Huawei Mate 8 goes on sale; sold out in China on first day

The Huawei Mate 8 finally went on sale in China on Dec. 9 after its unveil on Nov. 26 and seems to have sold out at many Chinese retailers on its very first day. The flagship phone will be unveiled to the international market at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Las Vegas, Nevada in January 2016.

The Huawei Mate 8 carries a 6-inch LCD display and is available in RAM configurations of 3 GB and 4 GB. In China, the 3 GB/32 GB model of the Mate 8 costs CNY 2,999 (AU$644 or US$470) while the 4 GB/64 GB model comes in at CNY 3,699 (AU$795 or US$580).

There is also a 4 GB variant with 128 GB internal storage capacity. This model costs CNY 4,399 (AU$ 946 or US$690). And finally, the premium and exclusive champagne edition comes with hefty price tag of CNY 6,888 (AU$ 1,473 or US$1,075), reports GSM Arena.

The smartphone is available at over 2000 retail outlets across China. Users can also visit Huawei’s official online store, Vmall Mall, JD.com, Suning Tesco, Gome and Amazon, among other online retailers. International availability and pricing details are expected to be announced at CES 2016.

Huawei is believed to be manufacturing one million units of the Huawei Mate 8 per month, according to earlier reports. The company is hopeful its latest flagship will surpass the previous records set by Mate 7, which sold seven million units in one year.

The all-metal Huawei Mate 8 sports the latest Kirin 950 octa-core processor with a Mali T880 GPU; a 4000 mAh battery and a 16 MP rear camera with LED flash. The device runs on the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.

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