Huawei‘s next-generation Mate series smartphone is rumored to adopt the Mate 40 moniker. The flagship is still several months away from the official launch, but Huawei’s R&D has since commenced research into the upgrades it will feature. While the design has not finalized yet, the company is definitely going to unveil the Mate 40 with a next-generation Kirin processor. Early details have said that the Mate 40 will pack a 5nm chipset. Going by the current-gen Kirin 990, the next version that’ll be announced later this year is expected to be named Kirin 1020.
According to the report by ‘toutiao,’ the Kirin 1020 chipset is rumored to be built on a 5nm processor manufactured by the Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). TSMC is said to have one of the largest foundry factories for 5nm chip production. The manufacturing firm will reportedly commence the mass-production of the 5nm chip in the first half of 2020. Shipment is expected to start in the third quarter of the year. TSMC’s 5nm process will come in two versions- N5 and N5P. Compared with the 7nm process, N5 improves performance by 15%, reduces power consumption by 30%, and increases crystal density by 80%. It is also reported that the Kirin 1020 performance will be more than 50% higher than Kirin 990. The CPU architecture is upgraded from A76 to A78, and Kirin 1020 SoC will also integrate 5G baseband. Based on the rumors, the Huawei Mate 40 is expected to have a large Super AMOLED display with QHD+ resolution and a dual selfie camera setup. The phone is said to pack a 4,400 mAh battery that could support fast charging as well as wireless charging technology. It is expected to record 8k videos and will arrive with an under-display fingerprint sensor. Like the previous year, the company will also unveil a Mate 40 Pro variant with some impressive features.
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