Key Takeaways
- The Huawei Mate 70 smartphone range has a new manual touch file transfer feature.
- The feature allows you to hold content on one Huawei device with your hand and drag it to another.
- The device runs on Huawei’s HarmonyOS Next, not Android. The phone is only available in China.
Sorry Apple’s AirDrop, it’s no longer a cool way to transfer files quickly.
Huawei has just announced its new Mate 70 series of smartphones, but the thing that is catching a lot of people’s attention is its new file transfer functionality.
The feature allows users to transfer content from one Huawei device to another just by using hand gestures. It works by pressing your fist on the phone’s screen like holding it, dragging it to another Huawei device, and releasing it.
I know this is just a gimmick, but as far as exciting smartphone features go, it’s the coolest I’ve seen in a long time. I can’t help but notice the feature is similar to the Jedi using the force in Star Wars.
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Huawei’s new phone is only available in China
It is unlikely that the phone will arrive in the US
The new file transfer feature was showcased at Huawei’s recent event where the company unveiled its new Mate 70, Mate 70 Pro, and Mate 70 Pro Plus smartphones. The Mate 70 starts at 5,499 yuan (about $760) and aims to rival Apple’s iPhone 16 lineup in China.
It’s not clear exactly how this feature works, but based on videos seen on social media, I think it uses the phone’s camera sensors to activate a feature like AirdDop. The camera detects your hand gestures, captures the screen, and activates a peer-to-peer Bluetooth connection. When another nearby device’s camera detects a receiving hand gesture, it accepts that connection and transfers the file.
The manual touch file transfer feature will only be available on Huawei’s new range of phones and its MatePad Pro 13.2 tablet. These devices are only available in China at the moment, and do not include any hardware from the US due to strict regulations. The new phones also run their own operating system other than Android called Harmony OS Next.
While we in North America may not get a chance to check out Huawei’s new phones and the file transfer feature by hand, hopefully other Android phone manufacturers in the US see the buzz and do the same. I would like to be able to use the power on my phone to send something to a friend.
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