More details of the upcoming 8 core Huawei phone have emerged, confirming 2GB RAM and a lacklustre 720p 5.5-inch screen!
Reason why we say lacklustre is because out of all possible display resolutions Huawei could’ve gone for (1080p being the prime candidate of course), they chose a 2011-esque 720p resolution on the 5.5-inch screen of this 8 core device which will account for a rather poor pixel density for a phablet of this day and age! The octa-core processor will be none other than the 1.7GHz Mediatek MT6592, which, along with 2GB of RAM will make for a more than decent setup (screen resolution being the only gripe!). The phone will get 16GB on-board ROM, 13 mega-pixel rear and 5 mega-pixel front cameras.
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Another place where Huawei might lose a few fans is the Emotion 2.0 UI which with its cartoon-like theme doesn’t really impress. Here’s to hoping that it also come with a theme engine which lets users get rid of the theme within no time!
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Besides the SOC and camera, this phablet has comparable specs as Samsung’s flagship the Note II which is of 2012. Problem is that Huawei has a habbit asking the same price as the current price for high end models from last year.
It better be cheap…you don’t cut corners like that and charge a premium
Then again, there are people like me who prefer a lower resolution (after having made the mistake in the past of getting a too high resolution for the phone) as long as it’s high enough to be sharp. 720p does the job for me on most normal sized phones.