Huawei P40 Pro review

26 Mar 2020


Sort by:

Anonymous, 26 Mar 2020" Huawei P40 Pro supports smart battery charging - if you h... moreWell, I know the one who have this feature for years past and now, just now is getting recognizing much wider LOL.

P.S. I still stick on my thought that P40 Pro is a great phone overall, no doubt.

    • D
    • AnonD-879849
    • 0Ck
    • 26 Mar 2020

    Anonymous, 26 Mar 2020Lol performance leading chipset? Ugh benchmarks are providi... moreUntil you realize that most apps/games don't support the high refresh rate display AND that most people can't tell the difference between normal and high refresh rate displays. Watch Android Authority's video on that!

      • A
      • Ace
      • q53
      • 26 Mar 2020

      Anonymous, 26 Mar 2020Thats the norm for Huawei they tend to lie or exaggerate. ... moreIt's also 400$ more expensive without face ID and the camera is still buggy. Not to mention, Huawei tends to have better computational photography. Also, bigger main sensor, better fingerprint scanner, and flagship performance all for less. Only caveat is the Google Mobile Services and some issues with American carriers.

        • S
        • Shui8
        • KZK
        • 26 Mar 2020

        Anonymous, 26 Mar 2020No it is fair to compare with S20 Ultra because they have r... moreWhen comparing flagship, i'm looking at the same pricing segment. P40 Pro equal to S20+. Regarding advance hardware over another are the key thing, for the same price.

        P40 Pro+ compared to S20 Ultra.

          • ?
          • Anonymous
          • Kxr
          • 26 Mar 2020

          Anonymous, 26 Mar 2020High res 1200p High refresh rate 90hz curved on all 4 sides... moreLol performance leading chipset? Ugh benchmarks are providing a different picture.
          Zoom cameras suck in low light.
          Main camera not best in class either but right there at the top.
          Ultrawide is the best on the market albeit with smaller FOV.
          1200p screen with 90hz is weak compared to the QHD+ Giants sporting 120hz display.

            • ?
            • Anonymous
            • LQu
            • 26 Mar 2020

            Flgshp2020, 26 Mar 2020Did you even read my post? Netflix and other streaming app... moreYour comment has hdr10+ , not 10.


              • ?
              • Anonymous
              • PZa
              • 26 Mar 2020

              Emeline Shaw, 26 Mar 2020Extremely disappointing phone: - sh*tty low-res display ... moreHigh res 1200p High refresh rate 90hz curved on all 4 sides oled
              Class leading main, wide angle and zoom cameras with exceptional low light performance
              High tech vibration ear piece
              Performance leading chipset with above average battery life
              Pill cutout with AF selfie and faceid sensor
              Around the same price as S20+

              Probably the best flagship released so far this year.



                I really want to like this P40 Pro since it uses the same chipset as the Mate 30 Pro and I definitely love the photo quality of it. But looking at the oversharpening effect on Pic 8, 10, 11 and 12, I think I'll stick with the Mate 30 Pro. Why that oversharpening effect is back? It now looks pretty much the same as in iPhone 11 Pro! -_-

                  AnonD-546724, 26 Mar 2020'Huawei is proud how it has designed the camera hump' Do... moreThey can't "rip off" Samsung when both flagships have been developed at the same time.. your statement does not logically compute.

                    • ?
                    • Anonymous
                    • uH}
                    • 26 Mar 2020

                    Shui8, 26 Mar 2020P40 Pro camera should be compared with S20+, not the Ultra.... moreNo it is fair to compare with S20 Ultra because they have roughly the same sensor size. S20 has a smaller sensor.

                      Anonymous, 26 Mar 2020HDR10+ is just a free version of Dolby Vision. It cant di... moreDid you even read my post?
                      Netflix and other streaming apps won't roll out HDR10 content even if display supports it coz of the genius of Huawei.

                        Emeline Shaw, 26 Mar 2020Extremely disappointing phone: - sh*tty low-res display ... more"very bad cameras (all the other phones take better photos"
                        Are you saying that after looking at all the samples in full res? How did you reach that conclusion?

                          All right, my opinion on this phone after reading this review.
                          -1200p display leaves a big question mark for me. Like, why not QHD+ instead? This puts the phone at competitive disadvantage when you compare it to phones like Find X2/S20+ on the spec sheet, while the resolution difference is not significant enough to give it an upper hand in battery life, which is for some reason shorter than P30 Pro despite the same battery capacity. The panel itself is clearly not as bright as those two's as well. I appreciate 90Hz option and great colour accuracy, but I expected better from a $1000 smartphone.

                          -Mono speaker? In 2020, on a flagship smartphone? Could you just ditch the acoustic display and bring back earpiece, please?

                          -ToF-assisted 3D face unlock is nice, something S10 5G had it but Samsung ditched with Note 10 series. That pill cutout, however..

                          -Performance of Kirin 990 is ok, but the graphics side is clearly lacking compared to SD865. I'll wait for the review from Anandtech to see if it performs any better than Exynos 990.

                          -Image quality is excellent as I expected from all of 3 cameras, but the lack of colour tuning is evident as all cameras show a slight purple tint and lean towards warmer side of WB during the day consistently. There's some serious colour misrepresentation happening on the telephoto lens (orange/yellow turns bright red) during the night as well, but this is something they will fix ASAP so I don't think it will be a problem for end consumers.

                          -I hate the fact that both main and UWA cameras show more aliasing than than in Mate 30 Pro, but at least the latter resolves more detail on P40 Pro, so I would say it's a decent trade off.

                          -Garbage full res 50MP photos as we all expected, but still disappointing nonetheless. Isn't this where their proprietary XD Engine could've definitely helped by, let's say, creating a super res image out of the sensor and doing smart stacking to increase the resolution and reduce the noise like Pixel does with its Night Sight?

                          -It reigns supreme in low light, no argument. I don't know what the writer saw in those samples, but to my eyes P40 Pro's shots look almost noiseless while maintaining the same amount of details as S20 Ultra, which introduces tons of noise in shadows despite having an equally large sensor and using lower ISO. Huawei's night mode needs some work as it seems to take a toll in fine textures, but even then I still prefer it over S20U's oversharpening and blotchy colour noise in the sky. Unfortunately they didn't fix the softening bug of UWA camera so you're stuck with auto all the time to get the best quality out of it, but at least you still get natural colours and class leading detail definition.
                          It's amazing to see how well iPhone does in night mode, though. Noise is very well contained but the amount of texture preserved in the image is downright impressive given its comparatively tiny sensor size. Kudos to Apple!

                          -Low light zoom is fairly good as well, but S20 Ultra still has a slight edge when night mode is used. Though it's good to see that Huawei addressed the P30 Pro's weak telephoto lens performance in low light and drastically improved its performance.

                          -As for video recording, there's not much to complain about, honestly. Right now it has a slight WB issue with the main and the telephoto camera, but everything else is top level and I'm pretty sure they will iron out minor issues like this in future updates.

                          -Selfie camera is better than ever. No annoying oversharpening or weird HDR halo, everything looks spot on. Well done.
                          The wide aperture mode looks fantastic, and man, that edge detection. Faux bokeh mode has come a long way on a smartphone, and now it's really good.

                          Overall it's a great phone, such a shame about the steep pricing and the lack of Google Services, though. Now I can go get Mi 10 Pro once it gets released in where I live with no regret :) 27MP resolution here I come!

                            • d
                            • dnsky
                            • pma
                            • 26 Mar 2020

                            Why you stopped checking the audio quality in revievs ? It's sad

                              • ?
                              • Anonymous
                              • PZa
                              • 26 Mar 2020

                              Anonymous, 26 Mar 2020And the front pill cut out is from the Samsung S10 Plus ... moreThe S10+ didn't have a faceid sensor in its pill hole. This one has and it's glorious.

                                • ?
                                • Anonymous
                                • LhM
                                • 26 Mar 2020

                                P40 pro+ Ordered roll on April 4th, used Huawei since P10 never disappointed me, but if you prefer another phone that's fine, it's your money, me I'm happy

                                  • L
                                  • Lance Shawn
                                  • Y7L
                                  • 26 Mar 2020

                                  Anonymous, 26 Mar 20204K120 needs the CPU being able to do it. Kirin 990 is cou... moreIt's not only about the chips, even the 5000mah battery couldn't last long under 2k120hz

                                    Extremely disappointing phone:

                                    - sh*tty low-res display
                                    - very bad cameras (all the other phones take better photos, except with the ultra wide cam)
                                    - no stereo speakers
                                    - last year, sh*tty chipset
                                    - probably the worst cut-out in 2020
                                    - the price

                                    This phone is not a flagship - it's a fracking mid-ranger with a flagship price tag!

                                      First time i've seen the ultrawide easily beat the main camera. It's a little oversharpened but the main camera still can't match it when processed similarly. The 50mp shots are very impressive and, of course, moreso when downscaled.

                                        • ?
                                        • Anonymous
                                        • LQu
                                        • 26 Mar 2020

                                        Flgshp2020, 26 Mar 2020-Pretty dim panel with awkward resolution and no HDR10+ sup... more4K120 needs the CPU being able to do it.
                                        Kirin 990 is counterpart of SD855, not 865.
                                        Not enough power.

                                          20 of 22