The Huawei Mate 70 Air is a little thick for a thin phone

Huawei is the latest phone manufacturer to launch a thin phone: the Mate 70 Air. This is our third air of the year – yet iPhone And ZTE’s Nubia Air – on just two edges, suggesting that Apple’s influence still dominates Samsung’s.

6.6 mm thick Mate 70 Air Not quite as thin as Apple or Samsung It tries that formula, but it makes up for it with a massive 6,500 mAh battery – which is even larger than the 4,800 mAh battery. Motorola Edge 70 I did a review this week. Pressure is mounting on Apple and Samsung to provide better battery life in their second generations.

The Mate 70 Air manages that large battery in part thanks to an unusually large 7-inch display, so it’s still a big phone. It’s also strange to offer a choice between two processors: buyers happy with 12GB of RAM will get the Kirin 9020B chipset, while upgrading to 16GB will bump you up to the Kirin 9020A – although both are simply lower-speed versions of the regular Kirin 9020. The triple rear camera, including a 12-megapixel telephoto, is also a boon for a phone this thin.

It’s China-only, at least for now, and starts at 4,199 yen (about $590).