{"id":342235,"date":"2019-09-19T15:56:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=342235"},"modified":"2019-09-19T15:56:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T13:56:33","slug":"huawei-launches-mate-30-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/342235\/huawei-launches-mate-30-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Huawei launches Mate 30 Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huawei has launched its new Mate 30 Pro premium smartphone, which will run Android 10.<\/p>\n<p>The device boasts a quad-lens camera system housed which is housed in a circular area in the middle of the chassis\u2019 back panel and comprises a 40MP wide-angle lens and 16MP ultra-wide lens, as well as an 8MP telephoto lens and a time-of-flight depth sensor.<\/p>\n<p>Huawei has implemented its new \u201cHorizon\u201d display design on the Mate 30 Pro, which features a display panel that curves all the way around the front of the smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>It retains the same notch as the previous-generation Mate 20 Pro which houses a 32MP front-facing camera and the hardware necessary to facilitate Huawei\u2019s Face ID 2.0 facial recognition feature.<\/p>\n<p>While Google previously confirmed that the Mate 30 Pro would not have licensed Google apps, Huawei has still implemented its EMUI 10 operating system on its new smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>This version of the operating system lacks official Google apps such as Chrome, YouTube, and Gmail at launch, although these could still theoretically be side-loaded onto the device by users.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Specifications and camera<\/h3>\n<p>The Huawei Mate 30 Pro boasts the most advanced camera system ever implemented in the manufacturer\u2019s smartphone hardware.<\/p>\n<p>This camera system delivers the ability to take ultra-slow-motion videos as well as exceptional low-light and zoom shots.<\/p>\n<p>The Horizon display on the Mate 30 Pro has no physical volume buttons. Instead, you can simply double-tap on the edge of the screen to manipulate the volume slider.<\/p>\n<p>Huawei\u2019s Mate 30 Pro also supports 40W wired charging and 27 wireless charging paired with an impressive 4,500mAh battery.<\/p>\n<p>The device also features a gesture sensor integrated into the notch at the top of the display, which allows you to control your smartphone via hand movements in front of the display.<\/p>\n<p>The HiSilicon Kirin 990 chip in the Mate 30 Pro offers impressive CPU, GPU, and AI processing power, as well as an integrated 5G modem.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the Kirin 990 is available in two versions \u2013 one with 5G capabilities and one without.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Pricing and availability<\/h3>\n<p>Huawei also launched its Mate 30 smartphone along with the Mate 30 Pro device.<\/p>\n<p>The Mate 30 is a slightly larger version of the Mate 30 Pro with a smaller battery but a similar display design and camera specifications.<\/p>\n<p>Huawei also unveiled its Mate 30 RS device in collaboration with Porsche Design, which is a luxury version of the Mate 30 Pro with a leather-backed chassis and a square rear camera module.<\/p>\n<p>This premium version of the Mate 30 Pro boasts an impressive 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage, along with an integrated holding strap to prevent accidental drops.<\/p>\n<p>This Mate 30 Series will be available internationally from October 2019 at the following prices.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Huawei Mate 30 256GB \u2013\u00a0<strong>\u20ac799<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Huawei Mate 30 Pro 256GB \u2013\u00a0<strong>\u20ac1,099<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G 256GB \u2013\u00a0<strong>\u20ac1,199<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Huawei Mate 30 RS 512GB \u2013\u00a0<strong>\u20ac2,095<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro will both be available in a \u201cVegan Leather Edition\u201d, which features an environmentally-friendly faux-leather rear panel.<\/p>\n<p>Huawei has not yet confirmed the local launch dates and pricing for these smartphones.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/341771\/rain-launches-5g-in-south-africa-pricing-and-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rain launches 5G in South Africa \u2013 pricing and coverage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huawei has launched its new Mate 30 Pro premium smartphone, which will run Android 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":342237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[26,1635],"class_list":["post-342235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mobile","tag-headline","tag-huawei"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342235"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":342239,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342235\/revisions\/342239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}