Huawei has officially released its new flagship Mate S smartphone during IFA 2015 in Berlin. It’s the first time that the Force Touch technology is being used in mobile phones. The phone comes in three variants – the Standard, Premium and Force Touch.
Huawei Mate S features the Hisilicon Kirin 935 chipset with two Quad-core processors making it an Octa-core. With a Mali GPU, the phone comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB, 64GB or 128GB of storage options. The phone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with the Emotion UI 3.1 on top of it.
5.5 inch display is AMOLED serving the full HD resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels and is protected by 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4. The phone features a 13 megapixels main camera features an RGBW sensor and optical image stabilizer. Front camera is 8 megapixels. However Force Touch display is featured on a separate version and may not be a part of the standard versions of the phone.
Upgraded Fingerprint Sense and Knuckle Sense
Huawei Mate S equips with the Fingerprint Sense 2.0, which is an upgraded version of the chip came with Mate 7. Fingerprint Sense 2.0 is claimed to be faster, more sensitive and has more accurate self-learning functions to improve recognition at twice of the speeds. In addition to unlocking the phone or securing payment applications, the fingerprint sensor in Mate S can be used to control notifications, scroll through photos, take selfies, answer phone calls and even dismiss an alarm quickly by simply using the sensor.
First introduced in Huawei P8, Knuckle Sense technology also advances in the Mate S with the Knuckle Sense 2.0, providing a host of new features and functionality at the tap of a knuckle.
Force Touch
Huawei’s Force Touch technology, however will be available in select markets, will be able to perceive different levels of pressure on the screen. That will actually allow the user to perform actions like zooming in to a photo or launching an app by applying increased pressure on the screen.
This technology also allows the screen to be used as an approximate scale. Huawei seems not to have enough applications for the purpose but they are promising to bring more new and unique Force Touch applications for the compatible devices in future.
Huawei Mate S – Full Specifications
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| OS Software |
Android 5.1 Lollipop EMUI 3.1 (Emotion UI 3.1) |
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| Chipset and Memory | |||
| SoC CPU GPU |
Hisilicon Kirin 935 64-bit Octa core Processor (Quad-core 2.2GHz + Quad-core 1.5GHz) Mali-T628 MP4 |
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| RAM | 3GB | ||
| Storage | 32GB – Standard version 64GB – Premium version 128GB – Touch Force version |
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| Body and Display | |||
| Display | 5.5″ screen, AMOLED Display, ONCELL, FHD 1080p (1920×1080) 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 |
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| Dimensions | 149.8mm x 75.3mm x 7.2mm | ||
| Weight | 156 grams | ||
| Network CRR-UL00 (Dual SIM) CRR-L09 (Single SIM) | |||
| 2G | CRR-UL00: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 – SIM1 SIM2 CRR-L09: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
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| 3G/HSDPA | CRR-UL00: – UMTS: 850/900/AWS/1900/2100 – TD-SCDMA: bands 34/39CRR-L09: – UMTS 850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100 |
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| 4G/LTE | CRR-UL00: – FDD LTE bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/17/20 -TDD LTE bands 38/39/40/41CRR-L09: – FDD LTE bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/25/26/28 – TDD LTE bands 40 |
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| Photo and Video | |||
| Main Camera | 13MP RGBW Sensor, Optical Image Stabilizer, dual-tone flash, ISP, 1080p video recording. | ||
| Front Camera | 8MP FF BSI Camera with soft light | ||
| Battery | |||
| Type | 2700mAh, Non-removable | ||
| Battery Life | N/A | ||
| Fast Charging | N/A, Two hour talk time after 10 minutes charge with stock charger 5V, 2A | ||
| Other Features | |||
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 2.4G, USB2.0 high speed GPS/AGPS/Glonass |
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, ALS, Proximate, HALL, | ||
| SIM | Available in both Single SIM and Dual SIM | ||
| Preferred Features | Force Touch display technology. Only available in separate variant | ||
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| Colors | Standard: Titanium Grey or Mystique Champagne Premium: Prestige Gold or Coral Pink Touch Force: Seperate Version – no detail yet |
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| Available From | September 2015 | ||
| Price | Standard: EUR 649 (~$722 or PKR ~75,000/-). Premium:EUR 699 (~$780 or PKR ~82,000/-) Touch Force: Seperate Version – no detail yet |
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Availability
The Mate S will be initially available in more than 30 countries including China, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Spain, South Africa and UAE. The Mate S will be available for pre-order in Western Europe on Vmall.eu starting Tuesday, September 15.
- The standard version with 32GB of storage will be available in two colours including Titanium Grey or Mystique Champagne. It is priced at EUR 649 (~$722 or PKR ~75,000/-).
- The premium version with 64GB of storage will be available in Prestige Gold or Coral Pink colours. It is priced at EUR 699 (~$780 or PKR ~82,000/-).
- There will also be a Force Touch version, which will be available in select markets; more information will be made available during the next month.
