Huawei P8 with all-metal unibody, 5.2-inch display announced

Huawei unveiled its new flagship device dubbed Huawei P8 in London.The device sports a full metal aluminum unibody design with just 6.4mm thickness

The Huawei P8 features 5.2-inch full HD IPS display with 1920x1080 screen resolutions. It is powered by 64-bit octa-core 2GHz Hisilicon Kirin 930 processor paired with 3GB RAM.

The smartphone comes with 16GB internal storage that is expandable by up to 128GB via microSD card. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with EMUI 3.1 on top.

Camera features include 13-megapixel rear camera with OIS, 4-color RGBW sensor, LED flash and 1080p video recording capabilty. On the front in sports a 8-megapixel camera for taking selfies. Connectivity features includes GPS, 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, microUSB. It is backed by 2680mAh battery.

The device measures 144.9mm x 72.1mm x 6.4mm, weighs 144 grams and will be offered in Mystic Champagne or Titanium Grey colors.

The Huawei P8 will come in two versions - standard and premium. The premium version is same as the standard P8 but it comes with 64GB internal storage and is offered in Gold and Carbon Black colors. 

The Standard version of Huawei P8 comes with a price tag of 499 euros while the premium version costs 599 euros. It will initially be available in more than 30 countries including China, Columbia, France, Germany, Mexico, Spain, South Africa, Turkey, UAE and the United Kingdom.

Huawei P8's Specification, Launch Date And Price Revealed

Huawei is expected to launch a new Ascend series smartphone - Ascend P8 at an event in London on April 15. The handset is said to be dropping the Ascend name from its branding. The device was earlier rumored to be launched at MWC 2015, Barcelona.

Now the specifications, price and launch date of the Ascend P8 have been revealed on Weibo, China's most popular social media channel. 

The rumored specs of the Ascend P8 includes 5.2-inch full HD display, Kirin 930 chipset, an 8-megapixel front camera, dual 13-megapixel main camera and 2,600mAh battery. The P8 will also come with double sided Gorilla Glass 3 protection encased in ceramic unibody design and a fingerprint scanner at the rear.

The Huawi P8 will be priced at RMB 2,999 (Rs. 30,000 ; $ 480) an as said before will be unveiled on April 15 in London.