Huawei Full-Scene New Product Launch: HarmonyOS Zhixing Xiangjie S9 Takes the Lead, novaFlip, MatePadPro and Other Major Products Debut

Huawei Full-Scene New Product Launch: HarmonyOS Zhixing Xiangjie S9 Takes the Lead, novaFlip, MatePadPro and Other Major Products DebutOn August 6th, Huawei held the "HarmonyOS Zhixing Xiangjie S9 and Huawei Full-Scene New Product Launch" at the National Stadium in Beijing. Lei Technology was invited to attend this launch event and witness the arrival of multiple new products with Huawei

Huawei Full-Scene New Product Launch: HarmonyOS Zhixing Xiangjie S9 Takes the Lead, novaFlip, MatePadPro and Other Major Products Debut

On August 6th, Huawei held the "HarmonyOS Zhixing Xiangjie S9 and Huawei Full-Scene New Product Launch" at the National Stadium in Beijing. Lei Technology was invited to attend this launch event and witness the arrival of multiple new products with Huawei. This launch event was a bit different from the previous two years of Huawei's full-scene new product launches. This time, the full-scene new products were placed at the beginning, explained by He Gang, CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group, followed by the familiar Yu Chengdong, Executive Director of Huawei, who explained the HarmonyOS Zhixing new products.

novaFlip Secondary Launch, Huawei Doubles Down on Small Foldables

novaFlip was officially released last night at the Bilibili Science Night event. While compared to the launch event, the appearance of novaFlip was more like a fashion show. Regardless, at today's full-scene new product launch event, the first product mentioned by Huawei was novaFlip.

As nova's first foldable phone, novaFlip has led the design trend of smartphones with its unique 1:1 Fun Square screen design. The camera module and the square outer screen are arranged together, creating a harmonious and symmetrical visual effect, showcasing the aesthetics of order. In terms of color schemes, it includes the avant-garde New Green, Sakura Pink, Zero White, and Starry Black, with bold designs and colors. Notably, Huawei also launched a variety of trendy printed protective cases and mini bag accessories, providing more choices for users.

It's clear that novaFlip is positioned as an eye-catching "fashion item." Compared to focusing on the functionality of the outer screen, novaFlip prioritizes its eye-catching appeal with its bold design. In terms of technology, novaFlip is not inferior either. novaFlip boasts a thin body design, with a leather version measuring approximately 6.88mm thick and a glass version measuring approximately 6.9mm thick. It employs the Xuanwu water drop hinge, receiving the SGS 1.2 million bend durability certification from Switzerland, ensuring its durability and reliability.

In terms of peripheral configuration, Huawei novaFlip is equipped with a 4400mAh silicon anode large battery, supporting 66W Huawei Super Fast Charge Turbo2.0, allowing it to fully charge in just 36 minutes, meeting daily usage needs. The phone utilizes a 6.94-inch ultra-clear flexible OLED screen, delivering excellent performance in terms of color, smoothness, touch latency, and clarity. Unfortunately, the SoC performance is slightly weaker. If you need to use it for extended periods in high-load scenarios, novaFlip might face some pressure.

Regarding pricing, novaFlip is currently available for pre-order on the official website, with official sales starting on August 9th. The 256GB version is priced at 5288 yuan, the 512GB version is priced at 5688 yuan, and the 1TB version is priced at 6488 yuan.

AI-Driven MatePad, New Ways for HarmonyOS Professional Creation

Following novaFlip is the Huawei MatePadPro 12.2-inch tablet. As described by the official, this tablet, with its top-notch dual-layer OLED cloud-clear soft-light screen and powerful creative features, has become a new benchmark for professional creative tablets.

The Huawei MatePadPro 12.2-inch features the industry's first dual-layer OLED cloud-clear soft-light screen, with a peak brightness of up to 2000 nits, delivering a truly bright and clear picture. This screen also boasts a 2.8K high resolution, 144Hz high refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate, and a 2000000:1 ultra-realistic HDR effect. The dual-layer OLED technology, combined with Huawei's self-developed nanometer-level pixel stacking technology and exclusive pixel isolation layer, prolongs the screen's lifespan and optimizes energy consumption.

Indeed, the cloud-clear soft-light screen, which received widespread acclaim upon its release last year, has also been iterated upon with the update of the MatePadPro. The newly launched dual-layer OLED panel improves overall brightness and contrast. Even though matte screens are prone to loss of clarity, the MatePadPro maintains impressive visibility.

Another notable aspect is the design. The MatePadPro 12.2-inch has a screen bezel width of only 4.6mm, achieving a screen-to-body ratio of 92%. The hole-free, notch-free design offers a pure full-screen experience. Its exterior design adopts the innovative flow gold silk fabric process, showcasing humanistic aesthetics, and it supports the new Huawei Star Leap keyboard with integrated pen and keys, bringing greater convenience to creation. Whether it's painting, designing, or video editing, this screen provides users with an immersive visual experience.

Unlike the MatePadPro, which is positioned as a full-fledged flagship, the new MatePadAir continues the youthful and stylish path of its predecessor, undergoing comprehensive upgrades in design, performance, and professionalism. The MatePadAir offers four color options: Grass Green, Sakura Pink, Feather Sand White, and Smoke Cloud Grey, using innovative iridescent pearl technology to present a unique light and elegant feel. It weighs 555g, with a thickness of only 5.9mm, adopting a one-piece seamless full-metal body, enhancing internal space utilization, maintaining powerful performance while achieving ultra-thinness.

Furthermore, this generation of MatePadAir also features the same cloud-clear soft-light screen technology as the Pro, with a 144Hz high refresh rate, 2.8K high-definition resolution, and a peak brightness of 1000 nits. It has also passed four eye protection certifications: SGS Low Visual Fatigue 2.0 Gold Standard, TV Rheinland Germany Reflectionless Certification, TV Rheinland Germany Hardware-Level Low Blue Light Certification, and TV Rheinland Germany Flicker-Free and Reflectionless Certification. It's worth noting that while this generation of MatePadPro and MatePadAir both offer cloud-clear soft-light screen versions, the former utilizes an OLED panel, while the latter uses an LCD panel, resulting in some differences in display effects.

With breakthroughs in hardware technology and software tuning for the MatePad series, Huawei has finally officially released the "Born to Draw" app, which has been undergoing internal testing and public beta testing, at this launch event. The "Born to Draw" app is a drawing-type creation software that directly competes with Procreate, supporting various brushes, canvases, and providing users with more space for inspiration.

Finally, the most important part - AI. MatePadAir/Pro leverages the capabilities of the Ascend and PanGu large models as its base, utilizing XiaoYi as the system-level intelligent assistant, providing functions such as XiaoYi Help Write, XiaoYi Document Assistant, and XiaoYi Information Assistant. Huawei Notes and the Born to Draw app have also introduced AI Smart Writing, AI Smart Drawing, and other intelligent features to assist users in working and creating more efficiently.

Specifically, in terms of functionality, users can utilize the "AI Help Write" feature of the new XiaoYi input method to generate and insert rich and interesting AI content in real-time within any application. They can also leverage XiaoYi Document Assistant to help users quickly extract document summaries. Additionally, the Born to Draw app now supports AI functionality, allowing users to quickly extract patterns and drag and drop them between multiple layers and canvases.

By the way, to help users get accustomed to using pens for recording, Huawei has also designed features such as Pinyin-based text recognition and AI handwriting. We had a chance to experience this feature at the event. It's basically a feature that allows you to write the Pinyin if you can't remember how to write a certain character, and then AI helps you find the character. It's kind of like what teachers often tell elementary school students when they're writing essays: "If you don't know how to write a word, use Pinyin instead."

Overall, this generation of MatePad has accurately found its market positioning through upgrades in both hardware and software. For example, in terms of professionalism, it has achieved impressive results through its cloud-clear soft-light screen, the Born to Draw app, and other software and hardware technologies. Or in terms of audio-visual entertainment, this generation of MatePad features the first Huawei Yue Zhang technology (HUAWEISOUND), adopting high and low frequency separation and a six-speaker design, providing users with a high-quality and immersive audio-visual experience.

Finally, as usual, let's take a look at the prices:

Huawei MatePadAir:

- 8GB+256GB version priced at 2999 yuan

- 12GB+256GB version priced at 3299 yuan

- 12GB+256GB soft-light version priced at 3599 yuan

- 12GB+512GB soft-light version priced at 3999 yuan

Huawei MatePadPro 12.2-inch:

- 12GB+256GB version priced at 429