Huawei P40 Lite with 5G support just got unveiled

In Europe, Huawei just officially unveiled an upgraded version of one of its smartphone offerings under the current P40 series - the Huawei P40 Lite. This smartphone was initially released to the world about two months ago, and today, the Chinese smartphone maker is re-introducing it with a slightly better primary rear camera and of course a 5G support right out of the box.

Not just the chip has been upgraded in the new P40 Lite 5G, its primary camera too got enhanced. From 48MP it is equipped with 64MP shooter with Sony IMX582 sensor. Then there is still the 8MP ultraiwide camera and two 2MP shooters with macro and depth sensors. On the front is a 16MP selfie camera.

Front panel of the device sports 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD display with HDR10 support and punch-hole cutout that holds the 16MP selfie camera. There is a traditional fingerprint scanner, not in-display but side-mounted. It will come in three color selections, Crush Green, Midnight Black, and Space Silver.

In terms of the battery, while we see a downgrade here from 4200mAh to 4000mAh, Huawei made sure to include a 40W fast charge instead. That fast of a charger offers 70% battery life in just 30 minutes of charging from 0%.

While this is an overall pretty powerful and stunning midrange phone, the only major downside is still the lack of Google Play services available. Instead users will have the Huawei's proprietary AppGallery marketplace for their app needs. That' said, the phone is running on the latest EMUI 10.1 OS based on the current Android 10 mobile platform.

Huawei P40 Lite 5G specs:

6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD Display
2400 x 1080 resolution
HDR10 support
Octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 820 5G processor
Mali-G57 MP6 GPU
6GB RAM
128GB UFS 2.1 internal storage
64MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP quad rear cameras with Sony IMX582, ultrawide, macro, and depth sensors
16MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10
WiFi, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS
4G LTE
5G
USB Type-C
Side-mounted fingerprint scanner
Crush Green, Midnight Black, Space Silver
40W Fast Charge
4000mAh battery

The Huawei P40 Lite 5G will debut in the European market on May 29. But interested users can now pre-order the phone for around EUR 399 or about Php22,200 when directly converted. There is no world yet for its release in other markets such as the Philippines.