Huawei is rumoured to be gearing up for a brand new model of its common Mate vary of smartphones, the Mate 50. That is even if the most recent P collection telephones solely simply launched after an extensively drawn-out path to market.

However, we’ve gathered collectively all the most recent information and rumours surrounding the Huawei Mate 50 collection, together with whether or not and when it is prone to see launch, if in any respect.

When will the Huawei 50 be launched?

Huawei has seen some disruption to its launch schedule throughout 2021 and 2022. The long-anticipated P50 Professional was anticipated to be introduced within the spring of final 12 months however after quite a few delays did not go on sale in China till August 2021, reaching worldwide areas considerably later, in January 2022.

This led to a number of information retailers reporting that the Mate 50 could have been cancelled altogether, partly because of the worldwide chip scarcity and in addition due to the continued battle between the Chinese language firm and the US authorities. Others have acknowledged that it’s merely delayed and can arrive in some unspecified time in the future throughout 2022.

The latter appears to be like extra possible. As noticed by ITHome, Huawei’s shopper enterprise group’s technique advertising division vice chairman, Li Changzhou, informed a fan in February 2022: “The Mate 50 will come, however not proper now. At current, there are nonetheless many different good merchandise price listening to.” 

ITHome beforehand prompt that Huawei might be planning a launch in Q1 of 2022, nevertheless that did not occur. Since then a Weibo leaker has predicted a launch in July 2022, however since they are a new leaker with a restricted observe file it is best to take that with a pinch of salt.

There’s additionally the sturdy risk of a China-only launch, or on the very least, a China-first launch, identical to the P50 Professional.

How a lot will the Huawei Mate 50 value?

With no official pricing but, we have to look to the final technology for some clues.

Huawei gives three variations of the Mate 40 vary: the 40, 40 Professional and 40 Professional+, however they aren’t all out there in all territories. As a result of US ban, you may’t purchase Huawei telephones in North America except you import them yourselves. So, costs could be exhausting to estimate because of taxes, customs prices and so forth.

Within the UK, Europe, and Australia the one out there handset is the Mate 40 Professional, which can set you again the next quantity:

Huawei Mate 40 Professional: £1,099/€1,199

In China, as you’d anticipate, there’s your complete vary out there, with the next costs:

Huawei Mate 40: ¥4,999 (approx. £575/$780/€675)
Huawei Mate 40 Professional: ¥5,899 (approx. £675/$920/€795)
Huawei Mate 40 Professional+: ¥8,499 (approx. £975/$1,330/€1,145)

From this we are able to speculate that the Huawei Mate 50 fashions may cost a little across the following:

Huawei Mate 50: £799/$1,099/€939
Huawei Mate 50 Professional: £1,099/$1,499/€1,199
Huawei Mate 50 Professional+: £1,299/$1,779/€1,499

What new options will we see within the Huawei Mate 50 units?

With the Mate 50 being primarily legendary at this level, there isn’t rather a lot to say about it. That stated, we’ve nonetheless managed to search out a couple of rumblings from different reporters who’ve some thought of what you would possibly see when the handsets lastly make it to market.

GizmoChina says that the Mate 50 vary will run on the Snapdragon Eight Gen 1 chipset, though due to sanctions imposed by the US authorities, Huawei is predicted to solely provide it with 4G, reasonably than the 5G of which it’s succesful – equally to the Snapdragon 888 4G powering the P50 Professional – in most markets. The Mate 40 Professional provided 5G as a result of it used Huawei’s personal Kirin 9000 processors.

There’s one other fascinating wrinkle right here although. In latest months hypothesis has begun to mount that Huawei has been growing a 5G cellphone case: an adjunct that would present 5G networking for an in any other case 4G machine, permitting it to skirt the commerce restrictions positioned on it and nonetheless successfully launch 5G telephones.

A picture for such a case has leaked with the rumours, which actually might be for a Mate 50 machine – although it is actually too quickly to say for certain.

After all, there’s no certainty that it’ll swap to Qualcomm Snapdragon silicon for the subsequent technology in any respect. The corporate has already stated that it’s constructing its personal fabrication plant, in order that it does not need to depend on a third-party chip maker, like TSMC.

The dangerous information is that this would possibly not be capable to manufacture chips for telephones for some time. In response to an FT report, the plant will begin off making 28nm chips for IoT units, suggesting there is a lengthy method to go earlier than it could possibly manufacture the 7nm (and smaller) processors utilized in at this time’s telephones.

GizmoChina additionally stories that the Mate 50 units will characteristic LTPO shows, which appears to be in step with different new telephones embracing the expertise in 2022, such because the Galaxy S22 Extremely and Realme’s GT 2 Professional. These panels are extra energy-efficient than current ones, have a doubtlessly increased most brightness and provide higher variable refresh charges, as much as 120Hz.

We’ve additionally seen related rumours from trade show knowledgeable David Naranjo, who tweeted a listing of telephones anticipated to make use of LTPO panels in 2022.

With the announcement of iPhone 13 Professional and iPhone 13 Professional Max having a variable refresh charge as much as 120Hz marks 20 fashions which can be present and rumored that use LTPO OLED panels from SDC. pic.twitter.com/5wlbsl2HF1

— David Naranjo (@DSCCDave)
September 16, 2021

Maybe probably the most weird hearsay, once more from GizmoChina, is that the Mate 50 will help satellite tv for pc connectivity for texts (SMS) when regular mobile networks usually are not doable. This appears crackers to us, so perhaps take it with a big pinch of salt.

One intriguing thought comes within the type of the idea video for the Huawei Mate 50 Professional created by designer HoilNDI. He used varied leaks and speculations in regards to the upcoming mannequin to place collectively a wonderful video that has the brand new cellphone sporting two enormous circles on the rear which can be residence to a triple digital camera part and an LED flash and depth digital camera space.

Whether or not the Huawei Mate 50 appears to be like something like this or not stays to be seen, however hopefully, it gained’t be too lengthy till we discover out.

One factor is definite although, till the Chinese language firm could make peace with the US and regain its entry to the Google Play Retailer and all of the apps inside, it’ll simply be glorious {hardware} that’s held again by an absence of one of the best apps most individuals use (outdoors of China, that’s).

To see what different units the Huawei Mate 50 vary might want to overcome, learn our information to one of the best smartphones.