Huawei is now rumoured to be working on two new mobile devices that are expected to launch very soon. The new flagship Mate 8 phablet has now received a certification from TENAA and will go on sale sometime next month, while the Honor 8 will be unveiled this month, on June 25.
Both handset will offer great performance at a much affordable price than some other flagship devices. The Honor 8 will cost RMB 1,999 (around $300) for the base and RMB 2,799 (around $420) for the top model, while the Mate 8 will be more expensive.
Huawei Mate 8 specifications
6-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with 2.5D glass, 95% wide color gamut with Force Touch
Octa-Core (2.3GHz 4 x ARM Cortex A72 + 1.8GHz 4 x ARM Cortex A53) Huawei Kirin 950 processor with Mali T880 GPU
3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB storage, expandable memory with microSD
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Emotion UI 4.0
Hybird Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM / microSD)
16MP rear camera with Sony IMX298 sensor, PDAF, OIS, f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.4 aperture
Fingerprint sensor
Dimensions: 157.1× 80.6×7.9mm; Weight: 185g
4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC
4000mAh battery
Huawei Honor 8 specifications
5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD / (2560 × 1440 pixels) Quad HD 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core Kirin 955 (4x 2.5GHz A72, A53 4 x 1.8 GHz) processor with Mali T880-MP4 GPU
4GB RAM, 32GB / 64GB / 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)
12MP dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
Dimensions: 157.00×77.60×7.75mm;Weight: 170g
4G LTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
3200mAh with fast charging