Huawei Ascend P6 now official: The world's slimmest smartphone measuring 6.18mm!

Huawei just unveiled in a press event in London the Huawei Ascend P6, the world's slimmest smartphone measuring 6.18mm. The smartphone features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor and a sleek metallic body. With its 4.7-inch high definition in-cell display, industry-leading 5MP front-facing camera, and outstanding software, the Huawei Ascend P6 is the embodiment of elegance with an edge. More details after the jump.

Huawei Ascend P6 is ultra slim at 6.18mm and weighs just about 120g. While it is small enough to slip into the tiniest of pockets or clutch bags, the stylish Huawei Ascend P6 is designed to be seen and coveted! It features a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2.2 operating system, 2000mAh battery, 4.7-inch HD in-cell LCD screen technology, and 'MagicTouch' for enhanced screen responsiveness even when wearing gloves.

Perfect for 'selfies', the Huawei Ascend P6's 5MP front-facing camera and auto facial-enhancing capabilities create model-gorgeous shots you'll want to share. Its 8MP rear-facing BSI camera with F2.0 aperture and 4cm macro view also enables 1080P full HD video recording and playback. With Huawei's proprietary IMAGESmart software, the Huawei Ascend P6 turns even the most novice photographer into a professional, with contrast and color enhancement, auto scene recognition, object tracing focus, and instant facial beauty support.

The Huawei Ascend P6 is even more intuitive and able to be customized with Huawei's Emotion UI. Inspired by people, for device users worldwide. The proprietary user interface includes updates to Uni-Home including enhanced security, Huawei's Me Widget, MagicTouch, and SmartReading. New to Huawei's Emotion UI are the panoramic shoot and facial recognition photography functions.

Huawei's unique Automated Discontinuous Reception (ADRX) and Quick Power Control (QPC) battery optimization and power saving technology improves performance by more than 30%, compared with smartphone batteries of equal size. With its multi-screen AirSharing capability, you can connect to a range of devices to boost your productivity at work or play by easily sharing documents or enhance your gaming experience with minimal lag time.

Huawei Ascend P6 Specifications
Dual SIM (Micro-SIM / Dual Standby)
4.7-inch HD (720x1280) capacitive display, 312ppi
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei Emotion UI 1.6
1.5GHz quad-core Huawei K3V2 processor
2GB of RAM
8GB of internal storage
microSD card slot up to 32GB
8MP autofocus camera with BSI and LED flash
1080p@30fps Full HD video recording
5MP autofocus front-facing camera
Multimedia Player / FM Radio
Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, LE
microUSB v2.0 / USB On-the-go
Dolby Digital Plus sound enhancement
HSDPA 14.4Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps
GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, WiFi Direct, WiFi hotspot
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, temperature
Li-Pol 2,000mAh battery (removable)
132.7 x 65.5 x 6.2mm (dimension)
120g (weight)

Pricing and Availability
The Huawei Ascend P6 is available in black, white and pink with matching color cases. There’s currently no details about the Ascend P6′s official pricing. However, it will begin shipping to China from June and to Western Europe from July with other markets to follow.