Huawei conducted a virtual launch of their products and business strategy on Feb 24. Hardware products including Mate Xs foldable phone, MatePad Pro 5G tablet, Wifi 6+ AX3, CPE Pro 2 routers, Matebook X Pro 2020, Matebook D 14 / D 15 2020 notebooks, 5G industrial module, and ecosystem including online application store AppGallery, mobile service HMS Core 4.0.
Here's a recap of the event.
Huawei 2019 revenue: 850 billion RMB, 10 million 5G smart phone shipped, taking 39% of 5G market share. Total smart phone shipment 240 million+, 16.8% growth year-over-year.
Huawei Mate Xs
An upgrade of last year's 5G foldable phone Huawei Mate X.
Upgrade include Kirin 990 5G processor, supporting all 5G bands worldwide.
Unfolded it has a 8" screen, folded it has a 6.6" screen front, and a 6.38" screen rear.
Inherits the folding design of Mate X, it has a more durable display using the double layer optical polyimide, 80% stronger than the single layer screen, and a redesigned hinge.
Inegrating the back and front camera, the Leica Quad Camera System
include 40 MP (wide angle lens, f/1.8 aperture) + 16 MP (Ultra wide angle lens, f/2.2 aperture) + 8 MP (telephoto, f/2.4 aperture, OIS), and Time-of-Flight (TOF) camera.
The Mate Xs 5G (8 GB + 512 GB) priced at €2499 will be available next month.
Huawei MatePad Pro 5G
A 5G tablet also upgraded to Kirin 990 5G.
Screen-wise 10.8", 2560 x 1600 resolution, DCI-P3 color plane, 280 PPI.
Besides hardware upgrade, it support new multi-screen collaboration, intuitive writing system.
Huawei MatePad Pro 5G 8 GB + 256 GB is priced at €799, and 8 GB + 512 GB at €949.
Huawei Matebook X Pro 2020
A 3K display at 3000 x 2000 resolution.
Available in Space gray, Mystic silver and the new Emerald green.
Upgraded to Intel i5/i7 CPU, MX250 discreet video, 512 GB SSD, and Thunderbolt 3.
A Wifi 6+ router with theoretical speed reaching up to 3000 Mbps (574 Mbps on a 2.4 GHz band and 2401 Mbps on a 5 GHz band).
Huawei Wifi 6+ CPE Pro 2
Wifi 6+ router upgraded to Balong 5000, the theoretical down link speed reaching up to 3.6 Gbps, super up link at 180% from previously. Support up to 11 5G channels.
Huawei 5G module MH5000
A 5G module for loT priced at €999.
Supporting 2G/3G/4G/5G network compatibility, support 5G SA/NSA dual mode, up link speed reaching 230 Mbps, down link speed reaching 2 Gbps. Dual core A73 CPU embedded.
Available in industrial LGA packaging.
Huawei Ecosystem: AppGallery
At 400 million activated users, 55,000 application available, it is third largest application store behind Google Play and Apple App Store.
It provide an alternative to Google Play and Apple App Store to developers.
Huawei also support a class of application called Quick Apps that is installation free, tap-to-use small application, typically for single use scenario with small memory foot print.
Huawei Ecosystem: HMS Core 4.0
The new HMS Core 4.0 announced in Jan this year, provide Huawei account, payment, analytic, cloud, game service, advertisement and location service.
Newly included in release 4.0 are machine learning kit, scan kit, video kit, safety detection, camera kit, OneHop kit, map kit, Device virtualization kit, HIAI, Location kit.
Lastly, Huawei will officially launch the P40 series 5G flagship smart phone in Paris on Mar 26.
