The smartphone runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS

Apr 14, 2016 13:53 GMT  ·  By

Although previous rumors claimed Huawei would launch four P9 versions earlier this month, the Chinese company only announced the P9 and P9 Plus models.

The good news is Huawei P9 lite will also see the light of day at some point since the smartphone was spotted online not long after its better-featured siblings went official.

The only device that we haven’t heard of yet, the P9 Max has probably been listed at GFXBench, TechTastic reports. An unknown Huawei smartphone with a huge display is now part of the benchmark’s database, but we’re not yet sure this is the P9 Max.

Apparently, the unannounced Huawei smartphone boasts a massive 6.9-inch capacitive touchscreen display, though the resolution supported is unknown for the moment.

Fortunately, we know quite a lot about what’s under the hood. For example, GFXBench confirms the smartphone will be powered by a 2.2GHz octa-core Kirin 950 processor, coupled with a Mali-T88- graphics processing unit and 3GB of RAM.

However, there’s a chance the prototype unit might have reported some of the specs wrong and the P9 Max will end up with 4GB of RAM inside, not 3GB.

16MP rear camera and 32GB storage

At the back, the phablet should boast a 16-megapixel photo snapper with autofocus, face detection, LED flash and video recording, while in the front there should be an 8-megapixel selfie camera for video calls.

According to the listing at GFXBench, Huawei’s upcoming phablet will pack 32GB of storage, but there’s no mention of microSD card slot for memory expansion.

Other highlights of the unnamed Huawei smartphone include accelerometer, barometer, Bluetooth, compass, GPS, lightsensor, NFC (Near Field Communication), pedometer, proximity sensor, Wi-Fi and gyroscope.

Naturally, the smartphone runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system, so there won’t be any unpleasant surprises when it comes to software.

It remains to be seen whether or not Huawei will eventually make the P9 Max official in the not-so-distant future, so stay tuned.