With the introduction of the Mate 60 series, Huawei has resumed production of 5G-compatible HiSilicon Kirin chipsets for use in its smartphones. Now it seems that the company plans to replace another chip with an in-house design, the image sensor.
Huawei has long used Sony sensors in its phones, a distinctive design with two yellow sub-pixels instead of two green. However, leaksters Digital fixed focus reports that Sony and Huawei have not renewed their contract – and that Huawei no longer has Sony sensors in its inventory.
This fuels speculation that the upcoming Huawei P70 series will use Huawei-designed sensors. Recently the company had to replace another part of its camera system: after the end of the partnership with Leica, Huawei introduced the XMAGE platform which includes a custom-made NPU.
Huawei is also reportedly working on a new optical fingerprint reader for the P70 series. Of course, the company hasn’t officially confirmed any of this, but we expect these internal designs to form a major part of its presentation when the time comes, which is expected to be early next year.
Not by choice, Huawei had to build its own alternatives to previously imported components. Apparently, the P70 series will take this to the next level.
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