Huawei Mate 8 is company’s latest flagship

CES keeps on rolling. Huawei has just announced its latest flagship smartphone for international markets (sorry US users) as the Huawei Mate 8.

The Mate 8 is an aluminum device coming in a multitude of colors with high-end specs: 6-inch 1080p display, 2.3GHz Kirin 950 octa-core processor, 16 OIS and 8-megapixel cameras, Fingerprint scanner, Android 6.0 and a massive 4000mAh battery. There will be two configurations of the Mate 8, one with 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage for 599 Euros, and one with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage for 699 Euros, both expandable.

According to Huawei, thanks to the Mate 8′s 4000mAh battery and quick charge, the device will get two days of usage with a full charge and it only takes 30 minutes on the charger to get another days worth of juice.

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Panasonic renueva sus compactas Lumix con sensores de 1 pulgada y 4K

Panasonic se ha sacado de la manga dos nuevas Lumix para este CES que llaman bastante la atención por la completa lista de especificaciones que ofrecen. La primera que nos sorprende es la TZ100, que incorpora un sensor de 1 pulgada y un obje…

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Huawei adds the MediaPad M2 audio-centric tablet to its lineup

After a well-deserved recap of international success and a detailed progress report, Huawei definitely didn’t disappoint eager fans and introduced a brand new tablet device, dubbed the MediaPad M2.

Disproving the rumors from earlier today of an Honor X3 moniker, the Chinese giant decided to stick to continuity after all and release the device within the MediaPad family, where it logically belongs, although still breaking away from the “X” branding.

The device is equipped with a 10.0-ich display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, with automatic mode switching, an aspect ratio of 16:10 and a rather low pixel density of 226ppi. But while the screen might be a little lacking in terms of sharpness, Huawei endeavors to compensate with an impressive audio experience, courtesy of Harmon/Kardon and featuring four speakers, like Apple’s iPad Pro. The top pair of speakers handles treble, while the bottom two add a bit of bass to the mix, thanks to a resonance chamber design. Clari-Fi audio up-sampling technology is also thrown in the mix.

Another notable hardware touch on the MediaPad M2 is a physical home button that also integrates a fingerprint reader. Judging from Huawei’s recent advancements in this area, with excellent implementations, like on the Mate S and Mate 8 handset, we expect the same level of precision and speed on the tablet as well.

Going further down the specs sheet, we find a 13MP main camera, along with a 5MP front shooter. As for RAM and storage options, there is a 2GB version with 16GB of storage, as well as a 3GB one, that offers 64GB of onboard capacity, a micro SD card slot enables further expansion. Both are available in Wi-Fi, as well as Wi-Fi + LTE connectivity packages and the higher-tier models also support a stylus accessory.

Dubbed the M-Pen, it is sold separately and resembles recent offers by competitors like Apple and Microsoft in adding advanced drawing and writing capabilities to the tablet. It is still unclear whether the M-Pen is an active device with a separate power source or more of a passive accessory, like Samsung’s S-pen solution, but Huawei did share that it supports up to 2048 pressure points and offers a “Pen-like writing experience”.

As for pricing and availability, the four versions of the MediaPad M2 will retail for $349, $399, $419 and $469, for the 16GB Wi-Fi, 16GB LTE, 64GB Wi-Fi and 64GB LTE one respectively. There is still no info on a launch bracket, but the initial wave will apparently cover most major markets, including the US, China, India, UK and most other EU…

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Gold Huawei Nexus 6P finally makes it to the US

The last thing Huawei announced during its CES press conference today had to do with the already launched Nexus 6P smartphone.

No, the newest Nexus phablet isn’t getting any new specs or a different design, but it is going to be offered in a new color version in the US. Yes, you guessed it, we’re talking about the gold Nexus 6P.

This rare beast has so far only been spotted in Japan and India, but it’s now mere hours away from being up for sale in the US Google Store. It will also be sold in the US through Best Buy.

Everything but the hue stays the same: the pricing, the specs, and the metal…

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