The Chinese company Huawei introduced at home a new 6-inch model 'phablet' Huawei Mate 8, equipped with a Full HD display with rounded (2.D) edges, its own eight-core (4×2.3 GHz A72 + 4×1.8 GHz A53) Kirin 950 processor, as well as running the operating system Huawei EMUI 4.0, based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
As noted by the manufacturer, the start of sales of its flagship novelty, made in a metal case, is scheduled for the first quarter of next year.
It should be noted that Huawei Mate 8 supports many standards (including 3G and 4G LTE FDD / TDD) and frequencies, has two slots for SIM cards, a fingerprint scanner, a capacious battery (4000 mAh) with a highly efficient power saving and fast charging, a high-quality 16MP camera with a Sony sensor with phase detection autofocus and optical image stabilization, as well as five speakers with updated power amplifiers and a three-microphone system designed to cope with ambient noise during calls.
The device will be available on sale in a version with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory, as well as in versions with 4 GB of RAM and 64 or 128 GB of internal memory. At the same time, the younger model will cost customers 2999 Chinese yuan (~ $ 469), while the older ones will have to pay 3699 Chinese yuan (~ $ 579) and 4399 Chinese yuan (~ $ 689), respectively.
This amount includes the following technical characteristics:
- Support for communication standards: 4G LTE (FDD / TDD); 3G TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, CDMA-2000; GSM GPRS / EDGE, CDMA1X
- Dimensions: 157.1×80.6×7.9 mm
- Weight: 185g
- Processor: eight-core (4×2.3 GHz A72 + 4×1.8 GHz A53), Kirin 950
- Platform: Huawei EMUI 4.0 based on Android 6.0
- Display: 6-inch, IPS-NEO, a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels
- Camera: 16 MP, sensor with backlight, flash, phase detection autofocus, optical image stabilization system
- Front camera: 8 MP
- Memory: 3/4 GB RAM, 32/64/128 GB built-in, slot for microSD memory card (up to 128 GB)
- Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac (2.4 / 5 GHz), Bluetooth v4.2 + BLE, NFC, USB 2.0, GPS / AGPS / GLONASS, audio jack 3.5mm
- Battery: Li-Pol, 4000 mAh, fast charging system
- Other: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity and lighting sensors, Fingerprint scanner, Hall sensor, Electronic compass