Huawei Mate 20 Series Officially Arrives In Malaysia – Massive crowds gathered for device’s first day sales

Quite the turn out, Mate!

Today marks the official sales launch for the much anticipated Huawei Mate 20 Series. In a roadshow held at Pavilion in Kuala Lumpur, fans waited eagerly to get their hands on the Huawei Mate 20 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro which went on sale at 10 AM today. An estimated 10,000 fans turned up for the launch with some of the fans even telling us that they have been waiting in line since 1 o’clock the night before! Now that’s what I call dedication!

The long wait

Some of them were in line since the night before!

That’s what I call a full house!

On display during the roadshow are the aforementioned Huawei Mate 20 and Huawei Mate 20 Pro. The Huawei Mate 20 X, Huawei’s very own gaming device was also on display during the roadshow. However, the Mate 20 X was only there for display and was not for sale. Also on display during the roadshow are Huawei’s brand new laptops, the Huawei MateBook X Pro with the ingenious pop-up webcam as well as the Huawei MateBook D.

Huawei MateBook D

To celebrate the auspicious day and as a reward for their dedicated fans, Huawei offered free gifts which include a FREE DJI Tello drone worth RM 469 for the first 1,000 customers who purchased the Huawei Mate 20 Series. Other gifts include a SoundStone Speaker and a wireless charger for those who bought the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro respectively. Those who purchased the MateBook Series however got freebies worth up to RM 1,000! These include a Huawei bag, a leather sleeve, A Bluetooth mouse as well as a one-year Microsoft Office 365 subscription.

The Huawei Mate 20 has a retail price of RM 2,799 and comes with the new Kirin 980 chipset, up to 6GB RAM, 128GB internal storage and a tri-camera setup (12MP f/1.8 main lens, 16MP f/2.2 ultra wide angle lens and 8MP f/2.4 2x telephoto lens).

Huawei Mate 20

Huawei Mate 20 back

The Huawei Mate 20 Pro on the other hand retails at RM 3,599 and comes with the new Kirin 980 chipset, 6GB RAM, 128GB internal storage as well as a slightly bumped up tri-camera setup (40MP f/1.8 main lens, 20MP f/2.2 ultra wide angle lens and a 8MP f/2.4 3x telephoto lens).

Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Huawei Mate 20 Pro back

The Huawei Mate 20 X will arrive some time during mid-November and will retail for RM 3,199. The specs are the same as the Mate 20 Pro but with a larger 7.2 inch FHD+ OLED screen as well as a massive 5,000 mAh battery. For a more in depth look at the Mate 20 Series do head over here.

Huawei Mate 20 X

Huawei Mate 20 X back

Look at how big the Mate 20 X is compared to the normal Mate 20!

In addition to the Mate 20 devices, the Huawei MateBook X Pro retails at RM 4,999 for the i5 version and RM 6,999 for the i7 version. The Huawei MateBook D on the other hand has only an i5 version which retails for RM 2,999. Currently the Huawei MateBook X Pro and Huawei MateBook D are sold out and for those who pre-ordered the MateBooks beforehand can still come to the roadshow to collect their laptops.

Huawei MateBook X Pro

The pop-up camera on the MateBook X Pro

The sales launch roadshow will end tomorrow, 28th October 2018.

Pokdepinion: I was legitimately blown away at how many people came to the roadshow to purchase the devices. The fact that some of them even came at the wee hours to wait in line is all the more impressive.