China's Huawei Technologies on Monday announced that it had started taking pre-orders for its Mate 70 smartphone model, in a statement on its official WeChat account.

It is also important to note that alongside this announcement by Huawei is its first time officially unveiling how the new Chinese smartphone was designed, which is now offering a massive change in its looks in this iteration.

As AI smartphones reach a critical juncture, major manufacturers are ramping up their hardware and AI application development. Industry watchers expect competition to intensify when Apple's Apple Intelligence becomes available in China.

Huawei has opened pre-orders for the Mate 70 series ahead of its November 26 launch. The company is expected to launch new tablets and wearables. Huawei recently overtook Apple in China’s smartphone sales.

The Huawei Mate 70 launch date has been announced. The company's chairman spilled the beans by accident, actually.

Huawei Technologies began taking pre-orders for its flagship Mate 70 smartphone models. The Chinese tech giant will also hold an event for the Mate brand on Nov. 26 where it is expected to unveil the latest line-up.