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| Source: Huawei. The queue ahead of the Mate 30 Series launch. |
First-in-line Mr Kong had queued since 11 pm the night before. He said, “I’m very happy to be the first in Singapore to officially buy the Mate 30. I’m purchasing it for my wife, who has been a Huawei user for six years and loves the high-quality camera in Huawei phones.”
The HUAWEI Mate 30 Series integrates homegrown Huawei apps with Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) as part of the company’s efforts to create an all-scenario platform. HMS is now servicing the global market with HUAWEI AppGallery, HUAWEI ID, HUAWEI Themes, HUAWEI Mobile Cloud and more. To date, it covers more than 570 million global users across 170 countries and regions.
The HUAWEI Mate 30 Series is engineered with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and a quad camera system, taking mobile videography to the next level. Equipped with a dual 40 MP SuperSensing Cine Camera, the HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro can capture 7,680 frames per second. The phone also supports low-light video with a high image sensitivity of ISO 512,000.
Phil Xu, MD of Huawei Consumer Business Group Singapore, said: “Huawei has been preparing for a new era that presents an exciting opportunity to welcome open innovation and collaboration from developers and tech partners worldwide. We’re very excited for Huawei to continue this path, towards greater heights.”
Huawei supporters also expressed their confidence in the brand and the HMS ecosystem.
Sherry Zheng is optimistic that the brand will be able to come up with more innovative technologies to cater to even more consumers. “I know previous Huawei models have done very well, such as the Mate 20 and the P30, so I’m very excited to see the new features and functions in this phone, especially the camera and the processor,” she said.
Mr Maheswaran has been using Huawei devices for a couple of years, since the HUAWEI Mate 10 release. “I’ve been getting the phones the moment they’ve been launched for a couple of years now, and I don’t see that stopping. Using HMS system will be fine with me, and I believe the features of the phone are more important, like their camera,” he said.
Aovindaras Prabhu was there planning to purchase the HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro for his wife. He said, “The OLED display is what caught her eye, especially together with its camera functions like the Leica lens and its slow-motion effects. We use our phone mainly for photos, and seeing this is one of the best, I’m excited for her to try it out.”
Muhammad Halim Irsyad said he would like to explore the HMS ecosystem and the HUAWEI AppGallery. Through HUAWEI AppGallery, users can search and download mobile apps from 18 different categories such as games, education, lifestyle, daily essentials, and fashion.
“As a developer myself, the phone not having preinstalled Google applications doesn’t set me back because then I can start discovering more,” he said. He added that the HUAWEI Mate 30 Series has many functions that can give him an optimised user experience, citing its wireless charging and camera capabilities as a draw.
Announced in August this year, the HUAWEI Shining-Star Programme supports mobile app developers all around the world. Developers under this programme will be given priority to access Huawei’s open capabilities and receive incentive support in marketing their products and services.
More than 1.07 million developers have registered as HUAWEI developers, and over 50,000 apps have already integrated to the HMS Core. US$1 billion has been invested in the programme so far.
Details:
The Huawei Mate 30 Series is currently available at selected M1 and StarHub shops in Singapore, consumer electronic stores, the Huawei Official Online Store and all Huawei Concept Stores.
Customers who purchase the HUAWEI Mate 30 Series will enjoy premium services under the HICARE PRESTIGE package which includes:
- One year door-to-door repair pick-up and delivery service
- Two-year warranty
- One-time complimentary screen replacement within first three months of purchase
- Dedicated VIP customer service hotline support
