Category: HUAWEI

Why a Dual Camera Setup is a Perfect Fit for Photography Enthusiasts

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Up until 2016, dual cameras on smartphones only referred to the cameras on the front and the rear of the device. The Huawei P9 which was last year’s flagship from the company has a Dual Leica lens sensor system with 12 Megapixels of resolution and a Sony IMX 386 sensor in each of them. The primary sensor on the phone is an RGB one while the secondary sensor is a Monochrome one offering sharper images with stunning amounts of detail as well as dynamic range.

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Huawei P8 Lite 2017 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 7.0 announced

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Huawei has announced P8 Lite 2017, successor of last year’s P8 Lite smartphone. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 655 16nm processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0. It has a 12-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei P8 Lite 2017 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 7.0 announced”

Huawei MWC 2017 announcement scheduled for Feb 26, P10 with dual rear cameras expected

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Huawei has started sending out invites for its announcement at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona. The event has been scheduled on February 26th, a day before MWC begins. The company says that it will unveil its ‘flagship device’ without giving any hints of what to expect. This could be the Huawei P10 that surfaced recently. Continue reading “Huawei MWC 2017 announcement scheduled for Feb 26, P10 with dual rear cameras expected”

Honor 6X with dual rear cameras launching in India on Jan 24 exclusively on Amazon

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Huawei’s Honor brand introduced the Honor 6X smartphone for global markets last week at the CES 2017.  It recently sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone in India on January 24th. Now it has confirmed that the phone will be available in India exclusively from Amazon.in. There is also a page for the phone on Amazon India, but it is not live yet. Last year’s Honor 5X was launched on both Amazon and Flipkart. Continue reading “Honor 6X with dual rear cameras launching in India on Jan 24 exclusively on Amazon”

Honor 6X with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras launching in India on January 24

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Huawei’s Honor brand introduced the Honor 6X smartphone for global markets yesterday at the CES 2017. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone in India on January 24th. It was introduced in China last year, has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 655 16nm processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1. Continue reading “Honor 6X with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras launching in India on January 24”

Android 7.0 Nougat beta test program for Honor 5C starts in India

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Huawei’s Honor has announced Android 7.0 Nougat beta test program for Honor 5C in India. The beta test program that will take place in 2 batches will offer participants to experience, collaborate, and help identify bugs in the Preview versions of Honor’s EMUI Software. Continue reading “Android 7.0 Nougat beta test program for Honor 5C starts in India”

Honor 6X Unboxing and First Impressions

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Huawei Honor brand introduced its mid-range Honor 6X smartphone and the successor of the Honor 5X smartphone in China back in October last year. Today the smartphone was introduced for the global markets at an event at the CES 2017. We unboxed the phone recently, here is our first impressions of the phone.

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Honor 6X with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras announced for global markets, starts at $249.99

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Huawei’s Honor brand today introduced the Honor 6X smartphone for global markets, few months after it was introduced in China. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 655 16nm processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1. It has a 12-megapixel camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), LED flash and a secondary 2-megapixel for achieving depth of field and background blur. Continue reading “Honor 6X with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras announced for global markets, starts at $249.99”

Honor to launch ‘Epic’ smartphone at CES 2017 on January 3rd

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Honor USA has sent out the invite for the launch of its new smartphone at the CES (Consumer Electronic Show) 2017 event on January 3. Also, Honor also added, #doubleornothing and #forthebrave hashtags on its official Twitter account, claiming it to be an “Epic” device. Continue reading “Honor to launch ‘Epic’ smartphone at CES 2017 on January 3rd”

Honor 8 to get Android Nougat 7.0 in February 2017

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Huawei has announced that Honor 8 will receive Android Nougat 7.0 update in February 2017. The phone which has received accolades for its unique design was launched with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box.

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Honor Magic with 5.09-inch Quad HD curved display, 4GB RAM, 12MP dual rear cameras announced

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Honor just announced Magic, the company’s latest smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.09-inch Quad HD 3D curved glass AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 950 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with new Honor Magic Live OS. It has dual 12-megapixel rear cameras promising brilliant image quality in low-light conditions, similar to the Honor 8. Continue reading “Honor Magic with 5.09-inch Quad HD curved display, 4GB RAM, 12MP dual rear cameras announced”

Honor Magic concept smartphone to be announced on December 16

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Huawei’s Honor brand today announced that it will introduce Magic, its first concept smartphone on December 16th. The company did not reveal any details about the upcoming smartphone. Honor CEO George Zhao on weibo said “In addition to enhancing the quality and specifications, we need even more Honor from the heart”. Continue reading “Honor Magic concept smartphone to be announced on December 16”

Huawei Honor 6S with 4G VoLTE, Snapdragon 435 surfaces

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Huawei’s Honor brand had announced Honor 6X in October this year. Now, it looks like the company is bringing another phone in the Honor 6 series. According to a tipster @krispitech, the Chinese smartphone maker is working on Honor 6S.
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Huawei confirms Android 7.0 Nougat update for range of smartphones, roll out begins Q1 2017

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Huawei introduced the Mate 9 and Mate 9 Pro flagship smartphones last month running Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Emotion UI 5.0. Recently the company confirmed the list of devices that will get Android Nougat update. Huawei plans to roll out Nougat update staring from Q1 2017 for its smartphones. Huawei Mate 8 and Huawei P9 smartphones will get the update first and few other devices will get it few weeks after that. Continue reading “Huawei confirms Android 7.0 Nougat update for range of smartphones, roll out begins Q1 2017”