HUAWEI Mate 70 Air to arrive next week

It looks like HUAWEI is ready to take on Apple’s new iPhone Air with its own ultra-slim flagship, the HUAWEI Mate 70 Air. The device has already surfaced on China Telecom’s database, and leaks from reliable tipsters suggest it could debut as early as October 29.

The Mate 70 Air is rumored to sport an incredibly thin 6.x mm body, a 6.9-inch display with an 18.8:9 aspect ratio, and a new 1/1.3-inch main camera sensor inside Huawei’s signature XMAGE circular module. Under the hood, it’s said to come with 12GB RAM and up to 512GB of storage, running HarmonyOS 5 out of the box.

Unlike Apple’s eSIM-only iPhone Air, HUAWEI’s model will reportedly stick with physical SIMs only, catering to local demand where eSIM adoption remains low.

If true, the Mate 70 Air could mark HUAWEI’s thinnest flagship yet, reviving the brand’s legacy of ultra-slim designs dating back to the Ascend P1 S.