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Huawei launched its new device, the Huawei P8, last week at an event in Johannesburg. The P8 was announced earlier in the year at an event in London in April 2015.

The P8 is a 4G devices and will run on Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system. It will come with a 5.2-inch full HD screen, 2,680mAh battery, 2GHz octa-core processor, 13 Megapixel back camera, 3GB RAM and 16GB internal memory. The P8 will come in two colours, Mystic Champagne and Titanium Grey.

The phone will be available in Kenya in early August and will retail at around $680 (Ksh. 68,000).

Select specifications

Dimensions: Height: 144.9mm; Width: 72.1mm; Depth: 6.4mm;
Weight: 144g
Colours: Mystic Champagne and Titanium Grey
Screen: 5.2” FHD Screen; 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels)
CPU: 2GHz octa-core processor
Operating System: Android™ 5.0
RAM: 3GB
Internal storage: 16GB
Back Camera: 13 Megapixels
Front camera: 8 Megapixels
SIM: Dual SIM (Nano SIM)
Battery: 2680mAh