Huawei has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Huawei Mate 9 along with a special edition Mate 9 Porsche Design smartphone. On design front, both smartphones flaunt their unibody metal design. The talking point of both devices is that they sport Leica-engineered dual cameras on the back. To recall, the Huawei P9 also came with a similar set-up.
The Mate 9 Porsche Design, is a higher-specced variant. It features a dual edge curved display like what we see in the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. Here are the specifications and features of Huawei’s latest smartphones:
Huawei Mate 9: Specifications & Features
- Processor: Octa-core Huawei Kirin 960
- GPU: Mali G71 MP8
- Operating System: Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.0
- Display: 5.9-inch Full HD 2.5D curved glass (1920×1080 pixels resolution)
- RAM: 4GB
- Storage: 64GB (expandable up to 256GB via microSD card)
- Dual Rear Camera: 20 mega pixel (Monochrome) + 12 mega pixel (RGB), dual-tone LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, Leica lens, PDAF, Laser Auto Focus, OIS and 4K video recording
- Front Camera: 8 mega pixel
- Battery: 4000mAh with fast charging
- Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, NFC, GPS and USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 156.9×78.9×7.9 mm
- Weight: 190 grams
- Hybrid Dual SIM
- Fingerprint sensor
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design: Specifications & Features
- Processor: Octa-core Huawei Kirin 960
- GPU: Mali G71 MP8
- Operating System: Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.0
- Display: 5.5-inch Quad HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glass (2560×1440 pixels resolution)
- RAM: 6GB
- Storage: 256GB (expandable up to 256GB via microSD card)
- Dual Rear Camera: 20 mega pixel (Monochrome) + 12 mega pixel (RGB), dual-tone LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, Leica lens, PDAF, Laser Auto Focus, OIS and 4K video recording
- Front Camera: 8 mega pixel
- Battery: 4000mAh with fast charging
- Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, NFC, GPS and USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 156.9×78.9×7.9 mm
- Weight: 190 grams
- Hybrid Dual SIM
- Fingerprint sensor
Price & Availability
The Huawei Mate 9 carries a price tag of 699 Euros (approximately Rs 51,750) and will be available in six color options- Black, White, Mocha, Gold, Silver and Space Grey. It will be first rolled out in China, Germany, Italy, France, Kuwait, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Thailand and the UAE. The Mate 9 Porsche Design is priced at 1,395 Euros (approximately Rs 103,279). The Porsche Design variant will only be available in Graphite Black color variant. It will be available in the European Porsche Design Stores starting late December. It will also be available in January 2017 at Porsche Design Stores worldwide (except USA), and select Huawei retail stores in Asia, Middle East, and Europe.
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