Huawei’s flagship Mate 30 Pro has impressive specs but no Google

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The Mate 30 Pro (pictured) has a larger notch than the regular Mate 30, and a display that wraps around the edges of the device. | Image: Huawei
After a week that saw renders, photographs, and even a couple of hands-on videos reveal much about Huawei’s latest flagship phones ahead of their announcement, the Mate 30 series is now official, starting with the Mate 30 Pro and the Mate 30.

The announcement of the Mate 30 series comes at a difficult time for Huawei, whose presence on the USA’s entity list prevents US companies from doing business with the Chinese firm. Google said last month that these phones won’t ship with Google’s apps and services, nor will they come with the Play Store preinstalled, which is how most Android users outside of China download their apps.

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