At the China Information Technology 2020 Summit held on August 7, Richard Yu stated that the Huawei Mate 40 series will be launched in September. This phone will be powered by the Kirin 9000 chipset. According to insiders, because the number of Kirin 9000 chips is limited, the Mate 40 series may be sold only in certain regions and will not be released globally.
At present, there are many rumors about the Mate 40, especially regarding its design. Today, we discovered a new patent from Huawei, which is very likely a design patent for the Mate 40 series.
This patent was submitted by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. to the China National Intellectual Property Administration on January 21, 2020, and was approved on August 14, 2020. The main description of the patent is a mobile phone. Its front does not have a front-facing camera hole, which indicates that it uses an under-display camera. The rear camera module includes four cameras and a display.
According to the patent description, it only displays the time. It is speculated that it should be able to display time, calendar, weather, etc. Its camera module has three designs: the display in the middle, the display at the top, and the display at the bottom. It is currently unclear which solution the Mate 40 series will adopt. It is also possible that the Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro, and Mate 40 Pro+ will adopt different solutions.
In addition, there is a volume button and a power button on the right side. We know that there is no volume button on the Mate 30 Pro. It seems that the volume button will reappear on the Mate 40 Pro.
A similar camera has already appeared on the Meizu PRO 7. According to the patent images, the rear display on the Mate 40 series is smaller than that of the Meizu PRO 7. The rear display on the Meizu PRO 7 can show more content, such as photos, messages, time, and calendar.
According to current information, the Huawei Mate 40 will be powered by the Kirin 9000 chipset, with 8GB/12GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB/512GB of storage. It will use an under-display fingerprint sensor. It will come with a non-removable battery, a gravity sensor, a proximity sensor, an optical sensor, an accelerometer, an electronic compass, and a gyroscope.
