A few minutes ago, we reported that the Huawei Mate 9 was launched, at an event in Berlin. Huawei has partenered with camera manufacturer Leica, and car manufacturer Porsche, to unveil a higher end variant of the phablet, called the Huawei Porsche Design Mate 9. The phone has two key features, one is the dual rear camera lens, and the other is the display.
The Porsche Design Mate 9 sports a 5.5-inch 1440p 2K IPS dual Curved AMOLED display (similar to the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge). The display has a pixel density of 534ppi, 100% Color gamut, and a high contast ratio of 70000:1. The phone’s specifications are similar to that of the MAte 9 except for the memory which is 6GB of RAM, 256GB of internal storage (not expandable) and a front facing fingerprint scanner. The device measures at 152 x 75 x 7.5 mm, and weighs at 169g,
Huawei Porsche Design Mate 9 Technical Specifications
- Display: 5.5 inch Curved AMOLED, WQHD (2560 x 1440), 534ppi, Color saturation(NTSC) 100% High contrast 70000:1
- Processor: Kirin 960 octa-core (4 x A73 @2.4GHz + 4 x A53 @1.8GHz) + i6 co-processor
- Operating System: EMUI 5.0 based on Android 7.0 Nougat
- GPU: Mali G-71 MP8
- Memory: 6GB RAM
- Storage: 256GB internal storage
- Rear Camera: Dual Leica lens 20 megapixels RGB + 12 megapixels monochrome, f/2.2 aperture, OIS, Laser Auto Focus, PDAF, Dual-tone Dual LED Flash, 4K video recording, 2x Hybrid zoom
- Front Camera: 8 megapixels, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus
- Battery: 4,000 mAh, Super Charge
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, GPS/Glonass/Galileo/BDS, Wi-Fi 2.4G/5G, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, NFC, USB Type C
- Sensors: G-Sensor, Gyroscope sensor, Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity sensor, Hall sensor, Barometer, Infrared
- Security: Fingerprint scanner
- Dimensions: 152 x 75 x 7.5 mm
- Weight: 169g
- Colours: Graphite Black
The Huawei Mate 9 has been priced at $1300 (about Rs. 86697) in Europe and Asia.