As of recent, Huawei Senior Product Manager, Mr. Wang Yonggang, who is in charge of the development of the Huawei flagship P series lineup of smartphones, broke out the great news that the Huawei P series flagships have exceeded 100 million sales globally(including in China) in total since it launched the Huawei Ascend P1 almost 10 years ago. Through a blog post in the Huawei Xinsheng online forum (an online community for Huawei users in China), he shared the many milestones that Huawei has achieved in the smartphone market throughout the 10 years since Huawei launched its first flagship, the Huawei Ascend P1, back in January 2012.

Huawei first started development for the Huawei Ascend P1 as early as in the summer of 2011, where Huawei wanted to put out its first competitive flagship smartphone to the market to make a name for itself in the industry. Mr. Wang Yonggang recalled that Huawei called in their research team from Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi’an to fly over to Shenzhen to help develop the Huawei Ascend P1 together with their Shenzhen team. 

After many months of market research and prototypes, they finally launched the Huawei Ascend P1 in January 2012 with a 4.3 AMOLED display, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 8MP BSI rear camera in a lightweight and 7.6mm unibody, at a flagship price of RMB 2,999(471 USD) at the time. 

Although the Huawei Ascend P1 was not a bestseller by any metrics, it was Huawei’s first step to transition away from a B2B (Business to Business) company to a B2C(Business to Consumer) company with its first-ever flagship smartphone for the Chinese public.

Huawei’s next flagship, the Huawei Ascend P2, however, was not released in China and was instead released outside of China in markets such as the European and Japanese markets in 2013. This was due in part that the Huawei Ascend P2 was equipped with 4G which China did not have a proper rollout till 2014, and therefore Huawei decided to release it in the global market instead. The Huawei Ascend P2 was also the first Huawei flagship to be equipped with Huawei’s in-house Kirin SOC.

The next milestone for Huawei was the Huawei Ascend P6 with its show-stopping ID design, as the P6 was the world’s thinnest smartphone at its release, with a thickness of only 6.18mm. Looking back, it was the Huawei flagship that defined the premium design language of Huawei P series flagships for many years to come. 

The next big leap was the Huawei P9 with its dual rear camera setup. The Huawei P9 was Huawei’s first phone to collaborate with famous camera imaging company Leica, and the P9’s rear camera was equipped with a normal color lens as well as a monochrome lens. The phone then captures the image with both lenses and uses computational software to provide the best-looking photo for the user.

The next generational leap in photography was with the Huawei P20 Pro with its industry-breaking triple camera setup consisting of a wide lens, a monochrome lens, and a telephoto lens for versatile photography. The Huawei P20 Pro also came with the popular colourway Twilight, which solidified Huawei’s flagship design philosophy in the premium market.

The Huawei P30 series adopted a new type of RYYB colored lens for better images, while the P40 series provided marginal upgrades, such as 10x optical zoom for the series.

The Huawei P50 series was quite a confusing flagship lineup until recently. But Huawei launched the P50 Pocket this week, the company’s first-ever clamshell flagship foldable, which proved that Huawei is bringing forward innovation to its P series flagships once again.

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Huawei’s Honor is going to release their first flagship phone, Huawei Honor V8 this year, and it will come with dual cameras.

A few e-commerce sites have gone ahead and listed the device with full specifications and to be honest, the specifications and the images posted there, look very similar to the details already leaked out.

Although there is some variance in the description of a couple of the sites as one of the mentions that the V8 has 5.2” screen while the other one states that it will come with a 5.5-inch screen. Rest all the specifications remain the same.

It will be equipped with a 2.0GHz Kirin 950 processor and dual 12MP rear cameras. Huawei P9 also is coming with the same pair of cameras, however if you just remove Lecia certification, camera features should be exactly the same in both the devices.

The front-facing camera on the Huawei V8 is an 8 million pixel shooter, it comes with a 3000mAh battery and dual SIM card connectivity. The device is 6.95mm thick, weighing around 144g and runs on Android system 6.0 with Huawei’s EMUI on top.

The Huawei V8 will come in two variants 3GB RAM/32G ROM and 4G RAM/64G ROM (LPDDR4 1866MHz memory and eMMC 5.0 storage) and the price will be starting at $399 or 2590 yuan. As far as the accuracy of this leak is concerned, we will have to wait till the May 10 launch

We saw a white version of the device listed on one of the websites and it looked beautiful. It is built with a three-stage design, the middle is metal, and the front panel is covered with 2.5D glass with a bezel-less screen.

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Huawei finally launched beautiful Huawei P8 flagship last month. The device came with top end specs as well as unique features which made it an attractive offering in the already crowded smartphone market.

Today, we take a look at the Huawei P8 in detail. In this review we will look at the phone’s design as well as the overall specifications of the device and we will check whether the phone lives up to our expectations.

At first glance, you will know that the Huawei P8 is targeted at the high-end premium market. The simple yet refined design as well as the beautiful gold color finish truly helps it stand apart from competitors.

The phone is made entirely out of metal, so its gold color shines bright. The design is simple, with the camera and sensors right on top of the 5.2-inch display, while the capacitive buttons at the bottom. The black screen looks especially good on the full gold body. At the bottom, you have the microUSB port along with dual speakers, which is a nice addition.

On the right side, you will find the power button in the middle. Yes, its almost at the middle, which we feel is a great positioning for the button. In phones larger than 4.7-inches, it always hard to reach out for the power button if its on the top right corner. So, this is just the perfect positioning for the button. Just above the power button, you have the volume rockers keys. And above these buttons, there are the two SIM card + Memory card slots.

The back is clean, with just the logo in the middle and the camera unit on the top left corner. Overall, the phone looks solid and beautiful. So, if you are in search for a clean yet elegant design, the Huawei P8 won’t disappoint.

With this body, you might be concerned about the phone’s grip. But the body thickness of just 6.4mm, body width of 72.1mm and 144 grams in weight makes Huawei P8 extremely easy to carry around. Even though the display is a 5.2-inch full HD panel, the large display size doesn’t seem to reflect in the body proportions which is definitely a good sign.

As for the specs, the phone comes with a Kirin 935 octa-core processor with quad Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2.2Ghz and quad Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.5GHz. In the benchmark test, the device managed to score just above 50K points which is pretty good for a flagship device. Of course, there are faster alternatives out there, but this chip should be much more power efficient. The overall performance is quite good, thanks to the 3GB LPDDR3 RAM and there is ample storage space with 64GB on board and further expandable option via MicroSD.

Coming to the battery life, the phone won’t last very long with the 2680mAh. But you can easily get a day’s usage on the device, which is the least we can expect. With moderate use, you may get it to run till the next day, but still, its slightly lower battery life than other flagships in the market.

As for the camera, Huawei P8 features the world’s first 13MP RGBW camera unit at the back with OIS and fast focus. Up front, you get an 8MP shooter ideal for taking care of selfies. While, these are big words on paper, in real life, the Huawei P8’s camera does not disappoint.

The pictures were crisp and clear when there was ample light. The color reproduction was good, focus was fast and the f/2.0 aperture brings enough light into the photos. However, like most smartphone cameras in the market, the phone did struggle in low light. Things were not as satisfactory when the light reduced or when there were a lot of shadows. As you can see in one of the picture that was shot at dusk, the image came out too dark. However, under artificial light, the pictures once again came out quite good. That is, if you know how to tweak the camera settings.  You can check out the samples from down below.

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Huawei P8 runs on the new Android 5.0 Lollipop version with EMUI 3.1 on top. The company’s UI has never been the best feature of its devices, and this time too, the UI is not without flaws. But there’s definitely improvement in the overall looks as well as the feature list. The UI features almost a dozen of new features, including voice wake, gesture control, and knuckles screenshots. However, the color scheme used for the icons and various other aspects of the UI is a bit disappointing. So, we feel Huawei still has a lot to improve in this regard.

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So, overall the Huawei P8 turns out to be one of the best offerings from the company till date. Of course, the phone still has some room for improvement, especially in the software department, but otherwise, the looks, specs and the camera performance is top notch.

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Huawei just dropped the bomb in London and everyone is flocking to get a piece of it. It comes as no surprise as we have been teased for months before its unveiling and now we can get our hands on it. At a glance, there is an octa-core CPU with HiSilicon Kirin 930 chip and 3GB RAM under the hood, powerful enough to run 1080 x 1920 pixel 5.2 inch display and a stunning 13MP RGBW rear camera. All this is spectacular but we were really surprised by an additional element and it was not the phone itself.

During their London unveiling they also showcased a sleek new accessory that made their phone look extra edgy. The P8 model is dressed up in the tuxedo known as the 4.3″ OAXIS Ink Case. Yes, we are talking about the company that made the ink case plus. The screen is fitted over the back panel of the P8 and is designed to be glare free and has self sustaining power. In fact, it even increases the battery life of the phone itself. The screen is only 4mm thick and has its own independent charging port. To promote this cool accessory, Huawei also collaborated with iReader to bring you an unlimited amount of ebooks from its free trial service.

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Huawei has just unveiled two new premium smartphones in the market, the Huawei P8 and the Huawei P8 Max. We have already covered both the phones in full detail in our previous articles. But, here’s some official pictures and videos of the P8 and P8 Max for your viewing pleasure.

THE HUAWEI P8:

The P8 comes with a 5.2-inch FHD display and an octa-core processor. There’s a powerful 13MP camera at the back with OIS and advanced image signal chip.

For more information, check out our dedicated article on the Huawei P8.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ftz_kpaLefg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WTmPGdmz4gM

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THE HUAWEI P8 MAX:

The Huawei P8 Max comes with a beautiful 6.8-inch FHD display in a 6.8mm super slim body. It features the same 13MP camera as the P8 along with a 5MP front shooter. There’s a massive 4360mAh battery on board which provides up to 15 hours of web browsing and 10 hours of continuous video playback. For more details, check out our dedicated article on the Huawei P8 Max.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BNrvge6D2P8

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Huawei will unveil its brand new flagship device for 2015, the Huawei P8 later today. The company is expected to change a lot of things in this new flagship, starting with the name. Yes, Huawei has decided to drop the Ascend name from its lineup and now, the flagship will be called just as the Huawei P8.

We know everyone is excited to see what this Chinese company has in store for them. And now, you can watch the entire event live, directly through YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crKvGJ42Ldw

The event starts at 10AM ET, which is now two and a half hours away.

We already know almost everything about the device, thanks to the numerous leaks that have being going around on the internet.

So, before everything gets official, here’s what you can expect from the company’s event.

First of all, there are two smartphones that are expected to be unveiled later today, one being the Huawei P8 flagship itself and the other being the Huawei P8 Lite. Both the models have already hit TENAA revealing the design and the specifications.

Here are the expected specs of the Huawei P8 flagship:

There will most likely be two versions -Huawei P8 standard Edition and Huawei P8 Platinum Edition.

Both the version are expected to come with the following specs:

• 2.2GHz octa-core 64-bit processor
• 3GB RAM + 16GB of storage (MicroSD: Yes)
• 5.2-inch full HD 1080p display
• 13MP with color temperature flash + 5MP front camera sensor
• 4G LTE support
• Android 5.0 Lollipop version
• Fingerprint Sensor (doubtful)
• Four colors including Gold, Silver and Black
• 2988 Yuan

The expected specs of Huawei P8 Lite:

• 1.2Ghz octa-core processor
• 2GB RAM + 16GB storage (MicroSD: Yes)
• 5-inch display with 720p HD resolution
• 13MP rear camera with LED flash and 5MP front camera sensor
• 143 × 70.6 × 7.7mm
• Weight: 131 grams

Well, that sums up what we know about both the devices. there could be some changes in the specs mentioned above, but we expect most of them to be the same when the phone is officially announced later in the day.

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Ever since Huawei confirmed that it was going to announce the Huawei P8 flagship on April 15, leaks have started to come in pretty fast. A new leak now shows off a poster / advert for the new Huawei P8, thereby kind of confirming its design.

The design shown in the picture looks a lot like the one we saw from TENAA a few days back. The Chinese certification website had confirmed earlier that the phone will be using a metallic body measuring just 6.5mm. This was slimmer than the iPhone 6 / 6 Plus. So, the P8 will definitely please those who are looking for a super slim device.

As for the tech specs, TENAA reveals that the Huawei P8 flagship will feature a 2.2GHz octa-core processor with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. The display up front will of 5.2-inches with full HD 1080p resolution. The rear camera will be of 13MP with color temperature flash and the one above the display will be of 5MP. The phone will naturally support a number of 4G LTE bands and will run on the new Android 5.0 Lollipop OS.

The advert reveals that the phone will come in four different colors including gold, silver and black. Pricing is not yet revealed but an earlier leak said that the phone could start at 2988 Yuan (which comes to around $486). There are two versions of the device expected to be unveiled tomorrow in UK, a standard Huawei P8 and the Huawei P8 platinum edition.

Since, the advert does not say anything about a fingerprint sensor, we may not see this feature on the upcoming flagship. However, the poster does confirm a metallic build, High definition sound and some great camera features on the device.

More details coming soon, so stay tuned!

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Huawei is all set to announce its flagship model, the Huawei P8 on April 15. However, it may not be the only smartphone that could be launched at the event as recent leaks have shown us that the company is busy preparing another device, a bit less powerful than the flagship P8 called as the Huawei P8 Lite.

Yesterday, we saw some leaked press images of the Huawei P8 Lite and today, we have come across real pictures of the device, thanks to the leaks from Weibo.

The images show that the Huawei P8 Lite will come in at least two colors, namely white and black. The design is quite simple, yet attractive, thanks to its metal body. The bezels on the sides look very thin but the top and bottom bezels are large. The back looks smooth and could be made of out metal with glass. The camera is located on the top left corner and we can see a dual color temperature LED flash just besides it.

This is not the first time we are hearing about the Huawei P8 Lite. A few days back, the device hit TENAA revealing its presence. So, we have some idea about its internal specs.

As expected, the phone is said to come with mid-range specs. Under the hood, the P8 Lite features a 1.2GHz octa-core processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB of RAM which is further expandable via MicroSD. The phone will have a 5-inch display with 720p HD resolution. There will be a 13MP camera at the back with a 5MP shooter up front.

The Huawei P8 Lite will be pretty slim too, with the measurements 143 × 70.6 × 7.7mm and weighs just 131 grams. You can check out more details of the P8 Lite, from our previous article.

Overall, it looks like Huawei is all set to unveil yet another beautiful handset in its new lineup. Since the launch is just 5 days away, expect more details soon!

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From recent leaks, we know that Huawei will most likely unveil two new smartphones at its event on April 15th. One will be the regular version of the Huawei P8 while the other will be the platinum version, i.e. the high end edition of the device.

Now, just 10 days before the official unveiling of the flagship smartphone, pricing details have been leaked. The information comes from an alleged internal document of Suning.

The document says that Huawei will keep a conference in China for the unveiling of the P8 in the country on April 22. The next day, i.e. April 23, the company will make the device available for sale to customers.

The document also says that the high end version of the flagship will be priced at 3288 Yuan which comes to around $536. Naturally, the regular version of the device will retail for a much lower price tag, somewhere around 2988 Yuan ($486).

While the prices as mentioned by this document is higher than competitors like Xiaomi Mi4 and Meizu MX4, the phone is expected to come with tech specs which are better than existing models in the market.

The Huawei P8 is expected to feature a powerful yet battery friendly Kirin 935 chipset with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. There will be a 5.2-inch full HD 1080p display on the front. At the back there will be a 13MP camera and a 5MP shooter up front above the display. The battery is expected to be around 2520mAh and the phone is said to run on Android 5.0 Lollipop OS.

Of course, none of these details are official. The document leaked today could be a fake, just made to spread rumors, so its best to take this news with a pinch of salt.

But, if the pricing was indeed real, would you be ready to shell out 3299 Yuan for the high end version of the Huawei P8?

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While we are just 10 days away from the official unveiling of the Huawei P8 flagship, rumors about the device are still coming in. Thanks to the previous leaks, we know most of the specs of the upcoming P8, however, there’s still a lot of confusion about the processor inside the device.

Earlier it was said that the Huawei P8 will sport the same Kirin 930 processor as the Huawei Mediapad X2. However, we recently came to know that the processor was based on quad Cortex A53 + quad Cortex A53e architecture, which may not be as powerful as predicted. As a result, it didn’t make sense for Huawei to use the same less powerful Kirin 930 chipset on an important flagship.

Recently, new reports cropped up online claiming that the Huawei P8 will sport the powerful version of the Kirin 935 chipset. Up till now, we had no idea about the specs of this rumored 935, however, earlier today, a new leak gave out some details about the chip.

It is said that the company will increase the clock speed on the Kirin 935 to 2.2GHz. On the other hand, the existing Kirin 930 was clocked at 2.0GHz. Also, the company plans to give this chip a graphic performance boost with a new GPU. These changes are expected to improve the performance of the device to a great extent, however, we still don’t know whether it will be up to the mark as compared to other flagship SoCs currently available in the market.

Design wise, the Huawei P8 flagship will use a slim 6.4mm metal + glass body. There’s even a rumored platinum version which may feature dual sided sapphire glass protection.

As for the tech specs, the P8 is said to come with a 5.2-inch full HD 1080p display. There will be 3GB RAM on board with 32GB of expandable storage. Other possible tech specs include Android 5.0, 13MP rear camera with temperature flash, 5MP front shooter, 2520mAh battery and 4G dual SIM dual standby support.

Expect more details about the Kirin 935 chipset as well as the Huawei P8 flagship in the next few days.

Stay tuned.

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In the last two days, we have come across multiple leaks about the upcoming Huawei P8 flagship. Images as well as specs have already been leaked before. However, a new report has come up online which claims that the Huawei P8 smartphone will feature the company’s Kirin 935 processor. So, instead of the same Kirin 930 that we saw on the Huawei Mediapad X2 tablet, we may see a slightly upgraded SoC inside the P8.

Unfortunately, as of this moment, we have very little details on what the Kirin 935 offers. In the previous leaks, we have learned about Kirin 940 as well as Kirin 950, but there were no details about 935. It is said that the Kirin 935 will be a slightly better version of the 930. 935 will be an octa-core processor as the 930 but the GPU is reportedly bumped up.

We recently came to know that Kirin 930 is probably built on a 28nm manufacturing process, instead of 16nm as previously rumored. Also, while the all Cortex A53 (quad Cortex A53e) processors helps in saving battery life to a considerable extent, it may not be as powerful as we previously thought. As a result, for an important flagship like the Huawei P8, it will make sense if the company decided to increase the performance with the Kirin 935.

The report also adds that the device will feature Sony IMX278 camera sensor. However, we have no details about this particular model, at least not right now. It could be a new Sony sensor which we will see soon or even a custom made sensor by Huawei. However, we expect Huawei to incorporate an amazing camera on the P8, so the IMX278 is probably high end.

Just last night we came to know that Huawei could be planning to name the two models, the Huawei P8 Standard Edition and the Huawei P8 Platinum Edition with double sided sapphire glass. It was also said that the Platinum Edition could costs as much as 5000 Yuan!

Anyways, the leaks have shown us that Huawei P8 could be a great looking flagship with powerful specs. So, we are all the more excited for April 15 when the company will officially unveil the device.

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New details on the Huawei P8 flagship have been leaked on Chinese social network Weibo. The leak reveals the official titles of the two versions of the upcoming flagship smartphone – a standard/ordinary edition and an exclusive Huawei P8 Platinum Edition – as well as a few details on the look and price of the now-revealed Platinum Edition. Given that the leak comes from a well known leaker from Weibo, it could actually turn out to be true!

The leak reveals that a couple of the main differences the Platinum Edition will have over the standard/ordinary edition of the Huawei P8 will be an addition to the device’s body as well as its color. The Platinum edition will feature sapphire glass panels on both the front and the back sides of the phone. The Platinum Edition will also come in gold instead of the black that is expected on the standard edition.

It was previously leaked that the Huawei P8 will come in two versions with different body materials – one featuring an aluminum alloy body and one featuring zirconia ceramic. It might be safe to assume that the Platinum Edition will be the one to come in the latter material.

The leak did not reveal if the Platinum Edition will keep the same specifications as the standard edition but if it does it’ll feature 5.2-inch display with 1080p resolution, 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, Huawei’s Kirin 930 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, and 3,000 mAh battery.

According to the leak, the Huawei P8 Platinum Edition will sell for around 5000 Yuan. Both the editions are expected to be officially revealed on April 15 at the company’s official event. Also, the standard edition is expected for an official release on April 22. Whether the Platinum Edition will release at the same time as the standard edition is unknown.

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We have been eagerly waiting to see the Huawei P8 flagship for some time now. Recently, the company confirmed that the device will launch on April 15, which is now only a few days away. But before the launch, we have come across plenty of leaks to give us some idea about the upcoming device. Even today, we have three alleged pictures of the said Huawei P8.

These images show off the smooth metal frame around the body. In one picture, you can even see the camera sensor with dual LED (dual tone) flash. The power button seems to be different, placed a bit inside into the body. This could be because it is said that the Huawei P8 will incorporate a fingerprint sensor in the power button. While we are still not 100% convinced that this will be the case in the new flagship device, still it would be interesting to see such a placement. Overall, from what we can see, the device looks premium and well built.

Coming to the specs, the phone is rumored to come in two versions, one aluminum alloy version and the other made out of zirconia ceramic. However, both the versions are expected to feature a unibody design. As for the tech specs, the phone will reportedly run on Huawei’s Kirin 930 processor with 3GB RAM and 32GB of expandable storage. There will be a 5.2-inch display with full HD 1080p resolution. For camera, there will be a 13MP shooter at the back and a 5MP shooter up front. Finally, a 3000 mAh battery will power all these tech specs.

The Huawei P8 will be announced on April 15 at the company’s official event. The phone will be released around April 22 in the Chinese market for an estimated price tag of 2999 Yuan.

We expect more details real soon.

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Although most manufacturers unveiled their big guns at MWC 2015, some companies like Huawei decided to keep a separate event for its flagship announcement. The company recently confirmed the Huawei P8 event by releasing a teaser on its Weibo page.

Now, the Huawei P8 has finally hit TENAA. This means that we have some real information about this upcoming flagship from Huawei.

According to TENAA, Huawei P8 will come in six different versions, out of which there will be three different carrier versions. The model numbers of all the models as listed on TENAA are as follows: HUAWEI ALE-TL00、HUAWEI GRA-UL00、HUAWEI GRA-UL10、HUAWEI GRA-CL10、HUAWEI GRA-TL00、HUAWEI GRA-CL00. The three carrier version will support dual 4G networks. Also, all the versions will come with MicroSD card slots, dual SIM card dual standby support and Android 5.0 Lollipop OS version.

As expected, the Huawei P8 will have thin side bezels. From the images on TENAA, it looks like the phone is made from a mixture of plastic and metal. You can clearly see the golden metal frame as well as the metal finish at the back. However, there are some areas like the strip around the camera as well as the front, which looks like its made from plastic and then protected by glass.

Interestingly, the power button, volume buttons, microSD slot as well as SIM card slots are all located on the right side of the device. As a result, the left side is completely clean. Up front, the bezels at the bottom of the display looks quite thick, probably for the capacitive buttons. Coming to the back, we can see the camera sensor as well as the dual LED (probably dual tone) flash on top as well as the Huawei branding at the center.

Earlier rumors said that the phone will be just 6mm thin. And from these images, it does look like the phone is going to be slim, although we are not sure if its as thin as said before. The phone will most likely run on the latest chipset from Huawei’s Hisilicon Kirin range, the 64-bit octa-core Kirin 930 with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. There will be a 5.2-inch display sporting a full HD 10802p resolution with Gorilla Glass protection.

A leaked image almost confirmed the 13MP camera at the back. Finally, the phone will run on Android 5.0 version and will retail around 2999 Yuan ($480).

Huawei will officially unveil the flagship on April 14, so we are just 15 days away from getting more details about this exciting new product from the company.

So are you excited about the new P8 flagship?

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Huawei’s latest flagship is going to be announced on 15 April 2015 at a special event. As we near the release date of the Huawei P8, we are getting a lot more information about the upcoming flagship.

Yesterday, the first camera sample from the device was leaked online. The picture had a resolution of 4160 x 3120 which kind of confirmed that it was taken from a 13MP camera unit. As for the quality of the image, it was quite clear even in low light. Its good that we could take a look at night time photography because that’s where most smartphone cameras struggle. But from the leaked picture, it looks like Huawei P8 flagship managed to limit the noise in the dim light. So, the P8 may have a good camera indeed.

It is still not known whether Huawei will incorporate an improved version of the dual camera unit on this new flagship, but it could be a single 13MP sensor too. As for the body, the smartphone is expected to come in two different versions, the standard version featuring an aluminum alloy body and the premium high-end edition having the zirconia ceramic unibody design. The overall body will be pretty slim at 6.7mm.

According to a recent leak, the phone is said to feature a 5.2-inch full HD 1080p display. It will be powered by the latest 16nm Huawei’s Hisilicon Kirin 930 64-bit octa-core SoC with 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It is still not known whether there will be an external MicroSD card slot. The Huawei P8 is expected to run on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop version. Earlier it was rumored that the phone may feature a fingerprint scanner, but latest rumors suggest that the company will not incorporate it in this particular flagship device. Finally, expect its pricing to be around 2999 Yuan which comes to around $480.

We are exactly a month away from the official announcement of the Huawei P8, so expect a lot of new leaks about the upcoming device in the coming four weeks.

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Huawei did not announce its flagship smartphone at MWC this year. Instead, the company has decided to unveil the new Huawei P8 at a special event in China by mid-April. In fact, the company has confirmed the event in April.

However, even before the official announcement of the device, we have come across its clone. This does not come as a surprise, as we have seen many popular phones being cloned by small manufacturers in the domestic market. And its not just smartphones, even wearables like Apple Watch have clones.

We have seen a lot of pictures in the past few days of the upcoming Huawei P8 flagship and the ones added here looks quite similar to them. Unsurprisingly, the phone will be called as the Honor P8.

Specs wise, the Honor P8 looks quite good. It will be powered by an octa-core processor clocked at 2.0GHz. Interestingly, the new Huawei P8 could feature Kirin 930 which is also an octa-core SoC clocked at 2.0GHz. There will be 2GB RAM onboard with 16GB of expandable internal storage.

It will have a 5-inch display with 720p resolution. The rear camera will be of 13MP while the front shooter will be of 5MP. The phone will be quite thin measuring just 7.8mm which is why there will be just 2200mAh battery onboard.

As for connectivity options, the Honor P8 supports Wi-Fi, HotKnot, GPS and 4G TD LTE networks. It will run on Android 4.4 KitKat with a launcher which looks very similar to Huawei’s Emotion UI.

So what do you think about this clone? The specs and the design looks quite high end for a clone.

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Huawei did not reveal its big flagship device for 2015 at MWC. The company decided to go with a special event to be held in April for the launch of the much anticipated Huawei P8 flagship smartphone. Now, it looks like the first images of the device have been leaked revealing a super slim body.

The source reveals that the phone will be just 6mm thin, which will be thinner than the iPhone 6, Galaxy S6 and most other smartphones in the market. Another important thing revealed by the picture is the lack of dual cameras that were incorporated in the Huawei Honor 6. Some rumors claimed that the same setup may end up on the P8 but this pictures reveals otherwise. Instead, a 13MP camera with dual LED flash will adorn the back of the device.

The new P9 will feature dual mirror glass and zirconia ceramic frame unibody design which will make it look sturdy yet beautiful. It is also being said that the phone will have a max version, with a massive 6.8-inch display up front.

As for the regular P8, expect high end specs on the device. The phone is said to come with the powerful Snapdragon 810 processor with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There will be a 5.2-inch display with full HD 1080p resolution. The rear camera will of 13MP with dual LED flash and the front cam will be of 8MP. The phone will come with Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box and will be priced around 3000 Yuan which comes to $478.

Expect more information in the coming days.

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Huawei is known to be active on Weibo revealing and teasing its upcoming products. Under its “Make it Possible” theme the company had teased two new products for MWC 2015 launch. We had predicted that it could be the new smartwatch and the successor of the Mediapad X1 phone tablet. And we were right indeed as the company revealed both the 7-inch Mediapad X2 as well as the beautiful Huawei Watch at the event in Barcelona.

However, the company did not update its smartphone lineup at the event. But to our surprise, earlier today, the company released a new teaser with the words “Huawei P8”. Along with the teaser, the company said the following.

“If March can not give you more surprises, it is better and we look forward to April,”

As you can see, this confirms the launch of the much anticipated Huawei flagship at a special event in April. An earlier leak had predicted this and looks like it was bang on target.

We already know a lot about the upcoming Huawei flagship device. Previous leaks indicate that the Huawei P8 will feature the company’s latest Kirin 930 octa-core 64-bit processor clocked at 2.0 GHz and 3GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage. At the front will be a 5.2-inch full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution display along with an 8MP camera on top. The rear camera will be of 13MP with possibly the same duo camera setup as the Honor series. Finally, like all flagship releases this year, the phone is expected to run on the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system out of the box.

It is said that the device will be priced around $460 or 2888 Yuan, however, we can’t really confirm any of these information unless Huawei makes the P8 official.

Its already March and we are just a month away from the official launch of the device. So stay tuned for more details.

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Huawei’s upcoming Huawei P8 flagship was recently leaked with most of its specs on weibo. The source said that the company would incorporate the latest Kirin 930 processor based on a  16nm process, which will be the first such SoC in the market.

Just a day after this leak, we have spotted a new Huawei device on Geekbench browser benchmark which reveals quite capable hardware. The device has a model number ML100-UL00 and could be the Huawei P8.

The benchmark reveals an octa-core 1.5Ghz processor based on the 64-bit architecture. The phone comes with 3GB of RAM onboard and runs on the latest Android 5.0.2 Lollipop operating system.

We still don’t know whether this is the new Kirin 930 processor. The benchmark scores of this new device is much higher than the existing Kirin 620, so it can’t be from this range. On the other hand, the performance is quite close to Kirin 925 that’s currently powering the Huawei Ascend Mate 7. The single core score of the 925 (899 points) is slightly better than the SoC used in this device (875), however the multi-core score on this device (3541 points) is much better than Mate 7.

Huawei P8 is said to come with a dual glass body (front+back) with a zirconia ceramic unibody design. It will be around 6mm thin and will feature a 2600 mAh battery.

We still don’t know whether this is the new Kirin 930 based on the 16mm process, but we expect more details soon as rumors say Huawei will announce the flagship on 15 April in London this year.

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The Weibo account @Ubuntu团队 used to leak the latest information of Meizu, and they just posted a image to show Huawei P8’s specs,price and launch date.

It says Huawei P8 will have zirconium oxide porcelain uni-body design with double sided glass probably with gorilla glass 3 protection. Moreover, it will be quite thin too, much thinner than the iPhone 6 models at just 6mm. The company will incorporate the same dual camera setup that’s currently found on the Huawei Honor 6 Plus along with an additional biometric fingerprint sensor.

However, even this amazing design is not going to be highlight of the Huawei P8 flagship as the leak says that the company will put in a powerful Kirin 930 processor which will use the 16nm process. If this does turns out to be true, Kirin 930 will become the first SoC in the market to use this process. The latest Snapdragon 810 or even Apple’s A8 processors all use the 20nm process.

The battery is said to be 2600 which frankly will be quite small considering today’s high end standards. The same source reveals that the device will be unveiled at a special event in London on 15 April this year for a price tag of 2999 Yuan which comes to around $480. This would be a great price if the upcoming Huawei P8 flagship does feature the above specs.

We are sure, there will more such leaks in the coming few weeks, so stay tuned to the website for latest updates.

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