SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design review: A 2020 luxury Mate 40 with a special periscope and leather edition.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2020·$2,700
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#5 of 12
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The luxury Porsche Design Mate 40.

Mate 40 RS Porsche Design was Huawei's last pre-ban luxury flagship — penta Leica camera, ceramic Porsche-finished body, 5G. A status piece.

01Display

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeOLED, 90 Hz, curved
Size6.76 inches
Resolution2,772 × 1,344 px

02Camera

82/100

82/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

Main50 MP, f/1.9 (RYYB)
Telephoto12 MP (5× periscope OIS)
Tele8 MP (3×)
Ultrawide20 MP
ToFYes

03Performance

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

ChipsetKirin 9000 5G
RAM12 GB
Storage512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

74/100

74/100 trails the 76-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

Capacity4,400 mAh
Wired66 W
Wireless50 W

05Build

90/100

At 90/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2020 — 8 points above the cohort average.

06Value

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

What works
  • Penta-camera with 5× periscope + ToF.
  • Ceramic Porsche Design luxury body.
  • Kirin 9000 5G + 66 W wired.
  • IP68 + 50 W wireless.
What doesn't
  • $2,700 luxury price.
  • No Google services.
  • 232 g heavy.
  • Limited supply.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 12-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .