Huawei Mate 30 series launch highlights: Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro, Vision TV and Watch GT 2 announced

tech2 News StaffSep 19, 2019 21:08:24 IST

Huawei's new camera-focused smartphones have been announced without Google inside.

Find latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets. Get technology news, gadgets reviews & ratings. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison.

highlights

19:14 (IST)
Seems like Huawei saved the best for last. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro will not come with Google Mobile Services inside. CEO, Richard Yu encouraged developers to develop for its HMS core.
19:13 (IST)
And here's the price list for Huawei's product announcements Huawei Mate 30: 8 GB + 128 GB at 799 Euros Huawei Mate 30 Pro: 8 GB + 256 GB at 1099 Euros Porsche Design Mate 30 RS: 12 GB + 512 GB at 2099 Euros Huawei Watch GT: 42 mm at 229 Euros, 46 mm at 249 Euros Huawei FreeBuds 3: 179 Euros
19:05 (IST)
Looks like it's not over yet. Huawei announces Huawei Vision smart TV. 4K Quantum Dot Display (up to 120 Hz refresh rate) Intelligent interaction Will come in 55-inch and 65-inch initially followed by a 75-inch variant Professional 5.1 audio Touch remote controller And a pop-up video camera.
18:54 (IST)
And another... Announcing the Huawei Watch GT 2 Features a new purified design language 1.39-inch OLED display Will comes in a 42 mm and 46 mm sizes Is powered by a Kirin A1 SoC Supports BT & BLE 5.1 2-week battery life 46 mm at 249 Euros
18:44 (IST)
One more thing! There's also a Huawei Mate 30 RS The Mate 30 RS features a similar design but uses different materials with handcrafted leather and a vertical glass strip It will be available in black and red. A premium leather case with a loop will also be available. The handset will only be available in a 12 GB RAM + 512 GB internal storage variant.
18:39 (IST)
And that's it for the Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro There's new and improved cameras Halo ring design 7000 fps slow-motion video recording 4500 mAh battery Kirin 990 SoC And most important of all, Android 10 inside.
18:31 (IST)
Huawei's Mate 30 Pro will ship with EMUI 10 and Android 10 inside! This includes: Always-on display Fluid animations Better design and UI Smart Gestures And a system-wide dark mode
18:14 (IST)
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro's video capabilities seem incredible with 7000 fps+ slow motion video 4K videos at 60 fps 7680 fps slow motion video 4K HDR+ video
18:04 (IST)
Huawei Mate 30 Pro's camera setup includes a 40 MP + 16 MP (Ultra-wide) + 8 MP (Tele) cameras
18:00 (IST)
The Mate 30 Pro features Graphene Film Cooling Technology and SuperCharge There 27 W wireless charging and 40 W wired charging with 3 times faster reverse wireless charging.
17:57 (IST)
But what about software??? We really want to know what an Android phone without Google feels like.
17:51 (IST)
Also introducing a new Vegan Leather edition of the Mate 30 Pro
17:32 (IST)
The highlight of today's launch (apart from the camera capabilities) will be Huawei's software. With Google out of the picture, Huawei is expected to launch the new smartphones with a forked version of Android. But these phones will not be able to pack in any Google apps thanks to the recent ban. Read more about it in the link below. Huawei promises smartest 5G smartphone, but who will be brave enough to buy?
17:18 (IST)
We are moments away from the launch of Huawei's Mate 30 series of smartphones, but first, let's take a look at what we know about the smartphones so far The Mate 30 Pro is expected to come with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 90-Hz refresh rate. It is said to feature triple cameras on the back with 40 MP sensors, which will offer up to 5x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom. The phone is expected to include a 4,400 mAh battery and a 55 W charger. Huawei's Mate 30 series to launch today: All you need to know
16:57 (IST)
Hello and welcome our live coverage of the Huawei Mate 30 series smartphone launch The event will be held in Munich, Germany and will see Huawei launch the Mate 30 series of smartphones. The top-end model is expected to be the Huawei Mate 30 Pro which will pack in brand new hardware, including support for 5G connectivity. The main highlight is expected to be the quad-camera setup, but the elephant in the room is definitely going to be Huawei's software.

19:16 (IST)
And that's wrap for Huawei's product launch. Check out our website for more details on the products announced today.
19:14 (IST)
Seems like Huawei saved the best for last. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro will not come with Google Mobile Services inside.

CEO, Richard Yu encouraged developers to develop for its HMS core.
19:13 (IST)
And here's the price list for Huawei's product announcements

Huawei Mate 30: 8 GB + 128 GB at 799 Euros
Huawei Mate 30 Pro: 8 GB + 256 GB at 1099 Euros
Porsche Design Mate 30 RS: 12 GB + 512 GB at 2099 Euros
Huawei Watch GT: 42 mm at 229 Euros, 46 mm at 249 Euros
Huawei FreeBuds 3: 179 Euros
19:05 (IST)
Looks like it's not over yet. Huawei announces Huawei Vision smart TV.

4K Quantum Dot Display (up to 120 Hz refresh rate)
Intelligent interaction
Will come in 55-inch and 65-inch initially followed by a 75-inch variant
Professional 5.1 audio
Touch remote controller
And a pop-up video camera.
18:54 (IST)
And another... Announcing the Huawei Watch GT 2

Features a new purified design language
1.39-inch OLED display
Will comes in a 42 mm and 46 mm sizes
Is powered by a Kirin A1 SoC
Supports BT & BLE 5.1
2-week battery life
46 mm at 249 Euros
18:44 (IST)
One more thing! There's also a Huawei Mate 30 RS

The Mate 30 RS features a similar design but uses different materials with handcrafted leather and a vertical glass strip
It will be available in black and red.
A premium leather case with a loop will also be available.
The handset will only be available in a 12 GB RAM + 512 GB internal storage variant.
18:39 (IST)
And that's it for the Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro

There's new and improved cameras
Halo ring design
7000 fps slow-motion video recording
4500 mAh battery
Kirin 990 SoC
And most important of all, Android 10 inside.
18:31 (IST)
Huawei's Mate 30 Pro will ship with EMUI 10 and Android 10 inside!

This includes:
Always-on display
Fluid animations
Better design and UI
Smart Gestures
And a system-wide dark mode
18:25 (IST)
There's a new Gimbal with Huawei Camera Kit

Comes with the OSMO Mobile 3 with synced controls.
18:14 (IST)
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro's video capabilities seem incredible with 7000 fps+ slow motion video

4K videos at 60 fps
7680 fps slow motion video
4K HDR+ video
18:11 (IST)
Here's low light shot comparison between the Mate 30 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+

Also features wide-angle HDR, crazy zoom capabilities and a new Pro Bokeh mode.

With a 3D Depth sensing camera on the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro selfies come out better.
18:04 (IST)
Huawei Mate 30 Pro's camera setup includes a 40 MP + 16 MP (Ultra-wide) + 8 MP (Tele) cameras
18:00 (IST)
The Mate 30 Pro features Graphene Film Cooling Technology and SuperCharge

There 27 W wireless charging and 40 W wired charging with 3 times faster reverse wireless charging.
17:57 (IST)
But what about software???

We really want to know what an Android phone without Google feels like.
17:53 (IST)
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro comes with dual mode 5G thanks to the Kirin 990 SoC
17:51 (IST)
Also introducing a new Vegan Leather edition of the Mate 30 Pro
17:49 (IST)
Huawei still retains the notch but there's more stuff packed in, and even packs in slide touch interaction

Just slide to adjust the volume

You can now move the button along the edge

Mate 30 pro comes with an IP 68 rating
17:45 (IST)
There's a bigger battery now with a 4,500 mAh unit
17:43 (IST)
Presenting the Huawei Mate 30 Pro with the new "halo ring" design

Huawei called its waterfall display as the 'Horizon Display' with a curvature of 88 degrees

It is a 6.53-inch flexible OLED display with support for DCI-P3 HDR

Also introduces a new Cinematic Colour system and is an 18.4:9 aspect ratio.
17:39 (IST)
Huawei claims that its smartphone sales have been good
17:35 (IST)
CEO, of Huawei Consumer Business Group takes to the stage

Smartphone shipments jumped by 26 percent, with PC going up by 249 percent between Jan-Aug 2019.
17:32 (IST)
The highlight of today's launch (apart from the camera capabilities) will be Huawei's software.

With Google out of the picture, Huawei is expected to launch the new smartphones with a forked version of Android. But these phones will not be able to pack in any Google apps thanks to the recent ban. Read more about it in the link below.

Huawei promises smartest 5G smartphone, but who will be brave enough to buy?
17:26 (IST)
And here's your first look at the Mate 30 Pro
Mate 30 pro space silver #HuaweiMate30Pro pic.twitter.com/kgJmhgKcXa
— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) September 18, 2019
17:24 (IST)
And it's not really a smartphone launch without tipsters leaking out photos of the soon to be launched smartphones
Evan Blass Leaked the New Mate 30 Images to the Internet.#EvanBlass #mate30pro #mate30 #mate30lite #mate30 #mate30series #máté30 #mate30_pro #mate30porschedesign #huaweimate30 #huaweimate30lite #huaweimate30series #huaweimate30leaks #huaweimate30pro #huaweimate30photo pic.twitter.com/OWuhAIpU4I
— Huawei News (@huaweinewos) September 17, 2019
17:18 (IST)
We are moments away from the launch of Huawei's Mate 30 series of smartphones, but first, let's take a look at what we know about the smartphones so far

The Mate 30 Pro is expected to come with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 90-Hz refresh rate. It is said to feature triple cameras on the back with 40 MP sensors, which will offer up to 5x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom. The phone is expected to include a 4,400 mAh battery and a 55 W charger.

Huawei's Mate 30 series to launch today: All you need to know
16:57 (IST)
Hello and welcome our live coverage of the Huawei Mate 30 series smartphone launch

The event will be held in Munich, Germany and will see Huawei launch the Mate 30 series of smartphones. The top-end model is expected to be the Huawei Mate 30 Pro which will pack in brand new hardware, including support for 5G connectivity. The main highlight is expected to be the quad-camera setup, but the elephant in the room is definitely going to be Huawei's software.

Huawei at a launch event held in Munich, announced its Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro smartphones also accompanied by its new Vision TV and its new smartwatch the Watch GT 2.

Huawei Mate 30 Pro. Image: Huawei

The Mate series is a more premium offering from Huawei and this year it is expected to feature a new smartphone trend with displays, called the waterfall display, a trend started by Vivo. The waterfall display trend involves a curved edge display that almost curves halfway into the sides of the smartphone that takes the bezel-less design to the next level, making the sides of frame appear invisible from the front.

Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro pricing

The Mate 30 was announced at 799 Euros for the 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage variant while the Mate 30 Pro was announced in an 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage variant at 1099 Euros.

Huawei also announced a new Porsche Design Mate 30 RS with 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage at 2099 Euros

Huawei Watch GT 2 pricing

Huawei's new and improved Watch GT 2 now packs in a better OLED display and now comes with a 2-week standby time. The Huawei Watch GT 2 is priced at 229 Euros for the 42 mm variant and 249 Euros for the 46 mm model.

Android without Google inside

However, the biggest highlight of the Mate 30 Pro launch was software. While Huawei has been in a constant uphill battle with the US, ever since the US government accused the telecom equipment manufacturer of spying. Android comes from Google, so a recent ban has now officially forced Google and other US-based services to detach from Huawei, which basically means no Android or Google apps.

At the very end of the launch event, Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO, Richard Yu announced that the new smartphones will not make use of Google Mobile Services (GMS) thanks to the ban but will have to make do with the HMS core instead. In short, Huawei's brand new smartphones will not come with Google apps inside, which also raises questions about the availability of other apps made by US-based services like Facebook. And since Facebook also owns Instagram and WhatsApp it will be interesting to see how Mate 30 Pro users can do without these services.