According to reports, the Huawei Mate 40 may be delayed due to the pandemic. However, recent news (from Caixin) suggests that the phone will be launched on schedule according to the annual plan.
At the 2020 China Informatization Conference today, Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business, stated that Huawei’s consumer business achieved sales revenue of CNY 255.8 billion in the first half of the year, with global smartphone shipments reaching 105 million units. He predicted that due to difficulties in chip supply, the annual sales may fall below the 2019 level (i.e., 240 million units).
In addition, reports indicate that Huawei plans to launch a new version of the Huawei P40 in the same month. The new version of the Huawei P40 will use a Kirin chipset. It has not yet been confirmed whether the phone will feature a new color scheme or be a new version of the Huawei P40.
At today’s event, Richard Yu revealed that Huawei’s laptop sales increased 120% year-on-year in the second quarter, and its true wireless headphones sales increased 50% year-on-year.