Huawei’s new Mate 10 Series Finally Launches in the MEA Region

Huawei’s Consumer Business Group (CBG) has unveiled the world’s most powerful AI flagship smartphones – the Huawei Mate 10 Series in the Middle East and Africa region. The new Huawei Mate 10, Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Porsche Design Huawei Mate 10 devices boast Mobile AI capabilities.

Commenting on the launch of the flagship Huawei Mate 10 Series devices in the region, Gene Jiao, President of Huawei CBG, Middle East and Africa said: “Tech-savvy consumers in the Middle East and Africa have a huge appetite for innovative technology that offers increasingly intelligent and seamless solutions for their busy lives. The use of AI in the Huawei Mate 10 Series allows us to break through boundaries and usher in an era of smartphones that transform human-to-machine interaction and further expand their capabilities. With boosted performance, speed, power, and infinitely faster connectivity and download speeds, this premium device series delivers the ultimate user experience, and heralds a new decade of smartphone development.”

Dubai Font
Huawei CBG has partnered with The Executive Council of Dubai to be one of the first smartphone companies to introduce Dubai Font to their users. The Mate 10 Series is the first smartphone series by Huawei that has Dubai Font embedded into it. Dubai Font has been designed for more than 180 countries and in 23 languages integrating Arabic and Latin typefaces.

Intelligent Speed
Powered by the Kirin 970, Huawei’s new smartphone System-on-a-Chip (SoC) which combines an 8-core CPU, a new generation 12-core GPU, and a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) to power AI computing, the Huawei Mate Series offers a significantly faster intelligent experience for consumers across the region. Most importantly, the performance of the Kirin 970 NPU is unparalleled with 25 times that of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and with 50 times the efficiency of a CPU.

Providing the “world’s fastest” 4.5G experience, the Huawei Mate 10 Series smartphones only require a few seconds to load and play 4K online. The devices are also the world’s first smartphone with Dual 4G SIM support enabling each SIM to make calls and browse simultaneously.

Intelligent Camera
In partnership with Leica, the renowned camera maker, the Huawei Mate 10 Series is the first Intelligent Photography smartphone that turns every shot into a perfect memory. The Huawei Mate 10 Series features a new Leica SUMMILUX-H camera with f/1.6 aperture to capture more light for low-light photography.

Powered by Kirin 970’s dual ISP and Snapshot with AI Motion Detection, users can capture wonderful moments of children running or playing sports. AI-powered Real-Time Scene and Object Recognition with Real-Time Auto Settings allows the camera to automatically adjusts and chooses settings to help users capture better photographs in a range of different environments.

The Huawei Mate 10 Series captures detailed AI-powered Bokeh Effect for a more natural and detailed transition between the background and subject and the AI-powered Digital Zoom of up to six to 10x brings far-off text into clearer focus and helps captures greater detail.

Intelligent Power
The advanced AI-powered Battery Management technology used in Huawei’s Mate 10 Series allows for full day use with the 4000mAh battery with smart power-saving technology, as well as smarter power management technology to personalize system settings, optimize background applications and push notifications for each user, maximizing power efficiency and increasing battery life.

Powered with Huawei SuperCharge technology, the Huawei Mate 10 Series devices support 4.5V/5A low-voltage fast charging. A 10-minute charge powers the battery to 20 percent, while a 30-minute charge powers the battery to 58 percent. The battery remains at a low temperature during fast charging to ensure safety.

The Mate 10 Series features the world’s first TÜV Safety Certified Huawei SuperCharge technology, the strictest certification of its kind in the world. Safety certification is based on the entire charging system including the charger, cables, IC, and battery for end-to-end charging safety.

As beautiful and sleek as it is powerful, the 3D Glass Body of the Mate Series devices – made of glass front and back, and beautifully curved on all four sides – makes the devices feel ultra-premium in the hand with a thin, futuristic design and comfortable grip. Available in three beautiful colours, the Mate 10 Pro comes in Titanium Gray, Midnight Blue and Mocha Brown and the Mate 10 is available in Black and Mocha Brown and Champagne Gold. 

Availability
The Huawei Mate 10 will be available for purchase at the soon to be launched Huawei brand store located on level 2 at The Dubai Mall in Downtown Dubai and across leading retailers. The phones will come with an initial six months screen damage warranty service offer available at all Huawei Service centers across the UAE.

The Huawei Mate 10 will come with 64GB of internal storage and 4GB of RAM and will be available for an asking price of €699 (AED 3,100 approx.). The Huawei Mate 10 Pro will be available with 128GB of internal storage and 6GB of RAM and will be available for an asking price of €799 (AED 3,500 approx.). The Porsche Design Huawei Mate 10 will be available with 256GB of internal storage and 6GB of RAM and will be available for an asking price of €1395 (AED 6,050 approx.).