Huawei’s long-awaited Mate 30 Pro is finally on-sale in the UK today. After kickstarting pre-registration for the device on February 11, the handset is now available to purchase exclusively from Carphone Warehouse.
The Mate 30 Pro is priced at £899, but you’re actually getting a lot more for your money than you might think. That’s because Huawei is also throwing in a free Huawei Watch GT 2 and Huawei FreeBuds 3 with its flagship – two freebies worth £368 if bought separately. Not bad, eh?
Huawei has understandably given fans a huge incentive to invest in a Mate 30 Pro, primary because the device doesn’t come pre-installed with Google apps and services, something you get with every other Android phone sold in the UK.
Although you’d think the phone’s software asterisk would put most people off buying a Mate 30 Pro, it seems the device is performing better than anyone had anticipated, including Huawei itself.
A Huawei spokesperson told Express.co.uk the device is “exceeding expectations”, suggesting the Shenzhen firm is pretty pleased with how it’s performing so far. Of course, Huawei is staying tight-lipped on just how many people expressed interest in the device ahead of its arrival today.
Although we can’t confirm as such, Express.co.uk doesn’t think the Mate 30 Pro is over-performing because of a free smartwatch and pair of wireless headphones. Instead, it’s likely the handset’s innovative, and very unique, hardware is responsible.
Express.co.uk has been testing the Mate 30 Pro for almost two weeks now and we’ve been pretty vocal about it, primarily because we’re loving it so far. Not only is the flagship’s display, design, battery life and camera all exceptional, but our concerns about the phone’s software have quickly evaporated.
We’ve already highlighted what apps you do and don’t get with the Mate 30 Pro. The bottom line is that you can either choose to use apps that are only downloadable through the Huawei AppGallery and third-party app stores, or you can just install Google apps and services yourself.
The process of getting Google on the Mate 30 Pro is pretty simple – all you need is a USB drive and five minutes to spare. We’ve embedded the video we used to get the Play Store and other Google apps on the Mate 30 Pro in this article.
Huawei’s Mate 30 Pro is available exclusively at Carphone Warehouse in its Space Silver colour. The device comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.
The Shenzhen firm has said it will continue to provide customers with a free Huawei Watch GT 2 and pair of FreeBuds 3 while stocks last.
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