Huawei unveils Mate 70 handsets

New series seen as 'most powerful Mate in history' and 'smartest' flagship product

Huawei Technologies Co on Tuesday unveiled its Mate 70 smartphone series, dubbed by several industry insiders "the most powerful Mate ever", directly intensifying competition in the premium handset market.

Industry experts said a breakthrough has been made from operating systems to chips, and it is likely to extend beyond smartphones, once again showing that the suppression of China's tech sector by the United States will only fuel a domestic drive for independent innovation.

At a time when Apple has yet to launch its artificial intelligence features in China, Huawei's Mate 70 series boasts AI-enabled functions, including improved photography, AI gestures and live transcription.