Earlier this week, Huawei announced that it will be offering a new trade in program for its old Mate series of flagship smartphones. This deal will seek help its older customers in upgrading to its latset Mate 50 series.

As per official notes, the Chinese tech giant’s 2023 trade in campaign is available in Malaysia and will offer deals with the Mate 20 Pro, Mate 30 Pro, and Mate 40 Pro. So here’s a look at their trade in values:

• Huawei Mate 20 Pro (8GB + 256GB) with a trade in value of RM 706 (roughly 183 US Dollars).
• Huawei Mate 30 Pro (8GB + 512GB) with trade in value up to RM 1644 (roughly 380 US Dollars).
• Huawei Mate 40 Pro (8GB + 512GB) with trade in value up to RM 2488 (roughly 575 US Dollars).

There are a number of authorized Huawei experience stores tat are offering this 2023 trade in deal in the region, which includes the Pavilion Bukit Jalil, IOI City Mall, The Garden, Suria KLCC, Aeon Mluri, My Town, Mid Valley City, Sunway Velocity, Sunway Pyramid, The Mines, Paradigm Mall PJ, Setia City Mall, and Bukit Tinggi. So for those interested in upgrading to a new Mate 50 series phone, you can avail additional discounts if you already own another Mate phone.

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From raising the camera bar to new designs to incredibly fast charging, this year’s phones have been nothing short of outstanding. So you can imagine how tasking it must have been to compile a list of the Android phones we think are the best of the year. Nevertheless, we hope you enjoy our picks.

Best Camera Smartphone – Huawei Mate 40 Pro+

Over the past couple of years, Huawei has greatly improved the camera performance of its phones, and that investment has paid off with the Mate 40 Pro+ as it sits atop DxOMark‘s smartphone camera rankings.

The phone which packs five cameras including a 50MP primary sensor, an 8MP periscope zoom lens, and a 20MP ultrawide angle camera among others; takes incredible photos in all lighting conditions. Its zoom capability is also one of the best you will find in a smartphone released this year.

If you want a phone with very excellent camera performance, then it should be the Mate 40 Pro+.

Best All-Round Flagship – Xiaomi Mi 10

For this category, we looked at a combination of specs, price, review, and even availability in different markets. It was pretty difficult coming up with a winner as there were strong contenders. Nevertheless, the Xiaomi Mi 10 was the device we finally settled for.

The phone which launched in the first half is not Xiaomi‘s best phone this year. That award goes to the Mi 10 Ultra but the standard Mi 10 is the one that satisfies most of the criteria.

Honorable mention – The Galaxy S20 gets an honorable mention as it is the runner-up in this category. Samsung’s 2020 S -series flagship is a great choice for anyone searching for a phone that ticks most of the boxes. It has a QHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, great cameras, an IP68 rating, support for wireless charging, and will receive three years of OS upgrades.

Best Value Flagship – Mi 10T Pro 5G

Our pick for the best value flagship phone is the Mi 10T Pro 5G. The €599 (8+128GB) phone packs an incredible LCD display with a whopping 144Hz refresh rate. There is a Snapdragon 865 processor on board along with superfast UFS 3.1 storage. You also get a 108MP triple rear camera, an IR blaster, and a massive 5000mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging.

Honorable mention – The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE is one of Samsung’s best offerings this year with its Super AMOLED 120Hz screen, Exynos 990/Snapdragon 865 processor, nice cameras, and a 4500mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging and 15W wireless charging. It also has an IP68 rating but a plastic rear. It is more pricey at $699 for the 128GB version but like other Samsung flagships released this year, it will also get three OS upgrades. It even already received the Android 11 update.

Stand-out Phone of The Year – LG Wing

In a year were foldable phones made a big splash, LG managed to steal the spotlight for its uniquely designed LG Wing smartphone. The phone which takes a different approach to the dual-screen design with a satisfying swivel mechanism also brings new ways a smartphone can be used.

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Best Foldable – Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2

Samsung cemented its hold on the foldable smartphone market with the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 this year. The new phone packs larger displays, a better hinge design, a bigger battery, and faster-wired charging. It also packs the more powerful Snapdragon 865+ processor, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage for $1,999.

Best Budget 5G Phone – OnePlus Nord

The OnePlus Nord was announced this year as the first budget OnePlus phone in a long while. The mid-range phone gets our nod as the best budget 5G phone for its combination of specs and price. For a starting price of €399, you get a 90Hz AMOLED display, quad rear cameras, dual front-facing cameras, a Snapdragon 765G processor, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 4115mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging. Are there cheaper 5G phones? Yes, there are but they come with tradeoffs such as an LCD display or an AMOLED display with no refresh rate, less RAM, less powerful processors, and slower charging technologies.

Honorable Mentions – The Moto G 5G Plus gets an honorable mention. It matches the OnePlus Nord in terms of the number of cameras, has a display with a high refresh rate albeit LCD, packs a massive 5000mAh battery that will last more than a day, and runs a near-stock version of Android. Its slightly lower clocked Snapdragon 765 processor will also handle anything you throw at it. It’s €399 for the 6+128GB version.

The realme 7 5G and the Mi 10 Lite 5G are also strong contenders and deserve to be mentioned.

Best flagship You Can’t Buy

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro+ and the Mi 10 Ultra tie for this category. The latter is expected to be sold in global markets but is yet to be available for purchase three months after it launched. In its home country, Huawei will be selling the phone in limited quantities thrice a week.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra which is Xiaomi’s best phone this year will not be sold outside China. So the only way to get it is to import the device from China.

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Huawei unveiled the Mate40 series of smartphones back in October. It’s already been two months but many of the models are in short supply in China. In fact, the Mate40 was opened up for pre-orders just a couple of days back. Now, it looks like the Mate40 Pro+ will also be available for sale but with a twist.

Huawei’s official Vmall has listed the Huawei Mate40 Pro+ for sale from December 21 in China. The top-of-the-line flagship from the Chinese giant will be available for purchase at 07:38 AM Beijing time(GMT+08:00). However, after this, the website says it will go on sale only on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday of a week at 10:08 AM.

This suggests(via ITHome) that the device is still in short supply and the stocks will be limited even during the sales. The situation is similar for the Mate40 RS Porsche Design as well. If we recall, these devices, after a short sale were often out of stock during the last two months. In fact, a previous report said Pro+ and RS Porsche Design’s inventories on offline stories were also in short supply.

It’s a no-brainer that Huawei is facing these issues due to the US Govt’s restrictions on procuring the company’s Kirin SoCs. In fact, the Mate40 series could be the last flagships to feature the in-house chipsets.  And this could also be a factor in driving the demand for the upcoming sales of Mate40 flagships. The series has already received great reception with Mate40 getting sold out in under a minute recently.

Mate40 Pro+ Specifications

Anyway, the Mate40 Pro+ features a 6.76-inch flexible OLED 90Hz display with 2772x1344p resolution, 456 PPI. Under the hood, it is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset paired with a single 12GB RAM, 256GB UFS 3.1 storage.

For cameras, we have a 50MP f/1.9, RYYB primary, 20MP f/2.4 ultra-wide, 12MP f/2.4 Telephoto with 3x zoom, 8MP f/4.4 periscope with 10x optical, and a ToF sensor. Upfront, there is a 13MP f/2.4 wide-angle lens and a 3D ToF sensor.

Other specs include 5G, Wi-Fi 6, NFC, Bluetooth 5.2, 4,400mAh battery with 66W wired, 50W wireless charging. The device also has IP68 certification, 3D face unlock, in-display fingerprint scanner, reverse wireless charging, Dual stereo speakers, and came with EMUI 11 based on Android 10 with HMS at launch.

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The Huawei Mate 40 Pro will go on sale in Singapore starting next week. The new flagship will be available in limited quantities but buyers will get a free gift with every purchase.

The Huawei flagship will go on sale starting December 12 and will be available in a single configuration – 8GB RAM + 256GB storage. However, buyers will be able to choose from either Mystic Silber or Black color variants.

With a price tag of S$1598 (~$1197), the Mate 40 Pro will be bundled with a free Huawei SuperCharge Wireless Stand that allows you to wirelessly charge the phone at up to 40W. The wireless charger costs S$148 (~$110)  when bought separately. Huawei says buyers will receive the free gift while stock lasts. Other benefits included with the purchase are a 2-year warranty and a 1-year door-to-door repair pick-up and delivery service.

The phone will be available for purchase at all Huawei Concept Stores, at major network operators (M1, Singtel, and Starhub), online stores such as Best Dinkiand Courts, and at Huawei’s official stores on Lazada and Shopee.

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a 6.76-inch FHD+ curved OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a pill-shaped punch hole for two cameras at the top left corner. It is powered by the Kirin 9000, Huawei’s most powerful mobile chipset to date.

On the back of the phone are three rear cameras – a 50MP ultra vision Camera, a 20MP ultrawide angle cine camera, and a 12MP telephoto camera. The front cameras are a 13MP ultra vision camera and a 3D depth-sensing camera for face unlock.

The Mate 40 Pro has stereo speakers, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, and an in-display fingerprint scanner.  It packs a 4400mAh battery with support for 66W wired fast charging and 50W wireless fast charging. It also supports 5W reverse wireless charging. Huawei ships the phone with EMUI 11 based on Android 10 out of the box.

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It was reported in September that due to the revised US ban, Taiwan-based TSMC could not cooperate with Huawei. Hence, TSMC was unable to produce Kirin 9000 and other Kirin chipsets for the Chinese company. It was recently reported that Qualcomm has confirmed applying for a license to supply chipsets to Huawei. A fresh report by China’s 36k.com publication (via MyDrivers) has claimed that Qualcomm has been granted permission.

Huawei is known for using the homegrown Kirin chipsets to power its smartphones. The Chinese firm did not manufacture the chipsets, but it only designs semiconductors through its HiSilicon division. The actual manufacturing is carried out by TSMC. Since TSMC make use of US-made equipment for manufacturing those chipsets, it was stopped from doing business with Huawei. Hence, in August, Huawei Consumer Business CEO, Yu Richard claimed that the Mate 40 series could be the last Kirin SoC powered phones from the brand.

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Recent reports have revealed that companies like Intel, AMD, Samsung Display, Sony, and others have been granted permission by the U.S. government to continue business with Huawei. Hence, there can be a possibility that TSMC may resume making chips for Huawei. Meanwhile, it appears that Qualcomm will supply chips to the Chinese firm.

According to the Chinese publication, a source close to Huawei has said that Qualcomm has already bagged a license to supply chips to Huawei. If TSMC is unable to do business with Huawei, its high-end lineup such as P-series and Mate-series could be fueled by flagship Snapdragon chipsets. There is a possibility that the Huawei P50 series arriving in Q1 could be driven by the Snapdragon 875 chipset.

There is a high demand for the recently announced Mate 40 series. However, it is mainly because of the limited availability of the Kirin 9000 chips, Huawei is reportedly unable to manufacture Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro Plus smartphones. Hence, there are speculations that the company may temporarily sell Snapdragon 875 powered Mate 40 models.

Apart from Snapdragon chips, Huawei is also expected to launch MediaTek powered phones in the absence of Kirin chips. It was reported last week that Huawei managed to secure a big stock of MediaTek’s Dimensity chipsets before September.

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The Mate 30 Pro launched with just one physical button – the power button. The reason was due to the phone’s “waterfall” display which curved 88° to the sides and made it near impossible for volume control buttons to be placed on the sides.

Huawei’s solution was virtual volume buttons that could be activated by double-tapping either sides of the screen which then brought up a virtual volume control slider.

The phone’s successor, the Mate 40 Pro, which launched last month also has a curved display (same 88° curvature) but comes with physical volume controls alongside the virtual buttons.

The Vice President of Huawei’s mobile phone business, Bruce Lee, revealed in an interview after the launch of the Mate 40 series in China, that they decided to bring back physical volume buttons as a result of the feedback they got from users of the Mate 30 Pro. Notwithstanding, they decided to keep the virtual buttons too as there is a significant percentage of users that like it.

Mr. Lee revealed that there were multiple prototypes of the Mate 30 series before they settled on adopting the use of virtual buttons. He added that one version of the virtual buttons they experimented with doesn’t require double-tapping but a swipe to adjust the volume. However, double-tapping received a more favorable response which is why they went with it.

The Mate 40 Pro’s physical buttons are on the right but are closer to the back of the phone. Huawei says they have also added an anti-accidental touch algorithm for the virtual buttons to make it easier for those who operate their phones with one hand.

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While wired charging has recorded a significant increase in charging speed for years, wireless charging has been playing catch up. However, thanks to Chinese manufacturers such as Xiaomi, Huawei, and OPPO, wireless charging is now incredibly fast too.

At the moment, if you want to experience the fastest wireless charging technology on a commercially-available device, your options are limited to the Mi 10 Ultra by Xiaomi and the Mate 40 Pro/Pro+/RS Porche Design by Huawei. These phones support 50W fast wireless charging, putting them way ahead of phones such as the iPhone 12 Pro Max and Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G that both support 15W wireless charging.

For those who are curious as to whose 50W fast wireless charging technology is faster between that of Xiaomi and Huawei, Chinese leaker, Digital Chat Station, has carried out a test to determine the result.

First, it is important to state that the two phones have similar battery capacities. The Mi 10 Ultra has a 4500mAh battery capacity that is split into two cells while the Mate 40 Pro has a 4400mAh battery capacity. We are not sure if they are two cells but a teardown has revealed that the phone has two cables connected to the battery.

Based on the images shared on his Weibo page, both devices were placed on their respective wireless chargers at the same time (4:05). After 5 minutes, the Mate 40 Ultra was at 17% while the Mi 10 Ultra was at 20%. After 15 minutes of charge. the difference is wider as the Mi 10 Ultra is 49% while the Mate 40 Pro is at 38%. A 30-minute charge sees the Huawei flagship at 68% while the Xiaomi flagship is at 85% battery level.

The Mi 10 Ultra is fully charged after 39 minutes, confirming the claim by Xiaomi that it takes 40 minutes to fully charge using wireless charging. The Mate 40 Pro takes 56 minutes to get to 100%.

As you can see, the Mi 10 Ultra comes out on top which means Xiaomi’s 50W fast wireless charging technology is faster. Nevertheless, those who pick up the Mate 40 Pro should be equally impressed with the wireless charging speed of their device.

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Huawei launched the Huawei Mate 40 series in China on October 30. Soon after the launch, Jingdong(JD.com), Tmall opened the official sales of the series as promised. As expected, the device has received a huge response on initial sales and is already out of stock in many places.

A report by MyDrivers says that JD.com opened the sale of the Huawei Mate 40 series at 18:00 China time on October 30. Accordingly, all the devices got sold out in just 11 seconds. And if the report is true, the first sale recorded 100 million sales in just 8 seconds on Jingdong. Similarly, Tmall’s sales clocked a record time of 20 seconds. To celebrate the insane response for Huawei’s new smartphones, JD.com flew hundreds of drones over its HQ last night.

The report says that hundreds of drones lined up in the drone show to form words like “JDxHuawei”, “Kirin 9000“. And shapes of Mate 40 series camera ring, and more. you can take a look at them below:

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Apparently, there was a 600% increase in opting for the one-hour quick service while buying these devices. The e-commerce company also has offers like a one-hour service, a 30-day return policy, a one-year battery replacement, trade-in. Additionally, people who by the RS Porsche Design will get JZD customized services, special vehicles with prioritized in-line delivery.

Offline pre-orders: Huawei stores

That said, another report says many models of the Huawei Mate 40 series are already out of stock. A visit by China Security news reveals pre-orders on the Shanghai Official Huawei store are open only for White, Black versions of Mate 40 Pro. However, Mate 40 Pro+ and RS Porsche Design are out of stock.

A similar situation prevails for official/experience stores in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and many others. Also, the models, which can be pre-ordered, don’t have an exact delivery date. And two of Huawei Authorized stores in Beijing have gone to the extent of suspending the reservations of the series.

As per a staff in the Chengdu store, huge supply scarcity is due to very early bookings that go as far as July/August. Looks like Huawei is crushing it with initial sales, and we will have to wait for a bit to know the exact sale numbers.

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Huawei Mate 40 series is finally here with many enticing features including improved cameras, better design, improved charging, and the powerful Kirin 9000 SoC. Both the devices including Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ carries some differences but packs the same wallpapers. We have extracted the wallpapers so that you can download and enjoy them on your respective devices. You can download Huawei Mate 40 Pro official wallpapers in high-quality resolution.

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Huawei always bundles impressive stock wallpapers with its Mate series. This time also the company has added a colorful set of abstract wallpapers along with some natural sceneries. There is a total of 17 wallpapers shipped along with the Huawei Mate 40 series smartphones. The wallpapers are available for download in a 2K resolution of 2772 x 2772 pixels. However, you can preview the wallpapers below in low-resolution before downloading from the link below.

Download 2K Quality wallpapers

Huawei Mate 40 Pro and Pro + specifications

Huawei unveiled its flagship series including Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ via an online event in China. Both the smartphones come with a newly launched Kiin 9000 SoC built on a 5nm process encasing a 5G modem. The Kirin 9000 carries 15.3 billion transistors to improve CPU, GPU, and NPU processing. It has better power efficiency than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+.

Moreover, both the devices sport the same FLEX OLED display panel measuring 6.76-inch with 2722 x 1344 pixels resolution. The smartphone display offers DCI-P2 HDR, a 90 HZ refresh rate, and a 240 HZ refresh rate.

In-camera section, both phones in Mate 40 series have a ring-like camera module on the rear side. Huawei Mate 40 Pro packs a triple camera at the back that includes a 50MP primary camera with OIS Support, a 20MP ultra-wide camera, a 12MP telephoto camera with OIS along with 5x optical zoom. Talking about Mate 40 Pro Plus, it has the same 50 MP primary camera, a 20MP ultra-wide camera, an 8MP periscope camera with 10X optical zoom, and a 12MP telephoto camera with OIS support + 3x optical zoom. Along with the four rear cameras, there is a ToF sensor for depth sensing.

On the front camera, both the phones sports a 13MP wide-angle camera and a 3D depth-sensing camera.

Huawei Mate 40 Pro will retail for €899 with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage while the 256GB variant will go for €1199. The Mate 40 Pro+ will cost  €1399 with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage.

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Huawei unveiled the Mate 40 series today at an online event that was live-streamed. The new smartphones are Huawei’s latest flagships and they bring new features including an all-new powerful processor, improved cameras, and faster charging technology.

The Huawei Mate 40 series includes the Mate 40, the Mate 40 Pro, and the Mate 40 Pro+. There is also the Porsche Design Mate 40 RS which is covered in another post.

Mate 40 Series Design and Specs

The Mate 40 series ditches the notch for a punch-hole screen. The standard model has a smaller hole as it only has a single front-facing camera while the Pro models have a pill-shaped hole for two cameras.

The Mate 40 has a 6.5-inch Flex OLED panel with a 2376 x 1080 resolution, DCI-P3 HDR, a 90Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch sampling rate. The screen also has a 68° curve, 2D face unlock, and an in-display fingerprint scanner.

The Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ both come with a 6.76-inch Flex OLED panel with a 2722 x 1344 resolution, DCI-P3 HDR, 90Hz refresh rate, and 240Hz touch sampling rate. Their screens are more curved (88°) than the standard variant but you still get physical volume control buttons on the side. Huawei has also kept the software volume buttons from the Mate 30 Pro so that users who are left-handed can easily adjust the volume. There is a fingerprint scanner under the screen of both phones too.

Wondering why Huawei didn’t go for a 120Hz refresh rate? It was revealed during the launch that they settled for 90Hz as a result of battery life.

Mate 40 series cameras

The Mate 40 series features a ring-like camera design, however, the configuration is different across models.

The Mate 40 Pro has a 50MP f/1.9 1/1.28” main camera with OIS. It comes along with a 20MP f/1.8 Cine Camera (ultrawide angle), and a 12MP f/3.4 telephoto camera with OIS and a 125mm periscope lens that brings 5x optical zoom.

The Mate 40 Pro+ has the same 50MP main camera and 20MP ultrawide Cine Camera. However, its 8MP f/4.4 periscope lens offers up to 10x optical zoom. There is also a 12MP f/2.4 telephoto camera with OIS that brings 3x zoom too. Huawei says the Mate 40 Pro+ has a 17x optical zoom range. The phone also has a ToF Camera for depth sensing.

For the front, the Mate 40 Pro models have a 13MP f/2.4 camera and a 3D depth-sensing camera that comes in handy for motion gestures and face unlock. The front cameras also have an ultrawide angle mode. The standard Mate 40 has a single 13MP wide-angle camera.

Kirin 9000 Processor

The Mate 40 series comes with a brand new processor called the Kirin 9000. The new HiSilicon processor is a 5nm chipset with a built-in 5G modem and Huawei claims it is the most powerful 5G processor in the world.

According to the Chinese tech giant, the Kirin 9000 has 15.3 billion transistors, 30% more than the Apple Bionic 14 processor has. The new chipset also boasts a faster 8-core CPU, faster GPU, faster NPU, and better power efficiency than Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865+ processor. Below are the specs of the Kirin 9000 and the slightly-less powerful Kirin 9000E that powers the standard model:

Kirin 9000

• 5nm EUV
• Octa-core CPU in a 1+3+4 configuration – 1x Cortex-A77 clocked at 3.13GHz + 3x Cortex-A77 clocked at 2.54GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 clocked at 2.05GHz
• Triple-core NPU – 2 Big cores + 1 Tiny Core
• GPU- Mali-G78 24 core GPU
• ISP 6.0
• Balong 5000
• LPDDR5/4X

Kirin 9000E

• 5nm EUV
• Octa-core CPU in a 1+3+4 configuration – 1x Cortex-A77 clocked at 3.13GHz + 3x Cortex-A77 clocked at 2.54GHz + 4x Cortex-A55 clocked at 2.05GHz
• Dual-core NPU – 2 Big cores + 1 Tiny Core
• GPU- Mali-G78 22 core GPU
• ISP 6.0
• Balong 5000
• LPDDR5/4X

The Mate 40 has a 4200mAh battery with support for 40W wired charging while the Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ have a 4400mAh battery with support for 66W wired SuperCharge and 50W wireless SuperCharge. Surprisingly, the Mate 40 doesn’t have support for wireless charging even though its predecessor, the Mate 30, has support for 27W Wireless SuperCharge.

Other features of the phones are NFC, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, stereo speakers, dual SIM support, audio jack, dual-frequency GPS, and NavIC support.

Price and Availability

The Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro will be available in five colors – Black, White, Mystic Silver, Vegan Green, and Vegan Yellow. The Mate 40 Pro+ will be available in Ceramic White and Ceramic Black.

The Mate 40 will sell for €899 and will have 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage while the Mate 40 Pro will sell for €1199 and will have 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The Mate 40 Pro+ will sell for €1399 and will have 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.

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Huawei is gearing up to launch the Mate40 series of smartphones today(October 22). Ahead of the event, a lot of leaks have been floating around. And the latest of them all is the inclusion of a new Mate30E Pro. And famous tipster evleaks has leaked the entire press-renders of the series.

Tipster Ishan Agarwal says(via GSMArena), Huawei will launch a new Mate30E Pro along with the Mate40 series today. He says, the new device will be identical to the Mate30 Pro from last year. However, it will have an upgraded Kirin 990E SoC. There’s no info on what’s going to be the difference between Kirin 990 and 990E.

Anyways, This is really interesting as the Mate40 series will have a punch-hole display up front, and a circular camera layout on the rear. Whereas, the Mate30 Pro has an older notch-style display but. The older flagship from 2019 has a 6.53-inch OLED display, Kirin 990 SoC, 4,400mAh battery with 44W HUAWEI SuperCharge. The rear cameras have two 40MP lenses, 8MP Telephoto with 3x optical zoom, and a 3D depth-sensing camera. At the front, it has a 32MP f/2.0 lens and a 3D depth sensor.

Mate40 Pro+ and Porsche Design RS New details

Regarding the Huawei Mate40 Porsche Design RS, Ishan says it will come in three colors- Ceramic White, Ceramic Black, and a new Collectors Edition. Further, he says the device will have Kirin 9000 SoC with 12GB RAM. That said the earlier leak revealed the storage options to be 256 and 512GB.

Anyway, regarding the specs, the Mate40 Pro+ and Porsche Design RS seems to share a lot in common. We already know most of that but Ishan has a few interesting details. He says both the device will have a 90Hz display with a 240Hz touch sampling rate. The Mate40 Pro+ will be 8.8mm thick and weigh 230g while the Porsche Design RS will measure 10.1mm thick and weigh 234g.

Furthermore, he says both the devices will have 66W wired charging and can charge the 4,400mAh battery in just 47 minutes. They will also have a 50W Wireless Charging and 5W Reverse Wireless Charging. Other features include IP68 rating, Stereo Speakers, an IR sensor, and EMUI 11.

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For cameras, he lists four main lenses- 50MP F/1.9 SuperSensing Wide lens with OIS, 20MP F/2.4 Movie Camera, a 12MP F/2.4 Telephoto lens with OIS, an 8MP F/4.4 SuperZoom 10X Optical, Upto 100X Digital with OIS, and a 3D Camera. He says RS edition will support 8K recording as well. This is slightly different to earlier leak which said the devices will have two 8MP sensors.

At the front, there are two 13MP SuperSensing F/2.4 and 3D sensor with face unlocking.

Mate40 series Renders

Tipster evleaks has gone a step ahead to reveal the entire press renders of the Mate40 series. Have a look at them below:

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Huawei will unveil its Mate 40 series in a few days but the leaks have not stopped pouring in. Today, a new leak has been published on the web that reveals not only the key specs of the Mate 40 Pro but also press renders.

The Mate 40 Pro is a bigger device than its predecessor. Its screen size is 6.76-inches, an increase from the 6.53-inch screen of the Mate 30 Pro. The greatly curved display is an OLED panel with a resolution of 2722 x 1344 and a 456 PPI as reported by Winfuture. It also ditches the notch for a pill-shaped punch hole on the left side of the screen.

Powering the phone is the new HiSilicon Kirin 9000 processor, a 5nm octa-core chipset with a prime Cortex-A77 core clocked at 3.13GHz, three high-end A77 cores clocked at 2.54GHz, and four efficiency Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2.04GHz. The chipset also has a Mali-G78 GPU and an integrated 5G modem.

In Europe, the phone will come in a single configuration that has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. Other markets such as China will be able to pick up a 12GB RAM variant. There is an NM (nano-memory) card slot that allows for storage expansion.

For its cameras, the Mate 40 Pro has a 50MP triple camera system on the back arranged on a circle with Leica’s branding in the middle. As you can see in the image below, the camera housing protrudes a bit

The main sensor has an f/1.9 aperture and it comes along with a 20MP f/1.8 ultrawide angle camera and a 12MP f/3.4 telephoto zoom camera. There is 5x optical zoom and support for 8K video recording. There is also a dual-tone LED flash at the top while the sensor on the upper right is said to be a color temperature sensor that should help it capture true colors.

The pill-shaped cutout houses a 13MP f/2.4 primary sensor and a 3D sensor. Just like last year’s mode, the Mate 40 Pro will support gesture controls.

The phone packs a 4400mAh battery that has support for 65W fast wired charging via a USB 3.1 Gen 1 port. Users will be able to fully charge the phone from empty in under 1 hour. The Mate 40 Pro also has Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, and Wi-Fi 6. Unfortunately, it runs Android 10 with EMUI 11 and Huawei Mobile Services rather than the new Android 11.

The Huawei Mate 40 Pro will be available in black and silver in Europe but may be available in more colorways in other regions. There is no info on the price of the smartphone.

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Huawei has released the first official poster of the Huawei Mate 40 series ahead of its Oct. 22 announcement. The poster reveals that it will be sporting a unique octagon-shaped camera housing. Interestingly, the rear design of the Mate 40 series seems to match with a design patent that was published by the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration) in September.

The silhouette of the Mate 40 series shows that it will be the first brand to feature an octagonal camera housing. It appears that the other rumored devices in the lineup such as the Mate 40 Pro, Mate 40 Pro+, and Mate 40 RS Porsche Design could also be sporting the same camera design. The poster also reveals a volume rocker and an orange-colored power button.

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MyDrivers reported that some netizens overlapped the poster with a mirrored image, and it revealed a complete octagon camera housing. It is unclear how many cameras will be available on the vanilla Mate 40, but there are speculations that the Mate 40 Pro could be flaunting a penta-lens camera setup.

Last month, LetsGoDigital reported that a design patent for a full-screen smartphone equipped with an octagonal camera housing was filed with CNIPA on Sept. 11. The following render was shared by the publication on the basis of the schematics found in the patent filings. It appears that the Mate 40 series will sport the same design.

The design patent reveals that the phone is equipped with an edge-to-edge display with an under-screen selfie camera and it has an octagonal camera module, and it has as many as five cameras. Reports have claimed that the Mate 40 series are unlikely to feature an under-display selfie camera. Leaks have claimed that the Mate 40 series will have a curved edge display with a dual punch-hole design.

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The upcoming Huawei Mate 40 series will be driven by the Kirin 9000E and Kirin 9000 chipsets. While the Kirin 9000Ev is believed to be an upgraded version of the last year’s Kirin 990 5G, the Kirin 9000 will be the advanced flagship from Huawei. The Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ are rumored to be driven by the Kirin 9000. Ahead of the Oct. 22 launch event, the Mate 40 Pro (NOH-NX9 model number) has appeared on AnTuTu and Geekbench benchmarking platforms.

The 5nm Kirin 9000 powered Mate 40 Pro’s AnTuTu listing reveals that it has scored 690,605, which is slightly lower than the 693K+ AnTuTu score of the newly announced Exynos 1080 upper mid-range chipset. Still, the Kirin 9000 has managed to outscore Snapdragon 865 mobile platform in the memory, CPU, and CPU departments.

The Mate 40 Pro variant that appeared in AnTuTu benchmarks runs on Android 10 OS and it has 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The UX test has revealed that the Mate 40 Pro’s display supports a 90Hz refresh rate.

The Kirin 9000 5G has 3.13GHz four Cortex-A77 big cores, 2.04GHz four Cortex-A55 small cores, and Mali-G78 graphics. In the CPU, GPU, memory, and UX tests of AnTuTu, the Mate 40 Pro scored 189,670, 287,962, 126,589, and 89,384, respectively.

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The Mate 40 Pro’s 8 GB RAM variant has also paid a visit to the Geekbench 5 benchmarking platform. In the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench 5, it recorded 1020 and 3710 points, respectively. In comparison, the Snapdragon 865 powered Galaxy Note 20 Ultra had scored around 900 in the single-core test and around 3,100 in the multi-core test.

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Huawei is expected to announce the Mate 40 series of smartphones this month. It has been reported that there will be four models at launch including an RS Porche Design model. Ahead of the launch, we have gotten our hands on exclusive images of the Mate 40 Pro‘s cases and they show us what the camera design looks like.

The photos show that Huawei is going for a circle camera housing but with a design different from that of the Mate 30 series. Not only does the camera housing not taper at the edges, but the sensors are also arranged quite differently.

At the top is a rectangular opening for the periscope/telephoto camera and to its left, at the 9 o’clock position, is a pill-shaped LED flash. Arranged in an arc are three different sized holes for the other three rear cameras.

As you can see, this camera layout is quite unusual but we won’t be surprised if we see other manufacturers adopt it following the launch of the Mate 40 series.

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The Mate 40 Pro will be powered by the Kirin 9000 processor and will come with an AMOLED display with a double cut-out for dual front-facing cameras. The phone should pack a big battery with support for fast wired and wireless charging. It should also have support for reverse wireless charging and run EMUI 11 out of the box.

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Last year, Huawei unveiled the Mate 30 series in September. It appears that due to the US sanctions the Mate 40 series is unlikely to launch this month. According to a new report on Winfutrue.de, Huawei will be holding the Huawei Mate 40 series livestream unveil event by mid-October in China. As far as global release is concerned, the Mate 40 series may hit the European markets by next year.

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At the recently held Huawei Developers Conference (HDC) in China, the Consumer Business Group head for Huawei, Richard Yu confirmed that the Mate 40 series will be debuting soon. Also, the UK wing of the company has confirmed through a tweet that the next generation Huawei Mate will break cover soon.  As reliable tipster Evan Blass had revealed earlier, the Mate 40 series may release in the international markets in the coming year.

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Apple recently unveiled the Apple A14 Bionic as the world’s first 5nm chipset. The publication revealed that Huawei will be the first brand to launch a 5nm chipset with a built-in 5G modem. The 5nm Kirin 9000 with 5G support is expected to power the Huawei Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+.

Apple’s 5nm A14 SoC requires an external modem for LTE connectivity. As far as the Mate 40 is concerned, it is likely to feature the Kirin 9000E which is said to be an enhanced version of the Kirin 990 5G chipset. The report also states that the Mate 40 series will offer faster charging capabilities than the predecessor series.

While the Mate 40 series will come with beefed up cameras, it will not feature Google Mobile Services due to the U.S. sanctions. Earlier this month, it was reported that Huawei has reduced component orders for the Mate 40 series by 30 percent as its likely expected a dip in interest and shipments.

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Last year, Huawei had launched the Mate 30 series in September. However, there is no official word yet on the launch date of the Huawei Mate 40 series. Meanwhile, the rumor mill is actively spilling information on the specs and features of the Mate 40 models. Today, a Chinese tipster leaked information on the front-facing cameras of the Mate 40 series.

The tipster has claimed that the Mate 40’s flagship lineup will include three handsets namely, the Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro, and Mate 40 Pro+. He has learned from the supply chain sources that the Mate 40 will have a single camera on the front.

As far as the Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ are concerned, these phones are likely to sport pill-shaped cutout on their displays for housing dual selfie cameras. The dual selfie setup of the Mate 40 Pro models will include a Sony IMX588 camera and a Sony IMX516, which is a ToF (Time-of-Flight) sensor.

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The tipster also revealed that the Huawei Mate 40 series has a Sony IMX700 lens. It is a 50-megapixel sensor that Honor had offered on the Honor 30 Pro+ flagship phones. A recent leak had revealed the rear camera design of the Mate 40 Pro. It had shown that it will have a circular camera module. Reports have claimed that the Mate 40 Pro will have a quad-camera system, whereas the Mate 40 will have triple rear cameras.

It is speculated that the Huawei Mate 40 will be driven by the Kirin 9000E and Kirin 9000 chipsets. Probably, the vanilla model will be equipped with Kirin 9000E which is said is to be a more powerful version of the Kirin 990 5G. The Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ could be featuring the fully upgraded Kirin 9000 SoC. It is still unclear whether Huawei will be announcing the Mate 40 series in this month or October. A report from last month had claimed that the Mate 40 series may break cover next month.

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Huawei may announce the Mate 40 series flagships either in September or October. It will be fueled by the Kirin 9000 flagship chipset that will go official on Sep. 3. At the beginning of this month, the CAD renders of the Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro smartphones appeared to reveal their front and rear design. Popular tipster with Digital Chat Station Weibo account shared the TPU case images of the Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro.

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The case images of the Mate 40 Pro shows the presence of large-sized circular cutout for the rear cameras. There is no separate cutout for the LED flash. Hence, it appears that the LED flash could be placed at the center of the round-shaped camera module that will feature four cameras.

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The upper and lower edges of the case suggest that the Mate 40 Pro could be flaunting stereo speakers. Since the device won’t feature a 3.5mm audio jack, the case does not have a cutout for it.

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Coming to the images of the TPU case for Mate 40, a circular cutout can be seen at its top edge. It could be for the 3.5mm audio jack. It seems that the device may not feature stereo speakers. The Mate 40 case also features a large round-shaped camera cutout. It is rumored to house three cameras and an LED flash.

Recent reports have revealed that the Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro are expected to come with OLED panels with dual punch-hole design. Both phones may arrive with support for the 90Hz refresh rate. The Mate 40 may house a 6.5-inch FHD+ display, whereas the Mate 40 Pro could be equipped with a 6.78-inch QHD+ display.

A recent report revealed that OCE-AN00, NOH-AN00, and NOP-AN00 models that belong to Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro, and Mate 40 RS Porsche Design or Mate 40 Pro+ have appeared in TENAA’s database. However, the listings are yet to populated with specs and images.

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Huawei is expected to launch the Huawei Mate 40 series of flagship phones in September. Ahead of the rumored launch, three smartphones that reportedly belongs to the Mate 40 series has appeared on TENAA’s database. At the same time, display analyst Ross Young has shared some key information on the displays of the three phones.

It is believed that the OCE-AN00 model number belongs to the Huawei Mate 40 handset. The letters ‘OCE’ refers to its ‘Ocean’ codename. The NOH-AN00 Huawei phone could be the Mate 40 Pro smartphone. The ‘NOH’ letters in the model number are the short form of its “Noah’ codename.

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The NOP-AN00 phone also seems to belong to the Mate 40 series. It is unclear whether the phone is Mate 40 Pro+ or Mate 40 RS Porsche Design. Hopefully, newer reports will reveal the identity of the NOP-AN00 phone. Unfortunately, the TENAA listings of these phones do not have any information on their specs, except for the fact that they support 5G connectivity and run on Android. These listings are expected to get updated with full specs soon.

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In June, display analyst and CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), Ross Young had claimed that the Mate 40 will come with a 120Hz refresh rate display. However, a tipster claimed at the end of the same month that the Mate 40 series will support a 90Hz refresh rate like the Huawei P40 series. Now, even Young has claimed that the Mate 40 series phones will have 90Hz refresh rate displays. He is of the view that Huawei will offer 120Hz refresh rate displays on its smartphones in the coming year.

Young further mentioned that the Huawei Mate 40 has a 6.5-inch display that supports 1080 x 2340 pixels Full HD+ resolution. The Mate 40 will have screens supplied by BOE display manufacturer. The Mate 40 Pro will have a larger 6.78-inch QHD+ display supplied by BOE, Samsung Display, and LG Display. He has speculated that Mate 40 series will have waterfall displays with curved edges.

The CAD renders released by OnLeaks in the recent past had revealed that both phones will have a dual punch-hole cutout. Young also claimed that he is not aware of a Pro Plus model. If it exists, it will have the screen that will be available on the Mate 40 Pro.

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Huawei is expected to announce the Mate 40 series in September or October. The series will include a standard model called the Mate 40 and an advanced model named Huawei Mate 40 Pro. The latter is most likely to sport a waterfall curved edge display. The standard models in the Mate series that have launched in the past have always featured flat displays. A fresh leak reveals that the Huawei Mate 40 will be also flaunting a curved edge display.

A Chinese tipster has shared an image of the screen protector designed for the Huawei Mate 40. The image shows that it is curved towards the left and right edges. According to another tipster, the display of the Mate 40 will not as curvy as the waterfall display. Its curved screen will be like the Honor 30 Pro that came with a dual punch-hole 6.57-inch OLED panel.

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The exact size of the Mate 40’s display is not known. However, it is likely to sport an OLED panel with an under-display fingerprint sensor. Rumors have it that it may carry support for the 90Hz refresh rate. The upcoming Mate 40 and Mate 40 pro could be fueled by 5nm Kirin 1000 (or Kirin 1020) chipset.

The Huawei Mate 40 series is said to be equipped with a 108-megapixel main camera that could be apart of the 9P FreeForm camera module. The 3D face recognition feature could be exclusively available on the Mate 40 Pro. The upgraded biometric recognition feature may allow users to authenticate payments.

There are rumors that Huawei may introduce Huawei MateStation dock for the Mate 40 series. The Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro may arrive with support for 66W fast charging.

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There are still not a lot of phones with 108MP cameras, although brands like Samsung and Motorola have joined Xiaomi on the list. Now, a new report says Huawei may also join them with the upcoming Mate 40 series.

The info comes from the Chinese tech blog ITHome. Their source is said to be a staff in Huawei’s supply chain, and according to the person, there is a new 108MP sensor with better performance than the current ones and it will be used in the Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro.

The camera sensor is said to use a 9P lens and produces better images than other 108MP sensors such as the one on the Mi Note 10 Pro which has an 8P lens. The source says there are other adjustments and optimizations but does not go into details.

Starting with the Huawei P30 series, Huawei flagship phones come with custom-made cameras with an RYYB color filter that can capture more light than an RGB filter. Until more details surface, we cannot say if this 108MP sensor also uses an RYYB color filter. Notwithstanding, we advise you to take the info with a pinch of salt.

The Mate 40 series is also expected to come with a 5nm chipset called the Kirin 1000 and unlike the Mate 30 series, the Mate 40 series will most likely not have 4G variants when it arrives in October.

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