Huawei Honor 8 sent into sky in world record attempt
The device was put in a weather balloon and sent 30km up, in an attempt to set the record for the highest smartphone livestream ever.
A smartphone attached to a balloon took to the skies on Monday in an attempt to set a record for the highest livestream from such a device. The Huawei Honor 8 phone was attached to a weather balloon also carrying a camera and other equipment, and set off from the SSC Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The balloon was expected to burst at an altitude of 30,000 metres (98,425 ft) with the device then making its way back down by parachute.
Peter Lundkvist of Huawei Technologies Sweden said the balloon reached 18,421 metres before bursting. "Hopefully, Guinness (World Records) will accept this as a world record in highest smartphone livestreaming," he said.
The Huawei Honor 8 sports a 5.2-inch display with a 1080X1920 ​pixel resolution. It is powered by 1.8GHz octa-core Kirin 950 processor paired with 3GB of RAM. It packs in an internal storage of 32GB which can be further expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. Running Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the device features a 12MP rear camera along with an 8MP front facing camera. Connectivity features include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM, 3G and 4G. A 3000mAh battery completes the package.
(With inputs from Reuters)