Huawei P40 vs P40 Pro vs P40 Pro+: What's the difference?

P40 Pro & Pro+: Edge-to-edge 'Overflow Display' with curved edges / P40: Flat display · P40 Pro & Pro+: 6.58-inch OLED, 2640 x 1200 resolution ... 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(Pocket-lint)-Notcontentwithbringingitsusualtwo-modelflagshipseriesreleaseprogramme,for2020Huaweisteppedthingsupbybringingnotjustone,nottwo,butthreedifferentPserieshandsets:theP40,theP40Pro,andtheP40Pro+.It'samovethatcameasnosurprise,inaworldwheremanycompetitorshavegonedownasimilarroute-checkoutSamsung'sS20series,forexample-butwithnowthreeP40seriesmodelstochoosefrom,justhowdotheydiffer?squirrel_widget_203929Design:Colours&FinishesP40Proonly:SilverFrost,BlushGoldwithmatte-touchfinishP40Pro+only:Blackceramic,WhiteceramicAllmodels:IceWhite,Black,DeepSeaBlueThestandardP40issmallerthantheP40ProandPro+,thelattertwoaretheverysamesize.Butthecolouroptionsandfinishesiswherethingsdiffer.Attheentrypointthere'swhite,blackandblueglass-backedfinishes.TheP40Proalsooptionsasilverandpink-goldfinish,bothofwhichhaveamatte-touchfinishwhichissaidtobefingerprintrepellent-despitestillbeingmadeofglass.Lastlythere'saceramicfinish,ineitherblackorwhite,fortheP40Pro+only.Huaweitellsusthis"nanotechceramicback"iscomprisedofceramicbeads,whicharecompressedathigherpressure,thenkilnedat1500Cforfivedays,creatingasapphire-strengthrearwithareflectiveindex"similartodiamond".Screen:Size&ResolutionP40Pro&Pro+:Edge-to-edge'OverflowDisplay'withcurvededges/P40:FlatdisplayP40Pro&Pro+:6.58-inchOLED,2640x1200resolutionP40:6.1-inchOLED,2340x1080resolutionP40Pro&Pro+:90Hz/P40:60HzAswesaid,theP40isthesmallerhandset,onaccountofits6.1-inchscreen.Thisdisplayisalsoflat,notcurved,withslightlylargerbezelsthanitsbiggermodels.TheP40ProandPro+havea6.58-inchscreen,soaren'tasultra-massiveassomecurrenthandsets,suchastheSamsungGalaxyS21Ultra.Wethinkthat'sasensibledecision,tomakeforgreatereaseofusewithonehand.WhicheveroftheProandPro+modelsyouchooseyou'llbegettingaso-called'OverflowDisplay'.That'sHuawei'swayofsayingWaterfallDisplay,really,meaningtheedgesspillover,muchlikeawaterfall,sotheedgebezelisbarelyvisible.Thisappliestoalledges-bothsidesandthetopandthebottom-forarealscreen-dominantdesign.There'snonotchasaresult,insteadadualpunch-holeispresentonallthreehandsets.Moreinfoaboutthe(extensive!)camerasisfurtherdownthepage.WhiletheP40offersastandard60Hzdisplay,theProandPro+offera90Hzrefreshrate-whichis50percentgreaterthanthetypical60Hzpanels.That'sallwellandgood,butwithOnePlusrunning120Hzpanelsandothersofferingupto165Hzpanelsingamingphones(theRedMagic6thefirstexampleofthat),youmightwonderwhyHuaweihasn'treachedtothestarshere.Theanswer,wesuspect,iscost,batteryperformance,and,frankly,thatthisextraratewon'tmakeahugedifferenceinthewaymostpeopleseeappsandcontentperformanyway.PerformanceAllmodels:Kirin990processor,8GBRAMP40Pro&Pro+:4,200mAhbatteryP40:3,800mAhbatteryP40Pro+:40Wfast-charging(incl.40Wwireless)P40Pro:40Wfast-charging(incl.27Wwireless)P40:22.5Wfast-charging(nowirelesscharging)AllthreeP40modelswilldeliverasimilarexperience,giventheirKirin990processor,8GBRAM,and5Gconnectivityacrosstheboard.NoneofthethreewillcomewithGoogleServices,though,whichmeansnoaccesstoGooglePlayStore(insteadthere'sHuawei'sAppGallery,whichlackssomeofthemajorsatpresent,suchWhatsApp(youcandownloaditasanAPKusingabrowserthough-butnoGoogleDrivewillmeannobackup),andmore.That'sdespitetheP40launchingonGoogle'sAndroid10operatingsystem,withHuawei'sEMUI10.1userinterface.WhatappscanyouactuallygetonHuawei'sAppGallery?It'sinthebatterydepartmentwherethethreemodelsdifferalittlemore.TheP40hasa3,800mAhcell,whichisfairlysmallbytoday'sstandards,whiletheProandPro+upthatto4,200mAh-whichisaboutonparwithwhatcurrentcompetitorsoffers.Therechargingofthosebatteriesisspeedytoo.TheP40stickstothewell-established22.5Wfast-charging,whiletheP40ProandPro+upthisto40W-whichisquick,butnottheveryfastestavailable(thatgoestoOnePluswithits65WWarpCharge65TfortheOnePlus9Pro).However,Huaweiisintroducing40WwirelesschargingtothePro+.Itmeanswire-freechargingofthehandsetinlittlemorethananhour-whichisimpressive.ThestandardP40,however,hasnowirelesschargingcapability.CamerasP40:LeicatriplecamerasystemP40Pro:LeicaquadcamerasystemP40Pro+:LeicapentacamerasystemMaincamera:Allmodels:50MPSuperSensing(RYYB)sensor,1/1.28insizef/1.9aperture,opticalstabilisation(OIS)Focallength(approx):P40at27mm,Proat25mm,Pro+at24mmUltra-widecamera:P40:16MP,f/2.2,17mmequiv.P40Pro&Pro+:40MPcinelens,f/1.8,18mmequiv.Zoomlens#1:P40&Pro+:3xoptical(80mmequiv.),8MP,f/2.4,OISP40Pro:5xoptical(125mmequiv.)RYYBsensor,12MP,f/3.4,OISZoomlens#2:P40Pro+:10xoptical(240mmequiv.)periscopezoom,8MP,f/4.4,OISP40Pro&Pro+:Time-of-Flight(ToF)depthsensorAllmodels:Dualselfiecamera,32MPAlwaysthePseries'big-hittingfeatureisitscamerasetup.WethoughttheP30Prosetanewbarwhenitlaunchedin2019-somethingthattheP40seriesbettered.It'salittlecomplicated,though,asthecamerasetupforeachdeviceisratherdifferent.TheP40hasatriplecamerarear,theP40Proaquadsetup,thePro+apentasystem.However,allthreeofferoneconsistentthing:thesamemaincamera.Thisisa50-megapixelSuperSensingsensor-thesamered,yellow,blue(RYYB)technologyasintheP30Pro-and,at1/1.28insize,it'salotlargerthanatypicalcamerasensor.Thatmake-upandphysicalsizeworktoitsbenefitindeliveringacleansignalforbetterimagequalityoverall.Nottomentiontheuseoffourpixelsintooneon-screenpixelmeansoversamplingforevenbetterquality(12.5MPoutput)-amethodusedbymanyothersalready.Andthere's100percenton-sensorphase-detectionpixelsforautofocustoo.There'sawide-anglecameraoneachP40model,too,butit'soneoftwovariants:theP40hasa16-megapixelsensorata17mmfocallength,whiletheProandPro+offer40MPat18mm(soit'sslightlylesswide,likelyforthesakeofedge/cornerquality).Thehigher-resolutionofferingisdescribedasa'cinelens'asit'salsousedtocaterforvideo,atupto4K.Thenthere'sthezoomelement.AllthreeP40modelshaveanopticalzoomlens:theP40a3xzoom,theP40Proa5xzoom,theP40Pro+a10xzoom.That3xisthesameaswe'veseenintheP30,withjust8-megapixelsofresolutionfortheP40andP40Pro+.The5xisdifferenttotheonefoundintheP30Pro,asHuaweiisalsoutilisingtheRYYBSuperSensingtechnologyherefortheP40Pro'szoom.The10xwasthefirsttimewe'dseensuchaperiscopezoom,asreservedfortheP40Pro+only(andusedintandemwiththe3xzoomoptictooffertheabilitytostepthroughzoomlevelstodeliverthemostappropriatetoolsforeachjob).TheP40ProandPro+alsocomewithaTime-of-Flightdepthsensor,whichderivesdistanceinformation,whichthesoftwarecanutiliseinlayerstohelpcreatebackgroundblur(bokeh)inportraitmode.AllthreeP40cameraswillofferfamiliarmodes,fromArtificialIntelligenceshooting,toNightMode.However,thesehavebeenadvanced,withtheAItechnowabletoshootmultipleframesbeforeduringandafterpressingtheshuttertoselectthebestofaburstandsuggestatopthreeselection.Thefrontcamerascanbefoundinadualpunch-holeor'pill'cut-outinallthreeP40models.Themaincamerais32-megapixels,whichalsousesfour-in-oneoversamplingfor8MPoutputbydefault,pairedwithadepthsensorforbackgroundblursoftwareeffectsandmore.squirrel_widget_203940Price,ReleaseDate&ConclusionP40:€799(atlaunch)P40Pro:€999(atlaunch)P40Pro+:€1399(atlaunch)OnceagaintheP40serieslookstobegrapplingforcameradominance.Andthatvarietyofversatilecameas-especiallyonthePro+model-makeforgreatreading.Thatsaid,theabsenceofGooglePlayStoreonthesedevicesisamajorpainpoint.Sure,there'sAppGallery,andconsumershavechoiceinwhat'simportanttothem.But,rightnow,itmakestheP40seriesdifficulttorecommend. 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