Huawei P40
[ HUAWEI ] Smartphones

Huawei P40

Overall Score
54/100
GRADE C · Below Average
Key Technical Specifications
Processor (CPU) 370957
Graphics (GPU) 142673
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Huawei P40 is an engineering-tested smartphones achieving an overall rating of 54/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Gaming
27/100
Rating: Poor
NanoReview Score
54/100
Rating: Below Average
Performance
43/100
Rating: Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
Battery type Li-Po
Capacity 3800 mAh
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr
Gaming 04:47 hr
Max charge power 22.5 W
Replaceable No
Reverse charging Yes
Standby 87 hr
Watching video 12:38 hr
Web browsing 07:55 hr
Wireless charging No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
CPU 370957
GPU 142673
Memory 172126
Multi-core score 3387
Single-core score 1018
Total score 887876
UX 202120

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
2G network GSM 2/3/5/8
3G network WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
4G network LTE 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/1/17/18/19/20/26/28/32
5G support Yes
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
Bluetooth version 5.1
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Hybrid slot Yes
Infrared port Yes
LTE Cat* 21
Multi SIM mode Standby
NFC* Yes
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 3.1
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
Colors Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Frame material Metal
Height 148.9 mm (5.86 inches)
Rear material Glass
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Waterproof IP53
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
Width 71.1 mm (2.8 inches)

Display

Display specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
Adaptive refresh rate No
Aspect ratio 19.5:9
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Display features - DCI-P3- Always-On Display- DC Dimming
HDR support Yes, HDR10
Max rated brightness 500 nits
PPI 422 ppi
PWM 245 Hz
RGB color space 129.7%
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels
Response time 7 ms
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 86.3%
Size 6.1 inches
Type OLED

Main camera

Main camera specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
8K video recording No
Angle of widest lens 120°
Aperture f/1.9
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Camera features - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support
Flash Dual LED
Focal length 23 mm
Image resolution 8192 x 6144
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP2) Telephoto: 8 MP3) Ultrawide: 16 MP
Matrix 50 megapixels
Pixel size 1.22 micron
Sensor Sony IMX700
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p)
Stabilization Optical
Zoom Optical, 3x

Memory

Memory specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
Channels 2
Memory card Nano Memory
Memory card max size Up to 256 GB
Memory clock 2133 MHz
Memory type LPDDR4X
RAM size 6 GB
Storage size 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.0

Other

Other specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
Announced March 2020
Category Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) $680
Release date March 2020
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor- Barometer- Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Face recognition sensor- Fingerprint

Performance

Performance specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55- 2 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A76- 2 cores at 2.86 GHz: Cortex-A76
CPU cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
FLOPS ~460.8 GFLOPS
GPU clock 600 MHz
GPU shading units 384
Graphics Mali-G76 MP16
Lithography process 7 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC
Max clock 2860 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2025-09-30(AMK) GeekBench CPU

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No
Megapixels 32 megapixels
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
OS size 13 GB
Operating system Android 10.0
ROM EMUI 11

Sound

Sound specifications for Huawei P40
Specification Value
Dolby Atmos Yes
FM radio No
Headphone audio jack No
Speakers Mono

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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