Huawei Technologies Co unveiled its Mate 30 series smartphone on Thursday, featuring a quad camera setup, 5G connectivity and enhanced artificial intelligence functions.

The move came after Huawei posted a 26 percent year-on-year growth in smartphone shipments in the first eight months of this year, despite the restrictions it faces from the United States government.

Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei's consumer business group, said thanks to the support of global consumers, and partners, the company has so far shipped more than 16 million units of Mate 20 series smartphones and 17 million units of P30 series smartphones.

The latest Mate 30 Pro 5G, unveiled in Munich, Germany, is powered by Huawei's in-house Kirin 990 5G, an all-in-one, full-frequency 5G system-on-chip.

Mate 30 Pro 5G is priced from 1,199 euros ($1327), Mate 30 starts from 799 euros ($883) and the Mate 30 RS Porsche Design Edition starts from at 2,095 euros ($2315).