Huawei P60: latest rumors and everything we know so far
In many ways, Huawei is one of the most exciting and successful smartphone makers in the world. As such, the new flagships are always worth keeping an eye out for, and the following flagships are likely to arrive as part of the Huawei P60 series.
The upcoming line looks set to include the Huawei P60 itself, along with the Huawei P60 Pro and perhaps the Huawei P60 Ultra or Huawei P60 Pro Plus. There may also be a more affordable Huawei P60E in the mix, but we haven’t heard much about that device yet.
All of these flagships could be launching in early 2023, so we probably won’t have long to wait for them to arrive, and with a previous model – the Huawei P50 Pro – earning four stars in our review, they’re likely to get there too.
Below you’ll find everything we’ve heard about the Huawei P60 series so far, including the line’s likely release date, price and specs.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? The next flagship phones from Huawei
- When is it out? Possibly March
- How much is it? Unclear but expect a premium price
Huawei P60: release date and price
According to a leaker on the Chinese site Weibo (opens in new tab)the Huawei P60 series will be unveiled in March, although it is unclear exactly what date in March.
We can’t look at previous models for clues as Huawei hasn’t adhered to an annual release cycle, with the Huawei P50 landing in August 2021.
However, it’s worth noting that the August release was only for China, while other countries didn’t get the phone until January 2022 and some regions had to wait until March 2022. So it’s very possible that the Huawei P60 series won’t get a worldwide launch until months after the unveiling in China.
These are also phones that won’t land in the US, as Huawei doesn’t really have a presence there, and chances are they won’t land in Australia either – but it’s likely that at least one of the models in question will hit the UK reaches.
As for the price, there’s no news yet, but for reference, the Huawei P50 Pro retailed for £1,099.99 (around $1,345 / AU$1,930). The standard Huawei P50 isn’t sold in the regions we cover, but in China it starts at ¥4,488 (around $660 / £540 / AU$950), so prices for the new phones may be in that direction.
Huawei P60: design and rendering
Our best look at the possible design of the Huawei P60 series – and the Huawei P60 Pro in particular – comes from renders taken by someone who goes by the name Holndi (opens in new tab). These are based on previously leaked information, so they are not official. So you have to take it with a grain of salt.
Anyway, you can see one below, and they show a flat screen with a centered camera on the front, while there’s a fairly typical positioned camera block on the back (though it’s not a typical design, with a gold ring around the central lens).
The back – which is presumably made of glass – also seems to bend slightly towards the frame.
While we wouldn’t consider these images gospel, we’ve seen similar ones elsewhere, with leaker @RODENT950 (opens in new tab) sharing similar renders on Twitter.
These renders, shared in numerous tweets, show the Huawei P60 Pro – and perhaps other models, although they all look pretty much the same – in a variety of colours, including black, orange, blue, pink and white.
P60 Series Cameras 🤔 P60: imx789 + 858 u + 351 zoom triple cameras with variable cutout. P60 Pro: imx789 & 888 + 858 + OV64B quad camera system with dual frame variable appreciation. pic.twitter.com/60tj0yqeipJanuary 13, 2023
Most of these show a gold camera ring, but not all. While the original source of some of these renders is not entirely clear, @RODENT950 specifically says that some concepts are based on leaked images of cases for the phones (opens in new tab).
That means the details might not be quite right, but the core shape of the phones (and the camera blocks) should be right – assuming the cases (pictured below) are legit. In addition to these images, a number of sources have also suggested that some or all of the phones in the series will have IP68 dust and water resistance certification.
As for the screen, the Huawei P60 Pro will feature a 6.6-inch 1440 x 3200 OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate My drivers (opens in new tab). However, there’s no news on the screen specs of the standard Huawei P60 – or the rumored flagship model, which could be called the P60 Ultra or the P60 Pro Plus.
Huawei P60: camera and battery
According to leaker @RODENT950 (opens in new tab)The Huawei P60 has a triple rear camera with a 52MP IMX789 main sensor, a 50MP IMX858 ultra-wide camera and a 16MP IMX351 sensor, which we suspect will likely be used with a telephoto lens.
The same source claims (opens in new tab) that the Huawei P60 Pro has a 50MP IMX888 primary camera, a 50MP IMX858 ultra-wide camera and a 64MP telephoto camera with an OV64B sensor.
Both phones are said to have a variable aperture on their main lens, as seen on the Huawei Mate 50 Pro, and the Huawei P60 Pro may have a 32MP selfie camera.
Details about the vanilla phone’s selfie camera – or any of the P60 Ultra’s camera specs – are less clear.
As for the battery, the Huawei P60 Pro packs a 5,000mAh battery with 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging, according to the same source that provided the phone’s camera specs (through MyDrivers (opens in new tab)). The site has written 5,500mAh in the same article, but that’s probably a typo as spec sheet images show 5,000mAh.
As with so much else about the Huawei P60 series, the battery specs of the other models remain a mystery for now.
Huawei P60: Specifications and Features
According to the the same source as most of this information (opens in new tab) (@RODENT950), the Huawei P60 series will use a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset. That’s somewhat dated now, as most 2022 flagships are expected to use the newer Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Still, it remains a high-end option.
Disappointingly, but not surprisingly, this is said to be a 4G version of the chipset, so like other recent Huawei phones, there probably won’t be any 5G support here.
What these phones will apparently have is emergency satellite communication capability, which appears to be the new big thing in mobile – although it remains unclear whether this feature will be available outside of China.
It’s also unclear what RAM, storage or software these phones will have, though they certainly won’t have access to the Google Play Store, as no modern Huawei phone has.