By John McCann
Introduction, design, display and Force Touch
Say hello to the Huawei Mate S, the world’s first smartphone with Force Touch Technology. Kind of.
‘Force Touch’ I hear you quizzically ponder, ‘isn’t that Apple’s thing?’ Well yes, it’s the fancy screen technology you find in the Apple Watch and the trackpad of the new MacBook – and yes, Huawei has stuck it in a smartphone.
I say ‘kind of’, because you may have some difficultly getting hold of it. The Huawei Mate S, the successor to the Huawei Ascend Mate 7, comes in three models; 32GB, 64GB and 128GB. It’s only in that last model, the 128GB one, where you’ll find Force Touch.
The other two models don’t boast the fancy screen tech, and while Huawei has given us release dates for those two, it’s yet to announce pricing and availability for the 128GB model.
SIM-free the 32GB and 64GB models cost €649 (around £475, $730, AU$1040) and €699 (around £510, $785, AU$1110) respectively. Both go on sale in a number of countries, including the UK and Australia, this month with pre-orders opening soon on Huawei’s online store.
Luckily I’ve got myself the 128GB model, so I’ve bee …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Phones
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