Just in! WIKO is now officially licensed to release smartphones developed by HUAWEI!

French mobile maker WIKO yesterday released its first 5G-ready smartphone. AND, many have noticed that it has a familiar look.

WIKO/HUAWEI partnership

WIKO x HUAWEI!

In particular, the device is a near-spitting image of the HUAWEI nova 9 SE.

In a press statement sent to team GIZGUIDE today, we learned why.

WIKO announced that the company is now officially licensed to release HUAWEI-developed smartphones.

Two colorways of the WIKO 5G

Anyway, as a quick recap, the WIKO 5G 6.78-inch 90Hz screen with FHD+ resolution, 8GB RAM, 128GB/256GB internal storage, 4,000mAh battery capacity, USB-C 66W fast charging, 108MP Samsung HM2 f/1.9 main cam, 16MP selfie cam, side-mounted fingerprint scanner, dual-band WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, and dual SIM slots.

It is powered by the 5G-ready 6nm Snapdragon 695 octa-core processor and runs with HUAWEI's HarmonyOS Connect. HarmonyOS Connect Certification is said to be as Safe and Smooth as HarmonyOS and has access to HarmonyOS Ecology.

WIKO Philippines also told us that the device might be available in the country by Q2 of 2023.

If ever, we suspect that it will come with Google Mobile Services with Google Play Store since WIKO is a totally different brand.

To read its full specs, click here.

To those who missed it, WIKO is a French mobile maker. Later, the mobile phone business of this brand was jointly acquired by Tianyin Holdings and Dongguan Financial Holdings. In addition, WIKO took second place in the French mobile phone market in 2014, second only to Samsung in terms of local market share.

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