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Nova 9 Pro Huawei has announced their latest Nova 9 and Nova 9 Pro handsets aimed at the Chinese Market. The devices which are powered by Huawei’s own Harmony OS 2.0 (Basically Huawei’s own take on Android AOSP - thus no Google services) has  Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 778G chipset pack 8GB of RAM with 128 or 256GB of storage on both versions.  Nova 9 Pro Also common among the duo are their 50MP f1.9 Main cameras, the 8MP ultrawide camera and 2MP depth and 2MP macro Sensors and both have 32MP front facing cameras with the Pro model featuring another additional 32MP ultrawide sensor as well. Nova 9 Pro The differences between the models start with the displays - the Pro features a 6.72” OLED display and has 2676x1236 resolution and has a 120hz refresh rate. The smaller Nova 9 has a 6.57”2340x1080 resolution Oled panel and is also 120Hz. Nova 9 The phones also pack different batteries with the Pro model featuring a 4300 mAh cell with 100W fast charging and reverse charging while the...

Huawei has announced their latest flagship devices - the Huawei P50 and P50 Pro - both devices come with Leica branded rear lenses, IP68 ingress protection and Huawei's own Harmony OS. The Huawei P50 has a 6.5" 2700x1224 OLED panel with 90hzand a Snapdragon 888 5G soc with  8GB RAM 128/256GB storage options and has a 50MP main sensor with omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF and 13MP ultra wide and a 12MP 5x periscope camera at the back and features OIS and EIS stabilization on the rear main unit. The phone also comes with a 13MP front facing camera and has a 4100 mAh battery with 66W fast charging.   The P50 Pro is  the best spec'ed out of the duo as the name suggests, but it is basically similar to the regular P50 sans the display and thus it packs a 6.6" 2700x1228 resolution OLED panel with 120 hz and has a multitude of storage options of 8GB RAM and 128/256/512GB storage or 12GB of RAM with 512GB storage. The ticker inside the phone is Huawei's own Kirin 9000 Soc ...

Huawei's China Only Sub-Brand - Maimang has launched its latest mid-range handset - the Maimang 10 SE 5G  . The phone powered by a Snapdragon 480 Soc and 6GB of RAM with 128GB storage is typical of other Chinese OEM handsets . The camera modules consist of a 13MP main sensor , a 2mo macro and 2mp depth sensor as well as a 8MP front camera. The battery consists of a 5000mAh cell and it features 22.5W fast charging and it runs on Huawei's Android 10 based Harmony OS.  Source - GSMArena

Huawei has announced their latest handset - the Huawei Nova  8i. The new handset, powered by a Snapdragon 662 has 6/8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The device, which has a 6.67" HD+ IPS display also features a punch-hole which houses a 16MP sensor up front. The rear cameras are 64MP main 8 MP ultra wide and 2MP depth and 2MP macro. The handset features a 4300 mAh battery and has 66W fast charging as well. Pricing for the unit is said to be $280/310 and it ships with Android 10 with possibly without Google services and is priced at MYR 1299 as it is launched only in Malaysia at the moment. Source - Gizmochina

Honor has announced their latest handset - the Honor X20 SE. The new handset, powered by a Mediatek Dimensity 700 has 6/8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The device, which has a 6.6" HD+ display also features a punch-hole which houses a 16MP sensor up front. The rear cameras are 64MP main and 2MP depth and 2MP macro. The handset features a 4000 mAh battery and has 22W fast charging as well. Pricing for the unit is said to be $280/310 and it ships with Android 11 with possibly without Google services as the devices limited to China at the moment Source - Gadgets.Ndtv

Huawei's upcoming Nova 8i has emerged in press ready renders (apparently). The phone, which is said to pack some of Huawei's best mid range mobile camera tech and sensors (Atleast a 64MP sensor and a 8MP ultrawide is to be expected) is due to be released soon to the South East Asia market is rumored to carry a Snapdragon 662 Soc and a high refresh rate (atleast 90hz) HD+ IPS LCD of around 6.67" and have a punch hole sensor in front. The design of the phone, which is said to feature curved lines with glass and metal is similar to most modern Huawei devices and it will carry the same circular camera arrangement as the Mate 30 pro line. Other specifications are not yet released, and considering that it will be running on Android 10 based Harmony OS - it won't be available in some countries as well. Source -  GSMarena

Honor 50 SE Honor - an offshoot of the once mighty Smartphone juggernaut Huawei is now said to announce their Honor 50 series of smartphones on the 16th of June - and it will have access to Google Apps and the playstore. The phones, according to what is out at the moment are said to come in three variants - a Pro model , a standard model and a SE variant covering the more "affordable" realm. The Honor SE is said to 6.78" FHD+ resolution IPS display and feature a Mediatek Dimensity 900 series chipset and a whopping 100MP sensor with f1.9 aperture and a 8MP ultrawide and 2MP depth sensor as well as a 4000 mAh battery with 66W fast charging - not bad. The "mid ranger" in the series is the Honor 50 and this packs a 6.57" FHD+ OLED  display and packs a Snapdragon 778G Soc as well as a 108MP f1.9 sensor with an 8MP ultrawide and a 2MP depth and 2MP macro sensor array as well as a 4300 mAh battery with 66W fast charging as well. The top of the range model - the H...

12.6 Pro After being locked out from Google play services, Huawei's previous success in the smartphone market  dropped dramatically, but all is not over for the Chinese Giant as they have been releasing a multitude of devices with Google services and apps replaced by alternatives and Huawei's own App Gallery store whilst brewing their own build of Android called Harmony OS which would eliminate the need of Google services altogether. The strategy, which is still in its infancy, allows Huawei to offer an "android" alternative and create their own ecosystem in the long run as Huawei will be offering their Harmony OS on multiple form factors and devices including tablets - of which three have been currently announced - the Matepad  Pro 12.6 and 10.8  and the Matepad 11 .  12.6 Pro The Matepad Pro 12.6 and the 10.8 as their names suggest - come with 12.6 inch and 10.8 inch screen sizes respectively. The Matepad 11 meanwhile has a 10.95" LCD display and all three have...

Huawei has officially announced their flagship phone duo for 2018- the Huawei P20 Pro and the Huawei P20 , the two phones , powered by the Hisilicon Kirin 970 processors are basically identical for the most part, but the camera module(s) of the P20 pro are vastly superior to the smaller P20 as it features three camera modules with the main sensor boasting 40 megapixels and an f1.8 aperture. The P20 Pro is basically Huawei's flagship for 2018, the phone , designed to take on the Galaxy S9 and the iPhone X (it even has a "notch" to match) features jaw dropping specs out of the box. The design , which includes a blend of glass and metal, now features a IP67 water resistance and features no headphone jack as its apparently a trend in this day and age. The phone features a 6.1" display with a 2240x100 resolution AMOLED panel , this display features a 18.7:9 aspect ratio and has 408ppi , the display is somewhat split at top, and in the middle of a small notch , th...

Huawei is set to release its Chinese variants of the newly announced Huawei Honor 7X and V10 soon . The two smartphones , set to launch on the 5th of December are both optimized for China's regional market with the international variants set to launch soon . The Huawei V10 , powered by a Powered by a Kirin 970 chipset features either  4GB RAM with 64GB storage or 6GB RAM with 64 or 128GB storage . The display - a 5.99" 2160x1080p LTPS panel with a 18:9 aspect ratio allows the phone to have a minimal screen to bezel ratio . The Phone features a 20mp monochrome sensor with a f1.8 aperture with a 16mp RGB sensor with a f2 aperture . The front camera is a 13MP sensor with a f2 aperture . Pricing details are said to be CNY 2,700 ($410) , CNY 3,000 ($450) and CNY 3,500($530) and will be available in China on the 5th of December . The Honor 7X is basically the latest iteration to the Honor 6X model launched earlier this year . The mod...

Huawei has unveiled their new flagship smartphones for 2017 . The new P10 and P10 plus devices were unveiled at MWC 2017 along side the Huawei watch 2 Android wear smartwatch . Huawei P10 and P10 Plus Based on a rather "familiar" form factor ,the handsets are both in a similar ballpark when it comes to performance(HiSilicon Kirin 960)  and cameras , but the only similarities lie there as the plus version features a better display (2K vs 1080p) and a bigger battery (3750 mAh vs 3200 mAh than the regular p10 . Both handsets are equipped with Leica approved 20MP main cameras and 12MP secondary rear cameras for a enhanced telephoto "zoom" . Both handsets feature 4G with dual sim support and anon removable batteries wih wireless charging Huawei Watch 2 and Watch 2 classic  Huawei watch 2 builds upon the successful huawei watch launched last year and in order to celebrate its second generation . the company has decided to unveil it in two forms...

Huawei has unveiled two new flagship smartphones with some serious camera power . The new Huawei P9 and the P9 Plus offer dual camera set ups apparently made with the help of the world famous optic maker Leica .The cameras - prompted as the main selling point of the Huawei P9 series is said to be a 2x 12mp set up with laser autofocus and dual led flash ,both cameras pack a f 2.2 aperture and has 1.25 micrometer size along with the ability of recording 4K . The rest of the specs include Huawei's In house 64 Bit SOC  - Huawei Kirin 955 , a Octa core chipset with 4 Cortex A72 cores and 4 Cortex A53 cores clocked to 2.5Ghz max . The phones come with either 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage or 3GB of ram with 32GB of storage .Both phones feature Huawei's custom Emotion UX and Android 6.0 marshmallow and a platheora of options thanks to the custom skin . Display wise , the phones are either awailable in a 5.2" variant - this is a 1080p NEO LCD unit and has no 3d touch while the b...

MWC - mobile world congress 2016 is set to kick off in a few hours time , the show -used by mobile technology companies to show off most of their flagship models for the year is held annually and this year is also set to take off with a bang .Samsung , who is set to launch their Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in a few hours will be joined by LG who would also launch their flagship LG G5 on the same day . Other companies such as Sony , Microsoft , Alcatel are also set to join in with their new devices and so far have we have raked up details and leaks of the upcoming devices in order to give you a overview of what you will get to see today (Feb 21) LG Read our article on LG's G5 leaks LG is preparing to launch their 2016 flagship at MWC , the phone , a successor to the LG G4 from last year is set to pack a metal design and a new camera layout while keeping true to its removable batttery traditions , the phone is expected to carry the following specs Rumo...

Huawei has unveiled a new smartphone with battery endurance in mind , the new Y6 Pro is the latest member to the Huawei Y6 family and it includes a whopping 4000 mAh to beat . The phone , like the Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo launched a few hours ago ,promises exceptional battery life in a world where smartphone batteries get smaller and smaller .Apart from the 13mp camera and Android 5.1 , the phone is a bit spartan in this day and age as it features a industrial design and a 720p 5"disp,ay along with a Mediatek MT6735P octa core processor , the device however makes it up by adding 2GB of RAM - enough to power Huawei's Emotion UX 3.1 which brings a tonne of useful features to this endurance champ . Pricing and availability is still not available SPECS AT A GLANCE DISPLAY- 5" 720P IPS DESIGN - pattern design with gray,black and gold paint options PROCESSOR -Mediatek MT6735P RAM/STORAGE- 2GB RAM ,16GB storage with MicroSD support CAMERAS-13MP rear with flash ,5MP fr...

HUAWEI WATCH (pour femme) Ladies ,if you were worried that Huawei's good looking Huawei Watch had a masculine design ,worry not as the company has announced a new Ladies version of the Android wear timepeice . The watch , designed with the same Sapphire crystal display with a 1.4" fully round AMOLED display and Cold forged stainless steel chassis which comes in Rose Gold with either Swarovski Zirconia (Huawei Watch Jewel) or a engraved pattern design - Clous De Paris Pattern (Huawei Watch Elegant) .The watch also comes with 12 special watch faces and it will cost a whopping $499 (watch elegant) or $599 (watch Jewel) Huawei GX8 Huawei GX8 is a budget Android handset priced at a rather decent unlocked price of $349 . The phone has a 5.5" 1080p display with Android 5.1 and Emotion UI 3.1  . The phone packs a 1.5 Ghz Snapdragon 615 Soc , 2GB or RAM , 16GB storage and a MicroSD expansion Slot . The cameras on the device are listed as follows - 13MP rear with L...

Huawei has announced a new Tablet at CES 2016 .The Mediapad M2 -10 is a 10" Android tablet designed with a premium finish aluminuim chassis and a high quality Harman Kardon SWS 2.0 surround sound system . The Tablet has a 10.1" 1080p IPS display , a 2Ghz In-house Kirin 930 Octa core Soc and 2 GB off RAM with 16GB internal storage or 3GB of RAM with 64GB storage (both models have MicroSD card support)  . Both models feature a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The two models also feature a 6660 mAh battery and a Wifi or LTE option on both storage models . The pricing for the models are as follows -   16GB Wifi ($349)  16GB LTE ($399)  64GB Wifi ($419)  64GB LTE($469) Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - Gsmarena

Google is probably planning to launch two nexus devices at their September 29 event , one being the LG Nexus 5X and the other - the Huawei Nexus 6P  - a handset that replaces the Motorola Nexus 6 launched last year .The Nexus 6P - a handset designed with cues of its Huawei "P" series is the upmarket version and it therefore will be priced accordingly .The handset as previously leaked , packs a Snapdragon 810 Soc - which is a 10 core chipset packing 4 A57 cores and 4 A53 cores and , 3GB of RAM is said to be present as well as 32/64 and 128 GB of local storage (if you wonder why 16GB is not listed as a potion , thats because that option is only available with the Nexus 5X). A 16MP rear camera is rumored to be present on the camera along with a dual LED flash . The phone also features a 5MP front facing sensor and a fingerprint reader on the back of the phone which is another first for the Nexus series , the phone is set to come with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box ...

Want force touch on Android ? well Huawei has it all with the new Mate S , the phone , launched at IFA 2015 is also one of the companies lesser flagship models to launch this year .The phone , powered by Huawei's own Krin 935 Soc clocked to 2.2 Ghz makes this device fast and snappy for usual tasks including the use of force touch where you can use pressure sensitivity to do tasks like drawing , zooming in and out using different pressure levels and many other fun party tricks . The phone features a 13MP rear camera , a 8MP rear camera and some clever camera features brought on by the flagship P8 . The phone has Android 5.1.1 and has a price tag of 649EUR unlocked (more specs to follow soon) *5.5" AMOLED display 1920x1080 , 401ppi ,Gorilla Glass 3 *Metallic frame unibody design *Huawei Hi-Silicon Krin 935 Dual core Soc *Mali T628 MP4 *2GB RAM , 32/64 internal memory +MicroSD expansion *13MP rear camera with single LED flash *8MP front camera with 1080p recording...

Huawei has unveiled a new smartphone today , nicknamed the Huawei 7i , the handset addresses the growing selfie trend by including a swivel action camera which makes the 7i unique and interesting .The phone , launched as a mid range handset has a 13MP Sony BSI sensor with a f2.0 aperture mounted in a swivel head which is said to do a almost 360 , there is also a built in LED flash and the whole unit is said to have a durability rating of swiveling 132 times a day for a whole 2 years which is very impressive indeed . The handset has a new 64Bit Snapdragon 616 Soc , 2GB of RAM 16 or 32GB storage with MicroSD expansion , a 5.2" 1080p display and a 3000mAh battery with a custom build of Android with Huawei's EMUI 3.1 overlay, Availability of the handset outside of its homebase in China is still not confirmed . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - GSMArena