Serious Contender
The Huawei P9 is as exquisite as it is gorgeous (much like Scarlett Johansson); I have grown to actually appreciate and respect Huawei as a smartphone brand. It is a serious contender to this otherwise stagnant smartphone market filled with iPhones and Galaxies
Beautifully Crafted
I like my smartphones like how I like my women; curvy, elegant and with a certain edge that sweeps me off my feet every time I have them in my hands. In terms of design, the P9 has a much squarer body as compared to the S7 Edge and the iPhone 6. The P9 also provides a sense of comfort and security when I have it in my hands due to its aluminum body, I know it won’t slip off my fingers at a moment’s notice.
Picture Ready
Not one to constantly snap pictures of my meals, my outfits and everything else under the sun (my dog is my only exception), I felt compelled to give the Leica-certified lens of the P9 a run for its money to see how great it actually is. I greatly preferred it to the Galaxy S7 Edge due to its ability to make pictures in poor lighting conditions look superb while the S7 Edge looked mediocre at best alongside it.
Quick to Charge
Suffice to say, I am a fan of Android’s latest OS – the Marshmallow. While Android N is still in development, I love how the P9 looks and feels with the Android Marshmallow. It’s clean, simple and easy-to-use interface had me elated beyond belief the moment I turned it on. Although the battery doesn’t last a full 24 hours after going through my various social media channels, YouTube and Netflix, the quick charging feature has the P9 up and running after an hour of charging.
POINT 1:
The dual-lens certified by Leica on the P9 is capable of capturing images with striking colours and also in monochrome, which was made famous by Leica.
POINT 2:
The 5.2-inch FHD display on the P9 is bright, clear and simply resonates with the entire look and feel of the smartphone.
POINT 3:
Today’s form of capturing images, selfies with the P9’s 8-megapixel front-facing camera produces brilliant pictures, even in low lighting conditions.
POINT 4:
Clocking in at less than a second, the biometric fingerprint scanner located on the back case of the P9 is lightning fast; blink and you’ll miss it.-
24 Hour Experience
First Impression
“It’s actually pretty light… and it has a Leica camera?! Time for some hipster shots!
4 Hours
“The Fingerprint Scanner At The Back Of The Phone Is The Smartest Design Element Of The Phone! Period!”
12 Hours
“The battery is still at 50% even after using Spotify, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder, Pokemon Go and WhatsApp simultaneously. Nice.”
24 Hours
“Although the phone died four hours ago, I have no regrets to running the battery down. I am in love with the P9.”
Specs
Price: RM2,099
Dimensions (HxWxD): 145 x 7 x 70.9 mm
Weight: 144 grams
Processor: Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Memory: 4GB
Storage: 64GB
Operating System: Android v6.0 Marshmallow
Display: 5.2 inches
Graphics: Mali-T880 MP4
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v4.2, A-GPS, NFC
Ports: Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Benchmark
AnTuTu Benchmark: 85,888
3DMark Sling Shot: 595
PCMark for Android (Work Performance): 6689
Rating
Value: 9
Performance: 9
Features: 10
Design: 9
Usability: 10
Total: 9.4
Verdict: My favourite smartphone from 2016 so far.
