Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is slated to take the wraps off its latest flagship device this month, the Honor 8. However, there are indications that Huawei is planning to unveil another new smartphone in the near future.

A handful of tech websites have reported that Huawei is planning to release the second device following the scheduled release of the Huawei Honor 8. The still unnamed device has a model number EDI-DL00 and was recently spotted in a TENAA filing. TENAA os China's regulatory board that reviews and certifies telecommunications equipment.

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Huawei has kept silent about this second device. However, there are rumors that it will be called the Honor 8 Max and will probably be an upgraded model of the Honor 8.

According to Tech Spot, the Huawei Honor 8 Max is expected to have a 6.6-inch display with a 2560 x 1440 resolution. At its heart is the octa-core Kirin 950 system-on-chip with a processor speed of 2.3GHz and 3GB of memory. The storage space is reported to be 32GB with possible support for expandable storage.

While the dual camera setup is slowly getting traction in the smartphone world, this setup is not expected on the Huawei Honor 8 Max. Instead, the device will have a 13-megapixel rear facing shooter and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.

A leaked photograph believed to be that of the Honor 8 Max shows that the device has a fingerprint scanner sensor. This leak also indicates a that the device will run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

If rumors are true, the Huawei Honor 8 Max, once released, will go head-to-head against the Xiaomi Mi Max. The entry level model is believed to be priced around $230, while the high-end model will have a price tag of $300.

According to BGR, Huawei is slated to unveil the Honor 8, and possibly the Honor 8 Max, on July 11.

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