Huawei just announced P9 and P9 Plus flagship smartphones at an event in London, as it had promised. The main highlight of these smartphones are the dual 12-megapixel rear cameras with Leica SUMMARIT lenses and 1.25-micron pixels promising brilliant image quality in low-light conditions. It also has an independent depth measurement chip and proprietary hybrid-focus technology. These phones also have full manual control and RAW support.
The P9 has a 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display, while the P9 Plus comes with a slightly larger 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display with press touch that perceives different levels of pressure on the screen, allowing the user to complete different actions such as zooming in to a photo or launching an app by applying pressure.
Both these come with single or hybrid dual SIM support, depending on the region and have a fingerprint sensor on the back with 3D fingerprint sensor technology. Both have full metal build, the P9 is 6.95mm thick, while the P9 Plus is 6.98mm thick.
Huawei P9 specifications
- 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display
- Octa-Core Kirin 955 (4x 2.5GHz A72, A53 4 x 1.8 GHz) processor with Mali T880-MP4 GPU
- 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
- 12MP dual rear cameras with Leica SUMMARIT lenses, dual-tone LED flash, Laser AF, f/2.2 aperture
- 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.4 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- Dimensions: 145×70.9×6.95mm;Weight: 144g
- 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
- 3,000mAh battery with fast charging
Huawei P9 Plus specifications
- 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED Press Touch 2.5D curved glass display
- Octa-Core Kirin 955 (4x 2.5GHz A72, A53 4 x 1.8 GHz) processor with Mali T880-MP4 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
- 12MP dual rear cameras with Leica SUMMARIT lenses, dual-tone LED flash, Laser AF, f/2.2 aperture
- 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.4 aperture
- Dimensions: 152.2×75.31×6.98mm
- Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C
- 3,400mAh battery with fast charging
The Huawei P9 comes in Ceramic White, Mystic Silver, Titanium Grey, Haze Gold, Prestige Gold and Rose Gold colors and starts at at £449 (US$ 630 / Rs. 42,140 approx.) for 3GB RAM with 32GB storage variant. The Huawei P9 Plus comes in Ceramic White, Rose Gold, Haze Gold and Quartz Grey colors and is priced at £549 (US$ 770 / Rs. 51,570 approx.). Both the smartphones will roll out starting from 16th April.