A new ZTE smartphone with model number 9040N has passed through the 3C certification process, revealing the phone’s charging capabilities. A tipster on Weibo has claimed that the device could be the ZTE S40 series model, a successor of the S30 lineup.
The 3C certification process reveals that the device will come with support for 65W fast charging technology. However, apart from this charging speed, nothing much is known about this upcoming smartphone.
Given that the smartphone has now passed through the certification process, we expect the device to soon get launched in the Chinese market. If the phone is indeed a part of the S40 lineup, then we expect it to be the Pro model given the charging speed.
The ZTE S30 series smartphones were launched in March this year, which could mean that its successor could also be launched around the same time, within a few months. This time also we expect three different models — ZTE S40, S40 Pro, and S40 SE.
The top-end model in the lineup — ZTE S30 Pro features a 6.67-inch AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, and 800nits peak brightness. The device comes powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 786G chipset and packs a 4,200mAh battery with 55W fast charging.
On the other hand, the S30 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 720 SoC and 4,000mAh battery with 30W fast charging. Everything else remained the same as the Pro model. The S30 starts at 2,198 yuan (~$344) while the Pro model starts at 2,998 yuan (~$470). We are expecting similar or slightly higher pricing for its successors.
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