Huawei Mate

Huawei Mate, formally Huawei Ascend Mate, is a series of high-end HarmonyOS-powered (Android-based prior to the trade war sanction) smartphones and tablet computers produced by Huawei, and is one of their flagship products along with the Pura series. Under the company's current hardware release cadence, the Pura series phones are typically directed towards mainstream camera enthusiast consumers as the company's flagship smartphones, refining and expanding upon technologies introduced in Mate series devices (which are typically positioned towards early adopters). From 2016 until 2021, Huawei was in a co-engineering partnership with the German manufacturer Leica, whose lenses were used on the Mate series cameras. They have since been replaced with Huawei's in-house XMAGE imaging brand. On 26 November 2024 Huawei unveiled the Mate 70 series, comprising Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro, Mate 70 Pro+, and Mate 70 RS Ultimate Design, all running HarmonyOS NEXT (5.0) built entirely in-house and no longer compatible with Android apps. The Mate 70 Pro and higher models are powered by the Kirin 9020 chip, while the base Mate 70 uses the Kirin 9010. These models feature advanced camera hardware, robust build quality (e.g. Kunlun Glass, IP69), and high‑capacity batteries with fast wired and wireless charging support. In early 2025, Huawei launched the Pura 80 series, integrating upgraded imaging sensors (including a 1‑inch main sensor on the Ultra model), improved periscope zoom, and HDR technology, further refining design and camera innovations initially introduced by the Mate series Huawei Mate 80 series with Mate 80, Pro, Pro Max and RS Ultimate Design, alongside Mate X7 foldable phone was announced on November 25, 2025, and went on sale November 28, 2025 in China officially with, post-Android free HarmonyOS NEXT transition, HarmonyOS 6 software preinstalled with latest rumoured 5 nm Kirin 9030 and Kirin 9030 Pro chips with NearLink E2.0...