Huawei on Tuesday launche the Honor 4C smartphone, a budget handset aimed to compete with devices offered by rival Xiaomi. The phone has a 5-inch display - the same as Xiaomi's Mi 4 smartphone - a 64bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and starts at 799 yuan ($129). The phone will be sold primarily online through outlets including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Tmall.

Huawei Honor 4C

• Display: 5" HD IPS (1280 x 720)
• Processor: 64bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615, HiSilicon Kirin 620
• Memory: 2GB RAM
• Storage: 8GB (microSD)
• Rear camera: 13MP f/2.0
• Front Camera: 5MP, 22mm lens
• dualSIM, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 4G LTE
• Android 4.4 KitKat updated to Android 5.0 with Emotion UI 3.0
• Battery: 2550mAh

The Chinese company also introduced two new budget-friendly tablets, the Huawei Honor Pad Note and Huawei Honor Pad.

Huawei Honor Pad Note

• Display: 9.6" IPS (1280 x 800)
• Processor: 64bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 1.2GHz
• Memory: 1GB RAM
• Storage: 16GB (up to 64GB with microSD)
• Camera: 5MP
• Front camera: 2MP
• WiFi
• Android 4.4 KitKat with Emotion UI 3.0
• Battery: 4800mAh
• Weight: 430gr

Huawei Honor Pad

• Display: 7" IPS (1024 x 600)
• Processor: quad-core 1.2GHz
• Memory: 1GB RAM
• Storage: 16GB (up to 32GB with microSD)
• Camera: 2MP
• Front Camera: 2MP
• WiFi, 3G
• Android 4.4 KitKat with Emotion UI 3.0
• Battery: 4100mAh