Honor’s V-series is supposed to get new models this month but a new report says that will not be the case. The launch of the new phones, which should arrive as the Honor V40 and Honor V40 Pro, has now been postponed to January 2021.
The info comes from the leaker Teme (@RODENT950) who is known for his Huawei and Honor-related leaks. In a tweet posted earlier today, he says that the Honor V40 series has been postponed to next month. He also mentions that the upcoming V40 phones and even the Honor 40 series, which is expected to launch in the first half of next year, are developed by Huawei.
As we know V40 series is postponed to next year (January 2021) V40/40 series phones are huawei developed products. #HonorV40 #Honor40
Can Honor 40 pro be first super zoom Honor phone 🤔 pic.twitter.com/9o671I2SIn— Teme (特米)😷 (@RODENT950) November 30, 2020
The Huawei subsidiary was sold to new owners a few weeks ago but development for phones such as the Honor V40 and the Honor 40 series would have been well underway before the change in ownership, so there is no surprise therein that they are developed by Huawei. However, now that they are no longer affiliated with Huawei, we may see some changes, most especially in the area of software, to show that the brand is no longer tied to its former owner.
The Honor V40 series should launch in countries outside China as the Honor View 40 series. If the launch had not been postponed, the View 40 series should launch in a few months in markets such as Europe but now that the launch has been delayed, the View 40 series should arrive a bit later.
Unlike the previous Honor V series smartphones which use the same flagship Kirin processor as the Huawei Mate flagship launched a few months before, it has been reported that the V40 series will not be powered by the Kirin 9000 processor. There is no news on the processor that will be found in the new phones but there are rumors it may come from MediaTek.
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