Huawei P40 - user opinions and reviews
- Vinaigre
- 3g5
gastritis, 24 Jul 2023I had this phone for around two years now and it is still comfortable to hold compared to newe... moreYes!
- gastritis
- t7W
I had this phone for around two years now and it is still comfortable to hold compared to newer phones that are ever-growing in size. It is very easy to hold and use as it is so compact.
The screen size is just enough for me, it is good outdoors and can be dim enough for bedtime browsing. It is OLED so it has perfect blacks. 60Hrtz is fine, too, it saves up battery. The pill size cutout is negligible when gaming but can be noticeable when watching videos in landscape. I forgive it since it is used for IR-face scanning which works even in pitch-black environments as opposed to what GSMArena said in its review.
The cameras are hands-down great, it takes very good photos regardless of the situation. Oddly, it is better to use auto mode when taking pictures of dark or nighttime environments as it is much better, the night mode doesn't take better pictures. Sometimes you just need to toggle off the AI feature to keep it from switching between the cameras for a photo of something.
The speaker is not bad, it is loud but I have used other phones that can be louder, the haptics are nice, too.
Battery life is very good, after making sure to charge when 15-20 percent and unplug after reaching 80-85 percent, it still shows 95% on the maximum capacity in the settings app. The good thing is that it has some nice battery settings where you can disable app launches which does help.
I received and installed the latest security update dated July 2023. I'm not sure if they are going to work on upgrading the EMUI on this phone.
I used GBox to access Google Photos and Maps, Chrome can be installed directly to the phone, I used the built-in email app and logged my Google accounts and I haven't had issues with syncing emails, and I used Smart Launcher instead of its own launcher. It can be annoying for some but there is a way to use the apps that you need, if you know what you are doing, like syncing contacts and so on, there are many tutorials and videos online.
The best compact phone that I used so far, the small Zenfones are nice but this looks way better and more premium in my opinion.
- Vinaigre
- 3g5
gajim, 21 Jun 2023still best phone,i bought p40 2021 until now,no problem at all. smooth,best camera,battery life,I agree, this phone is fantastic.
- Vinaigre
- 3g5
Huawei Fanboy, 18 Mar 2023This has to be one of the last, best phones from them in a compact form factor. Good main came... moreI hope they will surprise us with something smaller.
- gajim
- K1G
still best phone,i bought p40 2021 until now,no problem at all. smooth,best camera,battery life,
- Khavi
- uWK
Hi, almost all praise this mobile phone which is indeed very much right, great camera, hardware, screen, compact size, 5g, dual Sim with SD card all 3 to gather if esim is activated out of 2 physical Sim. Had this phone got Google play store, it would had surpassed lots of other mobiles. I am using it for almost over one year. No issues till todate. U can use Google apps through Third party but one still genuinely misses Google.
Any idea when P40 global is getting EMUI 13.
- Adam
- tZk
Nik, 08 Aug 2022One question for all, Huawei p40 or Huawei nova 9? P40 why?
Because nova 9 is a midrange
P40 is a flagship, someone says nova 9 is an overpriced midrange
- Vinaigre
- 3g5
Huawei Fanboy, 18 Mar 2023This has to be one of the last, best phones from them in a compact form factor. Good main came... moreYes, I am really disappointed with this giant P60. :(
I don't know if I will find something to replace my P40...
- Huawei Fanboy
- 0Ua
This has to be one of the last, best phones from them in a compact form factor. Good main camera, decent rest of the cameras, front has 4k, and IR, flat screen, good performance, and best of all, the last generation of Kirin available to all, gonna exclude the mythical 9000 one cause its super rare
- Anonymous
- JaH
Khawar , 24 Oct 2022Hi, are p40 5 G users going to get android 13 on it. Today I got another security update but m... moreI heard Emui 13 updated its Android base to 12.
- Anonymous
- fmK
This phone has the capability to take great photos but it needs your expertise for it to take those great photos. Anything than that, it's just a phone with good dynamic range.
- Khawar
- xjH
Hi, are p40 5 G users going to get android 13 on it. Today I got another security update but m looking for software update. Anyone any idea or if no further software version update then any other rom like the one on p50. Thanks
- eddian
- XTA
Khawar , 30 Jul 2022Hi all, my p40 does not turn off while charging the battery. I have unchecked stay awake while... moreuou can turn off after you charge the battery
- ajim
- tV3
im using p40 since it launch, this phone is very durable. light,and slim.
- Frozar
- frW
Nik, 08 Aug 2022One question for all, Huawei p40 or Huawei nova 9? If am being honest, p40 vs nova 9
66w supercharger makes the Nova 9 the best choice
- Nik
- 8md
One question for all, Huawei p40 or Huawei nova 9?
- Dario
- arC
Kazik98, 11 Apr 2022 Advantages Disadvantages *Great camera *Battery *Design ... moreI have read you use NFC. Do you use Google pay or Google wallet for contactless payments?
- Khawar
- xjH
Hi all, my p40 does not turn off while charging the battery. I have unchecked stay awake while charging in Developer Options. Is it hardware or software issue. Or its system made. Does it reduce battery life. Thanks
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