Huawei today unveiled its ground-breaking HUAWEI Mate 30 Series at an exclusive launch event in Munich. The world’s first second-generation 5G smartphone provided the wow factor to audiences who were watching the live stream all over the world.

Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, said: “The HUAWEI Mate 30 Series unleashes the full potential of the smartphone. The era of 5G is an opportunity to rethink smartphone technology and the HUAWEI Mate 30 series is the ultimate expression of what’s possible.” 

HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro introduces the Intuitive Side-touch Interaction feature to replace the side volume buttons with invisible virtual keys. This feature also allows users to customise the volume key position on either sides of the device and makes HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro the most integrated, all-in-one design smartphone currently available. Together, HUAWEI 3D Face Unlock and In-Screen Fingerprint provide high levels of biometric security and convenience.

Turn the device over and the iconic ring design of the quad-camera system immediately stands out, surrounded by a metallic ‘halo’. Mirroring the design of a DSLR camera and designed to be held comfortably, the beautiful HUAWEI Mate 30 Series makes the user the focus of the crowd, attracting all the attention. 

The HUAWEI Mate 30 Pro also features HUAWEI Acoustic Display Technology to deliver high-quality audio through a sound-emitting display. There were also several other products such as the Watch GT 2, FreeBuds 3, and Vision TV unveiled too. But the biggest headline was the absence of Google's Apps.

I wrote an article about how this could be a turning point for the tech industry on my weekly tech column at Tech HQ. But I invited Paul Lipscombe from Mobile News onto my podcast to share his thoughts on insights from the big event in Germany.