Huawei Mate 70 Pro review: Kirin 9020 flagship with a variable aperture and 100 W wireless.
Huawei's self-reliant flagship.
Mate 70 Pro pairs a variable-aperture camera and 4× periscope with 100 W wired + 100 W wireless charging, IP69 and satellite messaging. The missing Google services remain the dealbreaker abroad.
01Display
86/10086/100 trails the 89-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
02Camera
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
03Performance
78/10078/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2024 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
82/10082/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.
05Build
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
06Value
74/10074/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2024 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Variable-aperture 50 MP + 4× periscope.
- 100 W wired AND 100 W wireless.
- IP69 + satellite messaging.
- Premium build.
- No Google services (or HarmonyOS NEXT, no Android apps).
- Kirin 9020 trails Snapdragon.
- Heavy 224 g.
- China-focused.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 248-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .