Huawei Enjoy 8 launched with FullView Display, Snapdragon 430 SoC

Chinese brand Huawei recently launched the flagship P20 and P20 Pro smartphones. The company, however, has been focused in the entry-level and mid-range segments as well. It has just launched a new budget smartphone called Huawei Enjoy 8 in its home country.

The smartphone comes in two variants; the base one is priced at 1,299 Yuan (roughly. Rs 13,455), and the higher variant carries a price tag of 1,499 Yuan (roughly Rs 15,527). Talking about the specifications, the Huawei Enjoy 8 is equipped with a 5.99-inch TFT HD+ with the screen resolution of 1440×720 pixels and aspect ratio of 18:9. The display is covered by a 2.5D curved glass for added protection.

Under the hood, the Huawei Enjoy 8 is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor which is clocked at 1.4GHz. As stated, the smartphone has two memory variants. The base one has 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. The higher variant comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The storage space is further expandable up to 256GB using the microSD card onboard.

In terms of optics, the Enjoy 8 sports a dual rear camera setup with a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. The rear camera is accompanied by an LED flash module. At the front, the smartphone has an 8MP selfie snapper. Notably, the selfie camera comes with face unlock feature.

Huawei's new offering runs on EMUI 8.0, based on Android 8.0 Oreo operating system right of the box. The smartphone packs a standard 3,000mAh battery to keep the lights on.

Connectivity features offered by the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.2, 3.5 mm headphone jack, GPS and micro USB. The Enjoy 8 has a fingerprint scanner on its back. It will be available in Gold, Black, Blue, and Pink colour options.

At the moment, it is not clear if the smartphone will be made available in global markets.