The Huawei Mate 40 was officially launched on 22nd October 2020. The phone goes for €900 or $1,069 for the 8GB RAM + 256 GB variant. The much-awaited smartphone features 5G connectivity but it doesn’t support Google Play Services for an obvious reason.
The phone has a really sleek & premium design and the circular rear camera module looks amazing especially in daylight conditions. The Mate 40 also features a 68-degree curved display and since it’s an OLED panel, everything looks really sharp even under direct sunlight. It is available in 5 colors; Mystic Silver, White, Black, Green, and Yellow, as shown in the image at the start of this post.
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Specs Overview
The Huawei Mate 40 sports a 6.5 inches OLED FULL HD+ display with a 90 Hz refresh rate and a 240 Hz sampling rate for a smooth scrolling experience. It supports HDR10 and the screen-to-body-ratio sums up to 89.3%. The phone runs on Android 10 out of the box with the EMUI 11 launcher. Under the hood, the Mate 40 is powered by an Octa-core Kirin 9000E 5G processor paired with a 22-core Mali-G78 GPU.
NOTE: It doesn’t support Google Play Services
The phone is available 2 variants; 8 GB RAM + 128 GB and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB. It has a Nano Memory card slot that supports memory cards of up to 256 GB, however, it uses a shared SIM slot. At the back, the phone features a 50 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP camera setup and a single 13 MP selfie camera at the front. When it comes to the battery section, the Huawei Mate 40 is powered by a 4200 mAh battery with 40W fast charging with no reverse charging or wireless charging
The phone also has IP68 dust and water-resistant. For those who don’t know, the IP68 rating means that a device guarantees protection in water up to 1.5 M deep for half an hour.
Huawei Mate 40 Full Phone Specifications
| Device | Huawei Mate 40 |
| Launch date | 22 October 2020 |
| Price | €900 |
| Display | 6.5 inches |
| Type | OLED |
| Resolution | 1080 X 2376 |
| Pixel density | 402 PPI |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz |
| Sampling Rate | 240 Hz |
| Android | 10 |
| Launcher | EMUI 11 |
| Chipset | Huawei Kirin 9000E |
| CPU | Octa-Core |
| GPU | 22-core Mali-G78 |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Storage | 128 GB / 256 GB |
| MicroSDXC slot | Yes(shared) |
| Rear Camera | 50 MP Ultra Vision Camera 16 MP Cine Camera 8 MP Telephoto Camera |
| Video | 4K@30fps/60fps |
| LED Flash | Yes |
| Selfie Camera | 16 MP Ultra Vision Camera |
| Video | 4K@30fps/60fps |
| LED Flash | No |
| Battery | 4200 mAh |
| USB | Type-C |
| Fast Charging | 40W |
| Reverse Charging | No |
| Wireless charging | No |
| Other Features | 5G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 5.2, Fingerprint (under display), barometer, Dual Nano SIM, Proximity, Gyroscope, Compass, Compass, Accelerometer, Laser sensor, NFC, Ambient light sensor, 3.5 mm headphone jack, |