HUAWEI’s App Gallery witnesses 83% increase in app distribution in 12 months

HUAWEI is pushing hard on App Gallery as an alternative mobile apps ecosystem, since the US government has blacklisted the company, preventing US companies from doing business with them. According to the recent company’s claims, the platform has 2.3 million registered developers, a 77% increase from last year, and a diverse global audience of 530 million Monthly Active Users. Continue reading “HUAWEI’s App Gallery witnesses 83% increase in app distribution in 12 months”

HUAWEI P40 4G with 6.1-inch FHD+ OLED display, Kirin 990, 50MP triple rear Leica cameras announced

After almost a year of introducing the P40 series smartphones with 5G support, HUAWEI has silently introduced the P40 4G version with the Kirin 990 4G SoC while retaining other specifications. It has a 6.1-inch FHD+ Flex OLED screen with 3.48mm, 4.47mm and 3mm ultra narrow borders on the top, bottom and sides, respectively, runs Android 10 with EMUI 10.1 on top with HMS, has in-display fingerprint scanner, and a 50MP Ultra Vision Camera , 16MP  ultra-wide camera and 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. Continue reading “HUAWEI P40 4G with 6.1-inch FHD+ OLED display, Kirin 990, 50MP triple rear Leica cameras announced”

HUAWEI Mate X2 with 8-inch 90Hz OLED foldable display, 6.45-inch 90Hz OLED cover display, Kirin 9000 5G, Leica Quad Cameras announced

HUAWEI just announced Mate X2, the company’s latest foldable phone at an event in China, as it had promised. HUAWEI has chanced from its unique outward-folding screen design in the original Mate X to an inward-folding screen like the Galaxy Fold. This has an 8-inch OLED screen on the inside with 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate and a 6.45-inch external OLED screen with 240Hz touch sampling rate. Continue reading “HUAWEI Mate X2 with 8-inch 90Hz OLED foldable display, 6.45-inch 90Hz OLED cover display, Kirin 9000 5G, Leica Quad Cameras announced”

HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i ANC earbuds with Bluetooth 5.2, up to 10h standalone music playback announced

HUAWEI has announced its FreeBuds 4i true wireless earphones, successor of last year’s FreeBuds 3i featuring active noise cancellation (ANC), up to 10h standalone battery life and a new round case. These feature 3D ergonomic design and ear canal close fit, lightweight body, reducing the burden to ears, and a more comfortable wearing experience. Continue reading “HUAWEI FreeBuds 4i ANC earbuds with Bluetooth 5.2, up to 10h standalone music playback announced”

HUAWEI Mate X2 with foldable display, Kirin 9000 processor to be announced on February 22

HUAWEI today confirmed the launch of Mate X2 with a foldable screen in China on February 22nd. This will be the successor of Mate Xs that was introduced  back in February last year. This will be powered by Kirin 9000 processor that powers HUAWEI’s Mate 40 series that were introduced a few months back. Continue reading “HUAWEI Mate X2 with foldable display, Kirin 9000 processor to be announced on February 22”

HUAWEI P50 Pro with 6.6-inch curved display surfaces

HUAWEI is working on its new P series flagship for the next year. Now the CAD render of the HUAWEI P50 Pro has surfaced that shows the curved display of the phone, thanks to @OnLeaks. The phone is said to feature a 6.6-inch screen, which should be an OLED panel with an in-display fingerprint scanner, but it is not clear if the company will stick to FHD+ resolution. Continue reading “HUAWEI P50 Pro with 6.6-inch curved display surfaces”

HUAWEI Nova 8 Pro with 6.72-inch FHD+ OLED 120Hz display, Kirin 985, 66W fast charging and Nova 8 announced

HUAWEI just announced Nova 8 and Nova 8 Pro 5G smartphones in China. The Nova 8 packs a 6.57-inch FHD+ OLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate and houses a 32MP camera inside the punch-hole, and the 8 Pro pack a 6.72-inch FHD+ OLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 300Hz touch sampling rate and houses a 32MP ultra-wide camera along with a 16MP portrait camera inside the punch-hole. These are powered by  Kirin 985 SoC with 8GB of RAM. Continue reading “HUAWEI Nova 8 Pro with 6.72-inch FHD+ OLED 120Hz display, Kirin 985, 66W fast charging and Nova 8 announced”

HUAWEI P50 series powered by Kirin 9000 reportedly on track for the first half of 2021

Amid a lot of chaos, Chinese smartphone player HUAWEI is planning to launch the next P-series smartphone, purportedly called P50, in the first half of 2021. As per the reports, HUAWEI is likely to use the Kirin 9000 SoC, which the company used for Mate 40 series. Continue reading “HUAWEI P50 series powered by Kirin 9000 reportedly on track for the first half of 2021”

HUAWEI confirms sale of HONOR smartphone brand

HUAWEI has confirmed the sale of their HONOR smartphone brand to Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology Co., Ltd. jointly founded by Shenzen Smart City Technology Development Group Co. Ltd. and over 30 agents and dealers of the HONOR Brand, selling all of HONOR’s business assets and its decision-making capabilities. The move is a result of a long battle between HUAWEI and the US government, whose sanctions have been hurting HUAWEI’s business for over a year now.

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Huawei Sound Bluetooth speaker with Devialet SPACE Soundstage announced

Back in March, Huawei announced their Sound X speaker, which was co-developed in partnership with French luxury audio manufacturer, Devialet. Now, they are come with a smaller sibling to the speaker, named simply the Huawei Sound, featuring a similar design, 360-degree sound, and Devialet’s signature 4-speaker Acoustic Design.

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HUAWEI 12000mAh 66W two-way fast charging power bank, 50W wireless and 66W wired car chargers announced

HUAWEI introduced its Mate 40 series of smartphones yesterday. The Mate Pro and HUAWEI Mate 40 Pro+ support 66W wired fast charging and 50W 50W Wireless fast charging. The company has introduced new 12000mAh 66W SuperCharge Power Bank, 50W SuperCharge Wireless Car Charger and 66W SuperCharge wired car charger alongside. Continue reading “HUAWEI 12000mAh 66W two-way fast charging power bank, 50W wireless and 66W wired car chargers announced”

HUAWEI FreeBuds Studio with dynamic ANC, low-latency gaming mode, up to 24h battery life announced

Along with the Mate 40 series, HUAWEI also introduced the FreeBuds Studio, the company’s latest noise-cancelling headphones with 4-layer 40 mm Polymer Diaphragm for clear audio. These feature Omnidirectional 8 Microphones System with 4 high sensitivity microphones working closely on both sides, the headphones detect the ambient sound more accurately for better noise cancellation.

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HUAWEI Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ with FHD+ 90Hz OLED screen, Kirin 9000 5G 5nm SoC announced

HUAWEI today announced its flagship Mate 40,  Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ smartphones in an online event as it had promised.  The Mate 40 has a 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED 90Hz screen and the Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ feature a 6.76-inch FHD+ OLED 88° Horizon Display with 90Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. These are powered by Kirin 9000 5G 5nm SoCs with dedicated NPUs and run Android 10 with EMUI 11.0 on top with HMS. Continue reading “HUAWEI Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+ with FHD+ 90Hz OLED screen, Kirin 9000 5G 5nm SoC announced”

HUAWEI Mate40 series to be announced on October 22

HUAWEI today confirmed that it will introduce its Mate40 series of smartphones in an online event on October 22nd. The company is expected to introduce Mate40, Mate40 Pro and Mate40 Pro+  and Mate40 Pro+ Porsche design version at the event. Continue reading “HUAWEI Mate40 series to be announced on October 22”

HUAWEI MatePad 5G with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, Kirin 820, 6GB RAM announced

HUAWEI has introduced 5G version of its MatePad tablet in China. It  packs a 10.4-inch WUXGA+ screen, is powered by  Kirin 820 5G  SoC with SA / NSA, 6GB RAM with 128GB storage which can be expanded up to 512GB with microSD. It runs on EMUI 10.1 based on Android 10. Continue reading “HUAWEI MatePad 5G with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, Kirin 820, 6GB RAM announced”