Older flagship · 2020

Huawei Mate 40 Pro

Sold for ₦500,000 · 1 sellers·Last checked just now

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 7a

An older flagship with 66W fast charging and an AMOLED screen.

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Strength 66W fast charging, AMOLED screen

6.76″ OLED · 90Hz

Kirin 9000 5G 8 / 128 GB

4400 mAh 66W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

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In the Real World

See how the Huawei Mate 40 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

What stands out

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

128GB storage — half what rivals offer at this price

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Display

6.76″ · OLED · 1344 × 2772 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.76"

Panel type

OLED

OLED

Resolution

1344 × 2772 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

807 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 3.13 GHz · Mali-G78 MP24

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

769,566

v9

GeekBench

3,704

Graphics test

GFXBench 43 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.13 GHz

GPU

Mali-G78 MP24

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 3.13 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.54GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.05GHz

Camera

50 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

50 MP f/1.9

Telephoto

12 MP f/3.4

Ultrawide

20 MP f/1.8

Front camera

13 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX700, 1/1.28", 1.22µm

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

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

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4400 mAh · 66 W wired · 50 W wireless

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

Capacity

4400 mAh

Lab endurance

97:00h

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Wireless charging

50 W

Wireless charging

Removable

No

Audio

Very good (-24.9 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.9 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

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

5.2

GPS systems

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

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

No

IR blaster

No

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

212 g · 9.1 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

162.9 mm

Width

75.5 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm

Weight

212 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

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Independent Test Scores

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How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1344 × 2772 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.76″ vs 6.1″ screen

56% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 15 W charging · 4,400 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

770k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS

Heavier in hand

212 g vs 164 g

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vs

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

770k vs 623k AnTuTu

Faster charging

66 W vs 25 W charging

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 1344 × 2772 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

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Where to buy

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