The Huawei P40 is a lovely, fun little thing, and a charming addition to the line. As with all Huawei phones, it’ll be hampered from an app stability point of view until the brand can completely respond to the catastrophic hand it’s been dealt by the US China trade woes. In turn, the P40 could be a perfect, lower cost alternative to the Galaxy S20 for all; if it ran full-fat Google Android. As it stands, it’s a mighty, best-in-class camera phone with a compromised software experience that will be usable for some, and unusable for others. That said, Huawei is laying the right foundation, making hardware that still makes us coo with delight. So if the price is right and the lack of Google doesn’t put you off, the vanilla P40 could be just the ticket.
Best in class camera; Solid design; Great performance;
No Google support; No wireless charging; 60Hz screen;