The new Huawei phone allows you to transfer content from one device made by the company to another using hand gestures. The Mate 70 series, which was unveiled on Tuesday in the company’s Shenzhen city, includes the base Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro and Mate 70 Pro Plus, all with futuristic features.
The lineup starts at 5,499 yuan (converts to $760, £599 or AU$1,667), goes up to 6,499 yuan (about $898), and tops out at 8,499 yuan (about $1,173). The series is widely seen as a direct competitor to the iPhone 16 lineup in China.
A video posted on Huawei’s Chinese-language website shows a mother transferring content from her phone to her son’s tablet using simple hand signals. Mom places her palm in front of the Mate 70’s screen, where a cartoon dinosaur image is displayed. He then clenches his fist, as if he wants to grab or grab a dinosaur statue. He approaches his son using a Huawei tablet, and wipes his fist in front of the tablet to transfer it to the device.
Videos on social media posted on Tuesday show consumers performing similar actions when testing the feature at Huawei stores. This feature is supported by cameras and sensors under the screen.
A mother “grabs” this dinosaur picture on her phone to transfer to her sons’ Huawei tablet.
The launch of Huawei’s latest phones comes ahead of an expected US export ban, which could see up to 200 Chinese chip companies blacklisted from trading in the US, according to Reuters. Huawei hasn’t shared what chips are inside its new phones, but the predecessor to the Mate 60 ran on Huawei’s in-house Kirin 6000 processor that enables 5G, according to a leak of the service done in May.
Huawei has been struggling to build confidence following tough US sanctions, and its phones have relied heavily on parts made in China, the teardown said. The Shenzhen-based company was placed on the US terror watch list in 2019, which prevented US companies from selling software, 5G chips and other materials, among other technology products, to the Chinese company without a license. Huawei’s smartphone business took a hit due to continued US sanctions, before resurfacing in recent months with the help of its predecessor Mate 60 series.
The Mate X6, Huawei’s latest notebook-style phone, was launched alongside the Mate X70 series.
As part of the sanctions, Huawei phones also lost access to the full capabilities of Google Mobile Service, which limited the app’s access to popular Google apps like Gmail and Google Maps. Huawei’s Mate 70 series now runs on Huawei’s HarmonyOS Next operating system, which doesn’t run any Android apps or rely on Android code. But Huawei’s head of consumer business Richard Yu said the Mate 70 phones will still offer their users a choice between HarmonyOS Next and Harmony OS 4.3, which is compatible with Android.
Mate 70 Pro Plus features
Apart from offering advanced touch support, the Mate X70 Pro Plus has high-end specifications. There are three rear cameras complete with a telephoto camera capable of 4x optical zoom and 100x digital zoom. It also has a large battery (5,700 mAh) with support for 100W wired charging and 80W wireless charging.
The flagship Mate 70 Pro Plus also has high-end bells and whistles, especially its AI-based productivity and communication features. These include AI-generated summaries of recordings and memos, real-time translation during calls and noise reduction during calls. It has IP68 and IP69 durability ratings for water and dust resistance. And its satellite communication, through its Tiantong and Beidou satellites, allows you to make calls and send messages even when there is no signal.
The Mate X70 lineup will only be released in Huawei’s native China for now. Alongside that lineup, Huawei unveiled its latest foldable phone-style Mate X6, a new solid-gold smartwatch, and a new electric car. The Mate X6 is rumored to be launched globally in the coming weeks.
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