The Huawei Mate 9 is, without a doubt, one of the most anticipated handsets of the year. Xiaomi had recently introduced two flagship phablets, the Mi Note 2 and Mi MIX, and even though those are great devices, chances are that they won’t be available in that many markets, at least not officially, especially the Mi MIX. In comes Huawei, this company is currently the third-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, and their Mate 8 phablet which was introduced last year was quite popular, and the company is expecting that the same will happen for the Mate 9 as well.

Huawei Mate 9

Taking that into consideration, it should come as no surprise that the Chinese OEM is currently at the top on its teaser game. Today brings another bit of early info. According to the short video, the Mate 9 will come with exceptional battery life.

The Mate 9 will rely on a Kirin 960 64-bit eight-core CPU for processing power. Additional information hints that a dual-lens camera and a fingerprint sensor are part of the configuration of upcoming the phablet.

All the hints also seem to point toward some new and better fast charging technology. Perhaps Smart Power 5.0? As for other specs, it appears the Mate 9 will come in the two previously mentioned main varieties. The top-tier Pro is said to feature a 5.9-inch, curved QHD display.

It could run Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box, which comes with some tweaks that safe battery life. This isn’t the only video teaser that Huawei released for promoting the Huawei Mate 9 Pro, the company also posted a 35-second video suggesting that the Mate 9 release will be one of the most important of the year.