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HarmonyOS NEXT developer beta test: List of models and baseline versions
Huawei has officially started beta testing for the HarmonyOS NEXT developer preview recruitment. The HarmonyOS NEXT developer preview version is a test version that recruits real developers to participate in the development experience in the live network environment in order to more comprehensively verify the functions of the product and ensure the quality of the product before the official version is released.
The HarmonyOS NEXT developer preview version will no longer be compatible with Android open source applications and will only support Harmony kernel and system applications , so it is called “pure-blooded Harmony”.
How to participate?
Registration and real-name authentication: This recruitment event is only open to developers. Developers can enter the event page to register and then perform real-name authentication. If you have completed registration and real-name authentication, you can go directly to the next step.
Before registering, you need to answer the questions in the “What You Need to Know Test” to ensure you fully understand the impact of this developer preview upgrade before registering for the event.
You need to complete the “What to Know Test” and fill in the application information for the HarmonyOS NEXT Developer Preview Beta Recruitment Event before you can be eligible to register for this recruitment event and enter the review stage. The review results will be notified by Huawei Developer Alliance official email (or text message).
After passing the review, you will receive the HarmonyOS NEXT developer preview version push and the corresponding developer kit controlled resource viewing rights (targeted push).
Eligible Devices
Currently, Huawei Mate 60 , Mate 60 Pro, and Mate X5 are supported to participate in upgrading to the NEXT version.
Tipster Digital Chat Station has confirmed that the Chinese tech giant Huawei will release new phones called the Mate 80 series in November. These new phones will have better designs, cameras, and speed.
The company is expected to compete with Apple’s new iPhone 17 phones. Huawei will make four different Mate 80 phones: the regular Mate 80, Mate 80 Pro, Mate 80 Pro+, and Mate 80 RS. Each phone will have different cameras. The regular Mate 80 will have a 50-megapixel camera.
The Pro version will have a bigger 50-megapixel camera. The Pro+ and RS models will have even bigger 50-megapixel cameras.
The Pro model might have a flat screen and face recognition. The Pro+ and RS models might have curved screens that bend more.
The best phone, the Mate 80 RS, might have a 6.9-inch screen with special technology.
This screen should be brighter, use less battery power, and last longer than normal phone screens. Huawei might also use strong titanium metal for the frame and special glass on the back. Inside the phones, there will be a new chip called the Kirin 9030. The battery might be bigger than 6000mAh and charge very fast – 100W with a wire and 80W without wires. The phones might work with 5G internet and satellite communication.
The phones will use Huawei’s own software called HarmonyOS. This might work better with other Huawei devices and have more AI features. Some people think these improvements will help Huawei compete better with Apple, especially in battery life, communication, and smart features.
A Chinese company called HiSilicon Semiconductor just changed who’s in charge. The old boss, Xu Zhijun, stepped down from his job as the legal representative and chairman. Now the company’s CEO, Gao Ji, is taking over these roles.
Xu has been working at Huawei since 1993 and still has other important jobs there – he’s a vice chairman and sometimes serves as the rotating chairman. Him leaving this position is probably just Huawei moving people around to different jobs within the company.
HiSilicon is completely owned by Huawei and makes computer chips. This change in leadership might mean Huawei is trying to make things work better.
HiSilicon started in October 2004 when Huawei took its computer chip design team and turned it into its own company. The main office is in Shenzhen, but they also have offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and other cities in China.
HUAWEI has introduced the all-new MatePad Mini tablet, in China. As per the specifications, the device is 5.1mm thin, weighs 255g, and boasts an 8.8″ 2.5K 120Hz OLED screen with 2.99mm narrow bezels.
It has support for the HUAWEI M-Pencil Pro, runs HarmonyOS 5.1, has a 3D heat dissipation architecture for cooling, has SIM card support, and has a 6400mAh battery with 66W fast charging support.
It also features a dual rear camera setup consisting of a 50MP main camera and an 8MP ultra-wide camera with macro mode, along with a single 32MP front-facing camera. These are paired with AI photo editing features. Like other HUAWEI phones, the chipset hasn’t been revealed, but it is most likely powered by HUAWEI’s own Kirin 9010 SoC, based on earlier reports.
HUAWEI MatePad Mini Specifications:
- 8.8-inch 2.5K (2560 × 1600 pixels) OLED screen, 120Hz refresh rate, 92% Screen-to-body ratio, 1800 nits peak brightness, 1.07 billion colors
- HUAWEI Kirin SoC (speculated)
- 12GB / 16GB RAM with 256GB / 512GB / 1TB storage
- Rear Cameras: 50MP camera (f/1.8 aperture), 8MP wide-angle camera with macro mode (f/2.2 aperture), LED flash
- Front Camera: 32MP (f/2.4 aperture)
- Stereo speakers
- HarmonyOS 5.1
- Single SIM
- Cellular network support, Wi-Fi 7 (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE, GPS/GLONASS/BeiDou/Galileo/WLAN network positioning/cellular network positioning
- 6400 mAh battery with 66W fast charging support
The HUAWEI MatePad Mini comes in Spruce green, obsidian black, and snowy white colors and is priced at CNY 3899 (USD 545 / Rs. 48,120 approx.) for the 12+256GB variant, CNY 4399 (USD 615 / Rs. 54,280 approx.) for the 12+512GB variant, and CNY 4899 (USD 685 / Rs. 60,450 approx.) for the soft light version with matte screen.
There is also a special HUAWEI MatePad Mini Collector’s Edition in Global Red, bundled with a few accessories. It is priced at CNY 5,999 (USD 839 / Rs. 74,040 approx.) for the 16GB + 512GB variant and CNY 6,499 (USD 909 / Rs. 80,210 approx.) for the 16GB + 1TB variant.