Huawei P40 - user opinions and reviews
- sayabosanhidup
- XVx
duki, 19 Feb 2025After selling my Mate 50 Pro, I'm back to my beloved backup P40. Almost five years after ... morebro p40pro or the realme neo 7 turbo
p40pro 8/256 costs 335 to 355 euros
claimed as 99.99% brand new by the
seller and look ing forward to ur reply
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- phone viewer
- y6V
this look like a fake phone when you look at the image or shine light on the cameras
- Oldtimer
- mAU
So this phone was supposed to be the crown jewel of the Huawei empire, but got nerfed thanks to sanctions. Back then, the normal version, always got last years cameras with the main camera from the new generation, so if you had no need for zoom, the normal p40 had the same camera as the pro and pro+
The issue with it is age, and that it didnt get a single android update, sure emui upgraded to emui12 from the stock 10.1, but thats still Android 10, and porting to Harmony still locks it at Android 10 cause huawei didnt care to upgrade it, forcing you to buy the inferior 50 and 60 lineup.
tragic really.
also with updates, you lost camera quality, and since camera app is at service level, even if you downgrade to emui10.1, the camera will still be worse than it was, check internet, comparison pictures
- duki
- JY5
After selling my Mate 50 Pro, I'm back to my beloved backup P40. Almost five years after buying it, it still works perfectly fine. Everything is a bit slower than it used to be (or maybe it is due to being used to 120Hz), but there is no lagging or slowdown. This is what I love about P40 series, they keep working just fine, my mom has P40 lite and it still works fine, although a bit slower than it used to, it never lags and becomes unresponsive like other ANdroid phones.
The camera is still relevant on P40, with natural colors, and good lowlight performance and I again enjoy the small form factor. I haven't decided yet on the new phone, but may keep using this one for some time. I also converted it to Harmony OS, which brought a new life to it, with some new features and smoothness, together with better working google services.
- ddd
- JY5
olduser, 13 Dec 2024Because either you bought it in China (Most chines phones do not permit eSIM) or someone insta... moreMy legal European P40 doesn't have eSIM.
- Anonymous
- fI%
Ken, 01 Nov 2024Hello how do I install WhatsApp getting the not genuine error from both aurora and gbox... Non... moreInstall through Huawei AppGallery, it will redirect to external link for sideload.... Or you just sideload whatsapp first than update through huawei appgallery.. The latest version of appgallery will update apps seamlessly like playstore.
Never encounter any problem with whatsapp on my huawei phones.
- olduser
- mgK
erezc, 30 Aug 2023Hi I have this phone 2 years (got as a present) and I love it very much. GMS is not problem fo... moreBecause either you bought it in China (Most chines phones do not permit eSIM) or someone installed the HarmonyOS Chinese version (which at the moment is the only one you could get after EMUI 12), which does not allow eSIM, but in the hardware eSIM module is built in non China P40
- Anonymous
- LDe
Anyone knows if charging is really 22.5W? I lost the original charger (I still have the USB c ) and I have another Huawei charger to temporarily replace it while I get another one, this one also has super charging and is 22.5w maximum. By the way, if somebody know the model of the charger I would be grateful.
- gui3321
- xDp
Hello , i from Canada and i buy a P40 like brand new , but still stuck on Emui10 i try change region of phone to many place that doesn't work , i try recovery mode update no succes , i try vpn no succes , i really can't update the phone say i'm on the last version so Emui10 and security update of 2020 ...
- Anonymous
- 8up
Ken, 01 Nov 2024Hello how do I install WhatsApp getting the not genuine error from both aurora and gbox... Non... moreYou can download .apk from official whatsapp website.
- Ken
- mib
Hello how do I install WhatsApp getting the not genuine error from both aurora and gbox... Non rooted phone emui 12.0.0
- Anonymous
- B40
Kissshot, 16 Sep 2024Any current user here? What's your experience on newer version of harmonyos? I was thinki... moreAfter the update, my face id didn't work anymore.
- Morz
- NwZ
ukone, 17 Aug 2024I used to have it: rubbish. Also it was difficult to sell because nobody wanted it. No Hua... moreHave been using it for the past 3 years it works perfectly and the camera doesn't deteriorate. I love it
- Kissshot
- B4Z
Any current user here? What's your experience on newer version of harmonyos? I was thinking of buying this phone in the used market just to have a different experience, it's dirt cheap and I also like the simple design and small form factor since I always bring 2 phones. Btw I consider myself a advance user so don't comment something like (the lack of apps in app gallery or no google apps F! google actually, time to stay away from that monopoly) anyways share your thoughts.
- Anonymous
- XC3
ukone, 17 Aug 2024I used to have it: rubbish. Also it was difficult to sell because nobody wanted it. No Hua... moreWorks like charm
- Mollo
- NTt
Strike Noir, 07 Jul 2024You can even download WhatsApp from the built in app store called AppGallery. Thank you! it works like a beast. All i need is calling/sms/internet and whatsapp
- ukone
- Cy$
I used to have it: rubbish.
Also it was difficult to sell because nobody wanted it.
No Huawei for me anymore.
- Strike Noir
- X%p
Mollo, 02 Jul 2024All i need is calling/sms/whatsapp/photos Is it possible to download the APK from the whats... moreYou can even download WhatsApp from the built in app store called AppGallery.
- Mollo
- NTt
All i need is calling/sms/whatsapp/photos
Is it possible to download the APK from the whatsapp website?
- Hanif Fikri
- bJb
Mirfi, 24 Mar 2024One of the best phones I ever had. Good battery, good price, solid performance. It still works... morei browsing with chrome, firefox and uses shopping apps it freeze alot..very annoying
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