Chinese manufacturing giant, Huawei, has not been able to use Google Mobile Services since last year. This means that many potential buyers outside China may have a rethink before purchasing Huawei’s latest devices. Nevertheless, this did not deter the company from releasing devices outside China. Last year, Huawei released the Mate 30 Pro. This smartphone is already available in select markets outside China. However, the global release has been a difficult process.
Nevertheless, recent reports show that this smartphone has finally landed in the UK market. According to Huawei, the Mate 30 Pro will be exclusively available at the Carphone Warehouse on February 20. As for its price, this device will sell for 899 pounds ($1174).
This device will not sell without some goodies. After pre-registering, users will get a good bundle. This bundle includes free Huawei FreeBuds 3 wireless headphones and Huawei Watch GT2 watches. The bundle will be available for a limited period. However, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro for the UK only supports 4G and there is only one colour option – space silver.
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Like other European regions, the Huawei Mate 30 Pro in the UK market will not support Google Mobile Services (GMS). This means there is no Google Play Store, Search, Maps, Gmail, etc. Instead, the Mate 30 Pro will rely on Huawei’s own AppGallery store and the Amazon App Store. Carphone Warehouse has taken a wise move, saying it will provide a “dedicated VIP support team” for Huawei Mate 30 Pro buyers to guide them on how to use smartphones without GMS.
HUAWEI MATE 30 PRO SPECIFICATIONS
This device boasts a 6.53-inch display with 2400×1176 pixels of resolution and a wide notch at the top. Under the hood, the smartphone boasts Kirin 990 SoC. Besides the variant mentioned above, there’s another option with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The camera department is covered by a Quad-Camera array. It comprises a 40MP primary sensor, an 8MP telephoto camera, a 40MP ultrawide camera, and a 3D ToF module. The wide notch serves as a house for a 32MP selfie shooter and a 3D ToF camera for Face ID. The handset also comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner.
The Mate 30 Pro has a 4,500mAh battery which supports 40W wired charged and 27W wireless charging. The smartphone supports wireless and wired reverse charging. Other features include NFC, IR blaster, Bluetooth 5.1 and support for storage expansion via a nano memory slot.
I have the Mate 30 Pro and it is too easy to install Google services if required. There are many videos on YouTube showing how to do it. A five minute operation if you have some common sense and follow easy instructions. This device is the dogs bollox of smartphones. Any buyer will not regret the purchase price.