Huawei halts launch of new Windows laptop in light of US trade ban

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Huawei’s battle with the US Government continues to take its toll as reports surface of Huawei halting the launch of a new Windows-based laptop.

According to a report by The Verge, CEO of Huawei’s consumer division has confirmed to CNBC of this news, that the Chinese company will not be able to launch new laptops because of the trade sanction that prevents American companies like Microsoft from doing business with Huawei.

According to Yu, the laptops would have been announced this week, only without a release date, but now they can’t do that either as the company’s future are bleak.

It is said that the laptop would’ve been a new entry into the MateBook lineup after the introduction of the MateBook X Pro at this year’s Mobile World Congress.

This also follows news of Microsoft cutting ties with Huawei late last month, stopping orders from the Chinese company for Windows operating systems.

With the likes of Google, ARM, Intel and Qualcomm also out of the picture, Huawei is dealt a heavy blow in all fronts; it will be interesting to see if they can recover.

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Huawei handsets will have Truecaller app pre-installed

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Truecaller has successfully struck a deal with Chinese manufacturer Huawei to have its app pre-installed on its phones to be shipped. The partnership between both Huawei and Truecaller will be kicking off next month when the Honor 8 units start shipping out, meaning that the Honor 8 will be the first phone by the company to have the app pre-installed.

While some may deem this sort of agreement as more bloatware for Huawei phones, Truecaller is a caller ID app which identifies phone numbers for users, plus allowing users to block unwanted calls or hidden numbers. The app has a pretty impressive track record as well, boasting over 100 million downloads on the Google Play Store, more than 250 million downloads if you count in the iOS platform, while having 90 million active users currently.

The agreement seems to cover Huawei phones from all region, except for its home country, China. Though it wouldn’t make much of a difference since Chinese variants of phones usually have a ton of less than useful apps pre-installed in them, or better described as bloatware. On another note, Truecaller has already scored deals with a couple of smartphone makers before Huawei – Blu, Lenovo and LG.

Having said that, Truecaller does come with its own nifty features for users to be singled out from the bloatware category. What do you think about this move by Huawei and Truecaller?

Source:
Android Authority

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HUAWEI’s HarmonyOS beta will be available this December 18

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We recently wrote that HUAWEI’s
HarmonyOS
 will
arrive
 2021, and to reinforce the report, president of Huawei’s software department Wang
Chenglu
 has
confirmed
 that the beta version of the OS will come much sooner.

By December 18, developers will gain access to
HarmonyOS
, which is an open-source platform to create their apps and products for the operating system. There’s no word on whether beta will be open to public, but we should be seeing more of the OS and how it works very soon.

According to Wang, the folks at Huawei are working to create an ecosystem around their own OS brand and apparently everything is going according to plan. This would mean Huawei is completely moving away from Android once and for all – a plan they’ve been working towards since 2012, and one that was fast-tracked thanks to the trade ban imposed on the country by
President
 Trump.

With Joe Biden now on his way to replace Trump in the White House, we could very well see relations between Huawei and the US be mended; and if so, Android, along with Google Mobile Services, will be back on the table again for the Chinese brand.

Whether or not Huawei will choose to go back is another matter. All these revelations will likely only happen early next year, so we can expect exciting times ahead.

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Huawei officially launches HarmonyOS for smart home devices

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Looking forward to Huawei’s own operating system? It is now officially known as HarmonyOS to anyone outside of China, but otherwise still called Hongmeng in its homeland.

Huawei’s consumer business group CEO Richard Yu has announced HarmonyOS at the Huawei Developer Conference in China today, citing that the operating system is “completely different from Android and iOS” due to its ability to work across different form of devices, which is also probably how the operating system got its name.

“You can develop your apps once, then flexibly deploy the across a range of different devices,” quoted Richard Yu. Such development methodology isn’t new to be honest, Microsoft has done something similar with Windows Phone back then with the Universal Windows Platform Bridge (UWP), Google has its own experimental Fuschia operating system.

No devices were announced to come preloaded with the operating system, the upcoming Huawei Mate 30 series will still continue to run Android, it could be possible that Huawei might be treating it like Samsung’s Tizen OS, since it is also based on Linux and the company could well take advantage of to build its AI efforts with the Kirin chipset.

According to the development roadmap, the company hasn’t mentioned plans for HarmonyOS to be on smartphones for the next few years, but what’s interesting is that it will somehow make HarmonyOS to work on PCs, which we assume it to be commercial devices rather than the typical x86 computers we are using right now.

Like I said in my previous editorial, I do encourage Huawei to build its own operating system despite the US government easing its restrictions on the company, but the company certainly has a long way to go to gather developer support to build apps for its ecosystem, and it just needs to do it correctly.

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Huawei has a new pair of earbuds that look like lipstick

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Huawei has just launched a new pair of earbuds that come in a case that looks like – get this – lipstick.

The aptly-named
Huawei FreeBuds Lipstick
 sports a charging case that is shaped to look like the cosmetic item – the aesthetic is glossy and is mostly black, with gold accents.

The strikingly red earbuds stick out of the case when you remove the cover – the shape of the earbuds looks a lot like the
FreeBuds 4
 thanks to its long stems and in-ear design that does not use silicone covers.

Under the hood are a set of 14.3mm LCP dynamic drivers that boast a frequency of up to 40kHz. Each earbud also come with its own bass-enhancing power engine.

Besides that, there’s also open-fit active noise cancellation that studies the shape of your ears to offer the best noise cancellation experience it can.

Huawei doesn’t go into detail about the device’s mic and call quality – but they do highlight the earbuds’ recording capability. There’s HD recording that offers 48kHz audio sampling rates, plus Voice Mode that blocks out ambient sound.

Gamers will benefit from a low 90ms latency rate, but this feature is only available on smartphones running on EMUI.

In terms of battery life, Huawei claims that the earbuds can offer up to 4 hours of use, or 24 hours with the charging case. There’s also IPX4 water- and dust-resistance rating.

 The Huawei FreeBuds Lipstick is unfortunately only available in Europe for the time being, and it’s priced at EUR249 (about RM1203). There’s word on its Malaysian availability yet, but we wouldn’t mind owning set of earbuds as quirky as this.

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Huawei has confirmed EMUI 8.0 and Android 8.0 is coming to the P9 and P9 Plus

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Yet another old flagship is getting the Oreo treatment, we have seen that the HTC U Ultra has just received its Oreo update and now, a Huawei official has just said that the P9 and P9 Plus will soon receive Android Oreo updates which includes EMUI 8.0.

The update to EMUI should give the phones some improvements when it comes to resource management and memory consumption as it is has some AI elements to improve the overall user experience, but due to the fact that it is using an old Kirin 955 processor, some of the AI features might not make its way to the P9 phones as the processor does not have a dedicated core for AI processing. Nevertheless, it should still make a great contender in the smartphone market.

Based on the post above, they mentioned that the update is on its way and if all is well, they will release the update within this year to all P9 and P9 Plus users.

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Huawei has confirmed the Mate 20 phones will launch on 16 October

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Huawei is about to release their last flagship for 2018 and it is the anticipated Mate 20 phones. We already know most of the specs that the phone will come with but we do not know the release date for the phone, until today.

This is based on a Twitter post by the company which states that the event will be held on 16 October 2018 in London and it will be the first smartphone that will be powered by the Kirin 980. Other than that, the phone is expected to come with a 6.3-inch AMOLED display, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage and powering the phone is a 4,200mAh battery which will support wireless charging. There is probably a Mate 20 Pro which is rumoured to come with a massive 6.9-inch screen.

#ExperienceSmarter
 with the
#Kirin980
. Reach a
#HigherIntelligence
 with the
#HuaweiMate20
 Series. Mark your calendars NOW… 16.10.18.
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— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile)
August 31, 2018

The company has already unveiled the cheaper Mate 20 Lite which comes with a Kirin 710 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage and powered by a 3,750mAh battery. On 16 October, the Mate 20 family will be complete and we will cover the news as it happens.

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Huawei has now sold over 10 million P9 smartphones

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Huawei’s impressive dual camera P9 series of smartphones has officially surpassed the 10 million mark in terms of global sales. The phone was first unveiled eight months ago back in April this year. The milestone achieved turns out to be the first for Chinese manufacturer Huawei, in which the P9 is the first ever flagship smartphone by the company to sail past 10 million shipments.

Huawei teamed up with German camera company Leica for the P9, though both companies have gotten some form of flak by critics worldwide over the fact that the dual camera configuration on the phone was not made by Leica, but instead authorized by the company. Nevertheless, the phone still proved to be a successful one after hitting the 10 million mark.

Huawei has also reported that it shipped 33.59 million smartphone units in the 3rd quarter of 2016 alone, having increased 23 percent in terms of figures compared to Q3 of last year. This result is thanks to the outstanding sales of the Huawei Mate 8 and the recently launched Huawei Mate 9 as well, on top of the best selling P9 handset. The company has kept the dual camera smartphone trend rolling with the P9, Honor V8, Honor 8 and the Honor 6X. What do you think will be the next step for Huawei?

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Huawei has stated that they will release a foldable phone in 2019

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There have bee huge speculations for a while now that Huawei will be releasing a foldable phone, which got everyone peeked with interest. Sadly, these speculations have been going on for a long time, but in a recent interview with Jim Xu, Huawei Consumer Business President, he confirmed that a foldable smartphone could release in 2019.

He goes on to add that the company already has a working prototype which they could release by the end of 2018, but due to the need for a better design and other innovations, the phone will be released at a later time. However, even if the phone will be unveiled next year, it still will not be available to users, as Huawei wants to gather feedback on the device before giving it a full release.

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In other news, the company is also releasing a gaming-focused phone which is slated to release by the end of 2018. With the release of the GPU Turbo feature that is in the Honor 10 GT, Huawei could potentially have a decent tech to rival the likes of the ROG Phone which was released during Computex 2018.

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Huawei hits the 100 million mark in 2016 smartphone shipments

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Since Huawei started penetrating the US market with its smartphones, the company has been doing impressively well in pushing out its products to consumers of different regions respectively. Huawei managed to reach the 100 million milestone in smartphones shipped back in 2015, and this year, the Chinese OEM seems to already hit that mark with more than two months left to go.

Huawei made the announcement at its Nova series smartphone launch at home land China, citing a couple more attractive figures that contribute to the 100 million. According to a report by Phone Arena, Huawei has managed to sell 1.5 million Honor 8 units plus 6 million shipments of the flagship P9 in 5 months, an impressive result for a Chinese OEM. Ultimately, Huawei is gearing towards being the top smartphone manufacturer in the future. Currently, the company still sits at third place behind Samsung and Apple in terms of smartphone market share.

Huawei is expected to surpass the 100 million shipments milestone by a fair bit, since the Mate 9 is slated to be unveiled next month. The Huawei Mate 9 is rumored to be sporting a Kirin 960 processor, with 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM variants alongside 64GB, 128GB and 256GB storage options. The upcoming flagship phablet by the company is also said to have its battery juiced up from 0 to 50 percent in just 5 minutes. What do you think of Huawei’s performance in 2016?

Source:
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Huawei VP says that HongMeng OS is not for smartphones – Android to be the order of the day

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Sometimes tech companies and the people that represent them say things that leave even us scratching our heads – it has been reported that Huawei board member and VP Catherine Chen had stated in a media round-table conference that
HongMeng
 OS
won’t
be used in smartphones.

We’ve been following developments of OS as well as the trade ban for some time now, and for the longest time, we and everyone else were led to believe that
HongMeng
 OS is to be a replacement – a plan b of sorts – for Android on their smartphones.

Image credit: GSM Arena

Regardless of whether they’d lose access to the OS due to the trade ban, it always seemed like Huawei would implement
HongMeng
 OS in at least one smartphone – namely the Huawei Mate 30. They’d even registered the OS under different names, but always in the smartphone OS category.

But with the revelation by Catherine Chen recently, it looks like Huawei are comfortable will using Android and that
they’re
 confident that President Trump will make permanent the lift on his trade ban.

It was previously reported that Huawei’s CEO Ren Zhengfei had told the media that
HongMeng
 could outperform Android and MacOS. We guess this could still be true but the implications now shift towards
HongMeng
 being a computer OS more than a smartphone one. Of course, Ren Zhengfei had also said that
HongMeng
 will be used to run routers, data centers and network switches.

All previous reports of the OS being implemented on smartphones seem to be for naught and all hopes of a decent competitor to Android and iOS are dashed. There’s still a chance that Chen’s statement is more of a smokescreen, but we’ll just have to wait and see.

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Huawei should continue to develop Hongmeng OS despite ban lift

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When Google announced that it is excluding Huawei out of its Android partnership, half the globe panicked, especially Huawei customers who just walked away with a new P30 and Mate 20 Series smartphone, the ban has caused a drop in resell values and sales revenue for Huawei dealers.

While Huawei has been prepping for this day to come by stockpiling crucial US components, it has also begin development of its own operating system as an alternative to Android.

Hongmeng OS
, the company’s own mobile operating system that has been in development since 2012, is claimed to be 60% faster than Android and will run Android apps, it is a bold statement from the company and the very reason why it should continue to reveal the OS despite the ban lift.

A new smartphone operating system is needed

Before you go ‘Oh, look at Symbian, Bada OS, webOS, they all failed’, I have to say that smartphone software innovation has been rather stagnant as of late, where you choose to get locked into Apple’s iOS ecosystem or go for team Android, however the feature gap between them aren’t really too different, as you will usually find one copies and enhance each other’s features in their annual OS announcement.

How can Hongmeng OS change this? Its not as simple as merely being a new competition in town and kill off the rest, but Huawei could very well take this advantage to create a new ecosystem for its hardware, just like how Apple did it with MacBooks and iPads, which will  eventually depend less on Android, bypass any potential roadblocks in the future and take full advantage of its AI-capable Kirin SoC.

I’m not expecting Hongmeng OS to come with a revolutionary UI like the iPhone once did, as it will be most likely based on EMUI with some minor changes, but what I’m really hoping to see is that it can eventually become the next iOS, even if it is actually based on Android AOSP, so let’s hope Huawei will continue unveil it in the next few months.

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First device to use Huawei’s HongMeng OS is a smart TV – not a smartphone

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We’ve recently reported that Huawei’s proprietary HongMeng OS is unlikely to be implemented in a smartphone in the near future – the news came as somewhat of a surprise since we thought Huawei were very close to introducing their Mate 30 with the OS soon.

But as it turns out, the first device to sport HongMeng OS is something quite different – during the launch of their 5G smartphone in China last week, the company also announced that we’ll be seeing their new OS in a smart TV.

Based on a report by BGR, Huawei CEO Richard Yu wants the new line of TVs to be called “Smart Screens” and it sounds something akin to an Android TV – except the first iterations will be very much tailored to the Chinese entertainment ecosystem – so not much in the form of Netflix, YouTube and all that jazz.

With the trade ban now seemingly lifted, Huawei can continue to utilize Android and all the services that comes with it – so we don’t see HongMeng really being introduced outside of China, since the Android ecosystem is crucial to consumers here; which means if Huawei’ Smart Screens were to come to Malaysia, we’d most likely see Android versions of them rather than HongMeng OS – which isn’t a bad thing at all.

With this, it makes us wonder if HongMeng OS will ever be widely used outside of China; the company did register two different names for the OS in Europe – Ark and Harmony – so that’s a small glimpse of its availability elsewhere, but we reckon both Huawei and consumers alike would rather have Android be the OS of choice in foreign lands.

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Huawei’s HongMeng OS is faster than Android and MacOS says CEO

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Now that the Trump Administration are implementing more lax regulations on the Huawei trade ban, Huawei now aim to ravel out of the obstacle by continuing to push new products in the form of the Huawei Mate 30 as well as with the possible introduction of HongMeng OS, their very own proprietary operating system.

Initially thought to just be for smartphones, Huawei’s CEO Ren Zhengfei have told in an interview that HongMeng OS will be used on routers, network switches, computers and data centres. What’s more impressive however, is that he continues to add that HongMeng OS will be faster than Android and even MacOS.

The CEO adds that his company is still working on the development of the operating system, and although they now have access to Android and Google Play Services, there is still a realistic chance that the upcoming Huawei Mate 30 smartphone will come equipped with HongMeng OS.

Interesting times ahead for all involved as we usher in a new player in market, rivalling the dominance of Android, iOS and apparently MacOS now.

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Huawei Honor 4X: Available now at RM619 (Inclusive of GST)

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Huawei has announced the availability of their Honor 4X, the first 4G smartphone in the Honor series with dual 64-bit software and hardware systems. The ultra thin chassis which measures 7.9mm houses a 5.5-inch HD (720p) display, and some serious hardware. At its heart is a 64-bit octa-core Kirin 620 chipset (With the A53 architecture), 2GB of RAM and a 8GB ROM (with expandable storage supported). The front-facer fires 5MP pictures and the main camera gets 13MP snaps. All this powered by the latest Emotion UI 3.0. The Honor 4X promises (With it’s battery saving technology of course) 72 hours of light usage or up to 48 hours with moderate usage with the 3000mAh battery feeding energy to this baby. This looks like a very serious competitor to the
Samsung Galaxy A5
 that I just reviewed.

The design of the phone is sleek and sophisticated, crafted to precision with a combination of woodwork, cotton and linen weaving as well as a metallic appearance. The logo itself was spin cut from a metallic ray-texture using intricate diamond milling techniques which is inspired from traditional Chinese Embroidery.

“The inspiration behind the Honor 4X design is Laputa – the Castle in the Sky, with the camera and flash section aligned in a way that reflects the creative design of the robot as a tribute to Hayao Miyazaki. The simplistic yet intricate details of the device also instills the phone with a sense of effortless performance, and gives users a more comfortable grip. It took us months of extensive design refinements to achieve this excellent balance of form and function.”

Gary Xu, Country Director, Huawei Technologies Malaysia.

The device is available in two colors, black and white, with other variations coming soon.

Let’s zoom in to what we can zoom in to. First off, it has dual SIM slots for connectivity and Huawei promises that it has a higher signal reception compared to other phones in the same tier. The strong signal reception is able to reach underground parking and other marginal coverage areas (I really need to test this out in my condo’s parking). This is achieved by a special LDS laser engraving antenna technology with dual antenna design. The main antenna uses loop+IFA high order modes while the second antenna uses dual loop technology to broaden the antenna bandwidth.

The cameras come with a variety of functions, featuring high definition shots with the 5MP front-facing camera as well as the 13MP 28mm wide-angle main camera. The lens is a special 5-piece technology which provides protection as well as fingerprint resistance and an improved light capture technology to ensure bettery photos in low-light environments. The SmartImage 2.5 processing engine produces high quality photos from both shooters. Other features such as the Ultra-fast Snapshot that gives users the ability to capture crisp pictures in an instant when not within the camera app. The All-Focus Mode developed by Huawei enables that ability to select areas to refocus after the picture has been taken. Watermarks are also available within the camera. Selfie and travel enthusiasts are definitely going to love the Panoramic Selfie Mode which offers users a wide-angle shot that can include all the views within the photo. Some other options that come standard are the Beauty options as well as the Audio Photo which seems to be a feature in every phone now.

I’m pretty excited about this device as these Chinese phone manufacturers have a real habit of surprising everyone with their technology as well as quality. There can be hits or misses sometimes, but I’ll be glad to get one into my hands to see if Huawei has really made a phone that is inspired from Laputa – the Castle in the Sky.


HUAWEI and HONOR devices will get Android 10 in the upcoming months, based on EMUI 10 roadmap

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Android 10 was just publicly released last week but HUAWEI phones aren’t the first few to receive the software update. However, HUAWEI revealed a timeline on its slide during IFA 2019 as to when its devices will be getting the update with EMUI 10.

According to HUAWEI, there will be over 30 models that will be upgraded to EMUI 10 — meaning that they will also be getting Android 10. Of course, with the US government ban on HUAWEI, the new Mate 30 will probably be missing out on Android 10.

Image credit: XDA Developers

However, rest assured that the other HUAWEI device will still be getting the new software update. This includes the P30 and P30 Pro launched earlier this year and the Mate 20 series launched last year. The P30 series is expected to be updated with EMUI 10 in November while the Mate 20 series alongside the HONOR View 20 and HONOR 20 series will receive the update in December.

Despite the given timeline, the complications between HUAWEI and the US government may cause delays. There are also several HUAWEI and HONOR devices that have yet to receive EMUI 9.1 update so it’s best to just believe that the timeline is just an estimate. Meanwhile, the OnePlus 7 Pro, Essential Phone and Redmi K20 Pro have already gotten Android 10 on the same day of its release.

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Huawei inches closer to Apple in Q3 market share

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Huawei has been making great strides since it penetrated the US market. The Honor 8 for example, being Huawei’s first dual camera smartphone in the US, is one of the company’s efforts to strengthen its own position on the west side of the world. A new report by research company Gartner has shown how much Huawei has been closing in on Apple in terms of market share, based on the results of the third quarter of 2016.

Comparing with the results of Q3 2015, Apple lost some percentage from 13.0 to 11.7 percent while Huawei has risen from 7.7 to 8.7 percent. This result leaves third placed Huawei less than a mere three percent behind runner up Apple as the former company closes in on the latter by the end of 2016. Samsung’s market share for the Q3 2016 has also declined significantly from 23.6 percent last year to 19.2 percent. Part of it might be due to the Galaxy Note 7 tragedy, whereby the phablet’s production and sale have been stopped permanently.

Another Chinese manufacturer, OPPO, has also seen great improvement, nearly doubling the market share percentage within the period of one year from 3.4 percent to 6.7 percent, also narrowing the gap between the company and Huawei. Chinese company BBK Communication Equipment sits at fifth place with a market share of 5.3 percent, while the rest accounted for 48.6 percent.

While Huawei aims to take second place in 2018, it is possible that the company will be leapfrogging over Apple by the end of 2017. A month ago back in October, Huawei has surpassed the milestone of 100 million smartphone shipments. Let us know your thoughts on Huawei’s 2016 performance at the comments section below!

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Huawei introduces its latest mate: the Huawei Mate 8

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Huawei’s first premium flagship of the year is finally here as the Huawei Mate 8 launches in KLCC today. With more than 1,000 people gracing the event, the launch was a fancy affair, which isn’t very surprising as the Huawei Mate 8 is a beautiful, sleek and classy device.

For the Mate 8, Huawei has decided to go with the company’s latest Kirin processor, the Kirin 950. Being the best processor that Huawei has made to date, the Kirin 950 processor allows the Mate 8 to deliver quality performance. While high performance smartphones usually have a lower battery life, that isn’t the case with the Huawei Mate 8 as the Kirin 950 is an energy efficient chip, allowing the phone to last for over two days on a full charge under normal usage conditions. Furthermore, the 4000mAh battery that comes with the Mate 8 features quick charging technology, allowing the Mate 8 to last the entire day with just 30 minutes of charging time.

Security is key when it comes to the Mate 8. This shows as Huawei has implemented a new generation of fingerprint touch technology. Aside from the usual feature of unlocking the phone via fingerprint, you can now keep your files secure, lock applications, turn off alarms, take photos, as well as answer calls using only your fingerprint. To amp up the security even further, the Mate 8’s Kirin 950 processor comes with TrustZone, a built-in firewall. Couple that with Huawei’s secure OS, the Mate 8 is able to protect all data from thievery, even if the phone is stolen.

New to the Mate 8 is Super Hands-Free 3.0 technology. This tech allows users to have hands-free conversation with the phone from three meters away. Besides hands-free conversations, this technology is also able to identify sound sources from specific directions, allowing users to play back recordings and listen in on all conversations surrounding the Mate 8 accurately. Another feature that will benefit the business-minded individual is that the Mate 8 will be able to automatically recognize and save information on scanned business cards to the phone’s contact list, negating the need to manually key in a new contact’s information.

Knuckle gestures return to the Mate 8 and it comes with some new improvements. This time, users are able to take screenshots, start or stop screen recordings, and even open apps through knuckle gestures, allowing for more efficient use of time.

The Huawei Mate 8 will come in two variants. The Standard variant will come in moonlight silver and space grey colours and will retail for RM 2,099. The Premium variant will come in champagne gold and mocha brown colours and retail for RM 2,399. Huawei will be having a promotion on the opening sales day for the Huawei Mate 8 on the 11th of March where the first 88 buyers of the Mate will be able to walk away with a Huawei TalkBand B2 worth RM 668 at the KLCC flagship store.

In addition to the Mate 8, Huawei has also announced that they will be releasing the Nexus 6P Gold Edition. Aimed for those who want a more luxurious-looking device, the Nexus 6P Gold Edition will retail for RM 2,698.

The Huawei Mate 8 will be available in stores on the 11 March 2016, and also offered through telco partners Maxis, Celcom, Digi and RedOne. The phone can also be purchased through VMall (
www.vmall.my
) and online partner Lazada (
www.lazada.com.my
), with sales starting on the 8 March.

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Huawei introduces latest flagship Kirin 960 processor

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Huawei continues to strengthen its own line of home grown processors that have been performing impressively underneath the hoods of its recent flagships. The company, apart from being known for its range of dual rear camera smartphones, is also known for making its own processors to operate most of its handsets. The Chinese manufacturer has finally lifted the wraps on its latest flagship processor, the Kirin 960.

The new octa core Kirin 960 chipset consists of four high performing ARM Cortex-A73 cores and four lower powered Cortex-53 cores. According to Geekbench tests conducted by Huawei, the Kirin 960 is said to triumph over all current flagship SoC’s in the multi core test, scoring an impressive 6300 points. On the single core test, the Kirin 960 managed to edge out the rest of the competition with the exception of Apple’s A10 chip which seems miles ahead in terms of score. The Geekbench tests were performed comparing the Kirin 960 to the likes of Huawei’s older Kirin 950, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821, Samsung’s Exynos 8890 and Apple’s A10.

The Kirin 960’s GPU has received a bigger upgrade compared to its CPU counterpart, sporting Mali-G71 MP8 GPU, in which in GFXBench Manhattan and T-Rex performed better than the Snapdragon 820’s GPU, but still falling behing the powerful A10. The new GPU is said to power a new level of high end graphics technology, on top of its energy efficiency. The new Kirin SoC also supports UFS 2.1 flash memory and LPDDR4 RAM. Network wise, the chipset supports LTE Cat 12 and Cat 13.

The Kirin 960 is slated to be powering the Huawei Mate 9 which is rumored to launch real soon. The launching of this chipset tells us what do expect from the upcoming Mate 9, apart from the rest of its beastly specs. What do you think?

Source:
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Huawei introduces the MateBook X Pro and the MediaPad M5 at MWC 2018

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Huawei’s MWC 2018 conference was rather humble this time around as the company showed off two new products and a new chipset that allows for 5G connectivity at blazing fast transfer speeds. Sadly, there was no unveiling of the P20 phones but they did mention that they will have a separate event to introduce the phones in Paris on March 27.

Huawei MateBook X Pro

Huawei’s new MateBook is a very premium looking laptop and comes with specs and design that you would expect from an ultrabook. It features a 13.9-inch screen with 3K resolution and touch capabilities. It also comes with a FullView display and 91 percent screen-to-body ratio, offering an immersive experience when consuming media. The laptop comes equipped with an 8th Generation Intel Core i5 or i7 processor depending on the variant, 57.3Wh battery and a discrete Nvidia GeForce MX150 graphics chip.

As for audio, it comes with Dolby Atmos Sound System offering a virtual surround sound experience just from the laptop speakers. On the I/O side of things, it has two USB-C ports, one USB-A port and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Huawei has mentioned that the keyboard is spill proof and comes with backlighting but the unique feature of the keyboard is that there is a special key where the functions buttons are that will pop out when press to reveal the webcam.

The position is really odd and The Verge has mentioned in their hands on, it captures the chest and half of the face if not placed on a table or surface.

Huawei MediaPad M5

The MediaPad M5 is the successor to the MediaPad M3 but it goes to a whole new level when it comes to specs. The tablet comes with a 2.5D glass covering a 2K display which comes in an 8.4-inch or 10.8-inch variant. It features two or four stereo speakers tuned by Harman Kardon depending on the variant and it comes with a Huawei M-Pen which features 4,096 level of pressure sensitivity of a great writing and drawing experience. The unique feature of this tablet is that when placed into the keyboard dock, it will transform into a desktop mode similar to what the Mate 10 could do when hooking it up to a monitor. This gives a huge boost in functionality when it comes to drafting up a document or just browsing the Internet.

Finally, is the new Balong 5G01 chipset which Huawei claims can offer download speeds of up to 2Gbps and will be able to operate on both 4G and 5G networks and will support all 5G frequency bands. The MateBook X Pro will be available later in the year and will have a starting price of 1,499 Euros. The MediaPad M5, on the other hand, will be priced at 349 Euros and 399 Euros for the 8.4-inch and 10.8-inch models respectively.

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Huawei introduces the MediaPad M3 Lite tablet

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Even though Huawei has been focusing a lot of its efforts on smartphones, it isn’t giving up on tablets just yet as the company has introduced the MediaPad M3 Lite to the Malaysian market, the MediaPad M3 Lite is a mid-range tablet that has a number of premium features, including a Harman Kardon dual stereo speakers and duad smart PA chips, 8-megapixel cameras on the front and back, while having a smaller 8-inch display with a beautiful 1920×1200 resolution.

Unlike the higher end MediaPad M3, this 8-inch slate uses an entry-level Snapdragon 435 processor as opposed to Huawei’s Kirin chip, you are also getting 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, battery size is also smaller at 4800mAh, which Huawei claims to offer up to 40 hours of music playback time and 9 hours of video playback time. The MediaPad M3 Lite runs EMUI 5.1 based on Android Nougat out of the box, and it also comes preloaded with Office 365.

To celebrate the arrival of the MediaPad M3 Lite, Huawei Malaysia has reduced the price of the MediaPad M3 from RM1,999 to RM1,699. The Huawei MediaPad M3 Lite will retail for RM999 starting October 13 onwards, customers who purchase the tablet will receive a complimentary leather casing in the box.

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HUAWEI introduces MeeTime Hotline to assist P40 users via video call

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If you’ve pre-ordered the Huawei P40 Pro series, then you should be excited since the delivery starts today. But there’s more; HUAWEI is also rolling out its MeeTime After Sales Official Hotline.

Using HUAWEI’s new independent video call app, the company will allow P40 users to video call HUAWEI representatives if they needed help with their phones. However, they will have to schedule an appointment beforehand.

First and foremost, P40 users will need to select their Region and input their HUAWEI ID. Then, they’ll need to text HUAWEI’s WhatsApp Hotline (+60126855652) to book an appointment by requesting for their preferred time slot. Once it’s done, a MeeTime Hotline representative will contact them at the requested time and assist them in their device issues.

So, if you’ve got issues with your new P40 or P40 Pro, you don’t have to step out of your house to get help — HUAWEI got you covered.

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Huawei introduces Rose Gold variant of the Mate S for Christmas

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In the spirit of Christmas, Huawei has given its flagship phone, the Mate S, a tinge of pink.

Starting from today, the Mate S will come with a Rose Gold variant and will be available at all Huawei authorized retail outlets.

Aside from the pink colour scheme, everything else is the same Huawei Mate S that you know and love. The full metal body finish and curved edges on the original Mate S is here, designed to comfortably fit into a user’s hand. Also present is the diamond cutting, CNC carving, nanotechnology, and sapphire lens that is part of the phone’s seamless metal body.

The tech behind the Mate S is also unchanged, featuring Fingerprint Sense 2.0, Knuckle Sense 2.0, and the powerful 8MP front camera, capable of taking highly detailed selfies.

Pricing of the Huawei Mate S Rose Gold remains unchanged, retailing for RM2,698.

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Huawei introduces the Nova 2 Lite in Malaysia for only RM799

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With the success of the Huawei Nove 2i which the company launched last year, they brought to the market a qual-camera phone and managed to price it just above the RM1,000 mark. The phone was an instant hit among users and with that, Huawei decided to create the next step in the Nova family of phones with the Huawei Nova 2 Lite, targeting the young and dynamic, it has managed to bring functions that will peek the interest of photography enthusiasts.

The main focus of the phone is its camera, as it comes with a 13MP + 2MP dual-rear camera setup, where the 13MP sensor acts as the main camera and the 2MP sensor provides the bokeh effect with the wide aperture mode. On the front, is an 8MP camera with selfie toning flash which detects the light on the subject’s face and adjusts the brightness to bring a natural-looking selfie which produces soft light in low-light conditions.

Specs wise, it comes with a 5.88-inch Fullview HD+ display with a 2.5D curved glass panel, Snapdragon 430 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage which is expandable up to 256GB. Huawei was generous enough to offer a SIM tray that will fit tow SIM cards and a microSD card. It also comes with EMUI 8.0 alongside Android 8.0 which brings AI capabilities that are seen in EMUI to this budget phone. Powering the device is a 3,000mAh battery which Huawei claims can offer 13 hours of video playback or 58 hours of music listening which thanks to PowerSaving 6.0 that uses power saving technology in both the hardware and software.

There is also face unlock, where the device will detect 1,024 feature points on your face to get an accurate face unlock feature. It will take just milliseconds to get on the phone and if face unlock is not your thing, there is the fingerprint sensor 4.0 which unlocks the phone in just 0.35 seconds.

The Nova 2 Lite will be available front 23 March 2018 and comes with a low price tag of only RM799. You can get the phone from all Huawei Experience Stores, authorized dealers, Celcom and Maxis authorized stores. Huawei will also be giving away complimentary Huawei travel bags while stocks last.

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HUAWEI invites Android developers to publish apps on its own app store, AppGallery

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HUAWEI and Google’s fallout happened just last month and it took a big toll on the Chinese company. It even led to HUAWEI creating its own OS that’s supposedly launching later this year. Now, HUAWEI needs more apps to be running on its new platform so that it can replace the Play Store that Android users have gotten used to.

It seems like HUAWEI has been reaching out to developers to invite them to join HUAWEI’s AppGallery — it’s app store that allegedly has 270 million active users on more than 350 million phones. The email is an obvious attempt for HUAWEI to get these developers to publish their apps in the AppGallery and the Chinese company promises “full support” if the developers choose to do so.

Image credit: XDA Developers

The company also invites the developers to join their developer community for free and stated that there’s 560,000 developers in their portal. While there might be developers who would accept the offer, it seems highly unlikely that US developers will be a part of it.

This isn’t the first time developers have received an email like this though. Amazon had previously done the same thing, requesting developers to publish their apps on Amazon Appstore.

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HUAWEI is announcing a new all-screen smartphone on October 17

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HUAWEI has something up their sleeves to attract more customers — an all-screen smartphone. According to a tweet by Atherton Research’s Jeb Su, the company plans to launch this all-screen device in Paris on October 17.

@Huawei
 announced today that it will launch a new All-Screen Smartphone Category on October 17 in Paris, France which we expect will include an in-display selfie camera and fingerprint reader
#AllThingsMobile

#AthertonResearch

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— Jeb Su 👉 I Help Businesses Thrive (@jeanbsu)
October 8, 2019

This time, the company is not going to get a full screen display by adding a pop-up mechanism or a slider. Instead, they will be integrating an in-display selfie camera and in-display fingerprint sensor. A few months back, companies like OPPO and Xiaomi have already revealed their under-display camera technology — though there’s no consumer smartphone that comes with the technology yet.

For those seeking the perfect, notchless smartphone screen experience – prepare to be amazed. 📲

You are taking a very first look at our under-display selfie camera technology. RT! 🤯
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— OPPO (@oppo)
June 3, 2019

In the tweet posted by OPPO on June 3, the under-display camera only shows up when needed and when not in use, it’ll become invisible and won’t even take up the screen space. If HUAWEI is for real, then the company might be the first to release an in-display camera phone.

That being said, HUAWEI’s all-screen smartphone will probably face the same fate as the Mate 30 series — getting shipped without Google services. But if somehow HUAWEI gets to develop their own OS to be as successful as Google’s, then they shouldn’t be worried about their smartphone sales.

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Huawei is currently testing Android Pie on four of their phones

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Huawei is working hard to bring the latest Android Pie update to their phones. In a recent posting on Weibo, a Huawei official has confirmed that they are working hard to bring the update to specifically four phones.

The phones mentioned are the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, P20, Honor 10 and the Honor V10. With the new update, it will be a more humanized feature to these phones like suggesting your favourite playlist when you are on your commute to work, frequently used app recommendations and more. However, the update might take a while as they will have to engineer their EMUI skin to work with Android Pie. There are some rumours that EMUI will also receive new features with the update but that has yet to be confirmed by Huawei.

The post also states that more devices will get the update after the mentioned phones after they have gone through some test and evaluations.

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Huawei is now offering the nova 3e in a Pink Gold colour

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Keeping up with their dedication to put the best looking and performing devices in the hands of the youth, Huawei has just announced a new colour variant for the Huwai Nova 3e which now comes with a crowd favourite of Pink Gold.

The Huawei Nova 3e was launch in Malaysia on 25 May 2018 and it comes with a 24MP front camera alongside a storage size of 128GB, making it perfect for users that take a lot of pictures and selfies. It also follows the current design of a FullView display complete with the notch on the top of the screen. Other than that, it also comes with EMUI 8.0 and a rear-camera setup of 16MP+2MP and 4GB of RAM which is sufficient enough to run all the latest apps.

From today onwards, customers can walk into any Huawei Experience Stores and display zones nationwide for RM1,320. For users that prefer a more sleek and low profile feel, it also comes in its original colours of Klein Blue and Midnight Black.

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Huawei is offering 6% cash back for selected Huawei devices

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GST is about to be abolished in Malaysia on 1st June 2018, but Huawei has decided to remove all GST on their products by offering customers a 6% cash back promotion for all their devices including the Mate RS and the P20 phones. The cash back promotion starts today and will go on until 31st May 2018, one day before GST is abolished.

Below are the phones and amount of cash back you will receive:

Device

Price (RM)

Cashback (RM)

HUAWEI Mate RS

RM6,999

RM396 Cash Back

HUAWEI Mate 10 Porsche Design

RM6,999

RM396 Cash Back

HUAWEI Mate 9 Porsche Design

RM6,999

RM396 Cash Back

HUAWEI P20 Pro

RM3,299

RM187 Cash Back

HUAWEI P20

RM2,599

RM147 Cash Back

HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro

RM3,099

RM175 Cash Back

HUAWEI Mate 10

RM2,299

RM130 Cash Back

HUAWEI Nova 3e

RM1,399

RM79 Cash Back

HUAWEI Nova 2i

RM999

RM57 Cash Back

HUAWEI Nova 2 lite

RM799

RM45 Cash Back

HUAWEI Nova 2 Plus

RM1,699

RM96 Cash Back

HUAWEI P10 Plus

RM2,399

RM136 Cash Back

HUAWEI P10

RM2,499

RM141 Cash Back

HUAWEI P10 lite

RM1,299

RM74 Cash Back

HUAWEI Nova Lite (Black & Gold)

RM699

RM40 Cash Back

HUAWEI Nova Lite (Blue)

RM749

RM42 Cash Back

HUAWEI Mate 9 Pro

RM3,299

RM187 Cash Back

HUAWEI Mate 9

RM2,499

RM141 Cash Back

HUAWEI Y7 Prime

RM899

RM51 Cash Back

HUAWEI Y6 (2018)

RM619

RM35 Cash Back

HUAWEI Y5 Prime (2018)

RM519

RM29 Cash Back

HUAWEI T3 7“

RM499

RM28 Cash Back

HUAWEI M3 lite

RM999

RM57 Cash Back

HUAWEI Watch 2

RM1,999

RM113 Cash Back

HUAWEI Watch eSim

RM1,999

RM113 Cash Back

In addition to that, Huawei is also running a Gaya Raya Bersama Huawei which will start from 18 May until 17 June 2018. Customers will stand a chance to win a 4 days 3 nights family trip get-away for four to Tokyo Disneyland and Club Med Bali, Indonesia. Huawei Malaysia will be giving away exciting trips, cash vouchers and exclusive merchandises worth up to RM100,000.

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Huawei is releasing a Primrose Gold version of the Nova 3 soon

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Huawei gave us an exclusive look at the Primrose Gold version of the Nova 3 which looks stunning with its bright combination of gold and yellow which pops and is confirmed to turn heads.

The Nova 3 has been a hit among the youth of Malaysia due to its excellent flagship specs that come at an affordable price suited for youth that is still studying. As a recap, the phone comes with the Kirin 970 processor, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone is made better thanks to the EMUI 8.2 OS made by the company which incorporates AI to understand your needs based on your usage. The back and front houses dual 24MP sensors which are further enhanced by AI to offer the best photography capabilities for its class.

However, they could not share the exact release date of the phone or its pricing, but they did inform us that they will share the details very soon.

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Huawei is revealing the Nova 4 with Infinity-O display on December 17

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Last week Huawei released a poster that teased its new smartphone that will come with an Infinity-O display, and many were still debating whether it’d be called the Nova 3S or Nova 4. Now with the newest update, it has been confirmed that the new Huawei smartphone will be named Nova 4.

The Nova 4 will be getting a remarkable screen-to-body ratio thanks to the Infinity-O display which will also be the location of the front camera. This makes the phone the first to have an in-display camera, and also the first to use the Infinity-O display. Samsung is also supposed to release the Galaxy A8s with the unique display, however there is no launch date yet for Samsung hence Huawei is probably going to beat them to it.

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While the smartphone’s specs have not been revealed, rumours suggest that the phone will be equipped with the company’s Kirin 980 processor, and will come with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, though there are other predictions that believe the phone might come with 8GB RAM. The Nova 4 is predicted to have dual rear camera whereas the front camera is confirmed to have single lens, as can be seen in the teaser poster. The poster also suggests that there will be very thin bezels, though the chin will be a little thicker than the rest of the sides, probably to accommodate to the antenna placement in the phone. The Nova 4 is also expected to be shipped with EMUI 9.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie, and many are expecting a high battery capacity that is above 3700mAh.

The Nova 4 will be revealed in China on 17 December, so in less than three weeks we will find out how outstanding the phone can be with its new display.

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HUAWEI is reported to launch the Kirin 1000 chipset alongside the Mate 40 series

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We may have just witnessed the launch of the Mate 30 series and also the debut of the Kirin 990 chipset, but news from industry sources are the HUAWEI’s next generation Kirin 1000 processor will be launching with the new Mate 40 series next year.

It isn’t even a month ago when the Kirin 990 chipset made its appearance with the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro, boasting faster download speeds and higher performance. Now the Kirin 1000 chipset is rumoured to come, becoming HUAWEI’s first chipset that utilises the 5nm process.

Apart from the 5nm process, the Kirin 1000 chipset will also be using A77 architecture cores and integrate a 5G modem in addition to HUAWEI’s latest Da Vinci Neural Processing Unit. That’s all the information that has been leaked so far, but many changes could be made before the chipset is launched.

According to Huawei Central, the new chipset should be available in the second half of 2020 when the Huawei Mate 40 series is launched. Since HUAWEI usually launch its Mate series in September/October, we still have to wait for another 12 months before we get to check out the new chipset.

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HUAWEI’s Kirin 820 5G has better benchmark scores than the Kirin 980

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The HONOR 30S is expected to be launched on March 30 and based on the recent reports, it’ll be equipped with the Kirin 820 5G chipset that has surprising scores in AnTuTu and Geekbench 4 benchmark tests.

The AnTuTu listing revealed that the Kirin 820 chipset has a score of 375,270 as compared to to Kirin 980 chip that scored 397541. However, in its Geekbench 4 test, the Kirin 820 outperforms the Snapdragon 855 and Kirin 980 in the single-core test, in addition to faring a higher score than the Kirin 980 in both single-thread and multi-thread performance.

The Kirin 820 5G is an octa-core chip with quad-core Cortex-A76 and quad-core Cortex-A55. IT will also be the first to feature the Mali G77 GPU that will be faster and more energy-efficient compared to the G76 found in the Kirin 990.

In less than a week, we should be able to witness the debut of the new HiSilicon chip.

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Leak reveals Kirin 990 chipset in HUAWEI’s upcoming laptop

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HUAWEI is reported to launch a laptop in its own Kirin 990 chip and it’ll supposedly come with 5G connectivity.

HUAWEI wants its own Kirin 990 chip in the new laptop

 Based on a new leak, the HUAWEI laptop will be powered by a Kirin 990 chip paired with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage. Excluding the chipset, this laptop is quite similar to the
HUAWEI MateBook 14
 — it even has the same 14-inch 1080p screen. Called the Qingyun L410, the upcoming HUAWEI laptop will stand out due to its 5G support, but that’s the only outstanding feature that is spotted for now.

Chinese market will get it first

It’s also a guaranteed that the laptop will launch in China before it’s introduced globally. After all, that’s what HUAWEI has been doing with its smartphones. Though the laptop is rumoured to run on Deepin OS, we can also expect future models to run on
HarmonyOS
 once the operating system is ready to support laptops.

HUAWEI’s decision to integrate its own chip into its laptop may be a smart move since the company is still banned from working with U.S. companies. Perhaps this will push HUAWEI to become a stronger and more independent tech brand.

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Huawei launches new MatePads, Watch Fit, and FreeLace Pro in Malaysia

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Huawei has introduced four new products in the country – the
Huawei
 Watch Fit. Huawei
FreeLace
 Pro, the Huawei
MatePad Wi-Fi
, and the
MatePad
 T 10.

Huawei Watch Fit

The brand’s latest smartwatch comes in an interesting rectangular shape thanks to its 1.64-inch AMOLED touchscreen display – it pushes a resolution of 456x280p, offering a tall watch face that’s sizeable thanks to it’s the slim bezels surrounding it.

The body of the watch itself is made of plastic while the strap is made of silicone. You get two
colour
 options here – Graphite Black and Sakura Pink.

The Huawei Watch Fit supports up to 96 workout modes as well as Quick Workout Animation that helps as a guide when you perform exercises. The watch has a 5 ATM water and dust resistance rating so you can take this watch swimming too. There’s also heart rate-tracking, and a GPS tracker for a complete smartwatch experience.

You get a 180mAh battery that Huawei claims can last you 10 days – while its magnetic charger can power the watch for a whole day with just a 5-minute charge.

The Huawei Watch Fit is priced at
RM499
 and will be available this September 9.

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FreeLace
 Pro

A new addition to Huawei’s audio lineup of products is the
FreeLace
 Pro, a wireless earbud with a neckband. The earbuds come with ANC along with two “high sensitivity” microphones that help in filtering external noise. There’s also transparency mode that lets you hear your surroundings clearly without taking off your earbuds.

There’s a pair of 14mm dynamic audio drivers that also plays a part in cancelling
noise
, while producing audio that has deep bass and crisp
mids
 and trebles.

The earbuds come with a 150mAh battery that only requires a 5-minute charge to get you 5 hours of music playback. There’s a magnetic
snap-on
 feature that turns off the earbuds when they’re attached together – when separated, they turn back on and automatically reconnects to the device of your choosing.

The Huawei
FreeLace
 Pro is priced at
RM399
 and will also be available this September 9.

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MatePad

Wi-Fi

We’ve seen the
4G
 LTE variant of this tablet arrive a few months ago – now, Huawei will be introducing the Wi-Fi only version to the market to complete the
MatePad
 series. Like before, you still get a 10.4-inch
FullView
 IPS panel that pushes a 2000 x 1200p resolution. The screen also TYV
Rheinland
 certified to reduce eye-fatigue due to blue light.

Under the hood is still a Kirin 910 chipset along with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage – you can expand your storage up to 512GB with a microSD card. The tablet comes packed with a 7,250mAh battery.

The tablet supports the Huawei M-pencil stylus and the
Mediapad
 Keyboard cover; the tablet runs on EMUI 10.1 and comes with features such as multi-window mode and Huawei Share which lets you mirror your Huawei smartphone screen onto your MatePad’s.

The Huawei
MatePad
 Wi-Fi is priced at
RM1,399
 and customers who purchase the tablet when it launches this September 9 will receive free gifts worth RM500, including a keyboard cover.

Huawei MatePad T 10

If you want something smaller, then the
MatePad
 T 10 is your bet as it comes with a 9.7-inch IPS display. It pushes a resolution of 1280 x 800p. Under the hood is Kirin 710A chipset as well as 2GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

The tablet supports Wi-Fi connectivity, and comes with GPS and Bluetooth 5.1. The tablet runs on EMUI 10.1 and comes with features such as eBook mode and Huawei App Multiplier.

The Huawei
MatePad
 T10 is price at
RM799
, but there will be a sale when it launches this September 9 and will see it go for only RM499.

Visit Huawei’s website
here
 to purchase the new products.

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Huawei launched the Nova 4 that comes with 48MP camera and 8GB RAM

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Yesterday Huawei launched the Nova 4 that is not only their first smartphone with the punch hole display but also their first smartphone with a 48MP main camera.

The Nova 4 comes with a 6.4-inch 2310x1080p display and of course has no notch since it’s replaced by the hole in the display. The phone has a fingerprint sensor and also a headphone jack, and the back of the phone features a glossy gradient finish. Contradicting to the predictions, the phone sports a Kirin 970 processor instead of the newer Kirin 980 processor, but it does run on EMUI 9.0 based on Android 9.0. In addition, the phone comes with the expected 8GB RAM and also 128GB storage that is expandable up to 512GB.

Apart from that, the Nova 4 comes with triple rear camera setup which consists of a 48MP main sensor, a 16MP ultra wide angle sensor and a 2MP depth sensor. However, Huawei is also offering a cheaper variant that replaces the 48MP main camera with a 20MP camera so that there is a cheaper version for those who don’t see the necessity for a 48MP camera and still want the Nova 4. Besides that, Huawei includes a 9V2A charger for the phone that has a 3750mAh battery for fast charging purposes.

The Nova 4 comes in red, blue, white and black, and is priced at CNY3,399 for the 48MP camera variant, whereas the 20MP camera variant will cost CNY3,099. It has only launched in China, so it is unsure if and when the phone will arrive in Malaysia, but the phone is expected to be around RM2,000 if it’s available in Malaysia.

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Huawei launches a lesser version of the Honor 8 – the Honor 8 Smart

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Huawei’s India event saw the unveiling of another device, apart from the Honor 8 and the “made in India” Honor Holly 3. Enter the Honor 8 Smart, which might sound like a better or smarter version of the Honor 8, but in reality it is a more stripped down and lower spec-ed version of the Honor 8 itself.

For starters, the Honor 8 Smart sports the same display as the Honor 8 – a 5.2-inch Full HD 1080p display. Underneath the hood is where the differences start to show. Instead of a high end Kirin 950 processor, Huawei opted for a mid range Kirin 650 SoC for the Honor 8 Smart. Onboard RAM has also been halved from 4GB to 2GB, same goes for the internal memory, down to 16GB from 32GB on the Honor 8. Thankfully, the storage is made expandable up to 128GB via microSD.

Moving on to the camera department, you’ll start to question why is the phone named the Honor 8 Smart and not the Honor 8 Lite or something along that line. Huawei ditched the dual- camera configuration for a single 13MP camera, alongside an 8MP front facing camera which is the same selfie shooter seen on the original Honor 8. The Honor 8 Smart packs the same 3,000mAh battery as well.

The price tag of the Honor 8 Smart does justify its cut in specs. The handset is priced 25% lower than the Honor 8 at 19,999 INR (RM1,255.47) and will most likely remain as an India-exclusive device unless Huawei decides to change its mind. Let us know your thoughts at the comments section below!

Source:
Gadgets 360

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Huawei launches a slew of products today

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Huawei has got a big day as it has unveiled the new MateBook X Pro, Huawei Sound X Smart Speaker, Huawei Y6p and Y5p entry-level phones, MatePad and MatePad T tablets.

Huawei MateBook X Pro – New 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake processor in the same lighweight form factor

The MateBook X Pro is Huawei’s top of the line premium laptop that features a 13.9-inch touch display with a 3K resolution, its stunningly slim bezels gives it a 91% screen-to-body ratio which makes it one of the best looking laptop displays in the premium segment.

Weighing at 1.33kg, the MateBook X Pro is powered by a Intel Core i7-10510U quad core processor, 16GB of LPDDR3-2133MHz RAM, NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics and 1TB of storage, users should see a significant performance bump over its predecessor and can expect to do medium weight creative tasks on it.

Apart from that, the laptop also packs quad speakers in its slim 14.6mm chassis for an even more immersive experience, it also has four microphones to pick up sound from as far as four metres.

Available in colors of Space Grey and Emerald Green, with the latter option coming soon in limited quantities, the MateBook X Pro retails at RM7,999.

Huawei Sound X – 360-degree Bluetooh speaker co-engineered with Devialet

Announced during alongside the Huawei P40 series, the Huawei Sound X is a 360-degree Bluetooth speaker that competes directly with offerings from Bose and other smart speakers, though sadly it doesn’t come with any built-in voice assistants.

The Sound X is co-engineered with audio company Devialet, which features the latter’s patented signal-processing Speaker Active Matching technology. With a total of six speakers and two 40Hz frequency subwoofers, users can expect extreme clarity and thumping bass in a 360-degree direction.

Users can easily connect to the Huawei Sound X with the OneHop Audio Sharing feature, where they will only need to tap their Android phones on it to start enjoying music and moveis with bigger sound.

The Sound X retails at RM1,299 and will be available on May 16th. Customers who purchased the MateBook X Pro will receive a free unit when they place an order during this period.

Huawei MatePad and MatePad T – Android tablets with great value

At RM1399, the Huawei MatePad is probably the best value hardware tablet that we have ever seen as it comes with a 10.4-inch 2K resolution display, quad speakers tuned by Harman Kardon, support for M-Pencil, and a 7260mAh battery.

Though unlike the MatePad Pro, it is powered by a modest Kirin 810 chipset supported by 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage, however you will be glad to know that it supports 4G LTE connectivity so that you can stay connected wherever you are.

On the other hand, the 8-inch MatePad T brings valuable features to the budget conscious audience with a RM559 price tag, while offering a slim bezel display that has a 80% screen-to-body ratio and weighs just 310g. The MatePad T is powered by an octa-core processor supported by 2GB RAM and 32GB of storage, while a 5100mAh battery ensures that you will get more than a full day of usage.

These tablets ship with EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10 and will not come with Google Mobile Services preinstalled.

Huawei Y6p and Y5p – Affordable Android 10 entry-level phones

Huawei continues to offer great value for its entry-level devices with the Huawei Y6p, a 6.3-inch device that comes with a huge 5000mAh battery. The Huawei Y6p is powered by a Mediatek Helio P35 chipset supported by 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, it features a triple camera setup that comprises of a 13MP main, 5MP ultrawide and 2MP depth lens, an 8MP selfie camera is also present that aims to capture clear photos.

As for the Huawei Y5p, it features a 5.45-inch HD+ display and is powered by a Mediatek Helio P22 chipset supported by 2GB RAM and 32GB storage, it has a single 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera, while a 3020mAh battery ensures a full day of use.

The Huawei Y6p and Y5p retails at RM559 and RM359 respectively, while the good news is they will both come preloaded with Android 10 software, they unfortunately don’t have Google Mobile Services preinstalled.

All new Huawei products will be available nationwide starting 16th May onwards.

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HUAWEI launches Hannah Delisha GIF stickers on the nova 3 series

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Text messaging has come a long way, from manually typing out smiley face emojis before the existence of smartphones, to sending GIF animations and stickers in a text to express your feelings when texting.

The function of GIF animation and sticker enables people to communicate effectively by being more expressive and considerate by using the right expression to express their feeling towards the recipient of a message, for example, nervousness, excitement, shyness, and surprise are some expressions that can be enhanced by adding GIF animation or stickers to convey your feelings in a more fun and clearer way in a text.

In conjunction to that, HUAWEI have collaborated with Hannah Delisha on a feature collection of GIF animation stickers which will only be available for download on HUAWEI nova 3 and nova 3i smartphones.

To download the GIF animation stickers, all you need to do is open the messaging app, bring up the Swiftkey keyboard, and select the “Stickers” tab and find “HUAWEI PHIZ”. If you do not see the stickers, go to “Settings”, then tap on “App” and then tap on “Swiftkey Keyboard”, lastly select “Clear Data”. Once it is cleared, you can go to any chat box to activate the Swiftkey Keyboard, and when you’re done with that, you should be able to see the Hannah Delisha sticker collection under the “GIF collection”.

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Huawei launches MateBook at MWC2016

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Last month, we’ve reported that Huawei will be launching a line of laptops in the company’s new “Matebook” line. At MWC 2016, Huawei has finally revealed what the “Matebook” is, and it turns out, it is yet another competitor in the 2-in-1 tablet line.

The Huawei MateBook, for all intents and purposes, is the Chinese company’s very own take on Microsoft’s Surface table. Measuring at 12-inches and running Windows 10, the MateBook comes with its own keyboard cover that is bundled with the device (you reading this Microsoft?) and stylus. The MateBook tablet itself weighs around 1.4 pounds and is roughy 6.9mm thin. The 12-inch display has a native resolution of 2160×1440.

As for specifications, the MateBook seems to be relying solely on the Core m. The basic configuration for the MateBook comes with a 6th generation Intel Core m3 processor with 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD, all the way up to a Core m7 processor with 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. Prices for the device begins at EUR799 (RM 3,750) all the way up to EUR1,799 (RM8,415).

No solid release dates have been given just yet, but Huawei promises that the Matebook will be available in Asia, Europe and North America within the next few months. The MateBook will be available in grey and gold colours.

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Huawei launches P9 and P9 Plus with special dual-camera Leica lens

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In an event in London today, Huawei announced its latest device in the P series – the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus. Huawei have been launching premium looking devices that might just give Samsung and Apple the shivers, and with the latest P9, we can see how that could be.

Although it looks a little similiar to its predecessor in terms of design, with everything else, the P9 is different. Sporting a full metal unibody with curved edges, the Huawei P9 features a 5.2-inch display with a 1920×1080 resolution. On the inside, the P9 comes with the Kirin 955 2.5GHz 64-bit ARM-based processor, which is a slight boost from the Kirin 950 found in the recently launched Mate 8. The GPU looks good as the P9 offers the Mali-T880 MP4, so far being the best graphics processor in all of Huawei’s devices to date. As for memory options, you have two choices including a 3GB RAM with 32GB storage variant, and a 4GB RAM with 64GB variant.

Should you prefer a device with a larger display, then check out the Huawei P9 Plus, also announced at the same event. It features a 5.5-inch display and sports an AMOLED screen instead of the LCD found on the P9. This model will only feature one variant which is a 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant. All three devices come with microSD card support. (Hurray!)

So, let’s move on to the main highlight of the P9 and P9 Plus. The camera. There have been lots of rumours and leaks as
we have covered just yesterday
 and looks like much of the rumours were true. The Huawei P9 boasts a dual-camera design, and by partnering with a renown maker of camera lenses – Leica, there is just so much to shout about. The rear camera is fitted with a 12MP Leica lens with f/1.1 aperture, while the front sports a 8MP camera for selfie lovers.

What is truly interesting is the way Huawei has incorporated its dual rear camera. Both cameras are actually different. One of it is a monochrome camera while the other is an RGB camera. Why the difference? Well, the monochrome camera is to capture better photo details as the sensor can capture 300% more light and 50% more contrast, and then the image is processed by the RGB camera to produce an image that looks much better in terms of clarity and colour. On top of that, if you love taking monochromatic photos, then with the P9, you would be taking photos like you would with a true monochrome camera. Since Leica has a hand in the phone camera, it is also great that Huawei has added a manual camera mode and can output photos in RAW format. We really can’t wait to get our hands on it to test how this works in real life.

Just like its other latest variants, Huawei has also included a fingerprint scanner that has been improved and repositioned, and while the P9 comes with 3,000mAh battery, the P9 Plus comes in a slightly larger 3,400mAh battery. All variants also come with reversible USB Type-C connectors at the bottom that features fast-charging.

The Huawei P9 and P9 Plus comes with a whooping choice of 6 colours – Ceramic White, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Haze Gold, Prestige Gold, and Rose Gold. Don’t be too excited yet as we won’t know what colours are available in which region, so you got to check at your home country when it goes on sale. The first wave launch markets include Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Denmark,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Price of each Huawei P9 is as follows:

P9

3GB + 32GB variant

€599

4GB + 64GB variant

€649

P9 Plus

4GB + 64GB variant

€749

The spec sheet for both the P9 and P9 Plus are as below:

To complement the launch of the devices, Huawei also announced its TalkBand B3, which is available in 3 different styles – Active, Classic, and Elite. The curved touchscreen features an anti-fingerprint coating in order to keep the screen pristine and spotless. Looks-wise, the TalkBand B3 sports premium materials of genuine Italian leather and high-grade stainless steel straps.

The pricing of the watch is as follows:

Active

White, Black

€169

Classic

Beige, Brown

€199

Elite

Titanium Grey

€249

Check out more photos of the Huawei P9 below:

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Huawei launches the honor 5x, honor 7 Enhanced and Band Z1 in Malaysia

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It didn’t take too long for Huawei to introduce a new range of smartphones in a new year shortly after CES 2016 as the company unveiled three new devices to the Malaysian market. The honor 5x and honor 7 Enhanced are the company’s latest handsome looking smartphones that continues to deliver a premium build and solid hardware, while the honor Band Z1 is the first ever honor branded fitness device with an affordable price tag.

The honor 5x takes on an entirely new direction in its hardware design and internals, this mid-range device sports a metal chassis, moving away from plastic and glass from ts previous offerings like the honor 7, the phone has a Snapdragon 615 CPU paired to 2GB of RAM and 16GB of flash memory, it has a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display, 13-megapixel f/2.0 main camera and 5-megapixel f/2.4 front camera, and a juicy 3000mAh battery that delivers an all day usage. Huawei has also given the honor 5x three different slots for two SIM cards (micro and nano-SIM) and MicroSD card, giving users the flexibility of having two active SIM cards and expanding the phone’s storage without hassle. On the other hand, the honor 7 has got its storage doubled on the Enhanced edition and now comes with a 9V2A Fast Charger out of the box.

The honor Band Z1 might be affordable in terms of price however it sure feels like a premium watch on hand, the fitness device takes on the shape of a Pebble Time Round and it looks like one if you aren’t careful enough to notice its round aluminum frame and PMOLED display. The honor Band Z1 will do what you will come to expect from a fitness device such as tracking your steps, running activities, calories and sleep, Huawei claims that the watch’s capactivie sensor and Polysomnography will be able to detect the wearer’s light and deep sleep activity, hence being able to deliver an accurate sleep tracking feature. The Band Z1 is IP68 certified and supports Android 4.4 and iOS 7 and later devices, with a standby time of 14 days and 3 days of continuous use, the device retails at RM259 and is now available at VMall.my, Lazada and DirectD.

Huawei has yet to reveal the official price and availability for the honor 5x and honor 7 enhanced edition at this time of writing.

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Huawei launches the Mate 20 series from RM 2,799

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Huawei is bringing the Mate 20 series to Malaysia by having a launch event for the series for two days at Pavilion starting today. Many Huawei fans had queued up early in the morning, waiting for the launch to begin.

The Mate 20 series runs on the Kirin 980 which is much faster than the Kirin 970, and the Mate 20 has a 5.53-inch LCD FHD+ display whereas the Mate 20 Pro has a 6.4-inch OLED QHD+ display. The Mate 20 comes with 4/6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage and the Mate 20 Pro comes with 6/8GB RAM with 128/256GB storage. On the other hand, the Mate 20 X has a 7.21-inch OLED FHD+ display and comes in 6GB RAM with 128GB storage.

The few new features of the Mate 20 series are the debut of the NanoMicro card made by Huawei instead of the usual microSD card, the in-display fingerprint sensor that is only available in the Mate 20 Pro, and the reverse charging in Mate 20 Pro that allows you to wirelessly charge other devices with the Mate 20 Pro. The Mate 20 and Mate 20 X uses 2D face unlock whereas the Mate 20 Pro uses 3D face unlock.

Aside from that, the Huawei Matebook X Pro and Matebook D are also seen on the event, and both are powered by 8th Gen Intel Core processor. The Matebook X Pro has a FullView display with 8/16GB RAM with 256/512GB SSD whereas the Matebook D has a 14-inch 1080p display with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD, in addition to both having the fingerprint unlock feature.

The Mate 20 starts at the price of RM 2,799 and the Mate 20 Pro starts at the price of RM 3,599. The Mate 20 X will cost RM 3,199 onwards but it will on ly be launched in November. Apart from that, the MateBook D costs RM 2,999 and the Matebook X Pro with the i5 processor, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD costs RM 4,999. Those interested in higher specs will have to pay the price of RM 6,999 for the Matebook X Pro with the i7 processor, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD.

The first 30 customers will get a AC Wired Earpiece worth RM 295 and the first 1000 customers will get a DJI Tello worth RM 469. Not only that, those who purchase the Mate 20 Pro will receive free Huawei Wireless Charger and those who purchase the Mate 20 will get a free Huawei Soundstone. For customers who purchase the Matebook X Pro are entitled to free Huawei Sleeve, Backpack and Bluetooth Mouse and those who purchase the Matebook D will get free Huawei Backpack and Bluetooth Mouse.

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Huawei launches the MediaPad M5 and M5 Pro in Malaysia with a focus on big screen gaming

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Huawei has officially unveiled the MediaPad M5 and M5 Pro yesterday to the Malaysian market, a high-end tablet with a focus on offering the best gaming experience on a screen bigger than a smartphone and technologies to offer the best experience when playing games, listening to music and watching videos.

The tablet comes in an 8.4-inch screen size of the M5 and a 10.8-inch screen for the M5 Pro with an easy to hold design. EMUI 8.0 also plays a part in reallocating resources and keeps the user in focus when they are playing games. Powering the device is a 5,100mAh battery for the M5 and a 7,500mAh battery for the M5 Pro. Huawei has mentioned that it can deliver up to 11 and 12 hours of 1080p video playback for the M5 and M5 pro respectively. It also supports Huawei’s QuickCharge technology getting the tablets charged in under 3 hours. Both the tablets come with Harman Kardon speakers that are supported by a smart amplifier, speaker boxes and loudspeaker to offer the best sound when gaming or watching videos. It also supports Hi-Res audio for those of you that like to game or watch videos using your headphones.

The MediaPad M5 Pro comes with the latest Huawei M-Pen, making it easy for users to take notes, draw or just navigate the UI without any issues. The company has tried their best to give the pen the same feel as you were to write on paper by equipping it with 4098-levels of pressure, while the buttons on the pen allow you to delete images, launch apps or take a screenshot. The M-Pen can be charged using the Type-C port and will take about 100 minutes to charge to which, it will give you 50 days of use.

The Huawei MediaPad M5 comes in two colours of Space Gray and Champagne Gold, while the M5 Pro comes in Space Gray and will retail for RM1,499 and RM1,899 respectively.

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Huawei launches VR headset tailored for Mate 8 and P9

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Huawei has joined the VR game, and it’s going head-on against Samsung with its VR headset, known as the Huawei VR. How is it a direct competition with Samsung’s Gear VR? For starters, it looks pretty much like the Gear VR, and it works pretty much like the headset as well. But on the other hand, Huawei technically isn’t competing with Samsung, since its headset will be targeting the Chinese market instead.

According to Huawei, the Huawei VR is the first VR headset that features a sound field of 360 degrees, which provides a very immersive experience in terms of the audio department. The headset will come with a library of 4,000 videos and 40 games for users to indulge in, and it doesn’t come at a price because it will be free. Knowing Chinese content, let’s just hope the videos and games won’t be dodgy or pirated, since Huawei didn’t reveal the source of the content.

The Chinese OEM is said to be selling the Huawei VR in versions tailored for its own Mate 8 and the latest dual-camera Huawei P9 series. Is Huawei late to the VR headset game? What do you think?

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Huawei refuses to be affected by US law – Kirin 1020 chips incoming for Huawei Mate 40

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The US Government had recently lay down a new law which required all companies using American-made equipment, to acquire a special license before supplying goods to Huawei. This, of course, makes it more difficult for anyone to do business with the Chinese giants.

Unmoved by new law

One such company was Taiwanese semiconductor makers TSMC, who had to reject orders from Huawei, which were worth a whopping
$700mil
. However, a new report says that Huawei looks to be an
unwavering
 force as their Kirin 1020 chipsets, meant for the upcoming Huawei Mate 40 smartphones, will still be produced in time.

Huawei Mate 40 still in the pipeline

The chip is built on a 5nm silicon wafer, and despite being part of the rejected large-scale order mentioned before, Huawei will apparently still get their hands on the chips somehow. The new report says that another reason for TSMC rejecting Huawei’s orders, was due to a packed production line;
5nm chips, however, were only being made at 50% capacity, meaning there were still provisions for Huawei to get their orders
fulfilled
.

In our last
report
, we also know that Huawei wants a chance to speak with the US Government in hopes of making peace, but there’s no word on the latter if a meeting will take place. Regardless, it is hopeful that we get to see the new Huawei Mate 40 arrive
sometime
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Huawei locks down April 6 event at London, possible P9 launch

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Huawei has started to send out invites for its event at London on the 6th of next month. If it isn’t obvious enough, Huawei will be announcing a new product during the event. With ongoing rumors of the Huawei P9 set to be launched next month, it’s highly likely that it will be the announced handset on April 6.

On the invite is a #oo hashtag, which possibly indicates the rumored dual-camera setup on the P9, coupled with a tagline which reads “Change the Way You See the World”, further confirming that rumor. Just like the P8 which was announced last April, we are expecting the P9 to come in three variants, namely the P9, P9max and the P9. But do keep some doubt with that statement.

Last April, the Huawei P8 was launched with a 5.2 inch 1080p screen, a HiSilicon Kirin 935 processor with 3GB of RAM, a camera pair of 13MP and 8MP. Yesterday the
Huawei Mate 8 was introduced to Malaysian shores
, sporting the flagship HiSilicon Kirin 950 SoC, a whopping 4,000mAh battery with quick charging support. The P9 will be Huawei’s next big lineup so keep your eyes peeled as we bring you more news!

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Huawei Malaysia is bringing in the P20 Pro Twilight, offering 500 units before official launch

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Huawei is giving you the chance to get your self the beautiful and highly anticipated Huawei P20 Pro Twilight. The Twilight colour gives the phone a beautiful teal to purple gradient colour which will make you stand out from any other smartphone, coupled with the minimal back design, it is one of the best looking phones we have seen this year.

The Huawei P20 and P20 Pro first arrived in Malaysia on 6 April 2018, and it was a big hit with the citizens as it boasted the highest DxOMark as well as a range of photography AI features and the three camera setup on the P20 Pro. This allowed the phone to take beautiful shots even in the dark and without a tripod. Other than that, had scene recognition which will analyse the scene you are in and tune the camera to produce the perfect image. Lastly, it has by far the most impressive stabilization feature by combining OIS and AI Stabilization to give you a gimble-like feel when taking shots.

Huawei has limited to P20 Pro Twilight to 500 units only and you can be one of the first 500 people to own it on the 4th of May at 6PM in Huawei’s flagship store in Pavilion Elite. The Twilight colour will be officially here on 4 June 2018.

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Huawei Malaysia launches the honor 8 and honor 5A

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Huawei has been fast enough to bring its latest honor flagship into the Malaysian market shortly after its US release, the honor 8 is the most beautiful and premium honor smartphone ever produced by the company, it sports a polished aluminium body construction complete with 2.5D curved glass on both sides of the device, the phone’s glass back is manufactured with 15 layers of glass, dubbed as the Aurora Glass, it produces an artistic reflection when exposed to light sources and it is one of the most attractive smartphone designs we have seen this year.

In terms of processing power, the honor 8 is no slouch as a successor to the honor 7, it sports a high performance and efficient Kirin 950 processor mated to 4GB of RAM, the phone has storage options of 32GB and 64GB and it is expandable with a MicroSD card up to 128GB, it has a 5.2-inch LTPS display with a Full HD resolution, a 3000mAh battery with support for quick charging and supports Dual SIM.

Huawei has also brought the expertise of its dual lens camera to the honor 8, it lacks the P9’s Leica certification however the specs of the camera remains the same, it is a 12-megapixel f/2.2 shooter that combines both RGB and Monochrome colors to produce better contrast and dynamic range in photos. In this case, Huawei has also removed the monochrome shooting mode found on the P9. The honor 8’s selfie shooter is still the decent 8-megapixel sensor found back on is predecessor, its LED flash however, is replaced by a screen flash like many other recent smartphones.

In addition, the honor 8 has embedded the ‘Smart Key’ on to the phone’s extremely fast fingerprint scanner, a physical button that will allow you to run apps and shortcuts when configured in the phone’s settings, which is actually an ingenious way of giving the phone a minimalist design approach and it makes a lot of sense as well. The fingerprint scanner can still be used for other purposes as well, such as swiping down the notifications shade and browsing photos.

Huawei has also made a quick brief introduction of the honor 5A today in the launch event, a device that will replace the Honor 4X, this entry-level device is still filled with pretty decent hardware, such as a Kirin 620 Octa Core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of flash memory with MicroSD expansion, a 5.5-inch HD display, a 13-megapixel main and 8-megapixel front camera, a 3100mAh battery and single SIM LTE support. The phone is available in Black and White colors, priced at RM599, while the gold color model is priced at RM629, look out for the phone on 20th September onwards.

The honor 8 will go on sale at 8th September on Vmall.my and Lazada, offline retailer partners DirectD and selected SenHeng Malaysia stores will also sell the device on the same day, the phone is available in standard and premium variants, which only differs in storage options of 32GB and 64GB respectively, the honor 8 will retail at RM1699 for the standard variant and is available in Pearl White and Midnight Black colors, the premium variant will retail at RM1899 and is available in Sapphire Blue and Sunrise Gold colors. As reported a few days back, Honor Malaysia will be giving up freebies worth up to RM500 to the first 100 customers who make their purchase at the authorised sales channels, read more details about it
here
.

In case you missed it, watch our first impressions of the Honor 8 after spending 24 hours with the phone.

Here are also samples of the Honor 8’s camera compared to the Huawei P9.

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Huawei Malaysia is offering free repairs for out of warranty phones

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If you happen to own a Huawei that is having issues right now and out of warranty, don’t throw it away yet, as Huawei Malaysia is offering a free out of warranty repair service for its phones till the end of 2017.

This campaign is applicable to both Huawei and Honor phones purchased in Malaysia, the free service includes phone diagnosis, maintenance and labor charges, you will still need to pay for any spare parts replacement if required, and the company will provide free courier delivery back to your doorstep if you aren’t able to collect the phone, all-in-all a commendable customer retention program from the company.

The Huawei Service Experience is available at all Huawei Authorised Service Centers nationwide, to find out the nearest service center, you can head on to the link
here
. For more information, you can also call up Huawei Malaysia’s toll-free hotline at 1800-22-0086.

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Huawei Malaysia teases a new upcoming nova phone

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Huawei Malaysia has sent us a teaser that a new Huawei nova phone is about to be released somewhere at the end of the first half of the year. The company has mentioned that the new phone will come with a premium touch and top-tier mobile features to set it apart from the rest.

The new nova phone comes with what Huawei is calling three Es, Excellent craftsmanship, Evolution of FullView Display and Photography and Efficient user experience. It comes with rounded glass panels and a fingerprint sensor outlined with an aviation-grade aluminum alloy. Other than that, it comes with a 5.84-inch Huawei FullView Display 2.0 which has a minimal notch that houses a 24MP selfie camera. Just like all Huawei phones, it will come with EMUI 8.0 that uses AI to further enhance the user’s experience and allows you to use the phone at its peak performance for a longer time.

That’s all the information that Huawei shared with us, but you can be sure we will be attending the launch event when it happens to bring you more information about this new nova phone.

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The Huawei Mate 10 can now be purchased for RM2,099

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The Mate 10 was one of the best flagships we have reviewed last year, if you are looking forward to own one for yourself, this is probably the best time to do so, as an 11street merchant by the name of Egadget Solution is selling the phone at RM500 off its original price of RM2699, and once you apply 11street’s Wang Savings Coupon, you will receive an additional RM100 coupon to discount the phone’s promotional price, making it RM2,099 in the shopping cart.

In this case, this makes the Mate 10 as competitive as the Honor View 10, which the latter is officially priced at RM2,099. The Mate 10 has a lot of features to boast for that price, including a new 20MP+12MP Leica dual camera system with a f/1.6 lens, a fast Kirin 970 processor with AI, EMUI desktop feature, a 4000mAh battery with support for Huawei’s SuperCharge, and Dual 4G LTE standby. As this time of writing, only 1 unit of the Mate 10 has been sold and there are only 50 units up for grabs till 4 March 2018, act fast before stock runs out! Head over to the source link for the product page at 11street.

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Huawei Mate 10 to launch on October 16

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Huawei has excelled with its range of smartphones lately, notably the Mate 9 and P10 handsets that now have a place of competition with the current flagships out there. Along with the rest of the flagships that will be unveiled over the next couple of months, there will be the Huawei Mate 10 as well, and we might have just gotten the exact launch date for the upcoming Huawei flagship.

A teaser invite for the launch event has emerged thanks to Tech Prolonged. The teaser comes with the statement “Meet the device worth waiting for”. The background also has a subtle “10” figure which most likely refers to the Huawei Mate 10. The date on the teaser has also been set to be on the 16th of October, at Germany in the city of Munich.

The teaser might seem very real but let’s take it with a huge grain of salt and not let our hopes up high. Nevertheless, the Huawei Mate 9 aced in its battery life so Huawei might be carrying that feature onto the Huawei Mate 10. The Mate 10 is predicted to sport a 6-inch QHD 18:9 aspect ratio display. Underneath the hood will be the Kirin 960 chipset along with up to 6GB of RAM. Cameras will likely be Leica branded like they are on the P10 and Mate 9. Last but not least, we might see a Pro version of the Mate 10 as well.

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This is what the Huawei Mate 10 Pro will look like

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We are only two weeks away from the Huawei Mate 10’s launch on October 16. Many speculations have emerged regarding the look and the overall design of the upcoming flagship handset by Huawei, complete with a couple of concept renders as well. Popular leak source Evan Blass has spoken once again, posting up a render image of what will most likely be the Huawei Mate 10 Pro.

As mentioned before, Blass has quite the proven track record when it comes to pre-released products in the mobile industry. Hence it is likely that the Huawei Mate 10 Pro will look just like the one shown in the image above. The Mate 10 Pro is of course the higher end variant of the regular Mate 10, which also means slightly beefed up specs and probably a more cutting edge design.

Based on the image posted by Blass, we can see that the Mate 10 Pro sports a huge display on the front which will likely be of 18:9 display aspect ratio, surrounded by very minimal bezels. The back panel looks somewhat unique, consisting of the Leica dual camera setup along with the rear fingerprint sensor. The Mate 10 Pro however features a metal design, which suggests that Huawei is omitting the wireless charging feature for yet another cycle of its flagships.

As far as this render will most likely be accurate, do take it with a pinch of salt. All we have to do now is to sit back and wait patiently for two weeks.

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Huawei Mate 10 rumored to launch on October 16 with a $1100 price tag

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A rumour has been floating around about the launch of the Huawei Mate 10 smartphone on October 16 and these rumours also indicate that the phone will not be cheap but will come with a Lite variant. This phone will be the last flagship that Huawei will launch before the end of the year and it will be the biggest phone coming in at 6-inch with a JDI display, 18:9 aspect ratio and 2160 x 1080 pixel resolution.

The rumour also listed the phone to be around $1100 and will come with the new Kirin 970 developed by the company it self, this would make the first 10nm chip that Huawei produced. On the other hand, the Lite variant will be half the price of the bigger version at only $556 and will have a 5.8-inch screen. The price that might sound like Huawei is trying to push it and go against the like of Apple’s iPhone 8 which was also rumoured to be over $1000 when their most expensive phone comes in around at $800.

It seems to be that phone manufacturers are trying to price their phones at a full computer price, but could this method actually attract customers to ditch a computer or laptop and just use their smartphones as their everyday computer? Let me know your thoughts.

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Huawei Mate 20 and Nova 3i gets slashed to RM2,399 and RM999 respectively

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Its time to show off a new smartphone this Chinese New Year, because Huawei has slashed prices off the Mate 20 and Nova 3i, the Mate 20 will retail at RM2,399 (reg. RM2,799) and the Nova 3i will retail at RM999 (reg. RM1,099) starting January 21st onwards.

If you are thinking to purchase the Mate 20, consider getting the limited time Healthy Pouch Set from
Huawei’s Online Store
 from 15 January-23 February 2019, which you will own both the Mate 20 and Huawei Watch Sport GT for RM3,188.

The Huawei Mate 20 is one of the best flagships that we have ever seen last year, it offers great performance with the more powerful 7nm Kirin 980 chipset, a tri-camera LEICA camera system that does both ultra-wide angle and telephoto shots, and a 4000mAh battery with Huawei SuperCharge to power your heavy work day.

Huawei’s Nova 3i may often be overshadowed by its flagship siblings, however it has a better 24MP selfie shooter with a secondary 2MP depth camera, you also get 128GB of internal storage and a decent performing Kirin 710 chipset that does well in mid-range gaming.

Now, go grab your new Huawei smartphone to celebrate the new year.

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Huawei Mate 20 Lite will come with a Kirin 710 processor and 6GB of RAM

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Huawei’s next entry in the Mate series is all set with the Mate 20 devices that will come with the new Kirin 980 processor, but what about the cheaper budget option of the upcoming Mate series? In a recent certification listing in China, it showed the specs if the Mate 20 Lite.

The phone will come with a 6.3-inch display that will come with a notch and resolutions of 2340×1080. In the photography department, it comes wit ha 20MP+2MP sensor on the back and it will be powered by the new Kirin 710 mid-range processor alongside 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, making it a decent all-rounder mid-range phone. Powering the hardware is a 3650mAh battery and Android 8.1 with a confirmed update for Android P when it releases, but there are some reports that the phone will be shipped with Android P out-of-the-box. Other than that, it will come with a glass build and a rear fingerprint sensor.

The Huawei Mate 20 Lite is expected to arrive in October alongside the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro devices.

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