Amazing Huawei Mate 30 - It's Coming

[Froggy]

It's official: the Huawei Mate 30 phones are launching on September 19
By David Nield 2 hours ago Mobile Phones


Mark your calendars.

We've already heard plenty of rumors and speculation around the Huawei Mate 30 Series phones, but here's something official: a launch date of Thursday September 19, with the unveiling happening at an event in Munich.

That's per the official Huawei Mobile Twitter account, so it's time to mark it on your calendars, book some time off work, or do whatever else you need to do in preparation.

The launch date tweet and accompanying preview site are encouraging us to "rethink possibilities" – so make of that what you will. There's also extensive use of what looks like a camera lens graphic, suggesting the Mate 30 phones will come packing some serious photo-taking capabilities.

We will of course be bringing you all the news as it happens from the Mate 30 Series event, and no doubt we're in line for plenty more leaks and rumors between then and now.

Some of the shine of the launch event is likely to be taken off by the news that the Mate 30 phones probably won't be able to use Google apps and services, thanks to the ongoing trade disputes between the US and China.

It's possible that Google will apply for an exemption for the Huawei Mate 30 handsets, but if not, Huawei is going to have to rely on its own HarmonyOS. We won't know exactly how this is going to play out until we see the phones themselves.

We're expecting both a Mate 30 and a Mate 30 Pro, at least. Previous leaked images point to a circular housing for the rear-facing camera, which could pack in as many as four individual lenses.

Other rumored improvements include faster wireless charging, but most attention is going to focus on exactly what software and apps the Huawei Mate 30 phones come running.

 

[winnipegjets]

My only concern is that it will eventually run on their own OS as Android is taken away from them.

 

[Froggy]

This is it ladies and gentlemen

 

[Froggy]

Huawei Mate 30 Pro Looks Gorgeous in New Renders — Four Cameras and All
By Jesus Diaz 3 hours ago Phones

Strong features packed into a neat design

This is the new design of the Huawei Mate 30 Pro. On the front it is all screen except for a small notch.

On the back, it looks like a compact camera, which makes sense given Huawei's photo expertise and because it is rumored to have “breakthrough” video features. Love them or hate them, Huawei is making some excellent iron lately.

At least according to master rumormonger Ice Universe, who usually is spot-on on his predictions. In a tweet, the galactic cat pointed out that he is “looking forward to a breakthrough in video shooting”. If this means that Huawei has implemented its best-of-class depth of field and low-lighting photographic abilities into the Mate 30 Pro’s video mode, users will be very happy.

But for now, we only know for sure how the phone will look, thanks to these exclusive renders by @onleaks for Indian tech site Pricebaba. The renders are in line with a recently leaked marketing poster made public by Ice Universe. I’m digging the back design. Instead of doing the ugly square pirate patch found in early renders of the iPhone 11 and the Pixel 4, Huawei has chosen to embrace a symmetric camera look that reminds me of the Canon Ixus compacts, but more elegant and ultra-thin. I like the sharply cut top and bottom ends too.

According to the rumors, the camera module will have two 40-megapixel sensors, plus an 8-megapixel telephoto lens and a Time-of-Flight sensor capable of capturing three-dimensional information of the scene to make depth of field effects.

The first 40MP sensor will allegedly have a lens with variable aperture from f/1.4 to f/1.6, with a RYYB pixel layout, same as the current king of the photographic hill, the P30 Pro. According to Sony — the sensor manufacturer — the RYYB layout collects 40% more light than standard RGGB sensors. A RYYB sensor uses can capture there times more light as a standard RGGB sensor, since the Y pixels are made of two red and green pixels each.

The second 40MP sensor is the same as the first, but with a 120-degree ultra-wide lens. The telephoto will offer a 5x zoom, according to the rumors posted by reliable leaker @Onleaks. On the front the rumor is that there will be three sensors, perhaps to enable facial id and selfie depth of field effects.

The display — which is a curved OLED similar to the one used in Samsung Galaxy phones — is estimated to be a whopping 6.6 inches, again according to @Onleaks. The entire package will be allegedly powered by the latest HiSilicon Kirin 990 chip, which has a built-in modem.

The phone will include a 4,500mAh battery with 25W wireless charging and fast 55W wired charging. It’s all pretty solid — except there is no headphone jack. The bottom has a USB Type-C pro, microphone, speaker, and the SIM card tray.

It is expected that the Mate 30 Pro will run an open source version of Android. Google confirmed that it has not licensed its apps for pre-installation in the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro following the U.S. Department of Commerce’s “Entity List” that bans American companies from doing business with the Chinese company.

Mate 30 users will be able to download the apps on the internet like they do in China — where Google apps are not included in Huawei terminals — installing an app shop like Aptoide, Google Play, or directly from any APK repository, like APKmirror.com. It’s a nuisance, but an acceptable one.

We will know more about the Mate 30 line when it is announced on September 19 in Munich, Germany.

 

[winnipegjets]

Samsung and Huawei should jointly build an OS that could be used by the two manufacturer. Then Oppo, Xiaomi, LG will jump in.

 

[laksaboy]

Samsung and Huawei should jointly build an OS that could be used by the two manufacturer. Then Oppo, Xiaomi, LG will jump in.

Certainly, if Samsung wishes to be blacklisted as well.

 

[Froggy]

https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/16/...e-leaks-promotional-images-evan-blass-renders

Huawei’s entire flagship Mate 30 lineup leaks ahead of Thursday launch
Four phones with three different notches
By Jon Porter@JonPorty Sep 16, 2019, 5:16am EDT

Days before Huawei is due to reveal its new flagship Mate 30 lineup, launching without Google apps or services on September 19th, promotional images of four of the upcoming devices appear to have leaked online. The images were shared by leaker Evan Blass, and show off what he claims is the new Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro, Mate 30 Lite, and what appears to be a Porsche Design edition of one of the new handsets.

At the top of the lineup is the Mate 30 Pro. The images suggest the phone will be equipped with a wide notch at the top of the device and a display that curves around the left and right sides of the phone like Oppo’s “waterfall screen” seen on Vivo’s new Nex 3. On the back we can see the familiar Leica branding along with four sensors that are contained within a circular camera cutout. One cryptic tweet suggested that these will consist of a pair of 40-megapixel sensors, an 8-megapixel sensor, and a time-of-flight sensor. There also appears to be two signal strength indicators on the top left of the screen, suggesting there’ll be a dual-SIM version of the device.

The Mate 30 Pro could have a screen that curves sharply around the edges of the device. Image: @EVLeaks

The phone’s rear sensors appear to be contained within a circular cutout. Image: @EVLeaks

In comparison to the Pro, the regular Mate 30 appears to have a much smaller display notch, which MSPowerUser speculates could be because this model includes fewer sensors for face unlock. Dual-SIM functionality also appears to be on the cards for this model. We’re still waiting on images of the back of the device to reveal the rear cameras.

Both the Mate 30 Pro and Mate 30 are expected to use Huawei’s new Kirin 990 chipset, which has a variant that includes a built-in 5G modem. A 5G signal indicator is clearly visible on the image of the Mate 30, indicating that there could be a 5G-equipped model of this handset.

The regular Mate 30 looks to have a smaller notch and no curved display. Image: @EVLeaks

The Mate 30 Lite has a very different design from its two siblings, with a hole-punch camera cutout on the front, a square camera array on its rear, and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. In a follow-up tweet Blass said that the phone is the same as the Nova 5i Pro, which was announced back in July, and which uses a less powerful Kirin 810 chipset.

The Mate 30 Lite is allegedly the same as Huawei’s Nova 5i Pro that it announced back in July. Image: @EVLeaks


Finally, there’s the Porsche Design edition of the Mate 30 Pro, which appears to add a leather covering to the rear of the phone. Blass shared renders of the handset in black and red.

The Porsche Design edition appears to have the same curved display as the Mate 30 Pro. Image: @EVLeaks

The rear of the phone has a combined leather and glass construction. Image: @EVLeaks

Away from the design of the phones, the more pressing aspect of these devices will be their software. Recently, Google announced that the lineup will not be able to launch with official Google apps, thanks to the USA’s ongoing ban on companies doing business with Huawei without a license. As well as not having access to Google’s first-party apps, the move also means the phones won’t have access to services like the Play Store, the primary source of Android apps. Although Huawei’s previous phones have been able to function without the Play Store in China for years now, it will be much harder to convince Android users in Europe — where Huawei had been gobbling up market share — to buy a phone without easy access to the operating system’s primary app store.

There’s no official word on pricing for the new Mate devices. For that, we’ll have to wait until they’re unveiled in Munich on Thursday.

 

[laksaboy]

Recently, Google announced that the lineup will not be able to launch with official Google apps, thanks to the USA’s ongoing ban on companies doing business with Huawei without a license. As well as not having access to Google’s first-party apps, the move also means the phones won’t have access to services like the Play Store, the primary source of Android apps.

RIP Huawei. Serves you right for stealing tech and trading with Iran.

If you want to buy a Chinese phone I recommend the OnePlus. Arguably the best Android skin on the market. The Android skin on some Chinese brand phones are garbage.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

RIP Huawei. Serves you right for stealing tech and trading with Iran.

If you want to buy a Chinese phone I recommend the OnePlus. Arguably the best Android skin on the market. The Android skin on some Chinese brand phones are garbage.

Just get a Samsung.. got cheaperer models n betterer fasterer more expensive models.

 

[knowwhatyouwantinlife]

Just get a Samsung.. got cheaperer models n betterer fasterer more expensive models.

Great choice especially with the note 9 now second hand can get between 500 to 600, 512 GB micro sim slot total storage can go until 1TB and last of the headphone jack

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Great choice especially with the note 9 now second hand can get between 500 to 600, 512 GB micro sim slot total storage can go until 1TB and last of the headphone jack

Great minds think alike

 

[Boliao]

I'm a Mate20 user and I expect the new Mate30 to be a failure for 3 reasons;

1. It is fugly with the big round camera housing at the back
2. It is expensive, being launched at almost $2000
3. It's competition, iPhone11, is now priced reasonably that there is no reasons for iPhone users to switch/ stay with Android

 

[eatshitndie]

I'm a Mate20 user and I expect the new Mate30 to be a failure for 3 reasons;

1. It is fugly with the big round camera housing at the back
2. It is expensive, being launched at almost $2000
3. It's competition, iPhone11, is now priced reasonably that there is no reasons for iPhone users to switch/ stay with Android

no 5g. no 6.9g. never mind. ah tiongs love the latest iphone and are willing to sell their babies for it.

Apple iPhone 11 is open for Pre-orders in China, receives over 1 Milllion reservations
by Joel Joseph - Sep 13, 2019

Apple announced the new iPhone 11 lineup consisting of the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max on September 10. The new Apple phones are set to go on sale from September 20 worldwide, and today, pre-orders have begun globally. The pre-orders for the iPhone 11 lineup is also open in China now on platforms such as JD.com and Tmall.

What’s interesting is that all the three iPhone models put together received over 1 million reservations on JD.com before the pre-orders began. So despite the recent sales decline of Apple in China, the company’s new models seem to have received a pretty good response. Of course, these were just reservations showing interest, but it still shows that Apple’s brand value is intact in the market.

https://www.gizmochina.com/2019/09/...reservations-in-china-pre-orders-begin-today/

 

[laksaboy]

Mate 30 event live streaming now.

 

[laksaboy]

Great hardware, but no Google apps so it'll likely be dead on arrival.

Also, it's running Android... so much for Oak OS, Harmony OS, Hongmeng OS, Hongkan OS or whatever OS.

 

[eatshitndie]

Great hardware, but no Google apps so it'll likely be dead on arrival.

Also, it's running Android... so much for Oak OS, Harmony OS, Hongmeng OS, Hongkan OS or whatever OS.

harm many os?

 

[laksaboy]

No Google Play on the Mate 30... this is the crappy Huawei app store.

 

[knowwhatyouwantinlife]

Hope laksa is right...cant wait to get m hands on such specs when it drops to below 600 in the second hand market in 6 mths to a years time
https://www.fuckwarezone.com.sg/tec...nched-and-its-beaston-paper-full-specs-inside

 

[Froggy]

https://9to5google.com/2019/09/23/how-to-install-google-apps-on-mate-30-pro/

This is how easy it is to get Google apps on the Huawei Mate 30 Pro [Video]

Damien Wilde - Sep. 23rd 2019 1:00 am PT@iamdamienwilde



The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is in a place that no other flagship has been before, launching globally but with no ‘official’ access to the Google Play Store and Google Play Services right out of the box. This means that many of your favorite Google apps are not instantly accessible on the Mate 30 Pro without a workaround or sideloading.

Luckily it is ridiculously easy to get Google Play Services, and therefore, Google apps working on the Huawei Mate 30 Pro. I need to preface this by saying that you can ‘sideload’ many Google apps using sites like APKmirror but without the underlying libraries and necessary data, they will fail to load or encounter issues.

Installing the Google Play Services frameworks turns the Huawei Mate 30 Pro into what you’d consider a ‘normal’ Android smartphone. You can use every Google app as normal and all-in-all, the process takes less than 10 minutes and doesn’t need any real technical know-how — meaning it can be done by just about anyone.

While Huawei cannot tell you how to install Google apps on the Mate 30 Pro for legal reasons, it’s unclear if employees in carrier stores will be able to help potential buyers add the Google Service Assistant APK file to their devices and streamline the process even further.

I have personally been running Google Play Services since the Mate 30 launch with zero issues, everything works as expected with no major hiccups beyond the fact the phone comes without the ‘normal’ setup process we’re all used to.

It was initially believed that an unlocked bootloader would be needed to install custom ROMs with Google Play Services and apps included but the solution is far more simple than that. The Huawei AppGallery does have a substantial library but it won’t ever be able to compete with the Google Play Store in sheer size and scale.

How to install Google app on the Huawei Mate 30 Pro

1. Open the stock ‘Browser’ or alternatively sideload the Chrome APK (does not need Google Play Services to operate)

2. Head to the following web address: http://www.lzplay.net/

3. Hit the big blue button to download the Google Services Framework installer

4. Allow the Google Services Assistant installer to install all of the necessary files and frameworks.

5. Once the Google Play Store is installed, run the application.

6. At this point, you may encounter issues being able to sign in. Simply restart your device and re-launch.

7. Sign-in and install any Google apps (note: you do not need to install all Google apps should you not require them).

8. Follow the video guide above for step-by-step instructions.



All-in-all the entire process takes less than 10 minutes to complete — in fact, it took me less than five minutes from receiving the device to being able to launch the Google Play Store with no issues.

Signing-in to the Google Play Store also means that other Google apps like Gmail, Drive, Maps and the rest will automatically log you in on the Mate 30 Pro just as they would on a licensed Android phone.

Once the Google Services Framework is installed, the Mate 30 Pro runs just like any other Android phone. I haven’t encountered any major issues beyond some picture-in-picture annoyances with YouTube. Google Pay appears to work with no problems — although I will be testing this over the coming days — as do all of my banking apps.

If you have questions, then be sure to stick them down in the comments section below.

 

[laksaboy]

https://9to5google.com/2019/09/23/how-to-install-google-apps-on-mate-30-pro/

This is how easy it is to get Google apps on the Huawei Mate 30 Pro [Video]

Damien Wilde - Sep. 23rd 2019 1:00 am PT@iamdamienwilde



The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is in a place that no other flagship has been before, launching globally but with no ‘official’ access to the Google Play Store and Google Play Services right out of the box. This means that many of your favorite Google apps are not instantly accessible on the Mate 30 Pro without a workaround or sideloading.

Luckily it is ridiculously easy to get Google Play Services, and therefore, Google apps working on the Huawei Mate 30 Pro. I need to preface this by saying that you can ‘sideload’ many Google apps using sites like APKmirror but without the underlying libraries and necessary data, they will fail to load or encounter issues.

Installing the Google Play Services frameworks turns the Huawei Mate 30 Pro into what you’d consider a ‘normal’ Android smartphone. You can use every Google app as normal and all-in-all, the process takes less than 10 minutes and doesn’t need any real technical know-how — meaning it can be done by just about anyone.

While Huawei cannot tell you how to install Google apps on the Mate 30 Pro for legal reasons, it’s unclear if employees in carrier stores will be able to help potential buyers add the Google Service Assistant APK file to their devices and streamline the process even further.

I have personally been running Google Play Services since the Mate 30 launch with zero issues, everything works as expected with no major hiccups beyond the fact the phone comes without the ‘normal’ setup process we’re all used to.

It was initially believed that an unlocked bootloader would be needed to install custom ROMs with Google Play Services and apps included but the solution is far more simple than that. The Huawei AppGallery does have a substantial library but it won’t ever be able to compete with the Google Play Store in sheer size and scale.

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How to install Google app on the Huawei Mate 30 Pro

1. Open the stock ‘Browser’ or alternatively sideload the Chrome APK (does not need Google Play Services to operate)

2. Head to the following web address: http://www.lzplay.net/

3. Hit the big blue button to download the Google Services Framework installer

4. Allow the Google Services Assistant installer to install all of the necessary files and frameworks.

5. Once the Google Play Store is installed, run the application.

6. At this point, you may encounter issues being able to sign in. Simply restart your device and re-launch.

7. Sign-in and install any Google apps (note: you do not need to install all Google apps should you not require them).

8. Follow the video guide above for step-by-step instructions.



All-in-all the entire process takes less than 10 minutes to complete — in fact, it took me less than five minutes from receiving the device to being able to launch the Google Play Store with no issues.

Signing-in to the Google Play Store also means that other Google apps like Gmail, Drive, Maps and the rest will automatically log you in on the Mate 30 Pro just as they would on a licensed Android phone.

Once the Google Services Framework is installed, the Mate 30 Pro runs just like any other Android phone. I haven’t encountered any major issues beyond some picture-in-picture annoyances with YouTube. Google Pay appears to work with no problems — although I will be testing this over the coming days — as do all of my banking apps.

If you have questions, then be sure to stick them down in the comments section below.

Most people aren't interested to jump through all that hoops, and that includes Android users.

Also, it looks like a loophole or a hack, expect it to be patched soon.

Blacklists exist for a reason.

By the way, check out the dates and the domain of the website.

https://www.whois.com/whois/lzplay.net

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Updated Date: 2019-07-11T07:50:55Z
Creation Date: 2019-07-11T07:46:12Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2024-07-11T07:46:12Z
Registrar: Alibaba Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Registrar IANA ID: 420
Name Server: DNS3.HICHINA.COM
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