Breaking: Huawei Mate 40 Pro certifies with HarmonyOS 2.0, first phone spotted with this operating system pre-installed

Recently, Huawei has launched a number of 5G flagship with 4G version including the Mate 40 Pro, Mate X2, P40, and mid-range devices including the Huawei Nova 8 Pro. Aside from the 5G, the specification of these devices remains the same as their 5G versions, as both models are powered by the Kirin 9000 chipsets.

Adding to this, Huawei Mate 40 Pro 4G has recently received network certification from Telecommunication Equipment’s Network Access Managements (TENAA) in China. The hardware specs and the parameters are identical to its 5G variant.

Surprisingly, the phone is registered with a pre-built HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system, which Huawei’s first phone to be spotted with pre-installed HarmonyOS. (Via DigitalChatStation – weibo)

According to the information, Huawei Mate 40 Pro is powered by Kirin 9000 processor, it has a 6.76-inch curved edge display, supported 3D face recognition, on-screen fingerprint, dual front cameras, 50MP ai quad-camera system, and has a beautiful design.

Recent Beta Testing:

Last December, Huawei opened HarmonyOS 2.0 developer beta testing for the Huawei P40, Mate 30, and MatePad Pro devices. Following the beta recruitment, Huawei began to rollout the HarmonyOS 2.0 developer beta builds to the testers.

Up until now, Huawei sent three developer beta updates for the selected testers. On April 21, Huawei extended the HarmonyOS 2.0 Developer beta activity for Huawei Mate 40, Mate X2 foldable phone, Mate 40E, Mate 30E Pro 5G, and more devices.

However, according to Yu Chengdong, the CEO of the Huawei Consumer department, Huawei is planning to launch the HarmonyOS for mobile devices later this month and will install it on older devices through software updates.

Huawei MatePad Pro 2:

Back in March, Huawei’s first tablet with model number WGR-AN19 also completed TENAA certification and identified as Huawei MatePad Pro 2. Most importantly, the tablet is pre-equipped with HarmonyOS 2.0 software.

This year’s aim:

This year, Huawei has planned to install HarmonyOS in 300 million devices including 200 million smartphones, and the rest of the figure includes tablets, smart wearables, in-car systems, third-party consumer products, and more.

Wang Chenglu, Huawei Consumer Department Software President said that HarmonyOS is a new generation of intelligent device operating systems that provide a unified language for the intelligence, interconnection, and collaboration of different devices.