A month with the Huawei Mate 40 Pro

16 December 2020


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  • 17 Dec 2020

Great camera system (despite lacking OIS), solid performance across the board and screen, but finished without GMS outside China.

    Nick Tagataka, 17 Dec 2020"A camera that doesn't take good night photos&quo... moreAbsolutely he is living in a stone age!!
    I have P40 Pro and it performed excellently without any hiccups on photography which it would be same for Mate 40 pro. Many comments here aren't true because of their bias about Chinese products.

      I need to make payments NOW with my Huawei and I cannot because my Bank's app show me a message that my Huawei is an unsafety phone (no Google Services).

      I need twice apps (weather and vessel positions) but I cannot execute them because they are made them in Google Maps.

      I want to purchase some apps to get premium features but I cannot do it because these apps have a built-in-purchase app mode based in Play Store ...

      These things I want do them NOW !!! but Huawei cannot offer to me ... this is the REAL situation.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 17 Dec 2020

        Firstgen, 17 Dec 2020Love the time when we support new OS and innovation, nowada... moreYou can't blame them though. Our lives are all interconnected through apps and as soon as an inferior system shows up late to the party it will always be looked at as an outcast if it can't integrate.

          Can someone help me with a answer ? I have the P40 Pro and the quality of the FFC when I make videos inside my home is super bad, worse than Samsung A70 or Poco X3 ... Is my phone with a problem or are there any settings that I haven't found about yet ? It's very annoying. Hope someone can help me with this matter. Other than that, it's a stunning piece of hardware, can't imagine how super amazing the Mate 40 Pro is.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 17 Dec 2020

            Nick Tagataka, 17 Dec 2020"A camera that doesn't take good night photos&quo... moreWell, it's been since 2017 since I've looked into new phones because that's usually how long my contract lasts but while looking through GSMArena and watching comparison videos between Apple/Samsung/Hauwei they all have pro's and cons. Not one stands out as 'the best ever in the history of phone cameras'.
            If your biased and like the Hauwei because you support the brand then good for you, I don't like them.
            If my preferred cell phone provider had Sony phones I would definitely consider (strongly) as those have always been outstanding for me. But for simple point and shoot my Samsung does a spectacular job.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 17 Dec 2020

              Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020Fair enough, it's just that those who make the effort ... moreJust wait until HMS gains traction, then you'll see ads just like everything else. Huawei is no different than the other brands with the fact that they like money.

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                • Firstgen
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                • 17 Dec 2020

                Love the time when we support new OS and innovation, nowadays people just write off anything other than ios and Android.

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                  • MNU
                  • 17 Dec 2020

                  The most fascinating thing about GSM Arena's phone reviews is that it never talks about phone security (only reviews it 's unlocking features). Huawei is lagging far behind the competition in this segment, and that's not good thing for real world user.

                    Davidsic, 17 Dec 2020I notice this same flaw of the main camera with the little ... morePurple fringe around light sources has already been resolved on Mate 30 Pro and so it's not applicable to this year's Mate 40 Pro.

                    Also this phone will never have to compete with S21 - Western people won't buy Mate 40 series just like Chinese people won't be very interested in any Samsung flagships. Besides, if anything it's upcoming P50 series that should be compared to the upcoming S21 series, not Mate 40 series.

                      Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020Hah, don't waste your time on this brick. From what ... more"A camera that doesn't take good night photos"
                      Man, you must have been living under a rock for quite a long period of time..

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                        • 17 Dec 2020

                        Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020sadly the UI is one of the worst, it makes miui look good lolI have zero problems about the UI. In fact its the smoothest Android system that I've ever used. Its been 2 years + already using Mate 20. As fast as day one after various of updates. But gotta say that I hate stock Huawei launcher looks, square icons & its notification panel though.

                        Easily solved by using Lawnchair V2, Power Shade notification (can scroll down anywhere from screen). Enjoying best of both worlds. - https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1H727w8v8iFYPjRYqImIrH8PZTV6yixgp

                          Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020sadly the UI is one of the worst, it makes miui look good lolSounds like you never used EMUI at least for a last few years. The most recent version is actually very refined usability and performance wise and now easily one of the best if not the very best Android UI around there.

                            I see ads in romanian, yet you are bulgarian... Hmmm
                            Do I have any gsmarena quarters in my country?

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 17 Dec 2020

                              Shui8, 17 Dec 2020'if the Google apps and services situation wouldn'... moresadly the UI is one of the worst, it makes miui look good lol

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 17 Dec 2020

                                AnonD-972548, 17 Dec 2020I am a simple man, I like simple things. Too much workaroun... moreFair enough, it's just that those who make the effort will:

                                1. Have an amazing and stellar phone.
                                2. Be free of Google and their incessant user tracking, ads targeting and data collection.

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                                  • 17 Dec 2020

                                  I am a simple man, I like simple things. Too much workarounds for me, as stated in this review.
                                  Yeah, you can install this and that. But do they work the same like Google apps and have the same smooth interconnection with other apps? Looks like not, according to this review. So then, why buy a Huawei phone, just to be or try something different? No, thank you. I'll stick with my classic google account and apps for now.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 17 Dec 2020

                                    You forgot to write, long term review. Usually that's what you do.

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                                      • 17 Dec 2020

                                      Windows Phone part 2. No matter how good the built quality is, if the software and security sucks then Big no for Huawei phones.

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                                        • 17 Dec 2020

                                        Anonymous, 17 Dec 2020Hah, don't waste your time on this brick. From what ... more'A camera that doesn't take good night photos'

                                        Its the most capable point & shoot smartphone camera daylight/low light currently LMAO. Forget the Night Mode. Its Auto that took only in split second beats pretty much everything out there in Auto, even with others using Night Mode.

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