Huawei offers online trade-in service to customers

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Huawei is making a huge play in Malaysia as the company has annouced that they will be offering an online trade-in service to customers.

Being the first smartphone manufacturer in the country to offer such a service, Huawei will be utilising the company’s online retail portal, Vmall.my, to facilitate this service. Users will now be able to register themselves for a trade-in through the retail portal. A service supplier will pick up the device from the user’s doorstep and provide them with an e-voucher that can be used to make purchases on Vmall from the comfort of their own home.

This service comes with two benefits as not only can Huawei build up good will amongst its userbase, it will also functions as a ‘green’ initiative that advocates consumers to be more environmental-conscious. Old handsets that are collected by this service will be processed depending on their condition to ensure proper management of electronic waste.

“At Huawei, we believe that it is critical to pave the way for environmental sustainability together with business growth and product development. And the road to sustainability needs to be one that consumers can choose easily. That is what we are trying to achieve through our online trade in service Vmall.my,” says Zhu Yonggang, Country Director of Consumer Business Group (MRO) for Huawei.

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Huawei officially unveils the Nexus 6P and the Huawei Watch in Malaysia

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After a week’s worth of teasing, Huawei has finally pull back the curtains on the long awaited Nexus 6P.

Coming with a full metal unibody, the Nexus 6P comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and 3GB of RAM. The screen on the Nexus 6P is a 5.7” WQHD AMOLED display and it runs on the latest iteration of the Android OS, Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

A fingerprint sensor is located at the rear end of the Nexus 6P, just right below the camera that features the 1.55 micrometer pixel, allowing the camera to capture more light in the dimmest conditions.

The battery on the Nexus 6P has a size oh 3,450mAh and is paired with a USB Type-C port for fast charging purposes.

The Nexus 6P will retail for RM 2,698. Should you purchase a Nexus 6P from either Lazada or Vmall.my, Huawei will offer a free Chromecast worth RM199 during the introductory period.

During the Nexus 6P, Huawei had a surprise in store. Said surprise is the Huawei Watch, which officially makes landfall in Malaysia as well.

This premium-looking timepiece measures 42mm in diameter and has a circular watch face that boasts a sparkling AMOLED display. Strap choices of the Huawei watch includes stainless steel links, black plated stainless steel links, and black leather, all of which are easily interchangeable with any watch strap with 18mm width lug interface.

For the fitness buffs among Malaysians, the Huawei Watch comes with a heart rate monitor sensor, 6-Axis motion sensor, and a barometer sensor that automatically detects and tracks in real time the user’s movement.

Under the hood of the Huawei Watch is a Qualcomm 1.2GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and includes 4GB of storage. The Huawei Watch will be compatible with any smartphone that runs Android 4.3 or higher as well as iOS, and will communicate with said smartphones via Bluetooth 4.1.

The Huawei Watch will be available for purchase via Vmall.my from 10
th
 December 2015. For the Stainless Link Bracelet and Black Leather Strap versions of the Huawei Watch, it will retail for RM1,799. For the Black Stainless Steel Links variant, it has a price of RM1,999.

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Huawei opens pre-orders for Mate 10 with RM999 of goodies

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As Malaysia is one of the first wave countries to launch the Huawei Mate 10, Huawei Malaysia has started its pre-order campaign for its latest AI smartphone. The Huawei Mate 10 is targeted to arrive stores from October 28 onwards and will be available in Mocha Brown and Black colors during the pre-order campaign, customers who pre-order the phone will be eligible to receive an exclusive goodie bag worth up to RM999, which includes a body scale, Mate 10 Premium Gift Box, and a VIP Service card that offers three months 1-to-1 screen damage replacement and door-to-door warranty delivery service.

As for pricing, the Huawei Mate 10 will retail for RM2,699, which is similar to last year’s Mate 9 launch price, interested customers can head on over to
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,
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, Huawei Experience Stores and Display Zones across the nation to place their orders from October 19-22, the Champagne Gold color model of the Mate 10 will only be available for purchase in stores. Now then, would you be buying a Huawei Mate 10? Or would you prefer to wait for the Mate 10 Pro’s arrival?

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Huawei overtakes Apple to be the second largest smartphone maker in the world

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The days of dominion by Samsung and Apple have come to an end as third placed Huawei has finally beaten Apple, clinching second place in the global smartphone market. Industry analysis site has pointed out that Huawei has sold more smartphones than Apple has over the last three months.

Huawei has previously beaten Apple in smartphone sales back in December 2016, but the Chinese manufacturer has finally overtaken the Cupertino giant after outselling the latter in June, July and August. This achievement by Huawei is well in line with the company’s goal to be the world’s largest smartphone maker in about half a decade’s time.

In related news, while Apple’s iPhone 7 series are the best selling devices worldwide, claiming the top 2 spots, it isn’t a Samsung smartphone that sits in third place. Instead, the OPPO R11 happens to be a better seller than the South Korean flagship handset, claiming the number 3 spot. The fourth best selling smartphone is also by OPPO, the A57, also beating the Galaxy S8 which sits in fifth. It is rather odd that there are no Huawei devices in the top 10 list of best selling smartphones, an indication that it is more of an all rounder when it comes to smartphone sales in various ranges.

What do you think of Huawei’s great achievement in the smartphone market? Are you surprised that two OPPO smartphones beat Samsung’s Galaxy S8 in sales?

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Huawei overtakes OPPO as top smartphone manufacturer in China

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The Chinese market has always tightly contested between smartphone makers. The top 5 spots are usually dominated by their own smartphone companies and it is no different this time round, based on the numbers of Q1 2017 by Canalys. The previous quarter saw OPPO clinch the top spot, but Huawei has since overtaken OPPO by a tiny margin.

Huawei’s launch of the P10 and P10 Plus during MWC 2017 contributed to its total shipment of nearly 21 million smartphones in Q1 2017, accounting for 18 percent of the total market share. OPPO slipped to second place with a little under 20 million shipments, despite its impressive growth of 55 percent. VIVO sits at third place, with 17 million smartphone units shipped during the quarter.

Former third placed Xiaomi has slumped to fifth place, sitting behind Apple having shipped just over 9 million units in Q1 2017. Xiaomi is expected to pick up its pace with its recent launch of the Mi 6 flagship handset. The report by Canalys suggests that the company is facing tough competition by Huawei’s online efforts with its sub brand Honor, along with OPPO and VIVO.

Canalys also estimated a total of 114 million smartphones shipped in China during Q1 2017. Looks like the Chinese market is still being dominated by its homegrown smartphone makers.

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Huawei P Smart Z goes official with 16MP pop-up camera and 4000mAh battery

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After
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Huawei P Smart Z has a large 6.59-inch Full HD+ display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, the P Smart Z runs on a 12nm Kirin 710F octa-core chipset clocked at 2.2 GHz. Moving on to the memory department, Huawei P Smart Z has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal memory. A microSD card slot makes it possible to expand the storage further by up to 512GB.

On the back of the phone is a dual-camera setup with a 16MP primary sensor and a 2MP secondary depth sensor. In addition to the dual cameras, we also find a circular fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone. The Huawei P Smart Z is fueled by a 4000mAh capacity battery. As for software, it runs on Android Pie-based EMUI 9.0.

The Huawei P Smart Z is now on sale in Italy for 279 Euros (RM1,295). It comes in three colors: Emerald Green, Midnight Black, and Sapphire Blue. The smartphone is expected to be launched in at least a few other countries in the coming weeks.

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HUAWEI P10 Plus limited edition Rose Gold variant is available in Malaysia for a limited time

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The limited availability of the HUAWEI P10 Plus Rose Gold Limited Edition variant will be in the Malaysian market starting Friday, 3 August 2017 and will retail for RM3,099. Matthew Ng, Deputy Country Director of HUAWEI Consumer Business Group said that this variant is targeted especially at their female customers and will make a nice romantic surprise for loved ones as well.

The biggest selling point of the phone is its dual-camera co-engineered with Leica and has features like 3D facial technology, portrait enhancements and dynamic illumination. Additionally, the phone’s Dual-Camera 2.0 features wide aperture photography to produce stunning and artistic portraits with a natural bokeh effect. Thanks to HUAWEI-Leica depth-of-field algorithm, users can capture sharper and vivid colour in every shot while keeping the background out-of-focus. The 5.5-inch model will come with the latest EMUI 5.1, offering features that will make it easier for you to navigate and understand your habits to give you the best experience.

If you want this very limited variant of the HUAWEI P10, visit a HUAWEI Experience store near you and for more information, visit
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official Facebook page.

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Huawei P10 Plus Review: Smartphone Photography Redefined Again

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In today’s smartphone camera war, companies show off their partnerships with a well-known camera maker, allowing them to have a competitive edge against competitors. Just like how Nokia did it with ZEISS, it has managed to pulled that success off by leaving a great impression until today, and Huawei has apparently done it with the co-engineering partnership with Leica, making dual cameras a trend that even Apple has to jump on to the bandwagon, despite offering a different solution. My colleague Reuben has previously reviewed the
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, which he thinks it isn’t cool enough, and I kind of agree to that, because it really doesn’t make too much difference from its predecessor apart having an upgraded pair of glasses and beefed up specs, the P10 Plus isn’t cool either, but it is a much better device than the P10.

Most of us have been accustomed to judge a Plus model of a smartphone to be larger in size rather specs. In the case of the P10 Plus, It doesn’t feel much bigger than the P10 despite sporting a slightly larger display at 5.5-inches, Huawei has also doubled the display’s resolution to QHD, which if you have sharp eyes, you will definitely notice the difference not only just in image sharpness, colors are also more vibrant on this display. The P10 Plus also has more RAM and storage at 6GB and 128GB respectively, paired with the fast Kirin 960 processor that we have been familiar with, this is a pretty fast device that we are dealing with and it’s the most powerful flagship that we have ever seen from the company.

Like the previous P9 Plus, the P10 Plus comes with dual loudspeaker setup that is located at the earpiece and bottom of the handset, they are loud and clear that you can conveniently blast your room with tunes if you don’t have a Bluetooth speaker. In addition, the soundstage changes once you turn the phone landscape, giving you a pretty immersive stereo sound that Huawei calls it Stereo+. Not to forget to mention, the P10 Plus does pretty well when playing audio via headphones (thankfully we still have a 3.5mm jack!), though a software equalizer isn’t present for tuning audio.

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Although I was slightly disappointed that Huawei has decided to move the P10 Plus’ fingerprint scanner to the front, the hardware was just so impressive that I decided not to complain, it simply recognizes my thumb instantly, as if I am merely quick tapping on it like a home button, I do however miss things like using it for swiping down the notifications shade and taking selfies, but at least I’m not getting annoying unlock error messages like I usually do on the iPhone 7 Plus.

Like all Huawei devices, the P10 Plus’ software isn’t too different, which in this case I find it to be just as snappy as the more affordable Honor 8 Pro I’ve just finished reviewing. Huawei’s software has definitely taken advantage of the extra RAM, though it is still quite a memory hogger with 2.5GB of RAM left after some time, there were very few scenarios where apps and games will need to be restarted when left running in background. The P10 Plus’ software runs on Android 7.0 at this time of writing, and like most manufacturers it doesn’t seem like Huawei has plans for issuing an Android 7.1.1 update, but hopefully the phone will make a jump directly to Android O when it is official.

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The only reason that you will really want to own a P10 Plus is the camera, which is a minor but huge upgrade from the P10, it still comprises of a 20-megapixel monochrome and 12-megapixel RGB sensor setup, however the larger f/1.8 aperture gives you the advantage of being able to shoot better pictures in low light as opposed to the P10’s f/2.2 aperture. In my tests, the camera performs rather snappily in most situations, the annoying shutter lag that was once present on the old P9 was no longer present, especially in low light situations, you could effortlessly take a beautiful shot, image quality is also pretty impressive as well with great dynamic range, noise levels are also well managed this time.

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Huawei has been pretty much showing off its Portrait mode during the launch of the P10 Plus, a mode that literally focuses on a human face and creating a depth of field on the background, giving users a perception that the picture was taken with a DSLR portrait lens. In this case, the P10 Plus depends heavily on software algorithms to decide the angles of the human head it needs to focus on, as opposed to the iPhone 7 Plus using a telephoto lens to do the trick, however in my tests the P10 Plus seem to produce better results than the former, especially when it comes to the corners and  recognizing the hair strands.

As for the front facing camera, the P10 Plus is equipped with the same 8-megapixel Leica camera found on the P10, it is by far one of the best camera I’ve ever come across as it automatically switches into a wide angle mode when it detects more faces squeezing into the frame, it also doesn’t over beautify my selfies like certain ‘selfie smartphones’ do, you also have the option to turn on portrait mode, which will yield similar bokeh effects as the main camera.

Battery life has always been one of the selling points of Huawei smartphones, however this is where the P10 Plus falls short, though sporting a much larger battery than the P10 at 3750mAh, the higher resolution display takes up more power than usual, and you will find yourself charging the phone before the day ends if you are a heavy user. Huawei does try to resolve this by offering its proprietary SuperCharge quick charging solution here, but you are going to have to carry around the brick along or purchase the company’s own SuperCharge power bank, no quick charge support on your typical Quick Charge 3.0 power bank. My colleague also once noted that the P10 does heat up quite a bit after using a while, the P10 Plus thankfully has well controlled thermals with no performance throttle during my review period.

Verdict

The Huawei P10 Plus is definitely a worthy upgrade over the old P9 Plus, it’s upgraded Leica dual camera system is the only reason that you will want to invest on if you are serious about smartphone photography, it also outperforms certain flagship smartphone cameras with great dynamic range and detail. Otherwise, smartphone performance is similar to the Honor 8 Pro, which costs RM1,000 less than the P10 Plus, or you could also consider the Mate 9 if you are particular about battery life.

The Good

Well designed aesthetic

Better main camera than the P10

Dual speakers and great headphone audio

Insanely fast fingerprint scanner

Huge storage and RAM

The Not so Good

Priced more expensive than similar spec siblings

Average battery life

EMUI is still a RAM hogger

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Huawei P10 Review: Cool phone, but it’s just not enough

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Most of you should know what Huawei is capable of right now. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer experienced its first big break when it launched the Huawei Mate 8 and Huawei P9, both really impressive devices in their respective strides. Not only did these flagships reduced Western stereotypes towards Chinese smartphones. But they also paved the way for Huawei to further penetrate the Western Market.

The Huawei P10 seems like a rather modest follow-up to the P9, with a some extra bells and whistles added to it. This is in fact the first ever proper Huawei phone I’ve used, discounting my experience with the Honor 5X a year ago. The Huawei P10 has been my daily driver for two weeks now, and here’s what I have to say about Huawei’s Leica warrior.

Design and Display

It is rather hard to deny that the Huawei P10 isn’t inspired by Apple’s iPhone 7. While that might sound unfortunate, it certainly isn’t surprising at all in a world where smartphone makers often copy each other in design choices. Regardless, the Huawei P10 is a well crafted handset. It sports a metal unibody build, with more rounded edges this time as compared to its predecessor. The new design gives the P10 a more gentle touch when being held in the hand, as the P9 has more chamfered edges than rounded ones.

The review unit in hand is the Graphite Black color model, which is nothing less than a beautiful sight. Unfortunately, the P10’s body is still prone to fingerprint smudges and scratches. The review unit has already gotten some minor scratches and scuffs before I received it, proving that it isn’t as solid as it looks.

Port and button placements are standard and ideal on the P10. The headphone jack is placed at the bottom (yes there’s a headphone jack), followed by the USB Type-C port and the single speaker grille on the other side. Speaking of which, the speaker quality is above average. But with no front facing speaker(s) as seen on the Mate 9, it is advisable to opt for the provided Earpod-esque headphones for media consumption.

On the back is the Huawei logo and the glass piece above it housing the dual camera setup with dual-tone flash in typical Huawei fashion. One thing missing on the back panel that was on the P9 is the fingerprint sensor, which has now been moved to the front below the display. Speaking of the fingerprint sensor, although speedy at best, isn’t the most accurate. There were some instances where I had to revisit the fingerprint settings to “re-recognize” my fingerprint because it failed to recognize it. Another caveat is that the fingerprint sensor does not double as a home button, which brings us to the lack of capacitive buttons. The P10 has on screen buttons. Alternatively, fingerprint sensor gestures can act as “recent apps” and “back” actions. Capacitive buttons flanking the fingerprint sensor would be a wise decision, instead of having wasted space.

Due to its small form factor, the P10 will definitely fit most hands. You’ll find a 5.1-inch IPS NEO LCD display on the front. The display features a good amount of saturation and dynamic range, very impressive when you consider that fact that it’s an LCD panel. The brightness of the screen boasts a huge range as well, dim enough to view under low lighting conditions and still managing itself without a problem under direct sunlight. I however experienced some automatic dimming and brightening of the display while operating the device, with the automatic brightness option turned off. I’m unsure as to whether this is a hardware or software issue, but it is something worth noting. The display of the P10 has Gorilla Glass 5 protection, but if you don’t happen to be the most heedful user, I would suggest a screen protector or a tempered glass screen protector of some sort, as I have gotten a number of visible scratches on the screen of this particular P10.

Internal specs, software, performance and battery

The Huawei P10 runs on Huawei’s home bred HiSilicon Kirin 960 octa core processor clocked at 2.4 GHz with a Mali-G71 MP8 GPU. The phone is equipped with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. Storage can be further expanded via the micro SD slot if you need more space.

A string of controversies recently surrounded the storage of the P10, which is claimed to be of UFS 2.1. Unfortunately, our review unit of the P10 only meets UFS 2.0 speed standards after a series of tests. Some websites report that the larger P10 Plus actually uses UFS 2.1, but we can confirm that the P10 we have only runs UFS 2.0 technology

As far as daily performance goes, the Huawei P10 is a champ. It is on par with smartphones running Snapdragon 820/821 processors. The phone breezes through daily tasks without stumbles on the Kirin 960 chip. The only aspect which slightly slows down the performance of the P10 is it’s software. The handset operates Huawei’s own EMUI 5.1 on top of Android Nougat 7.0. The UI is feature filled with some extra bells and whistles to it, useful at most times. Features such as knocking the screen twice to perform a screenshot and screen recording capabilities are definitely handy. Other useful quirks include App Twin, which allows users to have two accounts on the same app at the same time.

Generally, the software isn’t lightweight by any means. Considering that Huawei pitted the Kirin 960 processor against top of the line Qualcomm and Exynos chips, it’s highly likely that the software is the culprit for the occasional slowdowns.

One thing to note is that the phone heats up unusually when using a navigation app such as Waze and Maps. It’s rather hard to tell whether or not it’s a hardware or software issue, but I hope to see it fixed if it’s on the software side.

As far as battery life goes, the Huawei P10 is only average at best. Of course, I don’t expect this phone’s battery life to be as excellent as the Huawei Mate 9, which has a huge 4,000mAh battery. But with a 5.1-inch 1080p display, a 3,200mAh battery sounds like more than enough the P10. Unfortunately, you’ll find yourself having to charge it at the end of the day even after a day’s worth of non-heavy usage. For most of the days during testing, I needed to charge up my P10 after a 12 hour period out from home. Compared to most Huawei smartphones, the battery life of the P10 is only sub par and Huawei could do much better with its dual camera flagship.

Camera

Huawei carried on the Leica branded dual rear camera setup from the P9 and the Mate 9 to the P10. This time round, the setup consists of a 20MP monochrome sensor and a 12MP RGB sensor. With this configuration, the P10’s camera package is capable of up to 2X optical zoom, and is also said to have better performance under low lighting conditions.

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Standard photos under optimal lighting turned out excellent like most flagships out there. The Huawei P10 breezed through these scenarios like a champ, producing sharp images with great exposure and dynamic range, though the latter can be inconsistent once or twice out of ten shots. One of the most useful features is the ability to tweak apertures, especially if you’re going for the full-on bokeh mode. In aperture mode, the P10 makes full use of both sensors, allowing users to select the focus area and adjust the aperture according to their liking. The focus point and the aperture can be repositioned and readjusted respectively even after taking a photo. This definitely comes in handy, giving users full liberty of producing one image in apertures as wide as F/0.95, along with different focal points. This feature comes in helpful too if you happen to take photos which aren’t properly focused, as long as the software can save them.

The aperture mode however, isn’t perfect by any means. You’ll find instances whereby a subject’s edges are blurred out together with the rest of the background. Moreover, you’ll notice some distortion and over processing in the images. Nevertheless, having the bokeh effect is still unique in its own stride.

The P10 also boasts its camera’s 3D portrait enhancement capabilities. It is claimed to be more accurate when it comes to facial detection. The camera will produce a 3D profile from the measuring of up to 190 locations on a subject’s face. This is certainly a plus point for portrait photography enthusiasts, as the technology punctuates facial features and skin textures as part of the enhancement. Some shots may look over processed but that will depend on personal preference.

As far as Huawei’s claims of the P10 go, it doesn’t seem to live up in low lighting conditions for the most part. The image quality of low light images produced by the P10 fall short of the flagship standard. Photos can turn out to be grainy and full of noise at some point. The camera software also requires you to steady your shot for a second once it detects poor lighting, which will make images blurry especially when moving subjects are involved. Honestly, the P10 needs to be much better in the low light game.

Having said that, the Huawei P10 features a couple of nifty camera modes, plus a few extras which can be downloaded. Personally I find monochrome mode fun to play with at times. The high contrast Good Food mode can also produce attractive shots at the right times.

The Leica branding has extended to the P10’s 8MP selfie shooter as well. Photos produced are decently sharp as expected, on par with today’s standards as quality selfie images are pretty much a must have in this day and age. The front facing camera excels under low light too, with the assistance of the camera software. There’s a ton of post processing involved but the photos definitely turned out to be above my personal expectations.

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Huawei P11 rumored to make an appearance during MWC 2018

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We are halfway through December and its safe to say that companies are busy preparing to release their new flagship devices for 2018. Because of that, there is a high chance that we will be seeing the Huawei P11 during Mobiel World Congress in February 2018.

Huawei released the P10 during MWC 2017 so its safe to assume that the company will keep up with the trend of releasing the P-series phones during the event. To further solidify the assumption, Huawei representatives have been hinting that we will see the new P-series flagship during the first quarter of 2018. However, that is a bold move as Samsung might also unveil the Galaxy S9 during MWC 2018 based on leaked reports so this will be very interesting to see which company would have a more grand event for their respective launches.

Huawei P11 Concept Creator

The Huawei P11 will be placing a focus on its camera and AI program merging the two elements which the company claims will take better shots, but Samsung, on the other hand, will be showing off the Snapdragon 845 equipped S9 and possibly an under screen fingerprint sensor.

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Huawei P20 and P20 Pro could retail at RM2599 and RM3299 respectively

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Huawei’s P20 launches in Malaysia tomorrow, and not too surprising, some retailers have begun to leak more details about the phone’s availability and pricing, as reported by our friends at Amanz, a well known and reliable online retailer GStore (which we also buy some of our devices from) has listed out the P20 and P20 Pro on Lazada, the listing has now been removed at this time of writing due to embargo, fortunately a screenshot has been captured by a sharp-eyed reader, which shows that the P20 and P20 Pro will retail at RM2,599 and RM3,299 respectively, pre-orders will start at April 6 with RM999 worth of freebies to be given away.

Based on these leaked official prices, it does make sense as we have already expected the P20 and P20 Pro to have slight increment in prices due to the phone’s design and cameras, while memory chips are also one of the factors that cause the price to go up. In fact, the slight price bump still gives competitors such as the Galaxy S9+ and Xperia XZ2 a good run for their money, all thanks to the advanced Kirin 970 CPU with AI and upgraded Leica dual camera system, which the P20 Pro features a 3rd lens that captures telephoto shots.

We’ll be live over at Huawei’s local launch event tomorrow, and we’ll be back with more details once we hear more from the officials, but meanwhile, get ready to burn your paychecks on Huawei’s flagship.

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Huawei P20 and P20 Pro will be available in Malaysia starting 6 April 2018

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The highly anticipated Huawei P20 and P20 Pro have finally landed on our shores, offering users a whole new experience when taking photos with our phones. The P20 Pro features the world’s first phone that comes with three camera lenses and both the phones comes with advance AI features that offer groundbreaking photography experience in the palm of your hand.

As mentioned in the previous write-up of the P20 phones, the main feature is the cameras as the P20 Pro comes with 40MP RGB sensor, 20MP monochrome sensor and an 8MP telephoto lens. While the P20 comes with a 12MP main camera and a similar 20MP monochrome lens to enhance photo taking in low light conditions. The AI capabilities of the Kirin 970, which is powering the device, is able to detect up to 500 scenes in 19 categories, it will adjust the camera settings to get the best picture based on the scene identified.

The P20 allows anyone to be a professional photographer as it comes with features like AIS, Huawei’s Artifical Intelligence Stabilisation that allow users to take a long exposure shot without a tripod, 4D predictive focus to keep the subject in focus even when it’s moving by predicting its movements, and AI-Assisted Composition which suggest on how to frame group shots and landscapes.

The front 24MP camera comes with AI beautification and 3D Portrait Lighting which can allow the user to change the lighting on your photos, giving it a studio like feel.

Both the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro will be available starting 6 April 2018. The P20 will retail at RM2599 and the P20 Pro at RM3299, both the phones will come in three colour options, Midnight blue, Pink Gold and Black.

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Huawei P20 Pro users could get Android Pie update today

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This is truly Huawei’s best track record ever, as the company has made an announcement via its Facebook page that the P20 Pro will receive the Android Pie update starting today, which makes this the very first Android smartphone in the market to be upgraded to Google’s latest operating system from Android Oreo.

While you may start to hit that System Update button right now, don’t fret if you don’t receive the update as it will be delivered in batches, so expect a notification to pop up sometime this week. Before that, you will also need to ensure that all of your data is backed up properly as a major software update can usually cause unfortunate bricks and eventually made you lose your data.

Android Pie brings many refinements to the table, while Huawei still have its usual EMUI customizations running on top, you should expect much better performance and battery life than Android Oreo, improved notifications and security features.

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Huawei P20 vs iPhone X Camera Comparison

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The Huawei P20 goes on sale April 6th. While you may have probably been prepared to spend your pay check on the phone, which is actually a pretty good choice, you might also be wondering how well it stacks up against the iPhone X when it comes to camera performance. Therefore, we went for a round of picture taking along the streets of Bukit Bintang this afternoon, we are also very fortunate to have received the Huawei P20 a day before the launch. We have uploaded both the Huawei P20 and iPhone X camera samples to Flickr as usual, which you can view the original picture by clicking on the slideshow down below. Do share your thoughts at the comments section!

Huawei P20 Camera Samples

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iPhone X Camera Samples

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Huawei P20 vs iPhone X Front Camera Sample

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Huawei P30 and P30 Pro are officially launched in Europe boasting a quad-camera setup

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It’s finally here ladies and gentlemen, the much anticipated, highly gossiped-about Huawei P30 is launched at Huawei’s conference in Paris.

This is the third entry to the camera-centric flagship P series, and it boasts much better camera setups than its predecessors the P20 and P20 Pro. The Huawei P30 comes with a triple-lens setup – 40MP + 8MP telephoto lens + 16MP ultra-wide-angle lens. The P30 boasts an impressive 30x digital zoom.

Meanwhile, the Huawei P30 Pro features a whopping four-lens setup; one of which is a periscope lens, making the P30 Pro one of the first phones to feature the technology. The phone also sports a 20MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 40MP wide angle lens, an 8MP telephoto lens and a ToF camera.

When it comes to video, both models feature Huawei’s Dual-View Video feature which utilizes two lenses to capture two separate videos.

The P30 comes with a drop-notch 6.1-inch display while the P30 Pro is a much larger 6.47FHD display. The P30 features a curved glass back, the P30 Pro features fully-curved edges.

Both phones are powered by a Kirin 980 chipset, making them bona fied flagships.

Feature-wise the P30 Pro features the much-needed wireless charging support as well as reverse charging. The P30 only comes with the standard SuperCharge 40W support. There’s also a in-screen fingerprint scanner as well as face unlock.

The P30 comes with a 3650mAh battery while the P30 Pro is equipped with a 4200mAh battery. Both models sport Type-C charging.

Huawei P30 comes with only one variant – the 6GB + 128GB internal storage, which is priced at €799; while the P30 Pro will be available in three configurations – 8GB RAM + 128, 256, or 512GB internal storage, and will be priced from €999.

The phones will be available in five color options – Breathing Crystal, Aurora, Amber Sunrise, Black and Peal White.

As for Malaysian release dates, reports suggest that the phone may be available sometime next week.

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Huawei P30 and P30 Pro rumored to feature three and four main camera lenses respectively

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It seems like smartphone trends seem to revolve around either taking away or adding things – you can expect phones to lose headphone jacks now, while gaining in extra screen real estate, but at the loss of bezels; notches are all the rage. Another trend that’s emerging is multi-camera smartphones – we’re not talking about double lenses, we’re talking about triple and even quadruple lenses!

The upcoming Huawei P30 is rumored to come with three lenses while the beefier P30 Pro will be equipped with four lenses – when will it end?!

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Reports by Android Authority show renders of the P30 phones with water drop notches, a thin chin and a headphone jack – which were absent in the P20 models.

To drive home to rumor, mobile phone case makers Spigen have cases designed for the P30 and P30 Pro available for purchase on their website. Spigen’s renders of the phone also show three lenses for the P30 and four lenses for the P30 Pro.

Given the P-series’ reputation for top-notch cameras, these rumors should excite mobile photographers.

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Huawei P30 Pro confirmed to get Android 10 – leaks surface from IFA 2019

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We already know that the Huawei Mate 30 series won’t be getting licenced versions of Android as well as access to official Google apps – but thankfully, existing Huawei devices can continue to utilise these apps and even receive software updates.

Huawei P30 Pro again seen at
#IFA2019
, even advertising the upgrade to
#Android10

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— Roland Quandt (@rquandt)
September 4, 2019

The device in question here is the Huawei P30 Pro. A promotional banner was spotted hanging proudly at the IFA 2019 exhibition in Berlin – and along with new colour schemes for the phone which we already know about, the copy “With Android 10” – the highly-skilled detective in me deduces that the phone is confirmed to get the Android 10 update.

It’s likely that the regular P30 would also get the update, because why wouldn’t it. Along with EMUI 10, you’ll be safe if you already own a Huawei device.

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Huawei P30 will be bundled with a complimentary Huawei Backup when it arrives in Malaysia

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If you’re planning on getting the upcoming Huawei P30, you’ll be in for a treat. According to SoyaCincau, Huawei plans to include the Huawei Backup in a bundle when you purchase the device in Malaysia.

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Currently only available in China, the Huawei Backup is a 1TB external hard drive for the purposes of backing up your Huawei devices. The Backup functions via a USB-C without the need for Huawei’s app of the same name.

According to Gizmo China, the Huawei Backup works with 5V2A chargers as well as 9V2A and 5V4.5A chargers.

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According to SoyaCincau, the device costs 699 Yuan (RM425), so getting one for free when you purchase the Huawei P30 sounds pretty neat. The Huawei P30 range of phones will be officially revealed in Paris this March 26 so Malaysian release dates should happen by June of this year.

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Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ officially announced with 50MP penta camera, 100x zoom and quad-curve display

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The Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro+ are now official – and we got an early hands on look for the phone
here
. The top two variants come with a
a
 6.58-inch Quad-curve overflow display that curves at the top and bottom as well as the sides. The only bezels on the phone you’ll find in the corners. The display supports 90Hz refresh rate – not quite the 120Hz we’re used to seeing on flagships in 2020.

Both Pro variants are IP68-rated for dust and water resistance. The back panel is made of ceramic and is highly
reflective
.

For imaging, the P40 Pro comes with a 40MP
Ultra Wide
 Cine lens, a 50MP Ultra Vision Wide RYYB shooter, an 8MP telephoto lens capable of 3x optical zoom, 50x digital, and a depth sensor. The P40 Pro+ takes things up a level by including another 8MP telephoto lens capable of 10x optical zoom and up to 100x digital zoom. For regular shots, the phone employs 16-in-1 pixel binning to offer better brightness and lower file sizes.

The regular P40 is a smaller 6.1-inch device with a curved display, but only the sides curve. It also supports up to 90Hz refresh rate.

For imaging, P40 comes with a triple lens setup with a 50MP ultrawide RYYB lens, an 8MP telephoto lens and a 16MP ultrawide shooter. This also uses 16-in-1 pixel binning for regular shots.

For selfies all three phones come with a 32MP main shooter alongside a depth, ambient, and gesture control sensors. With gesture control, you can scroll through a page or take selfies from gestures alone. You can also take 4K videos with these lenses which means good news for vloggers.

The cameras have a few new features – AI Remove Reflection which is self-explanatory, AI Remove Passerby, which digitally erases human subjects behind you when you take a selfie; and lastly AI Best Moment that helps you snap moving objects better.

Under the hood, both phones are equipped with a Kirin 990 chipset with 5G connectivity. Alongside that is 8GB of RAM as standard across the board; but for storage, the P40 gets 128GB, the P40 Pro gets 256GB and the P40 Pro+ gets 512GB. The phones support e-sim and storage expansion via Huawei’s NM card.

The regular P40 comes with a 3,800mAh battery that supports up to 20W fast charging, while the P40 Pro comes with a 4,200mAh battery and the phone supports up to 40W wired fast charging. The P40 Pro supports up to 27W of wireless fast charging, while the P40 Pro+ gets max speed at 40W.

All models ship with Android 10 with EMUI 10.1 layered on top; with Huawei
AppGallery
 to download apps. Huawei Share is also available here where you can access content from your phone on your Huawei laptop or tablet.

The P40 and P40 Pro is available in Ice White, Black, Silver Frost, Deep Sea Blue, and Blush Gold; the P40 Pro+ is available in Ceramic Black and Ceramic White. The P40 is priced at 799 Euro (RM3,845), the P40 Pro will cost you 999 Euro (RM4,808); and the P40 Pro+ costs 1,399 Euro (RM6,733). The P40 and P40 Pro will be available globally this April 7 while the P40 Pro+ will come sometime this June. The local pricing will most likely be a lot cheaper, and we’ll keep you updated when Huawei Malaysia has made the announcement for that.

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HUAWEI P40 Pro First Look – The camera beast with greater connectivity

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HUAWEI’s P-series is known to emphasise on smartphone photography. However, 5G connectivity has also become an important selling point, which is why HUAWEI’s newest P40 Pro also comes with 5G, making it the brand’s second flagship to support the new connectivity standard.

Straight out of the box, we get the usual stuff — the P40 Pro, a headset, charger, casing, USB-C cable and some manuals. There’s nothing extraordinary about the packaging, so let’s dive straight into what matters.

There’s no way we can skip on the P40 Pro’s camera. The company has been teaming up with LEICA since the P9 back in 2016; and now, the P40 Pro comes with an Ultra Vision Quad Camera featuring
a 50MP RYYB wide lens with f/1.9 aperture, a 40MP ultra-wide lens with f/1.8 aperture, a 12MP periscope telephoto lens capable of 5x optical zoom and a 3D depth sensor.
 The main camera currently holds the world’s largest CMOS sensor in a smartphone at 1/1.28 inch, in addition to other new features on its camera setup. The P40 Pro now has some features such as AI Remove Passerby, AI Best Moment and AI Remove Reflection.

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Out of the three, the AI Remove Passerby is the one that impresses me the most. It can automatically detect passersby when you’re taking pictures and removes the photo-bombers using the software. In the video above, I demonstrated how the feature works — it’ll automatically remove strangers passing by as long as it can detect their faces. However, you can also choose to remove passersby by clicking the ‘Edit’ button.

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The selfies taken with the P40 Pro’s 32MP front camera paired with a depth sensor also have great colours and details, but I wish the P40 Pro did better when it came to portrait shots. The bokeh effect is too intense and the edge detection sometimes fails to focus on certain parts of my hair. However, HUAWEI also added 4K HD support to its selfie camera, offering vloggers higher quality videos.

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Moving on to its rear camera, the P40 Pro produces bright images with a wide dynamic range. In good lighting, the noise in pictures is hardly noticeable and you still get a great amount of detail retention. If we look at the cat picture, you can clearly see the individual strands of her whiskers and fur, instead of just smudgy textures. However, HUAWEI tends to go over the top with the colour reproduction, so the colours can look over-processed and unnatural.

With its ultrawide camera, the colours are slightly better as they aren’t as saturated. Nonetheless, you get great exposure and good distortion management.

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The P40 Pro is also another phone with crazy zoom capabilities. Its periscope telephoto lens allows zooming of up to 50x digitally and with steady hands, the shots turned out as expected
—
 there is a loss of details and the image isn’t as sharp, but you still get to clearly identify the object as shown in the images above.

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Good low light photography is key in any modern smartphone camera setup, and the P40 Pro can take great night time photos even without its night mode switched on. If we look at the Funko Pop! Deadpool figure, the one captured with night mode switched on has a more accurate white balance while the other is brighter but has a cooler temperature. However, the night mode does well in really dark situations like the cat picture. It is slightly brighter and the facial features of the cat are more prominent.

Simply put, the camera setup on the P40 Pro is great, but that’s not the only feature worth mentioning here. As we inch closer to having 5G connectivity in our country, a phone with the ability to utilize it will become essential to many. The P40 Pro has a Kirin 990 5G chipset that supports dual 5G bands which makes it more worth your money compared to regular 4G phones. HUAWEI also offers a feature called HUAWEI MEETime — HUAWEI’s very own video call app that supports FHD resolution yet uses lesser data compared to other apps like WeChat or WhatsApp. Paired with its great camera setup, you won’t have to worry even if you’re video calling others in lowlight scenarios.

On top of that, the P40 Pro also has the looks to match its hardware. It is equipped with a 6.58-inch Flex OLED screen with a Quad-Curve Overflow Display. With a 90Hz refresh rate, scrolling and multitasking on the phone are also smoother. Equipped with DCI-P3 HDR, the display offers vibrant colours paired with high contrast, resulting in an enjoyable experience when watching videos. Out of the five colour variants available, we got the P40 Pro in Deep Sea Blue. It’s a beautiful blue that turns purple when you tilt it, and its ergonomic design makes it really comfortable to hold.

The P40 Pro we have comes with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. It has a 4,200mAh battery that supports 40W SuperCharge. Plus, HUAWEI has its own AppGallery that already has about 400 million active users. Although the company is still expanding its app store, our options are plenty like telco apps (Digi, Maxis, Celcom), social media apps like Snapchat and WeChat and other apps such as Touch ‘n Go eWallet, dahmakan and JOOX Music.

The HUAWEI P40 Pro is priced at €999, but its exact local pricing and availability remain a mystery.

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You might need some time to get used to the upcoming Huawei P40 Pro’s penta-camera setup

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Just when we thought we can get used to the new square camera design as seen on the iPhone 11 and the Google Pixel 4, smartphone manufacturers decided to come up with a more unappealing design — huge, rectangle module.

Leakster Evan Blass revealed renders of the Huawei P40 Pro that has a very “outstanding” rectangular camera module. It is slightly similar to the Galaxy S10 Lite and the Galaxy S20 camera designs, except that it looks longer. Based on the renders, the P40 Pro sports five rear cameras and has the Leica branding as usual.

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Honestly, my first impression of the camera design is
ughh,
 but that was what many people thought of the iPhone 11’s camera design and months later, we’re all over it. Perhaps what we need is just a few months to fully embrace this design.

If the renders are accurate, the P40 Pro will actually come with seven cameras in total. Apart from the penta-camera setup on its rear, it’ll sport two front cameras on a cylindrical cutout on the top left of the phone. It also appears to have minimal bezels, offering that full-screen experience that everyone desires.

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Huawei P40 Pro Plus coming to Malaysia this June 26; free gifts worth RM1,374 included

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Huawei will be releasing the top-spec Huawei P40 Pro Plus this June 26 – finally completing the line-up after its initial
announcement
 back in March.

What’s different?

The phone improves on the P40 Pro, which is already a
beastly
 phone, with an extra two telephoto lenses – a 10MP shooter capable of 10x optical zoom and another 8MP lens that does 3x optical zoom. The phone is capable of up to 100x digital
magnification
.

The P40 Pro Plus can also support up to 512GB of internal storage as well as faster wireless charging at 40W.

Other specs

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Elsewhere, the specs remain unchanged – you still get the gorgeous 6.58-inch Quad Curve OLED panel that pushes a resolution
of 2640
x1200p and a refresh rate of 90Hz.

Alongside the
aforementioned
 camera lenses, the P40 Pro Plus also packs a 50MP wide shooter, a 40MP ultrawide angle lens, and a 3D depth sensor.

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Under the hood, you can also expect a powerful Kirin 990 5G chip alongside 8GB RAM and up to 512GB internal storage. The phone is powered by a 4,200mAh battery with support for 40W of wired fast charging and 27W reverse wireless charging.

Price

The phone is priced at RM4,999 and will be available with a promotion that’ll see you get freebies worth over RM1,300. The items include a Huawei
FreeBuds
 3, a Huawei
SuperCharge
 40W wireless charger, the Huawei screen protection service, and the Huawei extended warranty service. Visit Huawei’s website
here
 this June 26 at 10:08am to make your purchase.

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HUAWEI P40 Pro Review: Crazy cameras with crazier features

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The HUAWEI P40 series is here in Malaysia and when it comes to this series, camera capabilities have been always been the focus. On top of that, HUAWEI has also added 5G connectivity to all three models in the lineup making it a proper 2020 flagship series. We’ve got our hands on the HUAWEI P40 Pro, but how does it fare? Let’s find out.

Since this phone is all about its photography, let’s just dive right into it. The P40 Pro is equipped with a 50MP Ultra Vision Camera, a 40MP ultra-wide shooter, a 12MP telephoto lens and a 3D depth sensor. Its overall performance is impressive; it impresses by taking good photos no matter what lighting conditions are. Daytime photography yields good details, decent brightness and balance in highlight and shadow management; but what’s better is even with backlighting, the lenses don’t overexpose the shots and it adjusts accordingly.

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The ultra-wide photos are also good, especially since there’s distortion correction but I have to say, there are phones out there that support a wider field of view. There’s also the telephoto lens that supports 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and 50x digital zoom and to put it simply, it delivers but it’s not mind-blowing.

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What’s new with the P40 Pro is a set of AI features – the AI Best Moment, AI Remove Passerby and AI Remove Reflection. The first allows you to take moving clips, meaning if you accidentally blinked in your photos, you can just go back to the previous frame for the perfect shot. As for the other two, you can find them when you click the Edit button. Personally, being able to remove passerby is way more impressive than removing reflection. The former literally removes the photo-bombers in your photos, while the latter kind of just darkens the reflective area so the reflection isn’t as obvious.

Low-light photography with the P40 Pro has also been enjoyable. Most of the time, I didn’t  need to turn on night mode. The only time it’s really needed is when the lighting is terrible and you’re shooting a close-range subject. At times like these, you’ll need the night mode enabled for a more accurate colour reproduction as well as better detail retention.

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The portrait mode still has room for improvement, but more towards its dual-selfie lens. The rear camera does well, but the portrait selfies have a rather intense bokeh effect. But that aside, selfies taken with the P40 Pro comes out sharp and flawless. Plus, I can soften my facial complexion to fix flaws and switch between skin tones for better selfies.

So far, the P40 Pro is quite impressive. But how about its display? The P40 has a quad-curve display and I’m not the biggest fan of it – mostly due to it being prone to accidental touches. But apart from that, the display offers amazing clarity and vibrant colours. Plus, it boasts a 90Hz refresh rate, so scrolling and browsing on the phone feels a little bit smoother. The notch is now replaced with a cutout for its dual cameras and it did feel a little weird at first, but I got used to it soon. I just need to hide it when I’m gaming so that my buttons aren’t covered by the cutout. The P40 has an ergonomic design but what I love more is the matte design that is anti-fingerprint.

Now, the P40 Pro is powered by a Kirin 990 5G and comes with 8GB RAM along with 256GB storage. That’s more than enough for someone like me; plus gaming on the phone is a breeze too. With its 4,200mAh battery, I get two whole days of battery life which includes about two hours of gaming a day, without needing to plug in the charger. But even when it’s low on juice, the phone supports 40W of fast charging; and 40 minutes is enough to charge the phone from 50% to 100%.

As for its software, the P40 Pro ships with EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10. It comes with HUAWEI’s new MeeTime video call feature that supports Full HD videos. Paired with its great camera setup, your video calls will also look great even under low-light situations. Plus, you get to share your screen with others and put down remarks for the participant to see, so it’s perfect for those who work using video calls.

The P40 Pro uses the HUAWEI AppGallery, but there’s no need to be skeptical. Most Malaysians’ favourite apps can be downloaded, including WhatsApp and Facebook. You can also use third-party app stores and a web browser to download apps like Netflix, McDelivery, Grab, Instagram and Touch ‘n Go eWallet; so you’re not really missing out on anything…except for Google apps.

Verdict

Let’s be honest; RM3,899 is not cheap, but there’s a reason why the P40 Pro is priced that way. Compared to the regular P40, this is better in almost every aspect – battery, display, storage and camera. The only true competitor to the P40 Pro is the OPPO Find X2. The Galaxy S20+ could’ve been included, but sadly, it doesn’t have 5G connectivity yet.

The
P40 Pro
 is already available for pre-order and shipping will begin this April 11. Those who pre-order this device will be entitled to gifts worth over RM1,300 which includes a HUAWEI FreeBuds 3, the HUAWEI CP39S SuperCharge Wireless Car Charger and up to 50GB cloud storage that’s valid for 12 months. In addition to that, customers will also get a one-year extended warranty as well as one-month screen protection for the P40 Pro. To top it off, customers can get a three-month free premium subscription to HUAWEI Video.

The Good

Crisp display quality

Handles backlit photos well

Good low-light photography

Interesting camera features

Fast charging

MeeTime supports FHD video calls

The Not So Good

Slightly unnatural portrait selfies

Hefty price tag

No Google apps

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Huawei P40 renders leaked with quad-waterfall display and possible 6.7-inch size

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Shortly after Huawei CEO Richard Yu confirmed the arrival of the Huawei P40, it looks like we also know how it’s going to look like.

Renders created by
OnLeaks
 show a very slim device with a “quad-waterfall” display – meaning all four edges of the smartphone will be curved. Looking at the renders, we realize that the chin and forehead doesn’t quite curve the same way the sides do. Instead, a small section in the middle of the edge is curved, while it’s being reinforced with a metal frame along the corners.

So… Here comes your very first and rather early glimpse at the
#HuaweiP40
 and
#HuaweiP40Pro
 in form of gorgeous 5K renders! Once again, on behalf of my Friends over
@91mobiles
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— Steve H.McFly (@OnLeaks)
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Moving to the back, we see it adopting the rectangular camera module trend which we’ll be seeing a lot next year. It looks like a sizeable module too, so we can expect up to four lenses in the setup.

According to a report by 91mobiles, the regular P40 should have a display size of around 6.2-inches, while the P40 Pro could be as large as 6.7-inches. From the renders, we also see
aluminium
 borders, a single speaker at the bottom right next to the USB C charging port.

As we’ve reported before, the phone will not come with GMS as the US-China trade war rages on, so the P40 will be the first in the Huawei P-series to not come with the service. Richard Yu has confirmed that the devices will be launched in Paris this March 2020, so we won’t have to wait too long for a look at the phones.

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Huawei P40 series colours leaked – possibly six variants available at launch

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Serial
leakster
 Evan Blass has taken to Twitter, as he always does, to show off the brand new
colours
 which could come with the Huawei P40 series. The phone is set to be announced this 26 March via an online stream so these newer leaks could very well be real.

In the picture, there are six
colours
 in total – black, blue, gold, grey, silver and pearl white (or something like that). One
colour
 that seems to be missing however, is mint green – this was teased a couple of months ago and had garnered attention as a result.

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Regardless, the leak has drawn pokes at Samsung for their lack of
colour
 variants for their Galaxy S20 series. It’s petty, but if you’re going to charge a phone RM4,000, the least you could do is offer more than two or three
colours
.

The Huawei P series is obviously known for their photography prowess and the P40 series is touted to come with a 52MP main lens alongside another 40MP shooter. The phone will also have a double pixel binning feature, that just means the main camera gets pixel-binned twice up to 3.25MP which will be used for low-light photography and night mode.

We’ve still got 10 days left for the
offical
 launch, so we’ll have to see what
colour
 options we get for the P40 series then.

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The Huawei P40 series comes with exciting camera features; priced from RM2,799

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HUAWEI launched the P40 series in Malaysia today with its three new models, the P40, the P40 Pro and the P40 Pro+.

Focusing on photography, the P40 has a 50MP main camera, a 16MP ultra-wide lens, and an 8MP telephoto lens. The P40 Pro takes it up a notch with a 50MP main lens, a 40MP ultra-wide cine lens, an 8MP telephoto lens capable of 3x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom and a depth sensor; on the other hand, the P40 Pro+ tops that with its 10x optical zoom and 100x optical zoom.

All three devices support a 90Hz refresh rate, but the P40 has a slightly smaller 6.1-inch OLED display while the P40 and the P40 Pro+ have a 6.58-inch OLED display. The P40 comes with a 32MP lens paired with an IR camera, while the other two models replace the IR camera with a depth sensor.

Other similarities include a Kirin 990 5G chipset, 8GB RAM and EMUI 10.1. Each device comes with different storage configurations; the P40 has 128GB, the P40 Pro has 256GB and the P40 Pro+ has 512GB. In terms of battery, the P40 has a 3,800mAh battery and its siblings have a 4,200mAh battery that supports 40W wired charging.

The Huawei P40 and P40 Pro will be priced at RM2,799 and RM3,899 respectively in three colours — Blush Gold, Deep Sea Blue and Frost Silver — whereas the P40 Pro+ in Ceramic White will cost you RM4,999.

You’ll have to wait for a little while longer for the availability of the P40 Pro+, but you can pre-order the P40 and P40 Pro through HUAWEI’s official site and its flagship store on Lazada, or on channels like Celcom, Senheng and SenQ. HUAWEI says that the delivery is estimated to commence from April 11.

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HUAWEI P40 series to arrive in March 2020 with a “never before seen” design

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The Huawei P40 series is arriving by the end of March 2020 in Paris and unfortunately for Google users, the phones will not come with Google services.

According to Gizchina’s report, HUAWEI CEO Richard Yu promises the P40 series to arrive in a one-of-a-kind design that will also offer better camera quality, performance and run on EMUI skin based on Android 10. Interestingly, HarmonyOS will still be limited to other smart devices, but not the HUAWEI smartphones.

Apart from that, the HUAWEI Mobile Services is also expected to launch with the P40 series, meaning that the upcoming HUAWEI phones will be able to run quite a large number of apps. It is also speculated that the phones will be running on the latest Kirin 990 5G processor, while the next flagship processor will be available with the Mate 40 series.

The P40 and P40 Pro will definitely have lots of upgrades over the P30 series, but we’ll have to wait for another four months to confirm their specs.

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Huawei P40 series to be introduced this 26 March in Paris

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It was a busy day for Huawei yesterday as they launched a flurry of products, including the Mate Xs Foldable smartphone.

But during their keynote event yesterday, they also mentioned that they will be launching the P40 series this coming March 26.

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It will once again take place in Paris, like the last time – but unlike last time, we’ll be seeing a Huawei P-series device come without Google apps.

But as per usual, the Huawei P40 will put emphasis on photography and is said to feature 10x optical zoom, a 52MP sensor and possibly up to five lenses.

Image credit: Onleaks

Elsewhere, the phone is said to also sport a ‘quad-waterfall display’ which sees all edges of the phone curved. The biggest variant will be a massive 6.7-inches – but then again, flagships are expected to be around that size nowadays.

Image credit: Slash Gear

Under the hood should be a Kirin 990 5G chipset along with at least 8GB RAM. Being a flagship, it’s not far-fetched to expect LPDDR5 memory and UFS3.0 storage technology either.

For now, we’ll have to wait just a little longer before the launch in Paris; but if you’re interested to know what Huawei has released recently, check out our website for the latest coverage.

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Huawei P40 series to sport 54MP and 40MP lens with double pixel binning

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The Huawei P40 series is set to be introduced this March 26 in Paris, and we’ve heard quite a bit about the device already so far – like a 6.7-inch display, a Kirin 990 5G chipset, 10x optical zoom, LPDDR5 memory and UFS3.0 storage and more.

What makes the Huawei P-series however, are their photography capabilities, which require impressive set of cameras. According to leaks, the P40 will have up to five lenses, two of which are going to be massive in terms of resolution output.

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The first one is a 52MP lens that is 1/1.28” large, and employs pixel binning to produce 13MP shots. It’s also capable of two rounds of pixel binning, binning, bringing down the output to 3.25MP, which could be used for night mode, since the pixels are effectively very big at this point.

The next large sensor on the phone is a 40MP one and has a size of 1/1.5 – this is a Sony IMX650 module and is attached to a ultra-wide lens.

From the report by GSM Arena, the phone is not only capable of 10x optical zoom with a periscope lens, the phone also uses a regular telephoto lens with up to 3x magnification. There’s also going to have a ToF 3D sensor and colour temperature sensor which should work with the AI software to enhance images.

It’s safe to say that the Huawei P40 series is going to a photography beast, and could potentially give the Samsung Galaxy S20 series a run for its money.

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Huawei P50 Pocket: Insane specs in a compact form

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The Huawei P50 series launched a few months back, but the brand didn’t unveil the most exciting foldable variant, the Huawei P50 Pocket. As a smartphone that adopts a clamshell design similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3, it comes as a close competitor to the Z Flip3.

Display

The Huawei P50 Pocket features a 6.9-inch FHD+ OLED display that pushes a refresh rate of 120Hz. It also has an aspect ratio of 21:9 — meaning you can enjoy your movies in its natural form. Other than that, the inner display has a 300Hz sampling touch rate along with DCI-P3 colour gamut and HDR support.

Since this device
is
part of the P50 series, it will follow the same dual-ring design seen on its siblings but instead of a camera, the bottom ring is actually a 1.04-inch smart cover display.

Camera

On the upper ring lays the triple camera setup which consists of a 40MP True-Chroma Camera, a 13MP ultrawide lens, and a 32MP Ultra Spectrum Camera. For the selfies, the centered punch-hole cutout on the inner display houses a 10.7MP camera.

What’s special about the Ultra Spectrum Camera is that it offers a feature known as the Fluorescence mode which can “capture images imperceptible by the eye”. You can take a look below to get an idea of how it works.

Picture taken under the ordinary mode

Picture taken under fluorescence mode

Picture taken under fluorescence mode

Picture taken under fluorescence mode

Specs

Under the hood, the Huawei P50 Pocket packs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 4G SoC. The normal edition comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage whereas the Premium Edition comes with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.

Powering the device is a 4,000mAh battery which supports up to 40W fast charging with Huawei’s SuperCharger.

Price and availability

Normal Edition

Premium Edition

The Huawei P50 Pocket is priced at CNY 8,988 (~RM5928) for the 8GB+256GB model whereas its Premium Edition will go for CNY 10,988 (~RM7248) for the 12GB+512GB model. The company also offers a variety of cases for you to choose from.

For more information, you can visit the phone’s product page
here
. There’s no exact date on when the phone will arrive in Malaysia but we’ll be sure to update you so stay tuned.

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Huawei P50 Pocket: Triple rear camera & secondary display

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Huawei’s
P50 series
 launched a while ago and a new family member will be joining the series soon — the Huawei P50 Pocket. As you might expect from its name, it will be a foldable phone which adopts a clamshell design, similar to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip3.

Live images of the Huawei P50 Pocket was first seen when Harper’s Bazaar (fashion magazine)
released

a set of photos featuring Chinese actress and singer, Guan Xiaotong. She is seen holding a variant that sports a unique pattern (kind of looks like a fern leaf) with a golden finish.

As seen on the photos from the photoshoot, the phone will be equipped with a triple rear camera setup and an LED flash held together in a circular module. Other than that, there’s also a circular secondary display right below the camera which can also be used as a preview screen for the camera.

Surprisingly, no other details of the phone has been leaked (perhaps when we get nearer its launch date) but we’ll be sure to keep you updated on any new information.

Compact yet powerful, that's
#HUAWEIP50Pocket
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Coming soon.
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— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile)
December 14, 2021

In the meantime, feel free to look at the rest of the photos from the photoshoot.

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HUAWEI P50 series to feature 200x binocular zoom

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Leaks have surfaced online regarding the HUAWEI P50 series that’s launching in a few month’s time — the flagship phones are expected to feature some interesting upgrades, including 200x zoom.

HUAWEI P50’s screen to match the Mi 11’s

A
Weibo
 blogger shared a screenshot that revealed a list of features/specs of the P50 series; according to this list, the P50 will come with a 90Hz screen whereas the P50 Pro and P50 Pro+ will feature a 120Hz panel. These phones will still get a punch-hole cutout in the centre, but it’s expected to be smaller than before. The displays are supposedly as good as or even better than the
Mi 11
, so we’re expecting these HUAWEI phones to push a QHD+ resolution and to use the latest
Corning Gorilla Victus
 for screen protection.

HUAWEI brings 200x zoom to the P50 series

The P50 series also has similar camera specs to the
Mate 40 series
; HUAWEI continues to use Leica lenses, but the zoom capabilities have been expanded up to 200x zoom this time.

There’s a chance to experience 135W fast charging

Image credit: Ben Geskin

Under the hood, the HUAWEI P50 models are either powered by a Kirin 9000 or Kirin 9000e chip. The fast charging is slightly better than the
P40 series
 — the leak suggests that the phones will come with 66W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. HUAWEI may include 135W fast charging, but it is yet to be finalised.

Global versions may still run on Android

Despite HUAWEI’s announcement last year that
HarmonyOS
 will be available for HUAWEI’s phones in 2021, it seems that the P50 series will still be running on EMUI 11 which is based on Android OS.
GizChina
 reported the possibility of two versions — the China variants will run on HarmonyOS whereas the global variant will be available in both Android and HarmonyOS versions.

If HUAWEI follows last year’s timing, then we should be able to check out these phones sometime in late March or early April.

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Huawei P50 series to launch in Malaysia on 12 January

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After two weeks since its debut in its native country, the
Huawei

P50 Pocket
 along with the P50 Pro is finally coming to Malaysia. The local launch will take place next Wednesday, on 12 January.

Official sales will probably happen very soon as the P50 Pro and P50 Pocket are already listed on Huawei Malaysia’s Shopee and Lazada stores. Unfortunately, the local pricing has not been revealed yet but we’ll provide the prices in Chinese Yuan as an estimation.

Huawei P50 Pro:

8GB+256GB: CNY 6,488 (~RM4268)

Link to:
Shopee

/
Lazada

Huawei P50 Pocket:

Normal Edition (White) – 8GB+256GB: CNY 8,988 (~RM5914)

Premium Edition (Gold) – 12GB+512GB: CNY 10,988 (~RM7230)

Link to:
Shopee

/
Lazada

The P50 Pro is available in Golden Black or Cocoa Gold whereas the P50 Pocket is available in White (Normal Edition) or Gold (Premium Edition).

Huawei P50 Pro

The Huawei P50 Pro has a 6.6-inch AMOLED display with up to 120Hz refresh rate, and 300Hz touch sampling rate. It’s powered by a Snapdragon 888 4G SoC and an Adreno 660 GPU that’s paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage.

The quad camera setup consists of a 50MP and 40MP True Chroma Camera, a 13MP ultrawide camera, and a 64MP telephoto camera. For the selfies, you get a 13MP punch-hole camera.

Other that that, it has an IP68 rating and packs a 4,360mAh battery that supports 66W wired fast charging and 50W wireless charging.

Huawei P50 Pocket

The
Huawei P50 Pocket
 unfolds to show a 6.9-inch FHD+ OLED display with up to 120Hz refresh rate; The secondary display measures at 1.04-inches and can act as a preview screen when taking pictures or to display notifications.

Under the hood, you have the same Snapdragon 888 4G SoC paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage for the Normal Edition and 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage for the Premium Edition.

For imaging, you get a 40MP True Chroma Camera, a 13MP ultrawide camera, and a 32MP Ultra Spectrum Camera. For the selfies, you get a 10.7MP front camera. The phone also packs a 4,000mAh battery with support for 40W fast charging.

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HUAWEI P50 series: Here’s how it looks like

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The upcoming HUAWEI P50 series is expected to launch at the end of July. This series will consist of the P50, the P50 Pro and P50 Pro+ and will come in 5G and non-5G versions.

This is an interesting colour for the HUAWEI P50

Based on some online photos found by
GSMArena
, the HUAWEI P50 will come in a sparkly pink finish. The camera setup is also similar to previous rumours — there are two circular bumps; the top houses three lenses while the bottom houses the ultrawide lens that is expected to use a new 1/1.18-inch sensor.

We’ll be seeing these phones in two different chipsets

Another interesting news is that the P50 may be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip. However, this is an LTE-only version, not the 5G chipset we’re familiar with. This is due to the US trade ban that prohibits Chinese companies from trading with U.S. companies when it comes to 5G technology.

Even though the HUAWEI phones may be powered by the Snapdragon 888, Google Mobile Services will still remain unavailable on these phones. As for the 5G models, HUAWEI is likely to use their own Kirin 9000 chips.

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Huawei P8 and P8 Lite launches: our first impressions on the phones and the Talkband B2

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Its here, the most anticipated smartphones from Huawei has finally reached the Malaysian shores, the Huawei P8 and P8 Lite are a pair of premium flagships and comes packed with powerful cameras, the P8 and P8 Lite retails at the price of RM1799 and RM899 respectively, customers can head on over to Pavilion KL this week to check out the company’s roadshow and
stand

a chance to win great prizes in a lucky draw.

The P8 sports a modern sleek looking design which isn’t too different from its predecessor, its chamfered edges are beautifully polished with a metal frame and despite having a full metal body, the phone weighs in at 144g and measures a mere 6.4mm thin body. In technical aspects, the Huawei P8 has a 5.2-inch Full HD display and is powered by the company’s all new Hisilicon Kirin 930 8-core 64-bit processor clocked at 2GHz, the phone has 3GB RAM, 16GB built-in flash with option to expand via the phone’s second SIM slot, a 13-megapixel f/2.0 main camera with OIS and a RBGW (Red, Blue, Green, White) sensor, 8-megapixel front facing camera and is powered by a 2680mAh battery.

On wireless and cellular connectivity, Huawei has added a signal booster on the top and bottom of the phone that aims to reduce drop calls and consistent network connection to WiFi networks.

The P8 runs Huawei’s customized EMUI 3.1 software based on Android 5.0 Lollipop, what the company truly wants to promote on the phone this time isn’t the phone’s performance but rather the imaging tech on the phone’s camera, in which the comapany has fitted a DSLR-level ISP and mentions that the RGBW sensor could actually take beautiful night shots with lesser noise and more accurate colors.

One of the most hyped feature of the phone – Light Painting, allows users to capture light trails on busy roads, art, glittering galaxies and water flows, when used longer we could actually conclude that it is a pretty cool software trick that captures every frame of a detected light source and allows you to create an art in the picture while maintaining sharp focus in the background. The phone camera’s optical image stabilization also endures a 1.2 degree shake to ensure those shaky hand of yours takes clear pictures in challenging conditions.

On the other hand, the P8 Lite is also a very decent performer despite having a stepped down specs sheet from its flagship brother, it has a smaller 5-inch HD (1280 x 720) resolution display and thicker at 7.7mm. The phone is powered by a lower clocked Hisilicon Kirin 620 Octa-Core 1.2GHz processor paired with 2GB RAM, its main camera omits OIS while the front camera gets lowered down to 5-megapixel, it also comes with dual SIM capabilities with the ability to convert the second SIM slot to a MicroSD slot and it will support LTE networks.

Apart from these two new exciting smartphones, Huawei has also brought in its second generation Talkband B2 wearable introduced back in Mobile World Congress 2015, the Talkband B2 features a premium aluminum and glass material chassis and it can be ejected from the strap to be used as a
Bluetooth
headset
. Instead of using an OLED display, the Talkband B2 now utilizes a 0.73-inch PMOLED touch screen and has 4GB of built-in storage that stores music, Huawei has rated 5 days of working time and 6 hours of talk time, all thanks to the power efficient Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity and as a fitness tracker, the wearable is IP57-certified water and dust resistant. The Talkband B2 is available in two variants – Classic and Elite and will be available at Vmall.my at RM558 and RM668 respectively, the Elite variant is literally the gold color model of the wearable.

Head on over to Pavilion KL now or shop online at vMall.my.

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Huawei P9 exposes its rear with dual Leica camera

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We’re only a day away from Huawei’s launch event for the Huawei P9 at London tomorrow. Rumors and renders have leaked enough to form an ocean and you’re right again, they’re not resting on their laurels just yet, and this time, it’s more convincing than ever.

Rumors regarding the Huawei P9 sporting a dual rear camera were out for a while now, including an alleged Huawei individual handling the device out in the open during lunch. The dual rear cameras are said to be of 12MP. In addition to that, Leica is in charge of the optics department for the P9. If you have been paying attention, Huawei has officially announced its partnership with German company Leica not too long ago in February to reinvent smartphone photography, and it looks like Leica will be making its appearance with the Huawei P9.

Diving further into the photo we see a mention of an f/2.2 aperture of the dual-camera setup, which is still shy from the f/1.7 aperture of the Galaxy S7’s shooter. With Leica in the picture, expectations of the P9’s camera performance will be high once the handset is released to the public after its unveiling tomorrow. Will Leica make a difference?

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Huawei P9 Lite launched in the UK, Leica branding absent

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The Huawei P9 and P9 Plus were launched with pretty impressive spec sheets, with a slight controversy down the road regarding the “Leica” dual-camera setup on the rear of the phone. It was discovered that the camera modules were manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Sunny Optical instead, which resulted in a clarification by Leica, explaining that Sunny Optical was authorized by the company to manufacture the components.

Now Huawei has announced a P9 Lite in the UK, with the Leica branding not in sight, and also a single camera on the back alongside a couple more specs which are slightly tame compared to the P9 and P9 Plus. First off, the P9 Lite features a 5.2-inch 1080p display, an octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 650 processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB of expandable storage underneath the hood. THe handset sports a 13MP camera on the back instead of a dual-camera setup seen on the P9 and P9 Plus, coupled with an 8MP selfie camera on the front. The Leica branding seems to be missing on the back of the device, which tells us that Leica has probably sat out on this phone.

Powering the P9 Lite is a 3,000mAh battery and it features a micro-USB port, a step behind from the USB Type-C port which the P9 and P9 Plus opted for. Thankfully, the P9 Lite sports a fingerprint sensor, which seems to be a must have for smartphones of 2016. What do you think of this tamed down version of the P9? Let us know your thoughts at the comments section below!

Source:
Android Authority

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Huawei P9 out in the wild, for lunch

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An alleged Huawei P9 was spotted in the public, held by a person who is said to be from Huawei itself. The image of the person holding up a never seen before handset to his ear has surfaced up on various Chinese sites. It didn’t take long before Android enthusiasts realized that the smartphone being held by the man was the yet to be released Huawei P9. The image was said to be captured at some eatery, while the owner was spotted having his lunch.

Still, no one dared to fully guarantee that it was the Huawei P9 out in the wild. Nevertheless, the rumored P9 in the image shows a dual-camera setup just as rumored, alongside a dual-LED flash and what seems to be a laser auto-focus unit sitting right below it. Also seen in the image is a rear fingerprint sensor for the handset. The P9 seems to sport a metal chassis, similar to that of the P8.

We will be expecting three variants of the Huawei P9 to be launched Huawei’s London event on the 6th of next month, which will most likely be the P9 Lite, the P9 and the P9 Max. The standard P9 is rumored to feature a 5.2 inch 1080p display, Huawei’s high end HiSilicon Kirin 950 processor, alongside 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage with a 3,000mAh battery. The Lite version is said to sport a smaller 5 inch display, a Snapdragon 650 processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage while the Max version is tipped to have a huge 6.2 inch WQHD display, a Kirin 955 SoC, 4GB of RAM with 64GB of internal storage.

With just a little more than two weeks away from Huawei’s event, we will most likely be seeing more leaks like this up on the world wide web. Those rumored specs are highly possible, if not probable. What do you think about the upcoming Huawei P9? Let us know what you think!

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Huawei P9 sales exceed 12 million units

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After hitting the 10 million mark right before 2017, Huawei has once again boasted its sales figures for its 2016 Huawei P9 flagship series. The company’s dual camera smartphone has proven to be a success since its launch early last year, sparking the slew of dual camera handsets by Huawei and its subsidiary Honor. Huawei has reported that it has now sold more than 12 million units of the P9.

This new figure comes a little less than a year after the Huawei P9 went on sale. 10 million was the reported sales target for the Chinese manufacturer, and that milestone has been achieved when we graced the new year. This has definitely shown that Huawei’s efforts to expand globally hasn’t gone in vain. Although still far from being comparable with the sales of Samsung and Apple’s phones, Huawei has proven to be a rising giant in the smartphone market.

Over 12 million units of Huawei P9 sold will mean that the bar has been set pretty high for the newly launched Huawei P10 and P10 Plus. However, Huawei isn’t being too ambitious, setting the same 10 million target like it did for the P9. The Huawei P10 looks very much identical to the P9, and is said to be a more refined and polished version of its predecessor, this time expanding the Leica branding to the front facing camera. How well do you think the Huawei P10 will sell?

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Huawei P9 specifications leaked

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Huawei has already released its 2016 lineup for their Honor and Mate line. Next up on the list is the P9 as it has an estimated launch date of April 6th. However, it seems that the specifications for the P9 has already been leaked by Oppomart, and it shows that the P9 will have three different variants: the P9, the P9 Max and the P9 Lite.

The P9 Lite, as the name implies, is the affordable version of the P9. The phone itself comes with a 5″ Full HD screen, a Snapdragon 650 processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage space. The battery on the P9 Lite is slightly smaller too, as it has a 2,500 mAh battery. It will retail for USD 299 (RM 1218).

A step up from the P9 Lite is the P9. This phone features a 5.2″ Full HD screen, a Kirin 950 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage space. The P9 would also feature a 3,000 mAh battery. It has an expected retail price of USD 499 (RM 2034).

Finally, we have the P9 Max, the most powerful variant of the P9. This variant comes with a 6.2″ WQHD (2560×1440) screen, a Kirin 955 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage space. Much like the P9, the P9 Max comes with a 3,000 mAh battery. The P9 Max is expected to retail for USD 699 (RM 2849).

While the performance P9 varies according to its configuration, these three phones do share some features. For one, the P9s will all feature a dual 12MP rear camera with OIS and laser focus. The P9s will also support 4G FDD-LTE connectivity and will feature a dual SIM tray. All P9s will run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box with Huawei’s own Emotion UI skin layered on top of it.

Source:
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Android Authority

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Huawei P9max spotted in AnTuTu with specifications leak

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Rumors of Huawei’s P9max are slowly surfacing, revealing that the phone will receive a codename of P950S. On the leak through AnTuTu benchmark, it revealed some interesting specs. Its predecessor, the Huawei P8max, had a massive 6.8-inch 1080p screen, but the P9 max will be different. The benchmark detected 1,600 x 2,560 px resolution with a much sharper and points to a 16:10 screen. It will be a smaller screen, though, its diagonal an estimated 6.2-inch, but the benchmark estimations aren’t perfect, but it wouldn’t be a 0.6-inch difference.

Nevertheless, the Huawei P9max will be powered by the new Kirin 950 chipset, paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. But, the benchmark scores were lower than other K950 scores so this must be an early version of the software and it will be based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow instead of Android Lollipop.

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Huawei partners with Leica to step up smartphone photography

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Huawei and Leica has announced their partnership today, aiming to reinvent smartphone photography.

Huawei has been the third largest smartphone manufacturer globally since 2012, only behind giants Apple and Samsung. The Chinese company has also achieved a sale of over a 100 million smartphones in 2015, being the first Chinese OEM to join the elite ranks of Apple and Samsung. On the other hand, Leica, known for their “red dot” branding, has a history of more than a century, creating cameras and manufacturing lenses till today. Both companies have mutually agreed on the collaboration.

The partnership will cover research & development, design, user experience, co-engineering, marketing and retail distribution. Looks like both the companies have their arms open wide to each other. Smartphone photography has come a long way now, with Sony being the most prominent lens manufacturer for different OEM’s. Time will tell if smartphone photography revolutionize. Let us know your thoughts below!

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Huawei paves the way for Mate 9 with Mate 8 price cut

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The Huawei Mate 9 has been rumored for quite some time now, slated for a debut later this year, with many speculating a November launch. Although the Mate 9’s official launch has yet to be confirmed, a Chinese online retailer might have dropped a couple of hints telling us that Huawei’s next flagship will be arriving pretty soon.

Chinese online retailer Jing Dong (JD.com) has slashed the price of the current 3GB RAM/32GB storage variant of the Huawei Mate 8 from 2,699 CNY (RM1,680.76) to 2,199 CNY (RM1,369.39). The phone previously saw a price cut from the initial 2,999 CNY (RM1,867.58) a while back at IFA 2016 Berlin. Furthermore, the carrier model of the Mate 8 under Chinese major telco Unicom has also gotten a significant price reduction to an attractive 1,999 CNY (RM1,244.84) price point.

The discounted Huawei Mate 8 handsets on Jing Dong do heavily hint at an impending Huawei Mate 9 launch very soon. The upcoming flagship phablet is rumored to sport HiSilicon Kirin 960 processing chip underneath the hood, with 4GB and 6GB RAM configurations, plus storage options of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. Leica is expected to make an appearance again, chipping in for the Mate 9’s rumored dual rear camera setup of 20MP + 12MP. The handset has also said to feature Huawei’s new Super Charge technology, giving a 50% charge in only 5 minutes.

November 3 is the launch date that has been rumored for the Huawei Mate 9. Do take these rumors with a huge grain of salt before we bring in more solid confirmations for you. Let us know your thoughts at the comments section below!

Source:
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Planned on sideloading Google apps on your HUAWEI phone? You can’t do that anymore

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We already know that the newer HUAWEI phones will not come with Google apps pre-installed in the device, but many of us knew that we could just sideload those apps instead. Well, that’s not true anymore.

Recent reports revealed that users will not be able to access GMS even when they sideload the apps. Once Play Store is launched, users will be notified that the device is not Play Protect certified, so they won’t be able to use Play Store at all.

In a statement released by Tristan Ostrowski, Android & Play Legal Director, he pointed out that Google’s apps and services cannot be preload or sideload due to government restrictions. This means that HUAWEI phones that are launched to the public after May 16, 2019, are uncertified and will lose all access to GMS.

“Sideloading Google’s apps also carries a high risk of installing an app that has been altered or tampered with in ways that can compromise user security,” said Ostrowski.

If you still plan on getting a HUAWEI phone, then it’s time you start embracing Huawei Mobile Services.

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Huawei picks on Apple’s failed Face ID demo, teasing its real AI phone coming soon

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Huawei has always been challenging its competitors in many ways, and in light of the iPhone X’s announcement, the company has picked on Apple exec Craig Federighi’s failed attempt at the keynote getting Face ID with a pretty cheeky clown video, while at the same time teasing that the real AI phone is coming on the October 16th. Huawei is expected to reveal the Mate 10 next month which comes with an advanced
Kirin 970
 system-on-chip, the chip was unveiled in IFA 2017 and is said to deliver groundbreaking performance with AI learning capabilities.

The Kirin 970 CPU features a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), which works very similarly to Apple’s A11 Bionic chip and it is a set of processing cores dedicated to run AI tasks. While the meme that Huawei teases at Apple could mean that its NPU works much superior to Apple’s solution, we have yet to see how well it will work on the new Mate 10, it isn’t new for Huawei to implement solutions like this, as the company has also used Machine Learning algorithms on its EMUI software to optimize the software based on user behaviour.

More will be revealed in the coming weeks, and we should expect Huawei to unveil more teasers to make fun of Apple’s iPhone X.

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Huawei plans to overturn trade ban by filing motion against US Government for “unconstitutional” law

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The war wages on as Huawei hits out at the US Government for the inclusion of the Chinese company in a trade ban blacklist, which has caused Huawei to lose out on partnerships with key names like Google, Intel, Qualcomm and ARM.

Huawei chief legal officer Song Liuping said today in a press conference that the US Government’s accusations of security threat on the company are baseless, and Huawei will seek to carry out a lawsuit on the Government to challenge the “constitutionality of the US law”.

Image credit: Huawei

Huawei’s qualms with the law in particular related to Section 889 of the 2019 NDAA — a law that “prohibits on certain telecommunications and video surveillence services or equipment”; and according to Huawei, this singles out the brand without a proper trial.

Song also said that American politicians are “using the strength of an entire nation to come after a single private company” during the press conference while warning that they may not be the only entity to face the wrath of the Trump administration, but other industries, companies and even consumers could one day be affected by unconstitutional legislations.

In what Huawei calls would be a “pyrrhic victory at best”, the company will take part in a hearing on the motion to overturn their ban, which is set for September 19.

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Huawei pulls back the curtains on the Honor 8

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With both the Mate and the P series getting their updates, the spotlight is now focused on Huawei’s other line of smartphones: the Honor line. Today, Huawei has officially revealed the Honor 8, and judging by its specifications, this phone is placed right below the P9.

Let’s start with specifications. The Honor 8 will come with a 5.2″ 1080p touchscreen and will run on the Kirin 950 processor. Said processor is Huawei’s own octa-core CPU that employs four Cortex-A72 cores that is clocked at up to 2.3GHz, and four Cortex-A53 cores that is clocked up to 1.8GHz. The Honor 8 will sport up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage.

For the cameras, the Honor 8 will sport a dual 12MP rear camera setup with f/2.2 aperture, while the front camera is an 8MP unit with f/2.4 aperture. Other features that the Honor 8 will have includes dual-SIM functionality, a 3,000 mAh battery, a USB Type-C port, and a fingerprint scanner. The device itself will run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Huawei’s Emotion UI 4.1.

Huawei will begin selling the Honor 8 in three different variants. The 3GB RAM – 32GB Storage variant will have a starting price of CNY 1,999 (RM 1,195), the 4GB RAM – 32GB Storage variant is priced at CNY 2,299 (RM 1,374), while the 4GB RAM – 64GB Storage version will be priced at CNY 2,499 (RM 1,493). The Honor 8 will be available in Pearl White, Sunrise Gold, Midnight Black, Sakura Pink, and Sapphire Blue colours. Sales for the device will begin in China on the 19th of July at 10.08 AM.

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Huawei reduces price of Nova 2 Lite to RM659

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To celebrate Hari Raya, Huawei is offering a further price reduction to its Nova 2 lite smartphone starting 9 June 2018 onwards, originally priced at RM754, the phone will be sold at RM659, giving Malaysians celebrating Hari Raya more reasons to consider the purchase the device.

For starters, the Nova 2 lite features an 5.99″ HD+ FullView Display, a 13MP+2MP dual camera system and a front 8MP camera, a Snapdragon 430 SoC supported by 3GB RAM and 32GB of onboard storage, and a 3000mAh battery. In terms of software, the Nova 2 lite runs Android 8.0 with Huawei’s EMUI 8.0 skin, which features machine learning that optimizes the phone’s performance over time.

All color options of the Nova 2 lite will enjoy the same price reduction, including the recently announced limited pink edition of the phone that will go on shelves on 9 June 2018.

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Huawei refreshes the MateBook D with a 8th Gen Intel processor and GeForce MX150 chip

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Huawei has just refreshed its MateBook D notebook with a new 8th Gen Core i5 or i7 and runs on Windows 10. They have also announced two more MateBooks, the MateBook X and MateBook E which will both run on Windows 10 as well.

The MateBook D comes with the same metal unibody as the previous versions, 15.6-inch FHD screen and has a Nvidia GeForce MX150 graphics chip, an improvement over the previous version’s GeForce 940MX. The notebook will come with three variants, Core i5-8250U processor, 8GB of RAM and the MX150 which will be priced at CNY 5,188 (RM3229.32). The second will come with same specs except the storage which will be a 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD which is priced at CNY 5,488 (RM3416.06) and finally the last and most premium variant comes with a Core i7-8550U, 8GB of RAM, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD and the MX150 which comes with a price tag of CNY 6,688 (RM4163.01).

The notebooks are powered by a 43.3Wh battery which Huawei claims will give you 10 hours of use on a single charge. There is also Dolby’s panoramic speaker system, two USB 3.0 ports, HDMI port, and one USB 2.0 port.

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