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What? Huawei P40 Pro, which has been discontinued before, is on sale again? The 8GB+128GB configuration is also sold for 5988 yuan?
On April 7, the Huawei P40 Pro 5G mobile phone was re-listed on the Huawei Mall. There is only one version of 8GB+128GB. It provides five colors: Bright Black, Frost Silver, Zero White, Deep Sea Blue, and Morning Gold. The price is 5988 yuan. This news As soon as it came out, netizens quarreled instantly.
After all, looking at the industry, in the context of the decline in overall market shipments, it is too late to release new products. Few manufacturers will re-launch an old model in 2020, and the price of 5988 yuan is exactly the same as the initial price of that year. To most people, it’s really outrageous, and it’s outrageous.
But after some complaints, it is not difficult to understand Huawei’s move after calming down. After being sanctioned, Huawei mobile phones basically bought one less, especially 5G mobile phones, which are basically unavailable now. For some uninformed consumers, they may think that this is Huawei’s marketing routine, but the fact is that they are helpless, and it is a good thing to have 5G mobile phones to sell, and there is no room for being picky.
Most people may not have discovered that on April 8, 2020, Huawei officially released the P40 series products, and it has been two full years, which is very interesting.
Is it that expensive for anyone to buy it?
Then the price of 5988 yuan, 8GB+128GB, Kirin 990 5G configuration will no one buy it? The answer is yes.
We can find from the Huawei Mall that there are already 4 user reviews in just one day. According to this momentum, the number of reviews will be added during the day today. This may surprise many netizens, and some people do buy them.
At present, the user evaluation of Huawei P40 Pro has reached 50,000+, which is more than all models of the P50 series combined. On the one hand, it has been sold for a long enough time. On the other hand, it is because it is classic enough. The four-curve overflowing screen has made many people’s eyes shine, and it has the blessing of Kirin 990 5G. It has everything, and it is not out of date now.
We may think that the official price of 5,988 yuan is expensive, but you will find that on some third-party e-commerce platforms, the price of the P40 Pro with the same configuration can reach 6,488 yuan. Looking at many stores, the price is basically All are at 6000+. Such pricing is not because the merchant does not want to sell it, but a real reaction of the market. For some special products, sometimes increasing the price may be the fastest way to obtain it.
Take Huawei’s folding screens in the past few years. Although the official starting price is around 15,000, due to shortages and high popularity, the market price often rises in a straight line, and it was even tens of thousands of yuan at that time. To make a metaphor that may not be appropriate, it is even possible to buy a house in Hegang, which can be said to be the value of technology and the influence of the market. Now coming to the P40 Pro, the truth is the same. In a special context, this product, which is regarded as outdated by most people, is actually quite popular in some markets.
Here, it should be noted that Huawei has customized purchase restrictions for the newly launched P40 Pro, which is not something you can buy arbitrarily. The same customer can only purchase 1 unit. If there are different accounts but have the same delivery address, the same contact number or payment account number, the same recipient, and the same IP address for placing an order, it will be regarded as the same customer and only 1 unit will be sent.
The significance of the purchase restriction of the P40 Pro is to maintain the market stability after the re-emergence of the market, prevent a large number of stockpiles from stockpiling, and at the same time, to a certain extent, it can also maintain Huawei’s mobile phone market and make up for the embarrassment of the current lack of 5G models.
To be honest, is the Huawei P40 Pro expensive? It is rare to maintain the original price after two years. Moreover, right now, we can’t estimate how many P40 Pros are in stock after re-launching, and how long they can be in stock. This is unknown, but since Huawei has decided to put it back on the shelves, it has its own plans. For us ordinary consumers, there is one more choice to buy a Huawei mobile phone, and there is no need to worry about whether it is a 5G problem. After all, the right to choose is in the hands of consumers.
From the perspective of hardware and experience, is it worth buying?
As an old user of Huawei P40 Pro, in fact, there is still a practical experience. Let’s start with this screen. The Siqu overflow screen has a high degree of recognition and a very good feel. It is very smooth to hold, and the overall display effect is not bad. Even two years later, there are still very few manufacturers of quad-curved screens, and the Huawei P40 Pro has a unique competitive advantage.
The second is the 90Hz screen refresh rate, which is not outdated now, and even compared with some 120Hz mobile phones, the difference is not big. If you really care, it may be the improved battery life brought by LTPO, which the P40 Pro should not have.
The other is the game ability. Since there is no machine at hand, it is not clear whether it supports the high frame rate mode of mainstream games such as “Honor of Kings” and “League of Legends Mobile Games”. The performance of Kirin 990 is enough to support the high frame running of the game.
Now that we talk about Kirin 990, let me also talk about my understanding of it. This is Huawei’s peak work at that time. Although the parameters are not as gorgeous as Snapdragon and MediaTek Dimensity now, the word “skinny” is used. It is more accurate to generalize.
On the one hand, the configuration of the flagship at that time could support the use of mainstream applications, even playing games, which may not be as top-notch as the current flagship processor, but it is actually sufficient for the public; 5G support was a leader at the time, but it is still not outdated now. With the good signal of Huawei’s ancestral heritage, you can have a solid experience in multiple scenarios without worrying about signal problems.
In fact, the image has always been the long board of the P series. The image of the Huawei P40 Pro is not out of date now, and it even has advantages in some aspects.
It is equipped with a 1/1.28-inch super-sensing sensor, and has a RYYB super-sensing filter array, supports full-pixel octa-core focusing, OIS optical image stabilization, etc. The telephoto supports 5x optical change, 50x digital zoom, and may be Huawei The only model that uses RYYB on the telephoto head, with the XD Fusion image engine, the photography experience is really classic. It is worth mentioning that with the help of the 40-megapixel Leica film camera, it also achieves 7680-frame ultra-high-speed photography. In the products after it, it basically cannot reach this number of frames, which is almost like no one before or after. exist.
Finally, at the system level, the current sales page is still written in EMUI10.1, we are not yet able to determine whether it is. Even if it is an EMUI system, Huawei will soon launch the Hongmeng system after starting it. Consumers do not need to worry about buying the P40 Pro but without Hongmeng, this does not exist. So for users who are optimistic about Hongmeng and 5G, the P40 Pro is actually a good choice.
What is Huawei doing?
As we said earlier, Huawei P40 Pro is now on the shelves again. Strategically, in order to maintain its own mobile phone market, Huawei must retain some users whether it is to pull new ones or maintain stock, so that Huawei can continue to be able to continue to be in the mobile phone market. Speak up, but also for a smoother return in the future. From a general perspective, we only need to take the re-launch of the P40 Pro as a measure for Huawei to retain mobile phone users, and there is no need to interpret it too much.
So what efforts has Huawei made to attract and retain users as much as possible?
The first is to launch new products and new color schemes, but due to the constraints, the rhythm and competitiveness have obviously slowed down. In 2021, Huawei only launched new products of the P50 series, and it is more than 4 months later than in previous years. The Mate series has not been released until the end of the year. There are rumors that Huawei has adjusted its product strategy and will first follow the one-year P series. One year Mate The rhythm of the series is updated to maintain its own new products. In terms of new color matching, for example, at the press conference last month, Huawei launched three new colors for the P50 series in one breath, directly pushing the color matching of the P50 series to as many as nine, which is really rare.
The second is the high degree of adaptation of the Hongmeng system. Since June last year, the devices equipped with the Hongmeng system have experienced rapid growth, including mobile phone products and various smart home appliances.
On mobile phones, Hongmeng has also made it possible to adapt as much as possible, and products from several years ago can be upgraded, which gives users a reassurance. On the one hand, this reassurance is that Huawei has demonstrated its corporate responsibility and can not forget old users. On the other hand, it is relying on Hongmont’s nature to rejuvenate some old models and give users the confidence to continue to use them. This is for Huawei The technical challenges gained valuable time.
The other is the memory upgrade plan. For a large number of users, the mobile phone will not be easily replaced except that the mobile phone is broken and the memory is not enough. Then Huawei launched a memory upgrade plan for the pain point of insufficient memory, covering a variety of models, which can solve the urgent needs of users. Of course, there are still some popular models that have not yet been added to the plan. For these users, they can only wait, such as the Mate40 series.
Of course, there are also certified second-hand phones. Currently, Huawei Mate30 series, P40 series, and P30 series all have related products available for purchase, and official guarantees are provided, which is also an additional choice for users who want to buy Huawei products.
Finally, it is Huawei’s service thanksgiving feedback, which starts at 99 yuan for battery replacement, 18% off for spare parts repair, 169 yuan for screen outer glass repair, and Huawei’s extended service treasure and other comprehensive service capabilities to escort old models. This is also to a certain extent. Can prolong the service life of the model.
write at the end
The 5988 yuan Huawei P40 Pro is destined to become a topic of discussion for some people. Although it may be followed by a series of offensive language, it has unexpected publicity effects. This part of the guiding conclusion will not be the key to other users’ choices, but may become a booster to bring the P40 Pro to the market again, so that more people know that Huawei has started to sell 5G mobile phones again, even if it is a A product from two years ago.
Judging from this rhythm, will Huawei bring another wave of Mate40 Pro of 6499 yuan in the second half of this year? Still have 5G, and Kirin 9000? At that time, the market must be another scene. Users who want to wait for Huawei’s new products should not be discouraged. With the continuous increase of Huawei’s research and development and the concentrated breakthrough of the domestic industrial chain, the technical bottlenecks faced by Huawei and other manufacturers will be broken one by one.
A little more time, it will be dark and bright.