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Huawei Mate 60 Pro

R18,500
SKU: 3456
Brand: Huawei
Category: Mobiles
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CPU: Octa-core (1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.53GHz Cortex-A510)
RAM: 12GB
Storage: 256GB/512GB/1TB
Display: LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz
Camera: 50MP
OS: HarmonyOS 4.0

Our Rating

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Display 7 / 10
Camera 7 / 10
Performance 7 / 10
Battery 7 / 10

PROS

4G network supported.
Powerful 5000mAh battery.
Huge storage and RAM.
Large LTPO OLED display.

CONS

FM Radio is unavailable.

The Huawei Mate 60 Pro stands as a landmark premium flagship, delivering top-tier performance, elite durability, and groundbreaking mobile imaging tech to the South African market. Designed for power users, professionals, and photography enthusiasts, it offers a true compromise-free experience that competes directly at the highest level.

Here is a comprehensive breakdown of its local pricing structure, widespread retail and network footprint, and standout flagship capabilities.

Premium Pricing & Local Market Dynamics

In South Africa, the premium Huawei Mate 60 Pro enters the high-end market with prices starting from approximately ZAR 18,500.

When investing in this tier-one flagship, keep these localized market factors in mind:

Storage Tiers: The starting price generally applies to the generous base flagship configuration (typically 512 GB of lightning-fast storage paired with 12 GB of RAM), offering massive space for high-resolution files, apps, and 4K media.
Regional Pricing Variances: Exact cash prices may experience slight fluctuations across different provinces and cities depending on localized retail promotions, independent storefront markups, or regional distribution logistics.
Contract Packages: While cash upfront avoids ongoing fees, the Mate 60 Pro is highly popular on executive-tier 24-month or 36-month network contracts. These plans split the hardware cost into predictable monthly installments bundled with premium voice and high-speed data allocations.

Where to Buy the Mate 60 Pro in South Africa

Huawei has ensured complete market penetration for its flagship, making it simple to purchase the device cash or secure a contract upgrade through nationwide retail channels, mobile operators, and e-commerce giants:

E-Commerce Platforms & Tech Specialists: Takealot, HiFi Corp, and Hi Online.
Cellular Networks & Dedicated Outlets: Available on contracts and premium upgrades via MTN, Chatz Connect, Cellucity, and 4U.
Major Hypermarkets & Retail Chains: Makro, Game, and Foschini.
Everyday Value & Convenience Stores: Mr Price, PEP, and Ackermans.

Standout Features: Pinnacle Engineering and Elite Imaging

The Mate 60 Pro separates itself from standard devices by offering breakthrough structural toughness and flagship-defining hardware.

Ultra-Tough Basalt Architecture & Kunlun Glass: Built with exceptional durability in mind, the phone utilizes an ultra-reliable architectural frame paired with second-generation Kunlun Glass. This custom glass formulation provides up to ten times the drop and shatter resistance of standard smartphone screens, effortlessly surviving accidental tumbles.
XMAGE Ultra-Lighting Camera System: The iconic circular rear camera array houses a flagship 50 MP main camera featuring a physical, 10-stop variable aperture (F1.4 to F4.0). This is paired with an incredible 48 MP Ultra-Lighting Macro Telephoto lens (with 3.5x optical zoom) and a 12 MP ultra-wide lens, allowing you to capture stunningly crisp close-ups and clean images in pitch-black settings.
Gorgeous Quad-Curved LTPO OLED Display: Media consumption and multitasking are buttery smooth on the spacious 6.82-inch screen. Featuring an adaptive 1-120 Hz refresh rate and pushing over 1 billion colors, the display curves gently on all four edges for an incredibly comfortable, bezel-free swiping feel.
Dual SuperCharge Powerhouse: The robust 5000 mAh high-capacity battery is coupled with blazing-fast 88W wired SuperCharge (hitting a full charge in roughly 30 minutes) and advanced 50W wireless SuperCharge capabilities, supplemented by a 20W reverse wireless charge feature to juice up nearby accessories like earbuds.

Note: The Mate 60 Pro operates on Huawei’s highly optimized EMUI user interface, delivering fluid animations and advanced privacy controls. It utilizes the secure Huawei AppGallery alongside the native GBox utility to ensure seamless functionality for all popular South African apps, including major banking platforms, local streaming services, and social media networks.

Full Specifications

General

Brand	Huawei
Model	Huawei Mate 60 Pro
Announced	29 August, 2023
Released	29 August, 2023
Status	Available
Price	ZAR 18,500

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.	Bar
Dimensions	163.7 x 79 x 8.1 mm (6.44 x 3.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight	225 g (7.94 oz)
Protection	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Colors	Black, White, Green, Purple

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages.	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)	LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz
Size	6.82 inches, 114.4 cm2 (~88.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1260 x 2720 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~440 ppi density)
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.	Huawei Kunlun Glass 2

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio	No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.	50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0, 24mm (wide), PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 48 MP, f/3.5, 90mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
Camera Features	HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps
Selfie Camera	13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide) TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Camera Features	HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps

Software

HarmonyOS 4.0

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.	Kirin 9000S (7 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.	Octa-core (1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.53GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.	Maleoon 910 MP4
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.	12GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.	256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.	NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.	Face ID, fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum BDS Satellite Calling and Message

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.	5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort 1.2
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.	Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device.	88W wired, 100% in 30 min (advertised) 50W wireless 20W reverse wireless

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