Huawei has not announced the release date of the P70 series yet, but many organizations predict that the series will be released in April.
According to sources, the supply chain has recently confirmed that the Huawei P70 series has started to be supplied, which means that the new device is about to reach consumers. This information is more trustworthy when the leak expert Digital Chat Station posted information saying that the Huawei P70 series is actually being developed very quickly and could be available on Huawei's e-commerce website at any time in the near future.
Huawei P70 series is expected to launch in April.
Huawei P70 series is expected to launch in April.
It is known that the Huawei Mate 60 series and Mate X5 series have both been launched and sold on Huawei Mall before their release. According to Digital Chat Station, the Huawei P70 series may also join the Pioneer Plan and start pre-selling after their launch on the official website.
Huawei reportedly positioned the P series as more important than the Mate series in an internal meeting, and took on the important task of returning to the top of the mobile photography rankings.
In terms of photography, the main camera sensor of the Huawei P70 and Huawei P70 Pro is the OmniVision OV50H, while the higher-end P70 Art is upgraded to the 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 the largest sensor ever from Huawei.
After the Mate X60 series, Apple will clearly be concerned about Huawei's P70 series.
After the Mate X60 series, Apple will clearly be concerned about Huawei's P70 series.
In terms of chips, the Huawei P70 series will be equipped with a 5G chip from the Kirin 9000S series to make up 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 fell 24% year-on-year.
The latest data was released by Counterpoint Research, which also explained that fierce competition was the reason for the big decline in January 2024. Part of that competition came from Huawei, which is resurgent and still riding on the success of its Mate 60 series.
Huawei smartphones also support satellite communications.
Huawei smartphones also support satellite communications.
Announced in August 2023, the Mate 60 series is equipped with the first Kirin 5G chip manufactured for Huawei since 2020, when US export regulations were put in place. These regulations prevent foundries using US 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 has licensed to produce.
Huawei's introduction of the 5G-capable Mate 60 series 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.
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Overall, smartphone sales in China fell 7% year-on-year in the first six weeks of the year. Vivo was the top phone maker in China during the period, with an 18% market share. That’s steady from the 19% share it held at the same time last year, despite a 15% drop in sales in 2024 compared to 2023. After the first six weeks of last year, Vivo tied with Apple at the top of the rankings.
Huawei continues to gain momentum with the launch of the Mate 60 5G series.
Huawei continues to gain momentum with the launch of the Mate 60 5G series.
Huawei's market share jumped from 9% in the first six weeks of 2023 to 17%. It is now second only to Vivo in China after being in sixth place a year ago. Apple and Honor are third with 16% market share each. At the same time last year, Apple was in first place and Honor was in the middle. While Apple suffered a 24% drop in sales in China this year, Honor saw a 2% increase in sales compared to the same period last year.
China is known to be the world's largest smartphone market, followed by India and the US in third place.
