The Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro are all set to become Huawei’s next flagship offerings with an official announcement set for the 16th of October. Huawei has already confirmed that the two Mate 20 variants will be the industry’s first to sport the latest in-house HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC. A new leak has now surfaced online that shows off alleged promotional posters of the two phones, with design elements and specifications of the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro mentioned in them.
The Huawei Mate 20 Pro (codenamed Laya) is expected to be powered by a 4,200mAh battery, with support for SuperCharge 2.0 which promises 70 percent of battery life with 30 minutes of charge. Another exciting aspect of the battery will be support for 15W fast wireless charging. The Huawei Mate 20 Pro will also feature an in-display fingerprint sensor alongside 3D face recognition technology that reportedly unlocks the device in a second.
The Mate 20 Pro is also expected to sport a 6.9-inch QHD+ OLED display, front-facing stereo speakers, 6GB RAM. 128GB inbuilt storage, IP67 water and dust resistance rating, and run EMUI 9.0 on top of Android 9.0 Pie. Just like its predecessors, the 3.5mm headphone jack won’t be part of the package.
With regards to the Huawei Mate 20, this variant is expected to sport a 6.53-inch flat IPS panel with a full-HD+ resolution and 18.7:9 aspect ratio. The device will have a 4GB RAM/128GB storage configuration whilst being powered by a 4,000mAh battery. This phone will sport a physical rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and will feature a lower IP53 water resistance rating. It will come with standard face recognition and a 3.5mm headphone jack as well.
Both variants are expected to feature triple rear camera setups, and 24-megapixel selfie cameras and are also expected to arrive with “Bone Voice ID” technology that will allow users to unlock the phones with their voice, even in noisy surroundings.
