The Huawei Pura 70 series is out in China. A reinvention of Huawei’s camera-toting lineup, the new smartphones are once again promising huge improvements to the world of phone photography. While the new series is still fresh out of the oven in China, we visited the country to get a quick peek at the Pura 70 Pro.

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A tactile sensation

The whole series comes in a variety of colors and textures. The Pura 70 Pro features a smooth matte texture available in purple, black, or white. Though it’s not the top of its series, it still exudes a premium elegance that feels good in your hand. We weren’t able to see it a lot, but the purple version is to die for.

The Pura 70 in pink!

We also saw the regular Pura 70. It comes with a glossier finish but sparkles in more unique colors like blue and rose red. It’s perfect for those looking to make a statement with their phones.

The Pura 70 Ultra in brown, mint green, and white

Finally, the Pura 70 Ultra features vegan leather and comes in black, white, brown, and mint green. Since the Ultra is at the head of the table, Huawei is pulling no stops at creating the most exclusive feel it can muster in a flagship.

A small reinvention of a classic

The Huawei P60 series still uses a traditional camera island on the upper-left corner. Now, that particular camera setup was impressive, but the layout never shone outside its confines. The Pura 70 series, however, comes with a slight-but-welcome change: a triangular camera setup.

Both the regular Pura 70 and the Pura 70+ feature a hidden-Mickey-like configuration of cameras. The island itself is triangular, rather than last year’s rectangular shape. It’s a unique design that definitely catches your eye right from the get-go. Though without the hidden Mickey, the Ultra version is just as unique.

A colleague also noticed that the island is large enough to rest securely on our index fingers. If you’re worried about pinky dents, the Pura 70 Pro provides some well-needed therapy.

A camera that performs magic

AI is lighting up our smartphone cameras. Practically every device now has AI in some form. While ubiquitous, the new technology can still wow us. Huawei’s AI is no different.

Demonstrating the phone to us, Huawei presented us with a rapidly spinning disk. We were then told to take shots of the disk under the camera’s Snapshot mode. Despite how fast the disk spun, the camera still took clear shots, defining what the naked eye couldn’t see: a surfer riding a wave.

This disc was spinning rapidly when I took it.

The transformation isn’t instant. But therein lies the magic. There are two seconds before the photo transforms from a blurry mess to a recognizable subject. The before-and-after metamorphosis looks amazing every time.

In all other situations, the camera performs remarkably well. If you want more of this impressive camera, check out our further adventures in China.

EMUI versus HarmonyOS

The Pura 70 series will have HarmonyOS out of the box in China. However, we received a few sample units with EMUI onboard. Because the unit isn’t exactly what users might get, we’ll hold off on an official software review.

Still, we have to give a shoutout to the lineup’s new interactive wallpapers. Now, interacting with a wallpaper isn’t new. But Huawei’s latest take uses your eyes, instead of tapping on the screen. One of the best examples of such a scene is a tennis match between two mascots. Every time your eyes land on the ball, a mascot hits it to the other side. It’s absolutely mesmerizing. Plus, if you’re in Challengers mood, you can imagine yourself as Zendaya pitting Art and Patrick against one another.

Power Mac Center has three Christmas gimmicks this holiday season as part of its “Infinite Smiles” campaign.

Customers can get their hands on discounts on Apple accessories and other brands, as well as a digital art contest and a donation drive for worthy beneficiaries.

Christmas memory digital art contest

To encourage people to reminisce about their Christmas highlights and moments in a better way, Power Mac Center has a contest that is open for all participants.

The contest period is from December 2 to 31. To join, they simply have to create a digital artwork that features their most memorable Christmas story and post it publicly on Instagram.

Tag @PowerMacCenter and use the hashtags #PMCChristmasStories and #Pixelworx.

Only one entry is allowed per participants and artworks must be either in high-resolution JPEG or PNG.

Participants must also submit a short video no longer than one minute in duration that shows the creation of the artwork.

A total of three (3) winners will take home a curated set of Power Mac Center premium accessories worth PhP 25,000.

Big discounts for gift-shopping

The Power Mac Center holiday catalog also features selected Apple accessories and Dr. Dre products with discounts worth up to 80% off.

Accessories from other brands like Anker, Logitech, Energea, WHOOSH!, Twelve South, SwitchEasy, Microsoft, and Transcend also get up to 20% off.

For Mobile Care, customers can enjoy 15% off on diagnostic and software services for all Apple devices. Basecamp, meanwhile, offers 25% off on the iPad coding training course.

PMC points for a purpose

Lastly, PMC is also holding a fundraiser until the end of the year that shall benefit underprivileged children battling cancer and other chronic illnesses.

Customers with 1 Infinite membership are invited to donate their points and raise funds for the beneficiaries.

Members can go to any PMC or The Loop store and donate a minimum of 100 points, no purchase required.

As a token, each donation will entitle the member to a raffle entry for a chance to win an AirPods Max worth PhP 33,990.

The Philippines will host the Asia Pacific Predator League 2024 Grand Finals on January 13 and 14, 2024 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila.

A total of 26 teams from across the Asia Pacific region will battle for the highly-coveted Predator Shield in the fields of Dota 2 and VALORANT.

The event has a combined prize pool of US$ 200,000, with the Dota 2 and VALORANT winners each taking home US$ 65,000.

Oasis Gaming recently ruled the Predator League 2024 Philippine qualifiers, topping ZOL Esports. Both squads will represent the country in January.

Meanwhile, local qualifiers for other participating territories are still ongoing for the Acer-backed esports tournament that has been the home ground of up-and-coming talents in the industry since 2018.