this way, the Huawei P40 remains as the cheapest and humblest of the 3, while the P40 Pro makes way for the P40 Pro + as the best smartphone of the brand for 2020, with exclusive features when it comes to reviewing its design, its memory, its screen and, above all, its camera.

These are the characteristics of all the Huawei P40 that the brand has just presented:

–	Huawei P40	Huawei P40 Pro	Huawei P40 Pro +
screen	6.1 inch OLED FullHD + (2340 x 1080) 19.5: 9/60 Hz	6.58 inch OLED FullHD + (2640 x 1200) 19.8: 9/90 Hz / 441 dpi	6.58 inch OLED FullHD + (2640 x 1200) 19.8: 9/120 Hz / 441 dpi
Size and weight	148.9 x 72.6 x 8.5 mm / 175 grams	158.2 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm / 209 grams	158.2 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm / 226 grams
Processor	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7nm / octa-core) running at 2.86 GHz	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7nm / octa-core) running at 2.86 GHz	HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7nm / octa-core) running at 2.86 GHz
RAM	8 GB	8 GB	12 GB
Storage	128GB UFS 3.0 + NMCard	256GB UFS 3.0 + NMCard	512 GB UFS 3.0 + NMCard
Camera	– Rear: 50 MP triple (main) RYYB f / 1.9 + 16 MP (wide angle) + 8 MP (telephoto) with 3X optical hybrid zoom, 30X digital, OIS. 4K video recording at 60 fps – Front: 32 MP f / 2.2	– Rear: 50 MP quad (main) RYYB f / 1.9 + 40 MP (wide angle) + 12 MP (telephoto) with 5X optical hybrid zoom, 50X digital with f / 3.4 and OIS + ToF. 4K video recording at 60 fps – Front: 32 MP f / 2.2 + ToF + IR	– Rear: 50 MP quintuple (main) RYYB f / 1.9 + 40 MP (wide angle) + 8 MP telephoto with 10X optical hybrid zoom, 100X digital with f / 4.4 and OIS + 8 MP telephoto with 3x optical hybrid zoom and f / 2.4 with OIS + ToF sensor. 4K video recording at 60 fps – Front: 32 MP f / 2.2 + ToF IR
Connectivity	5G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) + WiFi 6 Plus, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + NFC + GPS GLONASS, USB Type-C, Dual SIM + eSIM, on-screen fingerprint reader	5G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) + WiFi 6 Plus, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + NFC + GPS GLONASS, USB Type-C, Dual SIM + eSIM, on-screen fingerprint reader	5G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) + WiFi 6 Plus, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + NFC + GPS GLONASS, USB Type-C, Dual SIM + eSIM, on-screen fingerprint reader
UI	EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10 AOSP	EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10 AOSP	EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10 AOSP
Battery	3,800 mAh with fast, wireless and reversible charging	4,200 mAh with fast charge, 27W wireless and reversible	4,200 mAh with fast charge, 40W wireless and reversible
Price	N / A	N / A	N / A

Huawei P40

The most basic of all the Huawei P40s that are presented today serves to present the new design of the phones. The brand goes out of fashion for the hole in the screen and rectangular camera modules in all its models, and the standard P40 was not going to be less. The smartphone has dimensions of 148.9 x 72.6 x 8.5 mm and a weight of 175 grams as a result of its 6.1-inch OLED screen; higher than last year’s P30. With a classic 60Hz refresh rate, the smartphone boasts FullHD + resolution and an 19.5: 9 aspect ratio. This display maintains the integrated fingerprint sensor, now in a larger area and with a 30% faster response speed.

Under the limelight is a Kirin 990 processor manufactured in 7nm and 8 cores divided into 2x Cortex-A76 at 2.86 GHz for heavy tasks, 2x Cortex-A76 at 2.36 GHz and 4x-Cortex A-55 at 1, 95 GHz that take care of the rest of the work in order to save energy. In addition this chipset has a 5G modem that gives mobile connectivity to new data networks. To this we add Bluetooth 5.1, NFC and USB Type C connector. The processor is accompanied by 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage compatible with NMCard cards to expand internal memory.

Its Kirin 990 chipset has a 5G modem that grants connectivity to the mobile with the new data networks.

The battery is also growing from last year’s model and now we have a 3,800 mAh cell with fast and wireless charging technologies, as well as reversible. Who will be in charge of managing its resources is the new signature customization capabilities, EMUI 10.1, based on Android 10 AOSP and without Google services, but with new ways of installing Play Store apps through an App Gallery search engine that will Take you to different alternative markets or websites to download the respective APKs.

In regard to cameras, the Huawei P40 has 3 clearly differentiated cameras:

50 MP RYYB main sensor with 1 / 1.28 sensor size and f / 1.9 aperture
16 MP (wide angle) sensor with f / 2.2
8 MP (telephoto) sensor with f / 2.4 3X optical, 30X digital zoom as well as OIS

The smartphone, like its older siblings, debuts new Octa PD technology for much faster focus and pricing as well as an XD Fusion Engine designed to improve photo processing. AI also improves and now allows us to recognize expressions, sports activities and postures in addition to settings. It also helps us to remove extra objects from our photos. At the video level, the possibility of recording in 4K at up to 60 fps.

Finally, the front camera, housed in the perforation in the upper left corner of the screen, hides a 32 MP sensor with f / 2.2 aperture that can also record videos at the same quality and speed as the lenses on the back.

The smartphone goes on sale in the coming days with new colors . In addition to the classic Ice White, Black and Deep Sea Blue tones, Silver Frots and Blush Gold are now added, in a matte finish.

Huawei P40 Pro

Maintaining the same design, but here with IP68 protection, the size of the Huawei P40 Pro grows to 158.2 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm at the same time that the weight reaches 209 grams. This is because the firm has chosen to increase the dimensions of the screen, also OLED, to 6.58 inches, adopting an aspect ratio of 19.8: 9 and, now, increasing the refresh rate of this panel up to 90 Hz. This panel has a cascading effect towards the edges, joining the back cover and increasing the screen-to-body ratio.

We are also facing a mobile compatible with 5G networks and with the same connectivity and operating system options as the Huawei P40, but the battery, as a result of the growth of the screen, grows 400 mAh. In this way, on the smartphone we come across a 4300 mAh cell, also loaded with fast, wireless and reversible charging functions.

The firm has chosen to increase the dimensions of the screen, also OLED, to 6.58 inches, adopting an aspect ratio of 19.8: 9 and, now, increasing the refresh rate of this panel to 90 Hz .

The processor is the same, the Kirin 990 5G and RAM is also set to 8 GB, but when it comes to talking about internal memory, in addition to 128 GB, we can also buy the phone equipped with double the storage: 256 GB and expand it through the company’s own NMCard cards.

As another to imagine, the camera is also another of the aspects where we see the most changes between the Huawei P40 and the Huawei P40 Pro. Here we adopt the following 4-lens configuration:

50 MP RYYB main sensor with 1 / 1.28 sensor size and f / 1.9 aperture
40 MP (wide angle) sensor with f / 1.8
12 MP (telephoto) sensor with f / 3.4 and 5X optical, 50X digital as well as OIS zoom
Focus Assist Sensor

The smartphone features Octa PC Autofocus technologies that are faster to focus on, being able to adapt the lenses in microseconds. The Huawei XD Fusion Engine for Pictures is another of the main innovations in this field, in addition to the new tools provided by the AI of the Kirin 990 that allow, in addition to recognizing scenarios, identifying postures, expressions and types of sport.

Video recording also takes on special importance in the Huawei P40 Pro by providing the combination of AIS + OIS to stabilize the recordings by leaning on the AI, either in broad daylight or at night without the need for a tripod. We can also record 4K video at 60 fps with the rear and front cameras, make slow-motion captures at 7680 fps or make use of audio zoom.

Finally, the front camera also changes and in this model we have a 32 MP sensor with f / 2.2 complemented by a focus sensor and another IR that supports facial recognition.

Huawei P40 Pro +

The surprise of Huawei inherits several of the characteristics of the Huawei P40 Pro but brings improvements at the camera and design level, as well as power. The main objective of this new smartphone is to directly confront the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offering a premium design and a photographic section to match.

The main objective of this new smartphone is to directly confront the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra offering a premium design and a photographic section to match.

The list of specifications is maintained when it comes to talking about dimensions and screen size and quality but the smartphone increases the refresh rate to 120 HZ. The same processor is kept underneath but the RAM memory grows up to 12 GB; being the most powerful model of the 3 that Huawei has just presented. Likewise, the battery, operating system and connectivity characteristics are maintained, except for the speed and the fast side, higher in the Huawei P40 Pro + .

The great improvement comes when it comes to facing the camera of the device. As seen in the P40 Pro and its four rear lenses, the “plus” model adds a 51 sensor that is also a telephoto lens. In this way, the mobile phone has two telephoto lenses with OIS that, working together, allow offering distant images with a 10X lossless hybrid zoom and a 100x digital zoom. This is how the lenses look:

50 MP RYYB main sensor with 1 / 1.28 sensor size and f / 1.9 aperture
40 MP (wide angle) sensor with f / 1.8
8 MP (telephoto) sensor with f / 4.4 and 10X optical zoom, 100X digital as well as OIS
8 MP (telephoto) sensor with f / 2.4 and 3X optical zoom as well as OIS
Focus Assist Sensor

To these specifications we have to add a ceramic body, stronger and of higher quality that companies usually use for their most exclusive models. Unlike the other members of the Huawei P40 family, it only gets black or white.