Huawei Mate 8 can be serious threat to iPhone 6s Plus

After launching Nexus 6P, one of the most coveted device of 2015, Huawei is ready to take on Apple with its latest Mate 8. With its pressure-sensitive technology, the device is expected to pose a serious threat to the iPhone 6s series.

The Huawei mate 8 will come packed with killer features which could prove to better than its own flagship Nexus 6P. The smartphone is rumoured to feature a 6-inch Quad HD display with a resolution of 2560×1440 resulting into 541 pixels per inch. It will be protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4.

The device is tipped to be powered by homegrown octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset coupled with 3 GB or 4GB of RAM. The handset will offer two storage options – 32 GB and 64 GB. The chip is said to feature four Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 2.4 GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores paired with the Mali T-880 GPU. The internal storage can be extended up to 128 GB via microSD card slot.

According to Techno Buffalo, the new Huawei Mate 8 may sport a more durable design with Force Touch technology. Huawei is expected to unveil the flagship device on Nov. 5 along with its proprietary Kirin chipset.

There are speculations that the new smartphone may be launched with a fingerprint scanner on board bundled with the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Other rumours suggest that it will come packed with Android 5.1 Lollipop modified by Huawei’s own Emotion UI 4.0.

Moreover, a 21MP rear camera at the back along with an 8MP or 5MP front-facing selfie snapper coupled with dual-LED flash will adorn the Huawei Mate 8. Furthermore, the Huawei Mate 8 will reportedly ship with a gigantic 4000+ mAh battery, reports Phone Arena.

At launch, the 32GB Huawei mate 8 is rumoured to be priced at US$520 (approx. AU$728) whereas the 64 GB model will come with a price tag of US$610 (approx. AU$854).

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