Huawei Mate series
The Huawei Mate series (previously the Huawei Ascend Mate series) is a line of high-end Android-powered phablet smartphones produced by Huawei, and is one of the flagship smartphones along with the P series. Since 2016, Huawei has been in a co-engineering partnership with the German manufacturer Leica, whose lenses have subsequently been used on the Mate series. Phones. Huawei Ascend Mate. The Huawei Ascend Mate smartphone was announced in 2013 at CES. It was released in China in February 2013; its international release was in March 2013. Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G. Huawei announced  the Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G smartphone at CES in 2014. Huawei Ascend Mate 7. Released September 2014 Huawei Mate S. Huawei announced the Huawei Mate S smartphone on September 2, 2015 at IFA in Berlin. Huawei Mate 8. Released on 26 November 2015 in China and globally Q1 2016. Huawei Mate 9. Released December 2016 Huawei Mate 10. Released November 2017 Huawei Mate SE. Huawei launched the Huawei Mate SE in the United States on March 6, 2018. It is an essentially a rebranded version of the international Honor 7X, as the Honor 7X smartphone that had previously  been released in the United States was different from the international version. Huawei Mate 20. Huawei announced three phones in the Huawei Mate 20 series, the Huawei Mate 20, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, and Huawei Mate 20 X at an event in London, England on October 16, 2018, after announcing the cheaper Huawei Mate 20 lite in Berlin, Germany on August 31, 2018. Huawei Mate X. The Mate X is Huawei's first foldable device. The phone offers an 8-inch OLED display that folds outwards, with a wraparound design. While folded, there is a 6.6-inch screen on the  front and a 6.38-inch screen on the back. Huawei Mate 30. The Huawei Mate 30 and Pro versions were unveiled on 19 September 2019 in Munich, Germany and released on 26 September 2019 in China. They are the first models that could be released without pre-installed Google apps because of US sanctions. Huawei Mate 40. The Huawei Mate 40 and Pro versions were unveiled on 22 October 2020, and do not feature Google services. Tablets. Huawei MatePad Pro. The Huawei MatePad Pro was announced on 25 November 2019 and was officially released on 12 December 2019. It is  one of Huawei's devices to feature no Google services just like many of the company's other recently released devices but still retains Android 10 as the source code for EMUI 10.1. The tablet received mainly positive reviews from critics but was criticised for its camera and lack of a wide variety of apps. Huawei MatePad. The Huawei MatePad was announced on 23 April 2020 and was officially released on 28 April 2020. It is one of Huawei's devices to feature no Google services just like many of the company's other recently released devices but still retains  Android 10 as the source code for EMUI 10.1.