Huawei Launches the Mate 8 Smartphone in New Zealand
Huawei Launches the Mate 8 Smartphone in New
Zealand
Incredible performance meets
class-leading battery life
New Zealand, April 5 – The Huawei Mate 8, which combines lightning-fast performance with groundbreaking power efficiency, is now available in New Zealand.
The Mate 8 builds on the success of the Huawei Mate range, with its stunning design and a user experience shaped from the ground up by the demands of our customers globally.
Designed for Performance and
Efficiency
Featuring groundbreaking hardware,
the Mate 8 is the first smartphone to run the new Kirin 950
chipset which boosts CPU power by 100 percent, GPU
performance by 125 percent, and power efficiency by 70
percent vs. The Kirin 925. The architecture balances energy
efficiency with high-end performance through 4 x A72 2.3 GHz
processors and 4 x A53 1.8 GHz processors.
Equipped with a 4000mAh high-density battery, the Mate 8 delivers class-leading power efficiency with over two days of normal usage. With rapidcharging technology, the phone is able to charge a day’s worth of power in just 30 minutes. In fact, regular users can go without charging their phone for 2.36 days, and heavy users can go without charging for 1.65 days. The Mate 8 also features advanced six-layer thermal mechanics, which allows higher heat dissipation and ensures the device keeps its cool at all times.
Beautifully Crafted
The Mate 8
features a refined, elegant design that highlights its
beautiful 6-inchhigh contrast display. With a leading 83
percent screen-to-body ratio, the phone is able to stay
sleek and compact without sacrificing a desired large
display. The 2.5D curved diamond cut glass and aerospace
grade aluminium metal are joined seamlessly, giving the
device a sleek blend of beauty and
practicality.
Built for
Productivity
Running Huawei’s EMUI 4.0 with
Android Marshmallow 6.0, the Mate 8 brings hundreds of user
experience tweaks and improvements tailored to the Mate 8
experience. These include a built-in automatic
defragmentation service which continues optimising system
performance to ensure maximum performance over the life of
the device. Split screen mode is also part of EMUI 4.0,
enabling enhanced multi-tasking between
apps.
Smart and Secure
The Huawei Mate
8 introduces a new generation of fingerprint security with
enhanced protection technology. The circular fingerprint
sensor improves the effective identification area by 10
percent. In addition, the fingerprint friction ridge
matching has three levels of security, providing higher
protection for users. The new sensor design also increases
the unlock speed by 100%.
The Mate 8 is Semble ready, and maintains two sets of fingerprint interface standards to improve smartphone payment experiences—the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) and Android M standards. The strong CPU also supports real-time encryption of full storage for better data protection. A microSD card lock prevents anyone from accessing content in the card without a password.
Stunning Photography
The
Mate 8 adopts the all-new Sony 16MP IMX298, increasing the
sensor size by 23 percent for breathtaking images.
To
further enhance camera quality and performance, Huawei
invested US$98 million over three years to develop the first
proprietary image sensor processor for faster focusing,
higher clarity, and more accurate colour shading. A leading
team of 300 engineers was assembled in France to increase
the processing speed of the camera, boosting bandwidth to
four times the previous level.
The Mate 8 also features
an 8MP front camera with a new beauty algorithm for taking
the perfect selfie.
Efficient
Conferencing
The Huawei Mate 8 features “Super
Hands-Free 3.0” technology. Whether in a car, a conference
room or at a crowded party, users can enjoy clear
conversations from up to 3 meters away. With a 120 degree
range of audio pick up and directional noise reduction mode,
conference calls are crisper and clearer than ever before,
no matter where they take place.
The Mate 8 features omnidirectional recording and directional playback. Three microphones automatically detect sound sources and record voices from all directions. During playback, people can choose any direction of the sound source they want to hear. Additionally, the Mate 8 provides document readjustment camera mode, which automatically straightens images that are captured at an angle for better viewing.
Availability
The Huawei Mate
8 is available from 2degrees, and Noel Leeming
stores.
RRP$1099
Storage: 32GB
RAM: 3GB
Colour:
Space Grey
Style at a Steal from
2degrees
Get the Huawei Mate 8 and
Huawei Watch Together and Save
For a limited
time, purchase the Mate 8 for $45 a month interest free over
24 months, and add the Huawei Watch (RRP$699) for just $10
per month – a saving of
$459!