A month with the Huawei Mate 40 Pro

16 December 2020


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Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020Not only that, it doesn't matter how wrong Google trie... moreThe problem is, normal customers don't understand complicated things. Even half of the readers of phone websites like gsmarena doesn't understand much. So security isn't a priority to them. They are happy if they have a good camera and long battery life.

A friend of mine who has a PhD in mechanical engeneering once asked me "why should I care about data security? My data is not important."

Gsmarena doesn't touch that part because half of the reader won't understand and rest half are kinda fixated about their notion.

    Anonymous, 18 Dec 2020MIUI is the best Ha ha

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      • nikoktopas
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      • 18 Dec 2020

      Ok, 18 Dec 2020 No, how can it beat P40pro+?mate 40 pro is a beast. chip 5nm 5G, and best cameras ever. p40 pro has better cameras than apple and samsung

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        • 18 Dec 2020

        Anonymous, 18 Dec 2020MIUI is the best I Have the Huawei mate 10 pro hands down the best phone I have ever had in my life. Shots 4k video , 20mg camera , universal remote for TV, and Google inside. You can get this phone for roughly $400-$500. I bought I New for $899 with a $100 gift card from best buy.

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          • 18 Dec 2020

          Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020This is best phone ever? Hardware wise - yes
          Software - far from it

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            • 18 Dec 2020

            Hi everyone.I have a P40 lIte E(yes it's total Minor,compared to P40,but both lack of Google Services),from Augoust & at first you can see the missing apps,Gs,etc.But if you install some stores,you can have the apps you want.My bank app works for all my 3 banks,airbnb,Booking apps also work.Shazam,Facebook,messenger,instagram,Viber,Whatsup are working ok.Tik Tok is officially supported,for contacts i use outlook & is working,also office,Ortana,Alexa & Lyra for assistance & Here for Maps.For Youtube i use Vanced,that has no ads.
            I haven't see any problem,so far.When the new OS from Huawei,released,i will installed,to test it.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 18 Dec 2020

              Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020sadly the UI is one of the worst, it makes miui look good lolMIUI is the best

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                • 18 Dec 2020

                Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020This is best phone ever? No, how can it beat P40pro+?

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                  • Dometalican
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                  • 18 Dec 2020

                  This is why we can only hope MicroG succeeds on Authentication and SafetyNet of all apps. Once done, EVERY Android app should be good to go without GMS.

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                    • 18 Dec 2020

                    Using Huawei P30 for almost 2 years now, you can really see the difference between Huawei and other OEMs, I compare my shots from my friends' phone, Phone X, Phone G, and Phone O, (same level with my p30) these companies have a top notched "camera technology" even in lowlight, but they can't keep up with Huawei and Leica. Even if it is just for my preferences with how Huawei using their photo processing power, my friends also like the results that Huawei shows. Been using all Huawei's ecosystem, from laptop, phone, freebuds and matepad it's pretty good but not as good as apple's ecosystem. But due to trade war I'm looking for alternative ecosystem that I can use seemingly between my devices if this Trade war will continue and may affect Huawei until they eventually lost and bankrupt.

                      For USD$1300, phone that doesn't have ois is a ripoff. It should be priced at USD700 to entice customers who is about to lose Google services.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 18 Dec 2020

                        vx, 17 Dec 2020I bought a gms-less huawei nova 7 se to see how life is wit... moreI really don't see installing apps outside of the appstore much different than installing programs on windows. With windows, you still have to go to the developer's website to download the executable and run it on the computer. Isn't that even safer than installing random apps from an app store?

                          Installing Google apps on your own is too much work that consumers aren't supposed to do in the first place. Huawei is far from worth it at this point.

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                            • 17 Dec 2020

                            At this price point 1000 USD it's a NO for me. The amount of hassle you have to go through just to install apps you need is unfair.

                            You can have a similar camera experience without the hassle of a lack of GMS with other brands with a similar price bracket.

                            But if it has GMS, I would get it in a heartbeat. I'm currently using Huawei Mate 20 X.

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                              • 17 Dec 2020

                              This is best phone ever?

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                                • 17 Dec 2020

                                Kriegsherr, 17 Dec 2020exactly on point. they dont cover the ads in the OS as well... moreNot only that, it doesn't matter how wrong Google tries integrates everything together (as most companies do), as I mention earlier IMAP IDLE and Google's own gdata protocol is not the same. If one uses heavily on Gmail, you won't find a e-mail comparable to Gmail's native app at this moment. Period. If GSMArena can't pick that up, they're just as dead as DxO to me.

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                                  • 17 Dec 2020

                                  Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020Fair enough, it's just that those who make the effort ... more1. Stella phone? Beside the camera, giving at the price point, I don't see anything stella about it.
                                  2. Opt out of one tracking and subscribe to another... The circle never-ends...

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                                    • 17 Dec 2020

                                    I bought a gms-less huawei nova 7 se to see how life is without google and its not the end of the world honestly. Keeping it stock and installing fdroid -> aurora store you can pull google playstore apks. Installing microg core app even without full access you can enable notifications for apps through it by registering the device. The only issue is you cant play games which rely on gms/play games of the sort but aurora store notifies you which apps use play services and which dont. Has worked with my banking apps and authenticators and outlook email etc. Best part is all open source setup (fdorid/ aurora store/ microg) without needing bootleg sketchy apps to rig in a semi working gms.

                                      Pile, 17 Dec 2020The most fascinating thing about GSM Arena's phone rev... moreexactly on point. they dont cover the ads in the OS as well. phone security is getting more and more important everyday but they are keeping mum about it.

                                      hidden agenda? paid by CCP?

                                        this is a top notch phone and I would definitely try it if it were available with less price, not for 1000 bucks. right now without google apps its so hard but everything has a price.

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