Huawei has officially been selling its smartphones in India for over two years now, under the brand name Honor. The Honor phones are meant for budget conscious buyers and barring the Rs 20,000 plus Honor 7, most of the other Honor devices have traditionally seen very competitive price points.

Selling a new phone by focusing on the camera is not a new thing and we've been impressed when it's happened in the past: Nokia's Lumias did some great things (which masked Windows Phone's deficiencies) while Apple's 6S Plus impressed with its Dynamic Range and low light performance.

Stunning pictures of nearby subjects; Great value; Fun to use; Fast fingerprint reader

Battery-life; Australian price hike

It used to be we'd have clear winners and losers in the smartphone battles of old. For the most part, the big time players dominated the landscape and up-and-comers were barely noticed. That's all changed over the past year or two, and more smartphone makers are making quality devices.

Really nice design keeps up with mid-tier standards; great cameras

Huawei skin isn't for everyone; will need custom launcher; design isn't ground breaking and weak speaker

This is one beautiful and fantastic phone from manufacturer Huawei. Previously had the Huawei P8, this was a huge upgrade, in processing power, storage capacity, graphics, camera and definitely battery life. Went through a whole day with moderate use and was still left with 50 !

Had it a day love it! Awesome phone, easy to use and premium feel

So good, better than I imagined. Would definitely recommend!

Since the arrival of the Nokia 808 PureView manufacturers have been battling ever harder to create the very finest phone camera. We've seen everything from mainstream adoption of optical image stabilisation to custom technologies like LG's laser autofocus and HTC's Ultrapixels – which reappeared on...

Dual lens tech is great; Solid performance; Decent battery life; Super fast fingerprint scanner

EMUI skin is heavy; Camera software can be fidlly

design Sitting on the highest caste smartphone made by Huawei, P9 carries a sturdy and compact design. The outer layer is similar to the "sister" Huawei P9 Lite, which had already landed in the national market the end of September 2016.

Great camera,premium design

Usb Type c charger rarely use other standartnya smartphone

Until now, Huawei has always been a bit of a budget brand. Its devices provided decent bang for buck, but nothing that could compare to high-end phones from Apple or Samsung . The Huawei P9 is trying to change that – it's the first phone from Huawei that feels genuinely premium and built without...

Exceptional camera with plenty of shooting modes; great design; expandable storage

Android skin is slightly frustrating; awkwardly located fingerprint scanner; touchscreen responsiveness could be better

Huawei wants to play with the big boys. The Chinese company wants to be taken seriously as a competitor to Apple and Samsung, but right now it's rooted firmly among the second tier of Android manufacturers, competing with the likes of Sony, LG, HTC and Motorola in western markets.