Huawei Ascend P8 wins important European smartphone award

[TaiShang]

Huawei Ascend P8 wins important European smartphone award
2015-8-18 9:43:12

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei was on Monday announced as the winner of the prize for the "European Consumer Smartphone 2015/2016" in recognition of its Huawei P8 smartphone.

This means that Huawei has won the award, which is handed out by the European Image and Sound Association (EISA), for three consecutive years, given that it won the 2014/2015 award for the Huawei Ascend P7, while the company's Ascend P6 won the previous year's prize.

Glory Zhang, director of marketing at Huawei's consumer business sector, said the company "was proud to receive this prize for the third year in succession and thanks to this we will continue to challenge the industry and revolutionize the use of the Huawei P8, which is the most accessible smartphone for consumers."

The Huawei P7 has so far been sold over 7 million units.

 

[RazorMC]

Huawei builds excellent devices and the OS redesign is great, but its devices are seriously underpowered. They need to work on that aspect.

Love the P8 btw.

 

[xunzi]

Huawei builds excellent devices and the OS redesign is great, but its devices are seriously underpowered. They need to work on that aspect.

Love the P8 btw.

That is because the P7 still used foreign chip Arm Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A9.

The P8 will use Huawei own Kirin 930 which is an 64bit, 8 core chip, omparable to the fastest 810 snapdragon.

On another note. The new Google Nexus 5 (2015 gen) will have both models. The lower model is build by LG. The upper model will be built by Huawei and possibly using Huawei chip. For our American friends, they finally get to test out high-end Huawei product and don't need to wait anymore in a partnership with Google. Huawei is on the roll. I can't wait to test out the Nexus 5 Huawei edition as I'm using old Nexus 5 right now.

P8

I see why this win award. Just a beautiful design and sexy!

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APPLE IPHONE 6 PLUS VS HUAWEI P8: CAMERA COMPARISON TEST, IN LONDON
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by Tristan Rayner in Mobile on Tuesday 18 August 2015

• Earlier this year, Huawei gave Techly the chance to get hands on with the P8 at the smartphone’s launch in London. With our trusty Apple iPhone 6 Plus in tow, we figured a walking tour of the city had to include a camera comparison test.

On a cool day with initial sun followed by overcast conditions, we toured from Buckingham Palace to Westminster to the Tate Modern to St Paul’s Cathedral – and attempted to take comparison shots the whole way.

Let’s set the scene:

• Both phones were simply pulled from the pocket and the shot was snapped. No photo required more than a few seconds of framing and shooting. Each photo was taken from the same spot with between five and 20 seconds between each photo.
• No phone was used first or second in a particular order.
• All photos were taken as portraits.
• Each photo was only snapped once unless an obstacle or unexpected composition occurred. No photo was attempted to be improved and we didn’t change any settings from default, letting the camera and the software do all the work.
• Your humble editor is no photographer. At all.
• Images were reduced to 650 pixels wide with variable heights and saved for web at 85 per cent quality
• The P8 saves images at 2336 x 4160 pixels, the iPhone 6 Plus at 2448 x 3264 pixels. When scaled down to the 650 width parameter, that’s just under 300 pixels more from the P8 in height, which gives the iPhone a wider perspective when scaled.

So, what did we find? Well, Huawei have a serious camera in the P8. Take a look below at the comparison shots.

There is one catch that can’t be seen in the photos. Capturing these shots with the P8 showed the device has a noticeably longer focus time. At times it needed over a second or more to successfully unblur and focus, both up-close and from distance.

The iPhone 6 Plus was two to four times faster to focus than the P8, if not even faster.

More often than not though, the P8 captured a superior image, most noticeable in the lead image above.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tristan Rayner is the Managing Editor of Techly – and has a passion for tech, digital life, sport, and being told he looks better in person.

 

[mike2000 is back]

That is because the P7 still used foreign chip Arm Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A9.

The P8 will use Huawei own Kirin 930 which is an 64bit, 8 core chip, omparable to the fastest 810 snapdragon.

On another note. The new Google Nexus 5 (2015 gen) will have both models. The lower model is build by LG. The upper model will be built by Huawei and possibly using Huawei chip. For our American friends, they finally get to test out high-end Huawei product and don't need to wait anymore in a partnership with Google. Huawei is on the roll. I can't wait to test out the Nexus 5 Huawei edition as I'm using old Nexus 5 right now.

P8

I see why this win award. Just a beautiful design and sexy!

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APPLE IPHONE 6 PLUS VS HUAWEI P8: CAMERA COMPARISON TEST, IN LONDON
EDITOR
by Tristan Rayner in Mobile on Tuesday 18 August 2015

• Earlier this year, Huawei gave Techly the chance to get hands on with the P8 at the smartphone’s launch in London. With our trusty Apple iPhone 6 Plus in tow, we figured a walking tour of the city had to include a camera comparison test.

On a cool day with initial sun followed by overcast conditions, we toured from Buckingham Palace to Westminster to the Tate Modern to St Paul’s Cathedral – and attempted to take comparison shots the whole way.

Let’s set the scene:

• Both phones were simply pulled from the pocket and the shot was snapped. No photo required more than a few seconds of framing and shooting. Each photo was taken from the same spot with between five and 20 seconds between each photo.
• No phone was used first or second in a particular order.
• All photos were taken as portraits.
• Each photo was only snapped once unless an obstacle or unexpected composition occurred. No photo was attempted to be improved and we didn’t change any settings from default, letting the camera and the software do all the work.
• Your humble editor is no photographer. At all.
• Images were reduced to 650 pixels wide with variable heights and saved for web at 85 per cent quality
• The P8 saves images at 2336 x 4160 pixels, the iPhone 6 Plus at 2448 x 3264 pixels. When scaled down to the 650 width parameter, that’s just under 300 pixels more from the P8 in height, which gives the iPhone a wider perspective when scaled.

So, what did we find? Well, Huawei have a serious camera in the P8. Take a look below at the comparison shots.

There is one catch that can’t be seen in the photos. Capturing these shots with the P8 showed the device has a noticeably longer focus time. At times it needed over a second or more to successfully unblur and focus, both up-close and from distance.

The iPhone 6 Plus was two to four times faster to focus than the P8, if not even faster.

More often than not though, the P8 captured a superior image, most noticeable in the lead image above.
IPHONE

SHARE
P8

SHARE
IPHONE

SHARE
P8

SHARE
IPHONE

SHARE
P8

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COMPARISON-11-P8-650×1158

EDITOR
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tristan Rayner is the Managing Editor of Techly – and has a passion for tech, digital life, sport, and being told he looks better in person.

Yes, as i said before. Huawei is the only truly global chinese telecommunication/smartphone company that i truly respect/admire for their innovation(they spend far more in R&D than any other chibese company as far as i know), global thinking(compared to other cbinese companies who always think about China only, before they even start thinking about the world if ever. Lol), creativity, competitiveness and excellence. Its been moving towards making most critical parts of its smartphones/products inhouse, sonething only Apple and samsung are capable of today. All other Chinese smartphone brands are merely assemblers , sometjing any company with a little capital/cash can do like micromax, xiaomi, Lava, Yota phone etc do. Nothing special about that.

So my respect to huawei, i have seen their phones in most electronics/telecom shops i have been to along with other standard global brands iphone, samsung, LG, here in london. Though i have never really bought one myself, been using HTC/Sony phones for a while now. Maybe my next phone MIGHT be Huawei of they keep up with their current momentum, who knows. Not sure for now though.

By the way seems they are also big in submarine cable industry

Huawei Gives UK-Africa Subsea Cable 100Gbps Upgrade

Huawei Begins Installation of Nigeria-Cameroon Submarine Cable System - CPAfrica


I always Give credit when due.

 

[Jlaw]

when is P7 coming to Canada? Right now the only Huawei is the Y536

 

[steelseries779]

However, Im looking forward to B phone

when is P7 coming to Canada? Right now the only Huawei is the Y536

Maybe you can try ebay or amazon, some online stores may have P7 or the newest version

 

[unbiasedopinion]

It uses second sim slot for microsd thus making only 1 feature available at the time.. Why do they do this?

 

[Jlaw]

However, Im looking forward to B phone



Maybe you can try ebay or amazon, some online stores may have P7 or the newest version

they do but it may not run the same frequency as my provider. Plus if provider had it, i would not have t pay for the phone

 

[xunzi]

Yes, as i said before. Huawei is the only truly global chinese telecommunication/smartphone company that i truly respect/admire for their innovation(they spend far more in R&D than any other chibese company as far as i know), global thinking(compared to other cbinese companies who always think about China only, before they even start thinking about the world if ever. Lol), creativity, competitiveness and excellence. Its been moving towards making most critical parts of its smartphones/products inhouse, sonething only Apple and samsung are capable of today. All other Chinese smartphone brands are merely assemblers , sometjing any company with a little capital/cash can do like micromax, xiaomi, Lava, Yota phone etc do. Nothing special about that.

So my respect to huawei, i have seen their phones in most electronics/telecom shops i have been to along with other standard global brands iphone, samsung, LG, here in london. Though i have never really bought one myself, been using HTC/Sony phones for a while now. Maybe my next phone MIGHT be Huawei of they keep up with their current momentum, who knows. Not sure for now though.

By the way seems they are also big in submarine cable industry

Huawei Gives UK-Africa Subsea Cable 100Gbps Upgrade

Huawei Begins Installation of Nigeria-Cameroon Submarine Cable System - CPAfrica


I always Give credit when due.

Huawei, Lenovo, and I would have to add Xiaomi in there too as global player. The rests are small players fighting for scrap. Don't underestimate Xiaomi. They have the best marketing campaign, and most memorial and friendly UI, and are slowly expanding into other electronic businesses. Once they gain the capital of other big players, they will use the brand awareness to dominate. However that remains to be seen. My favorite is Lenovo due to their brand quality and reliability of their laptop brand especially in IT. But Lenovo kept choosing the wrong partnership and global icons such as using aging Kobe and down the hill actor Ashton Kutcher to represent their brand in the global market.

It uses second sim slot for microsd thus making only 1 feature available at the time.. Why do they do this?

What the hell you are talking about buddy? There is only two slots. You can either use two slots for sim cards or split it up, one for sim and one for microSD.

 

[TaiShang]

HUAWEI P8 Wins EISA Consumer Smartphone Award

European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) has awarded Huawei 'European Consumer Smartphone' for the third consecutive year

17 August, 2015

[August 15, 2015] Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has been awarded 'European Consumer Smartphone 2015 - 2016' by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) for its latest flagship smartphone, Huawei P8. This is the third consecutive year that Huawei has been recognized by EISA in this category.

Building on the success of last year's award‐winning Ascend P7, the new Huawei P8 is the culmination of the P series' rich heritage of style and functionality, and is once again redefining the smartphone market with easy-to-use features that amaze and inspire consumers. EISA praised Huawei for delivering "improved camera performance and surprisingly high‐end craftsmanship that gives this affordable device a truly sophisticated appearance." It highlighted its 2,680mAh capacity battery, f/2 lens developed for better low‐light performance and the P8’s excellent 5.2‐inch Full HD IPS‐NEO display.

The low-light camera performance allows consumers to be more creative using the best light painting facility available on a smartphone and amazing crisp high contrast shots. The P8 also features a compact and powerful dual-antenna design plus rapid switching technology allows the phone to intelligently recognize the best mode reduces dropped calls and maintains a stronger signal.

"We are proud to be presented with this award for the third year in a row. We are committed to challenging the industry and revolutionizing how a smart phone is used - the Huawei P8 is the most user-friendly smartphone for consumers globally," said Glory Zhang, Chief Marketing Officer, Consumer Business Group (BG).

In August 2014, Huawei Ascend P7 was named 'European Consumer Smartphone 2014 - 2015' and was praised for its 'beautiful glass finish', 'attractive price' and its 8-million-pixel front-facing camera and rear 13-million-pixel sensor with flash and supporting apps. Huawei Ascend P7 is now on sale in over 100 countries and has shipped more than 7 million units since it was launched. In 2013, Huawei had been awarded the 'European Consumer Smartphone 2013 - 2014' for the ultra slim 6.18mm Ascend P6.

 

[xunzi]

HUAWEI P8 Wins EISA Consumer Smartphone Award

European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) has awarded Huawei 'European Consumer Smartphone' for the third consecutive year

17 August, 2015

[August 15, 2015] Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has been awarded 'European Consumer Smartphone 2015 - 2016' by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) for its latest flagship smartphone, Huawei P8. This is the third consecutive year that Huawei has been recognized by EISA in this category.

Building on the success of last year's award‐winning Ascend P7, the new Huawei P8 is the culmination of the P series' rich heritage of style and functionality, and is once again redefining the smartphone market with easy-to-use features that amaze and inspire consumers. EISA praised Huawei for delivering "improved camera performance and surprisingly high‐end craftsmanship that gives this affordable device a truly sophisticated appearance." It highlighted its 2,680mAh capacity battery, f/2 lens developed for better low‐light performance and the P8’s excellent 5.2‐inch Full HD IPS‐NEO display.

The low-light camera performance allows consumers to be more creative using the best light painting facility available on a smartphone and amazing crisp high contrast shots. The P8 also features a compact and powerful dual-antenna design plus rapid switching technology allows the phone to intelligently recognize the best mode reduces dropped calls and maintains a stronger signal.

"We are proud to be presented with this award for the third year in a row. We are committed to challenging the industry and revolutionizing how a smart phone is used - the Huawei P8 is the most user-friendly smartphone for consumers globally," said Glory Zhang, Chief Marketing Officer, Consumer Business Group (BG).

In August 2014, Huawei Ascend P7 was named 'European Consumer Smartphone 2014 - 2015' and was praised for its 'beautiful glass finish', 'attractive price' and its 8-million-pixel front-facing camera and rear 13-million-pixel sensor with flash and supporting apps. Huawei Ascend P7 is now on sale in over 100 countries and has shipped more than 7 million units since it was launched. In 2013, Huawei had been awarded the 'European Consumer Smartphone 2013 - 2014' for the ultra slim 6.18mm Ascend P6.

This phone is SUPER SEXY. The white creamy color is just amazing. I am having a hard time deciding between P8 White creamy or the Nexus 5 Huawei edition now. Geting the Nexus 5 Huawei edition would be much easier in the USA through carrier. For me, it comes down to money now. If P8 is cheaper than Nexus 5 Huawei when it released in the Fall, I'm going for it.

 

[unbiasedopinion]

What the hell you are talking about buddy? There is only two slots. You can either use two slots for sim cards or split it up, one for sim and one for microSD.

Yes..Thats what I was talking about. They allow either use two sims or 1 sim and 1 microSD card....

 

[xunzi]

Yes..Thats what I was talking about. They allow either use two sims or 1 sim and 1 microSD card....

That the way it should be. Normal phone only have 1 slot for SIM. The option for microSD nowadays is rare. MicroSD causes a lot of problem to the base Android API because it conflicts with third party apps software. Although I do love the option for microSD slot, I wouldn't mind having huge internal storage 128gb as I can save stuff on cloud.

 

[unbiasedopinion]

That the way it should be. Normal phone only have 1 slot for SIM. The option for microSD nowadays is rare. MicroSD causes a lot of problem to the base Android API because it conflicts with third party apps software. Although I do love the option for microSD slot, I wouldn't mind having huge internal storage 128gb as I can save stuff on cloud.

If there is huge internal storage then there is no need for micro-sd. But currently internal storage is not that huge.

 

[jhungary]

Best Consumer Phone Award is to phone with the best value for money.

Huawei P8

Building on the success of last year’s award-winning Ascend P7, Huawei’s P8 smartphone delivers improved camera performance and surprisingly high-end craftsmanship that gives this affordable device a truly sophisticated appearance. Inside the elegant aluminium unibody casing you’ll find an eight-core Kirin 930 processor running a 2GHz clock, 3GB of RAM, a choice of 16GB or 64GB of memory, a 2,680 mAh capacity battery, a 13-megapixel main camera boasting optical image stabilisation and an f/2 lens developed for better low-light performance, plus an 8 megapixel selfie-camera. Meanwhile, the P8’s excellent 5.2-inch Full HD IPS-NEO display is comfortable to use in all lighting conditions. When it comes to the all-important price-to-performance ratio, the Huawei P8 simply can’t be beat.

EUROPEAN CONSUMER SMARTPHONE 2015-2016 - Huawei P8 | EISA - The European Imaging and Sound Association

Other EU Mobile Device Award winner is as follow

Best Mobile Headphone - AKG N60-NC
Best Mobile Speaker - JBL Extreme
Best Tablet - Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro
Best Smartphone Camera - LG G4
Best Advance Smartphone - Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Best Multimedia Phone - Sony Xperia Z3 +

Mobile Devices Awards 2015-2016 | EISA - The European Imaging and Sound Association

What the hell you are talking about buddy? There is only two slots. You can either use two slots for sim cards or split it up, one for sim and one for microSD.

Think he is asking why P8 does not make into a Dual Sim Phone, ala Lenovo A369i which have 3 slots, 2 SIM slot and 1 SD Card Slot

or Sony Xperia M2