The 5G version of Huawei’s Mate 30 series will start pre-order in China at 18:08 on October 23, a poster on the website of Huawei Mall showed on Monday.
Huawei launched the Mate 30 series at an event in Munich late last month. The phones will operate on an open-source version of Google's Android operating system but were denied access to license the latest version of Android.
That means the new phones won't come installed with key Google apps, like Gmail, YouTube, Maps or the Play Store. Instead, Huawei will offer its own Android-based interface called EMUI10 and its own app store, which the company confirmed will allow downloads of apps like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Huawei Mate 30 series has 21 antennas, including 14 5G antennas. It support seven frequency bands including N79, N78, N77, N41, N28, N3 and N1.
The Mate 30 series is Huawei's first all-new phone series to launch since the U.S. ban was announced. The lineup includes the 6.62-inch Mate 30 and 6.53-inch Mate 30 Pro, available in both 4G and 5G models.
The Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro models will start at 799 euros ($883) and 1099 euros ($1,215), respectively, while the Mate 30 Pro 5G model will cost 1,199 euros ($1,326).
The new phones will "probably be available in Europe as early as next month," according to Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's consumer business group.
The Mate 30 will be powered by Huawei's new Kirin 990 processor, an all-in-one artificial and 5G chip the company calls its "most sophisticated smartphone chipset launched to date."
5G is the next generation of wireless networks that promise faster download times and lower latency, meaning the time it takes for devices to communicate with each other.
The rollout of the new networks has so far been limited in countries around the world, but smartphone makers are increasingly competing to unveil new 5G devices.
