Earlier today, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor had confirmed that it will be keeping a launch event on June 6 the Honor PLAY phone that will deliver AI based pathbreaking 4D gaming experience. The smartphone is also expected to also include AI driven camera functions. Honor will be unleashing it at the Beijing University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The company has also confirmed today on Weibo that it will be announcing another phone called Honor 9i at the same event.

The below poster shows the Chinese actress Zhao Li Ying endorsing the Honor 9i phone. The smartphone is dubbed as a lite flagship smartphone. The 9i features a notched display design like the recently unveiled Honor V10 flagship phone.

Honor had released last year’s Huawei Mate 10 Lite with multiple monikers in different regions. In India, the Mate 10 Lite had debuted as Honor 9i. The above poster confirms that the company will be using the same moniker for its upcoming phone.

The Honor LLD-AL20 and LLD-AL30 phones that have surfaced on TENAA are the two editions of the upcoming Honor 9i. The below shown TENAA images of the Honor LLD-AL30 phone also confirm on its notched display design. TENAA is yet to update the listing of Honor LLD-AL20 with its images.

The Honor LLD-AL20 and LLD-AL30 devices have identical specs, but they differ in RAM and storage configurations. The LLD-AL20 smartphone has 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. The LLD-AL30 also features 4 GB of RAM, but it comes in two storage options like 32 GB and 128 GB. Both Honor 9i editions are loaded with Android 8.0 Oreo. For additional storage, these phones are equipped with external storage slot.

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The TENAA listings of LLD-AL20 and LLD-AL30 reveals that the Honor 9i will be housing a 5.84-inch display that will produce Full HD+ resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels along with an aspect ratio of 19:9. The Honor 9i is fueled by an octa-core processor that clocks at 2.36 GHz. It is speculated that the handset may feature the older Kirin 960 chipset. It is packed with a 2,900mAh battery.

The horizontal dual camera setup lying on the rear of the Honor 9i features a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a secondary sensor of 2-megapixel. It is equipped with a front-facing shooter of 16-megapixel.

The dimensions of the Honor 9i are 149.2 x 71.8 x 7.7 mm and it weighs 152 grams. TENAA listings of Honor 9 variants show that it will be available in color choices like black, blue and gray. Rumors have it that the Honor 9i could be available with be priced around 1,799 Yuan (~$281).

(source: 1, 2, 3)

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Huawei will be unveiling the Nova 2s smartphone later today. The rumor mill has revealed plenty of leaked images of the smartphone. Yesterday, an unboxing video of the Nova 2s smartphone was also leaked. Few hours ago, well-known tipster Evan Blass had released a high-resolution image that revealed the color variants of the Nova 2s. Also, the pricing of the two variants of the Nova 2s have also been leaked.

The 2s color pallette. pic.twitter.com/aFxi1l3X1x

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) December 6, 2017

The above image shows that the upcoming Huawei Nova 2s will be coming in color choices like black, red, gray and rose gold. Another image of the Nova 2s has also surfaced to shows off its entire design. The front panel features dual front cameras and a physical Home button that is enabled with fingerprint sensor. The left and top sides of the Nova 2s are barren, but the right edge has volume buttons and Power key. Its bottom edge features a 3.5mm audio jack, a USB-C port and an external speaker. The back panel is also fitted with dual cameras.

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According to the TENAA listing of the Huawei Nova 2s, it will be coming with a 6-inch display that will carry support for Full HD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. It will be delivering an aspect ratio of 18:9. The handset measures 156.9 x 75.1 x 7.5mm and weighs 169 grams.

Rumors have revealed that Kirin 960 chipset is present under the hood of the Nova 2s. Its rear panel is pegged to feature 20-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual camera system. The front panel will be housing a pair of 20-megapixel snappers. It will come preloaded with EMUI 8.0 flavored Android 8.0 Oreo and it will also include other features such as Hi-Fi audio chip and NFC. A 3,340mAh battery will be powering the Nova 2s smartphone.

Fresh information suggests that the Huawei Nova 2s featuring 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage will be carrying a price tag of 2,899 Yuan (~$438). The other variant of the phone featuring 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage will be priced at 3,199 Yuan (~$483).

(source 1, 2)

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Huawei P10 and P10 Plus flagship smartphones were unveiled a few months ago and the Chinese firm seems to be working on improved version of P10 Plus. Reliable sources have revealed on Weibo that Huawei P20 would be launching before year 2017 comes to an end as the company has allegedly trademarked Huawei 2 moniker.

Various sources on Weibo have revealed that the Huawei P20 will be enhanced version of Huawei P10 Plus because of which it is speculated to launch before the end of the year. Huawei P20 is speculated to be driven by Kirin 960 chipset and the handset will be made available in 6 GB and 8 GB RAM options. It will be sporting a 5.7-inch Quad HD display that will be delivering a resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels.

The display is speculated to be curved on it left and right sides. It will be fueled by a 4,000mAh battery. It is rumored to include dual rear cameras that will be coupled with features like image stabilization and HDR.

Read More: Huawei Mate 9 Gets Two New Trendy Color Options: Blue & Red (Pictures)

Since the Huawei P10 had launched in February, previous rumors had claimed that the Huawei P20 would be coming in Q1 2018 driven with Kirin 970 chipset. However, newer rumors are claiming that it would be featuring Kirin 960 chipset. Since Huawei P20 is supposed to arrive as a flagship phone with greatest specs, it seems unlikely that that the P20 would be launching with Kirin 960 this year.

Huawei is heavily pegged to debut the Huawei Mate 10 flagship this year in October and it is expected to be the first smartphone from the company to come with Kirin 970 chipset. The HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset is homegrown 10nm SoC from Huawei that is rumored to feature eight cores of Cortex A73 along with Mali-G71MP12.

The Mate 10 is speculated to feature a 6-inch display that will produce a resolution of 2,160 x 1,080 pixels as it is rumored to support an aspect ratio of 18:9. It is also rumored to feature 3D sensing camera and the flagship is also expected to offer AR capabilities. Since the Huawei Mate 10 is rumored to break cover in October, it is unlikely to release another powerful phone like Huawei P20 with Kirin 960 to disturb the sales of Mate 10.

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Huawei Honor 8 turned out to be a successful upper mid-range smartphone for the brand and it was important for its next generation model, the Honor 9 to continue its success. Considering this, the new model has retained the basic design and features of the Honor 8 and added a few extra elements to make it a bit special.

For example, in the design department, the Honor 9 comes with a 3D curved back made out of glass. The frame is made out of metal to keep the phone sturdy. One of the highlights of the Honor 8 was the reflective back and the same continues in the new generation model.

The curved glass is not the only change at the back. The Honor 9 makes subtle changes in the arrangement of the dual tone LED flash as well as laser focus, as now they are stacked one above the other. Also, the fingerprint sensor is moved to the front, integrated into the home button just like the Huawei P10. Despite these changes, the basic form factor of the phone remains the same and you’ll easily recognize that the phone is from the Honor family by just looking at its design.

The phone comes in multiple color options, including black, amber gold and the popular sea blue. However, the brand has added a new color option for the Honor 9 this year — Seagull Gray and it looks beautiful. As you can see in the Honor 9 hands on images, we have got the Seagull Gray model with us.

The display is vibrant and the touch is responsive. The bezels on the sides are thin and even the black borders (which we all hate) are super thin, thereby not interfering with your display experience.  You can actually check out the quality of the display in our Honor 9 hands on video added below.

The phone has similar dimensions as the Honor 8 — 147.3 x 70.9 x 7.5 mm and it still is lightweight at 155 grams. The curved back helps in the ergonomics and the 5.15-inch compact display ensures that it’ll be easy to use the phone one handed.

The EMUI 5.1 based on Android 7 running on the Honor 9 is snappy, without any lag. The fluid experience is also due to the powerful Kirin 960 that powers the phone along with 6GB of RAM inside. There are two storage options for the 6GB variant, 64GB and 128GB. There’s another 4GB RAM model with 64GB of storage. Storage on the phone shouldn’t be an issue since it comes with hybrid SIM card slot that uses SIM2 as MicroSD card slot whenever needed.

The sound quality of the phone is also supposed to be excellent as the Hi-Fi chip is said to be tuned by Rainer Maillard. The quality was good but we haven’t tested out the sound output in detail, so we’ll reserve our judgement for our detailed review.

The speakers, USB Type-C, and the headphone jack are all located at the bottom of the phone. You can take a look at the Mi 6 for comparison, lying on top on the Honor 9.

As for the dual cameras, the Huawei Honor 9 comes with the same setup as the Huawei P10 — 12MP main RGB camera along with a 20MP monochrome sensor. However, the Honor model lacks the Leica branding. But you get a lot of features in the camera department like moving picture mode (similar to live photos on iPhone) and portrait mode (for bokeh effect on portraits). There’s also hybrid zoom (as clearly mentioned at the back of the phone) for clear, lossless zoom.

Other features of the phone include NFC, IR port on top, and 3200mAh battery.

The phone starts at 2299 Yuan ($338) for the 4GB model and 2699 Yuan ($397) for the 6GB + 64GB model in China. You can get it for an extra premium price at several resellers online.

So, what do you think about the phone’s design?

Meanwhile, check out some bonus Huawei Honor 9 vs Xiaomi Mi 6 photos below.

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The Huawei P10 is the latest flagship from Huawei. It was announced at MWC 2017 and so far has gotten mainly positive reviews. The phone was released together with the P10 Plus and both have actually been available for pre-order for about 2 weeks now. However, their prices haven’t been disclosed and interested buyers have to pay a deposit of ¥999.

Both devices will officially go on sale on the 24th of March which is when their pricing details will be known. March 24 is just two days away but a leaked image has revealed the price for the new flagships ahead of the launch day.

The price details were leaked on Weibo by an unknown source and show the pricing for all the storage variants of both phones.

The Huawei P10 will be available in three memory variants: 4GB + 32GB, 4GB + 64GB, and 6GB + 128GB and they will sell for ¥3488 ($506), ¥4088 ($594), and ¥4688 ($681) respectively. The last memory configuration comes as a surprise since the official launch stated that the 6GB of RAM will be exclusive to the P10 Plus.

For the P10 Plus, there is a 4GB + 64GB model priced at ¥4988 ($724) and a 6GB + 128GB model priced at ¥5688 ($826). The prices are pretty high this year and are almost at par with that of the iPhone.

READ MORE: Huawei Mate 9 6GB RAM variant Gets a Price Cut on Amazon China

What do you think about the price of the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus? Is it worth it or will you rather settle for the Mate 9 which sells for less but sports the same Kirin 960 processor?

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The Huawei Mate 9 was released last year with 4GB RAM and 64GB of built-in storage. Later this year, Huawei released a 6GB variant with 128GB of storage. If you head to the official website, this new model is priced at ¥4499 ($652) but you can get it for less than that on Amazon China.

For ¥3998 ($580), you can pick up this variant with an extra 2GB of RAM and double the storage space as the base version. That’s $72 less than how much you will pay on the official website. Do note that the price cut only applies to the Mocha Gold variant. All the other color variants are still pretty expensive.

Just in case you think, you have no need for the extra RAM and storage, the same seller has the 4GB + 64GB variant for ¥3696 ($534).

READ MORE: The Huawei P10 Scores 87 in Camera Benchmark

The Huawei Mate 9 has a 5.9-inch 108op screen, a Kirin 960 processor,  a set of Leica dual-cameras on the rear (20MP+12MP) with OIS, PDAF, and laser autofocus, and there is also an 8MP shooter up front. That large display is powered by a 4000mAh battery and there is a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner too.

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LeMaker has a new development board called the HiKey 960. The development board is actually a product borne from a partnership between Huawei and Cheng Mai Technology. However, like the previous Hikey development board, there is a LeMaker version.

The Hikey 960 is based on Huawei’s latest chip, the Kirin 960. It measures 85 x 55 mm, has an octa-core processor, a Mali G71 MP8 image processor and 3GB of RAM. There is 32GB of storage with the option to expand it via a microSD slot.

The Hikey 960 has two USB 3.0 ports, a HDMI port, a USB Type-C OTG port and a 8-18V/2A DC jack. There is support for WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n and it also boasts Bluetooth 4.1. The Hikey 960 is the successor to the Hikey 620 which was released last year and is based on the Kirin 620.

Asides the HDMI port for video output, there is a 4-lane MIPI DSI connector. For expansion, there is a PCIe Gen2 on M.2 Key connector, a 40 pin low speed expansion connector, and a 60 pin high speed expansion connector.

READ MORE: Huawei Executive Says 4GB of RAM is Enough, 6GB/8GB RAM is a Waste

The board is also 96Boards compliant and will have support for Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and Linux. The latter will be via Linaro Reference Platform Build (RPB).

The Hikey 960 is priced at $239 and can be gotten via Cheng Mai technology open source community platform, AlphaSTAR.

(Sources: 1, 2)

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The Honor V9 is one of the most beautiful smartphones released this year. It not only packs a punch but it also comes in amazing colors.

It is the successor to last year’s Honor V8 which itself is still less than a year old, but we know a lot can happen under a year. The V9 sports the new Kirin 960 processor, has a larger 4000mAh battery and improved cameras but it still keeps some of the features of its predecessor. The display is still 5.7-inches but its resolution has been bumped up to 2K on all variants making it great for VR. There is still NFC, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a USB Type-C port too.

For those of you who are curious to know what’s under the hood, we have been able to get images of the phone getting the teardown treatment. From the images we can see that when taken apart, the phone has its screen attached to one half of the phone while the remaining part is attached to the back plate. In other phones what you have is the back plate coming off totally. If you are going to try this at home, we advise you exercise caution when opening up the device so as not to rip the cable apart.

After disconnecting the cable attaching the display to the other half of the phone and removing the covering, you get greeted by the large 4000mAh battery and the rest of the components. To get a look at the dual rear cameras, you will have to remove the screws at the top and bottom, then gently lift both parts out, leaving the battery still seated.

READ MORE: Huawei Watch 2 hands On: New Isn’t Better

The Honor V9 is already on sale and is priced at 2599 Yuan ($377) for the 4GB + 64GB, 2999 Yuan ($436) for the 6GB + 64GB  version and 3499 Yuan ($508) for the 6GB + 128GB version.

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Last year, Vivo released the Xplay 5 Elite as the first 6GB RAM smartphone in the world. Just before the year ran out, we saw other manufacturers including Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus, and Xiaomi release their own smartphones with 6GB RAM. Now the race is on for 8GB RAM smartphones. The big question is do we really need such a large RAM on our smartphones? A Huawei executive doesn’t think we do.

The Huawei executive took to his Weibo page (@HW  Lao Shi) to express his opinion on phones with large RAMs. According to him, 4GB of RAM is enough for a phone to run smoothly. He says tests have shown that Huawei phones with 4GB of RAM (paired with the Kirin 960) perform better over time compared to the competition with 6GB of RAM. The key, is actually in the optimization of the operating system and he cites an example with how iOS doesn’t need a large RAM to run smoothly.

He goes on to say that the competition between manufacturers to release phones with the largest RAM can be likened to the nuclear arms race between USA and USSR during the Cold War.

READ MORE: Honor Magic Hands On: All the Magic is in The Software

Adding that extra 2GB or 4GB of RAM drives up the cost of the phone, and the cost is borne by the users who pay for such phones. Lao Shi isn’t saying 6GB RAM phones are bad, Huawei itself has a couple of 6GB RAM phones but he just doesn’t believe it is necessary.

(Source)

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 is possibly the most talked about chip right now. The new processor is expected to be seen in flagships to be released this year, so when benchmark results are announced we are usually eager to see how it performs.

The first benchmark result of the Snapdragon 835 was posted shortly before the end of 2016 and the results lagged behind that of the Kirin 960. A new benchmarking test has been carried out probably after some tweaking and modifications and the results are quite impressive.

Unlike the first test which listed the device as being an Essential FIH-PM1, the device used for this test is unknown. Though we can see it runs Android 7.1.1 and has 4GB of RAM. The new result shows the Snapdragon 835 processor scored a total of 2004 points in the single-core test and 6233 points in the multi-core test. Compare that to what it scored in the first benchmark (1844 and 5426 points) and the difference is crystal clear.

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The multi-score test is still lower than that of the Kirin 960 but a GPU benchmarking test will need to be carried out to further determine the better processor.

The Snapdragon 835 is expected to power devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S8, the Xiaomi Mi 6, and the Moto Z (2017). HTC is also reported to be working on a flagship device that will sport the processor.

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Planning to get a new phone and don’t want to settle for any of the ”cheap phones” in the market like the OnePlus 3T, the Samsung S7 Edge, or even the Google Pixel because any phone less than $1000 is ”cheap” right? Then you might want to narrow down your options to the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design or Gionee M2017. We want to help you spend your money  decide which one of these two phones is worth your hard-earned money.

Display

We know you’ve got a fat account, so a phone with a large display is what you need to show the world that you like big things.

The Mate 9 Porsche Design has a 5.5-inch 2K AMOLED display which is big enough but if you want bigger, the Gionee M2017 take the display size up to 5.7-inches with the same display type and resolution. Both displays are curved on both sides and should let you see your account balance in bright and vivid colors.

RAM, ROM, and Processor

The Gionee M2017 and Mate 9 Porsche Design both come with 6GB of RAM which is the highest you can get on any phone right now. The difference is in the storage option. Gionee let’s you choose either a 128GB model or a 256GB model, but Huawei on the other hand says its 256GB or nothing. But you want to know what we think? Go big or go home because 128GB is for cheapskates.

The processor is another important specification that we feel you should consider. The Gionee M2017 sports Qualcomm’s new mid-range king, the Snapdragon 653. This chip is synonymous to the Snapdragon 652 just the way the Snapdragon 821 is to the Snapdragon 820. The octa-core processor clocked at 1.95GHz should handle most tasks you throw at it but to be honest, it can’t hold a candle to the Kirin 960 present in the Mate 9.  The Kirin 960 apart from having a higher clock speed (2.4GHz) also uses the newer Cortex-A73 CPU core which is more powerful than the Cortex-A72 present in the Gionee.

Camera and Battery

We know you have the money and we believe you should flaunt it. You need to show your friends that your pre-ordered Faraday Future SUV has arrived and you need a good camera that captures the beauty.

Both phones have dual cameras but right now Huawei seems to be the boss when it comes to dual camera phones. The Mate 9 Porsche Design sports a 20MP+12MP combo at the back of the device. The sensors are made in collaboration with German camera manufacturer, Leica. The setup has got OIS, 2x optical zoom, and laser autofocus. Up front is an 8MP shooter for selfies. You can check out camera samples here.

The Gionee M2017 uses a combination of a 12MP and 13MP sensor with 2x optical zoom and you also get an 8MP sensor up  front for selfies. The Gionee M2017 just launched a few days ago and there are no sample pictures yet but we doubt if it can measure up to that of the Mate 9.

The M2017 is the champ here even before the fight starts. It packs a 7000mAh battery which dwarfs the 4000mAh battery inside the Huawei. Gionee’s phone has Quick charge 3.0 support while Huawei has equipped the Mate 9 Porsche Design with its own Supercharge feature.

Design and Extra Features

They are both luxury phones and their appearance reflects that. The Gionee sports a mixture of glass, aluminium and leather. The curved display meets the metal frame on one side and the leather back does the same on the other. You get calfskin leather for the 128GB model and crocodile leather for the 256GB version.

The Mate 9 Porsche Design  on the other hand is a beauty too. It shares design similarities to the Galaxy Note 7 of blessed memory which was known for its stunning looks. There is no leather on the back but the matte black coating looks really nice on it.

The Gionee M2017 has a security chip that encrypts data but lacks NFC. There is a fingerprint scanner up front but there is no earphone jack. It also comes with Amigo OS 3.5 based on Android 6.0.

The Mate 9 Porsche Edition on the other hand doesn’t have a security chip but has NFC and an IR blaster. It ships with Android 7.0 Nougat, has its fingerprint scanner in front, and an audio jack at the bottom.

READ MORE: Battle for Mid-Range: Meizu M5 Note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

Price

The Huawei Mate 9 is priced at around $1547 while the Gionee M2017 is priced at $1007 for the 128GB model and $2446 for the 256GB model.

It’s a no brainer really. The Huawei Mate 9 has a more powerful processor, latest Android OS, better cameras definitely, comes with NFC, an IR blaster and an audio jack. It also offers the same storage amount as the Gionee M2017 256GB model at almost $900 less.

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Qualcomm’s new chip is the Snapdragon 835 which will be the SoC present in flagships next year. The chip manufacturer tweeted yesterday that their ”Snapdragon 835 processor will come into focus at CES 2017”. Hinting that more details about the chip will be revealed during the 4-day event. We might not have to wait that long seeing as a new benchmark result for the new chip has surfaced.

The new benchmark result is from popular benchmarking site, GeekBench. The device used for the test is listed as an ”Essential FIH-PM1” with 4GB of RAM and running Android Nougat 7.0. The device has a Qualcomm octa-core processor clocked at 1.95GHz. You might have noticed that the processor is not specified to be the Snapdragon 835 but the ARM 81 Implementer identification code is unique to the new processor.

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The result of the test shows that the device scored 1844 points in the single-core test and 5426 points in the multi-core test. Comparing the scores to that of the Onelus 3T (snapdragon 821) and Huawei Mate 9 (Kirin 960), they are far from impressive but a comparison of the breakdown of the multi-core performance test of all three devices shows the Snapdragon 835 scoring highest in memory latency and memory bandwidth.

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It is no longer news that Qualcomm’s chips offer the best performance when it comes to graphics. Other chips may outperform them in other areas but not when it comes to graphics.

The phone used for the test is unknown but from the device info we can see it has a 5.9” Quad HD display, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a 20MP rear camera that can record 4K videos, a 12MP selfie camera that also records 4K videos, runs Android Nougat, and most important of all, has an octa-core Snapdragon 835 SoC clocked at 2.2GHz.

The SD 835 uses an Adreno 540 GPU and its performance is compared against the Kirin 960’s ARM Mali-G71.

Some of the GPU tests include Manhattan 3.1 where the Adreno 540 scores 2571 frames (45.1 Fps) compared to the Kirin’s 1528 frames (24.6 Fps). In the Manhattan test, Qualcomm’s GPU achieves 3839 frames (61.9 Fps) against the 2090 frames (33.7 Fps) scored by Huawei’s chip. And lastly, in the T-Rex test, the SD 835 scores 6435 frames (115.2 Fps), trumping the Kirin 960’s 4059 frames (72.5 Fps).

READ MORE: Xiaomi Mi 6 will Be The First Domestic Flagship to Feature Snapdragon 835 Says Analyst

Qualcomm has really done well with this chip but since we all know the cat-and-mouse game that goes on when it comes to processors, we expect Huawei to unveil a new chip that offers the same performance right about the time Qualcomm is announcing an upgraded version of the Snapdragon 835.

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AnTuTu has a tradition of releasing the list of top smartphones benchmarked on its app. We have been covering the top 10 list for the past few months and just now, AnTuTu has released the top 10 flagship smartphones in terms of performance for the month of November. Given that we have seen a couple of new Chinese flagships released in this period, there is no surprise that the list has a few changes.

The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and the Huawei Mate 9 are the two new additions to the list. Of course, there was the OnePlus 3T launch, as well as the Meizu Pro 6 Plus launch, but we will see them added to this list only in the month of December. This is because this list is compiled by calculating the average scores with data from at least 2000 models. So, despite the Mi Note 2 launching in October, it only made it to the list in November. Similarly, the data for the Xiaomi Mi Mix is still inadequate to be included in this list.

In terms of performance, Apple’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are still on top. The best Android flagship is still the LeEco Le Pro 3, which is a steal at its sub-$350 price tag. The Pro 3 is followed by Mi 5S Plus and Smartisan M1L. The next two in the list are the new additions in November, namely the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 with an average score of 148,352 and the Huawei Mate 9 following close behind with an average score of 146,942. You can read our review of the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 from here.

Seeing the Mate 9 in this list clearly shows how much Huawei’s Hisilicon chips have progressed in the past couple of years. AnTutu also noted that Huawei recently removed the temperature control restrictions on the Mate 9’s Kirin 960 via a new update which helped the chip inside to unleash its full GPU potential, helping it improve its overall scores.

The list also clearly shows that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821 chipset rules the Android flagship market.

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A couple of renders of the Huawei P10 flagship has again featured in a fresh leak revealing some details about the design features. The P10 isn’t expected till early next year but that hasn’t stopped leaks about the device from coming out. The latest renders reveal the likelihood of a straight screen and curved screen version on the device that might likely be named Huawei P10 and P10 Plus.

The renders show that the P10, just like the Huawei Mate 9, would come with an hyperboloid or curved screen version which in appearance isn’t looking very different from the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. The device would also have a flat screen version whose render is also leaked and shows the device as not having a home key button.

However, the curved screen version seems to pack more spectacular features on the design of its front and back. Apart from the curved display, there is a front capacitive home key button, oblong in shape and lying just beneath the display. Remember the P10 is rumored to likely feature same underglass ultrasonic fingerprint sensor found on the Xiaomi Mi 5S. But in a curious twist, the leaked renders also reveal the presence of a rear fingerprint sensor that is round in shape.

The dual Leica rear camera can be seen aligned in a horizontal plane and having a round shaped LED flash just by their side. Apart from that, the Huawei P10 is likely to come with a more attractive body than the beautiful Huawei P9. The leaked renders suggests the device would feature a glossy glass body on the back as well as its dual tone LED flash having a round shape.

Read more: GFXBench Benchmark Test Reveals Huawei P10 Specs

In the specs arena, the Huawei P10 is tipped to feature a 5.5-inch 2K display and will be powered by a Kirin 960 chip supported by a 4GB / 6GB RAM. The device is rumored to have seen some improvements in its cameras from the P9 which would improve its performance in low light conditions.

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Huawei is expected to release the P10 flagship next year but that has not stopped rumor mongers and tipsters from revealing some of the innovative features of the device. The Huawei P10 is likely Huawei’s next big thing after the Huawei Mate 9 and its variants so we expect some new features on the device.

Earlier leaked renders of the device had pointed at the existence of a dual rear camera setup on the P10. A fresh set of images said to be those of the front screen panel of the P10 have also leaked and it reveals a couple of key features. The two images show display panel from both the internal and external aspects.

The leaked images reveal the device sporting a front fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button. The home button itself looks like a virtual button and according to the source, the device would likely feature the same ultrasonic fingerprint recognition technology found on Xiaomi Mi 5S. The home button design is oblong shaped just like the Mi 5S’. This isn’t the first time the existence of a front underglass ultrasonic fingerprint technology is cropping up, the P10 had earlier been rumored as likely featuring the innovative technology.

Read More: Huawei P10 Renders Leak Revealing Dual Camera Set up & More

The Huawei P10 has been revealed by benchmark data to feature a 5.5-inch Quad HD display, powered by the Kirin 960 chip clocked at 2.3GHz and supported by either a 4GB RAM on one version and 6GB of RAM on another.The device is also likely to have a 256GB of internal storage on the high-end variant. The device will come running Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box among other features. There is also NFC and fast charging support on the P10.

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The Mate 9 is the latest flagship from tech giant, Huawei, and the phone sports the powerful Kirin 960 processor which has been compared to the Snapdragon 821 and even trumps it in certain aspects. The Huawei Mate 9 is the first phone to feature the new chip and it has been benchmarked on Antutu to see how it performs.

After running it on Antutu, the Mate 9 scored a total of 132,289 points on the benchmarking app. The score is lower than that of Snadragon 821 devices which have managed to pull in more than 160,000 points. Where the Kirin 960 fails is in GPU tests as it pales behind the Adreno 530 of the Snapdragon 821 found in the LeEco Le Pro 3.

The Kirin 960 is built using TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process. It features four cortex-A73 cores and four cortex-A53 cores. The GPU is a Mali G71 which is still not as powerful as Qualcomm’s Adreno but still offers significant improvement over previous models.

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The Kirin 960 is expected to be the chip that will be used in Huawei’s P10 scheduled to launch next year. If that will be a good idea is left for Huawei to decide as Qualcomm’s latest SD 830 processor will start appearing in devices at about the same time as the P10 launch or even earlier.

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Huawei P10 may not drop anytime this year but would be launched next year, if words of Huawei’s marketing director for sub-Saharan Africa is anything to go by. Although we weren’t actually expecting the P10 until next year, but with the rate surprises are spring up from smartphone makers, we didn’t completely rule out its launch before the year’s end.

However, Hawa Hyath, Hauwei marketing director in charge of sub-Saharan Africa has put paid to such hopes, hinting that the P10 would be launched next year. The company director made the disclosure while speaking at the AfricaCom 2016 conference holding in Cape Town, South Africa. The Huawei official also disclosed that the Huawei P10 would come powered by Huawei’s latest Hisilicon Kirn 960 chipset among other features.

In addition, the marketing director also hinted that the Huawei Mate 9 and sleek Nova phone would hit South Africa in Q1 2017.

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Huawei is in the news again, not because of the Mate 9 or any of its siblings but because of the company’s next expected flagship, the Huawei P10. Renders which are said to be those of the Huawei P10 were recently leaked on the internet, giving us a peek at the device and some of its physical attributes.

The renders capture the device both from the front and from the back view of which an horizontally aligned dual camera set up forms one of the main highlight that could be seen from them. There is also a new antenna design which adopts similar approach as the iPhone 7’s with the antenna bands located at the top and the bottom edges. The P10’s design looks somewhat similar to that of the Mate 9, with it also having well curved edges as well as narrow bezels at the side. There is a physical homebutton just below the display which is also said to function as a fingerprint sensor reinforcing earlier rumors of a front fingerprint sensor on the P10.

The Huawei P10 isn’t expected until next year, so we just have to be rest assured that more leaks would come out to confirm if these renders are indeed true representation of the device or not. Meanwhile, the P10 passed through GeekBench recently as Huawei LON-L29 and the specs are listed as a 5.5-inch Quad HD display, powered by the Kirin 960 chip clocked at 2.3GHz and supported by 6GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The device is also listed as running Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box, tagging along a 12MP rear camera as well as an 8MP front sensor.

Read More: The Huawei P10 May Feature an Under-Glass Fingerprint Sensor

The phone whose model number is LON-L29 (the Huawei P9′ model number is LON-L19) has a 5.5” Quad HD display and is powered by Huawei’s latest processor, the Kirin 960 which is clocked at 2.3GHz. The Kirin 960 is the same processor present in the recently released Huawei Mate 9. The P10 sports 6GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and runs Android 7.0 Nougat. There is also NFC on board and there is likely a 4GB RAM version coming also.

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Just recently, renders of a bezel-less phone said to be in the making by Meizu were leaked. We then got wind of the rumor that the bezel-less phone might be the Meizu Pro 7 which had been making the rounds in the news for a while now.

The latest rumor on this is that the expected Meizu Pro 7 might use an Hisilicon Kirin 960 chip, Huawei’s latest. The Kirin 960 has only been used on the Huawei Mate 9, Mate 9 Porsche Design and Mate 9 Pro, all part of the Mate 9 series.

Now the Meizu Pro 7 is expected as Meizu’s next generation flagship and it wouldn’t be a bad idea if the device is powered by the Kirin 960. Meizu doesn’t use Qualcomm chips nor Samsung’s on its devices but rather had consistently stuck with MediaTek chipset. A shift to Kirin would infuse a breath of freshness into the flagship device.

Read More: Meizu’s Bezel-less Phone Might Be The Meizu Pro 7

Huawei did reveal that it is ready to sell the Kirin 960 chips to other phone manufacturers. However, it is unlikely that such a scenario would be possible presently. According to the vice-President of Huawei phones, Huawei is very busy at present selling its latest products that there might not be time to do other work aside selling.

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The Huawei P9 is no doubt one of the best phones of the year and it has played no small role in pushing the manufacturer to the top of the list of smartphone makers in China. While there is still a good five months before the release of its successor, the Huawei P10, the specifications of the upcoming phone have been released online via a GFX benchmarking test.

The phone whose model number is LON-L29 (the Huawei P9′ model number is LON-L19) has a 5.5” Quad HD display and is powered by Huawei’s latest processor, the Kirin 960 which is clocked at 2.3GHz. The Kirin 960 is the same processor present in the recently released Huawei Mate 9. The P10 sports 6GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and runs Android 7.0 Nougat.

There is an 11MP (12MP) camera on the rear that can shoot 4K videos and has the usual features like face detection, autofocus, and HDR. However, there is no mention of it being a dual setup. The front facing camera on the other hand is a 7MP (8MP) sensor and there is also NFC on board.

READ MORE: Camera Samples of Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design

While these specs are impressive, there is still enough time for things to change and new features to be added.

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Weibo user @ice universe has benchmarked the top 6 processors against each other and the results are pretty interesting. He has also listed out the strong points of each processor.

The result shows Huawei’s Kirin 960 winning scoring highest in memory latency, memory bandwidth, and Dijkstra algorithm value. The Helio X25  CPU  is no slouch either as it wins in some areas too. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821 chip also ranks in HDR and Face Detection.

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Samsung’s Exynos 8890 is best at encryption and lossless data compression (LZMA). The older snapdragon CPU however fails to win any category which is not surprising as the Snapdragon 821 is supposed to be better than it in all ways. But it does score a little higher than the SD821 in encryption.

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Once again, real live renders of the Huawei Mate 9 have leaked and this time around, the renders are of the device in action. This is coming on the heels of the imminent release of the device scheduled for November 3, just two days away.

The leaked renders were spotted on Finnish website SuomiMobiili and they reveal the device just fresh out of the box. One notable thing that could be observed from the working Mate 9 is the black bother at the edge of the display but it is not very wide. The render shows the Mate 9 bearing striking resemblance with the Mate 8 with just some slight difference.

The leak is that of a flat screen Mate 9, perhaps one of the two versions touted to feature on the Mate 9. The Mate 9 is also touted as featuring a dual-edge curved display version code-named Long Island.

At the rear, the dual Leica cameras could be seen seated at the upper edge of the device, aligned centrally. The dual Leica rear cameras would likely be one of the major marketing tool of the Mate 9 and Huawei has ensured that the Leica footprint is inscribed in between the two rear sensors.

The Mate 9’s LED flash and laser focus module could be seen located at both sides of the cameras. Also, lying under the camera set up is the the rear mounted fingerprint sensor. It’s worthy to note though, that the curved display version is rumored to have a front fingerprint sensor in addition to the rear mounted one.

Read More: Huawei Mate 9 Rumours: 20MP & 12MP Dual Leica Cameras and 50% Charge in 5 Minutes

As a reminder, the Huawei Mate 9 would come powered by a Hisilicon Kirin 960 chipset and would sport a 5.9-inch 1080 pixels display while the curved screen version is saod to have a 2K resolution on its display. There is a 6GB RAM on board on the top version, along with a large storage of 256GB. There is also a base version with 4GB RAM and 32GB as well as 64GB internal storage versions. The device is also listed to run on EMUI 5.0 based on Android 7.0 Nougat OS. The device is also said to pack a 12MP + 20MP sensor at the dual Leica rear cameras.

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As the November 3 launch of the Huawei Mate 9 draws nearer, the device as should be expected would remain on the front burner of discussions till it is finally launched. The latest we have got on the Mate 9 is a picture that emanated from Weibo and is said to be a pre-launch page by China Mobile. The picture, which seems to have been grabbed from a smartphone, contains what is likely the main specs and actual render of the Mate 9.

Basically, the pictorial specs listing comes in to confirm some of the specifications we had already known would feature on the device but also bring along some new details. One of the latest detail is the specification of the Huawei Mate 9’s dual main cameras. According to the pictorial listing, the dual cameras would be a combo of a 12MP sensor and a 20MP sensor. Another is that the device would feature a front fingerprint sensor in addition to the one at the rear.

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Other details listed include that the Huawei Mate 9 would sport a 5.9-inch 2k double curved display, and would be fired up by a Kirin 960 processor with a 6GB RAM assisting the SoC inside. That is an indication that the top-most version is being touted and it would have a large storage of 256GB on board. The device is also listed to run on Android 7.0 Nougat OS. Additionally, the Mate 9 is touted as seeing an upgrade on the fast charge aspect, as it is listed to support 5V / 8A charging output. Perhaps this would form part of the long battery life Huawei teased recently to feature on the Mate 9.

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UPDATE: These images look exactly like the recently released Axon 7 Max. So, they seem to be photoshopped.

Just a few days to the official launch of the Mate 9, a user on Weibo has leaked real images of the phone and it looks like some of the earlier renders.

The unit is the champagne gold variant. The screen is large and fits the 5.9” or 5.88” description. There is Huawei’s name sitting on the chin and the top speaker is flanked by the front facing camera and the proximity sensor.

The back is where the action is. The dual cameras made by Leica have a vertical setup and are flanked on the left by the LED flash and on the left by the laser focus module. And below the cameras is the fingerprint scanner. The antenna lines are very visible due to their thickness but it isn’t like they make the phone ugly.

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The Huawei Mate 9 will launch with Huawei’s latest Kirin 960 processor, run Android 7.0 Nougat, and sport a large battery.

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Huawei Mate 9 launch is just around the corner, with the release slated for November 3. The company has already started to tease the new handset, and today, it released yet another teaser. This new poster confirms Huawei Mate 9 will have long battery life as it as it asks the question, “Is Worrying About Your Battery Worth It?”.

Huawei’s Mate series have always featured huge batteries inside, making sure that the large 6-inch display runs for an entire day in a single charge. In fact, if you remember, the Mate 8 got an endurance rating of 103 hours on GSMArena’s battery test, which makes it one of the top flagships with great battery life.

READ MORE: How Does The Kirin 960 Compare Against The Kirin 950?

Now, with Kirin 960, it’s still built on TSMC’s 16nm process, but we can expect some improvements in efficiency. This could translate into better battery life on the Mate 9 flagship. Also, from the teaser video released today, it looks like the Mate 9 will come equipped with fast charge as well.

Other expected features of the Mate 9 include 5.9-inches 1080p display, 4GB RAM and two versions, one with regular flat display and another Pro version with a dual curved display.

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We had earlier on served you the news of Huawei setting a November 3 launch date for the upcoming Mate 9 flagship. According to the press render, the Huawei Mate 9 would be going official globally on November 3 at a ceremony slated to hold in Munich, Germany.

As is customary with Huawei, a China launch would also take place where the company will unveil the Chinese version, price as well as when the device would go on sale in China. Feelers from China indicate that the Mate 9 could be launched a week after the global launch on November 3. Already the Mate 9 Chinese notice poster has been released and it talks about a November unveiling, which could mean the device would also be unveiled in China this November.

Huawei usually holds its events in China on Fridays but after the November 3 global launch, the following week Friday falls on November 11 which is already tied up with events. Because of this, the most likely date that a conference could be held to release the Mate 9 in China is said to be November 9 and co-incidentally, this corresponds with the Mate 9!

The Huawei Mate 9 is expected to come in two version, the topmost being a Pro version with a curved display. Both versions of the Mate 9 is said to feature a 64-bit HiSilicon Kirin 960 processor, 5.9-inch display, dual Leica cameras similar to the Huawei P9’s but with f/2.0 and 20MP sensor, iris recognition, as well as 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM versions. The device is also expected in three storage versions of 64GB, 128GB and the top most with 256GB which would only be available on the 6GB RAM version.

Read More: Fresh Huawei Mate 9 Leaks: Two Different Designs, Curved Display & More

The Huawei Mate 9 is also expected to set a new high for mobile phones with its rumored price tag siad to be around $1,300 ( about 8800 Yuan). We are not sure though, if Huawei is willing to pitch its neck on such a huge risk especially as it targets newer markets in Europe and US.

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Huawei launched their most powerful chip, the Kirin 960, yesterday. Offering huge improvements in some areas and small ones in others. It’s no doubt an upgrade. It even has the highest multi-core test score on GeekBench 4.0, besting Apple’s A10, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821, and Samsung’s Exynos 8890, but how does it fair against the older Kirin 950?

Like the Kirin 960, the Kirin 950 is also an octa-core chip but uses 4 cortex A72 cores clocked at 2.3GHz whereas the 960 uses the new A73 cores clocked at 2.4GHz, although the Kirin 955 is still the highest clocked processor from Huawei at 2.5GHz.

According to ARM, ”the Cortex-A73 delivers 30% more performance than current Cortex-A72 core devices and can even be clocked as high as 2.8GHz”.

The GPU is another place where there is a huge difference. Huawei has replaced the Mali-T380 GPU in the 950 with a Mali-G71MP8 in the 960 but left the clock speed at 900MHz. But because the new GPU has more cores and uses a new architecture, it offers a 180% increase in performance and a 20% increase in energy efficiency.

Coming to memory, both chips support LPDDR4 but the Kirin 960 offers faster performance due to the support for a higher frequency  (LPDDR4-1800 against LPDDR4-1333 of the Kirin 950).

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The Kirin 960 also sets the codec bar high by being the first to  support 2160p 60fps HEVC HD decoding whereas the Kirin 950 can’t go past 30fps.

Other changes include the support for UFS 2.1 storage as against eMMC 5.0 4K video recording, 4x Carrier Aggregation, and 4×4 MIMO.

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Huawei officially launched the Nova in China last week and their Honor sub-brand released the Honor 6X yesterday but the upcoming Mate 9 is the device people are looking forward to.

The Mate 9 has been rumoured for months to launch with a Kirin 960 processor, so when the company took the wraps of the new chip a few hours ago, they provided a phone with the new processor for guests to see but covered it up in brown packaging paper leaving just the screen and rear cameras exposed. That phone is said to be the Huawei Mate 9 since that’s the only device rumoured to feature the new processor.

Those who had a closer look at the phone confirmed that the Mate 9 does have a 6-inch screen and dual rear cameras.

Foreign media outlets who have received invites for the launch holding on the 3rd of November in Germany have revealed that the Mate 9, codenamed Manhattan will feature a Kirin 960 chip, 4GB of RAM, an 8 megapixel front facing camera, an iris scanner, and a 12MP+20MP rear camera duo provided by Leica and will have optical image stabilisation.

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The new device is also expected to launch with Android 7.0 Nougat, support 22W (5v/4.5A) fast charge, have full network support, and sport a USB Type-C port.

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Huawei has officially unvelied its latest super processor – Kirin 960 which brings with itself some strategic upgrades both in CPU and GPU. The Huawei Kirin 960 SoC comes with a modest upgrade in its CPU from Kirin 950 but on the GPU end, the new chipset sees a huge upgrade.

According to a source at the unveiling, Huawei Kirin 960 comes equipped with the recently unveiled high-performance ARM Cortex-A73 CPU core. The processor still uses the lower ARM Cortex-A53 core and in all the octa-core Kirin 960 SoC is composed of four Cortex-A73 cores and four Cortex-A53 cores.

More damning claim from the conference is the one concerning the Kirin 960 Versus Snapdragon 821 processor.  When subjected to Geekbench 4.0 test, the Kirin 960 is said to have scored 2000 points on the single-threaded scores and up to 6300 points on the multi-threaded score.

In addition to the CPU upgrade, the Huawei Kirin 960 chipset gets a big boost in its graphics unit, featuring the Mali-G71 MP8 GPU which were subjected to test on GFXBench Manhattan and T-Rex. The Kirin 960’s GPU performance comes out higher than that of Snapdragon 820 SoC and even twice as much power as Kirin 950. Apple A10 chip is still ahead, though.

According to Huawei, the Mali-G71 GPU is based on a truly new architecture which comes with a new level of high-end mobile graphics technology with superior energy efficiency. In addition, the Kirin 960 also supports the latest UFS 2.1 flash memory, LPDDR4 memory and on the network end, it supports LTE Cat.12 and LTE Cat. 13. A new baseband that supports CDMA is also at play.

Read More: Honor 6X With Dual Cameras & Kirin 655 Official, Starts At Just $149

The Huawei Mate 9 would get the opportunity of being the first device to feature the Kirin 960 and until that happens we’ll only hold our peace concerning these stunning claims.

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Huawei released the new Huawei Nova smartphones at IFA Berlin this year. While the new phones are pretty good when it comes to its looks and specs, they are nowhere near the flagship Huawei Mate series. We know for sure that we will see at least one new high-end model in the Mate series later this year and now, a leaked poster seems to reveal more details about the upcoming flagship, the Huawei Mate 9. Ideally, we should see the Huawei Mate S2 model before Mate 9’s release, but details about the former device are quite scarce at the moment.

The Huawei Mate 9, according to this new leaked poster, will come with dual 20MP cameras at the back. Now, this is something that we have been hearing quite a number of times in the past few months. A few months back, an analyst had said that the Mate 9 will feature dual 20MP sensors at the back, with Leica certification, and this poster seems to be backing that claim. Until now, Huawei has been using a monochrome + RGB sensor combination on its dual camera flagships and we can expect a similar setup on the upcoming handset. It should also feature OIS, according to another analyst who revealed this information recently.

RELATED: New Image of Huawei Mate 9 Dual Camera Setup. May Feature Kirin 960

Another important information revealed by this poster is that the phone will come with Kirin 960 chipset. This will be the new generation flagship chipset from Huawei’s Kirin range that should use the new Cortex A73 Artemis cores.

One thing to remember is that the Huawei Mate 9 poster that’s leaked today is quite basic. The dual camera setup arranged vertically is the only major design change that differentiates the device in the image and the Mate 8. Rest of the design, especially from the front looks identical to the Mate 8 flagship. Hence, it’s quite likely that this is a fan made poster and the details are based on the previously leaked information.

We can expect the Mate 9 sometime later this year, ideally around November- December period. So, there is still a couple of months left for the official launch.

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Based on the statement made by a Huawei Executive about the Mate series, we expect the Mate 9 to launch in October. But that doesn’t mean we go silent on any info related to the upcoming phone. Today we have a 3D video rendering put together by Techconfigurations of the upcoming phone.

The Mate 9 is expected to pick up the dual-camera trend found on some of Huawei’s phones this year. The video render says it will be a 12MP combo stacked on top of each other and will have optical image stabilisation. For the front facing camera, the Mate 9 may be fitted with an 8MP sensor. In the render there is a fingerprint scanner positioned below the camera setup. It is also said to feature a Kirin 960 processor and a USB Type-C port flanked by speaker grilles.

RELATED: Hauwei Mate 8 Gets a Price Cut to $404

The rumour about the screen being 5.9” is still being spread around. Technoconfigurations says it will be an IPS Neo LCD display. The video mentions it having either 4GB/6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of ROM.

The Mate 9 is said to launch with a new version of EMUI based on Android 7.0 Nougat.

Source: Technoconfigurations

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A new image of Huawei’s upcoming Mate 9 has been leaked online, revealing a different camera setup from what was previously leaked.

This new image shows a dual camera setup with a single piece of glass covering both lens. The phone’s LED flash is also circular unlike the first leaked image. Another difference is the lack of laser focus which was present on the previously leaked image. The only feature common to both images is the position of the fingerprint scanner.

The leak also says the Mate 9 may likely launch with Huawei’s Kirin 960 processor. The Kirin 960 is an octa-core chip that uses the big.LITTLE architecture which will be made up of 4 Cortex A-73 cores and 4 Cortex A-53 cores. The Kirin 960 will have LTE Cat. 12 and support CDMA networks, making it the second kirin chip other than the Kirin 650 to have full network support. Its GPU will be the latest Mali-G71.

Other details mentioned says the Mate 9 will feature a 6” 2K display, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of built-in storage. It is said to launch with EMUI 5.0 which is based on Android 7.0 Nougat.

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There is still no news on the pixels of the cameras and how they’ll work. We also have no idea of how much it will cost but the leak says date of launch may be October.

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Renders of the Huawei Mate 9 were posted on twitter yesterday by an account with the handle @the_malignant.

This new render also has dual cameras like the leaked images we talked about earlier this week but is also different in a lot of ways. The cameras are stacked on top of each other but are raised which gives the phone a bump. The back of the phone is also flat and doesn’t have that curve that makes a phone fit into your palm.

The camera is flanked by two slits which some people say is a LED flash and laser sensor combo while others say it’s a LED flash + heart rate sensor combination. This render also has a different colour: its back is grey and appears to be coated in sandstone while the front is white.

The front shows the 5.9” 1080p display with very thin bezels. You also have a speaker grille, front facing camera, and sensor on the top. There are no buttons on the chin, so you should expect on-screen keys. The power button and volume rocker are also closer to the top which means you’ll definitely be using this phone with both hands.

RELATED: Huawei Sends Invite For September 1 Event

Online sources say the Mate 9 will come with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of ROM, an 8MP front facing camera, and 12MP cameras at the back (not 20MP anymore?). It is also said to feature Huawei’s Kirin 960 processor and come with Android 7.0 out of the box, which means date of release will probably be in the fourth quarter of the year, right in time for the holidays.

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Yesterday, Pan Jiutang revealed some of the possible specs of the Huawei Kirin 960 chipset. Along with that information, he further added that Huawei’s Mate 9 flagship will feature this chip inside, most likely making it the first in the market. The upcoming Kirin 960 is expected to be much better than Kirin 950, featuring the still unannounced ARM’s Artemis cores and an octa-core architecture.

Along with this information, he also revealed that Huawei Mate 9 could come with 20MP dual rear cameras. As we know, the company is not new to the concept of dual cameras, with the most recent flagship Huawei P9 featuring 12MP dual cameras certified by Leica. While the source didn’t reveal whether the setup on the Mate 9 will also be certified by Leica, it’s possible, since Huawei seems to be invested heavily in this partnership with the legendary lens maker.

The Kirin 960 chip is also expected to upgrade the baseband to support Cat. 12 LTE speeds as well as CDMA networks. So, it could become the first true full netcom chipset from the company. Even the GPU is expected to be upgraded to an octa-core setup, which would definitely boost the graphics performance of the chip.

So, it looks like the Mate 9 is going to be a powerful flagship. Considering the usual release period of the company, we can expect the Mate 9 to meet us sometime late 2016.

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Huawei has come a long way as a smartphone chipmaker. The company’s new Kirin 950 and 955 chipsets are good enough to compete with MediaTek’s top end flagship SoCs. Naturally, we could expect the upcoming Kirin 960 chipset to be even more powerful and today, we have got some details about the chip from the noted analyst from China, Pan Jiutang.

He reveals today that Kirin 960 may not be a huge upgrade as compared to the current generation Kirin 955, but still there are some things that are going to change like the Cores inside. Huawei will reportedly stick with TSMC’s 16nm process for the Kirin 960, but the high-end Cortex A72 cores inside will be replaced by its successor, Artemis cores. So, the Kirin 960 will be a combination of Artemis cores and Cortex A53 cores in an octa-core architecture.

In terms of GPU, the company is said to upgrade to an octa-core one, much-needed upgrade from the current quad-core Mali-T880 MP4 GPU found in the Kirin 950. Finally, the chip is said to come with support for Cat. 12 LTE networks and CDMA networks, becoming the first true full netcom chip from the company. These specs would also make the most powerful chip from the company till date!

It is still early to know whether this information will turn out to be true, but the analyst is usually right with his predictions. We can expect official details sometime in the second half of the year.

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