Fresh from Berlin, Huawei has unveiled a slew of entries in the Mate series. The new Huawei Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro and Porsche Design Mate 30 RS was launched amidst uncertainties surrounding the company.

All three feature the latest Kirin 990 5G SoC – making it the first flagship from Huawei to support the next generation cellular connectivity. The phones also feature four cameras, which includes the SuperSensing Cine Camera, a dual-sensor camera system to create high quality photography and videography on the go. The Mate series also feature the OLED HUAWEI Horizon Display, that delivers better edge display than ever before.

The difference between the models are both cosmetic and functional. The Mate 30 Pro for example introduces the first side-interaction touch controls for Huawei. In place of buttons for volume, users can use a touch-sensitive strip to push up or down the volume for the phone. The position of the controls can also be customised easily – making this phone friendly for south paws.

Performance is powered by the new Kirin 990 chipset, that combine’s Neural Processing Units (NPU) with the standard octacore CPU in a 7nm fabrication process – making this the first 7nm chip with 5G modem built-in. Yep, the 5G modem is on the die rather than a separate chip.

Battery for the Mate 30 is rated at 4200mAh, while the Mate 30 Pro and Porsche Design Mate 30 RS share the same battery capacity – at 4500mAh. All three phones run EMUI 10 which is based on Android 10 and runs Huawei Mobile Services.

Photography is handled by a triple-camera system in the Mate 30, which comprises of a 40MP SuperSensing Camera, 16MP Ultra Wide-angle Camera and an 8MP Telephoto Camera. The Mate 30 Pro/ Porsche Design shares a quad-camera system that comprises of the 40MP Cine Camera, 40MP SuperSensing Camera, an 8MP Telephoto Camera and a 3D Depth Sensing Camera.

A new feature introduced with the Mate 30 series are gesture controls for contactless screen interaction, whereas AI Auto-Rotate and AI Private View are all designed to improve users experience.

The Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro are expected to be in Malaysia sometime in November. No news for the Porsche Design for Malaysia as of yet.