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Huawei’s next HONOR device may have a sliding camera
June 13, 2025
Huawei’sHONOR sub-brandmay have only announced its newHONOR 7smartphone a few weeks ago but the company is already working on the next device but this will have one key difference. PastHUAWEI devicesin general have always had relatively large bezels above the display but to curb this, the next HONOR handset could use a sliding camera.
A trip toChinesecertification authority TENAA has revealed the unique camera placement of the camera and essentially, the design means a single unit will house both rear and front cameras. The rear camera will be accessible at any time but to use the selfie camera, you’ll need to slide the assembly upwards by pressing a dedicated hardware button on the left hand side.
[related_videos title=”HUAWEI in video:” align=”left” type=”custom” videos=”617012,613020,604157,586544″]Based on the images from TENAA, it seems that the strategy might pay off as the bezel above the screen does look a lot smaller than on recent HUAWEI devices. The feature will also add a dual camera flash for both cameras and especially for selfies, this could definitely be a powerful feature when paired with a large camera.
The dedicated button could also be used for a fingerprint sensor with the handset pictured – which is known simply as ATH-AL00 – likely to sport one that’s embedded into the button. Both theAscend Mate 7and last month’sHONOR 7have a fingerprint reader on the back and a change to an embedded button could also signal a sign of things to come in future devices. Like past HONOR devices, the handset will have a secondary slot that can house either amicroSD cardfor expandable storage or a nanoSIM card for dual SIM functionality and will be powered byHuawei’s own Kirin chipset.
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