Huawei’s Mate 70 Air Takes Aim at Apple’s iPhone Air — for Half the Price

Mate 70 Air takes on iPhone Air at nearly half the price, with a 7-inch OLED, 6,500 mAh battery, and 66W charging. Launching first in China.

Huawei is taking a confident swipe at Apple’s new iPhone Air. And they’re doing it at nearly half the price.

The Chinese tech giant has launched the Mate 70 Air, its latest addition to the growing line of ultra-thin smartphones. Measuring just 6.6mm thick and weighing 208 grams, the new phone aims to deliver both elegance and endurance, a combination that’s hard to pull off in the thin-phone trend.

Pricing starts at 4,199 yuan (about $590), undercutting Apple’s $999 iPhone Air, which launched this fall alongside the iPhone 17 series. Huawei’s move marks one of the most direct responses yet to Apple’s push into the “Air” branding for smartphones.

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