Huawei may face some obstacles when it comes to selling telecom gear in the U.S., but the Chinese conglomerate continues to be aggressive in the smartphone space, particularly in Western Europe. Today Huawei launched the Ascend P6, an Android 4.2.2 phone just 6.18 mm thick with a 4.7-inch screen. It measures 132.7 x 65.5 x 6.18 mm, slightly larger than an iPhone 5 but significantly thinner.
The phone will start shipping in China this month and in Western Europe next month. An LTE version is expected later this year, but for now the Ascend P6 is a 3G phone.
Input from more than 5 million consumers was used by Huawei to create what it calls its Emotion user interface. The company says the Emotion UI includes panoramic shoot and facial recognition photography functions.
The Ascend P6 is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and a 2000mAh battery which Huawei says is 30% more efficient than smartphone batteries of equal size. The phone weighs about 120 grams, a bit more than the iPhone 5, although it is slimmer than Apple’s latest. It is lighter than the Galaxy S4, which weighs 130 grams.
The phone follows the lead of other Android flagship devices announced this summer with a focus on camera technology. Its 5 megapixel front-facing camera features automatic facial-enhancing capabilities and its 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with F2 aperture enables 1080p HD video recording and playback.
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