Leaked Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro renders confirm a more practical design for the Huawei Mate series

The release of the Mate 40 series is fast approaching, with Huawei expected to announce its next flagship smartphones in September or October. While there have been countless rumours about the series, there has been little by way of concrete information about the Mate 40 or Mate 40 Pro. However, @OnLeaks has teamed up with HandsetExpert and Pricebaba to publish high-quality renders of both devices.

If you are unaware of @OnLeaks, then he has an excellent track record of delivering renders of devices months before their release dates. Seemingly, these are based on leaked CAD renders, so there could be some minor changes between the designs presented here and the final handsets that Huawei releases later this year.

Two of the biggest changes from the Mate 30 to Mate 40 series are Huawei's implementation of physical buttons and front-facing cameras. Last year, Huawei went with a notch for the Mate 30 series, but the Mate 40 series will follow its P40 siblings in having punch-hole displays instead. The move to hole-punch displays also means that Huawei has probably omitted any 3D face unlocking technology from the Mate 40 or Mate 40 Pro.