The Chinese language telecom big launched HUAWEI Mate 8 as its flagship smartphone for the second half of 2015. It has been virtually 5 years because the handset’s preliminary launch. For context, it debuted across the time when iPhone 6s/6s Plus, Galaxy S6/S6 Edge, and Galaxy Notice 5 have been the discuss of the city. However even after these a few years, the telephone is getting a brand new system replace, which is unheard in the Android world.
Out of all of the smartphones launched in 2015, the Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are the one gadgets to get common software program updates. These two are even eligible for iOS 14, which is ready to launch this fall.
Surprisingly, Huawei is rolling out a brand new system replace to Mate Eight with construct quantity 8.0.0.850 (C00) in China. It’s most likely the primary time a five-year-old Android smartphone is getting an official software program replace from the corporate.
This handset at the moment runs EMUI 8.Zero primarily based on Android Oreo. For these unaware, it was the primary Huawei gadget to launch with EMUI 4.Zero primarily based on Android 6.Zero Marshmallow. It received two main Android and EMUI updates as promised by the agency.
The brand new replace for the HUAWEI Mate 8, which is being seeded out after the top of its software program assist bumps up the safety patch degree to July 2020. Most significantly, it provides the “Sensible Cost” characteristic, which reduces battery ageing by adapting and stopping the battery from being repeatedly charged when full.
That stated, the OTA replace weighs 222MB in dimension and is at the moment restricted to the Chinese language variant of the telephone with mannequin quantity NXT-AL10. We count on the worldwide variants to get it in the approaching days.
It’s value noting {that a} related replace was additionally rolled out to HUAWEI Mate 9/Mate 9 Professional (2016), HUAWEI P9/P9 Plus (2016), and HUAWEI P10/P10 Plus (2017).
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