Affected by the U.S ban, Huawei Mate 40 series may adopt a dual-processor solution for different markets, Twitter user @RODENT950 said on Saturday.
He stated that the Mate 40 series with Kirin SOC maybe China-exclusive, Huawei will follow Samsung in terms of dual-chip strategy due to the new chip ban.
Mate 40 series with Kirin soc maybe china exclusive, Huawei will follow Samsung in terms of dual chip strategy due to the new chip ban.?
— Teme (特米)? (@RODENT950) July 17, 2020
He also mentioned that TSMC has already provided Huawei with about 8 million Kirin 1020 chips and that the Huawei Mate series typically sells more than 10 million units.
Huawei's Mate 40 series has recently been undergoing intensive manufacturing and critical debugging, and the new device will feature a number of key features including product performance, 5G capabilities, and the ability to be used in a variety of applications.
The practice of having different processors in different markets is not a new idea. Samsung has been adopting this strategy for years with the Galaxy S as well as the Galaxy Note series. The main concern of mixing processors is it requires a lot of tweaking to ensure as consistent an experience as possible.
The Mate 40 series is expected to launch globally around late September.
Recent revelations about the Mate 40 series said that it will feature a curved screen, support for a 90Hz screen refresh rate, the Kirin 1020 is manufactured on a 5nm process.
Its operating system, on the other hand, will be EMUI 11, and the highly anticipated HarmonyOS won't be used for smartphones yet, but will reportedly be on the new smartwatch Mate Watch.
