Huawei made headlines by launching its Mate 60 Pro model as its first ever 5G smartphone after three years. This was possible thanks to its new 7nm Kirin 9000s 5G SoC that was manufactured by SMIC. Now, it appears there is another smartphone component that will be built in-house and it will likely be featured on the upcoming Huawei P70 flagship device.

Huawei P70 to feature proprietary camera sensors

Back in October, we had covered a report talking about how Huawei was working on its own CMOS image sensors. The reason for this shift is due to its stock of Sony sensors running out. After it was hit with the US sanctions, Sony halted shipments of its image sensors to the Chinese tech giant. So now, the company is looking to build its in-house camera systems that will be featured on its next generation of smartphones.

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Huawei P60 Pro

One of the first to include this proprietary imaging technology is likely the Huawei P70, as per rumors on Weibo (Via SamMobile). While the brand relied on Sony cameras until now, Huawei hasn’t renewed its contract with the Japanese giant for new sensors. With the P70 launch due, we can expect the upcoming flagship smartphone to feature in-house camera sensors. A previous report regarding the P70 also hinted at the device featuring an optical in-display fingerprint scanner.

Huawei’s P series smartphones are known for “Photography” and offer some of the best cameras on any smartphone. The camera specs and resolution are still unclear, but we can expect the primary sensor to be around 48-megapixel in resolution. The last gen P60 Pro model was announced with two 48-megapixel cameras (primary + periscope) and a 13-megapixel ultra wide angle lens. So we can expect a similar layout for the P70 as well. Keep in mind that this is still just speculation at the moment so take this report with a pinch of salt for now.

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