On March 26th (Central European Time), Huawei announced the latest P-series models "HUAWEI P40", "HUAWEI P40 Pro" and "HUAWEI P40 Pro+". The P40 and P40 Pro will be available worldwide on April 7th, and the P40 Pro+ in June. The release in Japan has not been announced at this time.
"HUAWEI P40 Pro"P40 (8GB + 128GB) costs 799 euros (about 96,000 yen), P40 Pro (8GB + 256GB) costs 999 euros (about 120,000 yen), P40 Pro+ ( 8GB + 512GB) is 1399 euros (about 169,000 yen).
P40 and P40 Pro come in 5 colors: Black, Deep Sea Blue, Ice White, Silver Frost, and Blush Gold, while P40 Pro+ comes in 2 colors: Ceramic Black and Ceramic White.
HUAWEI P40HUAWEI P40 ProHUAWEI P40 Pro+All three models are flagship models that support 5G communication. The performance of the camera jointly developed with Leica has been particularly enhanced.
The P40 is positioned as the standard machine among the three models, and is equipped with a 6.1-inch full HD+ (1080 x 2340 pixels) organic EL. The higher-spec P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ feature a 6.58-inch (1280 x 2640 pixels) flex organic EL with curved sides, and also feature a refresh rate of up to 90Hz for faster screen updates. Become.
By placing the in-camera in the upper left corner of the display on all three models, the notch is eliminated and the bezel is narrowed to the limit, realizing a design that can be said to be "almost a screen" on the front. The fingerprint sensor is built into the display, and the authentication speed is said to be 30% faster than before.
The configuration of the out-camera differs depending on the model. The P40 consists of three lenses: 50 million pixel wide angle + 16 million pixel ultra wide angle + 8 million pixel telephoto, and supports up to 3x optical zoom and up to 5x hybrid zoom with reduced image quality deterioration.
The P40 Pro consists of 4 eyes, a 50-megapixel wide-angle + 40-megapixel ultra-wide-angle + 12-megapixel telephoto, plus a depth measurement camera. In addition to optical zoom up to 5x, it supports hybrid zoom up to 10x with reduced image quality deterioration.
The P40 Pro+ consists of 5 eyes, 50 million pixel wide angle + 40 million pixel ultra wide angle + 8 million pixel telephoto x 2, plus a depth measurement camera. The two telephoto lenses support 3x and 10x optical zoom, respectively, with a hybrid zoom of up to 20x and a digital zoom of up to 100x (up to 50x for the P40 Pro).
P40 Pro+ is equipped with a 5-lens camera and supports up to 20x hybrid zoomAll three models use a large 1/1.28-inch RYYB sensor for the wide-angle camera. It is said that it can capture 40% more light than the RGGB sensor. The maximum ISO sensitivity is 409,600 for the P40 and 204,800 for the P40 Pro and P40 Pro+. It also supports Octa PD, which enables quick focusing even in low light. Color accuracy is also improved by utilizing a color temperature sensor with AI AWB (Auto White Balance) algorithm. Night mode is still included. AI can also be used to select the best one from multiple photos and remove passersby and reflections.
The zoom function and shooting suitable for dark places can also be used for videos, and the directional audio zoom can be used to record the sound of distant subjects as if they were nearby. It also supports 4K time-lapse shooting, and it is said that you can shoot beautiful videos of the moon while making full use of the zoom. You can also enjoy dual view video that allows you to play videos shot with two cameras with different angles of view at the same time.
All three models are equipped with 32 million pixels + two for depth measurement, and the P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ also support autofocus.
Main topic of camera functionThe body size of P40 is 71.06 (width) x 148.9 (height) x 8.5 (depth) mm, P40 Pro is 72.6 (width) x 158.2 (height) ) x 8.95 (depth) mm, P40 Pro+ is 72.6 (width) x 158.2 (height) x 9.0 (depth) mm. The P40 weighs 175g, the P40 Pro 209g, and the P40 Pro+ 226g.
Uses the Kirin 990 5G processor. Main memory + storage is 8GB + 128GB for P40, 8GB + 256GB for P40 Pro, 8GB + 512GB for P40 Pro+. The battery capacity is 3800mAh for the P40 and 4200mAh for the P40 Pro and P40 Pro+. The P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ also support wireless charging up to 40W. P40 supports IP53 for waterproof (water resistance) and dustproof (dust) performance, and IP68 for P40 Pro and P40 Pro+.
In addition to supporting dual SIM, the new "eSIM" support is also a topic. Depending on the model, it will be configured as nanoSIM + eSIM or nanoSIM + nanoSIM. An NM card can be used for the external memory, but it will be used exclusively with one nanoSIM (it will be used as nanoSIM + NM card).
Newly compatible with eSIMWe will newly provide "Celia", a personal assistant similar to "Siri" on iOS. After saying "Hey Celia", you can control music by voice, set an alarm, and perform various other operations. It also offers a feature called "MeeTime" that allows you to make full HD resolution video calls.
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