While people are waiting for Apple to implement Force Touch into their next iPhone, Huawei took matters into their own hands and incorporated the technology into their Mate S phone, clearly aimed as a jab against Apple.
The Mate S comes in a full-metal 7.2mm body, a 5.5″ screen, and a 13MP f/2 shooter with optical stabilisation. The front camera sports an 8MP f/2.4 sensor with LED “soft light”. An 8-core Hisilicon Kirin 935 powers the phone along with a 2700mAh battery.
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The Force Touch allows you to use “knock” features on the screen, such as cropping and zooming into images as well as for taking photos. It’s also very sensitive to pressure, where Huawei showcased it weighing an orange on stage. Another cool feature is how the fingerprint sensor works: not only is it used for unlocking the phone, but it could be used to receive gestures from your finger, such as to swipe between photos or bringing down the notification bar, hence (hopefully) reducing screen-swiping with your fingers.
We’re not sure when the Mate S will reach the Middle East and at what cost, but we will keep you posted.
