Starting this November, Huawei is officially rolling out the stable release of its latest and greatest HarmonyOS 3 OS upgrade to the brand’s flagship device users in China. 

According to the HarmonyOS software development team’s official Weibo account, the stable update will be available to Huawei’s latest releases as well as the Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro 5G smartphones, which were released 3 years ago back in 2019.

The full list of devices eligible to upgrade from HarmonyOS 2 to HarmonyOS 3 is as follows:

1. Huawei Mate 30
2. Huawei Mate 30 5G
3. Huawei Mate 30 Pro
4. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
5. Huawei Mate 30E Pro 5G
6. Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design
7. Huawei Mate Xs
8. Huawei P40
9. Huawei P40 4G
10. Huawei P40 Pro
11. Huawei P40 Pro Plus
12. Huawei Nova 9
13. Huawei Nova 9 Pro
14. Huawei Nova 10
15. Huawei Nova 10 Pro

In addition to the stable release rollout announcement, Huawei also shared that it has opened applications for its public beta programme for HarmonyOS 3.0 to Huawei MatePad 10.8-inch, Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8-inch and Huawei MatePad Pro 5G 10.8-inch users, as well as an early access closed beta programme for Huawei Nova 6, Nova 6 5G, Nova 7 5G, and Nova 7 Pro 5G users for Huawei fans who cannot wait to experience the latest HarmonyOS 3 features before a stable release.

The new HarmonyOS 3 upgrade brings several next-generation software updates that range from decently cool to life-changing. One particular highlight is that in HarmonyOS 3, HarmonyOS devices don’t need to be on a shared Wi-Fi network for seamless interconnectivity to work, the devices can now sense each other. One example is a Huawei tablet next to a Huawei phone will be able to let you answer calls and will display SMS messages as if they were the same device.

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The beta version of Huawei’s  HarmonyOS 2.0 has been released on a few devices, including the P30 and Mate 30 Pro 5G. This product-in-development, the HarmonyOS is designed and structured on a distributed operating system architecture, with the capability to function in a variety of devices. It is part of Huawei’s strategy to provide a versatile OS with great adaptability for a whole gamut of applications.

The user interface of the Harmony OS 2.0 is EMUI 11, which is adaptable to both Harmony and Android. In addition, this OS, fully developed by Huawei, supports Android apps, so everything from the App Gallery should work.  

Some related posts on Weibo from people running HarmonyOS is that it is not based on Android, as previously suspected. 

Finally… A video of #HarmonyOS Beta 1 on #Huawei Mate 30 with #EMUI11 on top.

There is not so much to see. Apart from how Android apps are fluid. I doubt that they are native apps.
However, what could make Harmony OS so fast to running android apps? Can't wait to discover pic.twitter.com/yyiVbHztza

— Marco Improda (@marcoimproda90) January 21, 2021

OpenHarmony, the open-source core component of the operating system, is hosted on Gitee, which is seen as China’s version of Microsoft’s GitHub. Harmony OS 2.0 is also part of the OpenAtom Foundation, with Huawei a major-grade donor. Other donors include Tencent, Baidu, and Alibaba. The OpenAtom Foundation mirrors the Open Handset Alliance, for the Android OS collaboration and development. 

HarmonyOS 2.0 beta has already been launched on some devices and many more may come on stream thereafter. Honor, which has become independent of Huawei, is weighing its options and has not ruled out using the HarmonyOS.

HarmonyOS is designed to seamlessly integrate various smart devices to implement fast connection and a whole raft of activities between the devices. The design ensures that services can be seamlessly transferred among the devices to produce a smooth all-round experience.

HarmonyOS uses distributed technology to make application development possible on different device platforms in an efficient manner. In addition, the HarmonyOS deploys a component-based software design to fit itself to any particular device forms on the basis of their individual characteristics.

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Last week, Huawei shared EMUI 11.0 and Magic UI 4.0 update timeline for eligible devices. Based on that, the company has started rolling out the stable update to the first batch of devices consisting of models from the HUAWEI P40 series and the HUAWEI Mate30 series.

As per the roadmap released by Huawei, a total of 10 devices should receive EMUI 11 stable update in early November. But however, the company has begun to seed the builds only for 8 devices leaving out the two tablets – HUAWEI MatePad Pro and HUAWEI MatePad Pro 5G.

That means the EMUI 11 stable update is currently live for the following devices.

• HUAWEI P40
• HUAWEI P40 Pro
• HUAWEI P40 Pro+
• HUAWEI Mate30
• HUAWEI Mate30 5G
• HUAWEI Mate30 Pro
• HUAWEI Mate30 Pro 5G
• PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate30 RS

Having said that, the update is currently limited to China only. Above all, even in the company’s home country, it is only available for certain users. That’s because the builds are being pushed in batches. Also, if the user is already running the latest open beta release, then they have a high chance of getting the update first.

Anyway, Huawei is yet to release EMUI 11 and Magic UI 4.0 rollout schedule for international markets although beta testing has begun for select high-end smartphones in certain regions.

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Earlier this week, DxOMark published its audio score ratings for the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G. The renowned brand is known for its camera and audio tests for both professional grade cameras and smartphones and has now given the flagship device an overall audio score of 61 points.

While not the best, the audio scoring is still in the top margins in the list of all the smartphones that have been tested. According to the firm, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G excels in audio recording but suffers slightly in the spatial sound fields. In other words, its audio playback capabilities caused the drop in the score while the recording aspects received praise specifically.

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In terms of recording, certain aspects like Timbre, volume levels, artifacts, and even dynamics received notable scores. Although, the background noise was a problem during recording tests. On the other hand, the playback tests also saw artifacts receiving a positive rating, however, the spatial in particular received a low score. The reason for the drop was due to the single speaker unit on the side, which caused an uneven audio spatial balance.

Notably, the recording score was the highest ratings ever given out by DxOMark. This makes Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G’s audio recording one of the best in the entire world. In terms of overall audio tests, the device offered a good bass response as well although the rest of the playback could be improved upon. DxOMark ratings are comprised of various tests and hours of evaluation. So, the Mate 30 Pro 5G receiving such a high score is commendable.

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We are in the middle of a generational change in the smartphone market. Samsung and Xiaomi just unveiled their new flagship series and they will soon go on sale. Just like every time a new flagship is official, we are here for a specs comparison. Here, we decided to compare Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S20+ and Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G: if we exclude the expensive and top-tier Galaxy S20 Ultra, they are the most powerful and expensive devices from the main three hi-tech giants in the Android smartphones world from the latest flagship lineups. Let’s highlight the differences between them and find out who is the best.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ vs Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

Design

In each case, you get a simply awesome design. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20+ sport a punch-hole display, while Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a notched display but extremely curved bezels allowing to get rid of physical keys thanks to a side touch technology. Samsung Galaxy S20+ and Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G are waterproof, while Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro is not. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a wide notch, but also a higher screen-to-body ratio. Further, you can find a 3D facial recognition system inside that notch. Samsung Galaxy S20+ is the only with an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner (the others have an in-display fingerprint reader).

Display

We have no doubt about the fact that Galaxy S20+ boasts the best display. first of all, it is the only with a Quad HD+ resolution, so it provides a higher level of detail. Further, it comes with a higher 120 Hz refresh rate. And it even has a new generation Dynamic AMOLED 2X display with outstanding image quality, as well as the HDR10+ certification. Right after, we got the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro with a 90 Hz display sporting a 180 Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, and high DCI-P3 coverage.

Hardware/Software

The best hardware is provided by the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and the U.S. variant of the Samsung Galaxy S20+ (not the European one). They both come with a Snapdragon 865 chipset including an integrated 5G modem, up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of UFS 3.0 internal storage. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has an inferior Kirin 990, but it is still an amazing flagship when it comes to performance. All run Android 10 out of the box, but they are customized by different user interfaces. With Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Galaxy S20+ boasting the same hardware department, software optimization will be decisive.

Camera

On the paper, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro wins the camera comparison with a 108 MP quad camera department including a telephoto sensor with 10x hybrid optical zoom, a portrait lens, an ultrawide sensor and a 108 MP main sensor with a bright aperture and OIS. We are yet to test the Samsung Galaxy S20+, so we can not give you a definitive verdict yet. Our judgments are only based on the specs on the paper since both Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Galaxy S20+ just became official.

Battery

All of these devices feature a huge 4500 mAh battery, so we do expect a great battery life and no big differences between them. What really differs is the charging speed. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has both the fastest wired charging technology and the fastest wireless charging technology with 50W and 30W powers, respectively. Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G comes right after with 50W and 27W, while Samsung Galaxy S20+ is way slower with 25W and 15W.

Price

Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G starts from €1,099/$1199, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro will cost about €660/$715 in China, and Huawei Mate 30 Pro is currently available for less than €1,000/$1100 globally thanks to online street prices. Overall, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S20+ look slightly superior to the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G due to their better hardware, display and more. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro has better cameras than Samsung Galaxy S20+, while Galaxy S20+ has a better display and, unlike the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro, it is waterproof. Further, Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro should launch globally at a more affordable price.

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S20+ vs Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G: PRO and CONS

Huawei Mate 30 Pro

PROS

• Innovative design
• Waterproof IP68
• 3D facial recognition
• Horizon display with side touch

CONS

• No Google services globally

Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

PROS

• Awesome cameras
• Fastest wireless charging technology
• Fastest charging technology
• Good price

CONS

• Nothing particular

Samsung Galaxy S20+

PROS

• Best display
• Ultrasonic fingerprint reader
• IP68 waterproof
• Micro SD slot

CONS

• Slower charging

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The Huawei Mate 30 series of smartphones have been available for purchase in China since the past few months. Recently, the company also started selling the Mate 30 Pro 5G in its home market.

Now, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G isn’t limited to the Chinese market as the company has now launched the device in the UAE as well. The phone will be up for sale in the UAE from 15th January for a price of AED 3,899 (~$1,062).

The company has also revealed while the official sale begins from 15th January in the UAE, the device will be up for purchase from 23rd January through Huawei Experience Stores and select other retailers in the region.

Further, those who pre-order the smartphone, will get a bunch of freebies worth AED 1,829 (approximately $497), which includes a SuperCharge wireless car charger, a DJI Osmo Mobile 3 gimbal, and VIP services.

When launched in China, the company had announced two color variants for the device — Vegan Leather Orange and Vegan Leather Forest Green. It features a 6.53-inch OLED display that offers full HD+ resolution of 1176 x 2400 pixels, 18.5:9 aspect ratio, and Gorilla Glass 6 protection on top.

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Under the hood, Kirin 990 5G chipset powers the smartphone and comes packed with up 12GB of LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 3.0 storage of up to 512GB. There is a nanoSD card slot (shared SIM slot) for expanding its storage.

The Leica-engineered quad-camera setup on the back includes an OIS assisted 40-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor with 3x optical zoom support, a 40-megapixel ultrawide shooter and a 3D ToF lens. The phone features a front-facing camera of 32-megapixel for taking selfies and video calling.

The smartphone is running EMUI 10 based Android 10 operating system and is powered by a 4,500mAh battery that supports 40W fast charging, 27W fast wireless charging and reverse wireless charging.

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Recently, MasterLu benchmarking platform released a report listing top performing smartphones of 2019 and now the company has released a new report which has listed the top smartphones of the year 2019 in terms of smoothness.

The listing has ranked the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G smartphone as the “Smoother Smartphone” of 2019 with a score of 174.84. On the other hand, the company has listed HydrogenOS or OxygenOS from OnePlus as the “Best UI of the Year” 2019.

As for the smoothest performing smartphone, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G’s combination of Kirin 990 5G SoC and EMUI 10 is indispensable, says the company. Followed by Mate 30 Pro 5G is Nubia Red Magic 3S and OnePlus 7T Pro in the second and third spot.

Other smartphones in the list includes Honor V30, Oppo Reno Ace, Realme X2 Pro, Meizu 16s Pro, Vivo NEX 3 5G, Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G, and Xiaomi’s Mi 9 Pro 5G, making the company’s Top 10 list.

Now, coming to the user interface, OnePlus’ HydrogenOS (Chinese version of the OxygenOS) has been named the best. The user interface is very much similar to the native Android operating system interface and offers very smooth experience.

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The company says that the design concept for the OnePlus Hydrogen OS has not changed in these many years and is said to be the most stable user interface that have come up in the recent years.

Apart from the Hydrogen OS, the list also includes Joy UI, Nubia UI, EMUI, Smartisan OS, ColorOS, FunTouch, MIUI, Flyme, and One UI. Although EMUI 10 is not ranked about the top three, it has played a major role to make Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G as the smoother smartphone of the year.

MasterLu says that the newly launched EMUI 10 has been optimised and upgraded in various aspects, thanks to the powerful artificial intelligence algorithms. The company has also made major changes to its design language, make it more suitable for youth.

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Huawei has today announced that the company’s flagship smartphone — Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G will now be available in Green color variant for the 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage model from 12th December.

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G 8GB + 128GB model is priced at 6,399 yuan which roughly converts to $909. When launched, the company had announced two color variants for the device — Vegan Leather Orange and Vegan Leather Forest Green.

The smartphone is powered by Kirin 990 5G, a 7nm + EUV processor. It not only has a built-in 5G modem but its NPU chip has two big cores and one small core which are overclocked while the regular Kirin 990 has one big core and one small core.

The Mate 30 5G and Mate 30 Pro 5G each have a total of 21 antennas, 14 which are for 5G, more than double the 6-antenna design of other 5G phones. Both 5G phones come with support for both SA and NSA 5G dual-mode, adapting 5G / 4G / 3G / 2G frequency bands of the three major domestic operators.

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This flagship smartphone series is apparently doing extremely well in its home country. The company recently reported that it has already sold over a million units of the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro since the phones went on sale in China on September 26. This is pretty impressive considering they achieved it in less than a week.

Apparently, Huawei managed to reach this goal in the span of a three hours, as Richard Yu made the announcement during the opening of a Huawei flagship store in Shenzhen. Including the online orders, Huawei was bringing in CNY 500 million a minute, implying a rate of 100,000 sales per minute. Now those are some pretty big numbers.

It’s noteworthy that the Mate 30 series comes without support for Google apps and services. While it may be a big deal in other markets, it isn’t so in China where most Android phones don’t come pre-installed with Google Play Services.

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On the 31st of October, three Chinese telecom operators announced the commercial availability of 5G services in the country. The following day i.e 1st of November, netizens who pre-booked a unit of one of the Huawei Mate 30 series 5G smartphones can make the final payment and start the delivery process. Surprisingly, users without a pre-order can also purchase a unit starting today.

To lure in customers, Huawei is giving away free Huawei Band 4e to the first 10,000 buyers. The prices of different variants are of the two flagships are as follows:

• Mate 30 5G (8 GB + 128 GB): Yuan 4,999 ($ 710)
• Mate 30 5G (8 GB + 256 GB): Yuan 5,499 ($ 780)
• Mate 30 Pro 5G (8 GB + 256 GB): Yuan 6,899 ($ 980)
• Mate 30 5G (8 GB + 512 GB): Yuan 7,899 ($ 1,120)

Huawei has also partnered with a number of Chinese banks through which consumers can buy either one of the Mate 30 series smartphones with 6 easy monthly instalments without additional fees. The list of these banks includes Agricultural Bank of China, China Merchants Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China Ping An, Guangfa Card, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Shanghai Bank bank.

Users interested in checking out the full specifications of the Mate 30 5G and Mate 30 Pro 5G can do so by clicking the respective hyperlinked text in blue. To see the official listing on Vmall you can click the following links 1, 2.

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Today, Huawei officially started selling the 5G variant of the Huawei Mate 30 series smartphones, which includes the Mate 30 5G and Mate 30 Pro 5G, with a starting price of 4,999 Yuan that roughly converts to $710.

Now, the company has revealed that it managed to sell 100 million units of the smartphones per minute during the sale, which lasted from 10:08 AM till 10:15 AM.

The Mate 30 5G comes in two variants based on memory configuration – 8GB + 125GB version with a ¥4999 (~$706) price and the 8GB + 256GB version priced at ¥5499 (~$777). On the other hand, the Mate 30 Pro 5G 8GB + 256GB version is priced at ¥6899 (~$975) while the 8GB RAM + 512GB version is priced at ¥7899 (~$1116).

Both the smartphones are powered by the company’s own Kirin 990 5G 7nm + EUV processor. It not only has a built-in 5G modem but its NPU chip also has two big cores and one small core while the regular Kirin 990 has one big core and one small core. Its cores are also clocked higher than the standard variant.

Further, both the devices have a total of 21 antennas each where 14 are for 5G, more than double the 6-antenna design of other 5G phones. Both 5G phones come in Vegan Leather Orange and Vegan Leather Forest Green color options.

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The Huawei Mate 30 series is apparently doing extremely well in its home country. At the start of this month, it was reported that the company has already sold over a million units of the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro since the phones went on sale in China on September 26. This is pretty impressive considering they achieved it in less than a week, and that’s not even the end of it.

Apparently, Huawei managed to reach this goal in the span of a three hours, as Richard Yu made the announcement during the opening of a Huawei flagship store in Shenzhen. Including the online orders, Huawei was bringing in CNY 500 million a minute, implying a rate of 100,000 sales per minute. Now those are some pretty big numbers.

It’s noteworthy that the Mate 30 series comes without support for Google apps and services. While it may be a big deal in other markets, it isn’t so in China where most Android phones don’t come pre-installed with Google Play Services.

Despite the ban on Huawei from the United States, the company’s flagship devices are doing pretty well. Last week, He Gang, President of Huawei’s Consumer Business and Mobile Product Line said that the sale of flagship Huawei Mate 30 series is expected to reach 10 million units by the end of this year, before the Spring Festival.

Additionally, he has also revealed that the company’s total smartphone shipments are expected to be around 240-250 million for the current year. However, the company has revealed anything related to the sales forecast of the Huawei Mate X smartphone. He said that at this stage, the company is hoping to learn and understand the customer experience with the foldable smartphones.

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Huawei has already started selling its latest flagship smartphones — Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro in its home market China. Now, the company has started taking reservations of the 5G variants of the same.

While the Huawei Mate 30 5G and Mate 30 Pro 5G are up for reservation in China, the company will start selling the smartphones from 1st November. The phone will carry a starting price of 4,999 Yuan which roughly converts to $706.

The Mate 30 5G comes in two variants based on memory configuration – 8GB + 125GB version with a ¥4999 (~$706) price and the 8GB + 256GB version priced at ¥5499 (~$777). On the other hand, the Mate 30 Pro 5G 8GB + 256GB version is priced at ¥6899 (~$975) while the 8GB RAM + 512GB version is priced at ¥7899 (~$1116).

Both the smartphones are powered by the company’s own Kirin 990 5G 7nm + EUV processor. It not only has a built-in 5G modem but its NPU chip also has two big cores and one small core while the regular Kirin 990 has one big core and one small core. Its cores are also clocked higher than the standard variant.

Further, both the devices have a total of 21 antennas each where 14 are for 5G, more than double the 6-antenna design of other 5G phones. Both 5G phones come in Vegan Leather Orange and Vegan Leather Forest Green color options.

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The Huawei Mate 30 series is apparently doing extremely well in its home country. At the start of this month, it was reported that the company has already sold over a million units of the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro since the phones went on sale in China on September 26. This is pretty impressive considering they achieved it in less than a week, and that’s not even the end of it.

Apparently, Huawei managed to reach this goal in the span of a three hours, as Richard Yu made the announcement during the opening of a Huawei flagship store in Shenzhen. Including the online orders, Huawei was bringing in CNY 500 million a minute, implying a rate of 100,000 sales per minute. Now those are some pretty big numbers.

It’s noteworthy that the Mate 30 series comes without support for Google apps and services. While it may be a big deal in other markets, it isn’t so in China where most Android phones don’t come pre-installed with Google Play Services.

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5G is the next technology frontier and ignoring it is not a wise choice. Did you ever wonder whether you should spend more to buy a 5G-enabled smartphone or stick to 4G for a few years more? It mostly depends on the zone where you live and on your connectivity-related needs. But if you are one of those advanced users who need a 5G phone, you currently have several choices. After Samsung with the Galaxy Note 10+ 5G and Huawei with the Mate 30 Pro 5G, even Xiaomi launched a 5G-enabled flagship in 2019: it is the Mi 9 Pro 5G which even carries a pretty affordable price if we compare it with other 5G phones. Here you will find a specs comparison analyzing their specifications.

Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G

Design

The Horizon display of the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G makes its design simply amazing. It is a panel with extremely curved sides which makes you forget the wide notch. Thanks to the curved bezels allowing the presence of a side touch area, Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G does not have any physical key, and this makes it even more attractive. Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G is a very big phablet and for this reason, it is not comfortable for everyone, but it still comes with a very elegant and innovative design. The punch-hole display makes the bezels very narrow and the overall design is very minimal. Special features: while Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G supports a 3D facial recognition system, Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G has the S Pen.

Display

The best display belongs to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G: not only it has the biggest panel, but it even carries the highest resolution: Quad HD+ with 1440 x 3040 pixels. It is also the only device of this trio to support the HDR10+ standard which guarantees a better performance with multimedia content thanks to richer colors and a wide dynamic range. And it even supports the S Pen with Bluetooth integration which can be used for handwriting, drawing and as a remote controller.

Hardware/Software

Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G wins the hardware award since it sports the most powerful processor and it has the fastest performance. It is powered by the Snapdragon 855+ chipset and it comes with up to 12 GB of RAM, which is the perfect couple for every advanced activity. The second place goes to Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ which carries a different chipset depending on the region (either the Snapdragon 855 or the Exynos 9825) paired with 12 GB of RAM. Note that Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ has Android 9 Pie out of the box, while its rivals already come with Android 10. The 5G connectivity is better on the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G as the Kirin 990 chipset is the first one with an integrated 5G modem and it can reach up to 6.5 Gbps of download speed thanks to mm waves.

Camera

Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is the absolute winner when it comes to cameras. It is equipped with a rear quad camera including two 40 MP sensors, 3x optical zoom, OIS, and a 3D TOF camera. But it loses when it comes to selfies: there, Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G is a lot more satisfying. If you need a top camera phone, just do not go for the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G, it lacks OIS and it does not differ so much from the Mi 9.

Battery

Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has the biggest battery and we believe it will last more not only for this reason, but also because it has a very efficient chipset built at 7nm+, and just a Full HD display, unlike the Galaxy Note 10+ 5G. It even has a very fast charging technology and reverse wireless charging.

Price

The starting price of Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G is about €900/$990, Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G starts from €1200/$1300 and Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G costs just €600/$658. At the end of the day, I define Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G a slightly more advanced device for power users due to its better display and the support to S Pen, but Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G offers a better camera experience and likely a longer-lasting battery. Note that this comparison was only based on the specs on the paper as we have to wait for all the devices to hit the market in order to test them thoroughly. Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G loses the comparison (except when it comes to hardware) but it has a higher value for money.

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Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G: PRO and CONS

Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G

PROS

• Amazing cameras
• Horizon display with side touch
• Big battery
• Reverse wireless charging
• Face ID

CONS

• No Google apps

Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G

PROS

• Compact design
• Awesome performance
• Affordable price
• Reverse wireless charging

CONS

• Worse cameras

Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G

PROS

• Amazing and bigger display
• Reverse wireless charging
• S Pen
• Great cameras
• Very nice speakers

CONS

• Price

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The Mate 30 series already launched in Europe last week but they will be available for purchase first in China after the launch tomorrow. The Huawei official China website already has the phones listed in addition to some official cases which we haven’t seen before.

Huawei has made a variety of cases for the Mate 30 series and they are available in multiple colors to suit your style and mood. Below are the various cases available for the phones:

Silicon Case

The silicon case is made using a new liquid silicon process. It is skin-friendly and soft and has a microfiber lining inside. There is extra protection at the four corners of the case. Huawei says it is even washable. The silicone case is available in seven colors: black, dark blue, smoky blue, grapefruit red, coral orange and lemon yellow.

Wallet Flip Case

The wallet case is made from environmentally-friendly PU material which Huawei claims is wear-resistant and scratch-resistant. It also provides protection at the four corners. The case has two sleeve pockets for debit/credit cards or bus cards. It is available in Khaki and Black.

Transparent Protective Case

The transparent protective case is for those who do not want to hide the design of their phone. The transparent case is light and slim and Huawei says it is made from a special material that doesn’t change color easily.

Leather Case

The Mate 30 series will also have a leather (non-flip) case. One appears to be made of linen while the other imitates the design of carbon fiber. Huawei says both provide a comfortable grip.

Travel Theme Case

The travel theme case is made from a PU material with a 3D textured design. It is available in two variants – Munich and Beijing. This case will also work with the Mate 30 5G and Mate 30 Pro 5G.

Smart Window Case

The Smart Window Case is made from a mix of PU material and a transparent scratch-resistant plastic. The smart window case allows you to see notifications and alerts at a glance. You also do not need to open the case to answer a call; all you have to do is swipe across the transparent part and the call will be accepted or rejected. The case also a smart wake-up feature – open to wake the device and close to put it in sleep mode. It is available in black, khaki, and purple.

Fashion Textured Case

The fashion textured case is also made from a PU material with a 3D embossing. Huawei says it was designed in collaboration with a French Designer. Like the travel case, this will also be compatible with the Mate 30 5G and Mate 30 Pro 5G. It is available in Orange and Green.

Huawei hasn’t revealed the price for any of the cases. Once they do, we will update the post

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While the official cases are actually cool and stylish, its the third-party cases (above) that we are most excited about as they find innovative and funny ways to use the Mate 30 series’ halo ring camera design. Photos of these third-party cases have surfaced on Weibo and we absolutely adore them.

Do tell us which one of these cases (official and third-party) is your favorite in the comment box.

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