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Overall Rating
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Pros
- +First Huawei phone with a Leica co-engineered dual camera system, Monochrome and color sensor combination improves contrast and low-light detail, Metal unibody design with a fingerprint sensor, Reliable Kirin 955 chipset for the era, Post-capture refocusing thanks to the dual-sensor depth data
Cons
- −Only Full HD display resolution by 2016 flagship standards, Modest 3000mAh battery capacity, No official IP rating for water resistance, Storing dual-image data increases memory use
Expert Review
Regional coverage found the Huawei P9 a landmark device for launching the Leica camera partnership, pairing monochrome and color sensors to deliver noticeably better contrast, low-light images, and shallow depth-of-field effects than typical smartphone cameras of its era.
VERDICT
A landmark flagship that launched Huawei's influential Leica camera partnership, remembered for pioneering dual monochrome-color sensor photography.
