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Within a few years Huawei rightfully entered the top 3 smartphone manufacturers. Especially in Europe, where the company went head to head with established names long before, often even surpassing them. This is because the Chinese giant is strong in a consolidated history long before it became known to most for its smartphones. She was born in 1987 from the mind of Ren Zhengfei, discussed personality who started from the construction of network infrastructures and then expanded to the rest of the technology sector. His name, "Huawei", Can be translated to"China is skilled“, A philosophy of commendation to the willingness of Chinese companies to demonstrate their capabilities in the rest of the world.

After making himself known among the experts with the production of products for telephone operators, including USB modems, routers and the like, he began to make his way in the mobile segment. The very first phones started arriving in the 2004, starting from Huawei C300, but it is in the 2005 that Huawei U626 is presented as the first 3G model. But if we talk about Android we must move to 2009, the year in which the MWC saw the debut of Huawei U8220. On a more mainstream level, the company started making headlines in 2012 with the launch of Huawei Ascend P1, the first real top of the now famous P. range

If we talk about the Mate range, instead, it is at CES 2013 that we see the launch of Huawei Ascend Mate. In both cases, the various models were accompanied by the “Ascend” nomenclature, subsequently abandoned from 2015 onwards. And it is also in that year that Huawei enters into a partnership with Google for the production of the Nexus 6P. If we want to say so, the real "fame" came in 2016 with Huawei P9, smartphone that made a lot of talk about itself thanks to an advanced dual camera and the collaboration with Leica.

From that year onwards, Huawei's sales have gradually increased, especially in Europe, thanks also to the push in the various market segments. The series P Lite / P Smart it has known how to impose itself in the mid-range sector, thanks also to numerous models for all tastes (and pockets).

Guide to smartphones

If we wanted to make a note of Huawei's commercial strategy, this would concern the excessive variety of models. Not only is it a very prolific manufacturer (2018 models were launched in 41 alone), but the differentiation between China and Europe sometimes creates a bit of confusion. Without also considering the existence of Honor, which we will discuss later. Here, then, how to understand the differences between the various acronyms:

series P

Born in 2012, the P series represents the main one in which the various top of the annual range stand out. But that's not all: for some years the company has branched out into the P family, giving rise to further classifications. These today include P Lite e P Smart, that is the mid-range models especially for the European market. But previously there were more, for example P Max e P Plus, or phablets (when there was still a difference). Since 2018 the series has been introduced P Pro, that is the top of the range complete with all the most valuable features.

Huawei P30 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P30 Pro - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P30 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P20 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P20 Pro - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P20 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P20 Lite 2019 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P10 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P10 Plus - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P10 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P9 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P9 Plus - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P9 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P8 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P8 Max - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P8 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P8 Lite 2017 - Data Sheet | Review

Huawei P Smart Z - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P Smart + 2019 - Data Sheet
Huawei P Smart 2019 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P Smart + - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei P Smart - Data Sheet | Review

Mate series

As with the Samsung Galaxy Note, the Mate series represents the non-plus-ultra at Huawei. While the P series debuts early in the year, the Mate one is launched in the second half of the year. Born under the banner of phablets, it has evolved to offer increasingly cutting-edge technologies. From the ninth generation new categories have been created, that is Lite for the mid-ranges e PRO for the premium range. Variants have also been created in collaboration with Porsche, even more valuable (and expensive).

Huawei Mate 20 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei Mate 20 Pro - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei Mate 20 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei Mate 20 X - Data Sheet
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G - Data Sheet
Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design - Data Sheet
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design - Data Sheet
Huawei Mate 10 - Data Sheet
Huawei Mate 10 Pro - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei Mate 10 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design - Data Sheet
Huawei Mate 9 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei Mate 9 Pro - Data Sheet
Huawei Mate 9 Lite - Data Sheet
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design - Data Sheet
Huawei Mate 8 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei Mate S - Data Sheet | Review

It also falls within the Mate range Huawei Mate X, or one of the very first folding smartphones to have made the debut in circulation.

Huawei Mate X - Data Sheet

Series Y

If we talk about the medium / low range, instead, the Y series comes into play.

Huawei Y9 2019 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y7 2019
Huawei Y7 Pro 2019 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y6 2019
Huawei Y6 Pro 2019 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y5 2019 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y7 2018 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y7 Prime 2018 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y6 2018 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y5 2018 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y5 Prime 2018 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y3 2018 - Data Sheet
Huawei Y6 Pro 2017 - Data Sheet | Review

Nova series

Here with the Nova series things get more complex, given that it is a range of smartphones created for the Chinese market. Subsequently, some models were brought exclusively to Europe, while others made their landing under another name.

Huawei Nova 5 Pro - Data Sheet
Huawei Nova 5i Pro - Data Sheet
Huawei Nova 5 - Data Sheet
Huawei Nova 5i - Data Sheet
Huawei Nova 4 - Data Sheet
Huawei Nova 4e - Data Sheet
Huawei Nova 3 - Data Sheet
Huawei Nova 3i - Data Sheet
Huawei Nova 3e - Data Sheet

Enjoy series

We conclude with the Enjoy series, another exclusive mid-range series for the Chinese market but which, from time to time, also makes its appearance in Europe under another name.

Huawei Enjoy 9S - Data Sheet
Huawei Enjoy 9e - Data Sheet
Huawei Enjoy 8 - Data Sheet
Huawei Enjoy Max - Data Sheet

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Honor

At the end of 2013 in China, its own sub-brand was introduced by Huawei Honor. Initially it was born with the intention of aiming at younger users, especially aiming at the online market. But in the following years it then expanded to the more generalist market, also aiming at sectors such as notebooks, wearables and various accessories.

Honor Magic 2 - Data Sheet | Review
Honor Magic 2 3D - Data Sheet
Honor Magic - Data Sheet
Honor 20 - Data Sheet | Review
Honor 20 Pro - Data Sheet | Review
Honor 20i - Data Sheet
Honor 20 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Honor V10 - Data Sheet
Honor View 20 - Data Sheet | Review
Honor View 10 - Data Sheet | Review
Honor View 10 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Honor 10 - Data Sheet | Review
Honor 10 GT - Data Sheet
Honor 10i - Data Sheet
Honor 10 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Honor 9 - Data Sheet | Review
Honor 9 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Honor 9X - Data Sheet
Honor 9X Pro- Data Sheet
Honor 9i - Data Sheet
Honor 8X - Data Sheet
Honor 8X Max - Data Sheet
Honor 8A - Data Sheet
Honor 7S - Data Sheet
Honor 7C - Data Sheet
Honor 7A - Data Sheet
Honor 7X - Data Sheet | Review
Honor Note 10 - Data Sheet
Honor Play - Data Sheet | Review
Honor Play 8 - Data Sheet
Honor Play 8A - Data Sheet
Honor Play 8C - Data Sheet
Honor Play 7 - Data Sheet

Guide to tablets

Not just smartphones: Huawei has been on the tablet market for some time, making it one of the most successful players in the industry. All devices take the nomenclature MediaPad, although there is a differentiation between two ranges: M (medium / high band) and T (medium / low band).

Huawei MediaPad M5 - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei MediaPad M5 Lite - Data Sheet | Review
Huawei MediaPad T5 - Data Sheet
Huawei MediaPad T3 - Data Sheet

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Guide to notebooks

If the tablets were not enough, the range MateBook evolved from the concept of 2-in-1 tablet of the MWC 2016 to real laptops in the 2017.

Huawei MateBook X Pro - Technical Data | Review
Huawei MateBook D - Data Sheet
Huawei MateBook - Data Sheet

SAR values

Unlike Xiaomi, OnePlus (like many other manufacturers) does not officially indicate the SAR values of its smartphones. The acronym " "Indicates the wording"Specific Absorption Rate", Ie the specific absorption rate. This is the value indicating the amount of energy that the human body absorbs when exposed to an RF electromagnetic field, such as that generated by smartphones.

That said, some teams have measured and collected the values of some models, listed below:

Huawei P30 - 0.33 W / kg (head) - 0.85 W / kg (body)
Huawei P30 Pro - 0.64 W / kg (head) - 0.99 W / kg (body)
Huawei P20 - 0.76 W / kg (head) - 1.26 W / kg (body)
Huawei P20 Pro - 0.73 W / kg (head) - 1.22 W / kg (body)
Huawei P20 Lite - 0.75 W / kg (head) - 1.21 W / kg (body)
Huawei P10 - 0.96 W / kg (head) - 0.99 W / kg (body)
Huawei P10 Plus - 0.89 W / kg (head) - 0.76 W / kg (body)
Huawei P10 Lite - 0.89 W / kg (head) - 0.91 W / kg (body)
Huawei P9 - 1.49 W / kg (head) - 0.96 W / kg (body)
Huawei P9 Plus - 1.48 W / kg (head) - 1.49 W / kg (body)
Huawei P9 Lite - 1.38 W / kg (head) - 0.53 W / kg (body)
Huawei Mate 20 - 0.44 W / kg (head) - 0.99 W / kg (body)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro - 0.4 W / kg (head) - 0.96 W / kg (body)
Huawei Mate 10 Pro - 0.87 W / kg (head) - 1.28 W / kg (body)
Huawei Mate 9 - 1.64 W / kg (head) - 1.36 W / kg (body)
Huawei P Smart 2019 - 0.83 W / kg (head) - 1 W / kg (body)
Huawei Nova Plus - 1.41 W / kg (head) - 1.47 W / kg (body)

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Modding

Starting with the 2018, Huawei's software team decided to put the sticks in the wheel of the modding community. Huawei Device Co., Ltd announced the removal of the possibility to carry it out unlocking the bootloader. This is to avoid the possibility that third party resellers can sell devices with counterfeit ROMs. There is still the possibility of doing this, but only through the paid service of FunkyHuawei. By doing so, you can have access to the installation of custom ROMs, several of which are disseminated on the portal OpenKirin.

Huawei and the USA issue

Although there were already signs of this in the 2018, it is in the 2019 that the USA ban hit Huawei's image hard. We have already investigated the situation on several occasions and you can find our in-depth analysis in this editorial.

Prices: differences with China

Given the vastness of its catalog, Huawei's offer is really designed for all budgets, from devices at € 150 to those for well over € 1000. As often happens when it comes to tech brands, Huawei also started with moderately advantageous prices, and then adapted to the main players such as Apple and Samsung. But how is the situation in Italy when compared to the motherland China?

Huawei P30: 799.90 € (Italy) - 519 € (China)
Huawei P30 Pro: 999.90 € (Italy) - 715 € (China)
Huawei P30 Lite: 369 € (Italy) - 260 € (China)
Huawei Mate 20: (Italy) - 521 € (China)
Huawei Mate 20 Pro: 799 € (Italy) - 703 € (China)
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G: 1099 € (Italy) - 807 € (China)

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