Huawei has officially launched its latest flagship lineup of phones, the HUAWEI Mate 50 Series.
Dubbed the “King of Flagship”, this series is released in conjunction with HUAWEI Mate series’ 10th-anniversary milestone. The series includes the HUAWEI Mate 50 and the HUAWEI Mate 50 Pro.
Also revealed at the launch were the company’s new tablets, watch, and the HUAWEI nova 10 series.
HUAWEI Mate 50 series
Known for its symmetrical look, the Mate series returns with its iconic Space Ring Design. Something new, though, is the Clous de Paris step-patterned embossing, a type of pattern that forms a series of small pyramid-like squares, found on the ring.
The series comes with two different types of rear covers—glass and vegan leather. The latter is only available in the Orange variant of the HUAWEI Mate 50 Pro.
The glass, on the other hand, is HUAWEI’s own Kunlun glass, which consists of 10 quadrillion-level nanocrystals, making it more resilient and drop-resistant.
As for the camera, these phones feature the Ultra Aperture XMAGE Camera, HUAWEI’s own mobile imaging brand that features key advances in the optical system, mechanical structure, imaging technology, and image processing.
Not only that, but it also boasts a physical variable aperture ranging from f/1.4 to f/4.0. By using a physical aperture, you can get a more natural-looking bokeh and you can manually tweak how much bokeh you want in your pictures more accurately than having software do it for you.
This new flagship series is the first to run on HUAWEI’s EMUI 13 operating system. The phones also support IP68-rated water resistance of up to 6 metres underwater.
The Pro version features a new low-battery emergency mode that auto-activates at 1% battery life to give users two hours of standby or 12 minutes of call time.
HUAWEI Mate 50 is priced at RM3,699. Meanwhile, the Black and Silver HUAWEI Mate 50 Pro is RM4,499, with the HUAWEI Mate 50 Pro Orange Vegan Leather going for RM5,299.
This series of flagship phones will be available for pre-order from November 3 to November 11 across HUAWEI’s experience stores, website, Shopee and Lazada pages, as well as other authorised partner stores such as SenHeng, senQ, Harvey Norman, and Urban Republic.
Here are the specs for both the HUAWEI Mate 50 and the HUAWEI Mate 50 Pro:
HUAWEI Mate50 Pro
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G Mobile Platform |
| Memory & Storage | 8GB RAM, 256GB internal storage |
| Display | 6.74-inch OLED, 2,616 × 1,212 pixels, 120 Hz refresh rate, 1,440 Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 300 Hz touch sampling rate |
| Rear camera | 50 MP Ultra Aperture Camera (F1.4~F4.0 aperture, OIS), 13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera (F2.2 aperture), 64 MP Telephoto Camera (F3.5 aperture, OIS) |
| Front camera | 13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera (F2.4) + 3D Depth Sensing Camera |
| Battery | 4,700 mAh (typical value) |
| Colour variants | Black, Silver, Orange (Vegan leather) |
HUAWEI Mate 50
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G Mobile Platform |
| Memory & Storage | 8GB RAM, 256GB internal storage |
| Display | 6.7-inch OLED, 2,700 × 1,224 pixels, 90 Hz refresh rate, 1,440 Hz high frequency PWM dimming, 300 Hz touch sampling rate |
| Rear camera | 50 MP Ultra Aperture Camera (F1.4~F4.0 aperture), 13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera (F2.2 aperture), 12 MP Telephoto Camera (F3.4 aperture, OIS) |
| Front camera | 13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera (F2.4) |
| Battery | 4,460 mAh (typical value) |
| Colour variants | Black, Silver |
HUAWEI nova 10 series
The more affordable nova series is back with three variants—HUAWEI nova 10 Pro, HUAWEI nova 10, and HUAWEI nova 10 SE.
HUAWEI nova 10 Pro and HUAWEI nova 10 are available in Starry Silver and Starry Black and are priced at RM2,599 and RM2,199 respectively.
Coming in Mint Green and Starry Black, HUAWEI nova 10 SE is the most affordable one out of the lot at RM1,499.
Phones from the HUAWEI nova 10 series will be available for preorder from November 12 to November 17.
Here are the specs of the phones:
HUAWEI nova 10 Pro
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 778G 4G |
| Memory & Storage | 8GB RAM, 256GB internal storage |
| Display | 6.78-inch OLED, FHD+ 1,200 × 2,652 pixels, 120 Hz refresh rate, 300 Hz touch sampling rate |
| Rear camera | 50 MP Ultra Vision Photography (f/1.8 aperture), 8 MP Ultra-Wide Marco Camera (f/2.2 aperture), 2 MP Portrait Depth Camera (f/2.4 aperture) |
| Front camera | 60 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Autofocus Camera (f/2.4 aperture) + 8 MP Portrait Close-up Camera (f/2.2 aperture) |
| Battery | 4,500 mAh (typical value) |
| Colour variants | Starry Silver, Starry Black |
HUAWEI nova 10
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 778G 4G |
| Memory & Storage | 8GB RAM, 256GB internal storage |
| Display | 6.67-inch OLED, FHD+ 2,400 × 1,080 pixels, 120 Hz refresh rate, 300 Hz touch sampling rate |
| Rear camera | 50 MP Ultra Vision Photography (f/1.8 aperture), 8 MP Ultra-Wide Marco Camera (f/2.2 aperture), 2 MP Portrait Depth Camera (f/2.4 aperture) |
| Front camera | 60 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Autofocus Camera (f/2.4 aperture) |
| Battery | 4,000 mAh (typical value) |
| Colour variants | Starry Silver, Starry Black |
HUAWEI nova 10 SE
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 680G 4G |
| Memory & Storage | RAM + ROM BNE-LX1: 8 GB RAM + 256 GB ROM |
| Display | 6.67-inch OLED, FHD+ 2,400 × 1,080 pixels, 90 Hz refresh rate, 270 Hz touch sampling rate |
| Rear camera | 108 MP High-Res Camera (f/1.9 aperture), 8 MP Ultra-Wide Depth Camera (f/2.2 aperture), 2 MP Macro Camera (f/2.4 aperture) |
| Front camera | 16 MP Portrait Camera (f/2.2 aperture) |
| Battery | 4,500 mAh (typical value) |
| Colour variants | Mint Green, Starry Black |
HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.6 and MatePad SE
Featuring a 12.6-inch OLED FullView Display, HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.6 features a 90% screen-to-body ratio and a refresh rate of 120 Hz.
With the HUAWEI Kirin 9000E processor and operating on Harmony OS 3, the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.6 comes in Golden Black.
The company has also released a more affordable option, the HUAWEI MatePad SE 10.4-inch in Graphite Black.
Both products are set to be released in December. The HUAWEI MatePad SE 10.4-inch is priced at RM999, while the HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.6 is RM4,299.
HUAWEI Watch GT 3 SE
Boasting over 100 workout modes is HUAWEI’s latest smartwatch, HUAWEI Watch GT 3 SE. It has a 1.43-inch AMOLED display and weighs approximately 35.6g without the TPU strap.
Compatible with Android and iOS, the watch can last up to two weeks on one full charge.
With a waterproof level of 5 ATM water-resistance, the watch can be used for shallow-water activities like swimming in a pool or ocean.
The colourways for this watch are Graphite Black and Wilderness Green, with the latter being an online exclusive.
Pre-orders for this RM899 watch are available from November 3 to November 11.
- Learn more about the HUAWEI Mate 50 here.
- Learn more about the HUAWEI Mate 50 Pro here.
- Read other articles we’ve written about HUAWEI here.
