Huawei has introduced its new Mate 40 Series which includes premium flagship smartphones – Huawei Mate 40, Huawei Mate 40 Pro, Huawei Mate 40 Pro+. The company also launched the Mate 40 RS Porsche Design. All the phones come with a curved display, Kirin 9000E 5G SoC, and circular camera module at the rear.
This year Huawei highlights the power of its Kirin 9000 processor, which implements the new 5-nanometer architecture with 5G connectivity, delivering an incredible 15.3 billion transistors, 30% more transistors than the Apple A14, according to the company itself.
For the camera set, Huawei tried to deliver even better performance for its flagships. The Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro hit the market with three lenses for photography and an additional sensor for laser focus, sharing the same main sensor of 50 MP with aperture f / 1.9. Both handsets also have IP68 certification with immersion in up to 1.5m of water for up to 30 minutes
Let’s have look at the technical spec sheet of all handsets in the Huawei Mate 40 series.
Huawei Mate 40 Technical Specifications
- Display: 6.5-inch FHD+ display with 2376 x 1080 pixel resolution and 90 Hz refresh rate
- SoC and GPU: Huawei Kirin 9000 Chipset with 5G and 22-core Mali-G78 GPU
- RAM and Storage: 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage
- Front camera: 13 MP Ultra Vision Selfie Camera (Wide Angle, f/2.4 aperture)
- Three rear cameras with laser focus:
- 50 MP f / 1.9 Ultra Vision main sensor
- 16 MO sensor with wide-angle lens f / 2.2
- 8 MP sensor with a telephoto lens, f / 2.4
- Battery: 4200 mAh battery with support for HUAWEI SuperCharge (Max 40 W)
- Connectivity: 5G, 4G FDD LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/ A-GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB Type-C 3.1 port
- OS: Android 10 with EMUI 11.0 skin on top
Huawei Mate 40 Pro Technical Specifications
- Display: 6.7-inch OLED screen with 2772×1344 pixel resolution and 90 Hz refresh rate
- SoC: Huawei Kirin 9000 Chipset with 5G
- RAM and Storage: 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage (supports microSD card)
- Two front cameras:
- 13 MP main sensor
- 3D facial recognition sensor
- Three rear cameras with laser focus:
- 50 MP f / 1.9 Ultra Vision main sensor
- 20 MO sensor with wide-angle lens f / 1.8
- 12 MP sensor with a telephoto lens, f / 3.4, and 5x optical zoom
- Battery: 4400 mAh battery with 66W Huawei SuperCharge fast charging and support for 50W wireless charging
- Connectivity: 5G, 4G FDD LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/ A-GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB Type-C port
- OS: Android 10 with EMUI 11.0 skin on top
Huawei Mate 40 Pro+ Technical Specifications
- Display: 6.77-inch OLED screen with 2772×1344 pixel resolution and 90 Hz refresh rate
- SoC and GPU: Huawei Kirin 9000 Chipset with 5G and 24-core Mali-G78 GPU
- RAM and Storage: 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage
- Two front cameras:
- 13 MP main sensor
- 3D facial recognition sensor
- Three rear cameras with laser focus:
- 50 MP f / 1.9 Ultra Vision main sensor
- 20 MO sensor with wide-angle lens f / 1.8
- 12 MP sensor with a telephoto lens, f / 3.4, and 5x optical zoom
- Battery: 4400 mAh battery with 66W Huawei SuperCharge fast charging and support for 50W wireless charging
- Connectivity: Same as the previous one
- OS: Android 10 with EMUI 11.0 skin on top
Price and Availability
The Huawei Mate 40 price for the 8GB + 128GB variant is EUR 899 (around INR 78,000), the Mate 40 Pro 8GB + 256GB model is priced at EUR 1,199 (around INR 1.04 lakh). Lastly, the price of Huawei Mate 40 Pro+ for the sole 12GB + 256GB variant is EUR 1,399 (around INR 1.21 lakh).