Huawei has been said to unleash a “revelation“ in Mate-series smartphones with a successor to the current top-end 60 line with a series-first camera-under-panel display.

The device, exposed in a new hands-on photo, is also now touted to augment its unusually edge-to-edge 1.5K display with rear “OV50K variable-aperture” shooters.

However, the Weibo tipster responsible for this rumor has gotten ahead of themselves and mistaken the device in question for the Nubia Z70 Ultra, according to the more prominent leaker Digital Chat Station.

The smartphone is partially obscured in a "confidentiality” case, yet clearly exhibits a natural evolution from the Z60 Ultra Leading Edition (now available on Amazon) in terms of design - or so Digital Chat Station implies.

To that end, it has flat edges sporting a dedicated Camera Control-style key next to a power button highlighted in signature Nubia red.

The Z70 Ultra seems relatively thin, yet is now also said to house an advanced silicon-anode battery of up to 6,000mAh in typical capacity.

It is also, of course, slated to come with the top-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (or Elite?) SoC, whereas the Mate 70 will not.

As for the real Huawei smartphone itself, it may have an unusually hard time looking innovative on its alleged late 2024 debut, especially now that its groundbreaking tri-folding counterpart the Mate XT is out there ahead of it.