Huawei may announce the Mate 40 series flagships either in September or October. It will be fueled by the Kirin 9000 flagship chipset that will go official on Sep. 3. At the beginning of this month, the CAD renders of the Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro smartphones appeared to reveal their front and rear design. Popular tipster with Digital Chat Station Weibo account shared the TPU case images of the Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro.
The case images of the Mate 40 Pro shows the presence of large-sized circular cutout for the rear cameras. There is no separate cutout for the LED flash. Hence, it appears that the LED flash could be placed at the center of the round-shaped camera module that will feature four cameras.
The upper and lower edges of the case suggest that the Mate 40 Pro could be flaunting stereo speakers. Since the device won’t feature a 3.5mm audio jack, the case does not have a cutout for it.
Coming to the images of the TPU case for Mate 40, a circular cutout can be seen at its top edge. It could be for the 3.5mm audio jack. It seems that the device may not feature stereo speakers. The Mate 40 case also features a large round-shaped camera cutout. It is rumored to house three cameras and an LED flash.
Recent reports have revealed that the Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro are expected to come with OLED panels with dual punch-hole design. Both phones may arrive with support for the 90Hz refresh rate. The Mate 40 may house a 6.5-inch FHD+ display, whereas the Mate 40 Pro could be equipped with a 6.78-inch QHD+ display.
A recent report revealed that OCE-AN00, NOH-AN00, and NOP-AN00 models that belong to Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro, and Mate 40 RS Porsche Design or Mate 40 Pro+ have appeared in TENAA’s database. However, the listings are yet to populated with specs and images.
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