Yesterday, Huawei had introduced 2 brand new devices: Huawei P8 and Huawei P8 Max.

These 2 news devices are the start of the new P series when Huawei has decided to get rid of the word “Ascend”. The launch event fired up with the introduction of the P8, followed by the P8 Max. The company had made u surprises because only the P8 and the P8 Lite were thought to appear in the conference.

Here comes the specific details of each phone:

Huawei P8

The first thing that catch our eyes is its design. The design focuses on the giving it a premium-feeling with a full-metal unibody distinguishing it from other phones of Huawei. The phone is scratchproof with a nano-coating protecting it from some accidental damages.

The slightly bigger screen 5.2” fHD display takes up 78.3% of the front. Besides a well-designed body, the 6.4mm thickness is another eye-catching feature.

The company introduces a new way of using the touch screen called “Knuckle sense technology”, which means you can use your knuckles to interact with the touchscreen. Also, you just need to crop a part of the screen or double-tap it for a screenshot,

The P8 is powered by a Kirin 935 chipset, an octa-core Cortex A53 processor giving it smooth performance for less power consumption. With a 2680 mAh battery, the company said it could for 2-3 days for normal usage and 1.5 days for heavy usage. Android 5.0 Lollipop comes pre-installed with Emotion UI 3.1 running on top.

The company claimed that P8 is the world’s first smartphone capable of 4 colors RGBW (Red Green Blue White) images, which helps capturing high-quality pics in low light condition. The rear camera is of 13MP with f/2.0 supporting OIS and 1080p video recording. The front-facing camera is of 8MP.

The phone supports dual SIM with dual standby and dual LTE as well. One SIM slot is microSIM sized and the other is nanoSIM sized.

The phone comes in 4 colors: mystic champagne, titanium gray, prestige gold, carbon black. About the Huawei P8 price, the first 2 colors will appear in the 16GB version which cost €499 (RM 1951). The remaining colors are on the 64GB version which will be pricing at €599 (RM 2342).

Huawei P8 Max

Along with the P8, another device called Huawei P8 Max had been introduced last night at the Huawei conference too. As implied in the name, this huge phablet owns an astonishing screen size of 6.8” capable of fHD content display. Though having such a big screen like that, the phone is only 6.8mm of thickness.

Like its sibling, the P8, this model also spots a metal unibody design made of aerospace-grade aluminum. Powered by a 2.2GHz Kirin 930 octa-core 64-bit processor and 3GB RAM, the phone can handle split-screen multi-tasks in landscape mode home screen just like a tablet.

Here isthe sample when you rotate the Huawei P8 Max home screen.

Main camera on the P8 Max are of 13MP with dual LED flash, OIS ability, which is claimed to deliver DSLR-quality pictures. Lying on the back of the device is a 5MP camera taking care of video calls and selfie purposes.

Possessing a large screen and powerful specs, the phone does have a huge battery capacity as well. It is of 4360 mAh. Again, the company asserted that it could last 2-3 days in normal condition and 1.5 days if being used so much. The P8 Max is also a dual SIM and dual standby device. LTE connection on this device can support up to 300Mbps.

The Huawei P8 Max will be launched in 30 countries after the P8. Pricing at €549 is the 16GB version while the 64GB version will cost you €649. Huawei P8 Max price in Malaysia is estimated at around RM 2157 and RM 2560, respectively.

At this price range, the three phones of the new P series are speculated to be strong rivals of iPhone 6, 6 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge.