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  • Huawei Mate 30 Pro Phone finally launching in the UK

    Huawei Mate 30 Pro Phone finally launching in the UK

    The Huawei Mate 30 is a series of google-free phones manufactured by Huawei as a part of its Huawei Mate series. This Mate 30 Pro is also a google-free smartphone with its manufacturer being Huawei. Its unveiling took place on 19 September 2019 in Munich, Germany. Its launching took place as a duo including Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro. Both of them have quite similar designs with aluminum frames and glass backing available in five different colors.

    Huawei Mate 30 Pro Phone finally launching in the UK

    Before its release, it landed in a lot of controversies. The phone being Google-free creates many doubts in the minds of the users. But finally, the phone is all set to go on sale this month.

    Launch of Huawei Mate 30 Pro Phone

    The Huawei Mate 30 Pro official launch took place on 19 September 2019. Huawei announced that the phone will not have any Google applications and will be Google-free. People questioned the Google-free Android smartphone. The phone does not have any Google applications and services, including the Play store. Therefore, the UK did not allow the sale Huawei Mate 30 Pro.

    Amid all the controversies, Huawei has finally announced that the phone will be finally coming to the UK. Huawei announced that the Mate 30 Pro will be on sale from February 20, exclusively at the Carphone Warehouse. It will cost £899. People who have an interest in buying the smartphone can pre-book their orders. Huawei Mate 30 Pro is only available in space silver color and is the 4G model.

    The device is coming with a 6.53 inches display and has a quadruple rear camera system, which includes two 40-megapixel lenses, an eight-megapixel lens, and a 3D depth-sensing camera.

    Huawei Mate 30 Pro Phone lack in Google services

    Though Huawei was denied sales in the UK earlier due to the lack of Google services, it did not change its terms. It will still be available without Google services only. Huawei Mate 30 Pro will not support Google Mobile services. This clearly means that there will be no Play Store, Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps, etc. in the new handset.

    Carphone Warehouse says that it will provide a ‘dedicated VIP support team’ for Mate 30 Pro users to guide them through using a phone without GMS. The Chinese firm is promoting and enhancing its own ‘AppGallery’ application store as an alternative to Android. Apart from this, users can also use other third-party app stores to download applications.

    Conclusion

    The Huawei Mate 30 Pro Phone is all set to arrive in the UK from February 20. This device is the first from this Chinese firm to support 4K recording at 60 frames per second. It is also capable of recording videos in slow motion at an incredible 7680 frames per second. It has a quadruple-camera that provides various features.

    The phone will still come without any Google apps and services.

    People who have an interest can pre-book their orders as well. Carphone Warehouse has put together an exceptionally interesting package that bundles Mate 30 Pro with Huawei’s AirPod-like FreeBuds3. It will cost £899.

  • Huawei Mate X Goes On Sale In China & Sells Out First Batch In Minutes

    Huawei Mate X Goes On Sale In China & Sells Out First Batch In Minutes

    The first bunch of Huawei Mate X foldable phones finally opened its doors to buyers by going on sale in China on the 15th of November, 2019 and received a raving response by reportedly selling out in minutes.

    Huawei Mate X

    Originally announced in February 2019, at MWC 2019, the phone was to be launched in the summer of 2019 by Huawei in China. This foldable phone was then slated for a September release in 2019. However, it got delayed until October when the smartphone maker finally started taking orders for the coveted Mate X.

    The phone finally released in November 2019 at the price of 16,999 Yuan, which roughly translates to $2,495 or AUD $ 3,559. During this sale window, buyers were also reportedly given a 50 percent discount for screen repairing or replacing, as reported by BBC.



    While a second batch of the Huawei Mate X is all set to hit the Chinese market on November 22, there is no word on the number of phones to be made available for sale this time around, just like in the first round of sales.

    The smartphone maker is yet to comment on whether and when this coveted smartphone will be released in other markets and geographies. But, one thing is for certain. Public interest in foldable smartphones is still very much intact.

    Is Huawei’s Future In Foldable Smartphones?

    With the launch of the Mate X foldable phone, it is clear that Huawei is treading the same path as other smartphone makers in introducing foldable phones. Moto Razr also joined the foldable phone bandwagon, announcing foldable display technology for its flagship Razr flip phone, which is all set for a December 2019 release.

    Huawei pushed back the release of the Mate X foldable phone after Samsung abandoned its Galaxy Fold range of phones after its April 2019 launch citing durability issues. Samsung was the first smartphone maker to tap into the foldable smartphone space.

    While Huawei did not give any substantial reasons for the corporate’s postponement of the Mate X, speculation was doing the rounds whether Huawei too faced similar issues of reliability like Samsung or were they just looking to stall their release in order for the public sentiment on foldable phones to rise again.



    The foremost delay for the Mate X came from the ban of Huawei from the US. As this ban had not been repealed but only temporarily revived, it does not look likely then that the Huawei Mate X will release in the United States.

    The smartphone maker does confirm that the Mate X range of phones will be launched in other geographies besides China, according to BBC.

    While there is little clarity on when that can happen, what we do know is that the successor of the Mate X has already been revealed, which is the Huawei Mate Xs. This smartphone will sport the latest Kirin 990 chip, although information on its release date is undisclosed yet.