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Huawei’s latest smartphone features latest advances in software, new Leica front and back cameras
KUCHING: Huawei’s latest addition to its P Series smartphone, the muchanticipated Huawei P10, features a combination of beautiful hardware and the latest advances in software.
Furthermore, the smartphone now showcases striking colours and finishes, and it is also equipped with the new Leica front and back cameras, fitted with cuttingedge portrait features.
The Huawei P10’s new Leica Dual- Camera 2.0 features the rear dual- camera set up and Leica front camera. It also boasts a 20megapixel monochrome sensor, a 12-megapixel RGB sensor and enhanced fusion algorithms.
The device’s portrait features include a precise 3D facial detection technology that leverages 190 detailed identification nodes for quicker, more accurate feature recognition.
Facial detection is the foundation of Huawei’s dynamic illumination and portrait enhancement features. Leveraging extensive research, a smart imaging algorithm was created to apply studiolike re-lighting and beautifying effects for radiant portraits.
The Leica front camera includes a new F/1.9 aperture and an allnew sensor that captures more light. Portrait features are also available with the eight-megapixel front camera for exceptional selfies. The Huawei P10 automatically detects whether a user is taking a selfie or an adaptive selfie with multiple people.
Co- developed with GoPro, the Huawei P10 also feature highlights, a mobile editing tool which creates a dynamic video of users’ images and videos complete with transitions and music tracks.
Following the iconic P Series design, the Huawei P10 is sleek and slim for a comfortable hold at 6.98mm.
The phone is equipped latest Corning Gorilla 5 Glass protection and narrow bezel edges.
The Huawei P10 take smartphone efficiency and customisation a step further thanks to the powerful Kirin 960 processor and all-new EMUI 5.1.
Kirin 960 is Huawei’s latest high-performance SoC chipset. The CPU delivers the best multicore performance among all SoCs, and the GPU boasts a 180 per cent improvement in performance and a 40 per cent increase in power efficiency.