If you want an iPhone 6 without the exorbitant pricetag, the Huawei P8 is absolutely the phone for you; squint, and you might not even know the difference. It's not quite the best, but there's a lot to love, and it's safe to say that Android might just have a new member in the Big Boys Club with...

Excellent design; Spectacular camera; Very capable display

'Knuckle Sense' sometimes interferes with touch controls; Could be a little cheaper

You may not have heard of Huawei (that's ‘hwah-way', not Hawaii), but you've probably crossed paths before. The Chinese firm is actually the world's largest telecommunications company, having overtaken Sweden's Ericsson in 2012.

Vibrant colours; Supports hi-res audio; Strong camera; Good build

Picture needs stronger contrast; Sound needs more refinement

From the iPhone to a $20 Nokia, every smartphone is made in China. Motorola attempted to bring manufacturing back to the US with the launch of the original Moto X, but that ended up only lasting a year.

The Huawei P8 is this year's top-flight handset from the Chinese manufacturer, packing in a premium design that can rival the iPhone 6 but all for a relatively affordable price. Can it keep up with the rest of the flagship pack though? We fired one up to find out.

Huawei has been in the tech game for a long while, but it's only recently started to really focus on high-end smartphones; Last year's Ascend P7 was a pleasant surprise that packed in solid hardware, but was let down by its software, and that seems to be the case again.

Huawei's loaded the P8 with Android 5.0 Lollipop along with its own Emotion UI tweaks; and while the base layer of Android sometimes shimmers through; it's difficult to really get on with Huawei's tweaks.

Huawei needs to get its naming conventions in order. While its premium line of "P" phones gets a new number every year (we're now up to P10), the P8 Lite keeps its name despite being an entirely new phone in the Lite range.

Attractive design; All-day battery; Android 7

Easily scratched; Patchy performance; Slow camera

OK. I was looking for a bargain and at the equivalent of 200 quid or so, this new handset promised to be it. And the design was highly attractive. A nice, clean candy bar. I was shown a white one by the helpful assistent. The packaging is compact and pleasing too.

When I buy this cell phone the time I think I make a mistake but this is nice cell phone the camera is awesome and the performance is unbelievable

Over all, this is a good budget phone. Disappointed 4.4.4 out of box and no NFC.

low price, no bloatware, light weight; Budget phone with 2gb RAM, 16gb (10gb usable), Micro SD slot support up to 32 gb

Android 4.4.4 out of box, not 5.02; NO NFC; Only 720 resolution, but it is clear to read email and web

I have this smartphone for two years and I am quite happy. Its main advantage is the price and so I'm not too upset that he started to mow. That could be expected. I could not expect anything other than plastic.

Price; dual sim

battery; plastic

Dual SIMS work great. works with 2 phone Numbers. Good Price. happy customer