- Huawei unveils Mate 70 series, its most advanced smartphone, featuring HarmonyOS NEXT and cutting-edge technology.
- The Mate 70 series includes Huawei’s new Kirin 9100 chipset, developed despite US export restrictions.
- Huawei’s market comeback continues as it secures the second-largest smartphone vendor position in China.
Huawei has launched its Mate 70 smartphone series, marking its return to the premium market and introducing the new HarmonyOS NEXT, an Android-free operating system. This launch comes as tensions between the US and China rise, with the US planning tighter export controls on Chinese chip companies. The Mate 70 series is positioned as Huawei’s most powerful phone yet, starting at 5,499 yuan ($758), making it more affordable than Apple’s iPhone 16 in China.
The Mate 70 series features the Kirin 9100 chipset, reportedly produced by China’s SMIC, showcasing China’s growing semiconductor industry despite US restrictions. Huawei’s HarmonyOS NEXT 5.0 promises a 40% performance boost over previous models, and the company plans to fully transition to this OS by 2025. Huawei is also expanding its app ecosystem, targeting 100,000 apps in the near future.
Huawei’s return to the Chinese market is marked by strong sales, with over 10 million units shipped in Q3 2024, positioning it as the second-largest smartphone vendor in China. Despite facing challenges from US sanctions, Huawei’s resilience and technological innovations continue to drive its success.
