Huawei Mate
Huawei Mate, formally Huawei Ascend Mate, is a series of high-end HarmonyOS-powered 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. 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.
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 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, and high‑capacity batteries with fast wired and wireless charging support.
In early 2025, Huawei launched the Pura 80 series, integrating upgraded imaging sensors, 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.
Phones
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
- Display: 6.1-inch display with 720×1280 pixel resolution
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Huawei Ascend Mate 7
- Display: 6.0 inches, 1080 × 1920 pixels
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 925
Huawei Mate S
- Display: 5.5-inch display with 1080×1920 pixel resolution
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 935
- RAM: 3 GB
- Battery: 2700 mAh
Huawei Mate 8
- Display: 6.0-inch display with 1080×1920 pixel resolution
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 950
- Ram: 4 GB
Huawei Mate 9
- Display: 5.9-inch display IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 960
- Ram: 4 GB
Huawei Mate 10
- Display: 5.9-inch display with 1440 × 2560 pixels
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 970
- Ram: 6 GB
Huawei Mate SE
- Display: 5.93-inch display with 1080×2160 pixel resolution
- Processor: HiSilicon Kirin 659
- Storage: 64 GB
- RAM: 4 GB
- Battery: 3340 mAh
- Colors: Gray or Gold
Huawei Mate 20
Huawei Mate X
The Mate X is Huawei's first foldable device. 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.Huawei Mate X2
The Huawei Mate X2 successor was unveiled on 22 February 2021, and do not feature Google services.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.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. They are the first models that could be released without pre-installed Google apps because of US sanctions.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.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.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.Huawei Mate 60
The Huawei Mate 60 series was officially launched on August 29, 2023, equipped with the HarmonyOS 4.0 operating system. The promotion emphasizes its ability to carry out satellite telephony through the Tiantong system, and the ability to send and receive short messages through the Beidou system.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. 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. Huawei's breakthrough raised concerns within the US government that technological restrictions alone were unable to prevent Huawei from obtaining advanced chips: the U.S. Department of Commerce launched an investigation into the situation at the end of 2023.