Here's when to expect Huawei's next flagship series; specs for the phones leak

Here’s when to expect Huawei’s next flagship series; specs for the phones leak،

Last August Huawei stunned the smartphone world by announcing the Mate 60 Pro. What was shocking about the introduction? It was the first Huawei phone with an applications processor (AP) capable of supporting 5G since the Mate 40 was released in 2020. US lawmakers were sure they had stopped the Chinese manufacturer from getting 5G chipsets when it banned foundries using American technology from shipping cutting-edge chips to Huawei in 2020.

The Mate 60 Pro is powered by the 7nm Kirin 9000s AP built by SMIC, the largest foundry in China. The previous three flagship phones launched by Huawei, the P50, Mate 50 and P60, were all powered by Snapdragon chipsets modified to prevent them from working with 5G networks. Huawei was able to obtain a license from the US Customs Department to purchase these chips from Qualcomm.

Huawei's next flagship series is the photography-based P70 series. Because it still cannot purchase cutting-edge chipsets from other foundries (Huawei was once TSMC's second-largest customer after Apple), the P70 series will also be powered by Kirin 9000s. Without access to extreme ultraviolet lithography machines that other foundries can buy, SMIC is limited to building chips using its 7nm node or higher, unable to compete with the 3nm node that TSMC and Samsung Foundry currently use.

The flagship Huawei P70 series is expected to be unveiled this Tuesday, April 2. Here's when to expect Huawei's next flagship series; specifications for leaked phones

The flagship Huawei P70 series is expected to be revealed this Tuesday, April 2

According to publications and images seen on the Chinese social media site Weibo, the P70 range will be presented by Huawei on April 2. Four models should be available: Huawei P70, P70 Pro, P70 Pro+ and P70 Art. The P70 is expected to sport a 6.58-inch LTPO OLED display with a 50 MP main camera on the back (using an OmniVision50H sensor) and a 13 MP front-facing selfie camera. A 5,000mAh battery will keep the lights on and support 88W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.

The P70 Pro, P70 Pro+, and P70 Art will all feature a 6.76-inch LTPO OLED display. The P70 Pro will use the same 50MP OmniVision sensor for its main camera while the P70 Pro+ and P70 Art will use the Sony IMX989 sensor. All three will be equipped with a 13 MP front camera. The P70 Pro will have a 5,200 mAh battery while a 5,100 mAh battery will power the P70 Pro+ and P70 Art. The batteries of all three Pro Series handsets will offer 88W wired charging and 80W wireless charging.

The Huawei P70 will be priced at CNY 4,999 (equivalent to $700) for the model with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. The P70 Pro will cost CNY 6,999 ($970) for the variant with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. The P70 Pro+ will cost CNY 8,999 ($1,200) for the phone with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage, and the P70 Art will set you back CNY 9,999 ($1,400) for the version with 16GB RAM and 512 GB of storage.

The Mate 60 series has revitalized Huawei and the company believes that the P70 line will continue its incredible comeback.