Huawei had an event today where it announced two new phones – the Kirin 710-powered Enjoy 9S and the more affordable Enjoy 9e.
Enjoy 9S
The Enjoy 9S is a beautiful phone covered in glass on the front and rocking an NCVM finish on the back which gives it a ceramic-like appearance.
The phone isn’t just attractive on the outside, it packs pretty interesting specs to match. The screen measures 6.21 inches with a waterdrop notch at the top to house the 8MP front-facing camera. Huawei says the screen has a screen-to-body ratio of 89% and an 85% wide color gamut. The display also has an Eye Comfort mode to protect your eyes from blue light.
The selling point of the phone is its triple rear camera system made up of a 24MP primary camera, a 16MP super-wide angle lens with a 117° field of view, and a 2MP depth sensor. The super-wide angle camera comes in handy for those group selfies and landscape photos while the 2MP depth sensor helps with taking great portrait images.
There are AI features such as scene recognition (over 500), a super night scene mode, and HiVision for real-time translation, calorie calculation, and object identification. The Enjoy 9S can also record slow-motion videos at 480 frames per second.
Powering the Enjoy 9S is the 12nm Kirin 710 chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of expandable storage. There is GPU Turbo 2.0 which optimizes games like King of Glory for a better experience.
The phone runs EMUI 9.0 based on Android Pie, has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and packs a 3,400mAh battery. It comes in four colors – Aurora Blue, Coral Red, Nebular Blue, and Magic Night Black. Price is ¥1499 (~$223) for the 64GB version and ¥1699 (~$253) for the 128GB version.
The Enjoy 9S is already available for pre-order starting today and will be available for purchase on Tuesday, April 2.
Huawei Enjoy 9e
A less-powerful model but with some few party tricks of its own called the Enjoy 9e was the second phone launched today.
The Enjoy 9e has a 6.09-inch 1560 x 720 display with a Dewdrop notch and an 87% screen-to-body ratio. Above the screen is a thin speaker grille that also houses the proximity and light sensors and a notification LED.
Inside the hood of the phone is the 12nm Helio P35 processor clocked at 2.3GHz and paired with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage.
The Enjoy 9e has a single 13MP f/1.8 camera on its back which Huawei claims takes in up to 50% more light than an f/2.2 sensor. The front camera is an 8MP f/2.0 sensor with a beauty mode and support for face unlock.
Although it doesn’t have the Enjoy 9S’s triple camera setup, the Enjoy 9e might come in handy when hanging out with your friends. It has Huawei’s SuperSound Technology which uses an 11V high-voltage Smart PA to pump out loud and clear audio. Switch to Party Mode, and you don’t need a Bluetooth speaker to fill up a room with friends.
Huawei claims its audio output is about 50% louder than that of other phones. The Enjoy 9e also has a headset-free FM radio which also takes advantage of the SuperSound technology.
The phone runs EMUI 9.0 based on Android Pie, has a dedicated MicroSD card slot, a 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 4.2, single band Wi-Fi, and packs a 3,020mAh battery. Unfortunately, Huawei ships it with a 5V/1A charger.
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The Enjoy 9e comes in Sapphire Blue, Magic Night Black, and a leather-clad Amber Brown. It is priced at ¥999 (~$149) and already available for pre-order on Vmall.
