Huawei Mate 60 Pro just made a surprise launch

While Huawei's presence in the western markets has diminished quite a bit over the years, ever since the US sanctioned the company, that doesn't mean that they have stopped operating. In fact, in many countries, particularly in Asia, the company is still doing pretty well as their phones, laptops, and tablets are popular.

That being said, Huawei has surprised everyone with the launch of their latest smartphone, the Huawei Mate 60 Pro. We say surprised because usually when a company launches a new phone, it would be preceded by teasers and an announcement of when the launch will take place, but none of this happened with the company's latest phone.

In terms of hardware, the Mate 60 Pro is packing a 6.82-inch 10-bit LTPO OLED screen with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. On the back, Huawei's familiar circular camera cutout can be found where it features a triple camera setup consisting of a 50MP main shooter, a 12MP ultrawide, and a 448MP telephoto.

The phone also packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 88W wired and 50W wireless charging, and runs on Huawei's very own HarmonyOX 4.0 out of the box. There was no mention of chipset, but seeing as the sanctions prevents US companies from doing business with Huawei, we're guessing it would either be Huawei's own Kirin chipset or maybe a chipset by another Chinese manufacture such as MediaTek.

As for its pricing, the Huawei Mate 60 Pro will be priced at $960 for the model with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, and at this time it appears to be only available in China.