After a delay of a few weeks than previous years, Huawei has finally announced the launch date for its next Mate series smartphones dubbed as HUAWEI Mate40 series. These handsets will be officially unveiled on October 22 at 14:00 CEST. The livestream for the event should be available on Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter.
The HUAWEI Mate series has been rumored for months just like the iPhone 12 series. Also, similar to Apple, the Chinese telecom giant is expected to launch four models and they are as listed below.
- HUAWEI Mate40
- HUAWEI Mate40 Pro
- HUAWEI Mate40 Pro+
- PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate40 RS
These phones are reported to be powered by 5nm HiSilicon Kirin chipset and hence, the slogan for the HUAWEI Mate40 series is “Leap Further Ahead”.
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According to numerous rumors and leaks, these devices are expected to sport a similar display design as the HUAWEI P40 Pro series from earlier this year. That means these smartphones will come equipped with curved OLED display possessing a pill-shaped cutout for selfie camera as well as TOF 3D sensor for face unlock.
Further, as per 3C and an EMUI 11 promotional video, the Mate40 series (at least the Pro models) will support 66W HUAWEI SuperCharge fast charging technology. Also, interestingly, the standard HUAWEI Mate40 may ship with EMUI 10.1 instead of the latest version.
Last but not least, the high-end models may also come with a liquid lens camera module for faster autofocus and better stabilization.
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