Huawei P40 lineup - what to expect
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- 23 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 23 Mar 2020Exactly, who's gonna buy this over the S20 ultra and the Fi... moreIdiots, that’s who. The very definition of Android is the “GPS” suite. Without if, asking the same price as competitors do while offering them, is pure greed.
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- 23 Mar 2020
tkSteveFOX, 23 Mar 2020I'm guessing P30 Pro owners should skip P40. Kirin 980 to ... moreThere is no noticeable difference even for sd 855 and sd 865. No one will notice for single daily tasks or even games. In my opinion there is no point in buying new phone every year. In order to see a big upgrade you need to change after 2-3 years.
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- Anonymous
- KSu
- 23 Mar 2020
JokerMNE, 22 Mar 2020To exspensive and i dont like the desing!!!
I have P10, ... moreYes I had the p20 pro as well. Just beautiful & all round premium design.
This year it looks ugly like the S20 series.
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- 23 Mar 2020
Ergo, 23 Mar 2020Huawei have to be out of their minds with this prices if re... moreSwitching from Samsung note 9 with one ui 2.0 to huawei with emui 10, I realized that emui is better and faster. Let's stop making false assumptions. Yes emui was bad in the past versions, but right now it is a very reliable ui.
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- 23 Mar 2020
Best camera on the market
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- 23 Mar 2020
Huawei have to be out of their minds with this prices if real.First no Google play.Second Emui is not so good compared to the competition.Third they are entering slowly the Iphone cathegory of prices and that is a big No No.And of top of that smartphone sales are crazy slowing down who knows until then...
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- 23 Mar 2020
I'm guessing P30 Pro owners should skip P40.
Kirin 980 to 990 difference is almost 0 in real life, photos might be a bit better but nothing drastic.
So, to spend 800 Euros on a new phone that's a tad better won't make many people adopt it.
Hell, people who own P20 Pro shouldn't upgrade as well.
Guessing Mate 40 with the 5nm Kitin 1020 will be the complete package, the Kirin 990 simply isn't a flagship chip for 2020.
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- Anonymous
- KSu
- 23 Mar 2020
Fearghast, 23 Mar 2020I really hope they can finaly figure out 4K recording on th... moreYeah, it's a Kirin issue.
Both Kirin and Exynos are the worst when it comes to throttling.
Atleast you get next generation Exynos chipset on the S20 series. Huawei lacks significantly in Single core and gpu performance compared to Exynos 990.
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- Anonymous
- KSu
- 23 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 23 Mar 2020No GMS no talk.Exactly, who's gonna buy this over the S20 ultra and the Find X2 pro? when this costs the same but doesn't Give Google Play services.
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- Anonymous
- KSu
- 23 Mar 2020
Kirin 990 is even worse than Exynos 990.
SD865 is the chipset of choice for most people now.
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- Anonymous
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- 23 Mar 2020
No GMS no talk.
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- LG Superfan
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- 23 Mar 2020
According to a recent rumor P40 will have custom photography chip probably for Quad Quad Bayer and will have 50X zoom
- Fearghast
- 3D9
- 23 Mar 2020
I really hope they can finaly figure out 4K recording on their flagships :(
It's sad to see droped frames in 4K@60 and even 4K@30.
Is it Kirin 990 issue?
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- 23 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 22 Mar 20208MP 1/4" f4.0 240mm.
8MP 1/4" f2.4 80mm Nope. Its:-
8MP 1/3.4" f4.0 240mm.
8MP 1/4" f2.0 80mm.
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- The Last Oracle
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- 23 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 22 Mar 20208MP 1/4" f4.0 240mm.
8MP 1/4" f2.4 80mm 8MP 1/4" f4.0 240mm.
8MP 1/4" f2.4 80mm
The 240mm f4 seems to capture very little light. I am guessing it may be either a larger sensor or the f-stop will be brighter. Plus can a longer zoom also have enough stabilization, especially since it's not bright enough? The 80mm f2.4 seems great, but I am guessing there are more details of other zoom, which are still to be revealed.
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- 23 Mar 2020
JokerMNE, 22 Mar 2020To exspensive and i dont like the desing!!!
I have P10, ... moreP30 launch price was the same — 800 euro, so it's not more expensive. Onethe design I can agree, the front dual cameras take more screen space than one camera in P30.
On the back the P40 looks ok to me.
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- 23 Mar 2020
PartTimePhoner, 23 Mar 2020Why is everyone making the phones this expensive?because people keep buying them!
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- Anonymous
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- 23 Mar 2020
Anonymous, 23 Mar 2020Well, components get more expensive year after year.
- ... more1080 p oled screen costs around 10$( if not even less).
Sd855 costs 53$ so it doesn't make sense that sd865 costs 90$ more.
S20 ultra costs 530$ to be produced.
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- Anonymous
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- 23 Mar 2020
PartTimePhoner, 23 Mar 2020Why is everyone making the phones this expensive?Well, components get more expensive year after year.
- For example the SD865 + 5G modem cost $90 more than SD855.
- Oled screens with just 1080p cost more than $70, even more if they have cutouts or curved sides. Now imagine QHD and 4K.
- Bigger and newer camera sensors will cost more.
- Kirin 990 seems not to support ddr5, but the ddr5 is 20% more expensive than ddr4x.
- storages ufs3.0 and 3.1
- bigger battery cost more
- Usb C 3.2 is available now, I think even 4.0 exists already.
- faster charging (they spend money to develop and test)
- new UI features (require money )
- bigger phones have bigger screens and more components to make the body = more expensive
If you want to make a "flagship" that can be sold for less than $600, you need to do many cuts. Like using older Gorilla Glass (4 or 5) or glass from cheaper supplier, put slower usb 2.1 instead of 3.1/3.2, use storage/ram from cheapest supplier (at risk of having reading/writing speeds slower than Toshiba/Samsung counterparts), no IP rating (hardware and certification), no stereo speakers, not to invest in more tests to reduce SAR levels.