Huawei P40 Series hopes to outclass Android rivals despite no Google apps

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Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, Huawei has gone ahead with the launch of its next generation of flagship smartphones, the three-strong P40 Series.

The P40, P40 Pro and, a brand-new addition, P40 Pro Plus are all 5G handsets that house Kirin 990 5G chips (as found in the Huawei Mate 30) and camera upgrades over their predecessors, the P30 and P30 Pro.

Huawei's P30s arrived in March 2019 as among the best camera phones ever made, and the Chinese brand looks to continue that legacy with some impressive-on-paper camera tech.

The P40 has a triple-camera lens comprising 50MP and 16MP wide angle and 8MP telephoto snappers. The four-lens P40 Pro expands on that with 50MP and 40MP wide angle lenses complemented by 12MP 10x optical zoom telephoto and Time-of-Flight (ToF) cameras, while the P40 Pro Plus represents the pinnacle of Huawei cameras with a five-lens array – 40MP and 50MP ultra wide, 8MP 10x and 3x optical zoom telephoto and ToF cameras.

The Huawei P40 and P40 Pro will make their debut in some regions on 7th April for €799 and €999 respectively, while the P40 Pro Plus will follow in June for €1399.

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Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

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