A recent wave of rumors claim that Chinese tech company Huawei is planning to release its flagship P9 smartphone at an exclusive event ahead of the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. If the rumors are true, then Huawei might unveil the smartphone anytime on Jan. 5 or Jan. 6.

There is also a possibility that the company will unveil the device during the CES.

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Huawei's senior vice president confirmed on Chinese social networking site Weibo that the company is scheduled for a pre-CES 2006 event. In a separate post, the Chinese tech company teased its fans about the launch of the much hyped X series device, which is believed to be the Honor X3 phablet sporting a 6.2-inch display.

A tipster has also hinted that the Huawei P9 will be the first smartphone to be released with a massive 6GB RAM. On top of that, the smartphone will also have a dual rear camera setup and a ubiquitous fingerprint scanner.

Previous rumors claimed that the Huawei P9 is powered by the Kirin 950 chipset and has a 5.2-inch display, which supports Quad HD resolution.

In November 2014, a leaked AnTuTu benchmark report gave a peek of the expected specs of the Huawei P9 smartphone. The benchmark confirmed that the rumored Kirin 950 chipset is at the heart of the device.

Aside from the P9 smartphone, fans also expect that Huawei will unveil the Mate 8 phablet at the upcoming 2016 CES. The device went on sale in China in December 2015. The release of the device in its native country fueled speculations that it will be availabile globally soon.

The Huawei Mate 8 is expected to be fitted with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage space and cost 2,999 Chinese Yen (about$460). The model with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage space costs 3,699 Yen (about $565). The top-tiered model with 4GB RAM and 128GB storage space costs 4,399 Yen (about $672).

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