Design differences

  • All models: Metal and glass design, Pro+ only has ceramic finish offering P40 Pro & Pro+ only: Curved screen edges, to both sides, top & bottom P40 Pro & Pro+ only: Silver Frost, Blush Gold with matte-touch P40 Pro+ only: Black ceramic, White ceramic All models: Ice White, Black, DeepSea Blue All models: In-display fingerprint scanner All models: No 3.5mm headphone jack

Display: Two size options

  • P40 Pro & Pro+: 90Hz refresh rate OLED ‘Overflow Display’ P40 Pro & Pro+: 6.58-inch, 2640 x 1200 resolution P40: 6.1-inch, 2340 x 1080 resolution, flat panel All models: Punch-hole twin front camera

Cameras: Triple, Quad, Penta setups

  • P40: Leica triple camera system P40 Pro: Leica quad camera system P40 Pro+: Leica penta camera system Main camera: All models: 50MP SuperSensing (RYYB) sensor, 1/1.28in size f/1.9 aperture, optical stabilisation (OIS) Focal length (approx): P40 at 26mm, Pro at 25mm, Pro+ at 24mm Ultra-wide camera: P40: 16MP, f/2.2, 17mm equiv. P40 Pro & Pro+: 40MP cine lens, f/1.8, 18mm equiv. Zoom lens #1: P40 & Pro+: 3x optical (70mm equiv.), 8MP, f/2.4, OIS P40 Pro: 5x optical (120mm equiv.) RYYB sensor, 12MP, f/3.4, OIS Zoom lens #2: P40 Pro+: 10x optical (240mm equiv.) periscope zoom, 8MP, f/4.4, OIS P40 Pro & Pro+: Time-of-Flight (ToF) depth sensor All models: Dual selfie camera, 32MP

  • All models: 50MP SuperSensing (RYYB) sensor, 1/1.28in size f/1.9 aperture, optical stabilisation (OIS) Focal length (approx): P40 at 26mm, Pro at 25mm, Pro+ at 24mm

  • P40: 16MP, f/2.2, 17mm equiv. P40 Pro & Pro+: 40MP cine lens, f/1.8, 18mm equiv.

  • P40 & Pro+: 3x optical (70mm equiv.), 8MP, f/2.4, OIS P40 Pro: 5x optical (120mm equiv.) RYYB sensor, 12MP, f/3.4, OIS

  • P40 Pro+: 10x optical (240mm equiv.) periscope zoom, 8MP, f/4.4, OIS

Hardware specifications

  • Kirin 990 processor, 8GB RAM Up to 40W fast-charging Up to 40W wireless fast-charging Reverse wireless charging included

Software: No Google apps

  • Android 10 operating system with EMUI 10.1 user interface No Google Services, Huawei App Gallery instead

Release date and price

  • P40: €799 / Release date: 7 April P40 Pro: €999 / Release date: 7 April P40 Pro+: €1399 / Release date TBC

P40 series rumours: What happened prior to launch?

23 March 2020: P40 Pro Plus name leaks

23 March 2020: 50MP main camera, 40W wireless fast-charging

17 March 2020: Conference start time confirmation

16 March 2020: 7 colour finishes leak out

10 March 2020: Huawei confirms P40 launch event will be online only

10 March 2020: Huawei lets Pocket-lint go hands-on with the P40 Pro

24 February 2020: Huawei confirmed P40 launch date of 26 March

19 February 2020: Huawei P40 and P40 Pro 5G certification spotted, launch imminent

17 February 2020: Huawei might load P40 series with 52MP camera sensor

22 January 2020: P40 Pro appears in the wild

17 January 2020: Detailed P40 Pro renders complete the next-gen Huawei set

17 January 2020: Huawei P40 Pro Premium Edition leak reveals release date - and five rear cameras!

16 January 2020: Huawei P40 Pro images leak a full range of device colours

15 January 2020: Huawei P40 design gets leaked, showing triple Leica camera

30 December 2019: Huawei P40 Pro renders indicate another chunky camera bump

23 December 2019: Could the Huawei P40 Pro come with a 10x zoom?

20 December 2019: Huawei P40 Pro camera to have 16-megapixel 10x telephoto

18 December 2019: Huawei’s P40 and P40 Pro hop on the rectangular camera bandwagon

18 December 2019: Huawei P40 will be unveiled in March in Paris, confirmed

11 December 2019: Purported image of Huawei P40 shows significant camera bump

08 December 2019: Huawei P40 Pro specs appear, but take with a pinch of salt

14 November 2019: Huawei might launch the P40 and P40 Pro earlier in 2020