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The Chinese-based Huawei has already started taking pre-orders for its upcoming Mate 70 smartphone, with customers able to reserve the device ahead of the launch.
The Mate 70 series has been officially announced, with the company sharing the news through the Chinese social media network Weibo.
The series will feature four models – standard, Pro, Pro+, and the Ultimate Design. All of which will vary slightly in specifications. With the pre-order now open, it’s expected this will run until the launch date.
The official Mate 70 series by Huawei will be unveiled fully on November 26 at a launch event, with the new device building on the existing capabilities of the Mate 60. The new series will be launched with a new generation of HarmonyOS operating system which will have improved features and redesigned animations.
On the Huawei Vmall e-commerce platform, it says 1.895 million people have made reservations for the Mate 70 Pro+. The website states that 1.901 million people have reserved the Mate 70 Pro and 1.902 million people for the Mate 70.
What is the Huawei Mate 70 series?
The full details and inner workings of the new series are expected to be released at the event as Huawei continues its smartphone offerings.
One of the devices is thought to have three cameras on the back, with one of them being a periscope lens.
The standard device, along with the Pro, will come in Black, White, Green, and Purple colors with 12 GB RAM. Storage will be either 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB.
Then, the Mate 70 Pro+ will come in Black and White with different color finish options like Gold and Sky Blue. This will be available with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB or 1 TB storage.
This comes just a month after it became known the company had surpassed Apple in smartphone shipments in mainland China in August. This occurred for the first time in 46 months, with the duo going head-to-head in the smartphone market in this country.
