Huawei Mate 9 with dual Leica-branded cameras goes official

Huawei has just announced its latest Mate series flagship, the Mate 9 at an event in Germany. The phone sports a unibody aluminum design with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and has Leica-certified dual rear cameras just like the Huawei P9. It also ships with Google's latest Android 7.0 Nougat with Emotion UI 5.0 on top.

The Huawei Mate 9 features 5.9-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D Glass display and is powered by octa-core Kirin 960 processor paired with Mali G71 GPU and IntelliSense i6 sensor hub  for motion and image sensor calculation. Thanks to the sensors, the Mate 9 is one of the first Daydream VR-ready phone apart from Google's new Pixel phones. The Mate 9 packs 4GB RAM and has 64 inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via microSD card.

The camera department is handled by 20MP (monochrome sensor) + 12MP (color sensor) dual rear camera with Leica lenses accompanied by dual LED flash boasting features like optical image stabilization, 4-in-1 hybrid auto-focus with laser auto-focus, phase detection auto-focus, depth focus, contrast focus and Hybrid Zoom, which is a 2x digital zoom that combines photos from both cameras. For selfies and video calling there's 8MP front facing camera with f/1.9 aperture and auto-focus.

Connectivity options include hybrid dual-SIM slots, Cat.12 4G LTE with download speeds of 600mbps, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC and USB Type-C port. It is fueled by 4000mAh battery backed by Huawei SuperCharge technology. Huawei  claims that in 20 minutes, this tech can charge the Mate 9, for a full day use and with just 10 minute of charging you'll get enough battery life for watching two movies.

The Huawei Mate 9 is priced at 699 Euros (Rs. 51,600) and will roll out in China, Malaysia, France, Poland, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Spain, Japan, Thailand, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. It comes in Black, Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown and Ceramic White colors.