Huawei
has unveiled its flagship P8 smartphone, a device that stacks up
against the latest models from Samsung and Apple in technical
specifications if not marketing budget. The company has also announced
the larger P8 Max with a massive 6.8-inch 1080p display. Apart from the
larger display, the only change is the battery, which has been spruced
up to 4,360mAh.
The
P8, which runs Google’s Android operating system, has a 5.2 inch
display screen — slightly larger than the Samsung Galaxy S6, unveiled
last month, and the iPhone 6 — and an eight-core 64-bit processor. It is
powered by Huawei’s Kirin 930 octa-core processor coupled with 3GB of
RAM . It also supports storage space starting from 16GB and expandable
via microSD card slot.
Made
from a single piece of metal, the phone is thinner than its rivals,
with a width of 6.4 millimetres, Huawei said at a packed global launch
event in London.
On the camera front, it is armed by a 13MP snapper on the back and also gets an 8MP front-facing camera.
Huawei,
a major player in the telecoms network equipment market, ranked fourth
in global smartphone sales last year, shipping 68 million units, giving
it a 5.5 percent share, according to research group Gartner.
The market is dominated by Samsung and Apple, which Gartner said had combined sales of nearly 500 million units.
Huawei,
and fellow Chinese companies Lenovo and Xiaomi, are leading the
challenge to the two big players, particularly in their home market.
The
Huawei P8 is likely to cost less than $530, while the larger P8 Max
will be priced around $581. It is expected to reach the UK and Europe
later this month, followed by the US in May.
Posted by : Gizmeon
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