Honor KIW-AL20 Gets Listed on Tenaa With Images, Specifications

Huawei's Honor brand seems set to launch another smartphone, as a new handset from the company has been listed on Tenaa - the Chinese telecommunications certification authority. The handset bears model number KIW-AL20.

The listing of the Honor KIW-AL20 shows images of the yet-to-be-announced smartphone in its full glory. The front panel of the handset can be seen, and with the lack of capacitive navigation buttons, it implies the handset may sport on-screen keys.

The Tenaa listing image of the rear panel shows a fingerprint scanner placed just below the camera - the Honor branding is seen at the bottom of the back panel, which appears to be made of metal. The right panel houses the physical buttons for volume rockers and power.

In one of the Tenna listing images of side profile, the left panel houses SIM slot along with what it looks like a microSD card slot.

The specifications listed (in Chinese) on Tenaa of the Honor Kiw-AL20 include a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) TFT display; 1.5GHz octa-core processor; 3GB of RAM; 32GB of storage; a 13-megapixel rear camera; 5-megapixel front camera, and runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. The listing claims that the handset measures 151.3x76.3x8.15mm and weighs 158 grams. The handset also supports 4G LTE connectivity option, as per Tenaa listing.

In other news, a high-end Huawei smartphone dubbed D8 is rumoured to launch in 2016. According to a leak emerging from China, the Huawei D8 is said to feature a 5.5-inch display with sapphire glass for protection and QHD resolution (1440x2560 pixels). Powered by a Kirin 960 SoC, the handset is said to come with 4GB of RAM and will be priced competing against high-end devices. The D8 is claimed to be priced around Samsung's high-end smartphones at around CNY 5,000 (approximately Rs. 51,000).