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06 May 2020
Huawei P40-series' update brings new camera features and improvements
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Huawei has started rolling-out a new software update for the P40 and P40 Pro flagship smartphones.
The latest update brings a couple of nifty camera features while optimizing the quality of photos, refining the display effect of notifications on the notification panel, and improving Wi-Fi connectivity.
Notably, the update is currently being pushed in China and a wider release is expected soon.
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Key details
What's new in the update?
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The firmware adds a new telephoto picture-in-picture preview interface to the P40 models. So, when you zoom in beyond 15x, the camera app shows a preview window of the subject, allowing you to get a better idea of where you've zoomed in on the subject via this secondary non-zoomed viewfinder.
The update also improves "AI Remove Passerby" feature which removes unwanted people from images.
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Design and display
Huawei P40 series: At a glance
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The Huawei P40 Pro comes with a quad-curved design, pill-shaped punch-hole camera, a metal-glass body, and is IP68 rated. The vanilla P40 also gets a similar design but with a non-curved screen and is IP53 rated.
Further, the Pro version sports a 6.58-inch OLED display with Full-HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate while the P40 gets a 60Hz 6.1-inch Full-HD+ OLED screen.
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Cameras
For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
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The P40 Pro has a quad-lens rear camera setup comprising a 50MP main sensor, a 40MP ultra-wide-angle lens, a 12MP telephoto lens, and a ToF sensor. The regular P40 bears a triple-lens unit comprising a 50MP main sensor, a 16MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and an 8MP telephoto lens.
On the front, both handsets house a 32MP main lens and a ToF depth sensor.
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Internals
Under the hood
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The P40 Pro and P40 are powered by the flagship Kirin 990 5G chipset, paired with 8GB of RAM, and up to 256GB of storage.
The Pro model packs a 4,200mAh battery, which supports 40W wired and 27W reverse wireless charging. The P40 houses a 3,800mAh battery with 22.5W fast charging support.
Further, both handsets support dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/x, NFC and Bluetooth 5.1.
