Huawei officially unveiled its latest smartphone, the Huawei P8 in Malaysia last week. Price at RM1799, Huawei P8 is now available in the colours of Titanium Grey and Mystic Champagne.
Key features of the Huawei P8 according to Huawei:
- The nano-injection molding process results in an industry-leading seamless tight junction connecting a 1.5mm thin plastic bar with one of the industry’s largest screens
- The phone is 6.4mm thin, with dual SIM cards, and works seamlessly with a 4G network (where the service is available)
- Powerful dual-antenna with proprietary Signal+ technology allows the smartphone to instantly switch between antennas ensuring a continuous strong network connection
- The triple-layer shark-gill design enhances the reliability and robustness of the device
- Inside, the new Kirin 930 64-bit Octa-Core chipset boosts performance by approximately 20 percent compared with other phones with similar levels of battery life
- The body’s sleek back cover is constructed of steel, for reinforced structural rigidity
Specifications of the Huawei P8:
| Size | Height: 144.9mm; Width: 72.1mm; Depth: 6.4mm; Weight: 144g |
| Color (available in this region) | Mystic Champagne; Titanium Grey |
| Display | 5.2” FHD Screen; 1080p (1920 x 1080); 424ppi; 16M colors |
| CPU | Hisilicon Kirin 930; 8-core 64bit; 2.0GHz |
| Operating System | Android 5.0 |
| Memory | 3 GB RAM; 16 GB ROM |
| Network | GRA_L09:TDD LTE: B40FDD LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28
UMTS: 800(B6,Japan)/800(B19,Japan)/850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz Support NFC GRA_UL00: TDD LTE: B38/B39/B40/B41 (2555MHz~2655MHz) FDD LTE:B1/B3/B4/B7 UMTS: 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz(B8/B5/B4/B2/B1) GSM : Main card: 850/900/1800/1900MHz; Second card: 850/900/1800/1900MHz |
| GPS | GPS/A-GPS/Glonass/BDS(BeiDou Navigation Satellite System) |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 2.4GHz b/g/n with Wi-Fi Direct supportBT 4.1+LEMicroUSB (High Speed USB) |
| Sensors | G-sensor; Gyroscope sensor; Ambient Light sensor; Proximity sensor; Compass, Accelerometer |
| Camera | Main camera: 13 Mega pixel, OIS, RBGW sensor, DSLR-level Image Signal Processor, 1080p video recording/1080p video playback;F2.0; Dual-tone color temperature flashFront camera: 8 Mega pixel |
| Audio | Audio: MP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, PCM, WMAVideo: H.263, H.264, MPEG-4, MOV, ASF, RM, RMVB3.5mm Audio Jack |
| Video | Video Codec: MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, VP8, RV7-10, Xvid, WMV9Video File Format: .3gp, .mp4, .m4a, .rm, .rmvb, .wmvImage Codec: PNG, GIF (Static only), JPEG, BMP
Image File Format: .png, .gif (Static only), .jpeg, .bmp Picture: PNG, GIF, JPEG, BMP, WEBP, WBMP |
| Emotion IU | EMUI 3.1 |
| Battery | 2680mAh(typical value) |
| In the box | Handset; Headset; Charger; USB cable; Quick Start Guide; Safety Information |
According to Huawei, the P8 comes with the following camera features:
- Industry-leading Optical Image Stabilizer technology up to 1.2°, enabling high-quality photos and videos, and managing camera shake so images are consistently sharp
- The world’s first four-color RGBW sensor enhances brightness by 32 percent in high contrast lighting situations, reduces it by 78 percent in low light environments. DSLR-level independent image processor enabling noise reduction when shooting and intelligent detection of a high-contrast lighting environment
- Four professional quality low-light shooting modes giving users access to a virtual photo and video studio to capture artistic inspirations.
At the Malaysia media event, Huawei also launched the P8 Lite, a 5.0-inch fully laminated IPS touchscreen smartphone. The 7.7mm Huawei P8 Lite is equipped with 5MP front-facing and 13MP rear-facing cameras. The rear camera features an F2.0 aperture, 7mm micro lens, and a 28mm wide-angle function. The front-facing camera uses a 22mm wide-angle lens with 1.4m pixels that reach out to an 88° frame area. Powered by a 1.2 GHz 64-digit octa-core Kirin 620 chipset, Huawei P8 Lite offers 4G LTE Cat4 connectivity with a download speed of 150Mpbs.
Pricing of the latest Huawei smartphone and devices:
- Huawei P8- RM1799
- Huawei P8 Lite- RM899
- Huawei Huawei Y3- RM249
- Huawei Huawei Y5– RM339
- Huawei T1– RM649
- Huawei TalkBand B2 Classic- RM558 (Available at Vmall.my)
- Huawei TalkBand B2 Elite- RM668 (Available at Vmall.my)
