Huawei has not announced the release time of the P70 series but many organizations predict that this product line will be released in April.
According to published sources, the supply chain recently confirmed that the Huawei P70 series has begun to be supplied, meaning that the new device is about to reach consumers. This information gained further credence when leak expert Digital Chat Station posted information stating that the Huawei P70 series is actually being developed very quickly and could be available on Huawei's e-commerce website at any time. next time.
It is known that the Huawei Mate 60 and Mate X5 series have both been launched and sold on Huawei Mall before release. According to Digital Chat Station, the Huawei P70 series may also join the Pioneer Plan and start pre-sale after its launch on the official website.
According to the report, Huawei positioned the P series as more important than the Mate series in an internal meeting and shouldered the important task of returning to the top of the mobile photography rankings.
Regarding photography capabilities, the main camera sensor of Huawei P70 and Huawei P70 Pro is OmniVision OV50H, while the more advanced P70 Art is upgraded to a Sony IMX989 sensor. This is also the first time Huawei has used a 1-inch sensor on a mobile phone, making it the smartphone with Huawei's largest sensor ever.
After the Mate X60 series, Apple will clearly be concerned about Huawei's P70 series.
Regarding the chip, the Huawei P70 series will be equipped with a 5G chip of the Kirin 9000S series to compensate for the regret of the Huawei P50 and Huawei P60 when relying on Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip.
In the first six weeks of 2024, iPhone sales in China dropped 24% compared to the same period last year.
The latest data was published by Counterpoint Research, which also explained that in January 2024, fierce competition was the cause of the large decline. Part of that competition comes from Huawei as the company is resurgent and still capitalizing on the huge success of the Mate 60 series.
Huawei smartphone models also support satellite communications.
Huawei smartphone models also support satellite communications.
Announced in August 2023, the Mate 60 series is equipped with the first Kirin 5G chip produced for Huawei since 2020 when US export regulations were applied. These regulations prevent factories using American technology from shipping advanced chips to Huawei, causing flagship models such as the P50, Mate 50 and P60 to not support 5G networks despite being equipped with Snapdragon chips that Huawei received certification for. production license.
Huawei's introduction of the Mate 60 series with 5G capabilities has attracted Chinese phone buyers and helped the company see sales jump 64% in the first six weeks of this year compared to the same period last year.
Overall, smartphone sales in China decreased by 7% year-on-year in the first 6 weeks of the year. Vivo was the leading phone manufacturer in China during this period, with 18% market share. That's steady with the 19% market share it held at the same time last year, although sales are down 15% in 2024 compared to 2023. After the first six weeks of last year, Vivo tied Apple for the top spot. charts. charts.
Huawei continues to gain momentum thanks to the launch of the Mate 60 5G series.
Huwaei's market share skyrocketed from 9% after the first 6 weeks of 2023 to 17%. Currently, they are second only to Vivo in China after coming in 6th place a year ago. Apple and Honor ranked third with both accounting for 16% market share. At the same time last year, Apple was in first place and Honor was in the middle. While Apple this year suffered a 24% sales decline in China, Honor saw sales increase 2% year-on-year.
It is known that China is the largest smartphone market in the world, followed by India and the US in third place.
