Back in October 2022, Huawei launched the Mate 40 series of flagship devices consisting of the Mate 40, the Mate 40 Pro, and the Mate 40 Pro Plus. The company has yet to launch a successor of this device, and going by recent reports, it is likely to happen soon.
According to tipster @厂长是关同学, the Huawei Mate 50 series will debut in the month of September. The tipster Further adds that the series will consist of three devices – the Mate 50, the Mate 50 Pro, and the Mate 50 RS.
The devices will likely come powered by the company’s in-home Kirin 9000S chipset, which will likely be a tweaked version of the Kirin 9000 chip, and will come with 4G-only connectivity.
Relatedly, reliable Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station has shared renders of the back panel of the upcoming Mate 50 and Mate 50 Pro. From the image, we can see that the device will come with a curved back panel and curved edges. The circular camera module appears to house three camera lenses and two flash modules along with a sensor.
Moving on to the front of the device, leaked images of the tempered glass of the Mate 50 series reveals that the vanilla variant will have a punch-hole cutout in the center, while the Mate 50 Pro and likely Mate 50 RS will come with an iPhone like cutout, which indicates that it will likely come with face ID unlock feature.
The smartphone will make its debut in China in September and is also expected to launch globally. Although it is not confirmed if the global variant of the device will also use the Kirin 9000 SoC or opt for Snapdragon 888 4G.
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