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Huawei Mate 40 Series Preview: Everything you need to know
Huawei Mate 40 Series is set to launch in October 2020. According to the latest leak/rumor Huawei Mate 40 Series is expected to include Mate 40 as a base model, Mate 40 Pro as a Pro model, Mate 40 Pro+ as a premium model, and the Mate 40 Lite which is said to be a rebranded version of Maimang 9.
Design:
The Huawei Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro phone cases have been leaked that indicates at the rear side of the smartphone the company will use the same structure as the Mate 30 Series “Oreo Shaped”. It also includes a 3.5mm headphone jack, USB-C interface, microphone, speaker, etc.
ModelName/CodeName:
According to current information, the phone models of Huawei Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro + are OCE-AN00, NOH-AN00 and NOP-AN00 respectively. These all smartphones have passed the network access certification of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and also grabbed EEC certification (The Mate 40 series will launch in European Market).
Processor:
Huawei Mate 40 series will be equipped with the new Kirin 9000 series processors, of which the Mate 40 Pro may be equipped with a 6.4-inch dual-punch hole waterfall screen and a rear Leica quad camera. Recent reports suggest that Huawei stocks 10 million Kirin 9000 chips for it.
Display:
According to the Weibo tipster (DigitalChatStation), both the smartphone from Mate 40 series (Huawei Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro) will have curved edge waterfall displays from both sides and also the screen sizes are different.
The leaked screen protector shows Huawei Mate 40 Pro’s curve height is 4.0 and the non-Pro version curves at 2.7. The Mate 40 screen has a 6.5-inch and the Mate 40 Pro has a 6.6-inch OLED display, says the tipster.
However, a previous report suggests that the Mate 40 Pro will come with a 6.7-inch display. Both Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro features a pill-type punch-hole display. The Huawei Mate 40 may also be available in 8GB/128GB, a 12GB/256GB storage variant.
Software:
In terms of software, Huawei Mate 40 Series will be pre-installed with EMUI 11 based on Android 11 and Huawei Mobile Services (HMS).
Huawei Mate 40 Series Launch Date: October 2020.
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Huawei Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download
According to the official information, the Huawei released the delisting announcement of its Petal Mail App. The full text of the announcement is as follows: [translated]
Thank you for your continued attention and support to the Huawei Petal Mail App. In order to better adapt to the changing needs of product experience, service content and local markets, we have made strategic adjustments to the Huawei Petal Mail App.
The Petal Mail App will officially switch to the Email App on December 31, 2024, and the Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download from the App Store. The Petal Mail App you have installed can be used normally. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can continue to view, send or receive emails in the pre-installed Email App on your Huawei phone or use a computer browser to open the Petal Mail official website ( https://www.petalmail.com ), and your emails and personal data will not be lost.
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Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
Huawei released the Mate 70 series of mobile phones, with a starting price of 5,499 yuan. At present, the prices of spare parts for the new Mate 70 series have been announced on Huawei’s official website.
Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
Battery and motherboard
Mate 70
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2499
12GB+512GB — 2899
12GB+1TB — 3599
Mate 70 Pro
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2899
12GB+512GB — 3299
12GB+1TB — 3999
Mate 70 Pro+
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 4399
16GB+1TB — 4899
Mate 70 RS
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 6499
16GB+1TB — 6999
Camera
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Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 official announcement
Huawei officially announced the new FreeBuds Pro 4 headphones. This is the first TWS headset equipped with HarmonyOS NEXT and will be officially launched at the Huawei Mate Brand Festival on November 26.
As can be seen from the poster, the headset adopts an in-ear design with black and gold color matching, and the overall shape is similar to the previous generation. With the support of the new system, FreeBuds Pro 4 is expected to bring more functional upgrades.
For reference, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 was released in September last year with an initial price of 1,499 yuan . It is equipped with the Kirin A2 chip that uses Polar code, supports Star Flash connection core technology and Bluetooth technology, and the new L2HC 3.0 protocol.