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Huawei Mate 40 Pro
Huawei's late-2020 flagship, announced on October 22, 2020 and on sale in China from October 30, so it is now nearly six years old. It pairs the 5nm Kirin 9000 with a 6.76-inch 90Hz OLED, a 50MP main camera and a 12MP 5x periscope telephoto, plus a 4,400mAh battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging. It runs EMUI 11 without Google services and launched at 1,199 euros in Europe.
Pros
- 6.76-inch OLED at 2772x1344 with up to 90Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling and 88-degree curved edges
- 50MP f/1.9 main camera with a 1/1.28-inch sensor, a 20MP ultra-wide and a 12MP periscope telephoto with OIS and 5x optical zoom
- 66W wired charging (empty to full in 46 minutes in review testing) and 50W wireless charging, with the wireless charger sold separately
- IP68 rating, stereo speakers, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and USB-C 3.1 Gen 1
- 8GB of RAM and UFS 3.1 storage, expandable with Huawei's Nano Memory card
Cons
- Ships with Huawei Mobile Services and no Google services, so Google apps are not available out of the box
- No 3.5mm headphone jack; the box includes USB-C earphones
- The 50MP main camera has no optical stabilization; OIS is only on the telephoto lens
- Battery life in review testing was weaker than the Mate 30 Pro's, at about 10 hours of Wi-Fi web browsing
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Huawei Mate 40 Pro
Display
- Screen size
- 6.76 ″
- Panel type
- OLED
- Resolution
- 2772x1344
- Pixel density
- 456 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 90 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 925 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Kirin 9000
- AnTuTu 11
- 878,884Bottom 17%
- AnTuTu 11 (CPU)
- 296,136Bottom 15%
- AnTuTu 11 (GPU)
- 165,066Bottom 23%
- AnTuTu 11 (Memory)
- 199,045Bottom 35%
- AnTuTu 11 (UX)
- 218,637Bottom 9%
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
- Storage type
- UFS 3.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.9
- Ultra-wide
- 20 MP
- Telephoto
- 12 MP
- Optical zoom
- 5 x
- Max video
- 4K@60fps
- Front camera
- 13 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 4,400 mAh
- Wired charging
- 66 W
- Wireless charging
- 50 W
Design
- Weight
- 212 g
- Thickness
- 9.1 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.1 Gen 1
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 10 (EMUI 11)
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Huawei Mate 40 Pro good in 2026?
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro earns an Inno Score of 51.3/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Huawei's late-2020 flagship, announced on October 22, 2020 and on sale in China from October 30, so it is now nearly six years old. It pairs the 5nm Kirin 9000 with a 6.76-inch 90Hz OLED, a 50MP main camera and a 12MP 5x periscope telephoto, plus a 4,400mAh battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging. It runs EMUI 11 without Google services and launched at 1,199 euros in Europe.
What is the Huawei Mate 40 Pro AnTuTu score?
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro scores 878,884 points in AnTuTu 11 (CPU 296,136, GPU 165,066, Memory 199,045, UX 218,637).
What are the key specs of the Huawei Mate 40 Pro?
Chipset: Kirin 9000 · Screen size: 6.76 ″ · Capacity: 4,400 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Huawei Mate 40 Pro?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Xiaomi Mi 11, iPhone 14 Pro, TCL P80 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
