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Huawei P40

Huawei P40
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  • Released 2020, April 07
    175g, 8.5mm thickness
    Android 10, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services
    128GB/256GB storage, Nano Memory
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  • 6.1"
    1080x2340 pixels
  • 50MP
    2160p
  • 6/8GB RAM
    Kirin 990 5G
  • 3800mAh
    23W
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G
Launch Announced 2020, March 26
Status Available. Released 2020, April 07
Body Dimensions 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm (5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
 IP53 dust protected and water resistant
(vertical water sprays)
Display Type OLED
Size 6.1 inches, 91.3 cm2 (~86.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 10, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services
Chipset Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G76 MP16
Memory Card slot Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
 UFS 3.0
Main Camera Triple 50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), AF
Features Leica optics, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps; gyro-EIS
Selfie camera Single 32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
IR TOF 3D, (biometrics sensor only)
Features HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Features Sensors Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery Type Li-Po 3800 mAh
Charging 22.5W wired
Misc Colors Silver Frost, Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Black
Models ANA-AN00, ANA-TN00, ANA-NX9, ANA-LX4
Price About 520 EUR
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 486583 (v8)
GeekBench: 12619 (v4.4), 3148 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 37fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display 589 nits max brightness (measured)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -28.9 LUFS (Average)
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 89h

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The compact flagship - it's a niche fewer dare to explore, no matter potential or demand. Sony has given up on the Compact series, unfortunately, and the iPhone SE 2 is in a Schrödinger's state...

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  • sayabosanhidup
  • XVx
  • 15 Jun 2025

bro p40pro or the realme neo 7 turbo p40pro 8/256 costs 335 to 355 euros claimed as 99.99% brand new by the seller and look ing forward to ur reply ?

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  • phone viewer
  • y6V
  • 06 Jun 2025

this look like a fake phone when you look at the image or shine light on the cameras

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  • Oldtimer
  • mAU
  • 31 May 2025

So this phone was supposed to be the crown jewel of the Huawei empire, but got nerfed thanks to sanctions. Back then, the normal version, always got last years cameras with the main camera from the new generation, so if you had no need for zoom, the ...

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