HUAWEI Technologies Co. unveiled its much-anticipated Mate 40 series 5G smartphones last week. Huawei Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro Plus smartphones are powered by the in-house chip Kirin 9000 series, which the company called “the most sophisticated 5-nanometer 5G system on chips available.”

Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business group, said at an online launch event that each year Huawei’s Mate series smartphones bring the most exciting technology together into one package.

The camera system on the Huawei Mate 40 series has been co-engineered with Leica to provide the best camera solution possible and sees breakthrough upgrades to the ultra-wide angle lens, powerful high-definition main camera, impressive telephoto camera and more, Huawei said.

The company also said that its Kirin 9000 series chips are fully equipped for 5G, capable of handling intensive computations and multi-tasking operations with ease.

“For the first time ever, the flagship 5G SoC (system on chips) has more than 15.3 billion transistors, making it the densest and most full-featured 5G SoC to date,” Huawei said.

The Mate 40 Series will be available in selected markets, with the price for Mate 40 Pro starting from US$1,417.

(China Daily)