The announcement of the Huawei P9 was met with much fanfare surrounding the inclusion of Leica branding. The Huawei P9 features a dual camera set-up, which was claimed to have been designed in conjunction with the historic camera manufacturer.

The song remains the same for Huawei with the P9. This is a really great phone, and for the everyday user, it's also one of the speediest and most powerful. But, this is priced like something more than an everyday phone, and for that reason, the GPU and display really need to be better.

Excellent CPU performance; great at multitasking; all-day battery life; very fun dual-camera system; clear calls; lots of color options; swiping down on the fingerprint sensor pulls down the notification center; runs cool and rarely overheats

GPU performance lags behind competition; display isn't great for use with VR headsets; can get scratched and dented easily; not water-resistant; no wireless charging

When comparing the P9 to other flagships, it's important to remember the ￡449 price which makes it considerably cheaper than many of its rivals (but not the identically priced Nexus 6P that's also made by Huawei). Overall, we're impressed with the phone: it's well built, feels good and looks good.

Huawei has been chipping away at the flagship smartphone block for years now, gradually adding appeal to its seemingly desired western audience with each iteration. But while last year's P8 lost its way with sloppy software and knuckle-based nonsense, this year's P9 - which mimics the same handset...

Best fingerprint scanner on the market; slender design; dual camera solution is fun; microSD card expansion; ample power for all tasks

Some questionable software points; battery life not standout (as 3,000mAh would suggest); camera software (defocus) glitchy

Before Huawei's P9 was even announced the rumour mill was hard at work, spotting what appeared to be two camera sensors sitting side by side and prompting speculation that the smartphone would have two cameras.

I have already outlined the ‘phone' part of this latest offering from Huawei on the 18th April. At the time I said I would tell you about the cameras when I had more time to study them. So here goes the camera are very good as they are made by Leica.

A classy and desirable phone let down by some surprising and not so surprising problems

Sleek and classy casing; Lengthy battery life; High quality screen; Generally excellent camera

Camera issues; Annoying interface overlay

Huawei's P9 is quite possibly the most interesting high-end alternative to the likes of Apple and Samsung currently on the market. On top of a more than reasonable AUD$799 asking price, the P9 is the first phone born out of Huawei's partnership with luxury camera manufacturer Leica.

Dual rear-cameras offer a unique; fun; smartphone photography experience; Great price; Good battery life

Bland design; Heavy Android overlay

Huawei is quickly becoming one of the largest smartphone presences in the markets and this year's blitz marketing campaign focusing on the new Huawei P9 is just evidence of how much the company is investing on this.

The Chinese company has cleverly partnered with Leica – a company with more than 100 years of experience in photography – to create the impressive dual lens camera on the P9. It is fair to say that smartphones are judged by customers more on the merits of the camera than on their ability to make...