KUALA LUMPUR: Huawei's flagship smartphone, the P40 Pro+, will be available this Saturday, June 26. The phone will retail at RM4,999 (8GB + 512GB), and will be available in White Ceramic colour.
Let's take a look at some of its main features and what it can actually do.
Feature #1: Nano-tech ceramic body
Drawing inspiration from traditional ceramics, Huawei has fused modern materials and processes to reshape this ancient material. Through a complex process, involving kilning and polishing, Huawei has managed to make the ceramic panel for Huawei P40 Pro+ lighter and thinner, as well as appearing clean and clear under light refractions.
The body of the P40 Pro+ is more scratch resistant compared to other materials like glass or metal, and because ceramic is a non-conductive material with regards to heat and electricity, the P40 Pro+ cools down much faster than other materials.
Additionally, this phone is has an IP-68 rating, which means it can withstand dust, dirt and sand, and is resistant to freshwater submersion up to a maximum depth of 1.5m, for 30 minutes.
Feature #2: Ultra Vision Leica Penta Camera
The Huawei P40 Pro+ has five rear cameras, which gives one of the best technologies in smartphone photography.
The device's Ultra Vision Leica Penta Camera includes a 50MP Wide Angle Ultra Vision Camera, a 40MP Ultra-Wide Angle SuperSensing Cine Camera, an 8MP SuperZoom Camera with 10x Optical Zoom, an 8MP Telephoto Camera with 3x Optical Zoom, and a 3D Depth Sensing Camera, which ensures that you capture every photo with an utmost perfection.
Feature #3: 100x SuperZoom and Audio Zoom
If you like to zoom into your subject, this phone is for you.
It has 10x Optical Zoom Camera takes full advantage of the periscope design to fit a powerful set of optics within the confines of 1cm.
It also supports up to 100x zoom with a max focal range of up to the equivalent of 240mm on a standard camera lens. The phone also leverages the Huawei XD Fusion Engine to improve image quality with its integrated Super Resolution (SR) algorithm.
Besides that, the Huawei P40 Pro+ also has directional audio zoom, which allows you to simultaneously zoom in on an audio source and amplify its sound.
Feature #4: AI Best Moment, AI Remove Passerby, AI Remove Reflection
This phone has Huawei's latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology, namely, the AI Remove Passerby and AI Remove Reflection. These features ensure that you never need to worry about unwanted interference in your images, such as photobombers, or reflection when you take photos of objects behind a glass panel. The technology collects scene information before and after the camera's virtual shutter is closed. And then, using AI algorithms, before and after frames are compared and aligned for you to easily crop out the interfering object in your image.
Meanwhile, its AI Best Moment picks the best of a series of moving shots and recommends the picture that perfectly encapsulates the moment for you.
Feature #5: Dual 40W Supercharge capability
The Huawei P40 Pro+ supports 40W Wireless Huawei SuperCharge – the industry-leading power input – bringing you one step closer to a fully wireless reality. With TÜV Rheinland safety certification, you can enjoy super-fast wireless charging without worry.
Just like the P40 and P40 Pro, the P40 Pro+ also supports super-fast 40W Wired Huawei SuperCharge, which allows you to go from zero to 70 percent charged in just 30 minutes.
As well as using the power adapter, you can take advantage of the 40W charging support with accessories such as Huawei 12000 40W SuperCharge PowerBank and Huawei SuperCharge Car Charger 2.
Feature #6: Kirin 990 5G SoC
The Huawei P40 Series is powered by Kirin 990 5G, which is manufactured with the industry leading 7nm+ EUV process, challenging what is physically possible from silicon with 10.3 billion transistors packed onto a space no larger than a fingernail.
The advanced manufacturing process makes it possible for Huawei to integrate a 5G modem alongside the CPU, GPU, NPU and other SoC components in a single chip, allowing the SoC to support industry-leading 5G connectivity at a greater power efficiency.
As Huawei's most powerful SoC yet, the Kirin 990 5G SoC includes an octa-core CPU, 16-core GPU and triple-core NPU built on Huawei's proprietary Da Vinci architecture.
The three processing units work in tandem to support best-in-class performance and efficiency across productivity, gaming and AI computing scenarios.
Meanwhile, for 5G connectivity, the Huawei P40 Series supports both non-standalone (NSA) and standalone (SA) networking modes, as well as comprehensive support for 5G frequency bands.
Feature #7: Huawei Share
Another feature that you'll love about this phone is its Huawei Share feature. Huawei Share lets you connect the Huawei P40 Series with other Huawei devices, such as Huawei MateBook and Huawei MatePad.
For example, through Huawei Share, you can transfer photos, videos, documents and more between devices.
Feature #8: AppGallery
Huawei's AppGallery now contains most frequently used apps by Malaysians such as Facebook, WhatsApp, WeChat, Line, HereWeGo, AirAsia, TikTok, Lazada, Touch 'n Go eWallet, Foodpanda, Maybank2u and more.
The AppGallery is also safe, as it is fortified with four layers of protection that have been certified by the highest industry standards. Users can save more storage by just using the Quick Apps to open the specific apps you want without installing them.
Moreover, P40 series and MatePad Pro users can redeem rewards at Huawei Member Center and also get free 50GB of Huawei Cloud storage for 12 months.
Besides that, Huawei users can also now install an app called "Petal Search" using which they can find apps that are not currently available on Huawei AppGallery, and install them directly into their device.