Huawei P9

Huawei P9
Front and back of the Huawei P9
ManufacturerHuawei
SeriesHuawei P series
ModelEVA-L09 (Single SIM)
EVA-L19, EVA-L29 (Dual SIM Full Active)
EVA-AL10, EVA-AL00, EVA-CL00, EVA-TL00, EVA-DL00(China mainland edition)
Compatible networksGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - EVA-L19
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - EVA-L29
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), B41 - EVA-L19
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), B41 - EVA-L29
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - EVA-L09
First releasedApril 29, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-04-29)
Availability by regionRomania
April 29, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-04-29)
Malaysia
November 20, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-11-20)
DiscontinuedYes
PredecessorHuawei P8
SuccessorHuawei P10
RelatedHuawei P9 lite
Huawei P9 Plus
TypeSmartphone
Dimensions145 mm (5.7 in) H
70.9 mm (2.79 in) W
7 mm (0.28 in) D
Mass144 g (5.1 oz)
Operating systemOriginal: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) EMUI 4 Current: Android 7.0 (Nougat) EMUI 5
System-on-chipHiSilicon Kirin 955
CPUQuad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPUMali-T880 MP4
Memory3/4 GB RAM
Storage32/64 GB
Removable storagemicroSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
SIMnanoSIM
BatteryNon-removable 3000 mAh lithium polymer battery
ChargingSupercharge
Display5.2" 1080 x 1920 pixels IPS-NEO LCD capacitive multitouch display, 16M colors, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
External displayNone
Rear cameraDual 12 MP, f/2.2, 27 mm Stereo camera, Leica optics, Contrast autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front camera8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p
ConnectivityWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependent)
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Websiteconsumer.huawei.com/en/mobile-phones/p9/
References[1]

The Huawei P9 is a Chinese high-end[weasel words] Android smartphone produced by Huawei, released in 2016. It is the successor to the Huawei P8 and maintains almost the same design but has a dual camera setup in the back co-engineered with Leica along with a fingerprint sensor. The Huawei P9 has a 5.2-inch Full HD IPS-NEO LCD display and runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.

Release

The P9 was released in April 2016 in London[2] and in August 2016 in India.[3]

New features

The P9 added a fingerprint sensor, and was the first Huawei smartphone with a camera co-engineered with Leica under a partnership announced in February 2016.[4] The camera system integrates images from dual rear camera sensors, one monochrome, the other three-colour, which makes possible greater contrast, better low-light images, and shallow depth of field effects, and also refocusing after image capture.[1][2] Storing two versions of images increases memory use, so there is also a microSD slot to increase storage capacity.[2] Huawei P9 Plus became the second smartphone with a pressure-sensitive screen. [5]

Variants

The Huawei P9 Plus, released in May 2016, has 4 GB RAM, and storage of 64 GB.[6]

The Huawei P9 Lite, released in May 2016 and also marketed as the Honor 8 Smart, has 2/3 GB RAM and storage of 16 GB.[7]

Reception

Main camera, developed with Leica

It was globally well received. Some regarded the P9 as a copy of the design of the iPhone 6, since it also uses pentalobe screws.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Huawei P9". GSMArena. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Huawei P9 uses Leica dual-lens camera tech to refocus". BBC News. 2016-04-06.
  3. ^ "Huawei P9 launched in India with a price tag of Rs. 39,999". i9finite. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  4. ^ "Huawei and Leica Camera announce long-term technology partnership for the reinvention of smartphone photography" (press release). Leica Camera. February 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. ^ "Huawei P9 Plus review". GSM Arena.
  6. ^ "Huawei P9 Plus". GSMArena. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  7. ^ "Huawei P9 lite". GSMArena. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  8. ^ Kyle Wiens (2016-05-06). "Huawei Just Copied the iPhone—Down to the Last Screw". Wired. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  9. ^ Chris Mills (2016-05-09). "Did Huawei really need to copy the iPhone's worst feature?". BGR. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  10. ^ Dave Calpito (2016-05-07). "Huawei P9 Teardown: Attack Of The iPhone Clone?". Tech Times.

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