Huawei brings fingerprint sensors to the masses with new phone and tablet

LAS VEGAS — Huawei is making one thing very clear at CES this year: security is a priority.

After masterfully crafting the fingerprint-equipped Nexus 6P for Google last year, the Chinese electronics company is bringing the security feature to its new midrange GX8 smartphone and 10-inch MediaPad M2 10 tablet.

Aside from its aluminum body, the GX8 is as typical as an Android smartphone gets. It's got a 5.5-inch full HD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution display with 401 pixels per inch, a 64-bit 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor, and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop with the Huawei's EMUI 3.1 skin. Internal storage is limited to 16GB, but you can expand that up to 128GB with a microSD card. The 13-megapixel camera has autofocus on the back; there's a 5-megapixel camera on the front Read more...