Several years back, Huawei was a small Android manufacturer which no one cares about. But today, the Chinese brand is already third in the world in terms of smartphone shipments every year, just behind perennial favorites Samsung and Apple.
For Huawei's upcoming P8 smartphone, the Android-powered handset is expected to make a debut shortly before or after the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona next month. However, a report from GizmoChina claimed that the device will be unveiled much later.
In the report, a Weibo account user named @Ubuntu?? has leaked key details about the Huawei P8, the company's flagship device this year.
In a post on China's most popular social media website, the user claimed that the P8 will be announced on April 15 in a press event in London. Moreover, the leaker also unveiled some alleged specs and dimensions of the device.
In the report, the upcoming Huawei P8 will be much thinner than the iPhone 6 at only 6mm, and would boast a zirconium oxide porcelain uni-body design with double sided glass. However, the device is not just all design and aesthetics.
While it was not confirmed, the new flagship from Huawei could also come with Gorilla Glass 3 to provide enough durability for users who are always on-the-go.
Under the hood, the Huawei P8 will reportedly feature its home-baked Kirin 930 chipset that will use a 16nm process. In the report, that process is the first of its kind in the mobile market, as Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 and Apple's A8 chipsets both have 20nm processes.
Other details about the rumored handset include a 2,600mAh battery, which pale in comparison to the leading handsets However, with a rumored price tag of only $480, those minor hiccups may be overlooked by potential buyers who are looking for a quality but affordable handset.
Earlier this year, Huawei announced that it will drop its Ascend branding, and instead focus on simple consonant-number combinations to further boost its company brand name. Recent reports also claimed that the Chinese manufacturer will push hard in its marketing strategies outside of China where it already sells well.
