Back in in October 2020, Huawei launched the Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro, Mate 40 Pro+, and Mate 40 RS Porsche Design flagship phones. Today, the company added another phone to the lineup called the Mate 40E. The newly announced smartphone sits between the vanilla model and the Mate 40 Pro.
The Huawei Mate 40E 5G features a 6.5-inch OLED screen with curved edges and a punch-hole design. It supports a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2376 pixels, a 90Hz refresh rate, a 240Hz touch sampling rate, and an in-screen fingerprint scanner.
The Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro are fueled by Kirin 9000E and Kirin 9000 chipsets, respectively. The Mate 40E 5G is equipped with Kirin 990E. It boots to EMUI 11 based Android 10 OS and it comes with an NM card slot for additional storage. The Mate 40E is backed by a 4200mAh battery that supports 40W fast charging, 40W wireless charging, and 5W reverse wireless charging.
It has a front camera of 13-megapixel and its round-shaped rear camera module has a 64-megapixel main camera with an f/1.9 aperture, a 16-megapixel ultrawide lens, an 8-megapixel telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, and OIS support. It comes with other features like dual SIM support, 5G, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.2, dual-frequency GPS, NFC, USB-C, and face unlock.
Huawei Mate 40E Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
- CDMA 800
- 3G bands: HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- CDMA2000 1x
- 4G bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
- 5G bands: 1, 3, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Launch
- Announced: 2021, March 10
- Status: Exp. release 2021, March 18
Design
- Dimensions: 158.6 x 72.5 x 8.8 mm (6.24 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
- Weight: 188 g (6.63 oz)
- Build: Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
- Colors: Silver, White, Black
- SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- IP53, dust and splash protection
Display
- Type: OLED, HDR10, 90Hz
- Size: 6.5 inches, 102.7 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 1080 x 2376 pixels (~402 ppi density)
Operating System
- Android 10, EMUI 11, no Google Play Services
Hardware
- Chipset: Kirin 990E 5G (7 nm+)
- CPU: Octa-core (2×2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2×2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU: Mali-G76 MP14
- Storage: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
- Memory Card slot: NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
- UFS 3.1
Cameras
- Main Camera: Triple
- 64 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), PDAF, Laser AF
- 8 MP, f/2.4, 85mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)
- Features: Leica optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR
- Video: 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS
- Selfie Camera: Single – 13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
- Features: HDR, panorama
- Video: 4K, 720p@240fps
Multimedia
- Radio: No
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
- 32-bit/384kHz audio
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.2, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
- NFC: Yes
- Infrared port: Yes
- USB: USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go
Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum
Battery
- Battery Type and Capacity: Li-Po 4200 mAh, non-removable
- Charging: Fast charging 40W
- Fast wireless charging 40W
- Reverse charging 5W
Models: OCE-AN50
Huawei Mate 40E Price and Availability
The Mate 40E 5G comes in two options;
- 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage is priced at 4,599 Yuan (~$706)
- 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage is priced at 5,099 Yuan (~$782)
The phone is now up for pre-orders in China through Vmall and other Chinese retailer sites. Its first sale will take place on March 18. The Mate 40E comes in colors like Bright Black, Glaze White, and Secret Silver
