Huawei has finally confirmed the launch date for its upcoming flagship Mate 70 series. In a surprise announcement during an interview at the 2024 Guangzhou Auto Show, Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group (CBG), revealed that the new phones will be unveiled on November 26th.
Interestingly, Huawei Mobile’s social media channels have not yet shared this date. However, with the CEO himself confirming it, there’s little room for doubt.
We are expecting the launch of at least four phones in the lineup – the base Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro, Mate 70 Pro+, and the high-end Mate 70 RS Ultimate.
All models will be the first to run natively on HarmonyOS Next, Huawei’s proprietary operating system, which is a complete departure from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) base.
Huawei Mate 70 series specifications
The hardware powering these devices is shrouded in some mystery. Reports suggest the smartphone will be powered by a new HiSilicon Kirin chip, tentatively named the Kirin 9100.
The chip is believed to be manufactured by SMIC on a 6nm process node and could offer performance comparable to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1.
The Mate 70 series is expected to retain the iconic circular camera module, housing four camera sensors arranged in a square formation. However, the module might be integrated into a circular or elliptical island, adding a unique visual element. A render of the phone also surfaced online, although we are unsure about the leak’s accuracy.
Following the trend of silicon-carbon batteries offering higher capacities, Huawei may adopt similar technology. Except for the standard model, the Mate 60 series included 6,000mAh batteries with 88W fast charging.
The Mate 70 series could feature even larger batteries while maintaining 88W charging. The lineup is also expected to support 50W wireless charging and up to 20W reverse wireless charging.
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