Get ready to rumble: Smart Pikachu says the iPhone 16 will meet its nemesis in September 2024

In the world of mobile technology, tipsters occupy a very special position. Whether it's X/Twitter or the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, it doesn't matter: they provide the general public with leaks, rumors and information that are rarely too far from reality.

Tipsters come in all shapes and forms. Some tipsters are reliable, some are shady, some are famous and show their face, and some do their deeds behind a nickname and/or avatar.

When a tipster called “Smart Pikachu” says something about an upcoming flagship, we can't help but pass on the same leak. It was Smart Pikachu who, on a previous occasion, announced that the flagship Huawei P70 range could be equipped with a new 5G Kirin chipset.

What does Smart Pikachu predict now?

Now the story once again concerns an upcoming line from Huawei – the Mate 70 series (via Gizmochina).

You remember the Huawei Mate 60 5G, right? If you're a US official, I'm almost 100% sure you remember the Huawei Mate 60 and its release – the joyous Chinese morning caused major headaches at the White House. After all, Huawei was heavily sanctioned by the United States and it shouldn't have access to cutting-edge silicon, but lo and behold, the Mate 60 in all its 5G glory was a fact in 2023.

Thus, the successor – the Mate 70 – must be officially announced in September 2024, according to Smart Pikachu's prediction.

September, as any phone enthusiast will tell you, is iPhone season. Smart Pikachu does not ignore this coincidence and claims – drum roll, please – that the Mate 70 will be “stronger than the iPhone 16”.

Also, the tipster says “new one-inch engineering machine tries big and small screens”, but you can thank Google for that poor translation. Most likely, Smart Pikachu claims that the upcoming Mate 70 will feature a 1-inch camera sensor, while the phone might come in two size variants. Good!