This March 26, the long-awaited presentation of Huawei took place , which served to introduce us to the new Huawei P40 series , which is made up of three amazing and innovative terminals that aspire to become the best smartphones of 2020. We have already become familiar quite a lot with the Huawei P40 Pro and with its older brother, the P40 Pro +, so now it is the turn of the smallest of the three. Without further ado, let’s begin:
This is the Huawei P40: Huawei P40, Huawei perseveres in the face of adversity with its new flagship
Nothing has changed since the leaks advanced the design of the Huawei P40 series; the terminal is made of glass at the back, where it exhibits a rectangular black module that houses three impressive cameras. On the front , the Huawei patented Overflow Display stands out , which is characterized by subtle curves and the total absence of frames, although there is a perforation for the front camera and the infrared sensor in the upper left corner.
The fingerprint reader is on screen as you would expect.
Going into details, this screen has a 6.1-inch diagonal along with a Full HD + resolution of 2,340 x 1,080 pixels , therefore, it is significantly smaller than its older brothers. Another notable difference is that it has a refresh rate of 60Hz instead of 90Hz. Also, the certification against water of this model reaches only IP53 , while the P40 Pro reaches IP68.
Kirin 990 5G on board: Huawei P40, Huawei perseveres in the face of adversity with its new flagship
All models of the Huawei P40 series are equipped with the 7-nanometer Kirin 990 5G chip , which provides them with 5G connectivity in the NSA and SA bands. This processor is supported by a Mali-G76 GPU for graphics tasks and by an NPU that takes care of everything related to artificial intelligence.
The terminal is accompanied by 8GB of RAM along with 128GB of internal storage. The latter is expandable through Huawei’s NM Cards. The Huawei P40 is powered by a 3,800mAh battery, which supports fast charging and also 22.5 watt wireless charging.
The operating system that powers the P40 series is Android 10 with the EMUI 10.1 user interface on top, but as with all recent Huawei terminals, the P40 lacks Google services and also the Play Store. The same company warns us that the AppGallery and Huawei Mobile Services are provided instead to fill that gap.
In the field of connectivity we have everything, including 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC and GPS.
Cameras
The Huawei P40 series is characterized by using a 50MP RYYB sensor as the main camera , which has a size of 1 / 1.28 inches and a RYYB color filter matrix. In the case of the standard P40 there are only two more lenses accompanying it, which are: a 16MP ultra-wide angle camera and an 8MP telephoto RYYB lens that provides 3x optical zoom to the set, as well as 5X hybrid zoom and 30X digital.
Huawei explains that the main camera supports 4-in-1 pixel binning and Octa PD autofocus. Additionally, the HUAWEI XD Fusion engine improves the clarity of shots at the pixel level for each image, day or night.
Finally, as a camera for selfies there is a 32MP sensor accompanied by an IR sensor. Among its outstanding features, it is worth mentioning facial recognition and the ability to shoot video in 4K at 60FPS.
Availability and price of the Huawei P40
Huawei claims that the P40 will be available in Europe and Spain from April 7 for a price of 799 euros. Likewise, it can already be booked from the company’s official site .
