Huawei apparently intends to introduce its new slim smartphone, the Mate 80 Air, next month.
According to Eitna citing GSM Arena, this product will succeed the Mate 70 Air, which was introduced about a year ago as Huawei’s first serious effort to enter the ultra-slim phone market. Although various rumors about the new generation of this phone have circulated so far, its official unveiling date has not yet been announced.
According to a claim by one leaker on the social network Weibo, the Huawei Mate 80 Air is set to be unveiled in December 2026. This is while it was previously thought that Huawei’s new tablet, the MatePad Mini 2, would also be introduced simultaneously with this phone; however, the new report indicates that the two products will not be unveiled at a joint event. Nevertheless, the tablet may still launch in December. The MatePad Mini 2 is expected to ship from the start with HarmonyOS 7.
Initial information has also been released about the Mate 80 Air’s technical specifications. Another leaker claimed that the new phone will benefit from at least 12 GB of RAM and will retain the previous generation’s circular camera island design. The device is also expected to enter the market within the next two months.
One notable point about the new generation of this phone is the likelihood that three-dimensional face recognition technology will still be absent. This feature is used on some high-end phones to increase the accuracy and security of facial authentication, but it seems Huawei does not intend to add it to the new Air series model.
The Mate 70 Air, at only 6.6 millimeters thick, is considered one of Huawei’s slim phones, and its delicate design was one of the product’s most important features. Some rumors claim the Mate 80 Air will be even slimmer than the previous generation, although there is not yet definitive information on this matter.
Overall, the Mate 80 Air could be Huawei’s new effort to compete in the slim phone market; a market where elegant design, low thickness, and maintaining adequate hardware capabilities are very important.