Huawei Mate 50 series' satellite communication may beat iPhone 14

Huawei Technologies Co unveiled its much-anticipated Mate 50 series smartphones on Tuesday that support satellite communication, becoming the first smartphone maker to roll out such a feature in the consumer market.

The gadgets, supported by China's Beidou Satellite Navigation System, have an emergency mode that works independently of battery power and allows users to send a message in an environment without signals.

"Satellite communication is a short message communication service. Compared with 5G and 4G communications, it can offer broader coverage with high reliability," said Pan Helin, co-director of the Digital Economy and Financial Innovation Research Center at Zhejiang University's International Business School.