Huawei Mate 40-series might get a 108MP main camera with 9P lens

13 June 2020
A special free-form lens should improve picture quality by a bunch.

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AnonD-754814, 13 Jun 2020Why would they use a new sensor ? They're already doing m... more" Why would they use a new sensor ? "

uhhh... let me guess... continuous innovation and being a leader in photography or is that wrong since they're already doing market best photography(in most cases) with their current sensor as you say?

" They should just improve the lens I guess " - yeah no, definitely not the best guesswork and nowhere near what actually has to be done...

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    • 13 Jun 2020

    No one will buy any phone when you can't even put your bank app on it, it will only be a matter of time before they will be able to duplicate everything that Google can do

      Apple, 13 Jun 2020Unfortunately, if no google ppl outside China will not buy it.Oh no, not true.... I know many people buying the P40 in my country and all of them got Google services in around 10 minutes, so no problem at all (Y)
      Go search Google and u will see the solution many places.

        Dearman, 13 Jun 2020Would like to see a Mate 40X to replace my current Mate 20X... moreSame here... But still our M20X is a perfect phone, nearly 2 years after its release.
        I'm still amazed with the camera and battery power and, and, and :-)

          geek-a-contra, 13 Jun 2020all nice and dandy, but... at what price? i mean: money pri... more"why should i pay every 2 years"
          Nobody is forcing you to use it only for 2 years and throw it away, you know. Unless you're a type of person who is obsessed with getting the newest phones at all times, you can use it for 5 years, or actually as long as you wish.

            tkSteveFOX, 13 Jun 2020This is BS. Mate 40 will use the exact same sensor as the P... moreDo you have a link, i would like to read about this like you did... i guess?

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              Apple, 13 Jun 2020Unfortunately, if no google ppl outside China will not buy it.Oh really? Looks like we got a spokesperson for the entire human race right here wow.. clap clap

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                Nothing New, 13 Jun 2020Nope , mate 40 will use the same sensor as p40 pro , it wil... moreYeah... and you know that because your information is straight from Huawei themselves like you work there which in real life translates to not a single chance lol...

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                  tkSteveFOX, 13 Jun 2020This is BS. Mate 40 will use the exact same sensor as the P... moreThe real BS is the BS you wrote since you don't work for Huawei but think you know everything...

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                    • 13 Jun 2020

                    Huawei mate 40x

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                      • YMj
                      • 13 Jun 2020

                      Beast is coming..

                        all nice and dandy, but... at what price? i mean: money price. the p40+ is already MUCH more expensive than a good quality compact camera (canon g7 series, sony rx100 series, etc). true, a compact camera is not as compact and has no phone capabilities and all else that makes a smartphone, but not to forget that the whole rage about the huawei p20/30/40 smartphones is about the camera, not about the "smartphone" side that, honestly, is not exactly something to write home about.... so why should i pay every 2 years some +1400eur for a less performant camera with, again, a phone extension instead up to some 1200eur for a better real camera i can use for min 5years?
                        now, let us be honest: the whole huawei camera smartphone rage is for the general population users, not that much for photo enthusiasts and probably not at all about the profi's.

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                          • 13 Jun 2020

                          P series - focus on cameras and utility
                          Mate series - focus on aesthetics and cutting edge tech

                          I'm a mate series guy myself.

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                            • 13 Jun 2020

                            Hopefully there would be at least one mate 40 without a damn curved screen, just like last year.

                              They are pros in quad Bayer processing, if it's going to be Nona Bayer I wonder how it turns out..

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                                • 13 Jun 2020

                                MATE 30 PRO, 13 Jun 2020Ladies and gentlemen ... !!! The real King of smartphone... moreYeah the king of smartphones that cant even run Youtube in 1080p, Netflix above 480p, and log on to netbanking apps..

                                  I smell BS from this news.
                                  First of all, Huawei updates the main sensor every year with the introduction of P series. Mate 40 Pro, on the other hand, is rumoured to have an improved UWA camera with larger sensor and wider FoV, and they will definitely use the custom Sony sensor for that as well.

                                  After all, IMX608 on Mate 30 Pro/P40 Pro is what makes it possible for those phones to carry out 1920fps super slow motion and extreme high ISO video recording in low light.
                                  Even though Samsung's HMX sensor would probably work out better for still image capture, its slow readout speed and smaller pixel size mean keep those special features on the new phone would be impossible, and Huawei probably wouldn't be able to afford to lose two of its main selling points at once.

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                                    • 13 Jun 2020

                                    There is no 108mp sensor from Sony as yet.
                                    Nor do they have any plans for 108mp sensor in the pipeline.
                                    So take this news with a pinch of salt.

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                                      • 13 Jun 2020

                                      Will this be a step back in photo quality as the p40 pro was? Just compatr the images of p40 to mate 30 pro 5g, but every review site is comparing it to the p30 pro, even though the mate was a HUGE leap

                                        It will a sensor for a p50 series.