A new Huawei flagship, the Pura 90 Plus, is already standing on display shelves in China ahead of its October 28 unveiling, and the company has said little about what it contains. Photographs from those stores have turned into the first clues: a chip called the Kirin 9025, 12GB of memory, and a software build that points toward HarmonyOS 7. Much of what the phone promises still rests on the word of anonymous insiders, and the wider pattern of tech launches suggests that the real measure of the device will arrive only when the company gives its own numbers and independent testers put them to th
Huawei Pura 90 Plus Surfaces in Live Images, Kirin 9025 Chipset Revealed Ahead of October 28 Launch
Units are already on display in retail stores, and the About screen lists the chip.
Mark
Huawei hasn't announced specs, so where is all this coming from?
Mimi
From store display units. One has its About phone page open, listing the Kirin 9025, 12GB of RAM, a 2848x1276 screen, HarmonyOS 7 and the model number LCI-AL00.
Mark
And that settles what chip it uses?
Luke
It's the best evidence so far, since it's a photo of the phone's own screen. But it's still not an announcement from Huawei. Treat it as strong, not final.
Mark
What about the claim that the chip is an overclocked Kirin 9020?
Luke
That's one tipster's claim from earlier the same day. Nothing in the reporting confirms it.
Mimi
The same goes for the 19% gain over the Pura 80 Pro. That's from another tipster, and it needs benchmarks.
Mark
The tipster also says it matches the Kirin 9030S in the Pura 90 Pro models.
Luke
Right, and that is also unverified. Nobody has published test results.
Mimi
What Huawei has confirmed is the 12GB of RAM, the storage options of 256GB, 512GB and 1TB, and the four colors.
Mark
So what should readers watch for?
Luke
October 28. Pricing is still unknown, and the official specs will show which leaks were right.
Il Polso
- Display units in Huawei's Chinese stores have quietly exposed the Kirin 9025 chipset before any official word arrived.
- A tipster's claimed 19% performance jump over the Pura 80 Pro has the market leaning forward, yet no benchmark has been published to settle it.
- The phone's outward look and screen closely mirror its predecessor, so the rumored gains must come almost entirely from the chip and software.
- Pricing and full specifications remain sealed until the October 28 launch, when every claim will face official confirmation or challenge.
- Pre-orders are already open, so buyers and rivals are navigating on partial evidence while the verdict waits for the stage.
A new Huawei flagship, the Pura 90 Plus, is already standing on display shelves in China ahead of its October 28 unveiling, and the company has said little about what it contains. Photographs from those stores have turned into the first clues: a chip called the Kirin 9025, 12GB of memory, and a software build that points toward HarmonyOS 7. Much of what the phone promises still rests on the word of anonymous insiders, and the wider pattern of tech launches suggests that the real measure of the device will arrive only when the company gives its own numbers and independent testers put them to the test.
Huawei has opened pre-orders for the Pura 90 Plus in China and confirmed a launch date of October 28, but the company has kept quiet about what powers the phone. The first real glimpses came from the shop floor. Photos of retail display units began circulating online, and one showed an About screen listing a new Kirin 9025 chipset, 12GB of RAM, a 2848x1276 resolution, HarmonyOS 7 and the model number LCI-AL00. It would be the first handset to carry that chip, which one tipster describes as an overclocked Kirin 9020.
The same photos show the body itself: curved sides and a triangular camera island, on a unit finished in Sunset Purple. A second tipster has gone further, claiming a 19% overall gain over the Pura 80 Pro and a chip performance level that matches the Kirin 9030S found in the Pura 90 Pro line. GSMArena is clear that none of this has been benchmarked, so for now these remain promises rather than measurements.
Some details are confirmed and some are not. Huawei has announced 12GB of RAM, storage options of 256GB, 512GB or 1TB, and four colors: Dawn Gold, Obsidian Black, Sunset Purple and Snowy White. Other specifications, such as a 6.8-inch curved 1.5K LTPO OLED panel at 120Hz and a 50MP one-inch RYYB main camera, are reported but unconfirmed. If they hold, the Plus looks much like the Pura 80 Pro, differing mainly in chipset and software.
Price and the rest of the spec sheet are still unannounced. The October 28 event is when Huawei's own numbers will arrive, and when independent testing can finally say whether the tipsters were right.
Huawei has put the Pura 90 Plus on pre-order in China and confirmed it ahead of an October 28 launch. It has said little about what is inside. The phones, though, are already sitting on display in the company's retail stores, and photos from those stores have started appearing online.
One of those display units has its About phone screen open, and the screen lists several details. It shows a new Kirin 9025 chipset, 12GB of RAM, a 2848x1276 screen resolution, HarmonyOS 7 and the model number LCI-AL00. The Pura 90 Plus is the first phone to use the Kirin 9025. A tipster said earlier the same day that the chip is an overclocked version of the Kirin 9020.
Other photos from the stores show the phone's exterior: curved sides and a triangular camera island, on a unit in the Sunset Purple color.
A second tipster has put numbers on the performance. According to this person, the Pura 90 Plus delivers a 19% overall improvement over the Pura 80 Pro, which runs on the Kirin 9020. The same tipster says the Kirin 9025 matches the Kirin 9030S, the chip in the Pura 90 Pro and Pura 90 Pro Max. GSMArena notes that these claims will need benchmarks to be tested, and none have been published.
Some other details are reported rather than confirmed. The handset reportedly has a 6.8-inch curved 1.5K LTPO OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. An earlier leak pointed to a 50MP 1-inch type RYYB main camera with a variable aperture.
Huawei itself has confirmed the memory and color lineup. The phone comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB or 1TB of storage. The colors are Dawn Gold, Obsidian Black, Sunset Purple and Snowy White.
The overall package looks much like the Pura 80 Pro. That phone also has a 6.8-inch screen at 1276x2848 and a 1-inch type 50MP main camera with a variable aperture. If the leaks hold, the Plus differs mainly in its chipset and software.
Pricing and the remaining specifications are still unannounced. Huawei is expected to provide them on October 28, which is when the tipsters' claims can first be checked against the company's own numbers and independent testing.
Citazioni salienti
The Pura 90 Plus offers a 19% overall performance improvement over the Pura 80 Pro (unverified claim).— A tipster, as reported by GSMArena
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