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The alleged Huawei P70 design has just surfaced in a rather suspicious leak. Three images appeared on Weibo, showing what seems to be a 3D model of a smartphone. The XMAGE branding is present on the back, and people are guessing this is the upcoming Huawei P70.
The alleged Huawei P70 appears in a rather suspicious leak
Now, there’s also a chance we’re looking at the Huawei Nova 12 Ultra here, of course. Considering the design of the Huawei Nova 11 series, that is definitely a possibility, should Huawei opt to include the XMAGE camera setup on the device.
In any case, you will notice that only the back side of the device is shown in these images. There are three cameras included on the back, and they’re vertically-aligned. The topmost camera seems to host the larger sensor. It is noticeably larger than the rest.
We still don’t know what main camera sensor is Huawei planning to use on the Huawei P70 series. The Huawei Mate 60 Pro has a truly capable main camera with variable aperture, so we’re expecting to see something similar on the Huawei P70 series.
The phone that leaked has a slightly curved backplate, towards the frame. It also includes all of the physical buttons on the right-hand side. The power/lock button is the lowest, while there are two separate volume control buttons above it.
The Huawei P70 series could utilize the Kirin 9000s processor
The Huawei P70 series could be fueled by the Kirin 9000s processor. That is the chip SMIC and Huawei announced a while back, and it’s a 7nm processor that supports 5G connectivity. It’s also the first Kirin SoC after a long, long time.
Huawei was unable to utilize 5G connectivity on its devices since the US ban hit, until this chip launched. The company was forced to limit the SoCs it used to 4G connectivity. Those were mostly Snapdragon chips.
The Huawei P60 series launched in March this year. The Huawei P70 series is expected to arrive around the same time next year.
