Huawei is one of the world’s most recognized electronics brands with gadgets ranges varying from everyday household products to smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Currently, the company is the world’s second-largest smartphone maker. However, being No. 2 isn’t enough for the company as Huawei’s CEO Yu Chendong said in an post-launch conference interview that the company was well on its way to become the world’s number one in 2019 if not for the U.S. Ban.
Earlier this year, the Chinese tech giant had its foreign operations crippled as the company was placed on the Entity List by the U.S. Commerce Department. This essentially blacklisted Huawei and banned American based companies like Google to have trade or business relations with the company. After being cut off from Google, the company lost Android OS (the primary OS found in its devices) and even its ARM-based chipsets that powered its devices.
Just prior to the ban, Huawei had managed to take the number two spot away from Apple as the largest smartphone brand in the world. So it is not farfetched to assume that Huawei had a real chance of snatching the top spot from Samsung as well.
According to Richard, Huawei would’ve been the world’s number one brand if not for the ban this year itself. Furthermore, he said that people falsely assume that the brand is popular due to China and the Chinese people being patriotic; and went on to further back this statement with Huawei M6 tablet which reportedly sold over 2 million units worldwide. The senior executive stated that the most important reason for achieving such results is user satisfaction and not patriotism.
Going Forward, Huawei is seemingly confident about its future. Its indigenously built HarmonyOS or HongMengOS is expected to arrive in 2020 whilst the company plans on expanding further in the European regions.
Alongside the new MatePad Pro and Huawei MateBook D 15-inch notebook, the company also updated its Huawei Vision Smart Screen TV with a new 75-inch model. This model size was mentioned at the September event but now it goes official and will be available for pre-sale starting December 12 for 12,999 yuan ($1848).
The 75-inch Huawei Vision Smart Screen TV comes with the same design as the 65-inch model in Mocha Gold color. However, the larger model features a Quantum Dot 75-inch 4K LED panel with a higher 120Hz refresh rate and HDR boost. It comes with 100% NTSC color gamut and up to 750 nits of peak brightness.
Inside you get the Honghu 818 quad-core processor based on Cortex A73 with a quad-core Mali-G65 GPU handling the graphics. It features the same 65W speaker unit as the 65-inch model that includes 6 full-range speaker units with 2 tweeters, 1 woofer unit and a pair of passive radiators.
Huawei Vision TV 65-inch in Mocha Gold
In case you are wondering, the pop-up camera is also present on the 75-inch Huawei Vision TV model and supports 1080p 30 fps video calls. For connectivity, you get 5GHz Wi-Fi dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 & Bluetooth LE along with HDMI 2.0, coaxial, and USB 3.0 ports. The TV comes with support for voice-enabled features with the help of its Chinese voice assistant, Xiaoyi. The TV runs on the first generation version of the Huawei’s self-developed HarmonyOS.
The 75-inch Huawei Vision Smart TV is priced at 12,999 yuan ($1848) and will go on sale on December 24, 2019. Pre-sale kicks off on December 12.
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Honor will be holding a launch event in China tomorrow to announce Honor V30 and Honor V30 Pro 5G phones. Several leaks have appeared in the recent weeks to reveal the specs and design of the phone. Now, freshly baked leaked images of the actual Honor V30 (or V30 Pro) have surfaced on Weibo.
The images seem to be new since the Nov. 25 date can be seen on the display of the Honor V30. The pill-shaped punch-hole enabled display is surrounded by very thin bezels which indicates that it will be boasting a remarkable screen space.
The rear shell of the phone has a rectangular camera module that is packed with three camera sensors and an LED flash. The volume rocker can be seen on the right edge of the device. Below it is the side-facing fingerprint sensor. Another shot reveals the box package of the device that has been previously spotted. It contains the Vera brand name.
Honor V30 5G and V30 Pro 5G Specifications (Rumored)
The Honor V30 and V30 Pro are both likely to come with full HD+ IPS LCD display of 6.57 inches. The V30 series is expected to offer 91.46 percent screen-to-body ratio. The Kirin 990 5G SoC will be fueling these phones. The Honor V30 may come with in 6 GB / 8 GB RAM version and 128 GB of storage. It could be housing a 4,200mAh battery with 40W fast charging support.
On the other side, the Honor V30 Pro could be coming with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB / 256 GB storage options. It may feature a 4,100mAh battery and it may carry support for 40W fast charging, 27W wireless charging and 7.5W reverse wireless charging. The Honor V30 Pro was recently spotted on AnTuTu benchmarks with 476,480 scores.
The details of the front cameras of the front cameras of the Honor V30 and V30 Pro are not known yet. Both phones are rumored to feature triple rear cameras. The V30 may come with a 40-megapixel Sony IMX686 + 8-megapixel telephoto + OIS assisted 8-megapixel wide-angle triple cameras. On other side, the Honor V30 Pro’s triple shooters may comprise of a 40-megapixel Sony IMX686, an 8-megapixel telephoto and an OIS assisted 12-megapixel videography lens-angle triple cameras. Icelandic Fantasy, Magic Night Star River, Charm Star Blue and Twilight Orange are the rumored color editions of the Honor V30 and V30 Pro.
Huawei has just launched a range of new products today. The list of the new announcements includes the MatePad Pro, MateBook D 15-inches and Huawei’s 75-inch smart screen. Furthermore, the company has also launched a new lineup of routing products to boost the networking capabilities of its wireless routers. This includes the Huawei A2 Wi-Fi Router that is the first in the world to feature one-touch NFC support on a network router.
According to Huawei, the inclusion of the NFC has greatly reduced the hassles that were commonly associated with network routers such as the need to scan codes to gain access. With the new A2 router, you just have to simply unlock your phone and enable NFC. Touching the top of the router will connect the device to the network without the need of any authentication or password.
Under the hood, the Huawei A2 Wi-Fi router is powered with a 1.4GHz CPU, with 3 Lingyi Wi-Fi chips (1×2.4GHz + 2x5GHz) and 6 independent signal amplifiers. It also includes 4 high-performance cores that boost signal transmission over medium to long ranges.
Huawei’s A2 Wi-Fi Router boasts up to four unique bands of 2.4GHz, 5GHz (low-frequency band) and 5GHz (high-frequency bands). It supports three-band integration and is capable of 2134Mbps of wireless rate. The device is also capable of automatically detecting and connecting to the better frequency band and evenly distributes 5GHz devices to two 5GHz devices.
In terms of security, Huawei A2 router provides protection against Wi-Fi anti-brute force crack and anti-DOS/DDOS attacks, unwarranted Wi-Fi access authorization, and allows for device white and blacklisting.
Huawei has already started taking pre-orders and is selling the device for 399 Yuan or roughly $57. The product will officially launch on 1st December at 00:00 hrs.
If you have restlessly been waiting for phone prices to drop, we got good news for you. As part of its latest campaign, AliExpress is doling out noteworthy discounts on a wide selection of phones, as well as mobile phone accessories. Let’s dive straight into the details.
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The promotion page is teeming with amazing smartphones and highly useful phone accessories that usually cost a bomb, but are currently available bearing lowered prices. To make sure the search process does not consume a lot of time, all products have carefully been added to specific categories including The Bestsellers, Top Brands, Top Stores, Smartphones, 5G Mobile is Coming, and Cases & Screen Protectors.
It is worth mentioning here that each of the aforesaid categories features devices that you can purchase at lowered prices while the promotion sale is going on. In other words, you can get great discounts on mobile phones, and mobile phone parts which usually carry steep price tags.
For instance, the Xiaomi Mi9 smartphone which usually retails for $485.41 is currently up for grabs carrying a considerably lowered price of just $339.79 under The Bestsellers section. During the activity period, you’d be able to purchase the Mi9 for an even lowered price of only $310.66.
Top branded mobile devices are understandably costlier than phones from lesser-known brands. If you have been waiting to purchase a phone from your favorite brand without spending a lot of money, you might want to check out the Top Brands category on the promotion page.
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Huawei’s U.S. ban might have hampered its growth to some extent, however, the company still seems to be doing pretty well. At the Huawei MatePad Pro & MateBook D launch conference earlier today in China, Huawei’s Richard Yu revealed some interesting statistics about its recent models.
Huawei has shipped more than 7 million units of the Mate 30 series globally in the past 60 days. Considering how Mate 30 is still not available in most global markets, this is a pretty big deal. What’s more, this also marks a staggering 75% YoY increase in shipments for the Mate series. It’s very likely that a majority of the units were shipped within China.
Richard Yu also revealed that its Huawei Watch GT 2 is also doing well. The company managed to sell over 1 million GT2 watches in the past 45 days. Huawei reached this figure a solid 3 months ahead of last year’s Watch GT model. He also added that Huawei is now the largest watch manufacturer in China.
Huawei is also China largest tablet manufacturer in terms of market share right now, leading over Apple by a considerable margin. The company expects to sell around 2 million units of the Huawei MediaPad M6 by the end of 2019. And with the MatePad Pro, Huawei should further strengthen its position in China’s tablet market in the coming months.
Realme has its own custom-version of OPPO’s ColorOS 7 which is based on Android 10. The update roadmaps both for China and India released earlier are for beta ROM. Realme has now released the Android 10 Stable update roadmap for its models. This was unveiled by Realme Mobiles CEO Madhav Sheth via a tweet today.
The Android 10 update will usher in a new ColorOS 7 customized for Realme phones. The timeline extends from Q1 to Q3 2020. The Realme 3 Pro and Realme XT will be the first to get the Android 10 update and that will be in January 2020. The Realme X and Realme 5 Pro will join the train in February while the Realme X2 Pro is scheduled to get its own OTA update in March.
Further, the Realme 3 and 3i will join the train in April and the Realme 5 and 5s will get updated in May 2020. Realme 2 Pro will get its own update in June. The Realme C2 is also expected to get the Android 10 update in Q3 2020.
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The ColorOS 7 brings a lighter visual interface that’s easy on the eyes and less saturated in colors. It comes with a system-wide dark mode, three-finger screenshot and editing, a special flashback button for multitasking, new UI customization options, and the new OPPO Sans font as well. You can read all about the new features ColorOS 7 brings from our launch article.
The latest Canalys report lends an overview of smartphone sales and the overall market share of global manufacturers in Europe. According to the report, Europe has recorded maximum sales volume in the third quarter of 2019, with shipments growing at an average rate of 8% year-on-year. It is interesting to note that Huawei comes in second place, right after Samsung, despite its failure to attain Google’s Google Mobile Service (GMS) certification.
Ever since the US trade ban, Huawei has been unable to get a GMS license for its Mate 30 series, hampering sales in the global market. Despite the supposed handicap, Huawei’s smartphone sales volume has rebounded by nearly 36.5% to 11.6 million units since the second quarter of 2019. Huawei sold 11.7 million units back in Q3 2018, and the difference is negligible.
According to the Canalys report, the surge came in primarily from Eastern and Central Europe, which recorded 26% growth as compared to the same period last year. Sales in Western Europe, however, declined by 17%. Samsung made the best possible use of this opportunity. While the difference in sales volume between the South Korean and Chinese tech giants were 3.1 million units in Q3 2018, the gap widened to 7.1 million units during the same period this year. Samsung recorded an annual growth of 26%, increasing its total market share to 35.7%.
Apple came in third recording a sales decline of 4% from Q3 2018, with a total of 9.8 million units. Xiaomi takes the fourth spot with significant growth of 73% year-on-year, with 5.5 million units being sold in Q3 2019, increasing its market share to 10.5%. Xiaomi’s growth is the direct result of the company’s aggressive expansion strategy in the region since last year. HMD Global takes fifth place by selling nearly 900k units, recording a market share of 1.8%. HMD’s sales declined by 21% since Q3 2018 when it sold 1.2 million units, recording a market share of 2.4%.
Canalys analyst Mo Jia explains that the situation in Europe is vastly different from the United States of America where the highest sales volume comes from network carriers. In Europe, however, the sales volume is evenly split between operators and open channels, i.e. showrooms that sell unlocked devices at full price. This is what makes Europe a lucrative business destination for Chinese smartphone manufacturers since the profit margins are higher on mid to high-end devices.
With the fragmented implementation of the 5G spectrum in 2020, numerous OEMs are expected to partner with network providers within Europe in a bid to sell their devices. The European market is expected to witness an invasion of mid to high-range smartphones in 2020.
Huawei has just announced its latest entry in the MatePad series, the MatePad Pro. As suggested by the name, it is the latest tablet from the company which will incorporate powerful specs to increase productivity and viability options for the device. And this leads to the introduction of the MatePad Pro’s new stylus, the M-Pencil. It is not a new innovative gadget but definitely one that will make the MatePad more viable for individuals in the creative fields and other professionals.
The tablet market has been a bit stagnated over the past few months with Apple and Samsung being the most popular options so far. Since WWDC 2019, Apple has taken a more standalone experience with its iPad series, so it comes as no surprise that others might have the same idea. Huawei’s MatePad Pro is being built around ‘functionality’ as its essence and in its core lies the M-Pencil stylus. During the conference, multitasking and the increased accessibility was prominently mentioned.
Huawei’s M-Pencil boasts a 10-hour battery life that can be wirelessly charged to full within an hour. The gadget features magnetic absorption and a sensitivity of 4096 which translates to an overall smooth and accurate writing experience. When the MatePad is not in use, simply tapping the screen with the tip of the M-Pencil will fire up the Huawei memo. This allows for a quick method to save or record important or daily aspects of one’s life.
Similar to the Apple Pen, the M-Pencil is also built around unique functionality and accessibility in mind. This was highlighted through the use of various different applications like WeChat app being run in parallel view via the UIKit to showcase the multi-window capabilities of the device. The MatePad Pro runs the latest EMUI 10 software and is powered by the Kirin 990 SoC paired with 6/8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of internal storage. The tablet will ship in Wi-Fi only and LTE versions as well. The MatePad Pro could very well be a viable alternative to Apple.
At today’s launch event, Huawei announced a new smart speaker called the Sound X. The new audio product was co-developed with Devialet, a French-audio company.
Sound X Design
The Sound X has a cylindrical design which is the best if you are aiming for 360° surround sound. It has a two-tone finish – glazed upper half and a mesh bottom. There is a cut-out on the body of the speaker for the subwoofer.
The top is where the capacitive controls are and there is a cool rainbow light effect when the speaker is on or the AI voice assistant is active.
Features
The Huawei Sound X Smart Speaker has two 3.5” subwoofers (60W in total) and uses SAM bass enhancement technology. Huawei says this is the first smart speaker with a Hi-Res certification. The bass can dive to an ultralow frequency of 40Hz, allowing you to feel the bass effect with your entire body.
The speaker has a sound intensity of 93 decibels. Even at such a high volume, sounds are not distorted and this is because the speaker uses Devialet’s Push-Push acoustic design. The Push-Push design has two symmetrical woofers installed in a confined space and cancels out noise generated at a high volume by using the back-wave thrust generated by each woofer.
There are six evenly distributed 1.5” 8W mid-range speakers alongside the subwoofers and they are tuned using Huawei’s Histen sound algorithm. The Sound X also has spatial awareness, so it adjusts sound output depending on where it is placed. There are six microphones placed around the speaker that can pick up your voice from up to 5 meters away. The combination of the 1.5GHz MediaTek MT8518 quad-core processor and anti-interference signal processing technology ensures that your commands are picked up even in a noisy environment.
Playing music from your phone is super easy. The speaker has NFC and if your phone also has NFC, all you have to do is touch it against the NFC icon on the speaker. The Sound X smart speaker can also be paired with another unit for a dual-speaker stereo mode. All you have to do is double-tap the multifunction button to quickly enter into stereo mode.
Dual-Speaker Stereo Mode
Of course, this is a smart speaker, so it is only right that you can use it to control compatible smart home products. Huawei’s HiLink technology works with products from Midea, Gree, TCL, Haier, Skyworth, Bosch, Siemens and more.
The Sound X weighs 3.5 kilograms, has a diameter of 165 millimeters and stands at 203 millimeters tall. It has 512MB of RAM and 8GB of storage. It supports dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, and has a power rating of 24V 2.7A.
Price and Availability
The Sound X is priced at ¥1999 (~$284) for a single unit while the stereo set is priced at ¥3888 (~$553). It available in a single color variant called Starry Night. Pre-orders begin tomorrow at 18:08 local time and it will go on sale on December 5. The stereo set will be available at the end of December.
Samsung will be debuting the Galaxy S11 series in February 2020. With few months remaining for the launch, the rumor mill is actively revealing key information on the Galaxy S11 lineup. The CAD renders of the Galaxy S11e and Galaxy S11 were revealed recently. Today, a variant of the Galaxy S11 that has a model number of SM-G968B has appeared on the Geekbench benchmarking platform. The listing reveals that it is fueled by Exynos 9830.
Few weeks ago, Samsung had launched the Exynos 990 flagship chipset integrated with 5G modem. The chipset is internally being referred to as Exynos 9830 by Samsung. The same can be seen on the Geekbench 5 listing of the Galaxy S11. The alphabet ‘B’ in the SM-G986B model number suggests that it could be a Boost Mobile carrier variant of the Galaxy S11.
The Geekbench 5 listing of the smartphone reveals that it is running on the latest Android 10 OS. Moreover, it is equipped with 12 GB of RAM. The handset has respectively scored 427 and 2326 points in the single-core and multi-core tests of the benchmarking platform.
The Galaxy S11 series could be featuring a 6.4-inch Galaxy S11e, 6.7-inch Galaxy S11 and 6.9-inch Galaxy S11+ phones. As Blass had revealed, that the two smaller editions come in 4G LTE and 5G editions, but the largest model will have come with 5G support. Also, the S11 models are expected to sport curved-edge displays. A recent report had claimed that the S11 and probably S11+ phones will carry support for 120Hz refresh rate. As renders have revealed these devices have top-center positioned punch-hole displays.
While some markets will receive the Exynos 9830 edition of the Galaxy S11 series, other markets will be receiving the Snapdragon SoC variants. When it comes to photography, the Galaxy S11 could be equipped with quadruple rear cameras with 108-megapixel main lens and a 48-megapixel sensor. The S11 is expected to carry support for 10x loseless zoom and up to 100x hybrid zoom. Also, the S11 is rumored to arrive with 25W fast charging technology. It is speculated that the Galaxy S11 phones will go official on Feb. 11.
Until the launch of the Mi Mix series a couple of years back, Xiaomi only launches a flagship Mi model each year. However, this year we have seen a number of offshoots of the Mi 9 flagship such as the Mi 9 Pro, and Mi 9T Pro. Attention is now gradually shifting to next year’s Mi flagship model which is expected to adopt the moniker Xiaomi Mi 10. Some expected details of the flagship Mi 10 have now appeared online and we serve you first here on Gizmochina.
The Xiaomi Mi 10 will use a similar punch-hole design as the Galaxy S10
Xiaomi recently disclosed that it plans to launch up to ten 5G smartphones next year. Obviously, the Mi 10 will be among the flagship models with top-level configuration including ae 5G modem. Here are some of what we know so far about the upcoming flagship.
The Mi 10 is expected to launch around March next year and is said to adopt a curved OLED display design. The display will also have the 120Hz refresh rate which would deliver smooth gaming experience to its users. The flagship model is also touted to come with a punch-hole design for the selfie camera with a diameter that may be less than 2mm. The Vivo S5 was recently launched as the first non-Samsung model to have a punch-hole OLED screen.
At the rear aspect, the Xiaomi Mi 10 is likely to retain the Yuba bikes-styled Quad camera setup with all four sensors lining up behind each other in a vertical direction. There are equally rumours of a 108MP main camera sensor among the array.
Furthermore, the Mi 10 will no doubt be powered by Qualcomm’s next-gen Snapdragon 865 chipset and would have a UFS 3.0 flash memory. The chipset would have a 5G modem onboard with support for NSA/SA networks. The device is also expected to have support for 40W wireless fast charging which Xiaomi is reportedly already testing or may even come with 50W wireless charging support. At the moment, the highest wireless charger rating from Xiaomi is 30W. We may also see Xiaomi’s 100W Super Charge Turbo wired charger ship with the device. The fast charger was tipped to arrive in Xiaomi phones next year so the Mi 10 may be the first.
Another rumour making the rounds is that the Mi 10 series would include the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro. This isn’t new as the present Mi 9 flagship launched earlier this year had a Mi 9 Pro model. There is no word yet as to the distinguishing features between both variants.
Every year, the smartphone industry innovates in a notable manner that leads to popular trends being created. The best example for 2019 would be the in-display fingerprint scanner and the foldable displays. Samsung was one of the first to the race with its infamous Samsung Galaxy Fold that had brought the future near but with its own shortcomings. Similarly, Huawei joined the foldable party with the launch of the Mate X. However, unlike the Galaxy Fold, the Mate X seems to be in pretty short supply. Huawei’s foldable units are reportedly being sold second hand for twice the price owing to limited supplies.
According to a past report, Huawei’s Mate X had sold out within minutes after officially going on sale (being sold for 16,999 Yuan or roughly $2,417). This points to the fact that the device is already a success with the company’s home market. However, the company is still behind shipment as it is struggling to supply the increasing demand. As of today, the Mate X has been completely sold out three times since its official launch.
Owing to this explosive popularity, a few owners of the Mate X have decided to resell their devices for hefty prices. In certain cases, the Mate X was seen being sold for twice the original price. The second-hand trading platforms are being flooded with bids as high as 39,000 or even about 50,000 Yuan. Considering the actual price is 16,999 Yuan, it translates to two or even three times the resale value of a device. In other words, a massive profit margin is being made as the device is being circulated online through unofficial channels.
The Chinese tech giant has hit all the right notes with its customers with the Huawei Mate X. Unfortunately, the second-hand trend might lead to some issues regarding future sales or even fake units being used to trick buyers. So for now, readers should be wary of any unofficial sale of the foldable smartphone and are advised to wait for the official sale that will arrive in the near future.
The Huawei MatePad Pro launched in China today with features not seen on any tablet before. It is not only the first tablet with a punch-hole display but it is also the first tablet with support for reverse wireless charging. No, it is not the first tablet with wireless charging, the Nexus 7 (2013) supports wireless charging too.
The new tablet is powered by the Kirin 990 processor but a more powerful version will arrive next year. Huawei’s CEO, Yu Chengdong, disclosed at the launch that the MatePad Pro will get a 5G version next year. That version should be powered by the Kirin 990 5G which not only has a built-in 5G modem but has its cores clocked at a higher speed.
The MatePad Pro 5G version will launch in the first quarter of 2020. Based on the timeline, the device may arrive alongside the Huawei P40 series.
Other than the difference in the processor and network (5G support), we expect the MatePad Pro 5G to have a bigger battery capacity. The MatePad Pro has a 7250mAh battery capacity, slightly smaller than the 7500mAh battery of the MediaPad 10.8. We presume Huawei will include a 7500mAh battery in the 5G version of its new tablet. And of course, expect a higher price tag.
Through an unveil event in China, Huawei announced the arrival of the MatePad Pro. It has debuted as the most powerful Android tablet ever. The flagship tablet is driven by Kirin 990 and it boasts an impressive screen space as it features a punch-hole display. Also, the device houses a massive battery that comes with fast wireless charging support.
Huawei MatePad Pro Specifications and Features
The MatePad Pro measures 159 x 246 x 7.2mm and it weighs 460 grams. The tablet is equipped with a 10.8-inch display with rounded corners. The IPS LCD display that features a punch-hole for the front camera supports quad HD+ resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and DCI-P3 color gamut. With 4.9mm slim bezels around the display, the MatePad Pro promises a screen-to-body ratio of 90 percent.
The 7nm Kirin 990 chipset fuels the MatePad Pro along with up to 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. There is a nanoSD card slot onboard for expanding its storageThe tablet is equipped with a huge 7,250mAh battery that support 40W rapid charging. However, the device ships with 20W fast charger. There is also support for 15W wireless charging and 7.5W reverse wireless charging on the MatePad Pro.
The EMUI 10 flavored Android 10 OS runs on the device. There is a multi-screen collaborative feature on the MatePad Pro that allow users to clone the phone’s interface on its screen. This feature can be used to transfer files between the devices conveniently. The cloned phone on the MatePad Pro can be also used to answer phone calls and send/receive text messages. By connecting the optional keyboard, the tablet’s interface will switch to computer mode to offers users with a friendly desktop PC experience.
The rear shell of the MatePad Pro has a 13-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 aperture. It comes with features like phase detection autofocus and LED flash. On the front is an 8-megapixel camera with f/20 aperture. The device comes with support for M-Pencil stylus that 4096-level pressure sensitivity nib. The stylus can be charged wirelessly by simply attaching to the device.
With Histen 6.0 audio support, the quad speakers of the MatePad Pro can produce surround sound experience. The other features of the MatePad Pro are Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS (only on LTE edition) and USB-C. Lastly, there is no fingerprint scanner on the MatePad Pro and it also lacks a 3.5mm audio jack.
Huawei MatePad Pro Pricing and Release Date
Here are the pricing of the different variants of the Huawei MatePad Pro
Color variants: Danxia Orange, Castle Peak, Fritillaria White and Night Ash
The optional magnetic keyboard case and M-Pencil stylus are respectively priced at 499 Yuan and 699 Yuan.
The sales of the Huawei MatePad Pro will begin in China on Dec. 12. From Dec. 25, the Chinese firm will be selling MatePad Pro combo edition with M-Pencil stylus and magnetic keyboard. Its Wi-Fi only 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage edition is priced at 4,999 Yuan (~$711) and its LTE enabled 8 GB RAM + 512 GB storage edition costs 5,999 Yuan (~$853).
Huawei MatePad Pro 5G is Coming in Early 2020
At the unveil event of the MatePad Pro, the Chinese firm also confirmed that it will be launching the MatePad Pro 5G edition in the first quarter of 2020. Probably, it could be fueled by the Kirin 990 5G chipset and it may break cover at the launch event of the Huawei P40 and P40 Pro flagship phones.
Huawei consumer business CEO Richard Yu said at the MatePad Pro launch conference today that the company has no interest in entering the home appliance field in the future. According to him, the company wants to focus predominantly on mobile phones, smart audio products, computer product and tablets, as well as other smart consumer products such as smart wear, smart bracelets and smart watches.
This isn’t the first time that we’ve seen Richard Yu express absolutely no interest in home appliances. During the China Household Appliances and Consumer Electronics Expo in Shanghai on March 14th, the company took a deep dive into the smart home products market with their smart TVs, as well as applying a bigger focus towards AI development.
During that Expo, Richard Yu claimed that the company “has a selfishness in doing IoT. Our goal is to improve the stickiness of smart terminal users. Therefore, Huawei IoT and Huawei mobile phones are a whole and inseparable. In the future, your home hardware can be controlled by Huawei mobile phones.”
This is in stark contrast to their competitors, especially Xiaomi who have invested heavily into all sorts of home appliances that connect to their Mi Home infrastructure. According to Richard Yu, the company will never make smart hardware for home appliances, and will only provide consumers with a seamless experiences on pre-existing products.
At a launch event in China today, along with the MatePad Pro and Sound X smart speaker, the company has also launched the Huawei MateBook D, as it had promised earlier.
Huawei Mate D 15, as the name suggests, features a 15.6-inch IPS Full HD display offering a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, 87 percent screen-to-body ratio, 16:9 aspect ratio, and 178-degree viewing angle.
Under the hood, the device is powered by Intel’s 10th generation Core i7 processor which is coupled with NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics processor. It is packed with up to 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD storage and 1TB HDD.
It also comes with Shark Fin 2.0 Silent Fan which the company says it has used for stronger air volume which greatly improves heat dissipation and is also claimed to be super quiet. As for the ports, the Huawei MateBook D 15 comes with a USB 2.0 port, USB 3.0 port, 3.5mm headphone jack, HMDI port, another USB 3.0 port, and a USB Type-C port.
The device has 16.9mm thickness and comes in a 1.9Kg aluminum alloy body which makes it light, thin and portable. The company also added that the MateBook D 15 comes equipped with a lightweight 65W USB-C power adapter which is weighing about 160 grams.
Along with this, the company has also announced a compact version of this laptop, dubbed as Huawei MateBook D 14. As the name suggests, it comes with a 14-inch Full HD display and most of the specifications remains same as the 15.6-inch model.
The 14-inch model of the MateBook D measures just 15.9mm in thickness, same as the Apple MacBook Air and weighs at 1.38kg and supports 180-degree screen opening and closing. Both the models come with one-touch power button which comes with an integrated fingerprint recognition.
Huawei has also launched the MateBook D Ryzen version, which is using AMD dual channel memory design which the company claims can improve the graphics performance by more than 30 percent. It comes with AMD R5 3500U chipset with up to 16GB of RAM.
Interestingly, the company has confirmed that all three models come pre-installed with Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, which is a major win for the Chinese company which has been on Entity List, effectivity banning the company from doing business with the United States-based firms.
As for the battery life, the company is promising about 13 hours of battery life for office work on single charge, 13.2 hours of Full HD video playback and 12 hours of web browsing. The Huawei MateBook D series comes in two color options — Black and Grey.
Pricing and Availability Details
Huawei MateBook D 15
i5/MX250/8GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 5,299 yuan
i5/MX250/16GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 5,599 yuan
i7/MX250/16GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 6,599 yuan
Ryzen – R5/8GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 3,999 yuan
Ryzen – i5/8GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD — 4,299 yuan
Huawei MateBook D 14
i5/MX250/8GB/512GB SSD — 5,199 yuan
i5/MX250/16GB/512GB SSD — 5,499 yuan
i7/MX250/16GB/512GB SSD — 6,499 yuan
Ryzen – R5/8GB/512GB SSD — 3,999 yuan
Ryzen – R5/16GB/512GB SSD — 4,999 yuan
All the models are now up for pre-orders in China and the company has confirmed that they will go on sale from 3rd December.
Earlier today, Xiaomi launched their latest device, something we haven’t really seen from the company before. The new Multi-function Breakfast Machine comes from Xiaomi partner Donlim, and has five cooking methods built into the device. It’s an extremely interesting take on portable kitchens, and could be useful in a lot of ways.
The Multi-function Breakfast Machine comes with a bread toaster and electric stove. The toaster obviously toasts toast, but the electric stove allows you to steam, stir-fry, boil and make essentially anything you can make on a normal stove. Between these two cooking methods, you can produce basically any breakfast imaginable pretty quickly.
That’s not all of course. Purchasing the Donlim means you get the full suite of breakfast appliances. There’s a built-in 1.2L large capacity pot, which is also equipped with a 304 stainless steel steame. Then there’s also a Teflon non-stick coated frying pan for frying everything you need. There’s a also a pull tray for removing bread chips from the toaster.
The Donlim Multi-function Breakfast Machine goes on sale for 359 yuan, which puts it at about $52. This isn’t all that bad considering all the extras that come with the cooker, and we’d like to see the idea get expanded further in the future with more fixments added to the product.
Last week on Friday, Huawei had released a teaser video of the upcoming Nova 6 5G smartphone to reveal its front and rear design. Today, the Chinese firm has shared a new video through its Weibo account. The teaser video reveals that the Nova 6 5G’s dual front-facing camera setup will include a 32-megapixel sensor.
The Huawei Nova 6 5G’ new teaser video shows that it can capture selfie shots with amazing clarity. The phone is equipped with a punch-hole display. The wider punch-hole houses two selfie cameras and one of them is a 32-megapixel lens.
The front-facing dual cameras of the Huawei Nova 6 5G will allow it to capture 105-degree ultrawide selfies without using a selfie stick. Moreover, the Nova 6 5G phone also offers autofocus function for capturing better selfie shots.
The Huawei Nova 6 rumors has revealed that it will come equipped with an IPS LCD display panel. The Kirin 990 5G chipset is expected to power the smartphone. It is speculated that there could be a 4G version of the phone. It could be arriving in 8 GB and 12 GB RAM variants and UFS 2.1 storage models like 128 GB and 256 GB.
The 32-megapixel selfie camera of the Nova 6 could be coupled with a 12-megapixel lens. Its rear side could be featuring a 60-megapixel + 16-megapixl + 12-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad camera system. Its primary lens could be the upcoming Sony IMX686. It could be coming with a 4,000mAh battery that may carry support for 40W rapid charging. The handset is fitted with a side-mounted fingerprint reader.
It is speculated that 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage editions of the Nova 6 5G will be respectively priced at 3,499 Yuan (~$497), 3,799 Yuan (~$539) and 4,099 Yuan (~$582). It is expected to release in color editions like purple, black, blue and red. The Huawei Nova 6 will be made official on Dec. 5. Readers are recommended to take the specs and pricing info the Nova 6 with a grain of salt.
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