The mate 50 and mate 50 Pro will be able to send texts via satellite communication. The iPhone 14 is expected to offer a feature that can send texts.

The mate 50 series includes 4G-only versions of the Snapdragon 8 plus gen 1 chipset with 8GB of RAM. Both include a 50-megapixel main rear camera with a variable lens with stops from f/1.4 to f/4.

The Pro gets an upgraded 64-megapixel camera capable of 200x digital zoom. The standard mate 50 offers 100x digital zoom with a lower-res 12-megapixel sensor.

T-Mobile and SpaceX have announced a partnership that aims to bring this feature to T-Mobile subscribers by way of starlink satellites. Rumors of Apple’s satellite messaging feature have been swirling since last year.