Huawei Mate 9 and GR5 2017 Dual Camera phones now available in the Philippines – Hungry Geeks

Franklin Garcia 8 years ago 2 min read

Huawei Philippines is expected to release their latest flagship the Mate 9, but Huawei seems opted to quietly release it instead. Along with it is their mid-range hero the GR5 2017, interestingly both smartphones are dual-camera enabled but the Huawei Mate 9 is using the 2nd generation dual-camera setup co-engineered with Leica.

Intogadets, a local smartphone store chain in the Philippines just posted the Huawei GR5 2017 and Huawei Mate 9 in actual units and announcing its availability in all of their stores.

Huawei Mate 9 Specifications

5.9″ Full HD IPS Display
Hisilicon Kirin 960 Processor Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
Mali-G71 MP8 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB Storage expandable via MicroSD
Dual 20 MP +12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm, OIS, 2x zoom, Leica optics
RGB Sensor, Laser Auto Focus, Phase Detection Auto-Focus, Dual-LED Flash
8 MP Front Camera with f/1.9, 26mm, 1080p recording
3G, LTE with 700MHz Band 28 compatibility
Fingerprint Scanner
802.11 b/g/n/ac 2.4Ghz & 5GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2
4,000mAh battery with Fast Charging
Android OS 7.0 with Huawei EMUI 5.0
SRP: 31,990

Huawei GR5 2017 Specifications

Kirin 655, Octa-Core (4×2.1GHz+4×1.7GHz)
5.5″ Full HD IPS Display
3GB RAM / 32GB STORAGE OR 4GB RAM / 64GB STORAGE
Dual rear camera (12MP + 2MP) for lens blur bokeh
8MP front camera
Expandable Storage via Micro SD
Wi-Fi 802.11/b/g/n 2.4Ghz, Bluetooth 4.1
Fingerprint Scanner
Dual Sim Hybrid
3G / LTE
3,340mAh Battery no fast charging
Android Marshmallow 6.0 with EMUI 4.1 UI
Colors : Gold, Gray
SRP : Php13,990

Both phones are an update for their mid-range and flagship phablet, we are looking forward to the Mate 9 as it’s impressive build and 5.9 inch screen with 2nd gen dual camera with Leica will be interesting to see.

But if you are looking forward to the big-brother the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, seems you will have to wait a bit more as it’s nowhere to be found. Estimated prices for the Mate 9 Pro is around Php45,000 so perhaps Huawei is still hesitant to release it here in the Philippines.