Huawei Mate 9 and GR5 2017 Dual Camera phones now available in the Philippines

Huawei Philippines is expected to release their latest flagship the Mate 9, but Huawei seems opted to quietly release it instead. Along with it is their mid-range hero the GR5 2017, interestingly both smartphones are dual-camera enabled but the Huawei Mate 9 is using the 2nd generation dual-camera setup co-engineered with Leica.

Intogadets, a local smartphone store chain in the Philippines just posted the Huawei GR5 2017 and Huawei Mate 9 in actual units and announcing its availability in all of their stores.

Huawei Mate 9 Specifications

•  5.9″ Full HD IPS Display
• Hisilicon Kirin 960 Processor Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
• Mali-G71 MP8 GPU
• 4GB RAM
• 64GB Storage expandable via MicroSD
• Dual 20 MP +12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm, OIS, 2x zoom, Leica optics
• RGB Sensor, Laser Auto Focus, Phase Detection Auto-Focus, Dual-LED Flash
• 8 MP Front Camera with f/1.9, 26mm, 1080p recording
• 3G, LTE with 700MHz Band 28 compatibility
• Fingerprint Scanner
• 802.11 b/g/n/ac 2.4Ghz & 5GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2
• 4,000mAh battery with Fast Charging
• Android OS 7.0 with Huawei EMUI 5.0
• SRP: 31,990

Huawei GR5 2017 Specifications

• Kirin 655, Octa-Core (4×2.1GHz+4×1.7GHz)
• 5.5″ Full HD IPS Display
• 3GB RAM / 32GB STORAGE OR 4GB RAM / 64GB STORAGE
• Dual rear camera (12MP + 2MP) for lens blur bokeh
• 8MP front camera
• Expandable Storage via Micro SD
• Wi-Fi 802.11/b/g/n 2.4Ghz, Bluetooth 4.1
• Fingerprint Scanner
• Dual Sim Hybrid
• 3G / LTE
• 3,340mAh Battery no fast charging
• Android Marshmallow 6.0 with EMUI 4.1 UI
• Colors : Gold, Gray
• SRP : Php13,990

Both phones are an update for their mid-range and flagship phablet, we are looking forward to the Mate 9 as it’s impressive build and 5.9 inch screen with 2nd gen dual camera with Leica will be interesting to see.

But if you are looking forward to the big-brother the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, seems you will have to wait a bit more as it’s nowhere to be found. Estimated prices for the Mate 9 Pro is around Php45,000 so perhaps Huawei is still hesitant to release it here in the Philippines.