The Huawei P40 is almost here, and after a turbulent year for the Chinese company this is Huawei’s opportunity to show off its top-end handsets that it hopes will blow away competition like the Samsung Galaxy S20.

Today (March 26) is the launch for the Huawei P40 family, and due to the coronavirus pandemic the company has decided to pull it Paris launch, so just have an online-only event.

That means we’ll be seeing Richard Yu (CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group) and other representatives take to a stage somewhere in the world, where they will unveil the handset to an audience-less room.

Below we’ll be talking you through all of the details of the Huawei P40 launch as they happen, plus we’ll give you the latest ahead of the launch itself throughout today too.

All times in UK Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

10:05 – Oh, and we forgot to mention we have a guide that tells you how to watch the Huawei P40 launch live. That way you can follow along with the launch as we talk about it in this live blog.

09:50 – It’s a matter of hours until we’ll be hearing about the Huawei P40 series, and we’ve put together this live blog so you can follow along with the latest as it happens. The launch is set to start at 1PM GMT / 9AM ET / 6AM PT / 11PM AEST.

What are we expecting to see today? It’s anticipated that Huawei will announce a variety of new products, and we’ve put together a handy guide to them below from the current leaks and rumors.