While EMUI 10 OS is one of the things to look forward to Huawei smartphone users, there are still a lot of them who are still using old school devices that probably can't get that operating system. We are talking about 2016 smartphones including HONOR but at least they will still be able to get EMUI 9.1. Below is the official list of all the Huawei and HONOR phones getting the EMUI 9.1 update.

After the announcement of Huawei's GPU Turbo, slides from mydrivers have appeared indicating that the first Huawei smartphone to get the GPU boosting technology may be the Huawei Mate 10 series on top of other updates. As a refresher, GPU Turbo increases the efficiency of the GPU coupled together with EMUI to help make the overall device 60% more efficient and reduce power consumption by up to 30% as well.

Right on cue, Honor have officially and globally confirmed the Honor V9 (which was announced for China) as the Honor 8 Pro. We initially saw it a bit earlier with some hands-on pics but the tech specs have been confirmed to include a Kirin 960 processor, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a 5.7-inch 2K or 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution display and Android 7.0 + EMUI 5.1 right out of the box. It will also have 4G LTE, NFC, 12MP dual rear cameras (one of them being monochrome), 8MP front camera, an infrared universal remote controller, 3.5mm audio jack, USB Type C port and a hybrid Dual SIM slot. It will measure in at 157 x 77.5 x 6.97mm and 184g while still packing in a 4000 mAh battery.

Thanks to a new Mr. Anonymous we recently got some hands-on time with what appears to be the Honor V9. Featuring a premium metal build like the Honor 8, it was running on Maxis, had NFC, dual rear cameras, an infrared universal remote controller, 3.5mm audio jack, USB Type C port and had a hybrid Dual SIM slot. Other tech specs revealed in the status screen shows a Kirin 960 processor, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a 2K or 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution display and Android 7.0 + EMUI 5.0 right out of the box.

A new Honor smartphone teaser was just announced today by Huawei on Facebook, we don’t know what device it would be but we can confirm that the official date is 5 April 2017 and a live event launch (perhaps a livestream?) will start at 10.30 GMT.

Today, the Honor announced in China the new Honor V9, alongside the Honor 8 Lite. With specs rivalling that of the Huawei Mate 9, it comes at a lower price, but, not without some cut-down specifications, such as retaining last year’s dual 12MP rear camera instead of the newer 20MP+12MP combo.

Prices start from 2599 Yuan (around RM1685) for the 4GB/64GB upwards to 3499 Yuan (around RM2266) for the top end 6GB/128GB model.

Last week, we reported that Honor could release an international variant of the Honor V9 as the Honor V8 Pro, but now we got some new rumours that instead of being called the V8 Pro, it will be called as the V8 Lite.

In case you didn’t know, it’s not uncommon for Chinese smartphone manufacturers to slap a different name on their phones for international release purpose. One good example is when Oppo released the F1 Plus as an international model, but it’s the same one as the R9. So today, it seems that the latest news is that the Honor V9 will have a name-change for international release. 

While Huawei is preparing to launch their P10 series soon, Honor on the other hand is also busy with their own thing, with a plan to release a new device on 21 February 2017 in China. An official poster was seen in Weibo and the device called the Honor V9 is planned to be held in Beijing.