Best Huawei P40 and P40 Pro deals: Huawei’s latest flagship offering is available to preorder

27 Mar 2020

Matt Breen

Huawei's newest handsets are now available to preorder. Here's our pick of the best deals out there right now

It’s surely now, more than ever, that we should all be grateful for the wonders of smartphones. However alone and isolated we might feel, these tiny little boxes keep us in constant touch with our friends, family and other loved ones in difficult times. In any case, life might be extraordinary right now, but the world of smartphones ticks on – and Huawei’s latest flagship phone, the P40, is now available to preorder.

It’s actually the P40 Pro, the P40’s super-sized sibling, that Mobile Technology Editor Nathan Spendelow has been using for the past few days – his early verdict is a tempered, if hopeful one. There’s no doubt that Huawei’s US trade ban and the subsequent lack of Google support – and the number of apps it renders inaccessible – is a serious issue. But the P40 Pro remains an exquisitely designed handset whose central highlight is the astonishing quadruple Leica camera array. Whatever you think of its spat with the US government, Huawei remains one of the world’s leading smartphone manufacturers.

We’ve searched and scrolled through the various contracts being offered by all the major providers and networks, and we’ve compiled the very best of them below. We’ve also listed them by criteria – high data, low upfront cost, low monthly cost – so whichever matters most for you, you’ll find the corresponding top contract below.

Oh, and we’ve also listed a pretty hot giveaway being offered with each P40 handset – take a look below.

Best Huawei P40 preorder deals

Best for low upfront cost: EE

There are P40 contracts out there with no upfront cost – but they come with pretty weak data plans that will deter most people who want a flagship device in their pockets. This package from EE gets you a substantial 75GB of monthly data, all for £41 per month and just under a tenner upfront.

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Best for low monthly cost: Vodafone

By contrast, if you want to front-load your expenditure, take a look at this offer from Vodafone. That £26 monthly cost is impressive for a flagship device – you’ll just have to stomach the £225 upfront cost and that so-so 22GB of data.

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Best for big data: Vodafone

Again, it’s Vodafone that offers the best package if unlimited data is important for you. That monthly rate of £42 is a commitment, but the upfront cost is competitive for a contract that will let you stream to your heart’s content without risk of maxing out your data allowance.

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Best Huawei P40 Pro preorder deals

Best for low upfront cost: EE

If you’re willing to shoulder a monthly bill of £64, then this contract from EE is a good shout if you’re keen to spend as little as possible upfront: you’ll only be part with £10, and that’s with an impressive 120GB of monthly data.

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Best for low monthly cost: Vodafone

Yep, you’ll have to cough up £399 upfront. But thereafter, this P40 Pro contract from Vodafone is pretty smooth sailing, with a monthly bill of just £26… albeit with a meagre 22GB of data.

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Best for big data: Vodafone

Vodafone, yet again, comes out top for data. This package offers it in limitless supply, and does a good job of spreading the cost between what you pay upfront and what you pay each month.

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