The vast majority of smartphones these days pack at least three cameras in its setup. There are some exceptions, like the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, that feature a quad camera setup, but those are pretty rare. Now it looks like Huawei is taking things further with the upcoming Mate 70 Pro which is expected to feature five cameras!

This is according to a recent report from Greek publication Tech Maniacs where they published exclusive images of the upcoming phone. As you can see in the photo below, it shows the Huawei Mate 70 Pro in the hands of someone who is presumed to be a Huawei executive. It also shows the back of the phone where it appears that the handset has a total of five cameras.

Typically speaking, most phone camera setups consist of a primary shooter, usually a wide-angle lens, that is accompanied by an ultrawide and a telephoto. If there are five cameras in this case, we're not sure what the other two could be. It is possible that one could simply be some kind of depth/monochromatic sensor, and the other could be for macro.

Note that having more cameras doesn't automatically mean better photos. Sure, it does give the phone more data points, but at the end of the day it is quality over quantity, plus the image processing algorithms that are used. Either way, we'll have to wait and see when the Huawei Mate 70 Pro is officially announced.

September has been a pretty busy month for tech - we had IFA 2024, Apple's new iPhone 16 series, the Pixel 9 Pro finally started shipping, and Sony even announced a new PS5 model. With that in mind, Huawei isn't one to be left behind - in fact, the company teased its product launch for the Huawei MatePad 12 X, which is set to debut on September 19.

Based on the photo posted by Huawei, the MatePad 12 X will be available in green with an all-metal unibody, as well as the usual array of features you'll find on modern tablets such as a rear camera, USB-C port, and such. Huawei of course didn't reveal all that the device comes with, as you'll have to wait for the actual launch event.

With that said though, the tablet will be compatible with a number of exclusive Huawei software and accessories including the HUAWEI M-Pencil (3rd generation) and HUAWEI Smart Magnetic Keyboard, to name a couple. In any case, we're bound to know the full set of features next week.

Huawei will be officially unveiling their triple-screen foldable phone tomorrow, a day after Apple's iPhone 16 event. The jury is still out on whether triple-screen foldables will be popular. After all, we expect that they will be much more expensive than their regular foldable counterparts. But it looks like Huawei could prove the naysayers wrong.

According to Huawei, it seems that the company's upcoming Huawei Mate XT has managed to amass over 2.8 million reservations to date! That's kind of insane when you think about it. One thing to note is that it is unclear how many of these reservations will actually translate to sales.

Many could be putting their names down just because they want to see how much it could cost and if the features are worth paying for. We expect some will probably just buy it to be an early adopter, but we won't know for sure until the phone is released. For those of us in the US, we probably shouldn't get too excited to see it hit our shores.

Instead, we might have to wait for other handset brands like Oppo and Xiaomi, both of whom are also rumored to be looking to enter the triple-screen foldable space. Either way, check back with us tomorrow for the details on the Huawei triple-screen foldable, the Huawei Mate XT.

At the Huawei HDC 2024 conference, the company officially announced the next iteration of their smartphone operating system, HarmonyOS NEXT. We know that Huawei has created its own OS in the form of HarmonyOS, but this particular version will essentially get rid of all traces of Android for good.

According to the report from GizmoChina, the new Huawei HarmonyOS NEXT platform will bring about some major changes. For starters, it is built using its own Hongmeng kernel. Prior to this, Huawei still leveraged the Linux kernel and the AOSP codebase. This is why it still felt a bit like Android and had support for Android apps up to a certain point.

With this change, it will be a brand new operating system created entirely by Huawei. This means that moving forwards, the war will no longer be between just iOS and Android. It will introduce a potential new competitor with HarmonyOS NEXT. The company claims that its new system architecture boasts a 30% improvement in performance and 20% reduction in power consumption.

Huawei's platform won't just be for smartphones. The company is envisioning it powering a variety of devices. Developers will also need to create one version of their app and it will work across multiple devices. The new platform is still in development and is available to a limited number of beta testers in China. Huawei expects to release in in Q4 2024.

For most of the western market, Huawei may no longer be a brand that people talk about. With the company facing sanctions from the US government and its allies, Huawei's operations have been negatively affected. But it looks like the company is bouncing back, especially in the foldables market where Huawei has dethroned Samsung.

This is according to a report from Counterpoint Research. According to their latest figures, Huawei is now the biggest foldable phones maker in the world. In Q1 2023, Huawei commanded 14% of the market. This was but a fraction of Samsung's own market share which stood at 58% at that time.

Interestingly, for Q1 2024, the tables have turned. It seems that Huawei now commands a whopping 35% of the foldables market, while Samsung has dropped to 23%. This is quite an insane 180 because if the numbers are accurate, Samsung has lost more than 30% of the market to its competitors.

In a way we can't say we're too surprised. Many of Samsung's competitors have put out foldable phones that are more affordable. The Motorola Razr 2023 is a good example, where if you're more interested in the form factor rather than pure performance, it is an excellent alternative.

This is also why we're not surprised to hear the rumors that Samsung could be working on a more affordable foldable handset. Samsung will announce its new foldable phones in an event rumored for July. Hopefully we'll have more details about its cheaper foldable phone then.