Huawei has launched the P9 and P9 Plus at a launch event in London, and these differ in a few factors, starting with the display size. While the Huawei P9 comes with a 5.2-inch Full HD display, the Huawei P9 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD display. The company has included dual camera set-up in both the devices, the camera set-up has been taken from the Honor 6 Plus.
Both the devices are similar is certain specifications like 2.5GHz octa-core 955 Kirin Processor coupled with two variants having 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage options. The bigger P9 Plus comes with pressure sensitivity, 3D touch-style called Press Touch.
Specifications of Huawei P9:
- Display: 5.2-inch Full HD display with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and 423 ppi
- Processor: 2.5GHz octa-core 955 Kirin processor
- RAM and Storage: 3GB and 4GB variants with 32GB and 64GB internal storage variants
- Camera: 12MP dual lens shooter by German optics specialist Leica one lens to capture color and other captures in black and white, f/2.2 aperture, laser auto focus with dual LED flash.
- Battery: 3000mAh with USB Type-C connector
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
Smartphone cameras have been getting better with time, and it isn’t limited to a megapixel war now. Thankfully, we’ve been seeing newer camera setups, including better sensors, and a few smartphones having dual cameras. The Huawei P9 and P9 Plus carry a dual camera setup, which is not a basic one to just have something different, but a Leica SUMMARIT H 1:2.2/2.7 dual lens with the inclusion of laser autofocus and a dual LED flash.
The dual camera setup isn’t new from Huawei because we’ve seen a similar one on Honor 6 Plus, but it is a Leica setup that makes it a better one on the newly announced P9 and the P9 Plus. The P9 is said to have been co-engineered with Leica, and both the companies that have partnered for this say that this is the “reinvention of smartphone photography”.
Specifications of Huawei P9 Plus:
- Display: 5.5-inch Full HD display with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels with pressure sensitivity, 3D touch-style called Press Touch
- Processor: 2.5GHz octa-core 955 Kirin processor
- RAM and Storage: 4GB and 64GB internal storage
- Camera: 12MP dual lens shooter by German optics specialist Leica one lens to capture color and other captures in black and white, f/2.2 aperture, laser auto focus with dual LED flash.
- Battery: 3400mAh with Dual-IC Rapid Charge
- Connectivity: 4G LTE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
The Huawei P9 is powered by a 3,000mAh battery and the P9 Plus is powered by a 3,400mAh battery which comes with Dual-IC Rapid Charge which is said to give 6 hours of talk time with just 10 minutes of charge. Both devices come with 4G LTE support along with connectivity features like 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and USB Type-C port.
The Huawei P9 is priced at €599 for 3GB/32GB version and €649 for the 4GB/64GB variant. The Huawei P9 Plus is priced at €749 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant. The smaller model will be available starting April 16 and 29 countries in Europe and the Middle East will get it in the first wave. The P9 Plus will hit the stores on May 20.
