Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design

Name: Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design
Brand: Huawei

$1,526Ultra Flagship2020

7.5

Overall Score

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Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.76"

Display

50MP

Camera

4,400

mAh

12GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

234g

Weight

Why the Mate 40 RS Porsche Design

Ultra Flagship

The Mate 40 RS is a luxury collector's device with exceptional hardware and camera capabilities. However, the lack of Google services and the high price tag significantly limit its appeal for mainstream users.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

9.0

Performance

8.0

Battery

7.0

Display

8.0

Build

9.5

Value

4.0

Strengths

Premium ceramic build quality

Versatile quad-camera system

Powerful Kirin 9000 5G chipset

Fast 66W wired and 50W wireless charging

Unique Porsche Design aesthetic

Weaknesses

No Google Play Services support

Very high price point

Aging software ecosystem

Limited global availability

Heavy and thick chassis

Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2020, November 04

Announced

2020, October 22

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

5G bands

1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

3 specs

Size

6.76 inches, 115.7 cm2 (~94.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

OLED, HDR10, 90Hz

Resolution

1344 x 2772 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~456 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G78 MP24

Chipset

Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Card slot

Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

Quad

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

8 MP, f/4.4, 240mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), PDAF

TOF 3D, (depth)

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480fps, 720p@960fps, 720p@3840fps, HDR, gyro-EIS

Features

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps

Single

13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)

TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Features

HDR, panorama

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, infrared thermometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 4400 mAh

Charging

66W wired

50W wireless

5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front, ceramic back, aluminum frame

Weight

234 g (8.25 oz)

Dimensions

162.9 x 75.5 x 10.1 mm (6.41 x 2.97 x 0.40 in)

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 1526 · price_original: 1526

Colors

Ceramic White, Ceramic Black, Collector Edition

Models

NOP-AN00

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Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design

$1,526Ultra Flagship2020

7.5

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

Find on Amazon

6.76"

Display

50MP

Camera

4,400

mAh

12GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

234g

Weight

Why the Mate 40 RS Porsche Design

Ultra Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

9.0

Performance

8.0

Battery

7.0

Display

8.0

Build

9.5

Value

4.0

Strengths

Premium ceramic build quality

Versatile quad-camera system

Powerful Kirin 9000 5G chipset

Fast 66W wired and 50W wireless charging

Unique Porsche Design aesthetic

Weaknesses

No Google Play Services support

Very high price point

Aging software ecosystem

Limited global availability

Heavy and thick chassis

Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2020, November 04

Announced

2020, October 22

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

5G bands

1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA/Sub6

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

3 specs

Size

6.76 inches, 115.7 cm2 (~94.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

OLED, HDR10, 90Hz

Resolution

1344 x 2772 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~456 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Mali-G78 MP24

Chipset

Kirin 9000 5G (5 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Card slot

Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

Quad

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

8 MP, f/4.4, 240mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 10x optical zoom

20 MP, f/1.8, 18mm (ultrawide), PDAF

TOF 3D, (depth)

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/480fps, 720p@960fps, 720p@3840fps, HDR, gyro-EIS

Features

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps

Single

13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)

TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Features

HDR, panorama

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, infrared thermometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 4400 mAh

Charging

66W wired

50W wireless

5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front, ceramic back, aluminum frame

Weight

234 g (8.25 oz)

Dimensions

162.9 x 75.5 x 10.1 mm (6.41 x 2.97 x 0.40 in)

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 1526 · price_original: 1526

Colors

Ceramic White, Ceramic Black, Collector Edition

Models

NOP-AN00

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