Honor X40 review: A curved-AMOLED, anti-drop-glass X-series with a 5,100 mAh cell.
Premium feel, mid-tier engine.
X40 brought Honor's curved-glass design and anti-drop certification to the $280 segment — looks and durability that read more expensive than the price. The Snapdragon 695 and 2 MP filler were the give-back. As a phone that felt premium without costing it, it served well.
01Display
76/10076/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.
02Camera
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
80/10080/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.
05Build
72/10072/100 trails the 75-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.
06Value
70/10070/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.
- Curved AMOLED with anti-drop glass at $280.
- 5,100 mAh + 40 W.
- 16 MP selfie.
- Slim 7.9 mm / 195 g.
- Snapdragon 695 is dated.
- Wi-Fi 5, single speaker.
- 2 MP filler, no ultrawide.
- Minimal updates.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 125-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .