Mid-range · 2022

Honor X40 GT

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a

Best for

Strength 66W fast charging, 144Hz screen

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.81″ IPS LCD · 144Hz

888 5G 8 / 256 GB

4800 mAh 66W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.81″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2388 · 144 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.81"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2388 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 660

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

852,061

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 660

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X1 2.84GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, Magic UI 6.1 · 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 12, Magic UI 6.1

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 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/1.8

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4800 mAh · 66 W wired

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

Capacity

4800 mAh

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

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

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

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, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8

5G n1, n3, n7, n8, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

5 g · 8.5 mm

Height

166.1 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

5 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, 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.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

46% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 18 W charging · 4,800 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

852k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

30% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 25 W charging · 4,800 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.81″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

852k vs 1.0M AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 14

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

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