Huawei P40 Pro review: Leica quad-cam flagship — first Huawei after the Google ban.
The flagship that proved Huawei could ship without Google.
P40 Pro was great hardware caught in geopolitics. Cameras were class-leading; software ecosystem held it back.
01Display
78/10078/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.
02Camera
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2020 — 6 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
72/10072/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2020 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
72/10072/100 trails the 77-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.
05Build
82/10082/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.
06Value
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2020 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- 5G Kirin 990 in 2020.
- Leica quad-cam.
- IP68.
- 5× periscope.
- First post-Google ban flagship.
- 90 Hz behind 120 Hz peers.
- 40 W charging modest.
- Limited Western retail.
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 182-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .