Huawei’s Pura 90 series is the company’s first official effort to build a dedicated ecosystem around first-party external teleconverters. Now, it looks like Huawei could bring a similar camera-focused approach to its upcoming Mate 90 series.
Words for it come from Weibo tipster Fixed Focus Digital, who revealed that Huawei is working on external teleconverter support for the Mate lineup.
For those unfamiliar, a teleconverter is a clip-on optical accessory that multiplies the focal length of the lens beneath it. Instead of relying on digital cropping or AI-powered image enhancement, it provides true optical zoom.
Interestingly, the tipster also claims Huawei has switched suppliers for these external teleconverters, meaning the upcoming accessories could look and function quite differently from earlier versions.
The Mate 90 series is also said to feature a fresh design compared to the Mate 80 lineup, partly to accommodate this expanded camera ecosystem.
The camera upgrades may not stop there. As we previously reported, early leaks suggest the Mate 90 Pro Max and Mate 90 RS could feature dual periscope telephoto cameras. One prototype is reportedly being tested with a 10x optical zoom lens.
The Mate 90 will also bring Huawei’s latest Kirin chip
On the silicon side, the 2026 Kirin processor expected to power the Mate 90 series is rumored to introduce Huawei’s new LogicFolding architecture. Rather than relying solely on shrinking transistor sizes, the design reportedly stacks key logic circuits vertically, allowing Huawei to increase transistor density by as much as 53.5%.
Performance is also said to be approaching Intel’s 18A process and early-generation TSMC 3nm technology. According to the leak, power efficiency on performance cores could improve by 41 percent, while peak clock speeds may increase by 12.7 percent.
Huawei has already hinted at a fall 2026 launch window for the Mate 90 series. The Mate 80 series launched in November, so it’s likely that the successor will launch around the same time.
For more daily updates, please visit our News Section.
Stay ahead in tech! Join our Telegram community and sign up for our daily newsletter of top stories! 💡
Comments