Huawei officially launches the Huawei P8, Huawei P8max

Today Huawei officially launched their new flagship smartphone, the Huawei P8, and its larger companion device the Huawei P8max. With a focus on design, some user interface innovations, and new camera features, Huawei hopes the device will continue the success they have achieved with the last couple devices in their P series line of devices.

Amidst talk of inspiration from traditional books, ancient manuscripts and the beauty of stained glass windows, Huawei revealed the new P8 which is only 6.4mm thick. Packed inside the thin frame is the company’s own Kirin 930 64-bit octa-core processor. Huawei claims the Kirin 930 chip outperforms other processors on the market by approximately 20 percent while providing similar battery life.

The body of the Huawei P8 uses a triple-layer construction that the company describes as a “shark-gill” design. The back cover is constructed of steel, which Huawei says adds structural rigidity to the device. Huawei is also making an optional E-ink screen available on the back cover so that the device can be utilized as an eBook in mere seconds.

Huawei announced that the interface includes a few innovations like the ability to double-tap with a knuckle to grab a screenshot or drawing a circle to capture content. Another feature called “search phone by voice” is unique in that a user can just call out to their phone when it has been misplaced and the device will respond using its speaker to help it find its way home.

Finally, Huawei indicates they have added some new features to the camera in the device and the camera app to help users be more creative. The camera sensor is the world’s first four-color RGBW unit which Huawei says enhances brightness by 32 percent in high contrast lighting situations and reduces it by 78 percent in low light environments. Huawei claims the camera’s image processing is on par with DSLR cameras. Huawei also added some capabilities for users to manually control the camera shutter, a capability they are calling “Light Painting” mode, that will let users slow things down for interesting night shots. The camera app is also capable of showing the users a live preview of what a shot will look like. On the video side, Huawei added a “Director” mode that will let users control up to three other Android phones so they can shoot a scene from four different angles simultaneously with all of the clips synched.

According to Huawei CEO Richard Yu,

“Huawei seamlessly combines the best elements of style and durability in this device, delivering a revolutionary user experience – especially in terms of camera capabilities and network connectivity. Building on the outstanding market performance of Huawei’s P series, we fully believe the Huawei P8 will become one of the most popular smartphones of 2015.”

Along with the Huawei P8, Huawei also launched a variant, the P8max. The Huawei P8max features a 6.8-inch screen and a larger 4360 mAh battery. The screen is full HD 16:9 FHD screen. Even with the larger screen and battery, Huawei kept the thickness of the device at only 6.8 mm.

Unlike the “shark-gill” construction of the P8, the P8max is cut from a single block of “aerospace grade” aluminum. One hazard of using a block of aluminum is heat dissipation from the electronics inside the device. Huawei says they have implemented some DX19 high thermal conductivity alloy to help keep the device cool in the hands of users.

Huawei indicates the new Huawei P8 will be available in more than 30 countries, though not in the U.S., with the price for the standard version set at €499 ($530 USD) and the premium version priced at €599 ($636 USD). The P8max pricing starts at €549 ($582 USD) for the standard version and €649 ($689 USD) for the premium version.

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source: Huawei (P8), Huawei (P8max)

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