The internationally-popular Huawei Mate 10 could gain fans in the US with these four features

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Huawei Mate 10 navigation dock cursor seen on middle right side of the screen.

• Huawei CEO Richard Yu confirmed the Mate 10 Pro flagship will be available in the US in 2018.
• The Mate 10 is expected to be announced to the US market during CES 2018 in January, and may release on the AT&T network in February. 
• While Huawei's flagship Mate series is largely unknown in the US, it is extremely popular overseas, especially in Europe and Canada. 

It will be interesting to see how the Huawei Mate 10 Pro fares in the US market, where it will be competing with the likes of the iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy Note 8, as well as against other fan favorites like the OnePlus 5T.

Huawei CEO Richard Yu confirmed this month that the Huawei Mate 10 Pro will be available on US carriers in 2018; recent reports indicate the device may release on AT&T in February.

Huawei has offered prepaid devices in the US for several years and has also dabbled in the affordable-but-premium phone space with its Honor brand. That said, American shoppers remain largely unfamiliar with Huawei and its flagship Mate series. Billboards for Huawei smartphones are more common in other markets, such as Europe and Canada.

Huawei is expected to announce US availability for the Mate 10 during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 in January, but there's a lot to know about the device before its official American introduction. Take a look: