**** The Official Huawei P40 pro Thread ****

[Electroshadow]

I thought I would create a thread for a discussion location for the Huawei P40 pro as discussions were high jacking other threads.

After a few tests, it does look as though you can get all google apps to work apart from Gpay and google music & and most annoyingly banking apps won't work atm. Which probably is a good thing with regards to hacking the phone to get google to work anyway.

nothing more to add here anyone else trying one of these at the moment?

 

[Squink]

Not a chance I'm spending the thick end of a grand for a device that isn't fully software supported. No matter how great the hardware.

 

[Electroshadow]

I can understand that although I was quite surprised by how easy it was to get by without Google services to be honest. I only installed them to see if I could...

Only major deal breaker I can see is the lack of banking app or Google pay. Suppose I could use a card again

I must admit that the huawei is a nice design and feel to it like days of old when you knew that you had picked up an apple product if you know what I mean.

 

[neoboy]

Looks a solid piece of kit but I'm guessing resale values will be brutal so I wouldn't really touch it unless it's heavily discounted.

 

[kona786]

The front camera setup looks awful. And I'm not a fan of the weird screen curvatures and uneven corners.

The rear camera performance looks promising though. At this price, I'd pass.

 

[Squink]

Huawei need to be selling these things at cost if they want to shift units. I bet they're only selling a handful at the moment. Doubtless they have a strategy that involves maintaining a high price foothold for when they get a viable app store of their own up and running, or until Google are allowed to do business with them again.

 

[Electroshadow]

I'm still undecided on whether swap across from the note 10+ or not, the camera is just so woeful on that thing. Which winds me up when taking a couple hundred inspection photos on a daily basis.

 

[Spit]

https://www.dxomark.com/huawei-p40-pro-camera-review/

Highest score yet!

 

[Electroshadow]

Must admit after using it for a 2 day I'm loving the swipe right and left and up with the curved edges instead of the back button menu on the bottom of Google phones really smooth and satisfying.

 

[GMac11]

Not a chance I'm spending the thick end of a grand for a device that isn't fully software supported. No matter how great the hardware.

100% correct

Must admit after using it for a 2 day I'm loving the swipe right and left and up with the curved edges instead of the back button menu on the bottom of Google phones really smooth and satisfying.

I may have misunderstood your point but isn't that an Android 10 feature and not a Huawei one? I haven't used menu buttons in over a year.

 

[Jabbs]

100% correct


I may have misunderstood your point but isn't that an Android 10 feature and not a Huawei one? I haven't used menu buttons in over a year.

Hi, this has been on Huawei phones for a long time.

 

[Electroshadow]

I don't think the option was on the mate 20 Pro or at least I didn't work on mine.

 

[neoboy]

Looks like there's also P40 Pro+ version of the phone, main highlight seems to be x10 optical zoom camera.

 

[lmfy2k]

 

[digitalwolf]

Does look a great phone but I certainly won't be going for an Huawei again.

I'm not sure if it's Huawei's fault or EE's but my P20 Pro is still running 2019 security updates.

Unacceptable really.

 

[Electroshadow]

oh, that is definitely EE's fault they have even admitted that they have problems with Huawei OTA updates. Just connect up to Hisuite on the computer.

So I have had this phone a while now and it is quite simple to sideload GMS the only thing that won't work is GPAY and some banking apps one being mine.

Now I just need to decide whether to keep the P40pro or carry on with the Note10+, normally these decisions are easy to make never been so indecisive...

 

[Quddy]

I personally have nothing against Huawei or China in general but that pill-shaped front camera looks terrible to me. Everytime I see the phone in a video review or image I immediately get drawn to that. It really ruins the look for me. Also, I much prefer flat display over a curved one. And I prefer a smaller sized phone.

I really liked that monochrome camera they had on the P20 Pro. The shots taken with that were gorgeous.

 

[kona786]

Aha such weird design choices in this phone.

 

[Electroshadow]

With regards to the curved edges of the screen Huawei have nailed it. The screen is really flat and the curved edges drop away quite sharply (unlike the prolonged shallow curved of previous Samsung phones) but with a very smooth radius feel to them which work superbly with Huawei gesture control.


Pills or notches meh doesn't bother me I'm in the oddball camp that quite likes them... but generally speaking it's hidden 80% of the time either by luck or software in emui? But I only notice it on you tube when zooming to fit screen.

 

[digitalwolf]

oh, that is definitely EE's fault they have even admitted that they have problems with Huawei OTA updates. Just connect up to Hisuite on the computer.

So I have had this phone a while now and it is quite simple to sideload GMS the only thing that won't work is GPAY and some banking apps one being mine.

Now I just need to decide whether to keep the P40pro or carry on with the Note10+, normally these decisions are easy to make never been so indecisive...

I've tried Hi-Suite, still says I'm on the latest.

I know you could side load it using a modified hi suite, generally means the phone gets wiped. I'd rather not.

Disappointing really, Android 10 has been out nearly a year now.