Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro, Mate 70 Pro Plus and Mate 70 RS will also be offered with Huawei's HarmonyOS 4.3, which was first released in August 2019 as an alternative to Google's Android operating system and still supports the extensive Android application library. Users who decide to go with Huawei's new non-Android HarmonyOS Next will have fewer options when it comes to the apps they can install. Huawei says it has “protected more than 15,000 apps for its HarmonyOS ecosystem, with plans to expand to 100,000 apps in the coming months,” according to Reuters. Starting next year, Huawei also says that all new phones and tablets it launches in 2025 will run HarmonyOS Next.
The base model Huawei Mate70 features a 6.7-inch display with refresh rates of up to 120Hz, a 5,300mAh battery, 66W fast charging with a USB-C cable, and wireless charging at speeds of up to 50W. according Gizmochina. It includes a 50MP main camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), a 12MP telephoto periscope camera with OIS, a 40MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 13MP ultra-wide-angle front selfie camera. Its starting price is 5,499 yuan (around $760) for a version with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.
The Huawei Mate70 Pro includes upgrades such as support for Wi-Fi 7, satellite communications, faster charging, a larger screen, a 48MP telephoto camera and ai-powered photography features, and starts at 6,499 yuan (about $898). The Huawei Mate70 Pro Plus adds improved sensors to some of its cameras and an increase in base specs to 16GB of RAM with 512GB of storage for 8,499 yuan (around $1,174). The Huawei Mate70 RS offers all the features of the Mate70 Pro Plus with premium build materials such as titanium, bringing its starting price to 11,999 yuan (around $1,657).
Huawei has not confirmed which processors are being used in the Mate 70 line, but the company has previously used chips made by China's SMIC for last year's Mate 60 series and other smartphones.
Huawei has also announced its new Mate X6, which is the company's next smartphone with a foldable screen. It features a 7.93-inch internal screen and a 6.45-inch external screen, both slightly larger than what Huawei offers on the Mate X5. Huawei is using a mix of carbon fiber and aluminum in the X6 to improve durability. according Android Headlineswhich also helps make it a little slimmer: the X6 measures 9.85mm thick when folded and 4.6mm thick when open.
In addition to the 8MP selfie cameras on the internal and external display, the X6 has a 50MP main camera on the back along with a 48MP telephoto periscope camera and a 40MP ultra-wide-angle camera.
The standard Mate A collector's edition model will also be available that bumps up the starting specs to 16GB of RAM with 512GB of storage with a larger 5,200mAh battery for 14,999 yuan (around $2.06) while also adding capabilities. of satellite communications. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.huaweicentral.com/huawei-launches-mate-x6-foldable-with-bigger-screens-new-camera-setup-ai-features-and-more/”>according Huawei Central.
