Living with the Huawei Mate 40 Pro - 2 Months Later! | The Tech Chap

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[@Thetechchap]

Hey Chaps! Is the lack of Google a deal breaker for you - or would you buy another Huawei phone?

[@cexinho]

huawei will improve a lot in the coming months and surpass google in terms of functionality

[@adamkada8901]

it is deffinitelly a problem - no no to buy

[@cptr90]

I have a Huawei mate xs without google and I have to say Huawei have done a great job to compensate

[@oraclemorah6138]

@tech champ you look handsome today

[@PAOLOHAON]

I love my P30 Pro :)) and would love to get the P40 Pro, but KZbin (& Google Play services) is still a must for me T____T

[@lorissantarsiero5849]

The thing is that if Huawei would still have access to Google services they would be a huge competitor to apple. Eco system wise.

[@Thetechchap]

Definitely agree!

[@iqsuperkid7523]

@@ThetechchapI use a android phone but I love my mom's iphone x I love it my wish is to get a iPhone

[@icanpooptwiceadayyay8771]

@@Thetechchap hey make a video about Samsung ecosystem

[@nikpatel3291]

They would make a tough competition to Samsung s series and Note series

[@victuringan1429]

Not really. They are Apple wannabe.

[@kounakdutta]

Huawei to America : "Mate , be a pro "

[@Flintastick]

Such a great phone, Mate 40 Pro is insane

[@space-eye7760]

I love it too

[@miklyon77]

I got my Mate 40 pro last week and am knocked out by its high quality. It pairs seemlessly with my Honor magic book 15 and gives a great experiance. The cameras are the best I've had from a smartphone. The speakers give a rich and powerful stereo sound, good enough to listen to music, well background music. The screen is bright with punchy colours one woild expect fron a bear 2k resolution. I'm managing to get my apps through the Huawei app gallery and from petal search I was going to go Samsung, but I'm pleased I to have fone with thw Mate 40 pro. I'be studied the power button on my device and I think the colour is between scarlet and fusia, it kind of changes from one to the other depending on how light hits it.

[@Thetechchap]

Great to hear you're enjoying it!

[@tkmblazi4973]

Hy How are you watching youtube since they say it is not supported in Hawaii phones .

[@miklyon77]

@@tkmblazi4973 You can watch KZbin through the browser or download KZbin vanced and watch KZbin without adverts

[@izzudeenayub]

Emm to date, its camera is 2nd best only to its pro + brother.. Confirmed by DxO..

[@julanarpeters6279]

Can I know from where you bought inside the USA ? I'm looking for one

[@tommy6686]

I dont need google, i need apps!

[@Umerkhan-uy8op]

I've learned one thing from huawei. Never Give Up

[@HampterCEOalt]

Never gonna give you up never gonna let you down 😜

[@emmacares426]

The quality of those photos are mind blowing, thanks for your review ❤️

[@Thetechchap]

Thanks buddy

[@JohnWilson-qf5tk]

Still using my mate 10 pro and it still runs perfectly. Thinking of upgrading to the mate 40 pro seems like such a good phone.

[@AM-ss6pd]

Same here. Mate 10 pro had never let me down. There's literally nothing I haven't been able to do on my phone and even after all these years, I don't actually have a reason to upgrade it, other than obviously being kinda bored with it 🙈 But yeah, very loyal Huawei customer here.

[@hichamzabat6547]

Hi what about camera i feel like in emui 10 they decreased quality Night shots with flash are very bad Pictures colors are bad Or these problem only on my phone Should i rest phone to factory data

[@shanehorne22]

That’s what am thinking of doing but Iv got the mate 20 pro

[@DucPhamtacolayo]

i did it 10 pro to 40 pro. waiting for it.

[@seandj7749]

Still using mine to this day, over a year now. Best phone I've ever had, who needs GMS? Bought several GMS enabled flagship phones to replace it, including Mi11 Ultra and the Mate is far, far superior. Emui 12 OS is just a dream to use and the camera is still the best when put in the right hands, the level of detail makes the replacement phones look mid-level at beat. Battery still lasts a day and a half, system updates every 1-2 months. Life without GMS isn't as difficult as you might think, like I said, over a year now and still going strong.

[@ravindra7377]

Huawei constantly working hard to bring the greatest techs of all times

[@nafeejamal870]

Owned this great phone for a month now. Don't seem missing GMS too much. Day in day out usage perfectly fine. Great camera for photos. Solid video too. Overall, don't seem am using an awkward phone with a different ecosystem. Apk pure apps also help to manage most apps. 1 word, superb....

[@eddiebedwan5660]

I'll definitely keep updating from Mate Pro to Mate Pro! For me, their camera tech just can't be beat! Fit and finish makes the devices feel more premium than most. I have no issues with apps since I've been switching from Huawei to Huawei for years, I have everything I need. Probably the best reason is that I can grab my Mate 7, 8 Pro, 9 Pro or 10 Pro and it'll work just as great as it did the day I bought it. I travel quite a bit for work so another huge bonus is that Huawei bakes in every radio band I've ever needed, or will need. They think of everything so I don't have to!

[@husnainzaheer4241]

Did you buy the mate 50 pro

[@ccoobbyy]

2:25 I think you mean 212g? I'd be concerned if a phone was over a Kilo😂😂

[@Thetechchap]

😂 yeah!

[@med7at10]

My mind stopped for a minute there 😅

[@deepshlt2754]

Hahaha

[@izzudeenayub]

Emm initially.. i was thinking my english was that bad.. Luckily i know my english is just oK lol

[@abdulmoizjaeger5362]

Lol. I thought the same, 1200g is 1.2kg. For a moment i thought my calculation was wrong but being a Masters level science student, i gained back consciousness and thought he might have been mistaken for 1200g definitely means 1.2kg

[@chopchopsuey1263]

I'm gonna wait until Harmony OS comes out before I buy one , It'll be great if they made a smaller size like iPhone but same hardware spec 😁

[@sakthithenna9082]

I'm just waiting for this man to reach 1 million subs. Hope to see that soon

[@sydneydorono9177]

I just love the design, unique and stand out

[@possiblyunmatched1323]

I really hope huawei keep innovating and improving their ecosystem. Would be amazing to finally see someone take down or atleast fully compete with google like how Netflix did to Blockbuster.

[@Thetechchap]

Yeah absolutely! Can't wait to see what they do in 2021

[@sidneyani2584]

Thing is, the US government play dirty.. It's not a coincidence that tech is monopolized by U.S companies(and China lately) .. No other country is allowed to compete.. Even if some other company from another country has some sort of innovation, they'll be force to either sell it a US company or operate on guidelines set by the US.. The perception is that Americans are smart and that's why they dominate.. Is a huge deception, they dominate because their government eliminate competition for them ... If the playing field wasn't rigged, US companies can't survive competition.. Simple...

[@rahuljayachandran4128]

i can easily tell by the videos that i have seen of you that you are one of the nicest youtubers/person on planet earth to be honest.and on top of that you are easily one of the best in what you do.thank you so much for sharing your intellect:D,btw i am in love with the mate 40 pro.such a great phone......

[@Thetechchap]

Aw thanks man

[@kezhang8801]

Very important thing is Tom is very handsome

[@juansane8185]

Huawei has announced that Harmonyos will have a new interface

[@tinahocean8120]

No matter no Google Huawei is always on point for market technology,now am still using my mate 30 pro 5G,Huawei the best mobile to own,thnx bro

[@janbryleestarija9058]

I have it. And it is awesome. No GMS no problem. 👌

[@mimosakhoo]

Using Huawei Mate 20 pro here and it still works like new one after 2 years. Battery life and charging is so much better than iPhone.

[@AlmightyJon]

Same here, still using the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, though... my battery has quite degraded, but other than that, performance is still snappy. This phone is a beast 🔥

[@alwarithalkhusaibi7902]

I really like Huawei phones specially mate 40 pro Their products are luxurious

[@ndumisofuze_rsa8828]

I love The curve Display 💖

[@phyoluck4098]

Very Good job Huawei tech innovations giant respects ❤🙏

[@vpw65]

I am happy to live with this phone and most of the apps that I used previously works so no issues.

[@marcusfenix55]

i love huawei. i can't wait for harmony OS

[@MaxSMoke777]

Taiwan, Free Tibet, Winnie the Pooh.

[@spiketwo666]

@@MaxSMoke777 fuck taiwan, tibet and fuck u

[@LEGENDPLAYERGOSWAMIGAMING]

How are you brother Your video best in the world I am so happy

[@mrdevs2198]

I'm using mate 30 pro for year. And still great

[@tofftu]

The best phone overall for me today

[@rawat2608]

It mite give u covid 😛

[@user-pq1lb2ex9f]

@@rawat2608 At the current circumstances, no

[@okantsa]

I have this beast I'm really happy without google services, waiting Harmony os 👋

[@endertheturk7794]

Then you dont really use this phone at all?

[@okantsa]

@@endertheturk7794 give me your whatsapp or snap chat i will prove what you don't believe 👍

[@endertheturk7794]

@@okantsa that was rhetorical question lol. All my data is saved in google network. Without it there is no me. So counting that, you only use huawei store i assume and nothing much

[@okantsa]

@@endertheturk7794 i don't use any of Google services such as drive, maps, lens Gmail. .. etc i use alternative safe apps Instead of it، all android phones I've bought, immediately after unboxing it i disable all services and apps, i only use KZbin, and now i use Vanced which is much better 👋

[@smartjunayd]

@@endertheturk7794 they have added stuff like petal search from which you can get almost all the major apps like twitter , youtube using youtube vanced , whatsapp,. Instagram , facebook , snapchat.. and you can get google services to work if you find work around / take some time to get them on.. it's android after all.

[@HampterCEOalt]

8:08 sounded like "hey pom" lol

[@breakingthewall2112]

I have a small ecosystem of Matebook x pro Gt2 freebuds studio and P30 pro. Love how well they work together. Would love to have the Mate 40 pro but my p30 pro is still a beast and really no need to change at the moment. maybe when the price drops or might even go for the Porche design as I'm living in China and the price isn't so wild. Great review. Love me some Huawei hope the rules change for them.

[@hamadalmutairi97]

Got the Huawei Mate 40 Pro since December last year, I love it.

[@sabr3T]

Can't wait to get mine soon in November! Hopefully there's at least a discount, as I really want this phone.

[@Mr.PM1993]

One Thing I have found fascinating is that the photo mode capture in low light inside perfect photos, pitch black, indoor just a king! For outdoor pitch black pleasing to use night mode! And on top of all I have p40 pro! And I LOVE IT, gmaps, chrome, youtube (vanced), works perfectly fine, just sometimes lagging for exporting the link, only google photos I was unabled to install, which I added as Webpage ( actually petal search did it) the screen is fantastic however I found 90hz really draining the battery a lot, I get around 7 hours screen with full changed battery (using the phone intensive) and around 9 hrs with 60hz

[@soominfoo7127]

Bought this phone on Friday (25th June 2021), the global variant version NOH-N29, you just need to install the apps you required, the operating system with HMS will work perfectly alright. Those apps you can't find in Petal Search or AppGallery, use your GMS android phone to install, then use Cx File Explorer app to back up the app, copy it or send wireless to Mate 40 Pro, install it ( a bit of workaround, no worries about it ) Apps that required GMS certification, you not able to use it on Mate 40 Pro. The phone is very fast, display very bright, operating system is afterall Android, not difficult to use.......go get this phone :-) Learn to use the phone with no GMS, you will get used to it

[@Corrido789]

Had the Mate 20 pro for over 2 years and it has been one of, if not the best phone I've ever used. Preferred it to my Samsung galaxy better consistent performance, battery etc. Sad that the extra faff of not having google services puts a big dent in wanting another one. I could get by with out them but its just the idea of missing some core apps like mobile banking.

[@sadiqah_cassie]

Same boat, I have never been this attached to a phone. Mate 20 pro is an awesome!!! I was holding off on upgrading hoping the GMS issue was going to be resolved

[@LaciDoszka]

Many bank mobile Version already works with HMS

[@franklu2990]

I've had one for two months, I just don't get why everyone's saying gms is not available on this device. There are tons of videos on how to sideload gms, I did it as soon as I got the phone and it worked perfectly since.

[@dragonzbay]

KZbin can be bookmarked onto home screen with browsers that have that option (not Google search). With other secure browsers youtube ads can be turned off.

[@CandleGuyFX]

That's a big ask from Huawei, for us to go through the trouble of side loading and all the other stuff to get an okay Google experience; they must be offering some significant price adjustments / incentives.

[@kevinyang5303]

My biggest gripe is how Huawei has taken away OIS on the vanilla Mate and the Pro, and only included it on the Mate 40 Pro+ and RS.

[@azizaladwani000]

I love huawei amazing battrey and camera 👌

[@mmorales508]

Still the best looking phone ever made! Wish Google would duplicate this frosted finish on the Pixel 7 but I REALLY doubt it 😅

[@madmike6942]

i have 3 porsche design phones, and mate 40pro plus... absolute beasts....

[@muhammodhasan1475]

Mate 20 pro & Mate 30 pro user...both r great!

[@rolins3279]

This Mate 40 Pro is the first smartphone of the brand since the Mate 10 that I find really not beautiful. And they should have positioned the pill in the center as a notch people would have compared it to that of the iphone and found it super small, but positioned at the left corner it is compared to other Android smartphones and looks super huge

[@Mustafa-mt3rt]

I was just searching your new video about Mate 40 pro

[@Thetechchap]

Was it helpful?? 🌝

[@Mustafa-mt3rt]

I love your content & the way you explain

[@kleidymichelle1691]

Good review. Do you recommend the huawei phone without Google play? I really like huawei phone but I'm a little bit concerned about Google play

[@firstangel3303]

the best phone..very smart..ever create..

[@Sully602]

I have the freebuds 3, do you think it is worth upgrading to the new Pro buds?

[@SamSam-hk7jh]

This phone also support L/R trigger yaah really good in game

[@abcdelicious4420]

Anyone using this phone right now??? I had the Mate 20X and really LOVED that phone. Now what I would have really loved is a Mate 40X but that never happened. Right now I jumped to a Xiaomi Mi 11 and am overall happy with that phone but just wondering how the Mate 40 Pro's overall experience is. How is the 90hz screen, is the panel pretty bright, and how is the camera experience??? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

[@danish__official5374]

One of the best and expensive Huawei mobile in 2020!

[@_NyWrEj_]

I want to ask How’s the haptic feedback of this phone Is it still crappy or its ok now? I have before the p40 pro and the vibration is 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

[@kildal67]

Really good looking pictures👍🏻

[@TECHNIKMM]

How is the resolution only “ok” or full hd +? It’s 456? Even iPhone 13 pro doesn’t have more till this day. That resolution is absolute standard for almost every single flag ship phone even in 2021

[@ang_garut9684]

Komen pake matr 40 pro..sambil dengerin pake freebuds 3..mantaaap... 1.kamera 2.gspace buat app google 3.versi desktopnya kalo pake tvout hdmi ke type c, mantap.. 4.kenceeeeeeeeeeng 5.ngecharge 0-100% cuma 47 menit Layar enakeun pisan...

[@darkone7574]

Hey Bro love the channel and have a good question for ya has the price on the Orion X2 finally dropped yet lol

[@kelechijasononyekawa1933]

Hi dude, thrilling content as always. Question for u : Does the Huawei mate 40 Pro mystic silver colour come in a 512gb version??

[@eliassourlis6206]

one of the top smartphone - i take it 3moths ago and i am very happy for this - the only i want the harmonyOS but my device is glodal version....did you konw where in europe i can find china version?

[@janrauter7397]

red whit a mix whit a little pink like some roses

[@zukxxxx0]

Who needs Google, waiting for the Harmony OS

[@gameover4532]

I do

[@evil_xsimon3639]

I am also waiting for the harmony os

[@dit_8424]

That's just ignorant

[@anishkirani4663]

I am waiting to but huawei should get Google Play services

[@evil_xsimon3639]

@@anishkirani4663 don't worry, in app gallery there is an app called gspace to install all of the Google apps

[@NRecob]

Would love to see a review of this phone vs. the Samsung S21 Ultra....

[@Ahmed-ij7to]

I’m not sure if I’m gonna buy this phone, but god Britain is a beautiful place

[@josiah_tsang]

Hi Tom! The Harmony OS for Mate 40 series are available, would you make a video about it?

[@ranasinghereubenelvisseyad5096]

What do you think on the P40 Pro plus compared to Mate 40 pro which is better???.

[@johnmyviews3761]

It looks far more refined than android and more versatile than Apple, definitely extreme quality

[@ronniejaye1]

We have this phone at all carriers in Canada. It's actually one of the cheapest flagship phones they have.

[@danieldasilva3068]

I like that you used CODM to test the game performance.

[@miltonadzic6698]

thats a realy good make of art

[@oraclemorah6138]

The wallpaper is beautiful ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@Thetechchap]

#mandoforlife hah

[@omar27haboo26]

Man I like this phone amazing

[@ajithjayan7702]

sir. do you have any. display iussues. during. direct. sunlight? Btw. does the. curved. screen disturbs. your. browsing and. chatting? loved. your. review bro❤️😁

[@nuwanekanayake6369]

favorite device ever😍😍😍😍

[@dangerman7408]

Not bothered about the Google app problem, using Clone will non Google apps work eg banking apps work?

[@jackangelo8282]

Such a good video

[@CoffeeXmusic]

Love your review videos thanks mate!

[@kildal67]

It's such a charming place in the video🙂

[@Thetechchap]

Thanks John!

[@y43s]

It's an really strong phone and the Mate 40 Pro Plus has more camera features. OIS on the Primary Camera, the Mate 40 Pro according to Huawei not. 14 mm focal length instead of 18 mm in the ultra wide camera, an 3 times optical, 10 times optical, 20 times hybrid and 100 times digital zoom and an TOF-sensor. That's a real camera monster. But the non-plus pro model is still also a camera monster. Best smartphone camera's in the world!

[@tumanforlife5977]

Hey, when you compare with mate 40 pro+?

[@philalicious27]

Power button looks something like metallic red to me.

[@vaughnouano]

I will never switch to another brand I'll stay in Huawei's ecosystem I've had may huawei phone for a year now and google services isn't my problem.

[@vaughnouano]

my*

[@julanarpeters6279]

Can you please tell us where we could buy it inside USA ?

[@montygill2835]

Merry Christmas Tom & Sarah 👍🎄☃️🎁😃

[@Thetechchap]

Cheers monty!

[@whatcanieat3327]

I need to know more about petrol search and the maps how accurate they are can you do the video please. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@flamingfox2366]

Mate 20 Pro still works flawlessly today. I can imagine how perfect this phone would have been if it had GMS. But the pill shaped selfie camera is kind of a letdown in terms of screen real estate.

[@Mr.PM1993]

Not really actually u get used to it and appreciate it that it has ir sensor! In the night when u just want to check something and don't like to see a flash of white light coming through the screen to read your finger print, besides it is darn fast, I mean damn fast sensor! And also track my eyes if I don't look at the phone ( my eyes is somewhere else), it dim the screen or mayne turn it off! But if I look at it or return to phone it turn it on again

[@ericliume]

Comparing to the notch on mate 20 pro. The punch hole takes less real estate.

[@nielsjunker1487]

Great video I would love to replace my p30 pro for this beautiful phone, I hope they will sell it in denmark soon 🇩🇰 keep safe 💪😷

[@pmich]

I don't mind sideloading apps... question is does google pay still work? Or Google maps?

[@LaciDoszka]

Google Pay doesn't work. Google Maps does but You have To download the APK from 3rd party sites.

[@ChinesePhoneme]

Not very into Mate40 Pro, but really like the Pro+. It has the absolutely best hardware, especially with the purchase of the M Pen, making the Mate40Pro+ the better Note20Ultra (better telephoto, better screen resolution & refresh rate combination).

[@Thetechchap]

The Pro+ only adds the longer telephoto though - would you use that a lot?

[@ChinesePhoneme]

@@Thetechchap The Pro+ has better display, while the Pro looks greenish. Mate40 Pro also lacks a 2X or 3X telephoto lens, which I use a lot. 5X is more for extreme scenarios. The Pro+ has a 3X and 10X for even more extreme footage😊 This is just my use case, I know most people will choose the Pro. Anyway the Pro+ is virtually impossible to purchase.

[@firefalcon5441]

It is sad that huawei didn't release it globally , I don't even understand why they said global launch for whole series

[@ChinesePhoneme]

@@firefalcon5441 Technically it is still not really launched in Mainland China, since Pro and Pro+ is basically impossible to get.

[@firefalcon5441]

@@ChinesePhoneme it is avaible but rare due to high demand , they were released 2 months ago i think

[@josephabellera7597]

I love your cat! 😀😀😀

[@THEE.apples]

I wish someone who review the mate 40 and see how the cameras compare to the mate 40 pro

[@TaiwoYemz]

Is it worth upgrading from mate 20

[@Krsna_1024]

Waiting for this.... thanks man 🔥❤️

[@OmarEl-Aasar]

I really like this cat

[@shan0063]

Great video

[@ichigorevolution]

I like your British accent!

[@deadlyslayer3251]

Huwae is awesome 👍

[@kenbael273]

imma get mine by January 😅..

[@izzulhaziq2920]

Just wanna ask for Huawei user... Is that any problem living without GMS?