It has been reported that Honor has been trying to make a deal with Qualcomm for flagship 5G chips for its high-end devices. But due to rising pressures from the U.S. government and the recent blacklisting of Xiaomi, the Honor had to turned to MediaTek for the V40 series.

Honor V40 Series to Hit the Market on January 22

So now, the Honor V40 phones will be running on MediaTek’s top-end Dimensity 1000+ 5G chip which belongs to the 7nm generation of microchips but it will not outperform the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (5nm) in the Android space. The power house of the Honor V40 will be backed by a 5000 mAh battery to power this silicon and will come with the support of fast-charges over a blazing 66W. Curved screen of the series will come with a wide cutout for the selfie cameras. The a 6.72” OLED has a 1080P resolution, a fluid 120Hz refresh rate, and a responsive 300Hz touch sampling rate. Recommended Reading: Honor V40 Series will not use the Kirin 9000 SoC