Huawei hosted Japanese media on a tour of its flagship store in Shenzhen's Bantian district and its Songshan Lake campus in Dongguan. The report, accompanied by photographs, focuses on the foldable Pura X View and also covers the Mate XT 2, a foldable PC and the campus, which recreates a European-style townscape.
The Shenzhen Bantian flagship store displays smartphones, including foldable models, PCs and vehicles, with staff explaining the products using an in-person translation function. The Pura X View has a 6.39-inch display, weighs approximately 201 g, starts at 5,999 yuan and runs HarmonyOS 7. The Pura X Max is positioned at a higher price point, while the store also carries non-foldable devices.
The Mate XT 2 folds inward, with the display enclosed inside, and opens to 10.2 inches. It weighs approximately 299 g, is powered by a Kirin 9050 Pro processor and starts at 19,999 yuan. The foldable MateBook Fold PC does not run Windows, instead operating on HarmonyOS, and starts at 24,999 yuan.
Some children's watches have a camera on top of the device for taking family photos, with prices of around 2,298 yuan. The store also has a souvenir area modeled on the Songshan Lake campus, selling notebooks, magnets and tumblers.
Construction of the Songshan Lake campus began in 2015 and was completed in 2018. Covering approximately 1.32 million sq m, it has 12 areas and 128 buildings and recreates a European-style townscape. It is the workplace of approximately 25,000 research and development staff, with trains running on 3 routes and a library modeled on Paris City Hall. The report also describes the diverse nature of the development hub, including the automotive business's display and test drives of AITO vehicles.