Huawei big offer ahead of Mate 9 launch

Huawei will launch its flagship Mate 9 smartphone in Kenya next month. The pre-order process which aims to attract over 100 sales is already under way in leading stores across the country. The first 100 customers will get a free B3 worth Kshs 20,000 for buying the smartphone that will retail at Ksh69,999.

Huawei Mobile Kenya General Manager Mark Hemaobin said the company sees Kenya as a lucrative market for its smartphones. “The penetration of smartphones in Kenya has been on the rise due to a strong economic climate and increasing internet and mobile connectivity. Introducing our Mate 9 in Kenya, just one month after the global launch shows how much we value this market,” he said.

According to a new study by e-commerce Company, Jumia, of the 3.1 million devices sold in Kenya this year, 1.8 million were smartphones, representing 58 per cent of the units sold. This represents a substantial year-on-year growth of 112 percent compared to 3.6 percent increase recorded in the feature phone category this year.

The pre-order is being both online and offline. Online activities with details of how to make pre-orders will be done on the company’s twitter and Facebook page.

Offline is being done in over 10 stores across the country as follows; Dixons, Mobile World, Huawei brand shop at Garden City, Office Mart, Royal King, Gadget World, Wataalamu, Keromatt, Sparks, Skyline, Decent One, Dhaval among others.

Building on Huawei’s success in delivering beautifully-designed, powerful mobile devices, the Mate 9 will provide users with an all new Android experience – featuring the Kirin 960 for the fastest computing performance, SuperCharge technology and a stunning new user interface.

The HUAWEI Mate 9 features a dynamic interplay of industry-leading hardware and advanced software that work together to keep users a step ahead.

Key features include:

• Kirin 960 chipset, the world’s highest performing Smartphone processor
• EMUI 5.0, an intuitive user interface that streamlines the users’ experience with the OS
• SuperCharge technology that delivers a full day’s charge in 20 minutes
• Second generation Leica dual-lens camera with 12-megapixel RGB sensor, 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and Hybrid Zoom, featuring a superior 2x magnification.

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