It is finally here. Yesterday, Huawei introduced us to their newest cell phone, the Huawei Honor 6 Plus. Earlier today, Huawei announced that pre-sales for the Huawei Honor 6 Plus in China would begin at 10:08 AM for 1999 RMB (322.99 USD). At the same time, they also announced that the Huawei Honor Play 4X, which has also just been released, would also go on sale and would cost 799 RMB (129.10 USD).

The Huawei Honor 6 Plus packs some great specifications. It sports a 5.5-inch 1080p display screen, uses the 1.8Ghz Huawei Kirin 925 processor, and has 3GB RAM. It uses the new EMUI 3.0 as its operating system and is powered by a 3600mAh battery. Its biggest feature is its 8mp dual-camera design with an F2.0 aperture. It comes with many features that let you take great photos. For example, it has a feature that lets you take photos first and then focus afterwards. It also has 32GB ROM which can be expanded via Micro SD card up to 128 GB and is a dual SIM phone.

The Huawei Honor Play 4X is no slouch either. Its CPU chip is the Kirin 620 processor from Huawei’s HiSilicon. It also has 1GB RAM.

As we approach the end of 2014, many cell phone companies are making their final releases of the year. OnePlus is planning to hold a launch event for its new products today. One of them is said to be a wearable device that can monitor your heart rate. In addition, Meizu will soon launch its new sub-brand, the Meizu Blue Charm. The first phone that will be released under this brand is the Meizu Blue Charm Note which has a 5.5-inch display screen. 

Of all the phones of 2014, which do you think will come out as the winner?

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There is a new model called “Che2-TL00” shown up in the popular graphics benchmarks database Antutu, according to the specifications in the picture, we can confirm it should be the first HUAWEI Kirin 620 device ─ Huawei Honor 4x. The device is sported Huawei’s newly announced Kirin 620 64-bit SoC, it’s also Huawei’s first 64-bit SoC on smartphones.

Key specifications of this application processor include:

• CPU – 8x ARM Cortex A53 @ 1.2 GHz
• GPU – Mali-450MP4 GPU
• Memory – LPDDR3
• Camera – 13MP, ZSL (Zero Shutter Lag), HDR
• Video – Decode & Encode: 1080p30 H.264
• Cellular connectivity – LET Cat4 150M/50M, HSPA+ Cat24 42M / Cat6 5.76M, TDS R7 2.8M/2.2M, GSM R6 Class33
• Voice Solution – VoLTE/eSRVCC, CSFB, SGLTE, DSDA, DSDS
• Peripherals – USB, HSIC, SD/MMC, DMAC
• Process – 28 nm

Huawei Honor 4x’s benchmark is 27741, The Huawei Kirin 620 SOC  is definitely not a top-of-the-line chipset, but is nonetheless a solid performer, designed for mid-ranged devices. And the Huawei Honor 4x kirin620 edition’s  benchmark score is higher than Huawei Honor 4x  Snapdragon edition. It still use the Mali450 MP4 GPU, which is a little dated, but we don’t know why Huawei always use Mali450/ Mali400 on it’s phones. Perhaps, this new 620 is aimed for midranges to low ends.

Apart from the CPU, Huawei Honor 4x(Kirin 620) will use 5.5 inch 1080p display, 1/2GB RAM, 8/16GB rom, 1300/500 megapixel rear/front camera and EMUI 3.0 UI based on Android 4.4.2.

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Although the Huawei Honor 4X (Kirin 620) has yet to be formally launched, it looks like we will see it soon as not only have pre-sales for this phone have already started, but photos of a gold version were released online. Also, reports say that there will be a high-end version and low-end version which will cost at least 999 RMB (161.70 USD).

As said before, this phone uses the Kirin 620 CPU from Huawei subsidiary, HiSilicon. This 28nm processor’s main feature is its use of 8 ARM A53 cores. It is also a 64-bit processor. It has a frequency of 1.2Ghz and its GPU is the Mali-450 MP4. As for connectivity, it supports TD-LTE, FDD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, WCDMA, and GSM networks.

Other than that, the Huawei Honor 4X’s specifications are the same as other versions. It sports a 5.5-inch OGS display screen, has a 5mp front-facing camera, a 13mp rear-facing camera, and GPS. It is powered by a 3000mAh battery which can last for 72 hours.

It is important to point out that Huawei will release a high-end version and low-end version of the Huawei Honor 4X. The biggest difference between the two is the memory. The high-end version will has 2GB RAM while the low-end version will have 1GB RAM. Of course, their prices will also be different. Reports say that the low-end version will only cost 799 RMB (129.31 USD), while the high-end version will cost 999 RMB (161.68 USD). It looks like Huawei is trying to have them compete with Xiaomi’s Red Mi Note.

However, someone in an internet forum said that pre-sales for other versions of the Huawei Honor 4X have already begun in Huawei’s official website. These versions use the Snapdragon 410 and cost 999 RMB, while the so-called high-end versions may use the Kirin 620 but actually cost 1299 RMB (210.23 USD).

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Huawei is ready to take their cellphones to the 64-bit 4G era with its newest device. Although they will not hold a launch event for its new products until December 16, they have already started pre-sales for one of their newest products, the Huawei Honor Play 4X which is the first device to use the Kirin 620. It is said to cost X99 RMB.

The Kirin 620 is a high-speed 64-bit octa-core processor from HiSilicon, a Shenzhen-based company that produces CPU processors. It is completely owned by Huawei. The Kirin 620 processor uses 8 A53 cores and offers powerful performance. Its graphics processing unit (GPU) is the Mali 450. With this processor, the GPU performance for the device that uses it increases by 20%.

The new Huawei Honor Play 4X’s overall specifications are basically the same as the original except for the processor. It sports a 5.5-inch 720p display screen, has a 5mp front-facing camera and 13mp rear-facing camera, and runs the Android 4.4 operating system. It is powered by a 3000mAh battery. The low-end version will have 1GB RAM while the high-end version will have 2GB RAM. Users can buy gold versions of this phone.

In addition, regarding the price, some reports say that the low-end edition will cost 799 RMB ($128.83) while the high-end edition will cost 999 RMB ($161.08). Of course we cannot rule out the possibility that it will be cheaper.

Anyway, as said earlier, this is just one of Huawei’s new devices that will be launched on December 16. You cannot help but wonder what else the company has in store for us. Could it be another cell phone or a tablet? Maybe a power bank? We have no choice but to wait until then.

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Huawei’s Kirin920 had received a lot of praise in 2014. The benchmark score of Kirin 920 shocked people all over the world. And today they released a brand new Kirin 620 SOC that suppots TD-LTE and LTE-FDD for next years’ low cost 4G LTE device. It’s Huawei’s first octa-core 64 bit SOC.  You can chck the specification form below to see how will the SOC performs.

As more and more cellphones will have fingerprint scanner feature in the future Kirin 620 also integrated with Fingerprint data protection rigion. Kirin 620 is more like to be a competitor for Snapdragon 615, but with 1.2 GHz per core and Mali-450MP4, how can this SOC compete with Snapdragon and MT6752? Maybe the price will be extremely low? Or maybe the benchmark scores?

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