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.
