Is the Huawei P40 good for gaming?

Name: Huawei P40
Brand: Huawei
SKU: Huawei P40

Gaming score

Good for casual gaming

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Specifications

Summary

The Huawei P40 was announced in 2020 by Huawei and scores 58/100 on Mobileverso for mobile gaming — good for casual gaming. Runs Free Fire on high. The display is 6.1", OLED, 422 ppi and 589 nits. It packs Kirin 990 5G processor (7 nm process), Mali-G76 MP16 GPU and RAM options of 6, 8 GB and storage of 128 GB and 256 GB. Battery life comes from a 3,800 mAh battery and 22.5W charging. The main camera is 50 MP, handy for streamers who post gameplay with a selfie. Connectivity: 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, USB Type-C 3.1, OTG. It has a gyroscope — good for motion aiming in shooters and steering in racing games. The phone weighs 175 g and measures 148.9 x 71.1 x 8.5 mm. It ships with Android 10, EMUI 12, no Google Play Services. For Free Fire, the Huawei P40 runs on high — runs on high graphics with room to spare (486,583 AnTuTu points). In other popular games: Genshin Impact runs on low; Call of Duty Mobile runs on medium; PUBG Mobile runs on medium. Handles Free Fire, Brawl Stars and CoD Mobile on medium, but struggles with heavy titles.

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Compatibility by game

Individual analysis of the main mobile games — the level shows which settings the device can run.

Free Fire

Runs on high

Free Fire runs on high graphics with room to spare (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 2 GB minimum for Free Fire.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 300,000 (threshold for high).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 500,000 required to move up to competitive.
The 60Hz screen falls below the 90Hz required for competitive.

Subway Surfers

Runs competitive

Subway Surfers runs in a competitive setup (486,583 AnTuTu points, 60Hz screen) — suitable for esports.

8 GB of RAM — well above the 0.768 GB minimum for Subway Surfers.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 300,000 (threshold for competitive).

Brawl Stars

Runs on high

Brawl Stars runs on high graphics with room to spare (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 2 GB minimum for Brawl Stars.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 250,000 (threshold for high).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 500,000 required to move up to competitive.

Roblox

Runs on high

Roblox runs on high graphics with room to spare (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 1 GB minimum for Roblox.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 450,000 (threshold for high).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 850,000 required to move up to competitive.

EA Sports FC Mobile

Runs on high

EA Sports FC Mobile runs on high graphics with room to spare (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 1 GB minimum for EA Sports FC Mobile.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 450,000 (threshold for high).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 900,000 required to move up to competitive.

Call of Duty Mobile

Runs on medium

Call of Duty Mobile runs on stable medium graphics (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 2 GB minimum for Call of Duty Mobile.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 250,000 (threshold for medium).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 550,000 required to move up to high.

PUBG Mobile

Runs on medium

PUBG Mobile runs on stable medium graphics (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 2 GB minimum for PUBG Mobile.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 230,000 (threshold for medium).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 500,000 required to move up to high.

Genshin Impact

Runs on low

Genshin Impact runs on low graphics (486,583 AnTuTu points) — the game opens, but expect FPS drops in crowded scenes.

8 GB of RAM — well above the 4 GB minimum for Genshin Impact.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 180,000 (threshold for low).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 500,000 required to move up to medium.

Fortnite

Runs on medium

Fortnite runs on stable medium graphics (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 4 GB minimum for Fortnite.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 480,000 (threshold for medium).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 900,000 required to move up to high.

Minecraft

Runs on high

Minecraft runs on high graphics with room to spare (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 2 GB minimum for Minecraft.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 400,000 (threshold for high).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 700,000 required to move up to competitive.

Pokémon GO

Runs on high

Pokémon GO runs on high graphics with room to spare (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 2 GB minimum for Pokémon GO.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 470,000 (threshold for high).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 830,000 required to move up to competitive.

Honkai: Star Rail

Runs on medium

Honkai: Star Rail runs on stable medium graphics (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 4 GB minimum for Honkai: Star Rail.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 480,000 (threshold for medium).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 800,000 required to move up to high.

Honor of Kings

Runs on high

Honor of Kings runs on high graphics with room to spare (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 1 GB minimum for Honor of Kings.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 320,000 (threshold for high).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 720,000 required to move up to competitive.
The 60Hz screen falls below the 120Hz required for competitive.

Habbo

Runs competitive

Habbo runs in a competitive setup (486,583 AnTuTu points, 60Hz screen) — suitable for esports.

8 GB of RAM — well above the 1 GB minimum for Habbo.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 300,000 (threshold for competitive).

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Runs on high

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang runs on high graphics with room to spare (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 2 GB minimum for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 350,000 (threshold for high).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 800,000 required to move up to competitive.
The 60Hz screen falls below the 90Hz required for competitive.

League of Legends: Wild Rift

Runs on medium

League of Legends: Wild Rift runs on stable medium graphics (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 3 GB minimum for League of Legends: Wild Rift.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 250,000 (threshold for medium).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 720,000 required to move up to high.

Love and Deepspace

Runs on low

Love and Deepspace runs on low graphics (486,583 AnTuTu points) — the game opens, but expect FPS drops in crowded scenes.

8 GB of RAM — meets the 6 GB minimum for Love and Deepspace.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 380,000 (threshold for low).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 700,000 required to move up to medium.

Standoff 2

Runs on high

Standoff 2 runs on high graphics with room to spare (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 2 GB minimum for Standoff 2.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 450,000 (threshold for high).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 900,000 required to move up to competitive.
The 60Hz screen falls below the 120Hz required for competitive.

ARK: Ultimate Mobile

Runs on low

ARK: Ultimate Mobile runs on low graphics (486,583 AnTuTu points) — the game opens, but expect FPS drops in crowded scenes.

8 GB of RAM — well above the 4 GB minimum for ARK: Ultimate Mobile.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 440,000 (threshold for low).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 900,000 required to move up to medium.

Among Us

Runs competitive

Among Us runs in a competitive setup (486,583 AnTuTu points, 60Hz screen) — suitable for esports.

8 GB of RAM — well above the 2.1 GB minimum for Among Us.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 400,000 (threshold for competitive).

Stardew Valley

Runs competitive

Stardew Valley runs in a competitive setup (486,583 AnTuTu points, 60Hz screen) — suitable for esports.

8 GB of RAM — well above the 2 GB minimum for Stardew Valley.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 350,000 (threshold for competitive).

Wuthering Waves

Runs on low

Wuthering Waves runs on low graphics (486,583 AnTuTu points) — the game opens, but expect FPS drops in crowded scenes.

8 GB of RAM — well above the 4 GB minimum for Wuthering Waves.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 200,000 (threshold for low).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 500,000 required to move up to medium.

Zenless Zone Zero

Won't run

With the Kirin 990 5G chipset and 8 GB of RAM, Zenless Zone Zero falls below the recommended minimum.

8 GB of RAM — meets the 8 GB minimum for Zenless Zone Zero.
Chipset in the mid category falls below the "high" required even to run Zenless Zone Zero on low.

eFootball

Runs on medium

eFootball runs on stable medium graphics (486,583 AnTuTu points).

8 GB of RAM — well above the 4 GB minimum for eFootball.
AnTuTu 486,583 ≥ 300,000 (threshold for medium).
AnTuTu 486,583 falls below the 600,000 required to move up to high.

Game	Verdict	Weight	Calculation
Free Fire	80	× 1.5	= 120.0
Subway Surfers	100	× 0.5	= 50.0
Brawl Stars	80	× 0.8	= 64.0
Roblox	80	× 1.2	= 96.0
EA Sports FC Mobile	80	× 1.0	= 80.0
Call of Duty Mobile	55	× 1.6	= 88.0
PUBG Mobile	55	× 1.6	= 88.0
Genshin Impact	25	× 1.8	= 45.0

Total		24.1	1388.5
Final score (1388.5 ÷ 24.1)			58/100

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Compatibility by game

Free Fire

Subway Surfers

Brawl Stars

Roblox

EA Sports FC Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

PUBG Mobile

Genshin Impact

Fortnite

Minecraft

Pokémon GO

Honkai: Star Rail

Honor of Kings

Habbo

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

League of Legends: Wild Rift

Love and Deepspace

Standoff 2

ARK: Ultimate Mobile

Among Us

Stardew Valley

Wuthering Waves

Zenless Zone Zero

eFootball