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Huawei Mate, formally Huawei Ascend Mate, is a series of high-end HarmonyOS-powered (Android-based prior to the trade war sanction) smartphones produced by Huawei, and is one of their flagship products along with the Pura 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 towards early adopters).[1] From 2016 until 2021, Huawei was in a co-engineering partnership with the German manufacturer Leica, whose lenses were used on the Mate series cameras. They have since been replaced with Huawei's in-house XMAGE imaging brand.[2][3]
On 26 November 2024 Huawei unveiled the Mate 70 series, comprising Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro, Mate 70 Pro+, and Mate 70 RS Ultimate Design, all running HarmonyOS NEXT (5.0) built entirely in-house and no longer compatible with Android apps. The Mate 70 Pro and higher models are powered by the Kirin 9020 chip, while the base Mate 70 uses the Kirin 9010. These models feature advanced camera hardware, robust build quality (e.g. Kunlun Glass, IP69), and high‑capacity batteries with fast wired and wireless charging support.
In early 2025, Huawei launched the Pura 80 series, integrating upgraded imaging sensors (including a 1‑inch main sensor on the Ultra model), improved periscope zoom, and HDR technology, further refining design and camera innovations initially introduced by the Mate series
Huawei Mate 80 series with Mate 80, Pro, Pro Max and RS Ultimate Design, alongside Mate X7 foldable phone was announced on November 25, 2025 and went on sale November 28, 2025 in China officially with, post-Android free HarmonyOS NEXT transition, HarmonyOS 6 software preinstalled with latest rumoured 5nm Kirin 9030 and Kirin 9030 Pro chips with NearLink E2.0 on board with new infinity design on Mate 80 series except RS Ultimate Design and Mate X7 features new foldable Xuanwu Architecture. Mate 80 series features the world's brightest display with 8,000 nits peak brightness.[4]
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| 2013 | Huawei Ascend Mate |
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| 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 | |
| 2025 | Huawei Mate XTs |
| Huawei Mate 70 Air | |
| Huawei Mate 80 | |
| Huawei Mate 80 Pro | |
| Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max | |
| Huawei Mate 80 RS Ultimate Design | |
| Huawei Mate X7 |
Huawei Ascend Mate
The Huawei Ascend Mate smartphone was announced in 2013 at CES. It was released in China in February 2013; its international release was in March 2013.
- Display: 6.1-inch IPS display with 720×1280 pixel resolution
- RAM: 1 or 2 GB
- Battery: 4050 mAh
Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G
Huawei announced the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G smartphone at CES in 2014.
- Display: 6.1-inch display with 720×1280 pixel resolution
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Huawei Ascend Mate 7
Released September 2014
- Display: 6.0 inches, 1080 × 1920 pixels
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 925
Huawei Mate S
Huawei announced the Huawei Mate S smartphone on September 2, 2015 at IFA in Berlin.[5]
- Display: 5.5-inch display with 1080×1920 pixel resolution
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 935
- RAM: 3 GB
- Battery: 2700 mAh
Huawei Mate 8
Released on 26 November 2015 in China and globally Q1 2016.
- Display: 6.0-inch display with 1080×1920 pixel resolution
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 950
- Ram: 4 GB
Huawei Mate 9
Released December 2016
- Display: 5.9-inch display IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 960
- Ram: 4 GB
Huawei Mate 10
Released October 2017
- Display: 69-inch display with 1440 × 2160 pixels
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 970
- Ram: 6 GB
Huawei Mate SE
Huawei launched the Huawei Mate SE in the United 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.[6][7][8][9]
- Display: 5.93-inch display with 1080×2160 pixel resolution
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 659
- Storage: 64 GB (expandable)
- RAM: 4 GB
- Battery: 3340 mAh
- Colors: Gray or Gold
Huawei Mate 20
Huawei announced three phones in the Huawei Mate 20 series, the Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and Huawei Mate 20 X at an event in London, England on October 16, 2018, after announcing the cheaper Huawei Mate 20 lite in Berlin, Germany on August 31, 2018.[10][11][12]
Huawei Mate X
The Mate X is Huawei's first foldable device.[13] 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.[14][15]
Huawei Mate X2
The Huawei Mate X2 successor was unveiled on 22 February 2021, and do not feature Google services.[16]
Huawei Mate Xs 2
The Huawei Mate Xs 2 foldable smartphone was unveiled on 22 April 2022 which features the new HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system.[17]
Huawei Mate 30
The Huawei Mate 30 and Pro versions were unveiled on 19 September 2019 in Munich, Germany and released on 26 September 2019 in China.[18] They are the first models that could be released without pre-installed Google apps because of US sanctions.[19]
Huawei Mate 40
The Huawei Mate 40 and Pro versions were unveiled on 22 October 2020, and do not feature Google services. The Chinese variant featured the operating system HarmonyOS 2.0, marking the start of HarmonyOS as an operating system in the Mate series.[20]
Huawei Mate 50
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 new HarmonyOS 3.0 operating system.[21]
Huawei Mate X3
Huawei Mate X3 foldable was announced on March 23, 2023 and released April 8 2023 with HarmonyOS 3.1 and EMUI 13.1 globally with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G chip.[22]
Huawei Mate 60
The Huawei Mate 60 series was officially launched on August 29, 2023,[23] equipped with the HarmonyOS 4.0 operating system.[24][25] The promotion emphasizes its ability to carry out satellite telephony through the Tiantong system,[23][26][27][28] and the ability to send and receive short messages through the Beidou system.[29][25]
According to third-party technical dismantling and analysis, this model is equipped with the Kirin 9000S SoC chipset developed by HiSilicon, which is a 7nm process chip. According to analysis this chip may have been produced by SMIC.[30][31] 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.[32][33] Huawei's breakthrough raised concerns within the US government that technological restrictions alone were unable to prevent Huawei from obtaining advanced chips:[34] the U.S. Department of Commerce launched an investigation into the situation at the end of 2023.[35]
Huawei Mate X5
Huawei Mate X5 foldable was announced on September 8 2023 and released September 16 2023 with HarmonyOS 4 and included the new Kirin 9000s chip like Mate 60 series counterpart.[36]
Huawei Mate XT
The Huawei Mate XT, also known as Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design, is the world's first double-folding, or tri-fold, foldable smartphone.[37] It was announced on September 10, 2024, and made available for pre-order in China the same day. It released in China on September 20, 2024, released in Q1 2025 in global markets with EMUI 14.2, global variant of HarmonyOS 4.2 and 4G.[38]
Huawei Mate 70
The Huawei Mate 70 series was released on 26 November 2024 with latest enhanced 7nm Kirin 9020 chip that features complete self developed CPU cores for the first time and preinstalled with HarmonyOS 4.3. The SKU included the Pioneer Edition that bundled HarmonyOS NEXT/5.0 for early adopters in China.[39]
Huawei Mate X6
Huawei Mate X6 foldable released 26 November 2024 with HarmonyOS 4.3 standard SKUs. The SKU included the Pioneer Edition that bundled HarmonyOS NEXT/5.0 for early adopters in China with Kirin 9020 series chip. The device expanded in global markets with December 12 official announcement in Dubai[40] and went on sale globally on January 6, 2025 with 4G, EMUI 15, HarmonyOS 4.3 global variant software on board.[41]
Huawei Mate XTs
Mate XTs Ultimate Design, a sequel to Mate XT Ultimate Design has been released on September 4, 2025 running HarmonyOS 5.1 with improved Kirin 9020 chip debuted in Mate 70 series.[42]
Huawei Mate 70 Air
Mate 70 Air, an Air variant of Mate 70 series has been released on November 6, 2025 running HarmonyOS 5.1 with 7nm Kirin 9020 chip and has outsold Apple iPhone Air in the Chinese market of 120,000 units of the 47th week challenging struggling competitors in the Android market.[43]
Huawei Mate 80
Huawei Mate 80 series with Mate 80, Pro, Pro Max and RS Ultimate Design was announced on November 25, 2025 and went on sale November 28, 2025 officially with HarmonyOS 6 preinstalled with latest 5nm Kirin 9030 and Kirin 9030 Pro chips with NearLink E2.0 on board that features the highest bright display of any smartphone in the market of 8,000 nits and featured 5G and 5GA as Huawei's 5A network enhance feature on status bar for the first time since Huawei Mate 40 series with 5G status bar.[44][45][46]
Huawei Mate X7
Huawei Mate X7 foldable was announced on November 25, 2025 and went officially on sale on November 28, 2025 with HarmonyOS 6 preinstalled with latest 5nm Kirin 9030 Pro chipset with NearLink E2.0 on board. Huawei officially announced on November 27, 2025, 48 hours after press release conference, that Mate X7 will hit global markets with a December 11, 2025 press conference event in Dubai.[47][48][49]
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| 2019 | Huawei MatePad Pro |
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| 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 |
| Huawei MatePad SE 11 | |
| Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) | |
| Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2(2024) | |
| Huawei MatePad SE 11 | |
| Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) | |
| Huawei MatePad Air (2024) | |
| Huawei MatePad 12X | |
| Huawei MatePad 11.5 (2024) | |
| Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 (2025) | |
| 2025 | Huawei MatePad 11.5 S(2025) |
| Huawei MatePad Air (2025) | |
| Huawei MatePad Mini | |
| Huawei MatePad 12X (2025) | |
| Huawei MatePad Edge |
Huawei MatePad Pro
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 no Google services just like many of the company's other recently released devices but still retains Android 10 as the source code for EMUI 10.1. The tablet received mainly positive reviews from critics but was criticised for its camera and lack of a wide variety of apps.[50]
Huawei MatePad
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 no Google services just like many of the company's other recently released devices but still retains Android 10 as the source code for EMUI 10.1.[51]
Huawei MatePad 11
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.[52]
Huawei MatePad Pro
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.[53][54]
Huawei MatePad SE
The Huawei MatePad SE was announced on April 28, 2022 and was officially released May 10, 2022 globally with HarmonyOS 2 pre-installed.[55]
Huawei MatePad
The Huawei MatePad 10.4 2022 model was announced on May 13, 2022 which was released on the same day globally with Android 10 as the source code for EMUI 10.1 pre-installed.[56]
Huawei MatePad Pro 11
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.[57]
Huawei MatePad C5e
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.[58]
Huawei MatePad 11 (2023)
Huawei MatePad 11 (2023) model came with HarmonyOS 3.1 on March 31, 2023 and PaperMatte Edition in November 2023.[59][60]
Huawei MatePad Air
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.[61][62][63]
Huawei MatePad 11.5
Huawei MatePad 11.5 model announced May 18, 2023 and released July 22, 2023 preinstalled with HarmonyOS 3.1.[64]
Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2
The Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 was announced and released on September 25, 2023 during Huawei's Autumn New Product Launch Conference with HarmonyOS 4 pre-installed with Kirin 9000 W Wi-Fi only variant of Kirin 9000s.[65][66]
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.[67][68][69]
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.[70]
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
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.[71][72]
Huawei MatePad SE 11
Huawei MatePad SE 11 budget tablet went global via Huawei online store on June 9, 2024 with HarmonyOS 2.0 preinstalled.[73][74]
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) was launched on August 6, 2024 with Kirin T91 chip variant[75] of Kirin 9000s and HarmonyOS 4.2 out of the box.[76][77]
Huawei MatePad Air (2024)
Huawei MatePad Air (2024) Chinese variant of MatePad 12X was launched on August 6, 2024 with Kirin T90A[78] chip and HarmonyOS 4.2 out of the box in China.[79]
Huawei MatePad 12 X
Huawei launched global variant of MatePad Air dubbed as MatePad 12X with HarmonyOS 4.2 out of the box that included PaperMatte Display on September 19, 2024 and went on sale on October 22, 2024.[80][81]
Huawei MatePad 11.5 (2024)
On October 30, 2024, Huawei launched the mid range MatePad 11.5 tablet with Kirin 8000 chipset and HarmonyOS 4.2 preinstalled.[82]
Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 (2025)
Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 (2025) model was launched on November 26, 2024, standard version with Kirin T92 Octo-core SoC chip and HarmonyOS 4.3 out of the box while Pioneer SKU in China bundled HarmonyOS NEXT/5.0 out of the box for early adopters. The tablet went on sale on December 12, 2024[83]. The global version was announced on February 18, 2025 with HarmonyOS 4.3 out of the box which went officially on sale on February 28, 2025 that included EU and UK markets.[84][85]
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2025)
Huawei announced and released mid-range MatePad Pro 12.2 (2025) on May 15, 2025 with 7nm Kirin T92A variant of Kirin T92 SoC chip with HarmonyOS 4.3 out of the box in China and globally that includes EU and UK markets.[86][87]
Huawei MatePad 11.5 (2025)
Huawei announced mid range budget MatePad 11.5 on July 10, 2025 with a mid range budget Kirin T82B variant chip of Kirin 8 series with HarmonyOS 4.3 factory software out of the box.[88][89]
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Huawei announced lower end mid range budget variant MatePad 11.5S on August 15, 2025 with HarmonyOS 5.0.1 (NEXT) out of the box in China with Octo-core Kirin chip which went on sale on August 21, 2025.[90]
Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
Huawei announced MatePad Air 2025 mid range, Chinese variant of MatePad 12X 2025 that bundled with HarmonyOS 5.0.1 (NEXT) out of the box in China with Kirin 9000W.[91][92]
Huawei MatePad Mini
Huawei announced the smaller compact affordable MatePad Mini 8.8' inch tablet on September 4, 2025 with HarmonyOS 5.1 with Kirin 9010 5G chip variant[93] of Pura 70 series chip out of the box and went officially on sale in China on September 13, 2025. It has been the first mini tablet from Huawei since Huawei MatePad T8[94] in May 2020. [95]
Huawei launched a Reading Edition SKU on December 1, 2024 with a price cut in China that include the same configurations as the standard SKU.[96]
Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
Huawei announced and launched global variant of MatePad Air on September 19, 2025, a mid range tablet that features HarmonyOS 4.3 out of the box with Kirin T92B variant chip.[97]
Huawei MatePad Edge
Huawei MatePad Edge 2-in-1 tablet PC officially announced on November 25, 2025 replacing MateBook E series that had Intel and Windows 11 Home edition. The MatePad Edge features HarmonyOS 5.1 that includes both tablet mode and PC mode with a 7nm Kirin X90 PC series chip configuration out of the box with Kirin X90 powerful SKU features liquid cooling while lower end Kirin 90A SKU feature a soft screen like PaperMatte MatePad tablets with both SKUs featuring owl-like fans setup. It supports NearLink M-Pen for drawing. The software on MatePad Edge enables flexibility for users that enables native mobile, tablet and PC apps setup alongside compatibility utility of Android containers like EasyAbroad and DroiTong on tablet mode, alongside PC mode side with Oseasy and Kaimaster Armor Master for Windows 11 ARM-based virtual machine environments with a four swipe of the trackpad.[98][99]
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