Huawei Mate 40 Pro review: The full hardware package

We called the Huawei Mate 30 Pro the forbidden fruit of 2019. It was an uncharacteristically great flagship device with all the bells and whistles. However, it lacked easy access to Google services and many popular apps. Since then, competition has intensified, while Huawei's position in the industry has become more precarious due to sanctions imposed by the US government. Has Huawei produced a better flagship for late 2020 despite headwinds? Find out in Android Authority's Huawei Mate 40 Pro review. The most common problem mate 40 pro huawei or make.

Who is this phone for?

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is designed for those who are not dependent on the Google ecosystem. That means Google apps like Gmail and Maps, as well as countless third-party apps that require Google Play Services infrastructure to run. In other words, Mate 40 Pro buyers will have to be willing to live without special apps or jumping through hoops to make it work.

The Mate 40 Pro is not for the faint of heart.

In addition to applications, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is a perfect smartphone. This is a device for those who want the best smartphone experience and are willing to pay for it. The Mate 40 Pro combines high performance, powerful cameras, extended battery life and a durable, premium build. This £1,099 smartphone is not for the faint of heart.

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro's premium looks help it stand out from the crowd of cookie-cutter devices. On the front, instead of the typical single camera hole, Huawei has opted for a larger disc-shaped opening. Similarly, the circular rear camera bump on the back stands out in a sea of ​​domino-shaped units found on many phones in this range, including Huawei's own P40 Pro. Curved glass edges on the front and back make for an elegant device with thin bezels and small bezels. We have a Mystic Silver model that emits different colors in different lighting conditions. It looks great but can be slippery at times.

Looking at the device, you can see a large circular camera bump on the back. The front has a large 6.76-inch screen with a large hole in the upper left corner. The left side is bare. Thankfully, there's a red power button and a separate volume rocker on the right side. I say this because the volume rocker on the Mate 30 Pro had a weird software implementation that almost didn't work with those physical keys. At the top there is a speaker, infrared radiation and a microphone. Finally, at the bottom is the USB-C port, speaker, microphone, and dual-SIM card tray.

The Mate 40 Pro feels adequate in the hand. Some of its thin edges make it look more compact than it is, but not entirely. The thin straps are grippy enough, but there isn't much, so the screen gets tapped a lot. However, despite the waterfall display, I didn't experience any unwanted tactile issues during the eight days I spent with the device, which means palm rejection is on the verge.

The Mate 40 Pro's tactile haptics are crisp and firm, but not quite at the level of the iPhone's Taptic Engine. Fortunately, the in-display fingerprint scanner is very fast and accurate. Huawei also offers a secure face unlock option that can be enabled in the Mate 40 Pro's settings menu. It's better than other face unlock apps because it uses 3D scanning instead of relying solely on the selfie camera.

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