Huawei Unveils P60 Family, Featuring Variable Aperture Optics and Two-Way Satellite Communication

Against all odds, Huawei continues to renew its telephone catalog. Now it is much leaner than before, not to say brief, but the truth is that the Chinese manufacturer has found a peculiar niche within the high-end range, mainly looking for users who demand high photographic performance. This is the leitmotiv of its most sophisticated models, which today are updated with the debut of the P60 series, made up of the P60, P60 Pro and P60 Pro Art.

Outwardly and also on a technical level, the three phones are quite similar. They all have 6.67-inch OLED screens with a layer of Kunlun protective glass, a chipsets Snapdragon 8+ 4G (basically an LTE version of last year’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, with 5G cut due to US sanctions) and up to 1TB of storage in the Pro Art version, then the most sophisticated. Interestingly, the official announcement makes no reference to the included RAM.

• Display: 6.67-inch LTPO OLED, 2700 x 1220 resolution, up to 120 Hz
• Processor: Snapdragon 8+ 4G
• Storage: 256/512/1 TB (expandable)
• rear cameras
  Huawei P60
  • Main: 48 MP, OIS, f/1.4-4.0
  • Ultra wide angle: 13 MP, f/2.2 and 15mm
  • Tele: 12 MP, OIS, f/3.4, 125mm

  Huawei P60 Pro and Pro Art

  • Main: 48 MP, OIS, f/1.4-4.0
  • Ultra wide angle: 40 MP, f / 2.2 and 15 mm
  • Tele: 48 MP, OIS, f/2.1, 90mm
• Front camera: 13 MP, f/2.4
• Battery
  • Huawei P60 and P60 Pro: 4,815 mAh with fast and wireless charging (66 W base, 88 W Pro)
  • Huawei P60 Pro Art: 5,100 mAh with fast charging (88 W) and wireless
• Others: Harmony OS 3.1, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, USB-C, on-screen fingerprint reader, IP68 dust and water protection

But as we said, the real highlight is the camera. It consists of a stabilized 48 MP RYYB main sensor with variable aperture in ten increments, allowing optimal management of the amount of light that reaches the sensor. There’s also a 12 MP ultrawide sensor and a stabilized 12 MP telephoto sensor with a 125mm equivalent focal length.

The Pro and Pro Art versions (the latter differentiated by the angular lines of the camera module) replace it with a 48 MP sensor, also stabilized, with a 90mm focal length and 3.5x optical zoom. Apart from having better stabilization than its rivals, Huawei says, the sensor is much brighter, so it should offer better performance in night shots or in difficult lighting.

Another noteworthy detail is the two-way communication via satellite. In the absence of 5G, Huawei has included the option of being able to send text messages through the Beidou satellite network, so it is possible to maintain communication with third parties even if there is no local mobile coverage of any kind. This characteristic was already explored by the pioneer Huawei P50, but then communication was strictly one-way, allowing emergency messages to be sent with location data.

Huawei has not yet communicated the prices for Europe, which will be revealed later. In its native China, prices will be between the equivalent of €605 and €1,480 for the base 128GB P60 and 1TB P60 Pro Art, respectively.