Huawei Mate 40 launched with 6.5-inch OLED, triple camera

Last updated on: 22 October,2020 07:16 pm

Huawei Mate 40 launched with 6.5-inch OLED, triple camera

(Web Desk) - The Huawei Mate 40 is the entry level model in the new Mate 40 series and it’s a very capable phone.

The screen is 6.5-inch - flat and 68-degrees curve. It has a resolution of 2376x1080px and you get 90Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling and most importantly, it’s an OLED.

The triple camera setup on the rear is more conventional with no periscopes. The Mate 40 has the main 50MP shooter with the largest sensor currently on the market from its more expensive counterparts, but comes with a toned down 16MP ultrawide unit and an 8MP 3x telephoto camera.

The Kirin 9000E chipset in the Mate 40 has an octa-core CPU, a 22-core GPU and an NPU with a single Big Core. RAM tops out at 8GB and the Mate 40 gets a 4,200mAh battery with 40W wired charging but no wireless charging.

Huawei didn’t reveal when we can expect the Mate 40 to hit stores, but it will cost €899 with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.