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Huawei P9 is a 5.2-inch smartphone that was unveiled in April 2016 together with the larger P9 Plus model.


What are the differences compared to its predecessor P8? One of the main differences is the camera optics. Huawei has partnered with the well-renowned camera manufacturer Leica to improve the camera performance based on Leica's Summarit lens design. P9 sports two dual rear cameras that increase light sensitivity and improves contrast by up til 50% by employing a monochrome camera sensor that lacks RGB filter. The front camera has a resolution of 8 MP, which means that your selfies will look bright and crisp under a wide range of light conditions.


The Kirin 955 processor with 8 cores and 3 GB RAM memory ensures that the phone handles a great variety of processing tasks with impressive speeds. The phone has 32 GB storage.


Huawei P9 is one of the first phones to run Android 6.0 Marshmallows. The UI is customised by Huawei and is called EMUI. The phone is available in six different colours: haze gold, mystic silver, titanium grey, prestige gold, rose gold and ceramic white.


The battery can be recharged quickly and has a capacity of 3,000 mAh.


What about the weight with such sophisticated camera optics, fast processor and high battery capacity? This phone is remarkably light given its advanced specs and weighs only 144 gram.


Do you like the P9, but don't want to spend $700 on a phone? Then the budget version Huawei P9 Lite might be worth having a look at. It retails for less than half the price of P9.

Manufacturer: Huawei
Pocket Lint
10 years ago

Huawei P9 review: The flagship and the folly

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...
Pros:
  • Best fingerprint scanner on the market
  • slender design
  • dual camera solution is fun
  • microSD card expansion
  • ample power for all tasks
Cons:
  • Some questionable software points
  • battery life not standout (as 3,000mAh would suggest)
  • camera software (defocus) glitchy
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IT PRO
10 years ago

Huawei P9 review

A classy and desirable phone let down by some surprising and not so surprising problems
Pros:
  • Sleek and classy casing
  • Lengthy battery life
  • High quality screen
  • Generally excellent camera
Cons:
  • Camera issues
  • Annoying interface overlay
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TechSpot
10 years ago

Huawei P9 Review

Huawei has come from nowhere over the past few years, from its humble beginnings producing uninspired budget devices to having a full complement of Android handsets, including impressive flagships that are not limited to Google's well-regarded Nexus 6P .
Pros:
  • Excellent, ergonomic design
  • The dual-camera system is unique and produces wonderful photos
  • Decent system performance with a blazing fast fingerprint sensor
Cons:
  • EMUI is a heavy, lackluster software skin
  • Poor GPU performance
  • No 4K video recording
Read more on TechSpot
Digitaltrends
9 years ago

Huawei P9 Review

Huawei's P9 is ready to rumble with it's incredible Leica camera tech and sleek metal body.
Pros:
  • Amazing camera
  • Beautiful design
  • Compact metal frame
  • Strong battery life
  • High performance processor
  • Smooth software
Cons:
  • Quite slippery
  • Some UI niggles
  • No software update to EMUI 5.0
Read more on Digitaltrends
T3
9 years ago

Huawei P9 review: a solid smartphone - but it won't change the way you see the world

I like the Huawei P9, but I think it's a bold claim to say it'll change the way you see the world. It's well made, it's a really solid performer, but that camera isn't as good as they promised. Liked this
Pros:
  • Sleek design
  • Interesting camera set up
  • Good battery life
Cons:
  • Nothing innovative
  • Screen lackluster
  • Camera could be better
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Tech2
9 years ago

Huawei P9 review: Not the best value proposition, but the P9 has a lot going for it

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.
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Trusted Reviews
9 years ago

Huawei P9

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...
Pros:
  • Dual lens tech is great
  • Solid performance
  • Decent battery life
  • Super fast fingerprint scanner
Cons:
  • EMUI skin is heavy
  • Camera software can be fidlly
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TechRadar UK
9 years ago

Huawei P9 review

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.
Read more on TechRadar UK
expertreviews.co.uk
9 years ago

Huawei P9 review

Having a DSLR is great for taking pictures, but not a practical option for taking your everyday photos. However, the shooter I always have on me is my smartphone. This is why Huawei has teamed up with century-old, and much revered, German camera and optics manufacturer Leica to provide a powerful...
Pros:
  • Dual-lens camera
  • Lightning fast fingerprint reader
Cons:
  • Huawei Emotion UI
Read more on expertreviews.co.uk
Know Your Mobile
9 years ago

Huawei P9 Review: Take Note Samsung, Huawei's COMING!

Huawei's back with two awesome flagships for 2016. Ladies and Gentlemen, meet the Huawei P9 and Huawei P9 Plus
Pros:
  • Great Design
  • Amazing Camera
  • Powerful
  • Well Optimised
Cons:
  • Huawei's Custom UI is a bit squiffy
Read more on Know Your Mobile
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