Huawei Begins Development Of The P70 Flagship For Next Year, Starting With A High Refresh Rate Display, But No Word On Its Chipset

The success of the Mate 60 series has prompted Huawei to begin development of newer flagships, with the latest rumor claiming that work on the P70 has commenced and a launch slated for 2024. Unfortunately, there is no word on which chipset will fuel its innards or if Huawei and SMIC have teamed up to produce a brand new silicon for it.

P70 is also rumored to feature the highest number of locally produced components

The rumor goes into detail regarding the P70, with Smart Pikachu on Weibo stating that the flagship will feature a high-frequency eye protection panel. The machine translation likely means that Huawei is looking to incorporate a high refresh rate display for the 2024 premium handset and a high-frequency PWM dimming feature. For those that do not know, PWM, or Pulse Width Modulation, is a technology employed by manufacturers to adjust the display’s brightness, but a lower value can often cause excessive eye strain paired with headaches.

Some phone makers cut costs by using a lower PWM frequency on their displays, but for the P70, Huawei is sparing no expense. The rumor also claims that Huawei’s first flagship for 2024 will also feature the highest locally-produced components, as the former Chinese giant aims to rid dependency on foreign suppliers by relying on its home turf to supply the necessary hardware. One of those components is the chipset, and with the entire Mate 60 being treated to the 7nm Kirin 9000S, which SoC will Huawei choose for the P70?

Unfortunately, those details have remained elusive, indicating that either Huawei is doing an excellent job keeping its supply chain mum or the company has little choice but to re-use the Kirin 9000S. We have heard that Huawei intends to announce its custom CMOS sensor with the P70, so perhaps the company could tweak the Mate 60’s chip slightly, bringing in additional optimizations when introducing next year’s flagship. Of course, remember that this rumor should be treated with a pinch of salt, as plans can change in the blink of an eye, but we will continue updating our readers in the future.

News Source: Weibo

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