When Huawei launched its Mate 60 smartphone in mid-2023, it turned heads around the world after teardown artists discovered it contained a system-on-a-chip made by Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) using a 7nm process.
We thought that the minimum wage was not capable of building this kind of thing. So while the Mate 60 doesn’t differ significantly from any other modern smartphone, its very existence calls into question the effectiveness of U.S.-led efforts to prevent advanced chipmaking technology from reaching the Empire. middle.
So there was a lot of speculation about what Huawei would come up with next, and this week the world got its answer – in the form of the Pura 70.
Chinese media reports that early adopters of the device have released details about its innards, naming the Kirin 9010 SoC with four efficient cores running at 1.55 GHz, half a dozen performance cores at 2.18 GHz and some high-performance cores. at 2.30 GHz. All cores are Arm v8. A third-party datasheet suggests it’s a 7nm chip, meaning Chinese chipmakers don’t appear to have made another unexpected breakthrough.
Early testing suggests it outperforms the Mate 60’s Kirin 9000, but independent reviews have yet to be released. The participatory evaluations currently available are sometimes dubious.
What we can say for sure is that the Pura 70 has a 6.6-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a resolution of 2760 x 1256. It has 12GB of RAM and buyers can choose between 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB of storage.
The base models’ three rear-facing cameras can capture 50, 12, and 13 megapixels each.
The Pura range derives from Huawei’s P-series handsets that ranged from mid-range to low-end high-end, but now focuses – pardon the pun – on photography enthusiasts. The device is available in four variants, each priced to match the four editions of Apple’s iPhone 15.
The screen on the high-end “Ultra” model reaches 6.8 inches and 2,844 × 1,260 pixels, with two rear cameras that take photos at 50 megapixels and one at 40. One of the 50 MP snappers is retractable , to improve its zooming powers.
It’s important to note that all models of the Pura 70 run HarmonyOS 4.2, Huawei’s non-Android operating system.
China is going all-in on HarmonyOS as the country seeks indigenous alternatives to Western technology. In recent weeks, Chinese media and government agencies have noted the growing proliferation of native HarmonyOS apps, trumpeting that developers’ enthusiasm for the platform means local buyers now have a more patriotic alternative.
This alternative seems to be welcome: after the launch of the Mate 60, the analyst firm IDC saw Huawei’s smartphone market share increase by 36.2%. ®
When Huawei launched its Mate 60 smartphone in mid-2023, it turned heads around the world after teardown artists discovered it contained a system-on-a-chip made by Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) using a 7nm process.
We thought that the minimum wage was not capable of building this kind of thing. So while the Mate 60 doesn’t differ significantly from any other modern smartphone, its very existence calls into question the effectiveness of U.S.-led efforts to prevent advanced chipmaking technology from reaching the Empire. middle.
So there was a lot of speculation about what Huawei would come up with next, and this week the world got its answer – in the form of the Pura 70.
Chinese media reports that early adopters of the device have released details about its innards, naming the Kirin 9010 SoC with four efficient cores running at 1.55 GHz, half a dozen performance cores at 2.18 GHz and some high-performance cores. at 2.30 GHz. All cores are Arm v8. A third-party datasheet suggests it’s a 7nm chip, meaning Chinese chipmakers don’t appear to have made another unexpected breakthrough.
Early testing suggests it outperforms the Mate 60’s Kirin 9000, but independent reviews have yet to be released. The participatory evaluations currently available are sometimes dubious.
What we can say for sure is that the Pura 70 has a 6.6-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a resolution of 2760 x 1256. It has 12GB of RAM and buyers can choose between 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB of storage.
The base models’ three rear-facing cameras can capture 50, 12, and 13 megapixels each.
The Pura range derives from Huawei’s P-series handsets that ranged from mid-range to low-end high-end, but now focuses – pardon the pun – on photography enthusiasts. The device is available in four variants, each priced to match the four editions of Apple’s iPhone 15.
The screen on the high-end “Ultra” model reaches 6.8 inches and 2,844 × 1,260 pixels, with two rear cameras that take photos at 50 megapixels and one at 40. One of the 50 MP snappers is retractable , to improve its zooming powers.
It’s important to note that all models of the Pura 70 run HarmonyOS 4.2, Huawei’s non-Android operating system.
China is going all-in on HarmonyOS as the country seeks indigenous alternatives to Western technology. In recent weeks, Chinese media and government agencies have noted the growing proliferation of native HarmonyOS apps, trumpeting that developers’ enthusiasm for the platform means local buyers now have a more patriotic alternative.
This alternative seems to be welcome: after the launch of the Mate 60, the analyst firm IDC saw Huawei’s smartphone market share increase by 36.2%. ®