Huawei Mate 8

[Cleoriff]

So I have been browsing around and found this 'little beauty'

Huawei has been steadily shedding its reputation as a budget smartphone maker in recent years and to that end the Chinese company made significant progress with the superb Mate S smartphone in 2015. Huawei has just launched its latest premium device, the Mate 8, a phablet which promises to go head-to-head with the iPhone 6S Plus and Galaxy Note 5....

http://www.ibtimes.com/huawei-mate-8-hands-real-challenger-iphone-6s-plus-galaxy-note-5-video-225209...

[viridis]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@viridis wrote:
Price tag covers the cost of that cpu...
Quite a beast it is.
But as a whole package, no way at that price.

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Get away....who asked you anyway?...

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Sorry, I assumed you didn't know that it's the first to feature Kirin and they'll be looking to gain as much as possible from the fastest cpu available.

[Cleoriff]

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@viridis wrote:

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Sorry, I assumed you didn't know that it's the first to feature Kirin and they'll be looking to gain as much as possible from the fastest cpu availab

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Of course I knew...Ermmmm Kirin...what the hell is that then?

[viridis]

Kirin 950 cpu.
http://wccftech.com/kirin-950-benchmark-leak-show-outstanding-results-over-current-socs/
They have a few months only to capitalise on being the fastest, the new Sammy Exynos is believed to be mental fast.

[MI5]

5" P8 is only £150 - now I'm interested

[Cleoriff]

Sooooo...I think this Kirin would be absolutely wasted on me then......:smileysad:

[Bambino]

The Mate 8 is just too big. I nearly got a Nexus 5X, but now I'm very close to getting a Mate S. Unfortunately, I'm going to have to risk getting a Chinese version adapted for the UK, as the spec for the UK version just isn't up to scratch. I find it really annoying that the best spec versions are reserved for China. I don't know why that is, but it makes me mad.

[viridis]

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@MI5 wrote:
5" P8 is only £150 - now I'm interested

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This one?

http://m.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_193155.html?gclid=CjwKEAiAk7O0BRD9_Ka2w_PhwSkSJAAmKswxc_OJ8Mhht...

[jonsie]

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@viridis wrote:

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@MI5 wrote:
5" P8 is only £150 - now I'm interested

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This one?

http://m.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_193155.html?gclid=CjwKEAiAk7O0BRD9_Ka2w_PhwSkSJAAmKswxc_OJ8Mhht...

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Now that's looking a good bet....

[MI5]

Yup, that's the one.

[Cleoriff]

I have just compared the Note 3 and the Mate 8 (sizewise only) Note 3.. 5.7 inches... Mate 8 is 6inches

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Huawei-Mate-8,Samsung-Galaxy-Note-3/phones/9766,7984