Huawei P9, P9 Plus with Leica dual lens camera gets official

Huawei at an event in London launched its P series flagship, the P9, along with a bigger model P9 Plus. 

The main highlight of Huawei's latest P series flagship is its camera. They come with dual 12-megapixel Leica (SUMMARIT lens) certified main camera. Huawei says that one these camera is best at capturing monochrome picture, while the other camera specializes in sensing color depth. The rear camera is accompanied by dual-tone LED flash and features 1.25-micron pixels promising brilliant image quality in low-light conditions. For clicking selfies and video calling you get a 8-megapixel camera.

The Huawei P9 sports a 5.2-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display and is powered by 2.5GHz octa-core Kirin 955 processor paired with Mali T880 GPU. It comes in two variants – 3GB RAM w/ 32GB inbuilt storage and 4GB RAM w/ 64GB storage. Storage expansion is also supported via microSD card (up to 128GB).

The P9 runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Emotion UI on top and comes with Dual SIM or Hybrid Dual SIM slot depending on region. Also on-board is fingerprint sensor located at the back of the device for added security, infrared sensor and stereo speakers.

Connectivity duties are handled by 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC and USB type-C. It is fueled by 3000mAh battery.

The Huawei P9 Plus flaunts a bigger 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display with force touch technology called Press Touch. The P9 Plus is powered by Kirin 955 processor and comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. It is fueled by 3400mAh battery, which supports dual-IC Rapid Charge, which offers six hours of talk time with just 10 minutes of charge. The rest of the specs are similar to P9.

The Huawei P9 3GB RAM w/ 32GB storage model is priced at Euro 599 ($680 |Rs. 45,500), while the 4GB RAM w/ 64GB storage model is priced at Euro 649 ($738 | Rs. 49,300). The P9 Plus will cost Euro 749 ($852 | Rs. 56,850). The Huawei P9 and P9 Plus will go on sale in Europe starting April 16.

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