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Huawei: Cumulative R&D investment in car BU exceeds 30 billion yuan
Huawei recently released 2023 annual report and as per the report, since the establishment of Huawei Smart Car Solution BU, the cumulative R&D investment has exceeded 30 billion yuan, and the R&D team has reached 7,000 people.
Huawei said that its smart car solution business has entered a period of rapid growth, with component shipments exceeding 3 million units , including smart cockpits, smart driving, smart car control, smart car cloud, lidar, millimeter wave radar, cameras, gateways, smart Headlights and other products and solutions.
Judging from the annual report, Huawei ‘s smart car solution business achieved sales revenue of 4.737 billion yuan in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 128.1%.
On September 10, 2024, Huawei officially introduced the world’s first tri-fold mobile phone, the Mate XT. This tri-fold smartphone launched with a starting price at 19,999 yuan, and will be officially launched on September 20 at 10:08. Check the pricing info below.
16GB + 256GB Price: 19999 yuan
16GB + 512GB Price: 21999 yuan
16GB + 1TB priced at 23999 yuan
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design tri-fold phone is available in two colors: Ruihong and Xuanhei, and three storage versions: 16GB+256GB, 16GB+512GB, and 16GB+1TB.
The new phone is only 3.6 mm thick and is equipped with a 10.2-inch “world’s largest” mobile phone folding screen . The rear lens adopts Huawei’s classic star diamond design, and the lens frame adopts a “unique” rock vein texture.
Huawei Mate XT is the first smartphone to achieve inward and outward bending of the hinge , and is equipped with the “Huawei Tiangong Hinge System”.
The screen of Huawei Mate XT is made of non-Newtonian fluid material; it is equipped with a 5600mAh “world’s thinnest silicon negative pole large-capacity battery” with a battery thickness of only 1.9mm.
Huawei Mate XT supports 66W wired fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging, as well as Lingxi communication and Tiantong satellite call functions.
Key Specifications
- 156.7 mm
- Width: Single screen: 73.5 mm
- Width: Double screen: 143.0 mm
- Width: Three-screen state: 219.0 mm
- Thickness: Single screen: 12.8 mm
- Thickness: Dual screen: 7.45 mm / 4.75 mm
- Thickness: Three-screen mode: 3.6 mm / 3.6 mm / 4.75 mm
- Weight: 300g
- Screen size: Single screen: 6.4 inches
- Screen size: Dual screen: 7.9 inches
- Screen size: Triple screen: 10.2 inches
- OS: HarmonyOS 4.2
- RAM: 16GB
- Internal memory (ROM): 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB ROM
- Rear camera configuration: 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera (F1.4~F4.0 aperture, OIS optical image stabilization) + 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera (F2.2 aperture) + 12-megapixel periscope telephoto camera (F3.4 aperture, OIS optical image stabilization)
- Front camera pixels: 8 megapixels (F2.2 aperture)
- Battery: 5600 mAh (typical)
Huawei Mate XT is equipped with a 50MP 1/1.56″ main camera with ten-speed variable aperture (F1.4~F4.0), and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle + 12MP periscope telephoto (5.5x) rear lens.
Huawei Mate XT is equipped with multiple AI photo functions, supporting AI elimination, AI image expansion and AI cloud enhancement.
Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design comes with a gift box, including a rotating stand protective case, FreeBuds 5, 88W Super Fast Charging Car Charger, and 66W Super Fast Charging Charger.
Huawei also launched a foldable touch keyboard that can be paired with the Mate XT to provide a desktop PC-like experience.
Huawei is all set for a major product launch event on September 19th in Barcelona. The lineup is expected to include new additions to the Huawei Watch GT series, potentially the Watch GT 5 and Watch GT 5 Pro. Huawei recently teased these products on social media, offering a glimpse of their design.
Ahead of the official unveiling, images of the Huawei Watch GT 5 46mm (VLI-B19) and GT 5 Pro 46mm (VLI-B29) have surfaced through NCC certification documents. These images reveal several key features:
- Circular dial with a functional crown and an additional button, likely for exercise controls
- Metallic body surrounding the display
- Health sensors on the rear
- Interchangeable straps: silicone options in blue and black for both models, with an exclusive metal strap for the GT 5 Pro
- Dual-tone dial design on the blue GT 5 model
- Magnetic clasp on the GT 5 Pro’s metal strap
- 5ATM water and dust resistance rating
The certification also shows a magnetic wireless charger (model CCAK23LP1350T2) compatible with both new models and the previous GT 4. This charger supports 5V-9V at 2A input, suggesting 18W fast charging capability.
These leaked details offer a comprehensive preview of Huawei’s upcoming smartwatch offerings, showcasing both aesthetic and functional improvements over previous models.
Huawei officially started teasing the new watch overseas. The watch will be unveiled at the Huawei Innovation Product Launch Conference held in Barcelona, Spain on September 19 local time.
The watch has two function buttons on the side, the dial theme and the outer ring of the case are designed in white and green , and the bezel is printed with scales. The overall image of the watch is similar to the Huawei WATCH Ultimate series of smart watches. the watch is expected to be the Huawei WATCH Ultimate Green Legend .
The Huawei WATCH Ultimate smartwatch was first released in March 2023. It is equipped with a 1.5-inch LTPO OLED flexible screen, a sapphire mirror, and supports two-way Beidou satellite messaging function, which can send and receive Beidou satellite messages with one click. The watch also supports IP68 and 10ATM, claiming to achieve 100-meter diving-level waterproofing for smartwatches.
