Soon after Huawei confirmed the Mate 50 series will launch on September 6, more Mate 50 news arrives including charging speeds, a camera feature, and the expected chipset. The certification lists three unique Mate 50 models, purported to be the Huawei Mate 50, Mate 50 Pro, and Mate 50 RS Porsche Design. They are listed to support charging speeds of up to 66W (11V @ 6A) as well as 10W (5V @ 2A) and 40W (10V @ 4A).
In another report from Digital Chat
Station via Weibo, there’s word of a fourth Huawei Mate 50E model that is to be
powered by the Snapdragon 778G. Meanwhile, the Huawei Mate 50 and Mate 50 Pro
are said to employ the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. As per My Drivers’ supply chain
sources, the Mate 50 series will use 4G-only solutions. The Mate 50 Pro and
Mate 50 RS are said to use notched displays.
In the camera department, the Huawei Mate
50 Pro is expected to use a variable aperture assembly on its main camera.
We’ve seen a similar implementation with the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S10
series where the camera could choose either a f.1.7 aperture or adjust to
f/2.4. Samsung would only implement variable aperture on two generations of
Galaxy S and Galaxy Note flagships. The optimal aperture is selected depending
on the shooting conditions.
Earlier this week, Huawei announced that
it will hold a launch event for the Mate 50 series on September 6. We will also
see Huawei’s own XMage imaging engine set to replace the camera’s Leica
branding since the two’s partnership ended. Huawei may also unveil a 12.4-inch
MatePad Pro at the event.
