After the surprise launch of the Mate 60 and Mate 60 Pro last week, Huawei has unveiled two more devices, the Mate 60 Pro+ and Mate X5. Since the US embargo, Huawei devices have mostly been 4G-only. However, the latest series of smartphones seems to support 5G. According to testing by Chinese blogger Vincent Zhong, the Mate X5 achieved download speeds of 1Gbps.
Both phones appear to be powered by the mysterious HiSilicon or Kirin 9000s chipset. Huawei has not commented on the chip inside its smartphones.
Mate 60 Pro+ is equipped with 16GB RAM, 512GB/1TB memory, 6.82-inch LTPO OLED screen with 1260x2720px resolution, refresh rate from 1Hz to 120Hz. The front includes three holes for the 13MP selfie camera and 3D ToF system. The rear camera includes a 48MP sensor, optical image stabilization lens, a 48MP periscope lens and a 40MP ultra-wide-angle camera. The 5,000mAh battery has reverse charging feature.
Meanwhile, the Mate X5 uses a 7.85-inch LTPO OLED main screen and a 6.4-inch LTPO OLED secondary screen. The device comes in purple, white, black, yellow and green. The back is equipped with a cluster of 3 cameras 50MP, 13MP and 12MP. The maximum internal memory is 1TB combined with 16GB RAM.
The interesting thing about the Mate X5 is the completely new antenna design, which improves signal reception. The Lingxi antenna has an AI algorithm to choose the optimal network. The antennas around the device also have tuning technology for better signal quality. The larger 5,060mAh battery supports 66W wired charging, 50W wireless charging, and 7.5W reverse charging.
According to TechInsights , the Kirin 9000s is manufactured by China's largest semiconductor company SMIC on a 7nm process. This was once thought to be impossible due to the ban on exporting important semiconductor manufacturing equipment (EUV by Dutch company ASML). Before being blacklisted by the US, Huawei used 5nm chips manufactured by TSMC.
According to Bits & Chips, ASML CEO Peter Wennink said that the Mate 60 Pro should not be a surprise because the restrictions essentially forced China to double its efforts. His comments suggested that SMIC may have developed its own advanced tooling.
Geekrwan blog's tests show that the Kirin 9000s' performance is close to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, which is two generations behind. The CPU consists of 1 large core and 3 medium cores based on Qualcomm's TaiShan architecture, along with 4 small cores based on Arm's Cortex-A510. In addition, the Kirin 9000s is also the first mobile chip to support multi-threading. For the GPU, Huawei uses its own Maleoon 910 chip.
Like the Mate 60 Pro, the Mate 60 Pro+ supports China Telecom satellite calls and satellite messaging via the Beidou network. The most notable differences between the two versions are the nano-technology metal dual-dyeing process and the rear camera. Meanwhile, the Mate X5 foldable phone is quite similar to the Mate X3, except for the use of a more glossy Kunlun Glass screen on the outer screen as well as a tweaked rear camera.
If all four of the latest devices use the Kirin 9000s chip, it seems Huawei is quite confident in its chip manufacturing capacity.
(According to Engadget, GSM Arena)
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