Huawei P40

Huawei P40
Huawei P40 Pro
Huawei P40 Pro+
Front of the Huawei P40
ManufacturerHuawei
SeriesP series
Compatible networks2G, 3G, 4G, 4G LTE, 5G
First releasedApril 7, 2020 (2020-04-07)
DiscontinuedYes
PredecessorHuawei P30
SuccessorHuawei P50
Related
TypeSmartphone
Form factorSlate
Dimensions
  • P40: 148.9 × 71.1 × 8.5 mm (5.86 × 2.80 × 0.33 in)
  • P40 Pro & P40 Pro+: 158.2 × 72.6 × 9 mm (6.23 × 2.86 × 0.35 in)
Mass
  • P40: 175 g (6.2 oz)
  • P40 Pro: 209 g (7.4 oz)
  • P40 Pro+: 226 g (8.0 oz)
Operating systemOriginal: EMUI 10.1, based on Android 10 (SDK Rom)
Current: EMUI 12 (international) and HarmonyOS 4.2 (China)
System on chipHiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
CPUOcta-core (2x 2.86 GHz Cortex A76, 2x 2.36 GHz Cortex A76, 4x 1.95 GHz Cortex A55)
GPUMali-G76 MP16
Memory
  • P40: 6 or 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM
  • P40 Pro & P40 Pro+: 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM
Storage
  • P40: 128 or 256 GB
  • P40 Pro: 128, 256 or 512 GB
  • P40 Pro+: 256 or 512 GB
Removable storageNano Memory, expandable up to 256 GB
Battery
  • P40: 3800 mAh
  • P40 Pro & P40 Pro+: 4200 mAh
ChargingSupercharge
Data inputsGPS/Glonass/BDS/Galileo/QZSS, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, proximity sensor
Display
  • P40:
    6.1 in (150 mm) 1080x2340 OLED, (422 ppi), 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 60 Hz refresh rate
  • P40 Pro & P40 Pro+:
    6.58 in (167 mm) 1200x2640 OLED, (441 ppi), 19.8:9 aspect ratio, 90Hz refresh rate
Rear camera
  • P40: Triple: 50 MP Wide (f/1.9, 23mm, 1/1.28", 2.44µm, OIS), + 16 MP Ultrawide (f/2.2, 17mm) + 8 MP Telephoto (f/2.4, 80mm, OIS), Leica optics, 3x optical zoom, phase detection and laser AF, gyro-EIS, dual-LED dual-tone flash, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
  • P40 Pro: Quad: 50 MP Wide (f/1.9, 23mm, 1/1.28", 2.44µm, OIS) + 40 MP Ultrawide (f/1.8, 1/1.54", 18mm) + 12 MP Telephoto (f/3.4, 125mm, OIS) + time-of-flight sensor, Leica optics, 5x optical zoom, phase detection and laser AF, gyro-EIS, HDR, dual-LED dual-tone flash, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@7680fps
  • P40 Pro+: Penta: 50 MP Wide (f/1.9, 23mm, 1/1.28", 2.44µm, OIS) + 40 MP Ultrawide (f/1.8, 1/1.54", 18mm) + 8 MP Telephoto (f/4.4, 240mm, OIS) + 8 MP Telephoto (f/2.4, 80mm, OIS) + time-of-flight sensor, Leica optics, 3x & 10x optical zoom, phase detection and laser AF, gyro-EIS, HDR, dual-LED dual-tone flash, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@7680fps
Front camera32 MP, autofocus (not on P40), f/2.0 (P40) or f/2.2 (P40 Pro & P40 Pro+), 1080p video
ConnectivityWi-Fi, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax with Wi-Fi Direct support, BT5.1, BLE, USB Type C 3.1
Water resistance
  • P40: IP53
  • P40 Pro & P40 Pro+: IP68, up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) for 30 minutes
WebsiteHuawei P40
Huawei P40 Pro
Huawei P40 Pro+

Huawei P40, Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei P40 Pro+ are smartphones developed by Huawei. They were announced on March 26, 2020.[1][2] They were successors to Huawei P30, P30 Pro and P30 Lite. They were became the first Huawei P smartphones to release without Google Services because of U.S. entity list.[3]

Software

They used EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10 for the first time. They can upgrade to other versions like EMUI 11 or EMUI 12 when they came out in international.[4] They can upgrade to other versions like Harmony OS 2.0, Harmony OS 3.0 or Harmony OS 4.2 when they come out in China. They were skipped EMUI 13 and released EMUI 14 in international.[5]

As Huawei P40 series launched without Google Services. They have a pre-installed other apps such as Huawei AppGallery and Petal Search.[6]

Reviews

TechRadar reviewed the Huawei P40. It has a good reviews such as nice battery life, very good camera and very fast chipset. It has a bad reviews such as very limited software, no wireless charger and does not have enough water resistant.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Huawei P40 flagship phones launch amid Covid-19 crisis". www.bbc.com. 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  2. ↑ Dillet, Romain (2020-03-26). "Huawei announces the P40 and tries to stay relevant without Google". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  3. ↑ published, Tom Bedford (2020-01-31). "Huawei phones will never use Google Mobile Services again, according to exec". TechRadar. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  4. ↑ Sarkar, Amy (2023-12-02). "Huawei P40 Pro receiving EMUI 12.0.0.356 update". Huawei Central. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  5. ↑ Matsui, Emiko (2024-05-13). "April 2024 EMUI update making its way to Huawei P40 Pro users". Huawei Central. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  6. ↑ "Huawei's Play Store alternative has gotten better, but it's the apps that count". Android Authority. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  7. ↑ published, James Peckham (2021-05-07). "Huawei P40 review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2025-12-11.