Huawei’s New Phone Lets You Transfer Photos With Hand Gestures
Huawei’s new phone lets you use gestures to transfer content from one company-made device to another. Launched on Tuesday in the company’s hometown of Shenzhen, the Mate 70 series includes the base Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro and Mate 70 Pro Plus, all of which have a futuristic feel.
Prices for the series start at RMB 5,499 (approximately US$760, £599 or AU$1,667), go up to RMB 6,499 (approximately US$898), and top out at RMB 8,499 (approximately US$1,173). The series is widely seen in China as a direct competitor to the iPhone 16 series.
A video posted on Huawei’s Chinese website shows a mother using simple gestures to transfer content from her phone to her son’s tablet. The mother placed her palms in front of the Mate 70’s screen, which displayed cartoon images of dinosaurs. She then clenched her fists as if to grab or hold onto the image of the dinosaur. She walked over to her son who was using a Huawei tablet, opened her fist in front of the tablet and transferred it to the device.
Video posted to social media on Tuesday showed shoppers making similar gestures while testing the feature in a Huawei store. The feature is supported by cameras and sensors below the screen.
A mother ‘grabbed’ this image of a dinosaur from her phone so she could transfer it to her son’s Huawei tablet.
The launch of Huawei’s latest phone reportedly comes ahead of expected U.S. export controls, which could result in as many as 200 Chinese chip companies being placed on a U.S. trade blacklist. Reuters. Huawei has not disclosed which chips are used in its new phones, but the previous Mate 60 series was equipped with Huawei’s self-developed Kirin 6000 processor, which supports 5G, According to a May teardown of the device.
Huawei has been seeking self-reliance in the wake of tough U.S. sanctions, with its phones increasingly reliant on Chinese-made components. Teardown display. The Shenzhen-based company was placed on a U.S. trade blacklist in 2019, which prohibits U.S. companies from selling technology products such as software, 5G chips and components to the Chinese company without a license. Huawei’s smartphone business has been hit hard by ongoing U.S. sanctions but has recovered in recent months with the help of its predecessor, the Mate 60 series.
Huawei’s latest book phone, the Mate X6, was launched alongside the Mate X70 series.
As part of the sanctions, Huawei phones also lose access to the full functionality of Google Mobile Services, which restricts app access to popular Google apps like Gmail and Google Maps. The Huawei Mate 70 series now runs Huawei’s HarmonyOS Next operating system, which does not run any Android apps or rely on Android code. But Yu Chengdong, head of Huawei’s consumer business, said that the Mate 70 phone will still provide users with a choice between HarmonyOS Next and Android-compatible Harmony OS 4.3.
Mate 70 Pro Plus features
In addition to offering support for advanced gestures, the Mate X70 Pro Plus also boasts high-end specifications. It has three cameras on the back, one of which is a telephoto camera that can achieve 4x optical zoom and 100x digital zoom. It also has a large battery (5700mAh) and supports 100W wired charging and 80W wireless charging.
The flagship Mate 70 Pro Plus also comes with some high-end features, especially AI-based productivity and communication features. These include AI-generated excerpts of recordings and memos, real-time translation during calls, and noise reduction during calls. It has IP68 and IP69 waterproof and dustproof durability ratings. Satellite communications via Tiantong and Beidou satellites allow you to make calls and send messages even when there is no signal.
The Mate X70 series is currently only released in Huawei’s native China. In addition to this product line, Huawei also launched its latest book-style foldable phone Mate X6, a new solid gold smartwatch and a new electric car. The Mate X6 is rumored to be released globally in the coming weeks.
