Huawei G9 Lite and MediaPad M2 7.0 officially announced for China

The rumored Huawei G9 Lite and MediaPad M2 7.0 have been officially unveiled. Priced at $260 (CNY 1699), the Huawei G9 Lite comes with a 5.2" 1080p display, Kirin 650 SoC, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 13MP main camera, 8MP front-facing camera and a 3,000 mAh battery.

While Huawei's MediaPad M2 family already included a 10.1 and 8-inch model, the MediaPad M2 7.0 joins in on the fun with a 7" 1080p display, side-mounted fingerprint sensor (a first for a Huawei-tablet), Snapdragon 615 chipset, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 5MP front-facing camera and 4,360mAh battery - all for $245 (CNY 1599).

 

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I wonder why they went with Snapdragon on the SOC for the tablet over Kirin. Kirin is the in-house SOC, I'd think it would be cheaper to use and also easier for development purposes.