Huawei Mate 80 Series Official: Design, Colors and Launch Date Confirmed

Huawei has finally lifted the curtain on the Mate 80 family, confirming both the design and the launch date of its next flagship series in China. The Mate 80 lineup will share the stage with the new Mate X7 foldable, turning November 25 into one of Huawei’s most important product days of the year.

Along with official renders, the company has revealed colors, memory configurations, and a clearer picture of how each Mate 80 model fits into the broader flagship strategy.

The Huawei Mate 80 series will debut on November 25 in China, with pre-orders already open through Huawei’s own Vmall online store. This early booking push shows how confident Huawei is in the appeal of the new range and gives power users a head start on securing their preferred color and storage combo before sales officially begin. At the same event, Huawei will also introduce the Mate X7 foldable, positioning it as a premium companion device to the Mate 80 line.

The series itself consists of four distinct models: the Mate 80, Mate 80 Pro, Mate 80 Pro Max, and the ultra-premium Mate 80 RS Ultimate Design. The naming immediately catches the eye, especially the “Pro Max” label – a playful nod to the vocabulary that has dominated the smartphone market in recent years. Many enthusiasts are already joking that Huawei is trolling Apple a bit here, while still clearly signaling that the Pro Max is the largest and most feature-packed of the mainstream models.

The standard Mate 80 and Mate 80 Pro share a similar design language. On the back, both devices feature a redesigned circular camera island housing three sensors, including a periscope telephoto lens for serious zoom photography. The circle motif is bold and instantly recognizable, and there is an additional circular element at the bottom that has sparked plenty of speculation. Some observers are already wondering if this lower circle hints at a magnetic wireless charging system reminiscent of MagSafe-style accessories, although Huawei has not confirmed any such feature yet.

On the front, the Mate 80 and Mate 80 Pro appear to use dual front cameras with support for 3D face unlocking, reinforcing Huawei’s long-standing focus on secure biometric authentication. The color palette is equally deliberate: Dawn Gold, Obsidian Black, Snowy White, and Spruce Green give buyers a mix of classic and expressive finishes. Under the hood, the Mate 80 series starts at 12GB of RAM with 256GB of storage, scales to 12GB/512GB, and climbs up to 16GB/512GB on select versions, giving plenty of headroom for multitasking, gaming, and local media.

The Mate 80 Pro mirrors the base model’s color and storage options but goes one step further by offering a top-tier 16GB/1TB configuration. That combination of RAM and storage puts it squarely in desktop territory for everyday workloads, making it especially attractive to users who keep large photo libraries, download entire TV seasons for offline viewing, or simply never want to see a “storage full” warning again. With its advanced camera setup and powerful internals, the Pro variant aims to be the sweet spot between mainstream pricing and true flagship capabilities.

For users who demand even more, Huawei has prepared the Mate 80 Pro Max, effectively succeeding last year’s Mate 70 Pro+ and continuing that more extreme spec line. This model upgrades to a quad rear camera system with dual periscope telephoto units, a setup built for enthusiasts who live in the zoom range and want cleaner detail at long focal lengths. The front also gets dual cameras, keeping the visual symmetry and premium feel. Color options shift to a Polar theme: Polar Night Black, Polar Silver, Polar Day Gold, and Aurora Blue, all paired with either 16GB/512GB or 16GB/1TB of storage.

Sitting at the top of the range is the Mate 80 RS Ultimate Design, the series’ most exclusive device. It stands out with an octagon-shaped camera module that leans into Huawei’s tradition of bold, luxury-inspired aesthetics. The RS model carries a quad rear camera system and dual front sensors, but its most headline-grabbing spec is memory: a massive 20GB of RAM, matched with either 512GB or 1TB of internal storage. It comes in Dark Black, Pure White, and Hibiscus, a trio of colorways clearly aimed at buyers who treat their phone as both a power tool and a fashion statement.

Alongside the Mate 80 phones, the Mate X7 foldable will also appear on stage, extending Huawei’s premium ecosystem. While Huawei is keeping detailed foldable specs for the launch event, positioning the Mate X7 next to the Mate 80 lineup suggests a tightly integrated family of devices, where users can pair a classic flagship slab phone with a productivity-focused foldable if they want the best of both worlds.

For now, pre-orders for the Mate 80 series are live on Huawei’s Vmall platform, giving early adopters first access to the new designs, colors, and memory options. From the playful Pro Max naming to the intriguing circular camera layout and the over-the-top 20GB RAM on the RS model, Huawei is clearly trying to spark conversation – and judging by early reactions, it’s working. The Mate 80 family looks solid on paper, and if Huawei delivers on camera performance and battery life, it could become one of the most talked-about Android launches of the season.