Huawei C199S metal-clad phablet is powered by Snapdragon 615
Huawei updated its C199 metal-clad phablet with a new 64-bit processor and a gold color option. The Huawei C199S has a 5.5" IPS screen with 720p resolution and a Snapdragon 615 chipset. The phone has dual-SIM and LTE connectivity.
The updated phablet has eight Cortex-A53 cores, 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat with EMUI 3 on top. The storage is 16GB out of the box (12GB user-available) and there's a microSD card slot.
Huawei C199S in Gold
The Huawei C199S has a 13MP main camera that shoots 1080p video, while the 5MP selfie camera can record 720p. Besides the LTE, there's 3G and 2G (with CDMA and EVDO), Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and posisitoning from A-GPS/GLONASS/Beidou.
The aluminum unibody of the 5.5" phablet measures 7.6mm thick and weighs 167g. Inside is a 3,000mAh battery.
The phablet is available for CNY 2,300, which is the equivalent of $370/€325. The C199S is available on China's Vmall right now, but it's not clear if it will get a worldwide launch or not.
Reader comments
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It's metal clad vs plastic build from the Yu. It runs HuaWei's EMIU than Cyanogenmod. This phone and the Yu has the same specs as the Desire 820 and you call this a copy of the Yu? Get facts right.
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