Huawei Mate 9, GR5 launched in PHL

Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled two of its latest dual camera-powered phones, the Huawei Mate 9 and Huawei GR5 on January 17.
 
But these devices mean more than just an excellent camera. Endowing them with a host of other features, Huawei believes these smartphones will prove valuable assets to today’s entrepreneurs and businessmen.
 
Huawei Mate 9
 
The Huawei Mate 9 is the latest in the bestselling Mate series of business phones.
 
In their bid to create a quality device, Huawei identified Android smartphone users’ three major complaints about their mobile phones: performance erosion, which is the gradual loss in speed, momentum, and responsiveness that a majority of smartphones suffer over time; short battery lives; and average cameras.
 
To address these three issues, Huawei has supplied the Mate 9 with a multitude of features:
 
First and foremost, the Mate 9 is powered by the high-performing smartphone processor Kirin 960 chipset. This is fitted with an ARM Cortex-A73/A53 Octa-Core CPU and Mali G71 Octa-core GPU. The Mate 9 also uses Huawei’s Machine Learning Algorithm, and the EMUI 5.0 user interface, which streamlines user interaction with the OS. All these features combined allow for the optimization of the Mate 9’s software and hardware systems. This in turn makes it possible for the device to adapt to everyday phone usage behaviors, accelerating the processor so that the phone becomes faster and more efficient as time progresses.

 
The Mate 9 is also furnished with a long lasting 4000 mAh battery. Huawei makes use of power-saving technology to increase the battery life so that it can last over two days – which is a 20 percent boost in gaming time, and an increase in call time of about 40 percent. And, thanks to SuperCharge technology, the battery can be fully charged in 20 minutes. Additionally, the Super Safe 5-gate mechanism ensures charging is safe.

The Mate 9 is equipped with a special main/rear camera co-engineered with esteemed German camera manufacturer Leica. This second-generation dual-lens Leica camera consists of two sensors: one is a 12-megapixel RGB sensor that focuses on capturing vivid, true-to-life colors, while the other is a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor that absorbs more detail, depth, and light. Information from the two sensors is combined to produce a clearer, sharper picture. The first phone to incorporate this technology was the Huawei P9, which was launched in May 2016.

The Mate 9’s camera also comes with the Hybrid Zoom feature, which allows twice the magnification of its predecessor for those extreme close-ups. It is also capable of 4K recording. The front camera is 8 megapixels.
 
“After the successful launch of the Mate 8 in the Philippine market, we are pleased to finally bring the highly anticipated Mate 9 to all Huawei fans in the country,” stated Huawei Mobile Philippines Marketing Director Mark De Joya. “Mate 9 not only delivers professional smartphone photography quality, but enhances the entire smartphone experience with high-grade processor and long-lasting battery fit for today’s fast-paced and always on-the-go lifestyle of the new breed of entrepreneurs and businessmen.”

 
 
Here are more details about the phone:
 
The Mate 9 has a 5.9-inch Full HD display, complete with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with Native Damage Resistance. It has a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 at 373ppi. It is capable of generating 16.7 million colors.
 
The smartphone has 4GB RAM, plus 64GB ROM. It comes with a MicroSD card slot, and supports up to 256GB.
 
The Huawei Mate 9 measures 156.9mm in height, 78.9mm in width, and 7.9mm in depth. It is light at 190g. It comes in two colors: champagne gold and mocha brown.
 
The Huawei Mate 9 is already available at all Huawei Experience Stores in the country. It is priced at PHP 31,990.
 
For more information about the Huawei Mate 9, visit this link.
 
 
Huawei GR5
 
Huawei’s mid-range smartphone, the GR5, is now also equipped with the dual camera. This means the GR5 2017 is capable of taking dramatic bokeh shots – images that use depth of field to show a clear focal subject against a blurred, out-of-focus background.
 
Built into the Huawei GR5 2017 are two rear cameras: one that is 12 megapixels, and another that is 2 megapixels. The two cameras work together to make autofocusing in 0.3 seconds possible, as well provide the user with the ability to create a dynamic depth-of-field effects. This way, users can take images not only with the bokeh effect, but also a wider angle. Said images are also clearer and more vivid.

For selfie enthusiasts, there’s the 8-megapixel front camera, which boasts a 78-degree wide-angle visual range as well as a 4P lens array. Users can also take panoramic selfies. In addition, the 1080p video recording lets users take high-quality selfie videos.
 
The GR5 2017 is fitted with a large, 3340 mAh battery and comes with power-saving technology to permit extended phone usage – up to 1.5 days of heavy use. It even has three power saving modes: normal, smart, and ultra power saving.
 
The GR5 2017 is powered by an updated HiSilicon Kirin 655 Octa-Core processor, which helps increase the phone’s speed and keeps it functioning efficiently. It system uses Android 6.0 and Huawei EMUI 4.1.

The device boasts improved fingerprint technology. Whether your fingers are dry or wet, Fingerprint 3.0 has a 360-degree readability, and unlocks screens in 0.3 seconds.

The phone has a 5.5-inch high-definition large screen and a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080. It comes with backlight control, and is powered by dynamic contrast adjustment technology
 
The device has 3GB RAM, plus 32GB ROM.
 
The Huawei GR5 2017 measures 150.9mm in height, 76.2mm in width, and 8.2mm in depth. It comes in three colors: gold, silver, and grey.
 
The Huawei GR5 2017 is already available at all Huawei Experience Stores and resellers in the country. It is priced at PHP 13,990. — TJD, GMA News