Huawei Technologies unveiled its Mate 70 smartphone series on Tuesday, bolstering its premium smartphone comeback while showcasing its own operating system that looks to cleanly break away from US technology.

The Mate 70 series, priced competitively at 5,499 yuan, aims to challenge high-end smartphones like the iPhone 16. With its advanced hardware and the innovative HarmonyOS NEXT, Huawei is poised to make significant strides in the smartphone industry.

Huawei HarmonyOS Next is a new mobile operating system that does not use any Android open source code. It will be an alternative to Android and iOS.