Johannesburg: 17 May 2016 – Huawei Consumer Business Group today announced the arrival of its Huawei GR5 and GR3 to the African shores. Packaged in an attractive metallic body with impressive specs, the G series is a range of devices tailored to provide a premium smart experience for the youth – connecting the right person to the right device. The Huawei G-Series has leapfrogged the smartphones in its range with its latest offering of the GR5 and GR3.
It would not be a Huawei without its world class cameras that its consumers have gotten accustomed to. The smart light sensor detects changes in light while the Apical Assertive Display automatically creates dynamic adjustment. The Huawei GR5 allows its users to see the world in full detail.
In addition to its impeccable camera functionality, the GR5 is also equipped with powerful fingerprint identification capabilities that create a human-like smartphone. Enhancing usability through a deeper understanding of smartphone user’s common needs and pain points.
The Huawei GR5 has the additional claim of being the most affordable device with the new second generation fingerprint identification technology – introducing this flagship technology to our middle-market consumer.
“This brand new second generation of the fingerprint identification technology has greatly improved the fingerprint recognition rate from the first generation, making it smarter, safer and quicker. Through fingerprint touching, the notification panel can be conveniently pulled down for practical use,” says Peter Hu, Managing Director of East and Southern Africa, Huawei Consumer Business Group.
The Huawei GR5 is not only beautifully designed, it also comes with a powerful 3000mAh battery with a shortened charge period. Now one can do more and with less time wasted, making the Huawei GR5 a perfect companion.
In addition to the GR5, the Huawei GR3 is an upgrade from its first smartphone into the world of metal in a slim aluminium body. The GR3 features outstanding imaging functionality and advanced photographic functions. Giving the user the power to capture life’s moments.
“The Huawei GR3 meets the modern generation’s demand for every moment as active as they are. The GR3 is encased in an elegant frame, inlaid in an aluminium alloy unibody, finished with a ceramic-sand-blasting process, making the Huawei GR3 a true piece of fashionable art,” concludes Hu.
HUAWEI GR 5 Fact Sheet: Watch, hear and enjoy more with the Huawei GR 5
More delicate: graceful and great appearance
- Simple and elegant design, with an integrated aluminum alloy body
- GR 5 is naturally designed, with a perfect workmanship in every detail
- The new product comes in three high-end metal colors: gold, grey and silver
- Super Visual Field, 5.5” big screen, Full-HD (1920*1080 pixels) resolution, which easily meet all your needs in and out of work.
Better to use: innovative technology and craftsmanship
- The brand new second generation of the fingerprint identification technology greatly improved the fingerprint recognition rate from the first generation, making it smarter, safer and quicker.
- Through fingerprint touching, the notification panel can be conveniently pulled down for practical use.
- The Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 CPU makes the smartphone operate faster and more fluently.
- The 3000mAh battery supports a longer standby time, resulting in a worry-free mobile life.
More beautiful: perfect photo-taking
- The 13-megapixel rear camera with F/2.0 large aperture supports an independent metering function, which can automatically adjust highlights and shadows in the image. The use of an advanced de-noising algorithm presents better HD pictures.
- With the front camera’s 88-degree shooting range and the panorama mode, users can easily get a panorama picture at any time, and explore the beauty of the world.
- Various kinds of interesting shooting experience include time-lapse mode, good food mode, slow motion and “Perfect selfie” function etc.
- The modified beauty algorithm and the 5-million-megapixel front-facing camera can optimize the beauty effect ultimately.
- The “Perfect selfie” function brings the more beautiful self out in users by the intelligent face recognition technology.
Model | GR5 |
Operation System | Android L+EMUI3.1 |
Processor | MSM8939 8-core CPU (4*1.2GHz+4*1.5GHz) |
Camera | 13M(F2.0)+5M |
Screen Size | 5.5” Screen |
Battery Capacity | 3000mAh |
Memory | 2GB+16GB Memory |
Size | 151.3*76.3*8.15mm |
Weight | Approximately 158g |
Connection | WLAN, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 2.4G, GPS, USB 2.0 |
HUAWEI GR 3 Fact Sheet:
Better designed: concise and delicate design
- The exterior is designed with simplicity and elegance. The unique one-piece aluminum back cover, adjusting to human-body-engineering arc design, creates an excellent gripping experience.
- GR3 has a 7.6mm slim fuselage, aviation aluminum alloy body, one-piece weight reduction design of shield; 135g fuselage, making it extraordinary light and thin.
- L-shaped architecture not only makes a more balanced layout, but also a more rapid cooling system, bringing out a different experience and stable performance.
- Perfect workmanship in every detail. Three high-end metal color options: titanium gray, silver and champagne gold.
Better to use: excellent performance
- Support for 4G LTE Cat4 network, greatly increasing the upload and download speed.
- 8-core 64 bit CPU, excellent performance and faster processing speed.
Understanding you better: an exclusive cellular phone for every individual
- Uses Huawei’s unique technology in the field of professional communication.
- 160゚wide viewing angle screen, accounting for 68% of the panel, with a 5.0″720p HD display.
Model | GR3 |
Operation System | Android 5.1 + EMUI 3.1 Lite |
Processor | 1.5GHz 8 Core |
Camera | 13M+5M |
Screen Size | 5.0” Screen |
Battery Capacity | 2200mAh |
Memory | eMMC 16G(ROM)+2G(RAM DDR3) |
Thickness | 7.6mm |
Size | 143.5*71.0*7.6mm |
Weight | Approximately 135g |
Colours | Silver, Gray and Gold |