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  • Huawei P9 Top 5 Features Price Specification

    Huawei smartphones, world’s 3rd largest smartphone manufacturer, launched its much anticipated Huawei P9 in India. It is priced at Rs.39,999 and will be available via Flipkart.  The biggest USP of this smartphone is its 12MP dual rear camera. Let’s have quick look into the top 5 features of Huawei P9 according to us.

    Huawei P9

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    Top 5 Features of Huawei P9

    Camera

    Huawei P9 signature feature is its camera. It comes with 12MP dual camera which is co engineered by Leica, the globally renowned manufacturer of cameras and sport optics. The two 12MP camera sensors are placed side by side. One of them being a normal RGB sensor and the other being a monochrome one. The colour sensor captures the colours information of the scene, and the monochrome sensor captures more light and details. Software then takes the information from both the sensors and creates a single colour image.

    The two lenses also gives better depth of field perception which allows you to refocus on different part of the picture after the shot is taken. The camera on Huawei P9 has hybrid auto focus system. What it means is that, it uses laser and phase detection auto focus methods together. Apart from this, P9 also supports RAW format pictures, long exposure night shots and pro-shooting modes.

    Power and Performance

    Huawei P9 is powered by all new Kirin 955 chipset with flagship FinFET Plus 16nm chip technology which is said to offer much better performance compared to previous generation 28nm chipsets.  This octa core processor has 4 Cortex A72 cores clocked at 2.5GHz and 4 Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.8GHz.

    The powerful Mali-T880 GPU ensures seamless gaming experience with 100% increase in GPU performance with the inclusion of an additional arithmetic pipeline allowing for greater computation. It also has rapid eMMC 5.1 based flash memory chip. Running on latest EMUI 4.1 OS on top of Android 6.0, it offers smooth user experience.

    Triple Antennas for seamless connectivity

    Huawei P9 comes with a virtual triple antenna technology. It provides better signal reception irrespective of the position you hold your phone. Better RF performance system automatically switches to the antenna with the best signal to prevent dropped calls.

    Fingerprint identification 2.0

    Huawei P9 has 2nd generation Swedish designed FPC fingerprint sensor which is promised to unlock the screen in just 0.5 seconds. This fingerprint scanner is designed such away that, it learns more about your fingerprint as you use it and prevents failed identification caused by wet hands or partial fingerprints.

    Fingerprint scanner on Huawei P9 has Replay Protected Memory Block(RPMB) technology which encrypts and stores fingerprint data in a separate secure storage area. This ensures, fingerprint data cannot be accessed even if the phone is rooted.

    Display

    Huawei P9 sports 5.2 inch full HD(1920×1080 pixel) display screen with 423 ppi pixel density. It has 10 point multi touch support with manual colour temperature controls. The screen has 2.5D Corning Gorilla glass protection. It has screen to body ratio of 72.9%. The fully laminated LTPS GFF screen has less reflection.

    Huawei P9 Specification

    • 5.2 inch full HD(1920×1080 pixel) display screen with 423 ppi pixel density.
    • Kirin 955 chipset with flagship FinFET Plus 16nm chip technology.
    • 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage(Around 24GB user available storage).
    • Dual 12MP rear camera with f/2.2mm, Leica optics lens.
    • 8MP front facing camera.
    • Android 6.0 Marshmallow with EMUI 4.1.
    • 3000 mAh battery.
    • Fingerprint identification 2.0.

    This is not a complete review on Huawei P9. We will be doing an indepth review on the actual real performance in the coming days.

  • Huawei P9 with dual lens Leica camera wins European consumer smartphone 2016-17 at EISA

    Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) is honored to announce that the Huawei P9 has been named ‘European Consumer Smartphone 2016-17’ by the European Image and Sound Association (EISA). Furthering its commitment to pursuing the best quality and design without compromise, this is the fourth consecutive year that Huawei has been recognized in this category.

    Huawei P9 with Dual lens

    Designed to reinvent smartphone photography, the Huawei P9 is the first smartphone co-engineered with the global iconic brand, Leica Camera AG. The P9’s dual-lens camera takes smartphone photography to the next level, allowing people to capture both vivid colors and striking black and white images of unmatched clarity, richness and authenticity.

    Awarding the Huawei P9 European Consumer Smartphone 2016-17, the EISA judges announced, “Sometimes the value of getting the important stuff right cannot be understated, and that’s precisely what the Huawei P9 does. Sporting a 5.2-inch IPS-NEO LCD with Full HD resolution, octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 955 SoC and Android OS 6.0 with Emotion UI 4.1, the P9 is available in an impressive choice of finishes produced from a wide variety of materials. But that’s not all, Huawei makes history by being the first manufacturer to introduce Leica’s photography know how to mobile devices. The dual-lens camera captures more light and provides better clarity for both photos and videos. While the 3,000 mAh battery has enough power for capturing every precious moment between charging, the classy finish of those diamond-cut edges with rounded corners on the unibody design combined with 2.5D glass makes the P9 both practical and beautiful in equal measure.”

    Glory Zhang, Chief Marketing Officer, Huawei Consumer BG commented, “We are honored to receive this award from EISA for the fourth year running. This accolade is testament to Huawei’s commitment to creating new mobile innovations that offer new experiences to users. The exquisite design of the P9, praised by the EISA judges, is the result of exhaustive development and attention to detail from the world’s top industrial designers, and their tireless efforts have culminated in a visually stunning design.”

    Global shipments of the P9 and P9 Plus exceeded 4.5 million as of July, with strong sales recorded across many European countries including France, Finland and Britain. The Huawei P9 is scheduled to be launched in India on the 17th of August.

    About Huawei Consumer BG
    Huawei’s products and services are available in more than 170 countries, and are used by a third of the world’s population, ranking third in the world in mobile phone shipments in 2015. Sixteen R&D centers have been set up in the United States, Germany, Sweden, Russia, India, and China. Huawei Consumer BG is one of Huawei’s three business units and covers smartphones, PC and tablets, Wearables and cloud services, etc. Huawei’s global network is built on 20 years of expertise in the telecom industry and is dedicated to delivering the latest technological advances to consumers around the world.