The Huawei P50 series finally got an official launch date. Huawei confirmed that it would be unveiling the flagship P50 series this month. The company recently posted the event for the P50 series launch will take place on July 29, though as of now, the rumours suggests that we are only set to see a vanilla version of the Huawei P50, with no word on a ‘Pro’ or ‘Plus’ model. The launch comes a little over a year since Huawei announced its P40 series, but the launch of the P50 has been far from certain.
Back in May, there had been a short-lived rumour that the flagship P50 series may be seeing the light of day at Huawei’s spring event (the Huawei Smart Collaboration Spring Conference on May 17), but it was not to be, as it is to end up being held at the official summer event instead. US sanctions placed on the company over national security concerns have seriously impacted Huawei’s ability to produce its own Kirin chipsets, creating doubts about its ability to release new flagship devices. “For reasons you are all aware of, a launch date has not been set,” Yu said when he teased the design of the P50 during a launch event last month.
According to Huawei CEO Richard Yu, the Huawei P50 series will usher in a new era of mobile photography. Yu’s post reads: “The road forward has no end, this time we surpass ourselves in the field of imaging again. On July 29th, the # HuaweiP50# series will soon release a new mobile imaging technology pioneered in the industry. The new era of mobile imaging will set sail, so stay tuned!”
While details about the specs of the Huawei P50 are still scarce, there are several rumours suggesting it will opt for the 1-inch Sony camera we seen on Leica’s first smartphone. In addition, the flagship P50 series is also rumoured to opt for the Kirin 9000 SoC but could switch to the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform once chip production issues are resolved.
Additionally, there is no confirmation on which operating system the P50 series will opt for, but we imagine that Huawei will go with HarmonyOS 2.0. The absence of Google’s Mobile services has dealt the smartphone maker a huge blow, particularly in international markets. You can expect more details about the flagship series in the upcoming days.
