Huawei Mate 70 RS Ultimate review: Porsche Design tier of the Mate 70 with red-tinted kevlar back and exclusive trim.
The Porsche Design Mate.
Mate 70 RS Ultimate is the trim-and-spec halo: kevlar back, 50 MP telephoto upgrade, 16 GB RAM standard. Camera is the most ambitious in Huawei's 2024 lineup. The HarmonyOS ecosystem and China-first release are the gatekeepers.
01Display
90/10090/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
02Camera
92/100At 92/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2024 — 9 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
80/10080/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2024 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.
05Build
90/10090/100 puts it above the 85-point average for flagship phones of 2024.
06Value
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2024 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Kevlar-weave back is unique.
- 50 MP telephoto upgrade vs the Pro.
- Top-tier RAM/storage configs.
- Porsche Design provenance.
- $1,650 is steep.
- No Google services.
- 232 g.
- China-first release.
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? .