The mobile landscape has shifted dramatically over the past few years. Companies that once reigned supreme are now struggling to stay afloat, while newcomers have arrived at the table and quickly made their way to the top.

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

Huawei's back with two awesome flagships for 2016. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet the Huawei P9 and Huawei P9 Plus

Great Design; Amazing Camera; Powerful; Well Optimised

Huawei's Custom UI is a bit squiffy

T he Huawei P9 has also taken a few giant leaps forward in terms of smartphone cameras. While many OEMs have spent copious amounts of time and money within their R&D departments to reduce costs and increase capabilities of their cameras, it wasn't until the release of Nokia's 808 PureView, and a...

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.

Huawei is not in league with Samsung and Apple just yet, but the P9 is a cut above in the second rung of the smartphone world. With high specs and a lower price point than the competition, you can start to see why the P9 is an attractive prospect.

Quality design and body; Lightning quick fingerprint sensor; Awesome camera

Emotion is still Emotion; Not the best at low-light photography

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.

With its unibody metal design, the P9 certainly looks the part and prompts no complaints in the design department, although not really offering anything unique either. At 5.2" Full HD (423 ppi pixel density) the display falls in line with other top end offerings (except the 4K Sony Z5 Premium ),...

Smart and stylish; Excellent camera functionality; Not the most expensive flagship; Great fingerprint reader

Processing strength behind the rest; Battery life not great

The build, the feel, the camera and fingerprint sensor are all top-notch on the Huawei P9. It is the best smartphone the Chinese manufacturer has made, and is so close to competitors Samsung and Apple. The one thing that lets it down is the software.

excellent camera; brilliant fingerprint scanner; good screen; great build and feel; microSD card support; USB-C; good battery stats; decent battery life

EMUI not quite up to scratch; fixed-focus selfie camera; no quick charging; no removable battery; screen not good for VR (low res