Honor became an independent company in November 2020. Huawei, the former parent brand of Honor, is yet to be freed from restrictions that have been imposed on it due to the US trade ban. Since Honor is free from the ban, it has been busy streamlining relationships with partners and suppliers. It was reported recently that Honor is working on bringing support for Google Mobile Services (GMS) on its devices. Fresh information shared by a Russian publication reveals that the Honor V40 could be the company’s first phone after the US ban to arrive with GMS support.
Honor was previously rumored to launch the Honor V40 smartphone in December. However, the launch date was pushed to January. It is speculated that the launch was delayed mainly because Honor wanted to add support for GMS on the V40.
The V40 with Google apps and services are expected to launch in European markets as the Honor View 40. The handset is expected to launch in Europe at some point in the second quarter of the year. The company is reportedly working on another phone with GMS support. It is unclear whether this device is a V40 series phone or some other handset. With Google apps and services available on Honor phones, forthcoming Honor phones are unlikely to feature Huawei’s AppGallery.
Honor View 40 specifications (Rumored)
The Honor View 40 is speculated to feature a curved edge 6.72-inch OLED panel that offers a Full HD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 300Hz touch sampling rate. The Dimensity 1000+ chipset will be powering the device.
It is speculated to arrive with a 32-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual selfie camera system. The rear camera setup of the phone may feature a 50-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel superwide lens, and a 2-emgaixel macro shooter. Its 4,000mAh could be coupled with 66W rapid charging and 50W wireless charging support.
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