Huawei’s
latest device, Huawei P9 launched last month. Remarked as one of the best
devices from Huawei so far, the device joins the top range of smartphones, like
Samsung Galaxy S7, iPhone 6S, etc. This smartphone boasts of dual rear camera
technology for a never before smartphone camera experience and result. In this precise
review, we will see if Huawei P9 has enough to challenge the leading
smartrphones in its range.
In design, Huawei P9 meets our basic
expectation of phones above the $600 range. It is a unibody device with premium
metal cover. The device has architectural features that are similar to that of
an iPhone. It has rounded corners, brushed aluminium body and antenna bands on
the rear. Hence P9 does not have much originality as such to stand out in design
and is similar to its predecessor. However, the device is very user friendly in
form factor, it measures 145x70.9x6.95mm and weighs 144g. The device comes in six
colors white, grey, silver and in three variations of gold: rose, haze and “prestige”.
Huawei P9
surprises us with its large display
screen of 5.2 inches in a pretty slim and light device. It offers a a decent,
good display with 1080x1920 pixels resolution and 424ppi density. Also, the
device runs on the Kirin 955 processor
coupled with a 3GB/4GB RAM. This makes the device a much better performer than its
predecessor. In terms of software the phone has the latest Android 6.0
Marshmallow and Huawei’s EMUI 4.1 on top. It has 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB memory
variant which is expandable up to 128GB. P9 also comes with a beefy battery
power of 3000mAh.
If there is
one thing that Huawei P9 stands out among the others, it is for its camera innovation. Huewai P9 features
dual camera technology, with two 12MP rear snappers to produce one image. It
has certified both its 12MP lenses with Leica, the top notch camera expert
company. Here again, one of the two lenses is monochrome monochrome to take in
the full array of light and makes up for what is lost in the other lens that
has colour filter. A smart algorithm combines the two images by the respective
lenses to form one light sensitive image with superior quality.
Additionally,
both the cameras on the device can be used to calculate the distance to
objects, which is part of Huawei’s Hybrid autofocus (which also includes Laser
AF). You can also leverage on the two sensors to create bokeh and other depth
of field effects. Hence Huawei P9’s dual cameras bump up the contrast and
lighting captured images. Huawei is also a notch up on the secondary camera front
with an 8MP snapper compared to other phones in this range.
To conclude,
Huewai P9 is a stylish smartphone that is commended for its dual camera
technology. Although it puts across a good competition, making it
comparable, it would need a lot more than a camera to battle out the leading
phones in the market. Huawei P9 is a dual SIM device that comes with a biometric
fingerprint sensor. The sensor is placed on the rear side. The device’s
3GB/32GB variant is available for USD680 and the 4GB/64GB variant for USD794.
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