Huawei P10, P10 Plus with 4.5G support, dual rear cameras launched
- Huawei P10 to sport 5.1-inch display and P10 Plus to feature 5.5-inch display.
- P10 is the first to support the 4.5G LTE technology.
FollowHuawei has unveiled the world's first smartphone with 4.5G technology, promising double download speed and 60 percent reduction in call drops even on weak signals.
The 4.5G LTE or LTE-Advanced Pro is the next wireless upgrade beyond LTE or 4G. With this technology, the smartphone offers two times fast download speed. It comes with 4 x 4 mimo technology with quad antenna, which can help reduce call drops by up to 60 per cent even in weak signal," Huawei Consumer Group Business CEO Richard Yu said while launching Huawei P10 and Huawei P10 Plus smartphones here.
P10 features a 5.1-inch Full HD display while the P10 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch 2K display. Huawei P10 Plus comes with 3750 mAh battery and 3200mAh in Huawei P10 phone. "In 30 minute charge, the phones will be ready for one day," Yu said. The P10 comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, while the P10 Plus features 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Both smartphones can expand their storage through a MicroSD card. The different models of P10 are priced in the range of 699-799 euros.
A company official said that while the phones will start rolling out in some markets from next month, it will be launched in India within the next quarters.
The company also unveiled the second version of its smartwatch range priced in the range 329 to 399 euros. The smartwatch model with 4G technology has been priced at 379 euros. The Huawei smartwatch model will be available in India from next month. Both Huawei P10 and Huawei P10 Plus smartphones are upgraded versions of the previous Huawei P9 model which has dual Leica lense at the back.
Both run Android Nougat-based EMUI 5.1 OS. They sport a dual camera setup with one 20-megapixel sensor and another 12-megapixel sensor. The devices also support 4K video, 3D facial recognition, OIS, and 4-in-1 hybrid autofocus. In the Huawei P10 series, the company has added dual Leica lense on front side and brought in hyper diamond cut metallic body and Hyper diamond cut finishing, which the company claims will be free from fingerprint marks with anti-scratch and anti-slip attributes.
The company has brought new phones in various colour including green and dazzling blue. "We have developed colour for our phones in collaboration with Pantone Color Institute," Yu said. He said that the phone is more rugged compared to the previous one with 80 per cent improvement in drop performance.
The smartwatches come with built in GPS that can help in navigation, real time heart rate monitor, water and dust resistant features and built in 4GB memory that can store up to 200 songs.
With input from PTI
