The HUAWEI Mate 40 was launched almost two years ago, back in October 2020, but that hasn’t stopped HUAWEI from refreshing it with nothing but a new chipset (and a new primary camera sensor). A new variant of the device has now been listed on the Chinese “Tianyi Product Library” with the MediaTek Dimensity 1000+, replacing the Kirin 9000E 5G of its previous iteration.

The Dimensity 1000+ isn’t exactly an upgrade but seems to be put under the hood as a necessity, since HUAWEI is apparently running out of its Kirin stock quickly, if it hasn’t already. The chip scores around 3,000 and 800 in Geekbench 5 multi-core and single-core tests respectively, as opposed to the Kirin 9000’s 3,600 and 950 scores for the same (approx.).

Aside from the change of the processor, the HUAWEI Mate 40 Dimensity version comes with a higher resolution primary rear camera sensor. The original model had a 50MP unit, which has been increased to 64MP.

It’s worth mentioning here that the phone will actually be sold as the TD Tech M40 in China. TD Tech is a licensee of Huawei hardware products and will launch not only smartphones, but also smartwatches, fitness trackers, tablets, and smart TVs. The move looks to be the result of Huawei licensing its products to other brands in order to circumvent the US ban. As a result, the back panel of the phone will ditch the “HUAWEI” branding in favor of “TD Tech.”

The price of the TD Tech M40 starts at 4,599 Yuan for the 8+128GB variant while the 8+256GB will set you back by 5,099 Yuan — very similar to the pricing of the HUAWEI Mate 40E, overall (via WHYLAB).

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