Huawei held their grand launch of three most awaited devices. One of them being the flagship, Mate S, followed by a mid-ranged G8 and a new addition to their tablet family, the MediaPad M2 8.0-inches.
The Mate S is the highlight of the entire day as its probably the most expensive smartphone that Huawei have ever introduced. The Huawei Mate S features the following:-
- 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED Display
- 3GB of RAM
- 64GB of internal storage
- Supports micro SD card slot up to 128GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
- Dual SIM with Dual Standby and Dual 4G LTE
- Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
- 2700 mAh battery capacity (supports fast charging 5V/2A)
- 13MP RGBW main camera with OIS (optical image stabilization)
- 8MP front selfie camera with LED flash
- Fingerprint scanner on the back
- Knuckle Sense (knock the screen to perform an action)
- Diamond-cut aluminium unibody
- 2.5D display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4
- Kirin 935 Octa core processor
The Huawei Mate S is priced at RM2698 inclusive of GST.
“It comes with Huawei’s signature 2 years premium warranty, 1-1 exchange during first year of warranty period, free door-to-door repair pick-up and after service delivery, one year LCD crack warranty, priority service at any Huawei authorized service center. The first 3000 Mate S consumers in Malaysia will also receive a Mate S Bespoke Royal Selangor VIP Pewter Card, an exclusive offer in the South Pacific region.”
Next up is the Huawei G8. The following will be the most asked details:-
- 5.5-inch Full HD IPS Display
- 3GB of RAM
- 32GB of internal storage
- Supports micro SD card slot up to 64GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
- Dual SIM with Dual Standby and 4G LTE
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 3000 mAh battery capacity
- 13MP RGBW main camera with OIS (optical image stabilization)
- 5MP front selfie camera
- Fingerprint scanner on the back
- All-metal unibody design
- 2.5D display
- Snapdragon 615 Octa core processor
The Huawei G8 is priced at RM1499 inclusive of GST.
Last but not least, the Huawei MediaPad M2 8.0.
- 8.0-inch IPS Display with 1200 x 1920 of resolution
- 3GB of RAM
- 32GB of internal storage
- Single SIM with 4G LTE
- Supports micro SD card slot up to 128GB
- Android 5.1 Lollipop
- 4800 mAh battery
- 8MP main camera
- 2MP front selfie camera
- Phone call capability
- Dual Harmon Karbon speakers (Top and Bottom)
- Kirin 930 Octa core processor
The Huawei MediaPad M2 8.0 is priced at RM1499 inclusive of GST.