Huawei is the first Chinese cellphone manufacturer to support eSIM technology, so it is not strange that most of its competitors launched high-end devices.
Currently, the Huawei devices that are eSIM compatible are:
- Huawei P40
- Huawei P40 Pro
- Huawei Mate 40 Pro
However, the Huawei P40 Pro + is not compatible due to some limitations because of its ceramic phone case. Also, Huawei devices let you have only one eSIM at a time. Even when the cellphone is a dual-SIM phone, the second slot is disabled. This is one of this brand’s biggest disadvantage: you cannot use two physical SIM cards and the eSIM simultaneously.
Let’s see a comparison between the three models:
1. Huawei P40
The design of this flagship device is in line with the current trends, it has a big module for the cameras on the back, a perforated screen with two cameras, and a beautiful front panel. You can read some of its main advantages below:
| Technical aspects | Details |
| Height | 71,06 mm |
| Width | 148,9 mm deep |
| Weight | 175g, battery included |
| Colors | Deep-Sea Blue Silver Frost |
| Screen | Size: 6,1 inches with rounded corners. The diagonal length of the screen is 6.1 inches, although its actual viewable area is a little bit smaller. Its resolution is FHD + 2,340 x 1,080 pixels and it has a range of more than 16.7 million colors. |
| Storage memory | 8GB RAM + 128GB ROM |
| Cameras | Rear camera: – 50 MP Ultra Vision Camera (Wide Angle, f/1.9 aperture) + 16 MP Ultra Angle Camera (f/2.2 aperture) + 8 MP Telephoto Camera (f/2.4 aperture, OIS) – Autofocus mode: autofocus – Image stabilization: OIS + AIS – Zoom mode: digital zoom, optical zoom, hybrid zoom – Video recording: Support for 4K video recording (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) 60 fps – Image resolution: supports up to 8192 x 6144 pixels – Video resolution: supports up to 3,840 x 2,160 pixels Frontal camera: – 32 MP Selfie Camera (f/2.0 aperture), IR Camera – Video recording: Support for 4K video recording (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) 60 fps – Image resolution: supports up to 6,528 x 4,896 pixels – Video resolution: supports up to 3,840 x 2,160 pixels |
| Battery | 3.800 mAh (traditional) |
| Network | Main SIM card: – 4G FDD LTE: Bands 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 13 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 26 / 28 / 66 – 4G TDD LTE: Bands 34 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 – 3G WCDMA: Bands 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 19 – 3G TD-SCDMA: Bands 34 / 39 – 2G GSM: Bands 2 / 3 / 5 / 8 Secondary SIM card: – 4G FDD LTE: Bands 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 13 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 26 / 28 / 66 – 4G TDD LTE: Bands 34 / 38 / 39 / 40 / 41 – 3G WCDMA: Bands 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 19 – 2G GSM: Bands 2 / 3 / 5 / 8 In the Dual SIM version, any card slot can be configured to use the primary or secondary SIM card. Support dual SIM dual standby. |
2. Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei Mate 40 Pro
While the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is the smartphone that competes with the Galaxy S21 Ultra, the Huawei P40 Pro comes with high expectations because of its advances in photography and video. Here you will see a comparison between these two cellphones:
| Technical aspects | Huawei P40 Pro | Huawei Mate 40 Pro |
| Measurements and weight | 158,2 x 72,6 x 8,95mm 209g | 162,9 x 75,5 x 9,1 mm 212 g |
| Screen | 6.58-inch OLED FullHD+ resolution (2,640 x 1,200 pixels) 90Hz | OLED 6.76 inches, FHD+ 2,772 x 1,344 pixels, 90Hz refresh rate |
| Processor | Kirin 990 GPU Mali-G76 | Kirin 9000 Octa-core: 1 x Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz 3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz 4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz GPU 24-core Mali-G78 NPU Dual Big Core + Tiny Core NPUs |
| RAM | 8GB | 8GB |
| Internal storage | 256 GB expandable with NM Card | 256GB |
| Rear camera | RYYB 50MP sensor, f/1.9, (1/1.28″) Ultra wide-angle 40 MP, f / 1.8 8 MP telephoto (RYYB) 5x optical zoom Depth OIS+AIS | Main Sensor: 50MP Ultra Vision Camera, f/1.9 Ultra Wide: 20MP Cine Camera. f/1.8 Telephoto: 12MP, f/3.4, OIS |
| Front camera | 32 MP IR Sensor | 13 MP, wide-angle, f/2.4, 4K video, slow motion selfie 3D sensor for facial unlocking |
| Battery | 4,200mAh 40W fast charge Wireless charging 27W Reverse wireless charging | 4,400 mAh SuperCharge 66W, 50W wireless |
| Operating system | Android 10 with EMUI 10.1 | EMUI 11 based on Android 10 AOSP |
| Connectivity | WiFi 6 Plus, 5G, NFC, Bluetooth, GPS, Dual SIM | 5G, WiFi ac 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, USB-C 3.1 |
| Others | Fingerprint reader on-screen IP68 | Stereo speakers, IP68 water resistance |