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Reviews of Huawei P9

Testseek.com have collected 619 expert reviews of the Huawei P9 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Huawei P9.
Award: Most Awarded April 2016
April 2016
 
(82%)
619 Reviews
Users
(83%)
48 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Muchimproved software
  • Excellent camera and fingerprint sensor
  • Slim
  • With a great display
  • Good battery life
  • Exceptionally well-built
  • Takes great photos
  • Great performance and battery life
  • Brilliant camera
  • Excellent fingerprint sensor
  • Good display
  • Elegant design and build quality
  • Stylish design and metal constrution
  • 5.2-inch Full HD display with wide sRGB coverage and no PWM
  • Durable battery + power saving modes
  • Android 6.0 Marshmallow and a UI with many features
  • Fingerprint scanner with additional capabilities
  • Low exterior te
  • Excellent build quality throughout
  • With a decent enough design for the average user
  • One of the best fingerprint scanners on the market
  • Excellent camera that offers a little prestige through the Leica name
  • Flush camera module
  • Delivers great resu
  • Excellent CPU performance
  • Great at multitasking
  • All-day battery life
  • Very fun dual-camera system
  • Clear calls
  • Lots of color options
  • Swiping down on the fingerprint sensor pulls down the notification center
  • Runs cool and rarely overheats
  • The dual-lens camera takes great photos
  • Particularly in black and white
  • And the phone's slim design makes it easy to carry around
  • Dual rear camera is very creative
  • Credible build
  • Solid battery
  • Intuitive Emotion UI
  • Outstanding cameras
  • Decent performance
  • Sleek build quality
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  • Impeccably crafted aluminum and glass build
  • Competitively priced
  • Solid camera performance
  • Really nice design keeps up with mid-tier standards
  • Great cameras
  • Beautifully thin
  • Lightweight design
  • Rich camera experience
  • Great battery life
  • Terrific dual Leica camera
  • Bright
  • Colorful display
  • Good performance
  • Nicely positioned fingerprint reader
  • Smooth UI performance
  • Camera takes pretty photos
  • Fingerprint scanner is fast and accurate
  • Good call quality
  • True premium design
  • Perfect dimensions for single-handed use
  • Super fast fingerprint sensor
  • Information-dense notifications
  • Good camera
  • Nice design
  • Fast fingerprint reader
  • Thin bezels
  • Build quality
  • MicroSD expansion
  • Fun
  • Versatile camera
  • Excellent performance
  • Excellent
  • Ergonomic design. The dualcamera system is unique and produces wonderful photos. Decent system performance with a blazing fast fingerprint sensor.
  • Good exposure and highlight dynamic range
  • Wellbalanced noise reduction at higher ISOs
  • Comprehensive imaging feature set
  • Raw processing noticeably improves image detail
  • Raw mode saves Raw and JPEG
  • Efficient HDR mode
  • Solid build quality
  • Snappy genera
  • Fast SoC
  • Expandable storage
  • Wide frequency configuration
  • Good cameras
  • Call quality
  • Headset included
  • Quick Charge
  • USB Type-C
  • Decent battery life

The editors didn't like

  • Pricey
  • Starting at €599
  • Sheer amount of features is overwhelming
  • Annoying power management alerts
  • Occasional software lag
  • Quirky software
  • Some specs could be better
  • Not cheap
  • EMUI is overwhelming
  • Occasional lags
  • Single SIM only
  • No 4К video recording
  • Will remind some of a certain iDevice on shelves
  • Why do Huawei keep shipping Emotion UI on their devices?
  • Software lets the overall experience down massively
  • GPU performance lags behind competition
  • Display isn't great for use with VR headsets
  • Can get scratched and dented easily
  • Not water-resistant
  • No wireless charging
  • Prev2 of 2Next
  • Huawei's Android skin is awkward to use and loaded with bloatware. The screen resolution should be higher
  • Given the price
  • Poor GPU performance
  • Display lacks contrast
  • Confusing camera software
  • No 4K video recording
  • While Full HD video lacks quality
  • Average battery life
  • No OIS or 4K video recording
  • Expensive
  • Bad software design
  • Huawei skin isn't for everyone
  • Will need custom launcher
  • Design isn't ground breaking and weak speaker
  • Heavy user interface
  • Subpar battery life
  • Ho-hum specs compared with similarly priced phones
  • Slick edges make the phone hard to grip
  • Battery life is average at best
  • Display colors are saturated
  • But artificial
  • No NFC for 64GB and dualSIM models
  • Not the best battery life or performance from an Android flagship
  • Display and camera are just fine
  • Not outstanding
  • Fans of stock Android should look elsewhere
  • Emotion UI might not be for everyone
  • Lack of OIS
  • No 4K video
  • Fast charger not supplied in box
  • Unexciting design
  • Lacking in standout features
  • Questionable value for the money
  • EMUI is a heavy
  • Lackluster software skin. Poor GPU performance. No 4K video recording.
  • Noticeable luminance noise at base ISO
  • Some AFinconsistencies at all light levels
  • Inconsistent flash exposures and redeye effect
  • No OIS means higher chance of camera shake in low light
  • Panorama smaller
  • With more stitching errors
  • Than best in class
  • No App2SD
  • LTE Cat. 6 only
  • No radio receiver
  • No infrared
  • No MHL or SlimPort
  • USB 2.0 only
  • DNGs cannot be stored on the micro-SD
  • SoC throttles under permanent load

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  Published: 2016-07-31, review by: talkandroid.com

  • The Huawei P9 has been my daily driver since it launched on April 6th, and it's been a joy to use. Huawei's latest attack on the premium segment has really hit the spot, offering high-end specifications and an alternative flagship that simply can not be i...

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  Published: 2016-07-24, Author: Tomas , review by: hw4all.com

  • Abstract:  Certainly one of the fastest growing segments of the consumer electronics market are smartphone. This is due to the fact that they have long since moved from the category of simple “dialers” in universal solutions for business and pleasure. Judge for your...

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  Published: 2016-07-22, Author: Lars , review by: dpreview.com

  • Good exposure and highlight dynamic range, Wellbalanced noise reduction at higher ISOs, Comprehensive imaging feature set, Raw processing noticeably improves image detail, Raw mode saves Raw and JPEG, Efficient HDR mode, Solid build quality, Snappy genera
  • Noticeable luminance noise at base ISO, Some AFinconsistencies at all light levels, Inconsistent flash exposures and redeye effect, No OIS means higher chance of camera shake in low light, Panorama smaller, with more stitching errors, than best in class,
  • The Huawei P9's Leica-badged dual-camera is not a quantum leap for smartphone imaging but produces decent image quality across the ISO range that can be improved further in Raw processing. A partly unusual imaging feature set and full manual control compl...

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  Published: 2016-07-22, Author: Lars , review by: dpreview.com

  • Good exposure and highlight dynamic range, Wellbalanced noise reduction at higher ISOs, Comprehensive imaging feature set, Raw processing noticeably improves image detail, Raw mode saves Raw and JPEG, Efficient HDR mode, Solid build quality, Snappy genera
  • Noticeable luminance noise at base ISO, Some AFinconsistencies at all light levels, Inconsistent flash exposures and redeye effect, No OIS means higher chance of camera shake in low light, Panorama smaller, with more stitching errors, than best in class,
  • The Huawei P9's Leica-badged dual-camera is not a quantum leap for smartphone imaging but produces decent image quality across the ISO range that can be improved further in Raw processing. A partly unusual imaging feature set and full manual control compl...

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  Published: 2016-07-19, Author: Tomas , review by: hw4all.com

  • Abstract:  Certainly one of the fastest growing segments of the consumer electronics market are smartphone. This is due to the fact that they have long since moved from the category of simple “dialers” in universal solutions for business and pleasure...

 
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  Published: 2016-07-13, Author: Paul , review by: dxomark.com

  • Abstract:  With a DxOMark Mobile score of 80, the Huawei P9's dual 12Mp RGB and monochrome sensors provide solid results. Our tests showed a nice improvement over its predecessor, the P8, which scored 74 overall, with the P9 offering improved autofocus and more cons...

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  Published: 2016-07-12, Author: Tim , review by: techspot.com

  • Excellent, ergonomic design. The dualcamera system is unique and produces wonderful photos. Decent system performance with a blazing fast fingerprint sensor.
  • EMUI is a heavy, lackluster software skin. Poor GPU performance. No 4K video recording.

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  Published: 2016-06-20, Author: Hitech , review by: hitechcentury.com

  • While there are a horde of phone vendors out there churning out a veritable array of midrange or entry level phones, there's a scant few that are up to the mark of innovating or creating a flagship class phone and having enough of a reputation that a vene...

 
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  Published: 2016-06-01, Author: Nick , review by: androidandme.com

  • Abstract:  The mobile landscape has shifted dramatically over the past few years. Companies that once reigned supreme are now struggling to stay afloat, while newcomers have arrived at the table and quickly made their way to the top. Among these newcomers are Chines...

 
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  Published: 2016-05-31, Author: Chance , review by: chipchick.com

  • Excellent CPU performance, great at multitasking, all-day battery life, very fun dual-camera system, clear calls, lots of color options, swiping down on the fingerprint sensor pulls down the notification center, runs cool and rarely overheats
  • GPU performance lags behind competition, display isn't great for use with VR headsets, can get scratched and dented easily, not water-resistant, no wireless charging, Prev2 of 2Next
  • The song remains the same for Huawei with the P9. This is a really great phone, and for the everyday user, it's also one of the speediest and most powerful. But, this is priced like something more than an everyday phone, and for that reason, the GPU and d...

 
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