Before today, Huawei’s Mate 40 series had four smartphones (Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro, Mate 40 Pro+ & Mate 40 RS Porsche Design). Today, the company announced its fifth smartphone – The Mate 40E 5G and also a new variant for the Mate 40 RS Porsche Design.
The new Huawei Mate 40E 5G features a 6.5″ curved OLED screen. The display sports a Full HD+, 90Hz refresh rate, and a 240Hz touch sampling rate. Underneath the display is a fingerprint scanner for biometric security. The display has a punch-hole cutout on its top left corner which features a 13MP selfie camera.
The circular-shaped rear camera module of the Mate 40E 5G consists of four cameras. The main 64MP lens is accompanied by an 8MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, a 16MP ultrawide lens and a macro lens with 2.5cm focus. As always, Huawei partnered with German-based camera company LEICA and the company brand name is inscribed inside the module.
Inside the Huawei smartphone is an in-house chipset – Kirin 990E SoC. It is paired with 8GB RAM and either 128GB or 256GB storage options. The Mate 40E 5G runs on EMUI 11 which is based on the Android 10 operating system.
The battery capacity available here is 4,200 mAh which is charged via a USB-C port up to 40W speed. The phone also supports 40W wireless charging speed, while the reverse wireless charging speed has not been revealed thus far.
The Huawei Mate 40E 5G is available in three colours with sales expected to begin from March 18 in China. The base 8GB/128GB model will retail at CNY4,599/$705/€595 and the 8GB/256GB model at CNY5,099/$785/€660. The Mate 40 RS Porsche Design new variant is an 8GB/256GB and is priced at CNY10,999/$1,690/€1,420.
