Huawei P40 Pro: Camera setup really captures the misery of an empty world foods aisle

Huawei, when translated from the original Chinese, means "terrible timing"*. Case in point: the Huawei P40 Pro packs one of the best smartphone cameras yet, but comes at a time when most people are (or should be) self-isolating. With no restaurant meals to Instagram, or hazy drunken shenanigans to capture, it almost feels …

[Anonymous Coward]

You have to laugh

"And if you're desperate, you can hunt through the darkest nether reaches of the internet to find APKs – although this comes with an obvious element of risk".

So no different to the Google playstore then?

Cheers… Ishy

[Neil Barnes]

I appreciate that these shots were probably just banged off

But didn't the AI notice that only one is anywhere near vertical/horizontal?

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: But didn't the AI notice that only one is anywhere near vertical/horizontal?

"AI" here stands for "Artificial Italian", and in this particular case the Italian happened to be from Pisa :-)

[Dan 55]

Er, this is why I read El Reg?

Mobile phone reviews and documenting the end times.

[DJV]

Re: Er, this is why I read El Reg?

Well, I only read it to check up on the tax/MOT status of cars they happen to photograph!

And, just so you know, that red Alfa Romeo is fully legal until 1 September 2020 and, with the MOT not needed until 29 January 2021, the owner shouldn't need to take advantage of the 6 month extension announced the other day!

[MiguelC]

"On a recent trip to my local Tesco, I was able to capture the despair of the empty pasta aisle with such precision, I almost felt like a Reuters journalist embedded in Caracas."

You could do it just like the guys in the Special Correspondents film :)

[Benchops]

Absent

> so too is Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger.

How much is it? And where can I get one?

[big_D]

Re: Absent

No Google and no Facebook? Sounds like a sweet deal.

I spent nearly half an hour de-Googling and de-Facebooking my new phone. Unfortunately I got an update yesterday and this morning it had somehow slipped McAfee onboard...

[Doctor Evil]

"ime is especially important when you're looking at a smartphone, not merely because they're expensive, but also because a simple software update can radically change the overall experience – by addressing features or introducing new bugs."

There, FTFY

[BebopWeBop]

Slack is absent, so too is Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger.

Colour me dissapointed......

[FozzyBear]

Um, so this smart phone

Can you make phone calls on it?? Send simple text messages?

This grumpy old bastard wants to know.