Bucket Tech: HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro

HUAWEI has unveiled the HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro. This latest addition to its iconic Mate Series brings together advanced imaging, refined design, and powerful performance in a single flagship device. Inspired by the richness of the natural world, the HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro is available in two distinctive colour finishes: Gold and Black. Starting from R21,999 or R839 per month over 36 months, the HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro will be available from 07 April 2026 via HUAWEI’s official online store and selected retailers.

Customers will benefit from a range of value-added offers, including premium accessories, service support, and 200GB of HUAWEI Mobile Cloud storage free for the first month, exclusive to the HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro. Ts and Cs apply.

A Leap Forward in Colour Accuracy

The True-to-Colour Camera System of the HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro addresses some of mobile photography’s biggest challenges, including accurate colour reproduction across varied lighting conditions, delivering consistent, true-to-life colours in any environment. Its larger pixel size significantly boosts light intake, ensuring precise colours and fine detail even in low-light scenarios. Colour consistency is maintained seamlessly when switching between the main, ultra-wide and telephoto lenses.

The new DCG HDR technology enhances dynamic range by up to 300%. In high-contrast scenes, such as backlit portraits or sunset landscapes, it preserves highlight detail and shadow colour without distortion. The 5cm telephoto macro capability adds versatility, enabling both detailed close-up shots and long-range photography, turning everyday moments into captivating images.

New Super Durable Architecture

Equipped with 2nd Generation Kunlun Glass, the HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro display features high-strength nanocrystals for enhanced durability. It offers up to 20x greater drop resistance than conventional glass, significantly reducing the risk of screen damage. The back panel is crafted from ultra-durable vegan fibre, offering a silky-smooth texture that feels refined and elegant in hand. Its impact resistance is enhanced by up to 5x, allowing the device to withstand daily bumps and scrapes while maintaining its pristine appearance. With IP68 water resistance and IP69 resistance to high-temperature, high-pressure water jets, along with a multi-layer sealing design, the device delivers comprehensive protection against water and dust intrusion.

Exceptional Performance

The HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro is powered by a massive 5750mAh battery, easily supporting all-day usage. It supports 100W wired SuperCharge and 80W wireless SuperCharge for fast and convenient charging. Featuring the SuperCool Dual Phase Change Heat Dissipation System, the device remains cooler during extended, demanding use. This ensures consistently smooth performance for tasks such as gaming, live streaming and creative work. With a 21% boost in overall system performance, the HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro handles demanding tasks with ease, delivering smoother workflows and a consistently responsive experience without compromising power efficiency.

The HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro also features the X-True™ 2.5D Sleek Flat-Edged Display. With a 1–120 Hz LTPO adaptive refresh rate, it intelligently adjusts frame rates based on usage, delivering both fluid visuals and improved energy efficiency. The display reaches an ultra-high peak brightness of 3000 nits.

Availability and Offers

The HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro will be available from 07 April 2026, with pricing starting from R21,999 or R839 per month over 36 months via HUAWEI’s official online store and selected retailers. At launch, customers can look forward to a range of value-added benefits, including the HUAWEI Band 10 and HUAWEI FreeBuds SE 2, a one-year HUAWEI Care+ plan, a screen protection service, and a charger and protective cover.

In addition, HUAWEI Mate 80 Pro users will be able to enjoy an exclusive 200GB HUAWEI Mobile Cloud storage subscription free for the first month, making it easy to securely back up photos, apps, and important files from day one.

Bucket Tech: HUAWEI P Smart S

Huawei has long been known as a brand that caters to the needs of young consumers, and the new mid-range HUAWEI P Smart S is testament to this, combining stylish design, essential innovations and great value. It boasts a beautiful, big display for immersive viewing, an enduring battery life that keeps up with the youth’s hectic lifestyle, as well as a smarter camera that allows users to capture what they see effortlessly, making it stand out as a photography, entertainment and social companion.

Shimmering design

The new HUAWEI P Smart S has a 6.3" OLED Dewdrop Display, with a high screen-to-body ratio of 90.17%, offering a massive viewing area and displaying content in fine details and vivid colours. With its integrated 3D curved edges, the device is comfortable to hold, and lovely to look at.

The HUAWEI P Smart S further elevates its fashion elements by using nature-inspired colour tones in two eye-catching colour variants: Breathing Crystal and Midnight Black.

Enduring battery life

The young consumer is all about their smartphones, so they need a battery that can keep up with them. For this reason, the HUAWEI P Smart S has a 4,000mAh high-capacity battery for all the users’ gaming, browsing, reading, music or series and movie needs.

 

Breath-taking photography

This smartphone’s rear camera is capable of producing high-definition images, thanks to its 48MP Main Camera. Even zoomed in, the details are crisp and sharp. The HUAWEI P Smart S also excels in night photography due to its high sensitivity performance and AI capability.

Thanks to the device’s 120° 8MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera and 2MP Macro Camera, users are able to capture from a more creative perspective, from distant landscapes to intricate details just 4cm from the lens. On top of this, a sophisticated 2MP Depth Camera helps subtly accentuate the subject with realistic and immersive bokeh effects.

The 16MP selfie camera is also bound to be popular with the youth market, as its AI beautification and Circular Flash provides soft lighting for selfies when shooting in low-light conditions.

The HUAWEI P Smart S is available now for just R5,999.00 from MTN and Telkom mobile operators, Huawei stores and Huawei online www.huaweistore.co.za. Plus get 15 GB free cloud storage for 12 months      

Monday Choon: Mat Zo - Colours

 

British DJ Mat Zo has a knack of coming up with trance tracks that are a bit different from the norm, it's hard to pinpoint his exact sound because of his experimentations whether from his tracks or remixes but regardless they all damn good. This week's featured track from Mat is titled "Colours" released under the Anjunabeats label, it also takes a slight deviation from the uplifting trance beats and has more of a 90s pop techno sound, similar to his previous track "Love Songs". The underlying beat and baseline is a great groovy catchy one that gets to you from the start of the song and with the multiple build ups, it just gets better and better. It's another great release from Mat Zo and one I'll be replaying a lot for the next few weeks.