Huawei P40 series production capacity is not affected by COVID-19

Friday, 27 March 2020 at 09:02

After the release of Huawei P40 series, Huawei CEO, Yu Chengdong, accepted an online interview where he disclosed that the Huawei P40 series production capacity is not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, not just the Huawei P40 series, the pandemic did not affect its production at all. According to Yu Chengdong, people now need more laptops and tablets because of the outbreak. At the P40 series launch conference, the company released three models including Huawei P40, P40 Pro, and P40 Pro +. This is the first time that the P-series will be getting three flagship products in a single launch instead of two. In case you missed the product launch, here are the specifications

Huawei P40 specifications

6.1-inch (2340 x 1080 Pixels) FHD+ OLED display
HUAWEI Kirin 990 5G (2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.86 GHz + 2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.36 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 1.95 GHz) processor with ARM Mali-G76MP16 GPU, Dual Big Core + Tiny Core NPUs(Neural-network Processing Unit)
8GB RAM with 128GB storage
Android 10 with EMUI 10.0
Dual SIM
50MP RYYB Ultra Vision camera with f/1.9 aperture, 16MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, dual-tone LED flash
32MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, IR Depth / Gesture Camera for pro bokeh, Face unlock, 4k video recording
In-display fingerprint sensor
Water, dust resistant (IP53)
USB Type-C Audio
Dimensions: 148.3×71.6×8.5mm; Weight: 175g
5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax (2.4GHz and 5GHz) (wave2), Bluetooth 5.1 LE, GPS (L1 + L5 dual band), NavIC, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C (GEN1)
3800mAh (typical) battery with 22.5W SuperCharge

P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ specifications

6.58-inch (2640 x 1200 pixels) Flex OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 HDR
HUAWEI Kirin 990 5G (2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.86 GHz + 2 x Cortex-A76 Based 2.36 GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 1.95 GHz) processor with ARM Mali-G76MP16 GPU, Dual Big Core + Tiny Core NPUs(Neural-network Processing Unit)
8GB RAM with 256GB / 512GB storage
Android 10 with EMUI 10.1
Dual SIM
P40 Pro – 50MP RYYB Ultra Vision camera with f/1.9 aperture, OIS, 40MP ultra-wide cine camera with f/1.8 aperture, 12MP RYYB periscope camera with f/3.4 aperture, OIS, 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and 50x digital zoom, ToF camera for depth sensing, dual-tone LED flash, 4k video recording at 60fps, ISO 51200 and 7680fps Ultra Slow-Motion video capture
P40 Pro+ – 50MP RYYB Ultra Vision camera with f/1.9 aperture, OIS, 40MP ultra-wide cine camera with f/1.8 aperture, 8MP periscope camera with f/4.4 aperture, OIS, 10x optical zoom, 8MP telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture, OIS, 3x optical zoom, ToF camera for depth sensing, 20x Hybrid Zoom, 100x Max Zoom, dual-tone LED flash, 4k video recording at 60fps, ISO 51200 and 7680fps Ultra Slow-Motion video capture
32MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, IR Depth / Gesture Camera for pro bokeh, Face unlock, 4k video recording
In-display fingerprint sensor
Water, dust resistant (IP68)
P40 Pro Dimensions: 158.2×72.6×8.95mm; Weight: 209g
P40 Pro+ Dimensions: 158.2×72.6x9mm; Weight: 226g
USB Type-C Audio
5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1 LE, GPS (L1 + L5 dual band), NavIC, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C (GEN1)
4200mAh (typical) battery with 40W SuperCharge, 27W / 40W (Pro+) Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge

The new series is available for pre-order from today March 26. The Huawei P40 starts from 799.90 euros for the 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage while the P40 Pro starts from 1049.90 euros for the 8 / 256GB version. Both will be officially sold starting April 7th. We will have to wait longer for P40 Pro Plus, it will sell for 1399 euros from June.