Huawei intros B199 dual-SIM Android 4.3 smartphone

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Huawei has launched a new 5.5-inch Android smartphone B199, a follow up to its A199 smartphone, debuted in April 2013, as per reports.

The smartphone is expected to sell from January 20 onwards in China. The smartphone runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS, paired with the company's Emotion UI 2.0. The Huawei B199 has the dual-SIM feature with GSM+CDMA support.

Huawei B199 features a 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with 720p resolution and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.6GHz, along with an Adreno 305 for graphics and 2GB RAM for better multitasking. On the optics front Huawei B199 includes a 13-megapixel rear camera with flash, and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for video calling. The device comes with a 16GB of in-built storage, and can be expanded. However, the storage expansion limit is not mentioned by the firm.

Though the connectivity options for the smartphone are not yet known, the smartphone is expected to include the standard 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth options at the least. The smartphone additionally has a battery capacity of 3,000mAh. Huawei B199's back panel is said to be covered with a metal coating, where the dimensions and weight of the device are also not disclosed as of yet.