Despite the cancellation of MWC 2020 due to the concern of the COVID-19 outbreak, the show must go on. At HUAWEI Product and Strategy Virtual Launch 2020, the company had unveiled quite a number of products, which are all part of the 1+8+N strategy.
HUAWEI Mate Xs
The company first unveiled the Mate Xs, which is the latest 5G foldable device. The Mate Xs is the successor of the Mate X, which isn’t available in Malaysia. When it is folded, it has a 6.6-inch main screen and a 6.38-inch secondary screen. When it’s unfolded, the smartphone becomes an 8-inch tablet. Its flexible display features an innovative two-layer polymer structure. Made with a zirconium-based liquid metal, the upgraded Falcon Wing hinge is much more durable, facilitating a satisfying full 180-degree fold.
Powering the device is the company’s latest Kirin 990 5G processor with 8GB RAM and 512GB expandable storage. In terms of camera, it sports a Leica quad-camera system — 40MP (Wide Angle Lens, f/1.8 aperture) + 16MP (Ultra Wide Angle Lens, f/2.2 aperture) + 8MP (Telephoto, f/2.4 aperture, OIS) + HUAWEI Time-of-Flight (TOF) Camera. If you want to take selfies, the rear camera also doubles as the front camera after the phone is folded.
The phone packs a total of 4,500mAh battery, which also supports 55W HUAWEI SuperCharge. It runs on EMUI 10.0.1 based on Android 10, but without GMS. It comes with the Multi-Window feature, which allows for two apps to be displayed side by side and interact with each other.
The HUAWEI Mate Xs will be available in Malaysia on 20th March 2020. Unfortunately, the local price is yet to be revealed, it costs €2,499, though, so expect it to be at least RM10k when it hits our shores. Stay tuned as we are currently working on the hands-on article.
HUAWEI MatePad Pro
The HUAWEI MatePad Pro is the world’s first FullView display tablet. It sports a 10.8-inch WQXGA LCD display with DCI-P3 wide color gamut. There’s a hole-punch camera at the corner of the screen, by the way. Powering the tablet is a Kirin 990 5G processor with 8GB RAM and up to 512GB expandable storage.
The tablet has a 13MP f/1.8 rear camera and an 8MP f/2.0 front camera. It packs a 7,250mAh battery and supports 10V/4A charging. The tablet runs on EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10 and it supports accessories like the M-Pencil and Smart Magnetic Keyboard.
HUAWEI MateBook X Pro 2020
Moving on is the 2020 MateBook X Pro, which now comes with either the 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10510U or i5-10210U with NVIDIA GeForce MX250 GPU with 2GB VRAM. The laptop has up to 16GB RAM and 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD.
Available in Mystic Silver, Space Gray, and a new Emerald Green colorway, the laptop sports a 13.3-inch 3K Ultra FullView display with a 91% screen-to-body ratio. It packs a 56Wh battery despite weighing at just 1.33kg and measuring at 14.6mm thin. The laptop also comes with a 65W Type-C portable adapter which can be used with a range of charging outputs.
HUAWEI MateBook D 14 & D 15
Besides the MateBook X Pro, the company has also refreshed the D 14 and D 15, which now available in both Intel and AMD processors. The D 14 sports a 14-inch IPS Full HD display, while the D 15 sports a 15.6-inch IPS Full HD display.
For the AMD model, it will be available with either Ryzen 5 or Ryzen 7 CPU with Radeon Vega 8 graphics. The Intel model will be available with only 10th Gen Intel Core i5 CPU with NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics. All models come with 8GB RAM and up to 512GB NVMe PCIe SSD.
What Else?
Additionally, the company also unveiled the CPE Pro 2 smart router and an update for its AppGallery. The CPE Pro 2 smart router is fully compliant with the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard, which is tailored to facilitate optimal 5G high-coverage. It is capable of connecting with up to 128 devices and supports MU-MIMO technology and concurrent transmission with multiple devices, as well as exclusive dynamic narrow bandwidth technology, that can bolster a Wi-Fi 6-supported HUAWEI mobile phone with scorching data speeds and broadened Wi-Fi coverage.
As for the AppGallery, it is the official app distribution platform of HUAWEI. As a top 3 app marketplace globally, HUAWEI AppGallery is now available in over 170 countries/regions with 400 million monthly active users (MAUs), covering mainstream apps and services worldwide. Apps downloaded from HUAWEI AppGallery are optimized to work on Huawei devices, providing incredible on-device capability. The key enabler is HUAWEI HiAI, an open AI capability platform for smart devices, which pools software and hardware resources from different devices and facilitates collaborative, mutually-reinforcing interactions between them.