Official Huawei P9 launch: A new beast has come!

Huawei P9 and P9 Plus: Beautiful and Powerful

So, the latest flagship Huawei P9 was officially introduced on April 6, but not in China. Actually, it was announced at a dedicated event in London together with the variant Huawei P9 Plus (not Huawei P9 Max we heard before). They share the same design language, only except for the size. Specifically, Huawei equips the phones with “diamond-cut edges”, curved-edge glass on the front and aerospace-class aluminum on the back. In general, both of them are stunning.

Spec-wise, Huawei P9 comes with a 5.2-inch Full HD IPS LCD screen, a 3,000mAh battery, a Kirin 955 octa-core (quad-core 2.5GHz + quad-core 1.8GHz) chipset, and two versions over RAM and ROM capacity: 3GB + 32GB (expandable) and 4GB + 64GB (expandable). And as we know, its key feature is the dual camera setup which is co-developed with German optics specialist Leica. There are two 12MP sensors on the back (“one capturing color, the other seeing only black and white”). Additionally, the P9’s secondary snapper is capable of 8 megapixels, also pretty good for selfies.

As for Huawei P9 Plus specs, there is a bigger display measuring 5.5 inches with an AMOLED panel, Full HD resolution, and Press Touch (like 3D Touch tech). Besides, the device has just one 4GB + 64GB option for consumers, a larger batt – 3,400mAh to be specific, supporting dual-IC Rapid Charge (providing 6 hours of talk time for a 10-minute charge), and stereo speakers. Apart from those major points, the rest are similar to Huawei P9 specs.

Huawei P9 and P9 Plus prices and availability

Costs are also revealed at the event. Huawei P9 price is €599 (~$683) for the 3GB RAM version and €649 (~$740) for the 4GB RAM ver, going on sale from April 16 in 29 countries in Europe and the Middle East first. Meanwhile, Huawei P9 Plus price is higher, €749 (~$855), and will hit the stores on May 20, 2016. Let’s wait and see!