A portion of the parcel of land may be closed at home to prevent the distribution of COVID-19, but for some companies, life goes on. In the case of Huawei, this means that March 26 will be the launch of their new flag: a series of Smartphones P40.
Despite the name, the Huawei P40 Pro is no longer a model now the premium of the P family, as this article now falls on the Huawei P40 Pro +, a major competitor for Galaxy S20 Ultra. That said, it's always to make sure that the P40 Pro directly follows Huawei's 2019 mobile phone, Huawei P30 Pro.
Don't miss ours Comparison between Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro + to know which of them meets your needs.
Mobile itself greatly improves the hardware what made the P30 Pro such a great phone. So, it has an upgraded camera with the same x5 front zoom, 4200 mAh fast-charging battery, and the latest chipset from the company: Kirin 990 and 5G compatibility as standard.
The ongoing trade war with the United States makes the P40 line the first in the P family to be launched without Google Mobile Services (GMS). That could make many users in the western market find it difficult to adapt to an Android phone without the Google Play Store, as well as apps like Gmail or Uber (which uses GMS-provided maps on Android).
Despite these limitations, my time on the phone has shown me that Huawei is using its best to exceed those limits to focus on how it can deliver the most user experience.
Multiple megapixels, x5 zoom, four sensors
User experience aside, what's most impressive about the P40 Pro (and the three P40s, of course) is its camera setup.
Huawei's power of cameras continues with the Pro, which keeps the periscopic optical zoom sensor up to x5, this time with a resolution from 8 MP to 12 MP and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization). The main camera lens ranges from 40 MP to 50 MP, and with an RYYB pixel designed to improve low light performance. Currently, the ultra-wide-angle lens offers twice the resolution (40 MP) and adds the concept of & # 39; CineLens & # 39 ;, designed to be the lens used for video recording on the P40 Pro.
Similar to the one recently introduced Samsung Galaxy S20 +, the new and wider P40 Pro camera module leaves room for the fourth depth, TOF sensor (and light Dual LED tone and Leica logo.
Huawei finished as well notch that both the P30 and the Mate 30 had last year and replaced it with a double camera lens selfie is in the upper left corner of the P40 Pro & # 39; s 6.58 ”curved Overflow show.
The front camera has a resolution of 32 MP, just like last year's Pro. However, in this case it is supported by a second depth sensor (similar to that of Samsung Galaxy S10 + 2019) with a bad emitter taken by Huawei offers a more efficient face recognition system (or in low light settings).
The less power, the more speed
If we step inside now, the P40 Pro offers good but promising improvements. First, the chipset The Kirin 990, which was first introduced with last year's Mate 30 Pro, is also available here, with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage (depending on the market).
Unlike the latest Mate series, where we get a dedicated 5G SKU, Pro comes with 5G integrated as standard and Huawei wants to increase its compatibility with these networks to ensure that the phone is 5G compatible in more and more locations than its competitors.
This mobile is also compatible with eSIM and Dual SIM, which allows you to use a second 4G SIM card if you prefer, or alternatively, an NM Company card that allows you to add extra storage.
Higher P40 power may be preferable to its processor, but higher speeds work with a mobile battery. While both the P30 Pro and P40 Pro use a 4200 mAh battery and provide charging cables with 40W "SuperCharge", the new Pro comes with excellent speeds with wireless charging.
Although we have not been able to assess those speeds, Huawei says the P30 Pro can charge up to 70% in just 30 minutes. If that were also possible with wireless charging in the P40 Pro case, it would have been much easier and more impressive.
Tolerance without Google
Setting up the P40 Pro without having to go to any screen to sign in to Google is nothing short of bizarre, but it also highlights the company's efforts to make sure its Western users don't feel fully compatible with a cell phone without GMS.
Microsoft has warned a license from the US government to continue to partner with Huawei, meaning Bing has become a search engine (for better or worse). The App Gallery app, Huawei's app store for Android, lets you download other Microsoft tools without fail, such as Microsoft Translator or Microsoft News.
When we compare our experience with the App Gallery to previous Huawei phones, it becomes clear that the company has worked hard to offer customized information for each market and to attract developers to install their apps in the App Gallery, such as TikTok or Snapchat. The rest are Instagram, Twitter, and Netflix.
Everything seems to be on the right track, but it's hard not to see these "solutions" as signs. The fact is that Huawei can do little more than try to improve the App Gallery to satisfy global audiences and hopes that Google's license for continued collaboration will be approved sooner than later.
If you want the Google experience on your P40 Pro, you should visit the web version of its services (if any). Of course, I say hello to "OK, Google". Now it's Celia answering your questions. It currently covers basic functions and is only available in English (British), Spanish and French.
If you want to install apps like WhatsApp on your P40 Pro, you'll need to use the Huawei Phone Clone tool to transfer the app from another Android phone you have. If you want an application that you don't have on your other device, you'll need to switch to pages like APKMirror to download and install it manually, a solution that needs to know how to do it.
The P40 Pro will go on sale on April 7 for a price of € 999 and then with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.
