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Rumor: Huawei Mate 20 bears the code-name ‘Himalayan’ (Himalaya), will use self developed GPU
Huawei’s premium flagship ‘Mate’ series is gearing up for its next launch and will be equipped with Kirin 980 processor. Recently Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro and Mate 20 Lite has appeared online in multiple platforms this trio has now taken another step towards its launch process.
According to Huawei Digital blogger on Talent 76116 on Weibo, “Huawei Mate 20 was approved with codenamed Himalayan (Himalaya) equipped with the first Kirin 980 processor“. The HMA-AL00/TL00 models of the full Netcom and mobile versions have been approved for radio transmission models by 3C certification.
Codename Himalayan sounds a bit domineering. After all, it is the highest mountain peak of the World. The first Kirin 980 processor may be the strongest chip of the year. After all, according to media reports, it is made of the 7nm process, 4*A77+4*A55 Core design with the max frequency of 2.8Ghz. The GPU is independently developed by Huawei and has 1.5 times the performance of the Adreno 630.
It is equipped with a 4.5G baseband this could means that the device won’t support 5G, supports cat19, and has a maximum download speed of 1.6Gbps. combines with second-generation Cambrian NPU 1M, which will achieve a three-fold improvement in graphics performance.
In addition to the hardware specs, Huawei decided to swap OLED partner and entrusted a domestic manufacturer ‘BOE’ for its supply of OLED display panel for Mate 20 series.
The camera will also be upgraded on the basis of Huawei’s P20 series. After all, the Huawei P20 series is already invincible in mobile phone photography. Huawei Mate 20 adopts a 4 camera combination, Huawei Mate 20 Pro adopts five-camera setup, and the main camera setup will be tuned with an IMX380 sensor and a 40 MP IMX600, the new camera system in Mate-series is speculated to dethrone P20 Pro in photography in every aspect.
Huawei Mate 20 is one of the most anticipated flagships of this year. In combination with Huawei, the Kirin 980 processor will be released in September, so the launch of the Huawei Mate 20 series is expected to debut around October. Although there’s no official statement on this information is available yet so we’ll wait for one to come out.
NOTE: THE REPORT ABOVE IS COMPLETELY BASED ON RUMORS AND LEAKS FROM THE RESPECTIVE SOURCES.
The Huawei P60 series is currently in the making but the next nova lineup, Nova 11 is also working in the background to equip a new pill shape center hole punch display similar to the iPhone 14
According to the information coming from Weibo tipster Classmateguan, Huawei Nova 11 has started testing with a flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ chipset.
That’s not it, the tipster shared a render, which is photoshopped but reflects the intentions of the tipster to highlight key factors of the upcoming Nova devices.
According to the image, Huawei Nova 11 Pro could adopt a new pill shape hole punch design placed on the center head of the smartphone. As for now, Huawei has not used such a display design in smartphones.
This design went popular after it was originated in iPhone 14 series and later introduced in various Chinese devices. The wide punch hole is likely to use a dual camera system, one for selfies and another for the depth of field. Also, it could be utilized in the Pro model rather than the standard.
The phone is using flagship Snapdragon 8+ fully unlocked at high frequency, which could contribute to power consumption. Compared to this, Huawei Nova 10 series went on with Snapdragon 778 for Pro and non-Pro variants.
Furthermore, the camera desing has been rearranged, there is a large ring placed on the top, consisting of a main camera. It was followed by two cameras vertically including a periscope camera. To be mentioned, the camera design is cylindrical similar to the Nova 10 lineup.
As a new phone, Huawei will bring up XMAGE imaging technology with Nova 11 devices.
Huawei Nova 20 series:
Ahead of this, tipsters and past reports predicted the phone to be Huawei Nova 20 series but the company has not made any official announcement on this matter, we’ll keep you posted on this matter.
(source – Weibo)
Last year Huawei introduced the Mate 50 series and now, TD Tech, a Chinese electronics maker has launched a new version of this flagship, especially for the industrial use case along with a lot of customizable security technology.
Interestingly, the TD Tech Mate 50 series retains the design and branding such as the HarmonyOS 3 operating system and XMAGE camera system. The case was different during the TD Tech P50, as it had to remove the Leica logo.
Coming back to the topic, the TD Tech Mate 50 is oriented especially for the IT field and industrial use cases and it’s fully customizable according to the requirement of the customer.
Below you can check all of the customization services on TD Tech Huawei Mate 50 for the industrial use case.
Safety Dual System:
- Data isolation, simultaneous online security control, and multi-dimensional protection.
Trusted computing:
- Secure boot, dynamic measurement of TEE trusted environment, comprehensive protection.
Scenario solution:
- Call management, global watermark Privacy, and three defenses, differentiated customized services.
HarmonyOS:
- Industrial HarmonyOS and Distributed collaboration – Operating System Level Industry Customization, Autonomous and controllable.
Certification authority:
- 1466 Ministry of Standards, mobile terminal operating system localization evaluation, and many other certifications of safety compliance.
Ecosystem:
- Adapt to industry security access, management, and control platform Rich system capability opening.
TD Tech Mate 50 Pro:
Currently, TD Tech has not revealed the pricing of such smartphones in the market bu it could be assigned after direct communication with the customer and the company.
Huawei Mate 50 comes with a unique ring system design, Beidou satellite communication that allows you to send one-way messages even without a mobile signal. The camera provides powerful and colorful imaging via the XMAGE imaging system while utilizing an f/1.4 aperture large sensor for low-light photography.
It carries all of the features from the Huawei Mate 50 series including the low battery power mode.
Today, Huawei has launched a third-party smartphone store on its E-commerce website, opening the area for companies that are using Huawei’s smartphone design.
According to the information, the Huawei Vmall store will now offer third-party smartphones under the “Smartphone” section of the website. Currently the website listed smartphones from WIKO and Hi Nova series. However, more of these could be listed later on.
The website will allow users to pre-order and buy these smartphones directly from a website similar to the Huawei devices. Also, these phones come with a warranty and after-sale services.
Looking into the details, WIKO 5G HarmonyOS phone has an 8GB+128GB version priced at 1999 yuan. The Hi Nova 10 5G smartphone with 8GB+128GB is priced at 2899 yuan. The Hi nova 10 Pro 5G with 8GB+128GB memory is priced at 3699 yuan.
WIKO 5G, Hi nova 10 5G, and Hi nova 10 Pro 5G are available for pre-order at 429, 504, and 384 yuan, respectively.
Looking at the chipset, the WIKO 5G is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G SoC. On the other hand, the Hi nova 10 series equips Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G processor.
These phones uses Huawei smartphone design and look identical to what Huawei has already published in the Huawei nova series. However, there are more devices that use flagship designs.
