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Huawei P40 Pro hands-on: Sleek looks, camera muscle and a spotlight on App Gallery

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<div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/p40-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/p40-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/p40-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/p40-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/p40-5.jpg"/></div></div><div class="slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Huawei&#x27;s P40 Pro 5G is shown in this photo.<cite> ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Huawei&#x27;s P40 Pro 5G is shown in this photo.<cite> ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Huawei&#x27;s P40 Pro 5G is shown in this photo.<cite> ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Huawei&#x27;s P40 Pro 5G is shown in this photo.<cite> ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Huawei&#x27;s P40 Pro 5G is shown in this photo.<cite> ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div></div><p>MANILA -- Huawei makes it clear on the box of the P40 Pro: the 2020 upgrade to its Leica-powered camera beast runs App Gallery, its own marketplace of Android apps.</p><p>It sets the tone for the P40 Pro experience. The photo enthusiast&#x27;s smartphone that adds features and hardware every year is now all out on Huawei Mobile Services as the App Gallery adds more user favorites. It is also 5G-ready.</p><p>The biggest improvements on the P40 series compared to the P30 are the screen, design, and of course, the cameras.</p><p>The P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ have nearly 6.6-inch OLED screens that refresh at 90hz, compared to 60hz on last year&#x27;s flagships. A high refresh rate makes animations and games appear smoother.</p><p>The displays on the P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ also curve on the top, bottom and sides giving the illusion of a borderless screen. Huawei is the first to market with this screen technology, which it calls &quot;overflow display.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/overflow-1.jpg"/><figcaption>The OLED display on Huawei&#x27;s P40 Pro 5G curves towards the bottom, top and sides of the phone, a first for a commercial smartphone. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/overflow-2.jpg"/><figcaption>The OLED display on Huawei&#x27;s P40 Pro 5G curves towards the bottom, top and sides of the phone, a first for a commercial smartphone. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Huawei provided a Matte Gray P40 Pro for us to review and the matte finish makes it less slippery and more resistant to fingerprints. It&#x27;s a sophisticated turn for the P series, which for two generations sported gradient, iridescent colors.</p><p>If Huawei attempted to bottle the northern lights for the P20 series, it went for sleek power suit with the P40.</p><p>The P40 Pro has 4 rear shooters: a 50 megapixel main lens; a 12MP telephoto with 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and 50x maximum zoom; a 40MP ultra wide with low light and slow-motion video, telephoto video and time lapse; and a 3D depth sensing camera.</p><p>The cameras are housed in a large rectangular module that is bigger than the iPhone 11 Pro Max and rivals the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra.</p><p>The front-facing cameras on the P40 Pro are housed in a pill-shaped cutout that is bigger than that on the Galaxy S20+ from 2019. The module includes a 32MP camera and an IR depth camera to deliver natural bokeh effects and detailed selfies.</p><p>This year, Huawei added quirky yet useful AI camera tweaks: Golden Snap selects the best shot (sounds like Top Shot on the Google Pixel 4) and allows users to take out bystanders and reflections on mirrors.</p><p>Here are some text shots:</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/test-bird.jpg"/><figcaption>This photo taken using the Huawei P40 Pro 5G shows a pigeon perched on a rooftop in Manila. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/test-island.jpg"/><figcaption>This photo taken using the Huawei P40 Pro 5G shows a portion of the Makati City skyline. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/test-pool.jpg"/><figcaption>This photo taken using the Huawei P40 Pro 5G shows a swimming pool pictured from a high floor. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/test-sunrise.jpg"/><figcaption>This photo taken using the Huawei P40 Pro 5G shows buildings silhouetted agains the Manila sunrise . <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/test-stay-safe.jpg"/><figcaption>This photo taken using the Huawei P40 Pro 5G shows a billboard on EDSA. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/test10.jpg"/><figcaption>This photo taken using the Huawei P40 Pro 5G shows a Jollibee store in Makati City taken with 10x zoom. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/03/30/test50.jpg"/><figcaption>This photo taken using the Huawei P40 Pro 5G shows a Jollibee store in Makati City taken with 50x zoom. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The P40 Pro runs on Huawei&#x27;s Kirin 990 chip, the same brains on the Mate 30 Pro from late 2019. Our review unit came with 8GB RAM and 256 GB internal storage.</p><p>The 4,200 mAh batter charges at 40W with the bundled super charger and 27W on wireless. Huawei phones are usually battery champs, but we&#x27;ll need to run further tests on the P40 Pro since the 90hz screen consumes more power.</p><p>For perspective, the P30 Pro with a 6.5-inch 60hz screen also has a 4,200 mAh cell. While the P40 Pro&#x27;s screen appears to be more power intensive on paper, that doesn&#x27;t take into account optimizations with the newer Kirin 990 chip.</p><p>Needless to say, the P40 Pro was blazing fast out of the box and comfortable lasted an entire day of working from home.</p><p>We will be coming up with a full review soon.</p><p>In the Philippines, pre-orders will run from April 22 to 24. Customers on Lazada and MemoXpress will get P12,285 in freebies including Huawei wireless Freebuds (P8,990), Band 4 fitness tracker (P1,890), 50GB cloud storage for 1 year (P588), GCash voucher(P70), Paymaya credits (P50), P100 discount in GMovies and a 3-month Booky Prime membership.</p><p>Lazada pre-orders for the P40 can be accessed <a href="https://tinyurl.com/rc7szhh">here</a>, while P40 Pro pre-orders are accessible on <a href="https://tinyurl.com/rhfntgv">this link</a>. MemoXpress pre-orders are available on their <a href="https://mxmemoxpress.com/huawei-p40-series">website</a>. Final payment for purchases via Lazada must be settled from April 22 to 24.</p><p>From the Shoppee Flagship Store, pre-order customers will get P10,395 in freebies including Huawei Freebuds (P8,990), 50GB cloud storage for 1 year at (P588), GCash voucher (P70), Paymaya credits (P50), P100 discount in GMovies and a 3-month Booky Prime membership for for 3 months (P597).</p><p>For the P40, Shoppee customers can <a href="https://tinyurl.com/qk5nczm">pre-order here</a> while P40 Pro customers can <a href="https://tinyurl.com/wz3z24h">click here</a>.</p>

<p>Huawei makes it clear on the box of the P40 Pro, the 2020 upgrade to its Leica-powered camera beast runs App Gallery, its own marketplace of Android apps.</p>

Huawei makes it clear on the box of the P40 Pro, the 2020 upgrade to its Leica-powered camera beast runs App Gallery, its own marketplace of Android apps.