Huawei Mate 40 Pro review

22 October 2020


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  • 22 Oct 2020

YUKI93, 22 Oct 2020You sure the Mate 40 Pro main camera has no OIS? Because th... moreAccording to Huawei's website the Mate 40 Pro doesn't have OIS.

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    • gBV
    • 22 Oct 2020

    The specs are wrong, Huawei never said that the image sensor has omnidirectional autofocus. It has "Octa PD autofocus", which is Quad Bayer Dual Pixel autofocus.

      Compared to the P40 Pro, I definitely do love the Mate 40 Pro's colour. It definitely does look a lot better than the P40 Pro. I even see a less aggressive oversharpening effect with the Mate 40 Pro, which is great.

      However, I also decided to delve back GSMArena's Mate 30 Pro review from last year and did some photo comparison for both Mate 40 Pro and Mate 30 Pro. You know what? I'd take the last year's Mate 30 Pro photo quality. It really is hard for me to believe that last year's phone still produces a much better photo than this year's phone. The Mate 30 Pro's near-natural detail still amaze me.

        YUKI93, 22 Oct 2020You sure the Mate 40 Pro main camera has no OIS? Because th... moreNo I don't think it has because they didn't say that in their conference just go check their video

          Nick Tagataka, 22 Oct 2020I just realised that this Mate 40 Pro does NOT have an OIS ... moreYou sure the Mate 40 Pro main camera has no OIS? Because this one says yes: https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_40_pro_pro_and_rs_unveiled_with_676_90_hz_displays_50_mp_main_camera-news-45926.php

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            • 22 Oct 2020

            Nothing New, 22 Oct 2020And it is 1200€ device it is not cheap , i guess i won'... moreHuawei flagship smartphones are best 😍😍👌👌

              Nothing New, 22 Oct 2020What's embarrassing though is that even p40 has ois , ... moreThe regular P40 did not have an OIS though, you can check the official announcement to see what I mean.

                Nick Tagataka, 22 Oct 2020I just realised that this Mate 40 Pro does NOT have an OIS ... moreWhat's embarrassing though is that even p40 has ois , the hype just died for me

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                    GSMArena as always the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #1

                      Nothing New, 22 Oct 2020- flagship grade screen this time with high brightness ( 80... moreAnd it is 1200€ device it is not cheap , i guess i won't go for it

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                        • 22 Oct 2020

                        MadMel, 22 Oct 2020136 # dxomark ..DxoMark is garbage. Better test the phone yourself.

                          - flagship grade screen this time with high brightness ( 800 nits instead 500 of p40 pro )
                          - excellent speakers finally huawei did it
                          - great battery life
                          - also offers a lot 8n terms of security ( 3d face recognition along with fingerprint scanner )
                          But camera is bit disappointing , i expected more i realized that main camera doesn't have ois ( why ? Why would make downgrade huawei ? ) And sensor of ultrawide is smaller this time no wonder why they didn't compare it to one of p40 pro and what' s more ? It is still 18mm i feel like they did everything to pro+ model
                          It is great device but i expected more

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                            • 22 Oct 2020

                            The review came out very quickly...wow 😮

                            Overall this phone looks promising but the lack of GMS. Huawei is the only Chinese brand that I trust. I dismiss other Chinese brands as junk.

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 22 Oct 2020

                              are you people crazy? Who bothers about audio jack? Come on... it's very useful

                                [deleted post]You can still create a lens that has very little distortion if you design them cleverly, though. That's physics for you as well.

                                Also, there was absolutely no need for you to be xenophobic just to make an argument.

                                  The design is unique, but overall P40 Pro is the better phone between the two. You can get one for discount now, so that's another reason to consider that.

                                    GSMArena, on Mate 40 Pro is there any mode that is equivalent to P40 Pro's AI 50MP mode (which might be revealed when you tap "50MP" icon in the High-res mode)? And if yes, is it possible for you guys to upload some samples for that as well?

                                    Also I'd like to see how the photos look like in 0.85x magnification where the phone is supposed to use the full field of view instead of cropping down the centre portion of the frame, just like you did in P40 Pro Plus review. Thanks!

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                                      • 22 Oct 2020

                                      Excellent review and excellent phone, but I have to ask, what about 60FPS videos? There's no mention of them and as far I as remember, all previous Huaweis couldn't truly do 4K60Fps and they were merely upscaled so that was a mess.

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                                        • 22 Oct 2020

                                        Davy Jones, 22 Oct 2020Google less Non practical curved edge screen Odd screen... moreYeah design kinda ugly agree with you. But still better than Sony tv remote control design.

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