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Huawei P40 Pro Plus

Huawei P40 Pro Plus
$1,429
Brand: Huawei
Category: Phones
  • Display 6.58-inch 1200 x 2640 OLED screen
  • Camera 50MP + 8 MP + 8 MP + 40MP + 3D TOF Main/ 32 MP front
  • Storage 256/512 GB
  • RAM 8 GB
  • CPU Octa-core 2.86 GHz HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
  • OS Android 10; EMUI 10.1

Our Rating

The review rating is based on accessment of the device by experts, and opinions of trusted YouTube reviewers.

9.7
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 10 / 10
  • Camera Quality 10 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 10 / 10
  • Battery Performance 9 / 10

Huawei P40 Pro Plus Highlights and Overview

Huawei P40-series of 2020 came in three variant. The most premium of the three is the P40 Pro Plus. It has every as the standard P40 Pro, but comes with five camera sensors at the back. The screen is kept at same 6.58-inch with 1200 x 2640 pixels resolution, with a pill-notch at the top of the screen. 

Powering the P40 Pro Plus is Huawei’s home-made Kirin 990 SoC with 7nm+ EUV processor. The Chip has a dual-core 2.86 GHz Cortex-A76, dual-core 2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 and a quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs, along with Mali-G76 MP16 GPU. There is a single 8GB RAM and either 256/512GB internal memory, which can be further expanded via a Nano Memory (NM) slot.

As mentioned above, the P40 Pro Plus has five camera modules at the back. The main sensor is same 50-megapixel sensor with f/1.9 aperture, OIS and omni-directional PDAF. The second sensor is a Periscope 8-megapixel telephoto lens with OIS, PDAF and 10X optical zoom.

Then there is a third 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 3X Zoom, before a fourth 40-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens with f/1.8 aperture. And finally, there is fifth TOF 3D depth lens kept just above the LED flash. At the front, there is same 32-megapixel selfie sensor, kept alongside an TOF 3D sensor for both depth sensing and bio-metrics scanning.

The phone has same 4200mAh battery with support for 40W fast wired and wireless charging. The device comes with an in-screen fingerprint scanner with Infrared face recognition. Color options is limited only to White Ceramic and Black Ceramic colors

You can use either a single or dual SIM card, and the device is IP68 rated as well. The device boot Android 10 based on EMUI v10.1 with Huawei Mobile Service (HMS). Other key specifications and silent features of the Huawei P40 Pro Plus are contained in the specs table below.

Huawei P40 Pro Plus Full Specifications and Features

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network Bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network Bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
5G Network Bands 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 66(1700), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)

LAUNCH

Also Known As -
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BODY

Dimensions 158.2 x 72.6 x 9 mm
Weight 209 grams
Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.58 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~91.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1200 x 2640 pixels (~441 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 10; EMUI 10.1
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm+ EUV)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G76 MP16

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 8 GB
Card Slot Nano Memory (NM), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Quintuple Lenses
Camera Sensor(s) 50 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP + 40 MP + 3D TOF Main Camera Sensors
Camera Features Autofocus
Continuous autofocus
Continuous shooting
Digital zoom
Optical zoom
Digital image stabilization
Optical image stabilization
Geotagging
Panorama
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection
White balance settings
ISO settings
Exposure compensation
Self-timer
Scene mode
Macro mode
Sensor size - 1/1.7"
Leica camera
Vario Summilux-H
Phase detection
Laser autofocus
Focal length (35 mm equivalent) - 27
mm
720p @ 960 fps
+ Periscope 8 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom
+ 8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
+ 40 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), 1/1.54", PDAF
+ TOF 3D, (depth)
Video Resolution 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 32 MP front-facing camera
- IR TOF 3D, (Both depth and biometrics sensor only)
Camera Features 3D face unlock
HDR+
Video Resolution 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Chin, below display
Audio Jack Type No

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
NFC
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
FM Radio No

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Po 4200 mAh battery
Wireless Charging Yes, Fast reverse wireless charging 40W
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. Up to 28 hours
Stand-by Up to 700 hours

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Box Contents Charging Brick / USB cable

Huawei P40 Pro Plus User Reviews and Opinions

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