Huawei Mate 70 Air

The Huawei Mate 70 Air has a non-folding, non-rugged build measuring 165 mm tall, 81.5 mm wide, and just 6.6 mm thick, with a total volume of 88.7535 cm³ and a weight of 208 g. It carries an IP69 ingress protection rating, classifying it as waterproof with a rated depth tolerance of 2 m.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air uses an OLED/AMOLED touchscreen measuring 7″ with a resolution of 1320 x 2760 px and a pixel density of 437 ppi, delivering a sharp visual experience reinforced by branded damage-resistant glass. The display runs at a 120Hz refresh rate with a 300Hz touch sampling rate, supports HDR10 and Always-On Display, and includes a touch screen interface, though it does not support HDR10+, Dolby Vision, or a secondary screen.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 9020 chipset, built on a 7 nm process with a 12-thread CPU configuration running at up to 2 x 2.5, 6 x 2.15, and 4 x 1.6 GHz using big.LITTLE technology, and a thermal design power of 6W. Graphics are handled by the integrated Maleoon 920 GPU clocked at 840 MHz, with support for DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The device pairs this with 16 GB of RAM at 2750 MHz, a maximum memory bandwidth of 44 GB/s, and 512 GB of internal storage, while also featuring integrated LTE and 64-bit support.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air features a multi-lens rear camera system with three sensors at 50, 12, and 8 MP, paired with apertures of f/1.8, f/2.4, and f/2.2 respectively, covering a focal range of 16 mm to 69 mm and offering 3x optical zoom. The main camera uses a CMOS sensor — without back-illumination — and is backed by optical image stabilization, laser autofocus, phase-detection autofocus, and touch autofocus, while continuous autofocus remains active during video recording. Video capture reaches 2160p at 30 fps, with slow-motion recording also supported, though HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording are not available. Manual controls extend to exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, but manual shutter speed and RAW shooting are absent; the system also supports burst mode, HDR, timelapse, and in-camera panoramas, while 360° panorama and 3D capture are not included. The two rear flash LEDs do not feature dual-tone or RGB output, and the 10.7 MP single-lens front camera — positioned above the display — has an f/2.2 aperture but lacks its own flash.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air's operating system includes a broad set of usability and privacy features, among them dark mode, customizable notifications, widgets, voice commands, sharing intents, and split-screen multitasking. It supports multiple user accounts, child lock, device tracking, and battery health monitoring, while also offering camera and microphone privacy controls. However, the device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor and cannot be used as a PC.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air is equipped with a non-removable rechargeable battery rated at 6500 mAh, supported by 66W fast wired charging with a charger included in the box. A battery level indicator is present, but the device does not support wireless charging or reverse wireless charging.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air includes stereo speakers but omits a 3.5 mm headphone jack and has no built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, it does not support any high-quality Bluetooth codec, with aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC all absent.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air supports 5G cellular connectivity alongside dual SIM capability, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, and Wi-Fi up to Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), covering the full range from Wi-Fi 4 through to the latest standard. It connects via USB Type-C at USB 2.0 speeds, with no external memory slot or HDMI output. For positioning, the device includes GPS with Galileo support, complemented by a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, barometer, and infrared sensor. Security is handled through a fingerprint scanner, while 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present. Emergency SOS via satellite is available, though crash detection, ANT+, heart rate monitoring, DLNA, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are all absent. No stylus is included.

The Huawei Mate 70 Air includes a video light for recording in low-light conditions, while its display is flat and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.