Huawei Mate 40 Pro: All information about the top smartphone without Google
from Fabian Menzel 
on October 30, 2020, 10:00 am | Write a comment
Huawei officially presented the new Mate 40 series via livestream a week ago. Unfortunately, only one of the four smartphones presented, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro, is coming to Germany. We have all the details.
Of course, the Mate 40 Pro also comes without Google services. Instead, there are the so-called Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) and the in-house AppGallery, which is constantly being improved. Despite all this, some apps do not work or only work to a limited extent. If you are interested in the Google problem in more detail, we recommend our detailed Review to the Huawei P40 Pro.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro: Specifications
The 6,76-inch OLED display has a resolution of 2.772 x 1.344 pixels and supports a smooth refresh rate of 90 Hertz. Similar to last year at Mate 30 Pro the panel is very strongly curved outwards on the left and right. One speaks here of a so-called waterfall display.
Under the hood is the new Kirin 9.000, which is manufactured using the 5 nanometer process. To the side are 8 GB RAM and expandable 256 GB flash memory. Huawei installs Android 10 as software with the new EMUI 11 user interface.
The battery has a capacity of 4.400 mAh and can be recharged with up to 66 watts. With wireless charging, even up to 50 watts are possible. Here Huawei is once again at the forefront. Reverse wireless charging is also on board.
As usual for the Mate series, the Mate 40 Pro also supports secure 3D facial recognition. Since facial recognition is currently very difficult with a mask, the Mate 40 Pro can also be unlocked with a fingerprint sensor in the display. One of the biggest criticisms of the P40 series was definitely the mono speaker. With the Mate 40 Pro, Huawei has eliminated this criticism and finally installed stereo speakers again.
Finally, we obviously have to look at the camera. Huawei has been at the forefront here since the P20 Pro and that doesn't seem to have changed with the new Mate 40 Pro. They have installed a total of 3 cameras, including a 50 megapixel (f/1.9) main camera, a new 20 megapixel (f/1.8) ultra-wide-angle camera and, last but not least, a 12 megapixel (f/3.4) 5x telephoto lens. Videos are possible in 4K with up to 60 FPS and 8K videos should also be possible soon via an update. The front camera has a resolution of 13 megapixels (f/2.4) and is located in a small punch hole in the display.
Picture: Huawei
Huawei Mate 40 Pro: Price & Availability
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro can be pre-ordered until November 9th in black and silver for 1.199 euros. All pre-orderers will receive the Huawei FreeBuds Pro for free. The market launch will also take place on November 9th.