Huawei launched the Mate 60 series in China at the end of August last year. Given this timeline, it’s expected that the company would reveal the successor around this time. However, Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station previously claimed that the launch of the successors might be delayed, potentially occurring in mid-to-late Q4 this year.
In the latest leak, images of the back panels of the upcoming devices have been exposed, which reveals some changes in the camera layout.
As you can see from the image, the Mate 70 series will come with a similar camera module. However, it appears that the company has changed the placement of the different camera sensors. For example, a large cutout can be seen on top of the camera module (where the flash module was on the predecessors). This means that one of the camera sensors is relocated to the top of the camera island.
You can also notice an octagonal camera module in the images, which likely represents the Mate 70 RS Ultimate. Notably, the octagonal camera island in the leaked image has even sharper angles as compared to the octagonal camera island of the Mate 60 RS Ultimate.
In terms of hardware, the Huawei Mate 70 series is expected to be equipped with a new generation of Kirin chips. The series may adopt the three-punch home camera design on the front, 3D face recognition technology.
The upcoming Mate series devices could be the first to equip the HarmonyOS NEXT operating system. For those unfamiliar, HarmonyOS NEXT is expected to be a new breakthrough for Huawei in the software ecosystem.
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