Huawei P40

Excellent camera;Really nice size if you don't want a huge phone;Impressive battery life;At £699, it's 5G without breaking the bank

Lack of Google means it not for everyone;AppGallery needs a lot of work;Missing some big flagship features

Good-looking and compact body; splash resistant.

It's expensive and lacks too many feature the Pro model gets.

We don't think that Huawei did right by cutting so many features from its non-Pro flagships especially in times where the Google situation puts them at a disadvantage in the western markets. So until the P40 gets a solid price cut, we don't think it...

Compact and premium design ; Camera system seems really good ; Screen is vibrant

Dual camera cutout on the screen is too big ; No wireless charging ; No Google Services (no Play Store) makes some apps unusable

The Huawei P40 - on first impressions - seems like a perfectly good piece of hardware. The camera system looks really promising, and the general performance should be really good, but it is placed in an awkward position by a number of factors.

World’s best camera phone ; Stacks of storage ; Durable design

Google app limitations ; Expensive

The best smartphone camera in the world that you shouldn’t buy

Same performance as P40 Pro ; Cracking camera ; Lovely design

No Google apps ; Huawei App Gallery is limited ; 60Hz screen

Huawei’s software challenges continue to put its latest phone releases in a tough spot. On the one hand, the P40’s hardware innovations break new ground of what’s expected of a flagship release. On the other hand, imposing a restriction on which apps...

Best in class camera ; Solid design ; Great performance

No Google support ; No wireless charging ; 60Hz screen

A great phone that’s hampered by Huawei’s Google restrictions; irrespective, the Huawei P40 is without a doubt, the best camera you can get for the price.

Versatile camera features with high quality ; Clean and responsive UI ; Offers 40W wireless charging ; 5G-ready ; Fairly strong local app selection in AppGallery

Proprietary memory card ; Requires workarounds to get preferred apps ; Competition has higher display resolution ; Single-firing speaker ; No 3.5mm headphone jack

Solid performance from Kirin 990 SoC ; Class leading primary camera sensor ; Nice new AI features ; Now easier to find apps with Petal Search

Lack of Google services makes this a phone for a limited audience ; Camera lacks the versatility of higher P40 series models ; Looks fairly mid-range