Huawei, is
gearing up to unveil the Huawei Mate 40 series. This series is still a couple
of months away but we are beginning to get a glimpse of what to expect.
According to @RODENT950, the Mate 40 series continues the P40 series display
specs using a “strange resolution” as well as a 90Hz display. According to him,
the Huawei Mate 40 series has two samples (90Hz and 120Hz). However, Huawei
cares so much about its batteries thus it will most likely go for a 90Hz
display.
In accordance with established practice,
each new generation of Huawei’s Kirin processor will be released in the fall.
The Huawei Mate series usually launch the new chip. However, Chinese
manufacturer, Huawei, has been at the hub of so many troubles. The company is
currently facing multiple bans from the U.S. This is slowing down Huawei’s
business especially outside China. Due to the ban by the American government,
there were speculations that the Huawei Mate 40 series release will delay.
Nevertheless, recent reports show that the
Huawei Mate 40 series will arrive on schedule. Its 5nm processor will be
delivered before mid-September. According to @Mobile Wafer Darren, Huawei is
going to need a lot of chips before the end of the year. The company will need
5nm, 7nm, 16nm, and 28nm mobile chips.
It will also need a TWS headset Bluetooth chip developed by HiSilicon. All
these chips in their numbers will be available before mid-September.
This is the first real hurdle for Huawei
to overcome this year. After delivery, the shipment of Huawei products in the
second half of the year will not be a serious challenge. This recent report
claims that there will be no delay in the Mate 40 series mass production.
In addition, the report says “Although the
United States imposed further sanctions on Huawei in May, I promise that Huawei
will release the Mate 40 mobile phone with the 5nm process Kirin processor as
scheduled in October. In the fourth quarter, we can supply about 8 million Mate
40 mobile phones”. According to previous reports, the Mate 40 series will
use a 5nm Kirin processor. This chip should combine the Cortex A77 or A78 CPU
architecture + Mali G77/G78 GPU architecture. Such a combination will guarantee
a better performance for the 120Hz high refresh rate screen experience.
As for the name of the next Kirin 5nm
chip, there has been some confusion. While there was a report that claims that
it will be Kirin 1000, others say it will be Kirin 1020. Either way, there are
reports that the development code of Kirin 1000 is “Baltimore”. Recall that the
Kirin 990 5G uses Cortex A76 architecture. This sparks speculations that the
Kirin 1000 may use Cortex A77/A78 architecture and Mali G77/G78 GPU
architecture. With this combination, the performance of the CPU and GPU will
increase dramatically. In all, we will
have to wait a few months to get the exact architecture of this chip.