Huawei has confirmed, via company chairman Richard Yu, that its new OSTA (Xingmang in China) sub-brand will launch on 20 November. How much will be revealed next week remains to be seen, but it’s always nice to have things official.
The South China Morning Post reports that Yu posted the launch details to China’s Weibo social network. Yu didn’t reveal anything beyond the November launch, but he did give away at least one secret. The report adds that Yu posted the message from an Osta O1 Pro.
OSTA-ntatious?
The late November reveal will see Huawei launch its first sub-brand since it sold Honor to a Chinese conglomerate. Initially, we believed the Western version of Xingmang would take the translation as its brand title. There’s still a chance that it might — The Starlight OSTA 01 Pro sounds a lot better than leaving the ‘Starlight’ off.
Previous rumours and leaks suggest the 01 Pro will feature a wider screen design. The trend is in vogue right now, so Huawei cloning its Pura X View isn’t out of the question. A 6.39in display with a 5:3 aspect ratio, a Kirin 9 processor from Huawei, and up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage could be announced shortly.
The ‘standard’ OSTA 01 doesn’t have quite as many details available. A 4,000-nit display and a 50MP/12MP/13MP camera array — one shared with the Pro — are the extent of rumours so far. Luckily, we don’t have long to wait before all of the pertinent details are unveiled. 20 November is a little over a week away.
