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 Front face of the latest flagship model,Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design | |
| Developer | Huawei |
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| Type | Smartphone,foldable smartphone,tablet |
| Release date | 2013 |
| Operating system | HarmonyOS,Android |
Huawei Mate, formallyHuawei Ascend Mate, is a series ofhigh-endHarmonyOS-powered (Android-based prior to thetrade warsanction)smartphones produced byHuawei, and is one of theirflagship products along with thePura series.
Under the company's current hardware release cadence, the Pura series phones are typically directed towards mainstream consumers as the company's flagship smartphones, refining and expanding upon technologies introduced in Mate series devices (which are typically positioned towardsearly adopters).[1] From 2016 until 2021, Huawei was in a co-engineering partnership with the German manufacturerLeica, whose lenses were used on the Mate seriescameras. They have since been replaced with Huawei's in-house XMAGE imaging brand.[2][3]
| 2013 | Huawei Ascend Mate |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Huawei Ascend Mate 2 |
| Huawei Ascend Mate 7 | |
| 2015 | Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Monarch |
| Huawei Mate S | |
| Huawei Mate 8 | |
| 2016 | Huawei Mate 9 |
| 2017 | Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design |
| Huawei Mate 9 Pro | |
| Huawei Mate 10 | |
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite | |
| Huawei Mate 10 Pro | |
| Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design | |
| 2018 | Huawei Mate SE |
| Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design | |
| Huawei Mate 20 Lite | |
| Huawei Mate 20 | |
| Huawei Mate 20 Pro | |
| Huawei Mate 20 X | |
| Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design | |
| 2019 | Huawei Mate 20 X 5G |
| Huawei Mate 30 | |
| Huawei Mate 30 5G | |
| Huawei Mate 30 Pro | |
| Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G | |
| Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design | |
| Huawei Mate X | |
| 2020 | Huawei Mate Xs |
| Huawei Mate 30E Pro 5G | |
| Huawei Mate 40 | |
| Huawei Mate 40 Pro | |
| Huawei Mate 40 Pro+ | |
| Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design | |
| 2021 | Huawei Mate X2 |
| Huawei Mate 40E | |
| Huawei Mate 40E 4G | |
| Huawei Mate X2 4G | |
| 2022 | Huawei Mate Xs 2 |
| Huawei Mate 50 | |
| Huawei Mate 50E | |
| Huawei Mate 50 Pro | |
| Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design | |
| 2023 | Huawei Mate X3 |
| Huawei Mate X5 | |
| Huawei Mate 60 | |
| Huawei Mate 60 Pro | |
| Huawei Mate 60 Pro+ | |
| Huawei Mate 60 RS Ultimate Design | |
| 2024 | Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design |
| Huawei Mate 70 | |
| Huawei Mate 70 Pro | |
| Huawei Mate 70 Pro+ | |
| Huawei Mate 70 RS Ultimate Design | |
| Huawei Mate X6 |
The Huawei Ascend Mate smartphone was announced in 2013 atCES. It was released inChina in February 2013; its international release was in March 2013.
Huawei announced the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G smartphone at CES in 2014.
Released September 2014
Huawei announced the Huawei Mate S smartphone on September 2, 2015 atIFA inBerlin.[4]
Released on 26 November 2015 inChina and globally Q1 2016.
Released December 2016
Released November 2024
Huawei launched the Huawei Mate SE in theUnited States on March 6, 2018. It is an essentially a rebranded version of the international Honor 7X, as the Honor 7X smartphone that had previously been released in the United States was different from the international version.[5][6][7][8]
Huawei announced three phones in the Huawei Mate 20 series, theHuawei Mate 20,Huawei Mate 20 Pro, andHuawei Mate 20 X at an event inLondon,England on October 16, 2018, after announcing the cheaperHuawei Mate 20 lite inBerlin,Germany on August 31, 2018.[9][10][11]
The Mate X is Huawei's first foldable device.[12] The phone offers an 8-inch OLED display that folds outwards, with a wraparound design. While folded, there is a 6.6-inch screen on the front and a 6.38-inch screen on the back.[13][14]
The Huawei Mate X2 successor was unveiled on 22 February 2021, and do not featureGoogle services.[15]
The Huawei Mate Xs 2 foldable smartphone was unveiled on 22 April 2022 which features the newHarmonyOS 2.0 operating system.[16]
The Huawei Mate 30 and Pro versions were unveiled on 19 September 2019 inMunich,Germany and released on 26 September 2019 inChina.[17] They are the first models that could be released without pre-installedGoogle apps because ofUS sanctions.[18]
The Huawei Mate 40 and Pro versions were unveiled on 22 October 2020, and do not featureGoogle services. The Chinese variant featured the operating system HarmonyOS 2.0, marking the start of HarmonyOS as an operating system in the Mate series.
The Huawei Mate 50, 50E and 50 Pro and 50 RS, the first phones in Mate Series with Huawei's in-house XMAGE imaging were unveiled on 6 September 2022 which features the newHarmonyOS 3.0 operating system.[19]
The Huawei Mate 60 series was officially launched on August 29, 2023,[20] equipped with the HarmonyOS 4.0 operating system.[21][22] The promotion emphasizes its ability to carry out satellite telephony through theTiantong system,[20][23][24][25] and the ability to send and receive short messages through theBeidou system.[26][22]
According to third-party technical dismantling and analysis, this model is equipped with the Kirin 9000SSoC chipset developed byHiSilicon, which is a7nm process chip. According to analysis this chip may have been produced bySMIC.[27][28] The launch of the phone garnered significant attention, and was widely touted as a victory against US government sanctions intended to stop Chinese companies from producing or obtaining advanced chips.[29][30] Huawei's breakthrough raised concerns within the US government that technological restrictions alone were unable to prevent Huawei from obtaining advanced chips:[31] theU.S. Department of Commerce launched an investigation into the situation at the end of 2023.[32]
The Huawei Mate XT, also known as Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design is the world's first double-folding, or tri-foldfoldable smartphone. was announced on 10 September 2024 and made available for pre-order inChina the same day which was released on 20 September 2024 with HarmonyOS 4.2 out of the box. And planned for Q1 2025 global release outside China.[33]
The Huawei Mate 70 series was released on 26 November 2024.
| 2019 | Huawei MatePad Pro |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Huawei MatePad |
| 2021 | Huawei MatePad 11 |
| Huawei MatePad Pro | |
| 2022 | Huawei MatePad SE |
| Huawei MatePad | |
| Huawei MatePad Pro 11 | |
| Huawei MatePad C5e | |
| 2023 | Huawei MatePad 11 (2023) |
| MatePad Air | |
| Huawei MatePad 11.5 | |
| Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 | |
| 2024 | Huawei MatePad 11.5 S |
The Huawei MatePad Pro was announced on 25 November 2019 and was officially released on 12 December 2019. It is one of Huawei's devices to feature noGoogle services just like many of the company's other recently released devices but still retainsAndroid 10 as the source code forEMUI 10.1. The tablet received mainly positive reviews from critics but was criticised for its camera and lack of a wide variety of apps.[34]
The Huawei MatePad was announced on 23 April 2020 and was officially released on 28 April 2020. It is one of Huawei's devices to feature noGoogle services just like many of the company's other recently released devices but still retainsAndroid 10 as the source code forEMUI 10.1.[35]
The Huawei MatePad 11 was announced June 2, 2021 during Huawei's HarmonyOS 2 launch and it was officially released on July 13, 2021. It is one of Huawei's first tablet devices to have HarmonyOS 2 pre-installed globally.[36]
The Huawei MatePad Pro 2021 line of 10.8 and 12.6-inch tablets was announced on June 2, 2021 during Huawei's HarmonyOS 2 launch and it was officially released on June 25, 2021 globally which marks the world's first tablets to have HarmonyOS pre-installed.[37][38]
The Huawei MatePad SE was announced on April 28, 2022 and was officially released May 10, 2022 globally with HarmonyOS 2 pre-installed.[39]
The Huawei MatePad 10.4 2022 model was announced on May 13, 2022 which was released on the same day globally withAndroid 10 as the source code forEMUI 10.1 pre-installed.[40]
The Huawei MatePad Pro 11 was announced on July 27, 2022 during Huawei's HarmonyOS 3 launch and was released August 10, 2022 globally with HarmonyOS 3 pre-installed.[41]
The Huawei MatePad C5e was announced on October 19, 2022 with Android 10 based EMUI and was released November 2022 with Android 10 pre-installed.
Huawei MatePad 11 (2023) model came with HarmonyOS 3.1 on March 31, 2023 and PaperMatte Edition in November 2023.[42][43]
Huawei MatePad Air model announced May 18, 2023 and released July 22, 2023, preinstalled with HarmonyOS 3.1. Alongside PaperMatte Edition on December 13, 2023 in European markets.[44][45][46]
Huawei MatePad 11.5 model announced May 18, 2023 and released July 22, 2023 preinstalled with HarmonyOS 3.1.[47]
The Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 was announced and released on September 25, 2023 during Huawei's Autumn New Product Launch Conference withHarmonyOS 4 pre-installed with Kirin 9000 W Wi-Fi only variant of Kirin 9000s.[48][49]
On April 8, 2024, Huawei expanded the MatePad Pro 13.2-inch tablet line with a SIM card version on a SKU model called Collector's Edition with Kirin 9000s in black colour via Huawei VMALL in China.[50][51][52]
On May 8, 2024, the company revealed poster for new colour variant expansion in China with MatePad Pro 13.2 tablet line that comes with GoPaint application pre-installed ahead of event on May 15, 2024.[53]
The Huawei MatePad 11.5 S was announced on May 7, 2024 for later release in the same month during Huawei's Innovative Product Launch in Dubai that comes with GoPaint pre-installed with HarmonyOS 4.2 software, Papermatte Edition in global markets.[54][55]
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