Earlier this year, in June, Huawei launched its mid-range smartphone named Huawei Maimang 8 in its home country China. With a price tag of 1,899 Yuan (~$275), the phone was available in Magic Night Black and Blue Sapphire colors.

Today, the company has introduced a new color option for the Huawei Maimang 8 — Aurora Blue. It is a gradient color with a combination of teal and dark blue running from top to bottom. This new color variant is now available for purchase in China for a price of 1,699 yuan, which roughly converts to $237.

Coming to the specifications, the smartphone comes equipped with a 6.21-inch display having a waterdrop notch that houses the front-facing camera. The IPS LCD screen offers 19.5:9 aspect ratio and Full HD+ resolution as well as 89 percent screen-to-body ratio. It is also TUV Rheinland certified, protecting the eyes of the users from fatigue by obstructing the blue rays.

Under the hood, the device is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 710 chipset and comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. For additional storage, there’s also dedicated microSD card slot with support for up to 512GB.

In terms of optics, the device features a vertical triple camera setup, consisting of a 24-megapixel primary sensor along with 16-megapixel super-wide lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front side, it features an 8-megapixel snapper. The photography features offered by the Maimang 8 include AI scene recognition, 480 fps slow-motion video recording, handheld night scene and so on.

The phone is running Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own EMUI 9 on top. It also comes with GPU Turbo technology that enhances the graphics capabilities. It is powered by a 3,400mAh battery with 10W charging support.

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Although Huawei is going through possibly the worst time, the company is still pushing new devices in the market. The Chinese technology giant has announced that it is holding a launch event in China on 5th June, where it’ll unveil the Maimang 8 smartphone.

The company has shared a few teaser posters of the Huawei Maimang 8 smartphone, which reveals some of the key specifications. It confirms that the device will feature a 6.21-inch display with a waterdrop notch.

As for the memory configuration, it will be offered with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone will feature a triple rear camera setup, aligned vertically in the top-left corner. It will have a 24 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP AI camera sensors.

The smartphone will also come with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for added security. As for the interface, it will come with a 3.5mm headphone jack and a micro USB port for charging and transferring data.

The company has not yet revealed which chipset will be powering the device. Its predecessor, Maimang 7, was powered by the Kirin 710 SoC, so it’s likely that the Maimang 8 will have Kirin 700-series chipset and could also pack the same Kirin 710 SoC.

As per the reports, the phone will also come with the company’s GPU Turbo technology, which is a graphics acceleration technology aimed at improving the gaming experience. It could come with Android 9 Pie pre-installed with the EMUI 9 UI on top.

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To know for sure what the Huawei Maimang 8 packs inside as well as the smartphone’s pricing and availability information, we’ll have to wait for the official launch event to take place in China on 5th June. As per the reports, the phone could also launch as the Huawei Mate 30 Lite for the international markets.

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