Huawei continues its efforts to increase the number of markets it competes in. The company, which had a difficult time in North America and Europe due to the embargo imposed by the USA, turns to alternative regions. One of these regions is Africa. Finally, the Chinese technology giant is preparing to Launch the Huawei Mate 50 Series on February 1 in South Africa. Here are the details…

Huawei Expands into African Market with Mate 50 Series Launch

According to a Tweet shared by the Huawei Mobile South Africa account, the Mate 50 Series will go on sale from February 1. Unfortunately, it has not been announced how much the phone will go on sale in the region. Features are another matter. As you know, we know a lot about the Huawei Mate 50 Series since the phone was announced in China before.

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After almost 2 years since the reveal of the Huawei Mate 40 Pro back in November 2020, Huawei is due to finally lift the curtains of its next-generation of Huawei Mate 50 series of flagship smartphones next week September 6th 2022 (Tuesday) on a physical launch event in China.

Huawei had not shared much about the design or specific highlighting features of the upcoming Huawei Mate 50 series of smartphones in its official teasers this year. However, leaks and rumours have given us a general idea of what to expect from the Huawei Mate 50 flagships in 2022.

In this roundup article, we will share the number of members in the Huawei Mate 50 family, the features, and the specifications that are expected to be launched on these devices.

Huawei Mate 50 Series Feature Highlights

The Huawei Mate 50 family will consist of 4 devices: the standard Huawei Mate 50, the Huawei Mate 50 Pro, the Huawei Mate 50E, and the Huawei Mate 50 RS. 

In its official teasers this week, Huawei has revealed that the Huawei Mate 50 series will feature industry-breaking smartphone battery life never before seen in the industry before, boldly claiming that you can even use your phone to make calls when the battery is dead. Rumours also point to the Huawei Mate 50 series featuring satellite communication technology that allows for cellular calls and messages in very remote areas where there is no cellular 3G, 4G or 5G coverage.

As for the cameras, after the end of the partnership with German camera maker brand Leica, the Huawei Mate 50 flagships will now instead feature a camera setup co-engineered with XMAGE, the newly launched camera brand that wants to integrate its camera expertise into smartphone photography. In addition, Huawei has officially teased as well that physically variable apertures are coming to the Huawei Mate 50 family as well, providing better colour reproduction in both daylight and nighttime shots.

Under the hood, all 4 devices will feature 4G-only Qualcomm Snapdragon smartphone SoCs running the show, due to the US sanctions prohibiting Huawei from utilising 5G SoCs from Qualcomm. And the Huawei Mate 50 series of smartphones are the first Huawei smartphones to launch with HarmonyOS 3.0 out of the box.

Huawei Mate 50 Specifications

The cheapest among the family is the Huawei Mate 50E, which is equipped with Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon 778G SoC that has only support for 4G network connectivity. The design of the Huawei Mate 50E is expected to be a glass and aluminium chassis, with flat aluminium sides and glass on the front and back. 

The device will sport a flat 1.5K AMOLED screen that has a resolution of 2800*1225, a punch hole located in the centre top of the display along with support for a 90Hz refresh rate. The rear camera setup will be a standard triple camera setup consisting of a standard wide-angle main, ultra wide-angle and telephoto lens. 

The Huawei Mate 50E is said to support wireless charging + 66W fast wired charging, and a 4400mAh battery. 

Meanwhile, the standard Huawei Mate 50, Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei Mate 50 RS (Porsche Edition) will feature the powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC found in other competing Android flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Realme GT 2 Pro, Vivo X80 Pro and the OnePlus 10 Pro. However, one big difference is that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in the Huawei Mate 50 smartphones are not 5G-capable, meaning that they only support 4G connectivity or older. And all models are said to have support for wireless charging and up to 66W fast wired charging.

But some rumours do point to the standard Huawei Mate 50 featuring last year’s Snapdragon 888 4G instead, which could be true considering the latter’s better power efficiency.

The Huawei Mate 50 is said to feature a curved 1.5K 90Hz AMOLED display with a punch-hole cutout in the centre, whilst the more premium Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Mate 50 RS will feature a curved 1.5K 120Hz AMOLED and could see the return of the notch. The notch is said to make way for Huawei’s next-generation of face recognition technology that allows users to quickly and securely access their smartphone with contactless biometric authentication.

As for the cameras, all of the higher-end Huawei Mate 50 flagships are rumoured to feature the flagship Sony IMX766 sensor with an aperture of f/1.5 and a max resolution of 50 MP. The highest-end camera setup on the Huawei Mate 50 series also points to a Sony IMX688 ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 5 times periscope OV64B telephoto zoom lens for versatility.

For more details such as the design, pricing and colour options of the Huawei Mate 50 series, stay tuned to our coverage of the Huawei Mate 50 series launch event next Tuesday, September 6th!

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Huawei, the Chinese-based consumer electronics tech giant, will launch its latest flagship smartphone series, the Huawei Mate 50 lineup next week Tuesday on September 6.

As we are only a week away from the launch of the smartphone series, Huawei has started to drip feed the highlighting features of the Huawei Mate 50 smartphones to its fans on its official social media accounts.

In an official Chinese social media Weibo post by the brand today, Huawei officially teases that the Huawei Mate 50 series of smartphones will feature ground-breaking battery endurance never seen before in a smartphone. The company advertises the feature with the slogan “Even when your phone has run out of battery, your phone still has the energy to go further”.

As reported earlier by ITHome, the Chinese news site cited industry sources that Huawei has developed an “emergency battery mode” in Harmony OS 3 designed for the Huawei Mate 50 series. Unlike competing ultra battery saver modes from its competitors, Huawei’s upcoming emergency battery mode can still allow users to scan QR codes and make calls even when the phone is supposed “out of battery”.

The technology scene in China has been speculating what Huawei’s emergency mode may look like. Some proposed the idea that the smartphone reserves 5 percent of the power for emergency calls and QR code scanning services: some proposed the idea to set the smartphone voltage to a very low level at a certain time before the power is turned off, such as setting the voltage from an idle 3.2 V to below 2.8 V, so as to squeeze out tens of hundreds of mAh of power for emergency use.

In simpler terms, the emergency battery mode has some examples where it could be useful for interested buyers. For instance, after the smartphone has run out of power, you can enable emergency mode and scan the nearest QR location code and enter a nearby electronics store to borrow a power bank.

The Huawei Mate 50 series is confirmed to be the first smartphone to feature Huawei’s next-generation Harmony OS 3 operating system, as well as the first Huawei flagship smartphone series to feature a flagship camera setup co-engineered with mobile photography brand XMAGE. 

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Huawei is all set to launch its next-generation Huawei Mate 50 series flagship smartphones in its home country China, and now the company has officially confirmed the launch date for the upcoming smartphones.

The company has revealed that it is scheduling a launch event for the official launch of the all-new Huawei Mate 50 series smartphones in the Chinese market on 6th September.

Huawei has revealed the launch date, but the company has not yet revealed the key features and specifications of the phones. However, thanks to multiple leaks and certifications, we have an idea of what to expect. The series will likely have four models –Mate 50, Mate 50e, Mate 50 Pro, and Mate 50 RS Edition.

The Huawei Mate 50 will come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC with connectivity limited to 4G LTE. The other models in the lineup, including the Pro model, will be powered by the company’s own Kirin 9000S chipset. The Mate 50e model is expected to feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC.

The Huawei Kirin 9000S processor has not yet been announced by the company, but it is likely to be a tweaked version of the Kirin 9000 SoC that has now become the last flagship chipset from the company because of the US-imposed sanctions.

The phones are rumored to feature an OLED display sourced from BOE, offering a refresh rate of 90Hz on the base model and 120Hz on the high-end models. Similar to other smartphones from Huawei, the upcoming lineup will also come running the company’s own HarmonyOS 3.0, which is called HongMeng OS in China.

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Huawei is gearing up to launch its next-generation flagship Mate 50-series smartphones in its home country China. While the launch date is not yet confirmed, rumors indicate that the Huawei Mate 50 series could launch in the first week of next month.

Now, ahead of the launch of the new lineup, which includes Huawei Mate 50, Mate 50 Pro, Mate 50e, and Mate 50 RS, a new leak of the Mate 50 RS Porsche Edition back panel has revealed the phone’s design.

The leak reveals an octagonal-shaped camera module placed in the top center of the phone and features a quad-camera setup with sensors placed in a 2×2 grid. The camera is also said to be equipped with Huawei Imaging XMAGE.

If the leak is to be believed, then the smartphone will be made available in three color options — Black, Red, and Yellow, although the company has not officially revealed information about the color options.

Based on the leaks so far, the Huawei Mate 50 will come with a 90Hz display, while the Mate 50 Pro and Mate 50 RS features a 120Hz screen. The smartphones are rumored to be powered by the company’s own Kirin 9000S processor, which is expected to be a tweaked version of the Kirin 9000 SoC.

But recently, it was reported that the Mate 50 RS might not be powered by the company’s in-house developed Kirin 9000S processor because of the lack of stock for the Kirin-series chips. There are also rumors about the device being powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 or the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, with only 4G connectivity support.

Similar to other smartphones from Huawei, the upcoming lineup will also come running the company’s own HarmonyOS 3.0, which is called HongMeng OS in China. As the launch of the Huawei Mate 50 series smartphone is expected to take place on 7th September, we expect the company to soon make an announcement for the launch date.

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Huawei has not been focusing on smartphones as much as it used to before the United States imposed sanctions on the company, but it continues to launch smartphones in the market to stay relevant.

The company is gearing up to launch the next-generation Mate-series flagship smartphone in the Chinese market, dubbed Huawei Mate 50 series. While the company has not yet confirmed that launch date, it has been leaked online.

As per the latest report, the Huawei Mate 50 series smartphones could be launched on 7th September in the Chinese market. The lineup will reportedly include four models — Huawei Mate 50e, Mate 50, Mate 50 Pro, and Mate 50 RS.

The smartphones are rumored to be powered by the company’s own HiSilicon Kirin 9000S processor, which is expected to be a tweaked version of the Kirin 9000 SoC. Recently, it was reported that the Mate 50 RS might not be powered by the company’s in-house developed Kirin 9000S processor because of the lack of stock for the Kirin-series chips.

The Huawei Mate 50 series smartphones are expected to come with new features for the camera department, along with support for Huawei Image XMAGE. The phones could also have upgraded internals compared to their predecessor but will still be 4G-only.

In line with other smartphones from Huawei, the upcoming lineup will also come running the company’s own HarmonyOS 3.0, which is called HongMeng OS in China.

As the launch of the Huawei Mate 50 series smartphone is expected to take place on 7th September, we expect the company to soon make an announcement for the launch date and start teasing the upcoming phone’s features.

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Huawei is among the handful of brands that makes its own smartphones as well as processors for the phones. The company has its own processor lineup in the form of HiSilicon Kirin series.

The company isn’t able to make any new processors because of the sanctions imposed by the United States a couple of years back. Since then, Huawei has been using Kirin 9000 series chips on its devices.

Now, the latest report indicates that the upcoming Huawei Mate 50 RS smartphone may not be powered by the Kirin 9000 series processor because the the company has almost run out of the Kirin chips.

There have been reports about the upcoming smartphone from the company to come powered by the Kirin 9000S processor. It is not yet known which processor will power the smartphone if not the company’s own Kirin lineup chip.

The Honor 50 series smartphones are expected to come with new features for the camera department, along with support for Huawei Image XMAGE. The phones are expected to come with upgraded internals compared to their predecessor, but will still be 4G-only.

In line with other smartphones from Huawei, the Huawei Mate 50 series phones will come running the company’s own HarmonyOS 3.0, which is called HongMeng OS in China. This is because Huawei is still banned from using Google’s Android operating system.

It is being said that the Huawei Mate 50 series smartphones may get launched in early September, most likely in the second week. The company will announce three models, dubbed as Huawei Mate 50, Mate 50 Pro, and Mate 50 RS.

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Back in October 2022, Huawei launched the Mate 40 series of flagship devices consisting of the Mate 40, the Mate 40 Pro, and the Mate 40 Pro Plus. The company has yet to launch a successor of this device, and going by recent reports, it is likely to happen soon.

According to tipster @厂长是关同学, the Huawei Mate 50 series will debut in the month of September. The tipster Further adds that the series will consist of three devices – the Mate 50, the Mate 50 Pro, and the Mate 50 RS.

The devices will likely come powered by the company’s in-home Kirin 9000S chipset, which will likely be a tweaked version of the Kirin 9000 chip, and will come with 4G-only connectivity.

Relatedly, reliable Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station has shared renders of the back panel of the upcoming Mate 50 and Mate 50 Pro. From the image, we can see that the device will come with a curved back panel and curved edges. The circular camera module appears to house three camera lenses and two flash modules along with a sensor.

Moving on to the front of the device, leaked images of the tempered glass of the Mate 50 series reveals that the vanilla variant will have a punch-hole cutout in the center, while the Mate 50 Pro and likely Mate 50 RS will come with an iPhone like cutout, which indicates that it will likely come with face ID unlock feature.

The smartphone will make its debut in China in September and is also expected to launch globally. Although it is not confirmed if the global variant of the device will also use the Kirin 9000 SoC or opt for Snapdragon 888 4G.

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