Huawei has officially launched the Huawei P40 series in China today, nearly two weeks after it was announced internationally via an online event. The company has unveiled three flagship smartphones in the domestic market: Huawei P40, Huawei P40 Pro, and Huawei P40 Pro Premium.
Since we already know all about the specs and features of the new devices, let’s first take a look at the China pricing of the Huawei P40 series.
Huawei P40 China Pricing & Availability
The Huawei P40 China pricing is as follows.
- 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM – 4188 yuan (~$593 | €545)
- 8GB RAM + 128GB ROM – 4488 yuan (~$635 | €584)
- 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM – 4988 yuan (~$706 | €649)
In comparison, the Huawei P40 starts at €799 ($880) for 8GB RAM and 128GB ROM in Europe.
Huawei P40 Pro China pricing is as follows.
- 8GB RAM + 128GB ROM – 5988 yuan (~$848 | €778)
- 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM – 6488 yuan (~$918 | €844)
- 8GB RAM + 512GB ROM – 7388 yuan (~$1046 | €961)
- 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM – 6888 yuan (~$975 | €896) – GIFT BOX SPECIAL EDITION
In comparison, the Huawei P40 Pro starts at €999 ($1095) for 8GB + 256GB variant in Europe.
Huawei P40 Pro Plus China pricing is as follows.
- 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM – 7988 yuan (~$1131 | €1039)
- 8GB RAM + 512GB ROM – 8888 yuan (~$1258 | €1156)
In comparison, the Huawei P40 Pro Plus starts at €1399 ($1533) for its 8GB RAM and 512GB ROM variant in Europe.
As you can see, the Huawei P40 series models are priced way cheaper in China, just like its predecessors. This difference in the European and Chinese pricing of the P40 series is similar to what we saw for the P30 series last year.
The Huawei P40 and P40 Pro models will go on sale in China later today (April 8) at 10 PM. The Huawei P40 Pro Plus will go on sale on June 1, 2020.
Huawei P40 Series Specs
The Huawei P40 series share a similar design profile. So you get a rectangular camera housing at the back with soft-matte glass finish on the P40 and the P40 Pro models. The premium P40 Pro Plus comes with a ceramic back. Up front, the P40 model comes with a 6.1-inch flat OLED display with dual punch-hole cameras on the top left corner. On the other hand, the P40 Pro and Pro Plus models feature an “overflow” curved 6.58-inch display with dual punch-hole cameras in the same position as the P40.
Owing to a smaller display and battery, the standard Huawei P40 is lightweight and compact. The phone weighs just 175 grams and measures just 8.5mm in thickness. In comparison, the P40 Pro weighs 209 grams and is nearly 9mm thick. The P40 is not as water-resistant as the IP68 certified Pro and Plus models, but the IP53 rating ensures it can withstand a few splashes. All three models feature a larger screen fingerprint sensor which is 30 percent larger and faster than its predecessor.
Under the hood, all three models feature Huawei Kirin 990 5G flagship processor, starting with 8GB of RAM. They support NaVIC in addition to GPS, AGPS, Glonass, and BeiDou along with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1. The new Huawei P40 series comes with the latest EMUI 10.1 OS based on Android 10 with HMS.
The Huawei P40 comes with a 3800mAh battery with 22.5W SuperCharge charging technology. The P40 Pro and Pro Plus have much faster wired charging solutions for its 4200mAh battery, maxing at 40W. What’s even more interesting is that the Huawei P40 Pro Plus comes with 40W wireless charging support, making it the world’s fastest wireless charging smartphone right now.
The Huawei P40 has a triple camera setup. The P40 Pro has quad-cameras while the P40 Pro Plus has a penta-camera setup.
The standard Huawei P40 comes with a 50MP RYYB f/1.9 UltraVision camera along with a 16MP UltraWide Angle shooter and an 8MP f/2.4 telephoto shooter. The telephoto lens supports 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom, and 30x digital zoom. The phone gets OIS and AIS for image stabilization and can shoot 4K 60fps videos.
The Huawei P40 Pro comes with a 40MP f/1.8 Ultra Wide Cine lens, an upgraded 50MP RYYB f/1.9 sensor with OIS, an 8MP optical periscope camera, and a ToF sensor. The Huawei P40 Pro Plus has an additional 8MP f/2.4 SuperPeriscope lens. This enables 10x optical, 20x hybrid, and up to 100x digital zoom on the Pro Plus model. On the other hand, the P40 Pro features a 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom, and 50x digital zoom.
China is an important market for Huawei and the P series has been extremely well received in the domestic market. We can expect the same response for the P40 series as well.
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