Older flagship · 2021

Huawei Mate 40E 4G

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.5″ AMOLED · 90Hz

990E 8 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 40W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

4G LTE Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · OLED · 1080 × 2376 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2376 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Kirin 990E (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.86 GHz · Mali-G76 MP14

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Kirin 990E (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

433,894

CPU

8-core, 2.86 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP14

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.86 GHz + 2x Cortex A76 2.36 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.95 GHz

Software & updates

HarmonyOS 2.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

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

Operating system

HarmonyOS 2.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.9 main · 13 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.9

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

16 MP f/2.2

Front camera

13 MP f/2.4

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 40 W wired · 40 W wireless

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

Capacity

4200 mAh

Wired charging

40 W

Wireless charging

40 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

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

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

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, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26

Build & Design

188 g · 8.8 mm · IP53

Height

158.6 mm

Width

72.5 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

188 g

IP rating

IP53

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.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2376 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

30% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 20 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

434k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 64 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Faster charging

40 W vs 25 W charging

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh

Lower benchmark score

434k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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