Huawei P30 launch live blog: everything that happened at the Paris event

The Huawei P30

 launch event is all done and dusted now, and you can see exactly what happened as we brought you all the action from the big event in France.

We were shown the new Huawei P30, the Huawei P30 Pro, the new Huawei FreeLace headphones and the Huawei Watch GT Active, alongside some 'smart' glasses that were really just a fancy Bluetooth headset.

There were also murmurs of a third handset - the Huawei P30 Lite but that never materialized during the long, busy event that saw at least one writer's fingers needing to be bathed in cold water, such was the speed they were typing at.

If you're curious, here's everything as it happened

uawei P30 launch event live blog

All times in Central European Time (CET)

15:37 - The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro are available from... today! And that concludes the press conference.

15.35 - Price time!

Huawei P30 6GB/128GB - €799

Huawei P30 Pro 8GB/128GB - €999

Huawei P30 Pro 8GB/256GB - €1,099

Huawei P30 Pro 8GB/512GB - €1,249

Huawei Freelace - €99

FreeBuds Lite - €119

Huawei Wath GT 42mm - €229
Huawei Wath GT 46mm - €249

Huawei 40W Power bank - €99

Eyewear - Price TBC, release date July 2019

15:28 - To be fair, they look pretty good - still NO DETAILS about how they are smart. Oh, Richard is coming back on stage to tell us... goodness talk about keeping us waiting.

There is no pin or button on the glasses, and they are IP67 water and dust resistant. Inside the arm there's a charging module, antenna, dual mic, chipset, speaker and battery.

They use beam-forming technologies and AI noise reduction to provide crisp, clear audio.

It's basically a Bluetooth headset fused to a pair of sunglasses. Talk about anti-climax.

Image Credit: Huawei

15:25 - Guess what... still waiting for actual detail other than "smart eyewear" which is all that's currently on the big screen. This better be worth the wait.

Apparently this is smart eyewear which will make us look more handsome. Hmm.

15:20 - Richard has ONE MORE THING. They look like sunglasses, but are actually smart eyewear.

It's not clear what they do just yet, we're currently watching a very odd video.

Huawei has partnered with eyewear maker Gentle Monster for its glasses, still waiting on actual details though...

15:14 - BUT WAIT. Here's another new product - the Huawei FreeLace wireless headphones with 4 hours playback from just a 5 minute charge, and up to 18 hours of playback on a single charge.

The buds are magnetic, and clip together around your neck when you're not using them. When you unclip them, they'll automatically re-connect to your phone.

We also say hello to the Huawei FreeBuds Lite, with 12 hours battery life (with battery case).

There's a new color for the Huawei Watch GT too, with a 46mm titanium case and 42mm ceramic bezel model with 1 week battery life. There's a new triathlon mode for the Watch GT which will arrive on watches via a software upgrade from today.

Image Credit: Huawei

15:13 - And Richard has finished talking us through all the new features of the P30 series, and we're getting treated to another promo video. Hopefully we'll get price and a release date once it's over.

15:10 - There are companion products for the P30 series too, including a garish pink glitter case, as well as more traditional flip and wallet cases plus a dive case which waterproofs the phone up to 10 meters.

There's also a new power bank, with a 12,000mAh battery inside and 40W SuperCharge technology - it can charge your PC as well as your phone.