Huawei Mate 20 Confirmed to Launch in October Powered by Kirin 980: Also Check Leaked Hands-on Image of Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Huawei has confirmed via an official press release that its next-gen flagship HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset will be launched at IFA tech trade show on August 30. The company also confirmed that Huawei Mate 20 will be the first smartphone to be powered by the Kirin 980 and it will be launched later on in the year i.e. in October 2018. “Huawei will unveil the Kirin 980 at IFA, which will be the first commercially available 7nm chip in the world. Huawei Mate 20 will launch with the world’s first 7nm chipset this October.”, reads an excerpt of the press release. We also expect the launch of Mate 20 Pro and Mate 20 Lite alongside the Mate 20. The Mate 20 series has already been subjected to several leaks and rumours in the past and now hands-on images of the Mate 20 Pro have surfaced online via Weibo (Chinese micro-blogging site).

Let’s have a look at the leaked image before we discuss the speculated specs,

As per the leaked image, the Mate 20 Pro will sport an iPhone X like notch at the top of the display, just like any other Android smartphone being launched nowadays. The notch hosts the earpice and the selfie camera. The display seems to be curved and has extremely thin bezels which will result into higher screen-to-body ratio. The power button is placed on the right, while the volume rocker is situated on the left side. The leaked image only showcases the front of the device and the rear is not seen. Based on the leaks in the past, the Mate 20 series is expected to feature triple rear camera set up.

The Mate 20 is expected to feature 6.3-inch with 3,840 x 2,160 pixel resolution and the phone may have an in-display fingerprint scanner. It may run Android Pie-based EMUI 9 out of the box and could be backed by a 4,200mAh battery. The Mate 20 Lite will be the low-end model of the three which may be powered by Kirin 710 chipset.

That’s all we know so far about Huawei’s upcoming Mate 20 series. Keep watching this space for all the more updates as we’ll cover all the latest news, leaks and rumours regarding the same.