Huawei Mate 40

i have 2 mate 40 pro - my first was the mate 40 pro global - like your silver colour - second i buy the mate 40 pro china version - china version reseve before some days update ...same update where have the mate 60 pro plus and p60 art or mate x2 or p50 pro kirin 9000 special edition (all this is china version) now after 1+year the camera of mate 40 pro is very good ...not like the begin ...at the begin it has great great zoom .....now ...ok but i agree that is the best huawei model - i will keep both mate 40 pro and never i will sell them

My wife used Huawei Mate 40 Pro until Christmas 2024 when I gave her Samsung Galaxy S24. She used it pretty much for 4 years. Her opinion is that Huawei has some better features as follows: - The gallery on Huawei is better as it can distinguish between All photos / Camera - The camera feature lacking on Samsung: Always on flashlight - Samsung keeps logging off some accounts so for some payments / making orders it is easier via Huawei - Google maps better via Huawei (via browser) - it shows public transport links She keeps her Huawei still handy and keeps going back to it for some of these features!

im from netherland i was so luckey that i could buy the very last huawei mate 40 pro plus import from shenzen in 2021 . [...] i love the screen and the sound and still performance like years ago so fast . and speciale love the camera system . ultra wide 14 mm lens and 3 and 10 x zoom the 10x zoom is still a beast speciale for animal shots come so nice and whit bokah whit 3d depth sensor it has . harmonyos is as fast as it can be have never any lag it flys. [...] and lower intense games its a beast of a Phone 5g also the best never drops or slows down. and can not get rid of that nice 88 curve screen if huawei will do this again like a special edition or something i will buy instant batery life is fenamenal . [...]

I bought mine a year ago for 300€ in silver. [...] Unfortunately I wasn't able to install microG and ended up with gbox so all google services constantly crash. [...] I used it to take pictures on my vacation and they turned out much better than on the Samsung. [...]

[...] I bought the Matepad for 130 euro from someone who sent it back to Amazon probably because of the lack of the playstore as it was just new when I unpacked it. I purchased the S6 lite for more than double the price. Guess which one has better wifi, gps ... [...] I will only use the Samsung to update the apps but for the rest it's the Huawei that I use since it is a lot better. [...]

I can't speak about the Mate 40 Pro, but I am an owner of the Mate 20 Pro and a Matepad Pro and I can vouch for Huawei's ecosystem. [...] Also I have Gmail on my phone and use Huawei mail on my tablet and I honestly feel like Huawei's mail app works better and also looks better, but that's just my opinion. [...]

I actually never use the browser for google services on my Huawei. Maps, Chrome, translator, gboard and authenticator all work fine (with some incoviniences on maps though) And I use youtube vanced on my phone. I must say however that i dont like petal search that much, I installed APKpure for general apps and Amazon appstore to get access to minecraft.

I am still using the Mate 40 pro. It runs fast like on the first day. Before I always had Samsung and already after 1 year they got slower.

If Huawei was to ever get full access to Google Play Services and TSMC's latest nodes/fabs, Apple and Samsung would be finished in the West. A shame how politics always ruin everything and I'm not even Chinese or American - I'm saying this as an European. My all-time most loved phone is still the P30 Pro as I used that for 3 years.

Superb video :) you are convincing me to stay Huawei.. I got the Huawei Mate 10 pro however it is approaching for an upgrade after 3 years of hard work :)!

I recently got a Mate 40 Pro Plus phone and I'm still using it to this day :)

Im stil use huawei mate 40 pro very good..now can install gms

Mate 40 pro my all time favorite! Few weeks ago bought Pura 80 Ultra Chinese version Love it!

3d Face unlock is working but not supported by Microsoft Authenticator or my Banking apps..I need fingerprint. That was different years ago. I will keep this device in my treasure , because it is like brand new and so premium in haptics and materials..

I still use my Huawei Mate 40 pro 5G in UAE, its an amazing device in Harmony OS...

Of the Chinese devices that I've used Huawei provides the least updates, Which is a shame for how expensive there devices are! My Mate XS no longer receives updates it received 1 EMUI update then 1 Harmony OS update and the rest security updates, Nothing as of 2021. My Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 has received way more, New android version updates and 2 or 3 security updates monthly. As of 2025 it's still receiving updates in March it was updated to Android 15, it released with Android 12.

Typing this on my Mate 40 pro, I have tried replacing it several times but every shortlisted candidate comes up short in one way or another especially on usability (face id, gestures...). My next phone will definitely be from the Mate series, just waiting for the new Huawei processors to get better and maybe for the price to drop a little.

Though slightly technical Google Play Store can be installed (side loaded) on the Huawei Mate 40 Pro. I'm currently using a Huawei P30 Pro and had no problem installing the Google Play Store on this device, same configuration as the Mate 40 Pro.

I have owned a Samsung Galaxy since the very first on I now have Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. I recently Took out a contract with the Huawei Mate 40 Pro and believe me it is the best phone I have ever had I am sticking to Huawei from now on.

I have owned a Samsung Galaxy since the very first on I now have Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. I recently Took out a contract with the Huawei Mate 40 Pro and believe me it is the best phone I have ever had I am sticking to Huawei from now on.

i have this beast 10 days ago and it's best of the best 👌I'm also glad that there is no google services on it 👍 waiting Harmony os, thanks for very much good review, God bless you 👋

Have the Mate 40 pro since some weeks, and I'm loving it. [...] I love the software (who cares about google), most of the apps i need and use work perfect. [...]

[...] Amazing hardware quality and unbelievable battery life. And I own a cheap one (Mate 20 Lite)! [...]

This phone is my daily driver for over 3 weeks now and is great. It can be used even without GMS.

Using huawei mate 30 pro with Google services, it's best phone very beautiful camera and display best battery life i ever used, i wouldn't back to using Samsung bad battery life and bad performance

Im still using Huawei mate 30 pro. Excellent device only problem im facing is Camera 1x to 2.9x it gets blur. Everyone facing same i dont know why huawei didnt solve this.

I've got the Mate 40 pro for 1 week now. All I can say is how good the camera and AI do, this is insane. However without Gapps it's sad, I cannot access photography apps I bought on the store. [...]

Really don't care for the playstore issues but I really wish they'd setup the bank apps in their store to use NFC payments.

I still have P40 Pro with the broken screen. [...]