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Huawei P20 Pro, Huawei Nova 3 to Get Android Pie Based EMUI 9 Update in India Soon

Huawei P20 Pro, Huawei Nova 3 to Get Android Pie-Based EMUI 9 Update in India Soon

By Gagan Gupta | Updated: 4 January 2019 13:02 IST

Photo Credit: Twitter/ Huawei India

Huawei P20 Pro, Huawei Nova 3 are the first phones in Huawei India's lineup to get the update

Highlights

EMUI 9 is based on Android 9 Pie
It will first roll out to Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei Nova 3
Other phones with Kirin 970 SoC expected to get the update as well

Huawei India has teased the rollout of the EMUI 9 update in the country on its social media channels. Announced in October last year, EMUI 9.0, which is based on Android 9.0 Pie, introduces a new UI, gesture-based navigation, and HiVision visual search that lets you do image search just like Google Lens. There are also some market-specific features like Paytm integration, local language support, and an Indian calendar. The teased image clearly mentions that the first phones to get this update would be the Huawei P20 Pro and the Huawei Nova 3.

The teaser post doesn't specify a date for the rollout, and only mentions that it is 'coming soon' for the mentioned smartphones. It's worth nothing that both the phones are powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 970 SoC, which makes it a possibility for other phones sporting this chipset getting the update soon after. So besides the Huawei P20 Pro (Review) and the Huawei Nova 3 (Review), this includes Huawei P20, Huawei Mate 10, Huawei Mate 10 Pro, Honor Play, Honor View 10, and Honor 10.

Besides the mentioned features EMUI 9 also recognises a great range of food items and can provide a calorie estimate though the camera image. A new feature called HiTouch enables users to search for something online by long pressing two fingers on an image. Huawei claims that this feature can recognize more than 120 million items from more than 200 e-commerce platforms and the official online stores of nearly 100 brands. Other EMUI 9.0 features include one-click projection, GPU Turbo 2.0, and PC Mode as well.

We had earlier reported about EMUI's global rollout plans by the end of 2018, and now we finally have an official word on the Indian update, as vague as it may be.

Huawei P20 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Brilliant cameras
Up-to-date software
Good battery life
Premium design

Bad
Lacks Quad-HD display
No wireless charging

Read detailed Huawei P20 Pro review

Display 6.10-inch

Processor HiSilicon Kirin 970

Front Camera 24-megapixel

Rear Camera 40-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android 8.1 Oreo

Resolution 1080x2240 pixels

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Huawei Nova 3

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent build quality
Feature-rich camera app
Crisp display
Good battery life

Bad
No OIS, average low-light performance
Heats up easily
No NFC
Display lacks scratch protection

Read detailed Huawei Nova 3 review

Display 6.30-inch

Processor HiSilicon Kirin 970

Front Camera 24-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 3750mAh

OS Android 8.1

Resolution 1080x2340 pixels

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