Honor X40 5G Review
The Honor manufacturer has launched the newest smartphone from Honor X-series called "Honor X40 5G". This smartphone is claimed to be the thinnest phone in the world.
As a middle-class device (mid-range), this phone actually comes with a number of specifications that are owned by high-end (flagship) phones.
This phone is the successor of Honor X30 which was launched in December 2021. Nonetheless, there are some improvements that are present in the Honor X40 this time.
Honor X40 is claimed to be the thinnest phone in the world, because it has a thickness of about 7.99 mm. The weight of the device is also fairly light because it is "only" 179 grams.
Other advantages also come from a curved screen display or called "Curved Edges", has a punch hole as a place to bury the front camera, a high refresh rate, can be durable, and has a large capacity battery.
Price
Honor X40 5G 6GB/128GB variant around 1,499 yuan
Honor X40 5G 8GB/128GB variant around 1,699 yuan
Honor X40 5G 8GB/256GB variant around 1,999 yuan
Honor X40 5G 12GB/256 variant around 2,299 yuan
Honor X40 5G Specifications
| BASIC INFO | |
| Brand | Honor |
| Model | X40 GT |
| Status | Available |
| Release Date | 2022, October |
| BODY | |
| Dimensions | 166.1 x 75.8 x 8.5 mm (6.54 x 2.98 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 199.5 g (7.05 oz) |
| Colors | Racing Black, Black, Silver |
| Body Material | - |
| SIMs | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Water & Dust | No |
| DISPLAY | |
| Size | 6.81 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD, 144Hz |
| Resolutions | 1080 x 2388 pixels |
| PPI | 385 ppi density |
| Multi touch | Yes |
| Protection | - |
| NETWORKS | |
| 2G | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| CDMA 800 | |
| 3G | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
| 4G | LTE |
| 5G | SA/NSA |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A, 5G |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| CAMERA | |
| Rear Triple | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF |
| 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) | |
| 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) | |
| Features | LED flash, panorama, HDR |
| Videos | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS |
| Front | 16 MP, f/2.5 |
| 1080p@30fps | |
| HARDWARE | |
| OS | Android 12, Magic UI 6.1 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Adreno 660 |
| RAM | 8GB / 12GB |
| Storage | 256GB |
| Card Slot | No |
| BATTERY | |
| Type | Li-Po |
| Capacity | 4800 mAh |
| Removable | Non-Removable |
| Talk Time | N/A |
| Stand By | N/A |
| Fast Charging | Fast charging 66W, 90% in 30 min (advertised) |
| Reverse charging 5W | |
| WirelessCharging | No |
| COMMONS | |
| Sound | Loudspeaker Yes |
| 3.5mm jack Yes | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass |
| Virtual proximity sensing | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| Wi Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
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