Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Huawei Unveils Mate S with force pressure sensitive touch screen – NU.nl

By the use of the force-touch technology, the phone can show how hard the user presses the screen. Hard pressing the bottom of the screen, the ‘magic bottom’, calls, for example, an app-Menu.

Huawei also showed that it is possible for an object, for example an orange, on the Mate S laying. The device can then estimate how heavy the object is

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The Apple Watch is already using force touch technology, and it is expected that the iPhone 6S also get a force touch screen. That device will be presented next week.

It is unclear when the force touch version of Mate S appears exactly. Initially, the device appears without that technology. A version in silver and gray with 32 GB of storage will cost 649 euros. Pink and gold versions get 64 GB of storage and a price of 699 euros. How much more expensive the force touch version is not known.



Fingerprint Scanner

In terms of design the device looks quite like its predecessor, the Mate 7. The housing is made entirely of metal and on the back of the device is a fingerprint scanner to unlock the smartphone. According to Huawei has improved the scanner, making it twice as fast and twice as sensitive.

The fingerprint scanner should also now respond well to very dry or sweaty fingers. Moreover, it is possible to swipe over the scanner to control the software. A vertical swipe example, calls for the notification menu.

In the photo gallery can be swept horizontally across the scanner to scroll through photos. In making selfies operates the fingerprint scanner as the shutter release.



Camera and battery

Huawei makes the unit using the newest type of Gorilla Glass, which expires at the side light to the edge . The Mate S has a Kirin processor Huawei itself and 3GB of RAM.

On the back of the device is a 13-megapixel camera that captures colors according to Huawei who have faithfully than in earlier devices. The software adds a special pro mode that will allow for better shots.

The battery in the device has a stepped design, giving a larger battery is possible. Thus, the smartphone must always be at least one day go on a single charge. According to Huawei recharges your device twice as fast as competing phones.



Software

In the Size S two SIM cards can be inserted, or a SIM card and a SD card. The device has three microphones that make it possible to incorporate the directional sound, with less ambient noise is recorded.

As with previous devices Huawei delivers along its own version of Android, with different adjustable themes. What is new is the ability to draw with a knuckle patterns on the screen, and then start-up certain apps. For example, an “M” will be signed to launch the music app

By:. NU.nl/Jeroen Crane

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