The new Huawei Nexus may have Samsung"s OLED displays

Samsung Display is a leading manufacturer of OLED display panels and a majority of them are used in Samsung’s mobile devices. Since Samsung’s mobile devices business has gone down in recent years, the performance of Samsung Display has also been affected and it is now looking towards other customers for its OLED displays.

A recent report by MK News, a South Korean daily news publication says that Samsung has started supplying OLED smartphone displays to Huawei. Although the first consignment is small, their quantity is expected to increase after Huawei has tested them. Samsung has also supplied OLED display panels to other Chinese smartphone manufacturers such as Meizu, Vivo, OPPO and Gionee.

Supplying OLED panels to Huawei would be beneficial to Samsung Display as Huawei is the world’s fourth largest manufacturer of smartphones and it has a wide market spreading even to some European countries and the US.

Although the report doesn’t mention it, the new Huawei Nexus will most likely sport Samsung’s OLED display. A few months back there was a rumor that the Huawei-made Nexus will feature a 5.7-inch 2K OLED display and this display might very well be supplied by Samsung. Huawei might also use the displays for its other upcoming smartphones.

As readers must already be aware, Google is expected to launch two Nexus devices this year. While LG would be making the smaller device which would be the new version of the Nexus 5, Huawei will manufacture the larger 5.7-inch phablet having an OLED display panel with 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution.

The new Huawei Nexus may have Samsung"s OLED displays

Alleged prototype of Huawei Nexus appears in a video, reveals fingerprint sensor on the back

As is rumored since long, two Nexus devices are expected to be launched this year by Google, one of which will be made by Huawei and the other will be the 2015 edition of Nexus 5. A couple of days back we saw some interesting 3D renderings of the Nexus 5 (2015) leaked in a video and now we have a video showing the Huawei Nexus smartphone.

It is a 10-second video posted by Steve Hemmerstoffer of @OnLeaks who has quite a good track record for leaking information about unannounced devices. The alleged Huawei Nexus smartphone in the video has a matte finish but it is difficult to say whether it is plastic or metal. Nexus 5 has a plastic cover. The camera in the leaked Huawei-made device looks similar to the one present in the Nexus 5.

The handset features a fingerprint scanner at the back and the position of buttons on the right side confirms to the Huawei design language. A port is visible at the bottom which may be the USB Type-C port as is rumored.

Leaked specs of the Huawei Nexus smartphone indicate a 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED display, metal unibody, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and a 21MP rear camera with Sony IMX230 sensor.

Well, it remains to be seen whether this really is the Huawei Nexus Phone. We will know more soon enough as October, the launching time for Nexus devices is just a couple of months away.

Check out the video below:

Alleged prototype of Huawei Nexus appears in a video, reveals fingerprint sensor on the back

Huawei teases launch of a new “Amazing” Honor smartphone on August 10

Just about two months after introducing its Honor 7 smartphone, Huawei seems ready to launch another smartphone soon. The company has sent out a teaser picture saying that would unveil an “Amazing” new Honor smartphone on August 10. No other details have been revealed by the company.

A few days back, a new Honor handset model number ATH-AL00 was spotted passing through TENAA. The device features a new pop-up module for the cameras. The module has high resolution rear and front-facing cameras on both sides along with their dual-LED flashes. There is a button on the side of the handset that controls the pop-up mechanism. There may be a fingerprint scanner on the button too. Details of other specifications are not available but it is rumored that the device might come with Huawei’s own home baked Kirin chipset along with a 3GB or a 4GB RAM.

Since Huawei is expected to launch its next flagship, the Huawei Mate 8 on September 2, there is speculation that it is this model ATH-AL00 handset with its unique camera mechanism that is going to be unveiled by the company on August 10.

Check out the images of the device  that passed through TENAA showing the pop-up camera:

Huawei teases launch of a new “Amazing” Honor smartphone on August 10

Huawei G8 Official Specifications Unveiled Showing 5.5-inch Screen Size with 1080 Resolution

Huawei has officially announced the specification of the company’s upcoming device, Huawei G8. As expected, the device will have a 5.5-inch display screen size with a FHD resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a 441 ppi. On top of that, the device will be powered by a 64-bit  octa-core Snapdragon 615 SoC chipset and an Adreno 405 GPU.

There will be two variants of Huawei G8. The first version comes with a 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage while the second version will be a 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. The device’s internal storage can be further expanded with a microSD card up to 64GB memory size. Other specifications such as a 13MP rear camera, a 5MP front camera,  a 3000 mAh battery life size and 4G connectivity as well as fingerprint scanner for security feature. Huawei G8 will come pre-installed with Huawei Emotion UI which is running on top of Android 5.1.  There are three color options for the device which includes White, Gold and Black.

As for the pricing, Huawei G8 with 2GB RAM model will be priced at $370 while the 3GB RAM model will be priced at $434. Most probably the device will be sold mainly in the Chinese market. The release date for the product is still unknown.

Huawei G8 Official Specifications Unveiled Showing 5.5-inch Screen Size with 1080 Resolution

Huawei Officially Launched Mediapad M2 Tablet which is Tablet Version of Huawei P8

Huawei has officially launched Mediapad M2 in a conference at the International Art Academy in Beijing recently. Apparently it is not the first time that the tablet is showcased to the public. In May this year, it is reported that the tablet was showcased in France as well as in the short promo event by the manufacturer last month.

Mediapad M2 will be having an 8-inch display screen size with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixel with ratio of 16:10 and 275 ppi. The tablet will be running on the company’s own Kirin 930 octa core SoC which consists of 4 Cortex A53 cores clocking at 2GHz and 4 Cortex A53 cores clocking at 1GHz and a 3GB RAM. It is dubbed as the tablet version of Huawei P8 as the CPU, GPU, RAM and screen resolution setup is the same and therefore, it is expected that both device will be having similar performance.  Huawei P8 is reported to have a fast response when doing basic operation such as opening apps or swiping the screen to left or right, however, the gaming performance could be improved.

Mediapad M2 comes with two choices for storage, a 16GB or 64GB size. There will be two cameras; the front camera is a 5MP while the back camera is a 8MP. Other features include 4800mAh battery size, dual 1W speakers and Harman Kardon’s Clari-Fi sound technology as well as optional LTE connectivity.  As for the software side, M2 will come pre-installed with EMUI 3.0 on top of Android 5.0 Lollipop. M2 will have metallic body with 7.8mm thickness and thin metal bezels which makes the tablet looks compact.

The tablet will be on sales starting on July 16 in China with pricing starts at 1588 Yuan for 16GB Wi-Fi version and 1888 Yuan for 64GB Wi-Fi version and 16GB LTE version each as well as 2288 Yuan for 64GB LTE version. There is no further information whether the device will also available in worldwide at the moment.

Huawei Officially Launched Mediapad M2 Tablet which is Tablet Version of Huawei P8

Huawei’s Latest 64-bit Kirin 950 SoC Chipset Surfaced Up

Not known to many people Huawei actually manufactured their own chipset, which place the company in the same level as Qualcomm, MediaTek and Samsung.  A few months ago, Huawei hinted that the company is working on Kirin 950 SoC, however, recently, the almost complete specification about the chipset surfaced up. Huawei has been using the Kirin line of SoC on their own flagship smartphones such as Huawei P8(Kirin 930) and Huawei Ascend Mate7 (Kirin 925).

It seems like Kirin 950 chipset is going to be a 64-bit octa-core SoC which consists of four Cortex-A53 cores and another quartet of Cortex-A72 chipsets. On top of that, the chipset promises to be able to have clock rate up to 2.4GHz with the ARM Mali T880 unit as the graphic processor.

Kirin 950 SoC will also come with a dedicated DSP audio co-processor which is a Tensilica Hi-Fi 4 DSP.  There is an i7 Co-Processor which will be responsible for the sensor hub, security and connectivity.  The internal RAM will be a dual-channel LPDDR4 which has data speed of 25.6GB/s. As for the camera, the chipset will be able to support up to 42MP camera unit, a USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 4.2.

There is no confirmation on the official launch date of Kirin 950, however, it is expected to debut together with Huawei’s next flagship smartphone which most is probably going to happen later this year.

Huawei’s Latest 64-bit Kirin 950 SoC Chipset Surfaced Up

Google to launch 2 Nexus devices this year, a phablet by Huawei and a smartphone by LG

Google will apparently launch two new Nexus devices in 2015 – a phablet manufactured by Huawei and a smartphone made by LG. However, Google doesn’t seem to have any plan for releasing a new Nexus Tablet.

Several rumors have been floating around since the last few months regarding who will be manufacturing the next Nexus device for Google and most claimed that it would be a Chinese company. Some rumors suggested it would be Huawei, while others claimed it could be LG. One rumor did say that this year, Google will be releasing two Nexus devices and the two companies manufacturing them would be Huawei and LG. Well, it looks like this rumor may be true after all.

The Huawei-made Nexus device would be a 5.7” phablet codenamed ‘Angler’.  This will be a successor to the Nexus 6 but slightly smaller. According to reports, phablet Angler will have a Snapdragon 810 chipset and a 3500mAh battery.

The Nexus smartphone manufactured by LG will be a 5.2 inch affair codenamed ‘Bullhead’. Sources say that LG is planning the same hexa-core chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 which it has used in LG G4. The Bullhead will have a battery with capacity of around 2700mAh but it hasn’t been finalized yet. This will be the third Nexus device manufactured by LG for Google after Nexus 4 and Nexus 5.

Both the Nexus devices would be released by Google as usual around October this year. As far as Nexus tablets are concerned, it is said that Google will continue to sell Nexus 9 this year too as no new Nexus tablet seems to be in the works.

Google to launch 2 Nexus devices this year, a phablet by Huawei and a smartphone by LG

Next Nexus Handset Rumored to be built by Huawei

There are a few rumors regarding the release of Nexus smartphone for 2015 originating from China. It seems like Google has shortlisted 2 companies to manufacture Nexus smartphone and both of them will be released this year. One of the companies is Huawei and the other will be LG. Previously, Nexus 6 was manufactured by Motorola.

One issue with Nexus 6 is its size. Nexus 6 looks more like phablets and it seems like there was not many customer who was looking for phablet during that period. Therefore, Google decided to keep the 2013 Nexus 5 around. According to Android Police’s Artem Russakovskii on a blog which he wrote on Google+, with confirmation from a trusted source, he mentioned that Huawei is working on Nexus smartphone which is going to have a 5.7-inch screen size whereas LG will make a smaller Nexus handset this year which is of 5.2-inch screen size.

The specifications for Huawei Nexus which is published on Weibo site belonging to a Chinese IT analyst firm, Pan Jiutang, it is rumored that Huawei Nexus will feature Samsung built 5.7-inch OLED display with resolution of 1440 x 2560. Huawei’s own product itself for the high-end models will be made of Hi-Silicon Kirin chipsets, whereas, Huawei Nexus will be equipped with Snapdragon 810 SoC. Thus, there is no doubt that this decision is coming from Google itself.

There are other Nexus handset manufacturers, for example, HTC for Nexus One and Samsung for Samsung Nexus S or Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Next Nexus Handset Rumored to be built by Huawei

Huawei launches two budget-friendly phones Honor 4C and Honor Bee in India

The Chinese smartphone company Huawei has introduced two new budget smartphones in India – Huawei Honor 4C and Huawei Honor Bee. Both the handsets fall in the lower range compared to the mid-range Honor 4X and much lower compared to its flagship phone Honor 6 Plus. Honor Bee, priced at Rs. 4,999 (about $78) is the cheapest and Honor 4C costing Rs. 8,999 (about $141) is the second cheapest phone of Huawei in the Indian market.

The cheapest $78 phone Honor Bee offers a 4.5-inch screen with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, a 1.2GHz SC7731 quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of native storage with microSD support, 8MP rear cam with dual LED flash, 2 MP front-facing cam and a 1730mAh battery.

Huawei’s second offering Honor 4C features a 5.0-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels, a 64-bit Kirin 620 octa-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz and Mali-T450 MP4 GPU for graphics, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of native storage supporting up to 32GB microSD card, a 13MP rear cam, a 5MP front-facing cam and a 2,550mAh battery. The phone offers dual SIM support

Both the handsets run Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box with Huawei’s EMUI 3.0 on top. They are available online exclusively through Flipkart. Honor 4C is available for purchase immediately while Honor Bee is open for pre-order.

What do you think of Huawei’s two new offerings in India?

Huawei launches two budget-friendly phones Honor 4C and Honor Bee in India

Huawei-Telecom company from China Tops International Patent Filing:WIPO

According to report by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), Huawei, one of Chinese telecom company has topped the list as the applicant for international patents in 2014. Huawei was followed by Qualcomm Inc (San Diego-based chipmaker) as the second leading applicant and ZTE Corp as the third leading applicant. ZTE Corp topped the list in 2012.

The report was often seen as the barometer to measure a country’s technological progress.  In the past recent year, China was the only country to see double-digit growth although U.S. companies led by far. Japan which was known as the country of high-tech and automotive powerhouse saw its total filing slide during the last few years.

During the past few years, Chinese government has helped the country to shift from being low-priced cheap goods manufacturer to the level where its technology companies have filled the largest number of patent filling. On top of that the Chinese government has also made some improvement on the IP enforcement within its legal system.

In the future, Huawei’s Chief Executive Ken Hu has made statement that the company will spend $600 million on 5G wireless research and development from 2013 to 2018.

Huawei-Telecom company from China Tops International Patent Filing:WIPO

Huawei Introduces MediaPad X2 – 7” Tablet with Telephony Functions

Previous year, MediaPad X1 got launched by Huawei, a 7 inches tablet that possessed functions of telephony, a not so common type. Recently at 2015 MWC, the company is launching its new Mediapad X2, a new member of its tablet family, which consists of many improvements over MediaPad X1.


The size of the new tablet is 7 inches with 7.28mm thickness and consists of an IPS display screen with a pixel resolution of 1920×1200 which takes 80% of the tablet’s front.

An octa core processor is running the MediaPad X2, which is 64-bit Kirin 930 chipset and works at 2.0 Ghz.

The tablet also possesses back camera of 13MP with dedicated ISP chip, which has been stated to usually improve the tablets’ camera sensor’s low-light performance. Other than that the front camera is 5MP.

The tablet will be available in two editions; one of them will have a RAM of 2 GB with built-in storage of 16 GB, while the other one will consist of integrated 32 GB space with 3 GB RAM. Talking about connectivity, both devices have dual-SIM with LTE Cat.6.

Also the tablet consists of 5,000mAh battery, even though its capacity is same as the last model, it has an improved battery time. It is said that it can play music for 60 hours, run videos for 12 hours and allows internet browsing for 15 hours.

Other than that it will consist of DTS surround sound technology and Smart PA audio chip.

The new MediaPad X2 will run on Android 5.0 Lollipop and will be launched in the markets of Western Europe and China, but it is not yet known when it will be available in USA.

Huawei Introduces MediaPad X2 – 7” Tablet with Telephony Functions

Huawei officially unveils Huawei Watch, its first Android Wear Smartwatch at the MWC

After yesterday’s teaser videos, Huawei has today officially announced its first Android Wear smartwatch dubbed the Huawei Watch. It is quite an impressive looking watch having a circular display and a design which the company says has been “Designed by a team of experienced watch designers that have a rich history in creating fashionable and timeless watches”.

The circular Huawei Watch sports a 1.4-inch AMOLED display with 400 x 400p resolution (286 ppi) at a high contrast ratio of 10,000:1. It is made from high quality stainless steel and is a scratch resistant. There is a 2 o’Clock press button for control.

Specs include a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, and Bluetooth 4.1 for connecting to smartphones. Huawei Watch is Huawei’s first Android Wear smartwatch and is compatible with smartphones that run Android 4.3 or a higher version. The watch also has a 6-Axis motion sensor, a barometer sensor and a heart rate monitor that monitors wearer’s activities such as heart rate, calories burned, steps taken, distance travelled and height climbed.

The Watch is available in 3 colors – Gold, Silver, and Black. There are 40 different watch faces and a whole range of straps of various materials and styles to choose from. The Watch will also have a magnetic charging station.

The Huawei Watch will become available in over 20 countries which includes US, UK, Australia, Russia, France, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, , Norway, Philippines, South Korea, and UAE. The company has not disclosed its price yet and has said that it will be announced in the local markets when it hits the shelves there.

Have a look at the Huawei Watch:

Via PhoneArena

Huawei officially unveils Huawei Watch, its first Android Wear Smartwatch at the MWC

Huawei announces 4.5G Smartband, the first LTE-M wearable in the market

Huawei has announced a new 4.5G Smartband at its event in London. As the name suggests, it supports the next gen 4.5G LTE connectivity and the company claims it to be the first wearable supporting LTE-M network. The Huawei 4.5G Smartband will be rolling out commercially next year.

Huawei has not revealed specifications of the wearable but more details are expected at the next week’s MWC. If the 4.5G Smartband is similar to its current smartband TalkBand B1, it may sport a 1.4-inch OLED screen, Bluetooth connectivity and NFC. It will also have dust and water resistance.

The company however revealed that the device will incorporate an LTE-M chip made by Neul, a startup it had acquired last year. Huawei claims that the chip will make “cellular Internet of Things (IoT)” a reality.

Like other smartbands, the Huawei 4.5G Smartband will track wearer’s fitness and monitor the heart rate. It will also pair with other IOT gadgets like energy readers and small thermostats. Huawei’s 4.5G LTE network will deliver up to 1GB/sec data speeds and will enable technologies such as Drones and virtual reality, and also boost industry applications like smart metering.

Huawei’s president of products and solutions, Ryan Ding, said that the 4.5G network will be “the first time that a mobile network is not focused on people, but on people and things“.

Huawei says, “4.5G supports up to 100K per cell connections via LTE-M, 100 times that of 4G. LTE-M also provides better coverage. Receivers require just 1/100th of the signal of existing 2G system, 20dB gain, using low-power terminals.”

The company is expected to showcase its new 4.5G Smartband at the MWC next week and we will know more details about it soon.

Source The Inquirer

Huawei announces 4.5G Smartband, the first LTE-M wearable in the market

Huawei’s MWC teaser hints at a new 4G LTE standalone smartwatch

Just a few days back Huawei had revealed its roadmap for 2015 informing that it would be releasing several new devices during the year which also included an Android Wear smartwatch among others. Now the Chinese mobile maker has released a couple of teasers on its official Weibo profile, both containing the phrase “Next is here”.

One of the teasers could very well be for a smartwatch that Huawei may be planning to unveil at the MWC 2015 in Barcelona next month. This teaser shows a crescent shaped design with a star at one end which might be hinting at Huawei’s upcoming smartwatch with such a curved design. The phrase “Next is here” could mean that the next upgrade version of its smartband is here. Huawei had released its smartband TalkBand B1 last year which is a fitness band that also doubles as a Bluetooth headset.

The teaser also has the words “4G LTE” on top left hand corner which could mean it could be a standalone smartwatch supporting 4G LTE networks, a step ahead of Samsung’s Gear S which is also a standalone device but supports 3G. Huawei’s CEO Richard Yu had hinted in September last year that the company’s smartwatch will be a standalone piece like the Tizen-powered Samsung Gear S.

The second teaser could be that of Huawei’s Honor X2 (MediaPad X2) tablet, a successor to Huawei MediaPad X1. This teaser too has the words 4G LTE suggesting that the tablet phone will support it. This new tablet is also expected to be introduced at the MWC. Latest rumors suggest that this next gen tablet will feature a 7-inch display with 1920 x 1200 resolution, Huawei’s own Hisilicon Kirin 925 processor, 3GB RAM and a 5500 mAh battery. The tablet is said to be priced at about 1999 Yuan ($320).

Well, MWC 2015 is just round the corner and we will know more then.

 

Source Weibo

Via GizmoChina

Huawei’s MWC teaser hints at a new 4G LTE standalone smartwatch

Huawei P8 Is To Come With A Ceramic Frame Plus Gorilla Glass 3 And Duo Camera

Last year in May, Huawei released its own 5-inch smartphone, the Ascend P7. It was a slim 6.5 mm thin phone with a metal frame. One of the selling points of the Ascend P7 was that it had a great front-facing camera. If you thought that phone was great, you will be pleasantly surprised by their latest flagship, the Huawei P8.

The Chinese site MyDrivers says that the P8 is expected to appear at the press conference to be held in the UK. The phone might be unveiled in this press conference to be held in April this year. Huawei wants to woo its customers with innovative phone frame materials. It is certainly true that others have yet to come up with a phone like this. Although we are a bit pessimistic about using ceramic for the frame. It can break easily because it does not bent all that well.

Using Gorilla Glass 3 for the screen is a welcome addition, but we hope that they do not use a ceramic case for the Huawei P8. Even if they do, it is bound to be a mixture of ceramic and some other material to give the feeling of ceramic without the obvious shortcomings of the material.

As for the specs, the Huawei P8 is expected to be a really thin phone just like the P7. Probably about 0.24 inches (6 mm). The phone is also expected to include a Kirin 930 octa-core processor which is a 16 nm processor made by Huawei. It is rumored that the phone might have a 5.2-inch 1080 x 1920 display. Dual-Cameras and a 2,600 mAh battery is also expected.

As for the price, it is expected that the P8 will cost around ¥2,999 or $480 in China.

Huawei P8 Is To Come With A Ceramic Frame Plus Gorilla Glass 3 And Duo Camera

Huawei’s roadmap for 2015 revealed; to unveil tablets and 3 new wearables at MWC

Huawei has announced its plans for the current year 2015. At a media event held in Shenzen, China, the company revealed that it would be introducing possibly more than one tablet and three new wearables at the Mobile World Congress to be held in March in Barcelona. However, no new smartphones would be unveiled at the show.

Huawei also unfolded its brand strategy for the year 2015 saying it will focus on “premium to consolidate leadership in mid to high-end markets”. The company showed a slide that revealed the complete roadmap. As the above picture shows, there will be new entrants in its smartphone portfolio –  in the high-end Huawei Mate and Huawei P series; and in the affordable Honor series, Huawei G series and  Huawei Y series.

Regarding its tablets portfolio, there will be a new tablet in the X-series that will offer “big screen integrated experience” and another one in its M-series offering an “outstanding Audio/Visual experience”.

Huawei is planning to enter the wearables market with a fashionable Android Wear smartwatch. It will also release a successor to its TalkBand  B1 and another new smartband in several colors.

According to Pocket-lint, Huawei will launch its next flagship Ascend P8 on 15th April in London. The company will also be holding a press conference on March 1 at MWC in Barcelona.

Huawei’s roadmap for 2015 revealed; to unveil tablets and 3 new wearables at MWC

Huawei Mate 8 – More Photos Reveal How It Looks

One of the best mobile phone of Huawei, which was released in the month of September 2014, Ascend Mate7, is also one of the biggest screen smartphone that is available in the market. Last month, a new was broken that the company has been working to launch a more advanced phone which will be the heir of Mate7. Some additional images have come out from a place within China and are supposed to be of this new cell-phone.

The images obtained are not quite complete, which hides the true appearance of smart-phone, but they revealed that this new handset does have some similarities in appearance with the Mate7.

It has been said that the company will end using Ascend brand, so that the new smart-phone could only be called Huawei Mate 8. However, it is also possible that the firm might include Mate 8 in its Honor series, which will officially be introduced later this year in US.

It is not yet known that what specifications will this new smart-phone have, but with the new introduction of Quad HD displays by Huawei chief Yu Chengdong, it can be assumed easily that the new Mate will have a screen of 1080p display.

Also there are two new handsets Honor 2X and P8 which are expected to be launched by the company in very near future. On the other hand, it is possible that the company will launch its all three smart-phones at the same moment, but that can only be told in future now.

Huawei Mate 8 – More Photos Reveal How It Looks

Huawei Glory 6 Plus with Kirin 925 CPU and 8MP dual rear cameras launching on December 16

Huawei is planning to unveil a new high-end smartphone,the Huawei Glory 6 Plus on December 16. The device has already been certified by TENNA last month. According to latest leaks, the device will be sporting the company’s own Kirin 925 octa-core processor. The device is said to cost 3,299 Yuan equivalent to about US$537.

Another rumor doing the rounds is that the Glory 6 Plus will have a display resolution of 1800 x 1080 pixels and not the FHD 1920 x 1080 pixels as thought earlier. Other specifications of the handset include a 5.5-inch display, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. As mentioned earlier, the handset will have a Kirin 925 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz.

The Glory 6 Plus will feature dual 8 MP cameras on the back that can capture 3D images and will also have a re-focus feature like the one present in HTC One M8. The handset will come with Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box with the company’s own Emotion UI on top. The device will offer 4G LTE connectivity support.

The following pic shows that Huawei’s Kirin 925 is the world’s first LTE Cat6 Octa-core chipset:

 

Dimensions of the Huawei Glory 6 Plus smartphone would be 150.46mm x 75.68mm x 7.5mm and it will weigh 165 grams. The price tag of $537 seems to be rather steep but its specs are quite handsome and the dual camera is also a unique feature. As for the functioning of the camera, we will know more about it when it launches on December 16.

Following are the pics of Huawei Glory 6 Plus passed by TENNA:

Via PhoneArena

Huawei Glory 6 Plus with Kirin 925 CPU and 8MP dual rear cameras launching on December 16

Samsung, Apple and LG are the top three smartphone vendors in Q3 of 2014, Chinese companies not far behind

According to Digitimes Research regarding the global smartphone market, Samsung, Apple and LG topped the list of global smartphone vendors in the third quarter (July-Sept.) of the current year 2014. However, Chinese companies are surging ahead in the smartphone race and it is worth noting that five out of the top 10 global smartphone vendors in the first nine months (January-September) of 2014 were Chinese suppliers.

The three companies Samsung, Apple and LG ranked topmost in the first three quarters of 2014. Chinese companies are not far behind. In Q3, Huawei is at the fourth spot, Xiaomi at fifth and Lenovo is at the seventh position. Although Xiaomi is ranked fifth globally, it tops all other vendors in terms of growth in shipments. Xiaomi has achieved an on-year shipment growth of almost 200%. On the other hand ZTE, which was quite ahead in the list in 2013, ranking eighth among the lot, is no longer in the top 10.

Samsung is leading the pack now but the same cannot be said for it in future because its business is declining. Some of its new smartphones including the Galaxy S5 didn’t do as well as expected. However, the Korean giant is developing a fresh strategy to tackle this and is also making some changes in the top management.

Apple meanwhile is showing strong growth in revenues in the last seven quarters and has posted the highest Q3 revenue ever this year. Its latest smartphones iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have also been quite successful in the market. According to a latest rumor, Apple is working on developing a new type of camera with a two-lens system on the back camera.

Regarding LG, the company is on a high, recording 39% year-on-year growth with record 18.8 million handsets shipped during the last quarter ended September 2014. Its latest flagship, the LG G3 has done quite well, improving LGs market share. Sales and operating income in Q3 of 2014 were the highest for the company since Q3 of 2009.

Digitimes estimates that the global shipments of smartphones in 2014 will be 1,219 units showing a growth of a little less that 30% over the previous year. In 2015, the global smartphone shipments are predicted to rise by 22% and reach 1,488 billion units, major contributors to the growth being the emerging markets.

 

Source Digitimes

Via PhoneArena

Samsung, Apple and LG are the top three smartphone vendors in Q3 of 2014, Chinese companies not far behind

Huawei to officially announce 5.5” Honor 6 Plus with dual rear camera on December 16

Chinese company Huawei Technologies is preparing to introduce a new 5.5-inch smartphone in its Honor series. The new phone will be called Honor 6 Plus and it has already received certification from TENAA, the Chinese certification agency like the FCC of US.

The most striking feature of Honor 6 Plus is that it will have 2 cameras on the back and the company is expected to officially unveil the phone on December 16. The dual camera will have re-focus and 3D capture functionality, similar to that of the duo-camera of HTC One M8. However, we will know more details about it only after its official launch.

The Honor 6 Plus has a thickness of only 7.5 mm (dimensions are 150.4 mm x 75.68 mm x 7.5 mm) and weighs 165 gm. Apart from the 5.5-inch FHD TFT display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, the 4G handset will feature 1.8GHz Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 930 octa-core processor, mali-T628 GPU, 3 GB of RAM, 16GB/32GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 64 GB, an 8MP rear camera and a 5MP front-facing one. The device will have a 3500mAh battery and will come with Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box.

Huawei is also working on another device, the Ascend P8, a successor to the Ascend P7 that was launched about 6 months back. According to rumors, its body will be made of metal and ceramic. The company has launched several smartphones in 2014 in the Honor 3C series, Honor 3X series and also Honor 6, and they have been quite successful.

Via: GSMDome

Huawei to officially announce 5.5” Honor 6 Plus with dual rear camera on December 16