CES 2016 Huawei Announces Mate 8 Smartphone and MediaPad M2 Tablet

Huawei officially announces Mate 8 and Mediapad M2 Tablet!

Starting of with their newest Mate 8 beautifully crafted metal body with 6 inch Full HD 1080p Display with heightened contrast and saturation. Under the hood, it is powered by Octa-Core Kirin 950 Processor with Mali-T880 GPU plus IntelliSense I5 co-processor for sensors. Has Thermal controls with 6 thermal mechanics and with DX19 highly conductive material. There are two variants the 3GB RAM 32GB Internal and 4GB RAM with 64GB Internal. Storage Expandability is possible but you need sacrifice its Dual Sim function since it utilizes hybrd SIM/MicroSD Slot.

As for camera features, it utilizes a 1/2.8" Sony IMX 298 Sensor at 16MP f/2.0 aperture for its primary rear camera and 8MP f2.4 aperture front camera. Makes use of Hybrid PDAF+CAF Auto-focus as well as Optical Image Stabilization for fast focusing and capturing subjects and less chances of blur. Has 3 meter Microphone range and supports directional microphone modes that lets you focus on what to record.

It is a Dual-Sim capable handset but like I said it makes use of hybrid slot. LTE Cat6 is supported for high speed data internet connection. Improved WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS are also present.Makes use of Nano Sims.

As for Battery it packs 4000mAh li-polymer battery quoted at 1.65 days of heavy use at up to 2.36 of normal use. Straght usage 17 hours of ovie Playback, 20hours of 4G Browsing, 28 hours of 3G Calling, and 98 Hours of Music. Supports rapid charging and is said to

Mate 8 comes with improved fingerprint sensor and comes with more security features and other value added service.

Priced for:
$599 3GB RAM / 32GB model
$699 4GB RAM / 64GB model

Now moving on to tablet offering which is the MediaPad M2.

MediaPad M2 sports a 10 inch FHD 1920 x 1200 resolution IPS Display powered by octa-core Kirin 930 processor and also comes in two variants 2GB RAM / 16GB Internal Storage or 3GB RAM / 64GB Internal Storage.

What set the MediaPad M2 apart is it musical qualities as it makes use of Harman Kardon Audio and it carries pen support with 2048 pressure levels.

As for connectivity, I am sure the regular set is there as WiFi and Bluetooth. There is an LTE model available.

Priced for
$349 2GB RAM / 16GB, WiFi
$399 2GB RAM / 16GB,LTE
$419 3GB RAM / 64GB, WiFi (MPen)
$469 3GB RAM / 64GB, LTE (MPen)

Philippines is lucky to be part of first wve of countries to receive both device.

Huawei Mate 8
Android
6 inch Full HD IPS Display
Octa-Core Kirin 950 Processor
Mali-T880 GPU
2GB / 32GB Internal Storage
3GB / 64GB Internal Storage

Expandable via Micro SD Hybrid Slot

16MP Rear Camera

Sony IMX 298

1/2.8" Sensor Size

f/2.0 aperture

OIS

8MP Front Camera

f/2.4 aperture

LTE/ HSPA+ / 3G

WiFi a/b/g/n/ac, Dual Band

Bluetooth 4.2 LE

GPS, aGPS, GLONASS Baidu

Finger Print Sensor

4000mAh Li-Po Battery

Rapid Charge

Huawei Media Pad M2
Android 5.1 Lollipop EMUI 3.0
10.1 inch 1920 x 1200 resolution IPS Display
Octa-Core Kirin 930 Processor
2GB RAM / 16GB Internal Storage
3GB RAM / 64GB Internal Storage
Expandable via Micro SD
13MP Rear Camera
5MP Front Camera
LTE (depends on model)
WiFi
Bluetooth
M Pen Stylus