Years ago, the idea of wearing a watch – let alone a smartwatch or fitness tracker – was an alien idea to me. I’d grown up not wanting or needing a timepiece attached to my arm and later, when mobile phones became ubiquitous, I’d always had one with me for timekeeping purposes. I didn’t need any of the fitness-tracking because …

Right now, Huawei is the second largest mobile phone manufacturer on the planet, having beaten Apple to the second place on the podium earlier this year. The company’s seen staggering growth over the years, rising from a “me too” cheap Chinese phone maker, to one that now often leads the way when it comes to research and design. Now, they're coming for Samsung.

In an industry where smartphone advances happen every week, it’s time for Huawei to step up to the plate with their next big device. The Huawei Mate 10 is aiming to be just that smartphone, as it packs in 6GB of RAM, a 4000mAh battery to keep the lights on and a Kirin 970 chipset to underneath a 6-inch screen with an 18:9 FHD+ OLED display. But it's going to cost you plenty.