Chinese handset maker, Huawei will make available its upcoming Android smartphone, Honor, with the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system in next two months for Indian customers. Thus it will become the first smartphone, other than the Google Nexus, to feature the latest Android operating system.
“Our research and development team is currently customising the Honor smartphone according to the needs of Indian consumers and it will hit the Indian markets in February,” said Anand Narang, director marketing, Huawei to The Mobile Indian.
Huawei had announced the smartphone in September this year. During its announcement it was expected to come with Android 2.3 gingerbread.
The smartphone will feature a big 4 inch high-definition (HD) capacitive touchscreen. It has also houses a mammoth 1,900 mAh battery, and according to the company it gives a three day back up to the phone, which address one of the biggest concerns in a smartphone.
With a 1.4 GHz processor, an 8 Megapixel HDR[2] enabled camera and a 2 megapixel front facing camera, Huawei Honor is indeed a very powerful device and is also sleek with 10.9 mm thin body and weighs just 140g.
Honor comes with an exclusive Huawei user interface which is easier to customise and manage, as well as a dynamic weather widget. Honor also features a Gyroscope which enables a better gaming experience. The smartphone is DLNA-certified which ensures interoperability with other DLNA-certified devices such as digital cameras, game consoles and TVs.
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