Huawei Android 6.0 Marshmallow plans revealed: Mate S, Mate 7, P8, and more
The speed in which major OEMs update their devices to newer versions of Android has certainly increased in recent years, especially when it comes to HTC, Motorola, Samsung, and LG (LG G4’s Marshmallow update is a great example). Unfortunately, there are still many handset makers that neglect users when it comes to updates, especially smaller OEMs and many of the bigger Chinese OEMs. One such company that is notoriously bad at updates is Huawei.
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As an owner of the Huawei Mate 7 (in addition to a Nexus 5 and a few others), I can tell you that my handset is still rocking KitKat after all this time. While a Lollipop build does exist for some regional variants, as far as I’m aware, it is still in the beta stage and certainly hasn’t rolled out to the western world in stable form just yet. With Huawei, you pretty much are stuck with the software that ships, despite vague promises for an eventual update. So will things be any different with Marshmallow? While it’s too earlier to say how quick they’ll be at pushing out the firmware updates, Huawei is at least promising the update to a number of the Chinese variants of its products.
The list of models confirmed for the update include the Huawei Mate S, Huawei Mate 7, Huawei P8, P8 Youth Edition, P8 Max, Maimagn 4 , G7 Plus, and the G7. Honor devices like the Honor 7, Honor 7i, 6 Plus, Honor 6, Honor X2, Honor 4X, and Play 4C are also officially part of Huawei’s Marshmallow plans.
Now it is important to note that just because the Chinese variants are getting Marshmallow love, doesn’t mean we can expect things to be identical for international variants. We’d imagine that Huawei will at least bring Android 6.0 to more popular members of its family like the Mate S, Mate 7, Huawei P8, and some of the newer Honor phones – but really that’s just speculation at this point. Judging by the ultra-slow rollout schedule that the Mate 7 has seen for Lollipop, even if your device does get an update, we’d be prepared for a long, long wait.
See also: Android 6.0 Marshmallow updates roundup – October 15, 2015
Then again, ever since Google introduced the concept of developer previews to Android with Lollipop, we’ve seen more OEMs up their upgrading game, and so perhaps Huawei is finally coming onboard? Only time will tell for sure.
Get the Huawei P8 GRA 4G smartphone on gearbest for $432.89
In order to get the deal use coupon code P8GRA when checking out to receive your early bird discount
Gearbest is offering a sweet deal on Huawei’s P8 GRA, offering it at a low price of $432.89, a savings of over $150 off MSRP and lower than competitor websites like Amazon.com.
For $432 you get a very premium build with the Huawei P8 GRA with a very powerful Kirin 930 Octa-core 64-bit chipset. To go along with the beefy processor, you will get 16GB of memory and 3GB of RAM to keep things running smooth and efficiently. This device from Gearbest also has dual-sim capabilities which is great for those of you who travel overseas, or if you don’t want to use that dual sim you could instead use it for expandable memory via microSD.
Huawei made sure to focus on making this a high-quality device with an aluminum build with a thin rectangle body. It is definitely a classy device.
With a 13MP main camera, with a f/2.0 lens and optical image stabilization, Huawei definitely knew that the camera was an important feature to its customers. No one wants blurry or discolored photos of their past when they can get quality pictures. There is a new super-bright mode for capturing low light shots, along with a Photosphere 360 degree panorama mode included in the updated software. According to reviews, the camera is impressive.
In the front you will get an 8MP shooter and with Huawei’s software you can expect nothing but superior selfies.
The Huawei P8 GRA currently runs Android 5.0, and sports a 5.2″ 1920 x 1080p display. If ordering within the US make sure this phone is compatible with your network.
Network:
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, support host
2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz
4G FDD-LTE 1700/1800/2100/2600MHz
For a mid-range price of $432, you can’t go wrong with Huawei’s high spec’d P8 GRA. Make sure to grab your deal at gearbest.com before it expires. Use coupon code P8GRA at checkout.
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