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Older flagship · 2021

Honor V40 5G

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A34 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A54's main sensor
Best for
Strength , 66W fast charging
Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system
Watch out No Google Play, No more updates
6.72″ AMOLED · 120Hz
1000+ 8 / 128 GB
4000 mAh 66W charging
50 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie
5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC
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Full specifications

Display

6.72″ · AMOLED · 1236 × 2676 · 120 Hz · HDR
OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size
6.72"
Panel type
AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1236 × 2676 px
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Smooth
Colour depth
10-bit (1B colours)
10-bit
Brightness
800 nits
HDR
HDR10
HDR

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 1000+ (7 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G77 MC9
Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 1000+ (7 nm)
Current CPU tier
Mid-range
Launch class
Flagship
AnTuTu
541,437
v8
CPU
8-core, 2.6 GHz
GPU
Mali-G77 MC9
Process
7 nm
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
Storage type
UFS Storage 2.1
CPU layout
4x Cortex A77 2.6GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, Magic UI 4.0, no Google Play Services · 2-year support (brand estimate)
Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system
Android 10, Magic UI 4.0, no Google Play Services
Software support
2 years of updates (brand estimate)
Updates remaining
None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video
4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera
50 MP f/1.9
Ultrawide
8 MP f/2.4
Macro
2 MP
Front camera
16 MP f/2.0
Main sensor
Sony IMX766, 1/1.56", 0.8µm
Premium sensor
Same sensor in
Samsung Galaxy A54 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
Slow motion
Yes, 1920 fps
Camera extras
RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus
Video
4K @ 30 fps
4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 66 W wired · 50 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity
4000 mAh
Wired charging
66 W
Fast
Wireless charging
50 W
Wireless charging
Reverse wireless charging
Supported
Reverse charging
Removable
No

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res
Stereo speakers
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo
Hi-Res audio
Supported
Audio features
Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB
RAM
8 GB
Storage
128 GB
Configurations
8/128GB · 8/256GB
Storage type
UFS 2.1
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6
Modern radios
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Modern Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.1
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1 + L5)
USB
USB-C
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN
4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.
Works
A Airtel
4G full · 5G works
Full
G Glo
4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.
Works
9 9mobile
4G full
Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band
M A G 9
B7 extra speed
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
n78 the 5G band
M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8
3G B1, B2, B5, B8, B19
4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8, B18, B19, B26
5G n1, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

189 g · 8.0 mm
Height
163.1 mm
Width
74.3 mm
Thickness
8.0 mm
Weight
189 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

vs

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
Smoother display
120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1236 × 2676 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.72″ vs 6.1″ screen
23% larger battery capacity
66 W vs 20 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
541k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 189 g vs 174 g
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses
Faster charging
66 W vs 25 W charging
Lower benchmark score
541k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K vs 8K @ 24 fps video
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 189 g vs 169 g
Full comparison

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