Earlier this week, Huawei had launched the P30 and P30 Pro smartphones to replace the P20 and P20 Pro smartphones from last year. An official information that was shared during the company’s press briefing in Malaysia has confirmed that it has started working on the Mate 30 series.
A company official confirmed that the testing process of Huawei Mate 30 has already begun. He also revealed that Mate 30 series will be made official in September or October. The Mate 30 family will include members like Mate 30 Lite, Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro. These devices will be arriving to succeed the Mate 20 Lite, Mate 20 and Mate 20 Prov phones that were unveiled in October last year.
The Huawei P30 series have arrived as a major rival for the Galaxy S10 lineup by Samsung. The South Korean company has also introduced the 5G-ready smartphone called Galaxy S10 5G. The Chinese manufacturer has confirmed that it won’t be releasing a 5G version of P30 or P30 Pro. The reason behind it is that the company feels that the timing is not right to launch a 5G now since more countries are expected to support in the coming year.
Huawei CEO Richard Yu has recently stated that the company is considering releasing a 5G edition of the upcoming Mate series phone. While the Mate 30 Lite could be a mid-range phone with Kirin 710 or a similar processor under its hood, the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro are rumored to be powered by the forthcoming Kirin 985 chipset. The SoC is said to be manufactured through 7nm EUV process. The new chipset will not only deliver faster processing speeds, but it may take along Balong 5000 5G modem.
In January, a patent filing of the company that featured a smartphone design with massive cutout for the rear-mounted cameras. The patent images of the phone have given birth to rumors that the upcoming Mate 30 Pro may come with the same design. The huge cutout on the rear indicates that the device could be equipped with a penta-lens setup. An interesting thing about this advanced phone was that it includes a round-shaped cutout on its top edge. While some may feel that it the cutout could be for the 3.5mm audio jack, there is a possibility that it may belong to an IR blaster. Rumors are also claiming that the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro could be equipped with punch-hole displays.
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