A new mobile sector will be officially inaugurated in 2025: ultra-thin smartphones. Since it became known that Apple was working on a version “Subtle” After the iPhone, several Android brands followed suit by launching models such as the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, the Motorola Edge 70 and the ZTE Nubia Air.
And although he iPhone Air With its 5.6 mm thickness it continues to be the point of reference of this nascent niche, it has received a lot of criticism since its launch for its small 3149 mAh battery… Is it an obligatory sacrifice to maintain such a thin thickness? Well, for Huawei it is not.
The Chinese brand has just come to the table by presenting the new one Huawei Mate 70 Air, a Slim version of its flagship mobile phone (Huawei Mate 70) which is not surprising only for its thickness. In fact, the most interesting thing about this cell phone is this It has a 6500 mAh battery in just over 6 mm thick.
Huawei Mate 70 Air specifications
Huawei does not hide from its name “Air” of this mobile phone confirm that it is their answer to the iPhone Air. And although he doesn’t surpass him in thinness (he has a Thickness 6.6 mm against 5.6 mm), the Chinese brand has clearly opted for a thickness greater than 1 mm a notable advantage in autonomy regarding the iPhone Air battery.
The Huawei Mate 70 Air has an impressive design 6500 mAh battery who is not alone more than double that of the Apple mobile phonebut it’s also larger than many noticeably thicker Android phones (like the Galaxy S25 Ultra or Pixel 10 Pro, for example).
Of course, it must be said that this huge battery, even if it has it 66W fast wired chargingit is not compatible with wireless charging, which the iPhone Air offers.
The rest of its features are similar to those we have already seen in the Huawei Mate 70 series: screen 7-inch OLED at 120 Hzprocessor Kirin9020Atriple camera with RYYB and spectral color sensors, satellite communication bidirectional and more. Below we leave you a technical sheet so you can take a look at its specifications:
Huawei Mate 70 Air technical sheet
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Characteristics |
Huawei Mate 70 Air |
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| Size and weight | 165×81.5×6.6 mm. 208 grams. |
| Screen | 7″ Full-HD+ (2760 x 1320 pixels) control Panel OLEDrefresh rate variable from 1 to 120Hz (LTPO), 300Hz touch sampling, 2160Hz PWM, brightness 4000 nitsDCI-P3 and HDR. |
| Processor | HiSilicon Kirin9020A / Kirin9020B with Maleoon 920 graphics. |
| RAM | 12GB / 16 GB. |
| Warehousing | 256GB / 512GB (not expandable). |
| rear camera | 50MP main with f/1.8 aperture and OIS. 12MP ryyb telephoto lens with f/2.4, OIS and 3x zoom. wide angle 8MP conf/2.2. Color spectral sensor of 1.5 million channels. LED flash, up to 30x digital zoom and 4K recording. |
| front camera | 10.7MP conf/2.2. |
| Connectivity and extras | USB-C 2.0, WiFi7 double band, Dual SIM 5GBluetooth 5.2, NFCDual frequency GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, NavlC, BeiDou satellite message (calls, texts and pictures)GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, stereo speakers, infrared, side fingerprint reader and water and dust resistance IP68+IP69. |
| Drums | 6500mAh with fast charging 66W and reverse of 5W. |
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 5.1. |
Availability and prices of the Huawei Mate 70 Air
The new Huawei Mate 70 Air is now available in China and it is currently unknown whether it will reach the global market or whether it will be an exclusive launch for the Asian market. In the eastern country it is on sale in three colors and four memory configurations at the following prices:
- Huawei Mate 70 Pro Air (12GB + 256GB): 4199 yuan (€510).
- Huawei Mate 70 Pro Air (12GB + 512GB): 4699 yuan (€570).
- Huawei Mate 70 Pro Air (16GB + 256GB): 4699 yuan (€570).
- Huawei Mate 70 Pro Air (16GB + 512GB): 5199 yuan (€630).
