Huawei Mate 60 Pro is here with triple hole-punch display

Huawei has unveiled its flagship Mate 60 Pro in China. Bearing an identical circular camera module to the Mate Series, the display carries a triple hole-punch cutout. Without further ado, let's get into the specs, features, and expected price of the Huawei Mate 60 Pro in Nepal.

Huawei Mate 60 Pro Overview:

Display and Design

The Huawei Mate 60 Pro brings a triple punch hole cutout on the display. It houses a selfie camera, sensors, and laser for 3D face scanning. Talking of the screen, the phone sports a 6.82-inch LTPO OLED panel with a 2720 x 1260 pixels resolution. This 10-bit display bears a 120Hz refresh rate, 1440Hz PWM dimming, 300Hz touch sampling rate, and second-gen Kunlun glass protection. As for the design, the Mate 60 Pro rocks a premium build with rounded corners, a metal frame, and a glass back. In terms of ingress protection, it comes with an IP68 rating against dust and water drips. Huawei ships this guy in four colors— Yachuan Green, Baisha Silver, Nannuo Purple, and Yadan Black.

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Performance

Previously, the Mate 60 Pro was supposed to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. However, due to the ongoing US sanctions against Huawei, the device uses a Kirin 9000S chip, fabbed under a 5nm process as per GSMArena. This 5G Soc bears one Cortex-A720 core at 2.62GHz, three Cortex-A720 cores at 2.15GHz, and four Cortex-A510 cores at 1.53GHz. To note, Huawei hasn't disclosed the chip on its official site. If it goes true, the Maleoon 910 GPU handles the graphics here. Meanwhile, booting the phone is Huawei's HarmonyOS 4.0.

Camera

Getting to the optics, Huawei has fitted three cameras on the circular module. The primary sensor is a 50MP unit with f/1.4 to f/4.0 variable aperture and OIS. It is followed by a 12MP ultrawide sensor and a 48MP periscope camera with 3.5x optical zoom and 100x digital zoom. Over on the front, there is a 13MP ultrawide angle unit accompanied by a 3D ToF sensor.

Battery and Others

Fueling the smartphone is a 5000mAh Li-Po battery. It comes with 88W wired fast charging, 50W wireless, and 20W reverse wireless support. Talking of connectivity, the Mate 50 Pro gets satellite messaging service which is limited to China. Other options include 5G, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, GPS, and a USB 3.1 Type-C port. For biometrics security, you get 3D face recognition plus an in-display fingerprint reader.

Huawei Mate 60 Pro Specifications:

• Body: 162.9H x 75.5W x 9.1D-mm, 212gm, IP68
• Display: 6.82-inches OLED panel, 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate
• Resolution: 2720 x 1260 pixels
• Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 9000S 5G (5nm mobile platform)
• CPU: Octa-core (1×2.62 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3×2.15 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4×1.53 GHz Cortex-A510)
• GPU: Maleoon 910 GPU
• RAM: 12GB RAM
• Storage: 256GB/512GB/1TB
• Software & UI: HarmonyOS 4.0
• Rear Camera: Triple-camera; – 50MP, f/1.4-f/4.0 primary, OIS – 12MP, f/2.2 ultra-wide – 48MP, f/3.0 Telephoto Camera, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom, 100x digital zoom – LED flash
• Front Camera: 13MP, f/2.4 ultra-wide-angle selfie & 3D Depth Sensing camera
• Security: In-display fingerprint scanner (optical), 3D Face Recognition
• Audio: Dual-stereo Loudspeaker, No headphone jack
• Connectivity: Hybrid dual-SIM (Nano), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C, 5G
• Battery: 5000mAh, 88W Huawei SuperCharge, 50W Wireless Huawei SuperCharge, 20W Reverse Wireless

Huawei Mate 60 Pro Price in Nepal and Availability

In China, the Huawei Mate 60 Pro's price is set at CNY 6,999 for the 12/512GB. Meanwhile, the price of other variants and international availability info are hidden under the curtain for now. We expect, the Huawei Mate 60 Pro price in Nepal to be 157,999 for the 12/512GB trim if and when it launches here.

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