At the IFA 2015, Huawei has announced their flagship device, the Mate S. The device is a direct competitor to iPhone 6 Plus and features a Force Touch (or Pressure sensitive display) which Apple plans to implement in the upcoming iPhones. The pressure-sensitive or force touch screen means that the panel distinguishes between a light tap or a harder press, and reacts accordingly.
The Huawei Mate S sports a 5.5 inch Full HD display with a very good screen-to-body ratio, and a 2.5D AMOLED screen panel. Towards the edges, the device is just 2.6mm thin. The phone is powered by Huawei’s newest Kirin 935 chipset, coupled with 3 GB of RAM.
The phone comes with 32GB and 64GB of internal storage and the device is completely made of metal frame. On the imaging front, it has a 13 MP rear camera with OIS and dual LED flash, an 8 MP selfie shooter with front LED flash. There is also a fingerprint reader below the camera unit. The camera has a full manual mode with ISO adjustments, exposure compensation, exposure time, white balance and focusing, as well as things like grid adjustments, and flash-assisted focusing. The phone has a nano coating making it water resistant.
The device has dual SIM card with 4G LTE support across the world. The phone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with the company’s custom UI called EMUI 3.1.The device also features fast charging where in 10 minutes charging gives you 2 hours talking. The battery capacity is just 2700mAh which is pretty low for a flagship device.
Price and Availability:
The 32GB version in titanium grey or mystique champagne is priced at 649 euros, while the version with 64GB of ROM will come in “prestige” gold or coral pink, with a 699 euros tag. This will be available for pre-order in Europe starting next week. The 128Gb variant will feature the force touch, but pricing is not yet announced for this model.
The phone will be available in more than 30 countries starting September 15th.
