A company official has confirmed that the Huawei Mate 70 series will launch in November this year, promising it will be the most powerful Mate series yet. The Mate 70 lineup will be among the first devices to run Huawei’s self-developed HarmonyOS NEXT operating system.
The Mate 70 series is expected to debut mid-November
While a specific launch date hasn’t been announced, a recent leak suggests a mid-November debut. A prior report from Yicai Global indicated that many components for the Mate 70 series have already been supplied to Huawei, hinting at imminent mass production.
For context, the Mate 60 series launched in late August last year, with this year’s delay reportedly attributed to the development of Huawei’s new Android-independent platform.
The Mate 70 series is expected to include four models: the Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro, Mate 70 Pro+, and Mate 70 Ultimate Design, similar to last year. Although the company official withheld details on specific specs, rumors indicate the series will transition from optical to ultrasonic fingerprint scanners, enhancing speed and reliability—even with wet fingers. This shift aligns with other Snapdragon 8 Elite flagships like the OnePlus 13, iQOO 13, and Xiaomi 15 series.
Weibo tipster Smart Pikachu previously suggested that upcoming Ultra model flagships, including the Oppo Find X8 Ultra, Xiaomi 15 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, and Vivo X200 Ultra, will likely feature Qualcomm’s ultrasonic fingerprint sensors.
In other aspects, the Mate 70 series is expected to retain a similar camera island design but with additional laser sensors, as hinted by smaller cutouts in leaked images of the camera cover.
Additionally, tipster Digital Chat Station claims the Mate 70 series could feature a more energy-efficient chipset paired with a high-density silicon-anode battery and support for variable aperture in the 50MP main camera. Silicon-anode batteries allow devices to maintain a sleek, lightweight form factor while boosting battery capacity. However, increased battery capacity or improved chipset efficiency are speculative at this stage, so readers should approach these claims with caution.
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