Older flagship · 2020

Huawei P40 Pro+

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36 Camera shares the Huawei P40 Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength , AMOLED screen

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.58″ AMOLED · 90Hz

990 5G 8 / 256 GB

4200 mAh 40W charging

50 MP 4 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Huawei P40 Pro+ looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.58″ · OLED · 1200 × 2640 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.58"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1200 × 2640 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

760 nits

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.86 GHz · Mali-G76 MP16

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

644,300

v10

GeekBench

3,203

Graphics test

GFXBench 31 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.86 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP16

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.0

CPU layout

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

Software & updates

Android 10, EMUI 10.1, 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, EMUI 10.1, 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 · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Telephoto

8 MP f/4.4

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

40 MP f/1.8

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony IMX700, 1/1.28", 1.22µm

Flagship-class sensor

Same sensor in

Huawei P40 Pro , Huawei P40

Slow motion

Yes, 7680 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 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

Lab endurance

95:00h

Wired charging

40 W

Wireless charging

40 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.4 LUFS) · Dolby Atmos

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 8/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.0

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

5.1

GPS systems

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

USB

USB-C 3.1

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 full · 5G works

Full

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 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, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n7, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

226 g · 9.0 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

158.2 mm

Width

72.6 mm

Thickness

9.0 mm

Weight

226 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Infrared Face ID · fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro

Sensors

Infrared Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

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 12

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.58″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

49% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 20 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

644k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Heavier in hand

226 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Faster charging

40 W vs 25 W charging

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1200 × 2640 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Heavier in hand

226 g vs 163 g

Full comparison

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In the Real World

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.

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