Pros
Dual 12 MP rear cameraGood displayFull HD resolutionGood processorFingerprint sensor & NFC4G VoLTE support
Cons
Non removable batteryHybrid microSD slot3GB RAM/32GB Storage
Huawei P9 Specifications
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Question- How is the Design and Build Quality? Answer – Huawei P9 has a metal unibody design which looks very premium. It has a 5.2 inch display with 72.9% screen-to-body ratio and on screen navigation keys. On the back it has a squircle shaped fingerprint sensor and a Leica dual camera setup at the top. The dimensions of the phone are 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm, which makes it pretty thin and it weighs just 144 grams.
Question – How is the Display Quality ? Answer – The phone has a 5.2 inches IPS-NEO LCD display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) and a pixel density of 423 ppi pixel density.
Question – What is the hardware used inside? Answer – Huawei P9 has a Octa-core processor with 4 Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 2.5 GHz and 4 Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.8 GHz. It has a HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset and Mali-T880 MP4 GPU. All this is coupled with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage which is expandable up to 128 GB via microSD card. Question- Which GPU is used in this handset? Answer –Mali-T880 MP4 Question – What are the Camera Specifications? Answer –It is equipped with a Dual 12 MP camera setup on the rear with dual tone LED flash, 1.25 µm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, Leica optics and phase detection autofocus. On the front, it is equipped with a 8 MP with f/2.4 aperture. Question – Does it support Full-HD Video-Recording? Answer – Yes, it supports 1080p recording @60fps, 1080p (FHD) @30fps, 720p(Slow motion) @120fps Question- How is the camera performance on Huawei P9? Answer – Camera performance is really good. Although the shutter speed was a little slow in night mode, but overall, it is at par with the expectations.
Question – What are the battery specifications ? Answer – It is backed by a 3000 mAh Li-Ion battery that is non removable. Question – Does it support Fast charging? Answer – Yes Question – Will it come in more than one variants? Answer – No, unlike European markets, Huawei P9 is available in only one variant in India. Question- Does Huawei P9 Have Dual SIM Slots? Answer – Yes Question – Does it have a 3.5 MM audio jack? Answer – Yes
Question – Does it have a USB type C port? Answer – Yes Question- Does the Huawei P9 Have microSD Expansion option? Answer – Yes, up to 256 GB. Question – Does it have a dedicated microSD slot? Answer – No, it has a hybrid slot that uses SIM2 Slot Question – Does Huawei P9 has any special features? Answer – The Leica dual camera setup on the back can be credited to the special features. Question- Does the Huawei P9 support Adaptive Brightness? Answer – Yes
Question- Which OS version, type runs on the phone? Answer – It runs on Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) with Emotion UI 4.1 on the top. Question – Are navigation keys backlit? Answer – They are on screen. Question – What are the connectivity options ? Answer – Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, NFC and Type-C 1.0 reversible connector. Question – What are the sensors on board? Answer – Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity and compass.
Question- How much RAM was free on first boot? Answer – Out of 3GB, around 1.7GB was free on first boot. Question- How much storage was free on first boot? Answer – Out of 32GB, approximately 26GB was free. Question- What are the benchmark scores of Huawei P9? Answer –[table id=621 /] Question – What are the dimensions of the phone? Answer – 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm.
Question- How much does Huawei P9 weigh? Answer – Around 144 grams. Question- Can you move apps to SD card on the Huawei P9? Answer – No, you cannot move apps to SD card. Question- Does it have LED notification light? Answer – Yes, on the earpiece. Question- Does the Huawei P9 offer theme options to choose from? Answer – Yes, it offers different themes to customize the look and feel of your phone. Question- How is the Call quality? Answer – Call quality is good. Question- What Color Variants are Available for Huawei P9? Answer – It is available in 3 color variants, namely prestige-gold, titanium-grey and mystic-silver. Question- Does it support VoLTE? Answer – Yes Question- Is there any offer with the device? Answer – Yes, it has a exchange offer upto Rs. 15,000 and No Cost EMI on credits cards. Question – How was the gaming performance? Answer – We tested the device, gaming experience was great. There was no lag while playing asphalt 8. Question- Does Huawei P9 have heating issues? Answer – No major heating issues on the front and back but the sides were slightly hot after continuous gaming Question- Can the Huawei P9 be connected to a Bluetooth Headset? Answer – Yes Question- Mobile Hotspot Internet Sharing Supported? Answer – Yes Question- When the phone will be up for sale? Answer- The phone is available on Flipkart.
Conclusion
Huawei P9 has a thin & lighweight premium looking design, good camera, 5.2 inch display, FHD resolution, good processor, enough RAM and storage, nice battery, Fingerprint sensor and 4G VoLTE support. On the downside it does not have a dedicated microSD slot plus the battery is also non removable. The price is fixed at Rs. 39,999 that is a little high than our expectations. Overall the phone has good specs with a unique camera setup, but still, it would have been more worth, if it was priced a little less.
