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

The Huawei P8 is an amazing piece of kit, with a great build quality, an amazing camera, great sound quality and a degree of flexibility thanks to the various slots and ports. The big but here though is the software.

The Huawei P8 starts at €499, making it cheaper than the iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6 , despite the firm claiming that it offers features that match, if not beat, its big name competitors.

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.

Huawei's P series has always been about the best of the best without you needing to sell a kidney, so can this year's model fight the threat that is the iPhone, or is it just a poor cousin?

Comfortable to hold; Well built; Fairly fast; Free screen repair (for one time) if you break the phone's display

Storage amount could be larger; Mediocre battery (standard for a flagship; though; No 802.11ac despite the phone being flagship; Huawei's take on Android may not be ideal for all; Included screen replacement cost feels like a bit of a useless feature if you never break your screen

Everyone knows how many millions of phones Apple and Samsung ship every year - they're easily the two largest smartphone manufacturers in the world. In Australia, the world's number three smartphone giant - Huawei - doesn't get as much love as it should; we're all seduced and distracted by Sony and...

Cheaper than flagship competitors; High screen-to-body ratio; thin bezels; Surprisingly good battery life

No fast charge or wireless charging; EmotionUI skin significantly alters Android; Average GPU performance

L ast year, Huawei's Ascend P7 smartphone impressed us with its slimline good looks and top-quality camera – but it was undermined by sluggish performance and an over-fussy UI. This year, the company aims to improve on that with its new flagship.

The Huawei P8 is a good option at its asking price, although it falls ever so short of being an entirely "premium" experience. I was notably taken with Huawei's flagship 2014 phone, the late-arriving Huawei Ascend Mate 7 .

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

Basically I do not need a Cellphone other than for emergencies or when travelling. To replace my current 10 year old (Cingular) phone I shopped extensively around until I found this Huawei P8. It is of high quality, has the 2 sim slots I need, and is loaded with features.

Excellent Value

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