Huawei Mate 70 Pro Premium Edition Arrives with A CPU Downgrade

Huawei introduced its latest flagship, the Huawei Mate 70 Pro back in November with a Kirin 9020 chipset. The flagship SoC has a 12-core CPU – two prime cores at up to 2.5GHz, six middle cores at up to 2.1GHz, and four little cores at up to 1.6GHz. The architecture uses Huawei’s  Taishan Core CPUs instead of the traditional ARM cores. While the chipset and the smartphone in general have been decent for consumers in China, Huawei came up today with a new Premium Edition that makes some adjustments. The Huawei Mate 70 Pro Premium Edition was presented today with a curious downgrade in the CPU.

Huawei Mate 70 Pro Premium Edition Has a Lower Price But a Downgraded CPU

The Huawei Mate 70 Pro Premium Edition will go on sale on March 5 in China. While the name suggests something that will exceed the standard Pro, the actual specs are slightly compromising. For instance, the smartphone comes with an underclocked CPU. It will probably result in degraded performance compared to the version with higher clocks. However, users can benefit from more power efficiency since less power means more energy efficiency.

Another surprising detail in the Premium Edition is that it has a lower price tag. Usually, Premium versions tend to cost more due to fancy features that are exclusive when compared to the regular variants. However, this does not seem to be the case and the phone is cheaper which can make it more attractive for those looking for a Huawei flagship.

The listing did not mention the chip downgrade. However, GSMArena spotted the info from the Geekbench listing. The Huawei Mate 70 Pro Premium Edition has a model number PLR-AL50 with 1,450 scores on single core and 3,793 for the multi-core department. The results are far below when we look at the flagship market. They are comparable to mid-range smartphones.

Specs Summary

The Premium Edition has a 6.9-inch OLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. It has a 50 MP main camera, 40 MP ultra-wide snapper, and 48 MP macro telephoto shooter. The smartphone also has a 5,500 mAh battery with 100W wired and 80W wireless charging.

The Huawei Mate 70 Pro Premium is available in Green, Purple, White, and Black. It features 12GB of RAM and comes in three storage options:

• 256GB – CNY 6,199 (~$850)
• 512GB – CNY 6,699 (~$920)
• 1TB – CNY 7,699 (~$1,050)

This pricing makes it a high-end flagship, catering to users who need premium performance and large storage options.

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