Yesterday, Huawei officially unveiled the HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system. The company also released a couple of devices including smartwatches, tablets, stylus pens, keyboards, and smartphones. The new HarmonyOS 2.0 is pre-installed on watches, tablets, and mobile phones. For well-known reasons, Huawei’s new smartphones do not support 5G.
For those who may not know, Huawei can buy 4G chips from top chipmakers like Qualcomm and MediaTek. However, the U.S. ban will not allow the company to buy any product with links to 5G. However, the advantage of these new 4G smartphones from Huawei is that they are 300 yuan ($47) – 400 yuan ($63) cheaper.
Here are the latest Huawei devices and their prices
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Huawei Watch 3 series
- Vibrant fluorine rubber strap: 2599 yuan ($407)
- Fashionable nylon strap: 2599 yuan ($407)
- Fashion leather strap: 2799 yuan ($439)
- Exclusive stainless steel strap: 3099 yuan ($486)
Huawei Watch 3 Pro series
- Fashion leather strap: 3299 yuan ($517)
- Exclusive stainless steel strap: 3999 yuan ($627)
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 inch tablet
- 8GB+128GB Wi-Fi (Lime/Frost Silver): 4999 yuan ($783)
- 8GB + 256GB Wi-Fi (Lime/Frost Silver): 5499 yuan ($862)
- 8GB+256GB Wi-Fi (Populus euphratica): 6699 yuan ($1050) (including pen + keyboard)
- 8GB + 256GB 5G (Populus euphratica): 7999 yuan ($1254) (including pen + keyboard)
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 inch tablet
- 8GB+128GB Wi-Fi (Gray/Fritillaria White): 3799 yuan ($595)
- 8GB+256GB Wi-Fi (Gray/Fritillaria White): 4299 yuan ($674)
- 8GB+256GB Wi-Fi: 5299 yuan ($830) (including pen + keyboard)
Huawei M-Pencil second-generation stylus
- Sells for 599 yuan ($94)
Huawei Smart magnetic keyboard
- MatePad Pro 12.6-inch model: 799 yuan ($125)
- MatePad Pro 10.8 inches: 698 yuan ($109)
Huawei Mate X2
- 8GB+256GB: 17499 yuan ($2742)
- 8GB+256GB 5G: 17799 yuan ($2789)
Huawei Mate 40 Pro
- 8GB+128GB 4G: 6099 yuan ($956)
- 8GB+128GB 5G: 6499 yuan ($1018)
- 8GB+256GB 4G: 6599 yuan ($1034)
- 8GB+256GB 5G 6999 yuan ($1097)
Huawei Mate 40E
- 8GB+128GB 4G: 4199 yuan ($658)
- 8GB+128GB 5G: 4599 yuan ($721)
- 8GB+256GB 4G: 4699 yuan ($736)
- 8GB+256GB 5G: 5099 yuan ($799)
Huawei nova 8 Pro
- 8GB+128GB 4G: 3699 yuan ($580)
- 8GB+128GB 5G: 3999 yuan ($627)
- 8GB+256GB 4G: 4099 yuan ($642)
- 8GB+256GB 5G: 4399 yuan ($689)
As of now, some of these devices are not officially on the shelves. As for the Huawei Watch 3 series and MatePad Pro, they are already on pre-sale. The first outright sales for these devices will take place on June 11. For the Huawei M-Pencil and magnetic keyboard, they will be available for purchase at 0:00 on June 10. The four smartphones are already on pre-sale and the first official sales will take place on June 18.
Huawei’s new strategy is to release 4G devices to keep its smartphone business alive. However, so many people especially in China where its smartphone business thrives prefer 5G devices. Whether or not Huawei will make good sales with these smartphones remains to be seen. Nevertheless, it is a good try by the Chinese manufacturer and it may as well work out for the company.
