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A rather interesting rumor surfaced on Weibo, from a tipster. It essentially reveals launch timelines for the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Vivo X100 Ultra, and the Huawei P70 series.
Launch timeline for the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, Huawei P70, and Vivo X100 Ultra gets tipped
Based on this information, the Huawei P70 will become official in March. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Vivo X100 Ultra will follow in April. That being said, the entire Huawei P70 series is said to launch in April, a month earlier than the Huawei P60 series this year, as it arrived in April.
The Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro already launched in China last month. Their global launch is expected in the coming months. The Xiaomi 14 Ultra will follow later on, as was the case this year with the Xiaomi 13 Ultra.
The Vivo X100 and Vivo X100 Pro were launched in China earlier this month. Their global launch is expected in the coming months. The Vivo X100 Ultra will launch separately, though. We’re not sure if that phone will launch globally, or stay exclusive to China.
The Vivo X100 Ultra is basically the Vivo X100 Pro+
Just to be clear, the Vivo X100 Ultra is essentially the rumored Vivo X100 Pro+. Vivo is ditching the ‘Pro+’ naming. The Vivo X90 Pro+ was launched in China only, it was not available elsewhere, so keep that in mind.
These are all flagship smartphones, needless to say. Huawei is expected to announce two or three Huawei P70 series phones next year. What’s also interesting is that a well-known analyst expects huge growth for the Huawei P series next year.
Ming-Chi Kuo expects a 100% shipment growth for the Huawei P70 series next year, compared to the Huawei P60 series this year. This has to do with the fact the Huawei P70 series will support 5G connectivity.
Those phones are likely to include Huawei’s Kirin 9000s processor. That chip got announced earlier this year, and is already fueling the Huawei Mate 60 series, and the Huawei Mate X5 foldable from the company.