Last month, Huawei announced the 5G Mobile WiFi Pro, a 5G modem that allows you to connect your non-5G devices to a 5G network. When it was announced, Huawei didn’t reveal the price. Thankfully, a pre-order listing on Vmall now includes the price.

The standard edition of the 5G Mobile WiFi has a price tag of ¥1699 (~$242) while the pro version called the 5G Mobile WiFi Pro is ¥2199 (~$313).

The portable 5G modems support NSA and SA 5G networks and will offer connection speeds of up to 1.56Gbps and internet speeds of up to 867Mbps. Both modems have a Balong 5000 5G modem and they double as power banks too.

The standard edition has a 4000mAh battery and support for 18W fast charge while the Pro version has an 8000mAh battery with support for 40W input fast charging, 22.5W output wired charging, and 15W reverse wireless charging.

The pre-order page doesn’t say when it will begin shipping next month but you are required to pay a deposit of ¥100 (~$14).

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The Huawei Mate X foldable phone has been rumored to get a launch in China on Wednesday, October 23. The official Huawei Weibo account is still yet to confirm that info, and seeing that the day is almost here with no official confirmation, the possibility of the device launching on Wednesday is getting slimmer. Nevertheless, the alleged prices of the Mate X have leaked today.

The info comes from Huawei Central, one of the sources that reported it will launch on Wednesday. The Mate X will have two versions – a base model with a Kirin 980 model + Balong 5000 5G modem and a high-end model with a Kirin 990 5G chipset.

The Kirin 980 model will have a price tag of ¥9999 (~$1414) while the Kirin 990 5G version will sell for ¥13,999 (~$1979). The price of both models is significantly cheaper when compared to the launch price of €2299 (~$2563) announced in Europe back in February, which of course is for the Kirin 980 version.

The Mate X has 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. We don’t know if the Kirin 990 5G version will have the same configuration or differ in other ways but ¥4000 (~$565) is a lot if the difference is limited to only the chipset.

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The next big smartphone revolution is through 5G technology and almost all of the major smartphone manufacturers have at least one 5G device in the market right now. In the race to release 5G enabled smartphones, companies might have to sacrifice on design efficiencies. A new report from the research firm IHS Markit highlights this particular point, especially when it comes to Huawei’s first-generation 5G modem, the Balong 5000.

In its report, IHS Markit tore down six current 5G smartphones in the market from vendors like Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, Oppo, OnePlus, and Huawei. Samsung has its own 5G modem while other companies, excluding Huawei, relies on Qualcomm’s X50 5G modem. The teardown of Huawei’s Mate 20 X 5G model reveals some interesting design elements.

The report highlights that the Balong 5000 5G modem isn’t really efficient in terms of space and feature management. To start off, the Hisilicon’s Balong 5000 modem is the only multi-mode 5G modem in the market right now. This means that the modem can switch between 5G/4G/3G/2G without any need for an additional LTE modem. However, the Mate 20 X 5G comes with a Kirin 980 SoC that already has an integrated LTE modem inside. So, the LTE chip inside the Kirin 980 is practically unused.

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Also, the die size of the Balong 5000 is significantly larger than its competition. For example, its die size (built on 7nm) is 50% larger than Qualcomm’s X50 modem that’s manufactured on the 10nm process. Of course, Balong 5000’s multi-mode capability could add to its size, but IHS Markit states that the modem will still be comparably larger than the upcoming Qualcomm X55 solution built on a smaller 7nm process.

Further, the Balong 5000 modem is significantly denser than the competition because it comes with a staggering 3GB of LPDDR4 SDRAM inside. In comparison, other modems like Snapdragon X50 come with just a few hundreds of megabytes of SDRAM.

Well, this report practically brings out the inefficiencies of Huawei’s Balong 5000. But it’s worth adding that it doesn’t hamper its ability to support 5G networks. Huawei could have decided to go ahead with this design probably because it wanted to speed up the release of its 5G smartphone. Another possible reason mentioned by IHS Markit is that the modem was developed by its in-house Hisilicon subsidiary. Hisilicon doesn’t really have to cater to the demands from other OEMs that would have forced it to make its modem more efficient.

Well, first-generation 5G solutions were never going to be perfect. But it’s worth adding that companies are working towards making 5G modems more efficient. The IHS Markit report concludes by saying “better, cheaper and faster 5G smartphones are on the horizon”. For more information on the report, hit the source link below.

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In June, Huawei had confirmed that it will be launching the Mate 20 X 5G smartphone in July. The smartphone is now ready to hit the UAE markets as du telecom operator has started receiving its pre-orders. It is the second 5G phone to release in UAE after the ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G that was made available through carrier Etisalat at the end of May. The pre-orders of the Mate 20 X 5G have started in UAE and it will be available for purchase from July 18.

Huawei Mate 20 X 5G Pre-orders

The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G comes with a 24-month contract through du. It requires users to spend AED 145 (~$39) each month. The total price of the phone comes to AED 3,840 (~$1,045). While buying the phone, du customers can opt for a data plan that starts at AED 414 per month.

Buyers who sign up for the smartphone between July 4 and 17 will be provided with a Huawei Watch GT smartphone for free. The Mate 20 X 5G is cheaper than the Axon 10 Pro 5G that is priced at AED 5,832.75 (~$1,588) in UAE.

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Huawei Mate 20 X 5G Specifications and Features

Unlike the regular Huawei Mate 20 X that comes in color options such as Midnight Blue and Phantom Silver, its newly introduced 5G variant comes in a new Emerald Green color. The smartphone comes with a 7.2-inch OLED panel with waterdrop notch. It supports full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2233 pixels and offers a screen-to-body ratio of 87.83 percent.

The Kirin 980 chipset is present under the hood of the device. The SoC is supported by 8 GB of RAM and an internal storage of 256 GB. It features a nanoSD card slot for additional storage. The Balong 5000 5G modem that comes along with it enables 5G connectivity on the smartphone. The Android 9 Pie OS runs on the device.

The rear side of the smartphone features a triple camera unit with a 40-megapixel wide-angle lens with f/1.8 aperture, a 20-megapixel ultrawide lens with f/2.2 aperture and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture. On the frontside of the smartphone is an f/2.0 aperture 24-megapixel selfie camera. The Mate 20 X supports dual-SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, dual-band GPS frequency and USB-C. It lacks a 3.5mm audio jack. Due to modifications for housing numerous antennas inside the handset for 5G connectivity, it features a 4,200mAh battery which is considerably smaller than the 4G LTE edition that features a 5G modem. The smartphone supports 40W fast charging.  Lastly, the phone comes with an IP53 rated chassis.

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In the past few days, there were a lot of rumors about Huawei talking to Apple for supplying 5G chips. To fuel this rumor, Huawei executive went on to say that it was open to selling chips to the Cupertino giant. However, the company has finally taken an official stand. Earlier today, at Huawei’s Analyst Summit 2019, the company dismissed this rumor.

During a Q&A session at the event, Huawei was asked whether there was any credibility to the rumor about Huawei supplying 5G chips for next-gen iPhone. And this was Huawei’s official reply.

“We have no change in our chipset strategy, and no communication with Apple on 5G modems.”

So now we know for sure that Huawei hasn’t been in talks with the iPhone maker.

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Well, it did make sense why some people would think Huawei was the ideal company to supply Apple with 5G chips. The Cupertino giant and Qualcomm haven’t been in the best of terms recently. In fact, their latest lawsuit kicked off earlier this week. Intel would have been the next logical supplier, but the company seems to be a bit behind in schedule in its 5G chip. That leaves Samsung and Huawei. We are not quite sure how well Samsung can handle its 5G chip mass production. So, Huawei was the next logical option.

But with Huawei out of the picture, Intel or Samsung could come to Apple’s rescue. Unfortunately, Apple is yet to comment on this matter.

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Earlier today in China, Huawei Consumer Business Groupe CEO Richard Yu announced the Balong 5000 as the world’s most powerful 5G modem that can deliver up to 6.5 Gbps of 5G speeds. At the same conference, Richard Yu confirmed that Huawei will be launching its 5G phone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 tech expo in Barcelona, Spain in the coming month. He confirmed that the 5G device launching next month will be a foldable device with Kirin 980 chipset and Balong 5000.

Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 LTE modem can offer peak download speeds of 5 Gbps. It does not support Standalone (SA) and FDD frequencies that are supported by Balong 5000 5G modem. The Balong 5000 also supports Non-Standalone (NSA) architecture along with 3G, 4G and 5G networks and consumes less power.

The Kirin 980 chipset that powers the current lot of Huawei and Honor flagship phones features the world’s first Cat. 21 LTE modem which makes it possible to achieve download speeds of up to 1.4 Gbps. Theoretically, the modem offers 4.5G connectivity. Since Kirin 980 is a 5G-ready chip, Huawei will be swapping its Cat. 21 LTE modem with the more powerful Balong 5000 5G modem.

Balong 5000 is the first 5G modem to achieve industry’s benchmark 5G peak download rate by achieving 4.6 Gbps in the sub-6GHz low frequency band and China’s main 5G frequency band along with 6.5 Gbps in the millimeter wave which is the highest frequency band and 5G extended band. To put it in simpler words, the Balong 5000 5G modem can deliver 10 times faster experience than 4G LTE.

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Huawei’s chairman Hu Houkun (Ken Hu) had addressed at the World Economic Forum recently that the company has deployed 5G networks in 10 countries and it will be soon made available in 20 additional nations. He also confirmed that the company will be launching its 5G smartphone in June. Probably, he could be either referring to release date of the Huawei’s 5G foldable phone or the arrival of some other smartphone with 5G connectivity.

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Through the 5G conference and MWC 2019 pre-communication meeting in Beijing, Huawei consumer business CEO Richard Yu announced the Balong 5000 as the most powerful 5G modem that can deliver maximum 5G speeds of up to 6.5 Gbps. The Balong 5000 5G modem was first announced alongside the 7nm Kirin 980 chip at the IFA 2018 event.

Balong 5000

The Balong 5000 is the first ever 5G modem that is compatible with Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA) 5G network architecture. The 5G modem by Huawei can support 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G connectivity.

At the unveil event, Huawei claimed that the Balong 5000 is the world’s first TDD/FDD full-spectrum access platform. The Snapdragon X50 LTE modem by Qualcomm that peaks at 5 Gbps does not support Standalone (SA) architecture and FDD. Balong 5000 is the first to achieve industry’s benchmark 5G peak download rate by achieving 4.6 Gbps in the sub-6GHz low frequency band and China’s main 5G frequency band along with 6.5 Gbps in the millimeter wave which is the highest frequency band and 5G extended band.

In simpler terms, it delivers in offers tenfold better experience than 4G LTE. Balong 5000 is also the first multimode chip in the world to support V2X (vehicle-to-everything) communication that offers a highly reliable car networking solution with low latency.

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At today’s event, the company also revealed Huawei 5G CPE Pro router. With Balong 5000 onboard, it can support 4G and 5G networks. It can download 1 GB HD video file in just 3 seconds through 5G.

The Huawei 5G CPE Pro is designed for home as well as medium-sized enterprises to provide high quality broadband access. With Wi-Fi 6 technology, it can achieve up to 4.8 Gbps speeds. Also, it is the first CPE router from the company to support HiLink, a smart home interconnection platform developed by Huawei.

The Balong 5G modem along with Kirin 980 will be present inside the Huawei’s 5G phone that will debut at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 event that will be held in Barcelona, Spain in the coming month.

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The mobile industry has been preparing for the shift to 5G for more than a year now and some operators are expected to begin consumer trials later this year. However, most smartphone makers have scheduled next year for the release of their 5G-ready phones. Huawei is one of them and has confirmed when it will release its first 5G phone.

Speaking at a forum today, vice-chairman and rotating CEO of Huawei, Hu Houkun revealed that the entire industry is ready for 5G to kickoff. He also announced that Huawei’s first 5G handset will be launched in mid-2019. This phone and others like it will be powered by the Kirin 980.

The Kirin 980 is the chipset that will power devices such as the Mate 20 series and the Honor Magic 2 but they will not have 5G support. That is because they will feature a different modem. Although this modem doesn’t bring 5G connectivity it is the first Cat. 21 modem in the world with download speeds of up to 1.4Gbps and support for carrier aggregation. Theoretically, the modem offers 4.5G connectivity.

However, by the time Huawei launches its first 5G phone next year, the Kirin 980 phones will feature a new 5G mobile baseband – the Balong 5000. The Balong 5000 was announced at IFA 2018 alongside the Kirin 980.

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5G connectivity will bring faster connection speeds and more importantly, lower latency. 5G is also expected to bring connectivity to more devices such as VR headsets, smart cars, and a plethora of IoT devices.

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