Huawei’s Mate 30 Pro is one of the most controversial smartphones of 2019. The device comes with arguably some of the greatest hardware around, but is hamstrung by its lack of Google support due to the ongoing US trade ban that prevents American companies working with Huawei.
What does that mean for smartphone owners? Well, out of the box the Mate 30 Pro won’t have Google Maps, Gmail, or even the Play Store pre-installed. Worse still, an initial workaround to get such apps running on the device has since been removed.
Huawei has already released its shiny new flagship in its home territory of China to much fanfare. The device shipped over a million units in pre-orders and seems well on its way to commercial success.
The tech giant has remained understandably quiet on a Mate 30 Pro release in other territories across the globe, like Europe.
No Google support is an almost-impossible sell to customers who have bought apps, games, ebooks and music from the Play Store since Huawei first started launching smartphone in the UK. What makes it even worse for Huawei is that every other Android manufacturer can offer support for all your Gmail, Google services and more.
But it seems Huawei is indeed gearing up to finally release the Google-less Mate 30 Pro across the world later this month, according to a new report.
TechGarage has claimed Huawei will start to release the Mate 30 Pro in European territories from mid-November, according to sources based in China. The outlet said it’s possible the handset will arrive on November 15.
The insider told the publication to expect the “usual suspects” from the Huawei release, so it’s possible the likes of the UK, Germany, France, Spain and more could see the phone land this month.
Huawei has already revealed the Mate 30 Pro will be priced from €1,099 when it does eventually hit Europe. UK pricing hasn’t yet been detailed. But a rough conversion works out around £950.
The Mate 30 Pro’s software issues are definitely a shame, especially because its hardware is so good. The phone comes with a curvaceous 6.53-inch display, a quad-camera system and a huge 4,500mAh battery.
Huawei has also packed its Kirin 990 processor inside the Mate 30 Pro that should deliver rapid performance across Android 10, even if there aren’t any Google apps to play with.
Following its launch, Express.co.uk had the chance to go hands-on with the Mate 30 Pro. You can read our full impressions here. Of course, we’ll update you if Huawei does announce a release date for the Mate 30 Pro in regions outside of China.
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