Earlier this month, Huawei introduced the Huawei Mate XT, marking it as the first-ever tri-foldable smartphone in the world. A recent leak from tipster Digital Chat Station indicates that the company plans to announce the Nova 13 smartphone series in October. Additionally, he mentioned that the launch of the Mate 70 flagship series and the Mate X6 foldable phone is tentatively scheduled for November. The tipster has also shared some expected design changes for the much-anticipated Mate 70 series in a recent post on Weibo.
Design Changes for the Mate 70 Series
The screenshot shared by DCS does not reveal the name of the phone maker involved in the leak, but the details hint that it pertains to the Mate 70 series. The engineering prototype of the Mate 70 is said to feature a centrally placed 3D facial recognition system on a quad-curved display. Both the standard and Pro variants are expected to have a sizeable metal flat-edge frame and a fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button. This information contradicts earlier leaks that suggested the Mate 70 would come with an ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint sensor.
The back of the device is reported to have a centrally positioned elliptical camera island featuring a single periscope lens. For reference, the Mate 60 series utilized a unique "splicing scheme" that combined metal and glass on its back. However, the latest leak suggests that Huawei might opt for an all-glass back for the Mate 70 series.
Enhanced Efficiency and Software Updates
The tipster has also speculated that the new processor powering the Mate 70 series will offer improved energy efficiency, which might explain why the series could require less heat dissipation material. He noted that the details shared are based on the prototype, so the final production model may differ.
In a previous announcement, Richard Yu, a senior executive at Huawei, stated that the Mate 70 series will officially launch Harmony NEXT in the fourth quarter. This new operating system is expected to boost device performance by 30%, increase connection speeds threefold, and reduce power consumption by 20%.
