HUAWEI P40 4G with 6.1-inch FHD+ OLED display, Kirin 990, 50MP triple rear Leica cameras announced


After almost a year of introducing the P40 series smartphones with 5G support, HUAWEI has silently introduced the P40 4G version with the Kirin 990 4G SoC while retaining other specifications. It has a 6.1-inch FHD+ Flex OLED screen with 3.48mm, 4.47mm and 3mm ultra narrow borders on the top, bottom and sides, respectively, runs Android 10 with EMUI 10.1 on top with HMS, has in-display fingerprint scanner, and a 50MP Ultra Vision Camera , 16MP  ultra-wide camera and 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom.

There is a 32MP AF Camera and IR Depth Camera that support autofocus and Bokeh reproduction, as well as IR Face Unlock for device unlock even in low light conditions. It packs a 3800mAh battery with 22.5W SuperCharge.

HUAWEI P40 4G specifications

  • 6.1-inch (2340 x 1080 Pixels) FHD+ OLED display
  • HUAWEI Kirin 990 4G (2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.86 GHz + 2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.36 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 1.95 GHz) processor with  ARM Mali-G76MP16 GPU, Dual Big Core + Tiny Core NPUs(Neural-network Processing Unit)
  • 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with NM card
  • Android 10 with EMUI 10.1
  • Dual SIM (nano SIM + eSIM)
  • 50MP  RYYB Ultra Vision camera with f/1.9 aperture, 16MP  ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2.5cm macro, 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, dual-tone LED flash
  • 32MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, IR Camera for Face unlock, 4k video recording
  • In-display fingerprint sensor
  • Water, dust resistant (IP53)
  • USB Type-C Audio
  • Dimensions: 148.3×71.6×8.5mm; Weight: 175g
  • Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1 LE, GPS (L1 + L5 dual band), NavIC, NFC, USB 3.1  Type-C (GEN1)
  • 3800mAh (typical) battery with 22.5W SuperCharge

The HUAWEI P40 4G comes in Dark Blue and Frost Silver colours, is priced at 3988 yuan (US$ 617 / Rs. 45,520 approx.) and will go on sale in China through jd.com and other channels soon.


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