Huawei P9 Explained

Huawei P9
Manufacturer:Huawei
Series:Huawei P series
Modelnumber:EVA-L09 (Single SIM)
EVA-L19, EVA-L29 (Dual SIM Full Active)
EVA-AL10, EVA-AL00, EVA-CL00, EVA-TL00, EVA-DL00(China mainland edition)
Networks:GSM 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
Available:Romania

Malaysia
Discontinued:Yes
Predecessor:Huawei P8
Successor:Huawei P10
Related:Huawei P9 lite
Huawei P9 Plus
Type:Smartphone
Size:145mm H
70.9mm W
7mm D
Weight:144g
Os:Original: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) EMUI 4 Current: Android 7.0 (Nougat) EMUI 5
Soc:HiSilicon Kirin 955
Cpu:Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Gpu:Mali-T880 MP4
Memory:3/4 GB RAM
Storage:32/64 GB
Memory Card:microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery:Non-removable 3000 mAh lithium polymer battery
Display:5.2" 1080 x 1920 pixels IPS-NEO LCD capacitive multitouch display, 16M colors, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
Ext Display:None
Rear Camera:Dual 12 MP, f/2.2, 27 mm Stereo camera, Leica optics, Contrast autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front Camera:8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p
Connectivity:Wi-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
References:[1]
Sim:nanoSIM
Charging:Supercharge

The Huawei P9 is a Chinese high-end 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

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]

Notes and References

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