ISSUE 73 • ANDROID ADVISOR 53A little more power, a lot more speed
The P40 Pro offers predictable but promising
improvements. First up, the Kirin 990 chipset, first
introduced on last year’s Mate 30 Pro, runs the show
here, paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Unlike the most recent Mate series, which saw a
dedicated 5G SKU within its midst, the Pro comes with
integrated 5G as standard and Huawei was keen to
push the extended band support onboard that should
ensure this phone supports 5G in more places and
across more networks than the competition.
The phone also supports eSIM set-up and dual-
SIM functionality, letting you run a secondary 4G SIM
in concert, or failing that, you’ve then got room for
one of the company’s NM cards, letting you add extra
storage as needed.
The additional power may be exclusive to the
processor, but the increase in speed also applies to
the phone’s battery too. While the P30 Pro and P40
Pro both make use of 4,200mAh cells and both offer
40-watt wired ‘SuperCharge’ charging, the new Pro
also brings those same impressive speeds to the
wireless charging experience as well.
While we’re yet to test charging speeds, Huawei’s
advertised P30 Pro recharge rate is quoted at 70
percent from 30 minutes charging time, which if
possible while wireless as well (where the P40 Pro is
concerned) is both convenient and impressive.
Soldiering on without Google
Setting up the P40 Pro and not once passing a
Google login screen is a strange experience, but it