Huawei to launch a new smartphone - dubbed Maimang 5 - next week
Huawei has revealed that it will be launching a new smartphone next week - July 14 to be precise. Dubbed Maimang 5, the device seems to be a smaller version of the Chinese company's Mate 8 smartphone that was launched late last year.
Aside from giving us the device's first look, the teaser image of the Maimang 5 also contains a slogan that says (translated), "not afraid of what the young," or better put "not afraid of being young." This possibly indicates that the phone is primarily aimed at youth.
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Nothing much is known about the handset except that it will be available in two variants, with one of them being powered by SD650 or SD652 SoC, and featuring 4GB/64GB memory configuration, and 16MP main camera (with OIS and ability to shoot 4k videos).
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Reports say the Maimang 5 could carry a price tag of around RMB 2,000, or around $300.
Reader comments
- Phillips
- 07 Jul 2016
- q}0
that sucks because both SD 820 and QHD screen will increase battery usage. A mate 8 with SD 820 and QHD screen will have 70+ hours battery life as oppose to 100+ hours of current mate 8.
- Phillip
- 07 Jul 2016
- q}0
sd 650 and 652 are built on outdated 28 nm process. Kirin 950 has the same number A72/A57 cores as sd 652 however 16 nm FinFET makes it much more energy efficient. I personally prefer efficiency over performance. So for me even the 16 nm Kirin 650 wi...
- Anonymous
- 07 Jul 2016
- vxs
that dude you talked to has no idea how much Huawei gained in their last year's sales