News & Reviews:   Huawei Honor

Huawei recently announced the Huawei Honor 6 smartphone, confirming rumours that they'd skip numbers 4 and 5 in their Huawei Honor series of smartphones. Previously codenamed the Huawei Mulan and otherwise known as the Huawei Glory 6 the smartphone offers a number of notable features including a new octa-core Kirin 920 processor from Huawei. This new octa-core chipset has scored better on AnTuTu benchmarks than the Snapdragon 805 so there is a good reason to be excited about this. Other notable tech specs and features include a 5-inch display with full HD 1080p resolution, 3GB RAM, 16GB / 32GB storage and microSD support.

While they've only just launched the Huawei Ascend P7 in Malaysia yesterday, it seems that the next Huawei smartphone to be revealed could be called the Huawei Honor 6 and be released as early as 24 June 2014. This comes courtesy of invites from Huawei themselves. Unfortunately, there aren't any details yet on what tech specs the Honor 6 could be coming with or why Huawei decided to skip the Huawei Honor 4 and Honor 5. So far, we only have a leaked image to go on which suggests the Huawei Honor 6 could be for the midrange, but do check out the image below for yourself. No Malaysia release dates or pricing yet but stay tuned and we'll keep you posted.

With the Huawei Ascend P7 coming to Malaysia next week, rumours are rife about the next flagship smartphone from Huawei, which is currently codenamed as Mulan. Photos, tech specs and benchmarks have appeared for the Mulan showing a slim profile, no dedicated cmaera key and a micro-USB port on the side. AnTuTu benchmarks show the Mulan getting an impressive score of 37999 and it also reveals tech specs which include a 1.3GHz octa-core Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 930 processor, Mali T624 graphics, 3GB of RAM, 16GB storage, a 13MP rear camera with 4K video recording, 5MP front camera and Android 4.4.2 KitKat. In related news, rumours also came up about another Huawei Honor smartphone but there isn't much there apart from press renders. No news on Malaysia release dates or pricing yet, but we'll keep you posted so stay tuned.

Huawei recently announced their Huawei Honor 3C smartphone for the midrange market. In addition to this they also launched their Vmall.my portal and online store, where they will offer Huawei devices for Malaysian users. So far, the only device on the Vmall.my portal is the Huawei Honor 3C and it's relevant accessories, but more Huawei devices should be updated on the site soon. The Honor 3C currently available with an online offer that includes a 6-month swap warranty. In tandem with the Malaysia launch, Huawei Malaysia did a "Guess the Price" contest for the Huawei Honor 3C, only unveiling the pricing at the launch for a super-low price of RM499. Check out the tech specs for the Huawei Honor 3C below:

• 1.3GHz quad-core processor
• 2GB RAM
• 8GB storage + up to 32GB microSD
• 5-inch LPTS display (1280 x 720 pixel resolution)
• 8MP rear camera (BSI camera sensor, LED flash, F/2.0 aperture, Blue Glass filter) + 5MP front camera (CMOS, f/2.4 aperture) 
• supports Dual-SIM, 
• 139.5 x 71.4 x 9.2mm | 140g
• 2300 mAh battery
• EmotionUI + Android 4.2

Filling out the Huawei Honor line is the recently announced Huawei Honor 3X and Honor 3C. Both smartphones are in the larger size range with a 720p 5.5-inch display for the Honor 3X and a 720p 5-inch display for the Honor 3C. However, one of the more notable tech specs for the Honor 3X is that it is using the 1.7GHz 8-core or octa-core MediaTek MT6592 chipset and processor. Other tech specs for the Honor 3X includes 2GB RAM, a 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera and a 3000 mAh battery. Another notable feature is that the Honor 3X has dual-SIM support with both miniSIM and microSIM slots.

Huawei continues to offer trend setting smartphones at more affordable prices with the upcoming Huawei Honor 3. While the Ascend series have mostly been  a bit more premium with what was once the world's thinnest smartphone, the Honor series from Huawei has always been a bit more mid-range. According to certain sources, the upcomingHuawei Honor 3 may be coming out on 28 August 2013. Tech specs for the Huawei Honor 3 include:

• 1.5Ghz quad-core K3V2E processor
• 2GB RAM
• 8GB storage + microSD
• 4.7-inch screen (720 x 1280 resolution)
• 13MP rear camera + 1MP front camera
• 2230 mAh battery
• Android 4.2.2 + Emotion UI 1.6