At the time of release, it was a flagship in an all-metal case with modern characteristics.
Chinese sources claim that Huawei, trying to strengthen its position as soon as possible against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, is preparing to more actively engage the local market, often releasing flagship news.
The new Huawei Mate is expected in May. This is the successor to the flagship 2015
So, for example, next month in China they should introduce a new smartphone of the Huawei Mate line, but do not think that the Mate 40 will appear on the market six months ahead of schedule. This is the successor to the smartphone Huawei Mate S, which was released back in 2015. At the time of release, it was a flagship in an all-metal case with modern characteristics.
It is reported that the successor to Huawei Mate S will receive several new technologies developed by Huawei, but the details are still kept secret.
We can assume that the future smartphone will be equipped with its own Kirin 990 5G chipset because the company should clearly save for the Kirin 1020 for Huawei Mate 40.