Huawei Mate, formally Huawei Ascend Mate, is a series of high-end HarmonyOS-powered (Android-based prior to the trade war sanction) smartphones and tablet computers 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 camera enthusiast consumers as the company's flagship smartphones, refining and expanding upon technologies introduced in Mate series devices (which are typically positioned towards early adopters). 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 (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 5 nm 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
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.
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: 5.9-inch display with 1440 × 2560 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.
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. 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 30
The Huawei Mate 30 and Pro versions were unveiled on September 19, 2019 in Munich, Germany and released on September 26, 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 October 22, 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 X2
The Huawei Mate X2 successor was unveiled on February 22, 2021, and do not feature Google services. Huawei Mate Xs 2 The Huawei Mate Xs 2 foldable smartphone was unveiled on April 22, 2022 which features the new HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system. 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 September 6, 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. 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. 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. 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. Huawei Mate 70
The Huawei Mate 70 series was released on November 26, 2024 with latest enhanced 7 nm 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. Huawei Mate X6
Huawei Mate X6 foldable released November 26, 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 and went on sale globally on January 6, 2025, with 4G, EMUI 15, HarmonyOS 4.3 global variant software on board. 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. 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 7 nm 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. 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 5 nm 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. 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 5 nm 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.
Tablets
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Huawei MatePad 11 (2023) Huawei MatePad 11 (2023) model came with HarmonyOS 3.1 on March 31, 2023, and PaperMatte Edition in November 2023.
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.
Huawei MatePad 11.5 Huawei MatePad 11.5 model announced May 18, 2023 and released July 22, 2023 preinstalled with HarmonyOS 3.1.
Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2