Huawei has officially launched the new HUAWEI Pura 90s series in overseas markets. In addition to the regular updates in the lens module and chip computing capabilities of this international version, the technical focus that has attracted the most market attention is that this new phone marks the official return of Huawei’s 5G international version flagship phone that has not been available for many years!
Deconstructing the special meaning of model “s” and its connection advantages
The HUAWEI Pura 90s series, unveiled outside China, is preloaded with the new EMUI 16 operating system, and has also won the title of Huawei’s first global version of 5G flagship since 2019. The “s” at the end of the model name represents the special positioning of “Special”.
This particularity is reflected in the high-end model’s full support for 5G networks. Its hardware can provide download rates of more than 1100Mbps, bringing substantial improvements in daily file transfer, upload and network connection efficiency.
Looking back at the brand’s development in overseas markets in recent years, the last Huawei flagship phone with 5G connectivity was the Mate 40 Pro launched in the international market in 2020. Subsequently, subject to US restrictions on 5G mobile chips and Google Mobile Services (GMS), Huawei has mainly relied on Snapdragon processors in the past few years and can only provide 4G-standard communication equipment in the global market. Therefore, the launch of the international version of Pura 90s has symbolic significance for the brand’s overseas product line layout.
Hardware specifications and frequency band upgrades that break through 4G limitations
Although Huawei has re-used 5G Kirin chips in smartphones and tablets in 2023, the 5G network technology at that time was only open to the Chinese domestic market. Take previous international devices such as Pura 70, Pura 80 and Mate 80 Pro as examples. Even though they have built-in 5G processors, they still lack 5G network support on the actual hardware connection.
From the comparison of specific data on network specifications, we can clearly see the substantial upgrade of this generation of products. The support range of the previous generation high-end model Pura 80 Ultra only covers 4G LTE FDD, 4G LTE TDD, 3G WCDMA and 2G GSM frequency bands. The latest HUAWEI Pura 90s Pro Max has completely broken through the limitations of 4G in terms of hardware. In addition to being backward compatible with the original network, it also fully supports 5G NR frequency bands, covering more than 20 international mainstream 5G frequency bands such as n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n41, n77, and n78. \
The unblocking of this network specification confirms that Huawei has officially got rid of the situation of only providing 4G LTE connections in the past few years on Pura 90s Pro Max, and has re-entered the global 5G smartphone sector. The HUAWEI Pura 90s series, equipped with complete 5G hardware specifications, is expected to directly affect Huawei’s overall positioning and competitiveness in the international high-end mobile phone market.
