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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
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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: 2016-05-07, Author: mfereday , review by: gadgetspeak.com

  • Abstract:  Following the company's recently established practice of alternately switching between the release of a premium and more budget orientated model, the latest offering to appear from Huawei is the company's high-end P9 smart phone product. Released with mor...

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  Published: 2016-05-04, Author: Jay , review by: gadgetynews.com

  • Great camera, Excellent build quality, Looks nice enough, Fast processor, Bright and colourful screen
  • Lacks fast charging, EMUI still not quite there yet, Still not cheap
  • The Huawei P9 is a great smartphone for photography buffs, with its image processing being some of the best you'll find on any phone.Yes it is well made, with decent design and performance. Is this enough for a flagship phone though?The P9 has certainly m...

 
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  Published: 2016-05-03, Author: Chris , review by: testedtechnology.co.uk

  • Abstract:  In my review of the Cyanogen-based Wileyfox Storm I welcomed the arrival of the new generation of modestly priced smartphones, functional without being flashy, more “burners” than “bling”. I saw the nearly disposable utility smartphone as a trend worth en...

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  Published: 2016-04-30, review by: CNET.co.uk

  • The dual-lens camera takes great photos, particularly in black and white, and the phone's slim design makes it easy to carry around
  • Huawei's Android skin is awkward to use and loaded with bloatware. The screen resolution should be higher, given the price
  • It might take fancy photos, but the Huawei P9's high price means it's not a good choice over the similarly priced Samsung Galaxy S7...

 
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  Published: 2016-04-29, Author: Woldemar , review by: wovow.org

  • We have before us two of the best high-end smartphones of 2016. Each brings a number of features that make it unique, so if you're torn between these two smartphones have to be clear what we seek in a terminal. The LG G5 stands out as one of the first mod...

 
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  Published: 2016-04-27, Author: Lewis , review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • Based on our time with the Huawei P9, we're pretty impressed. The metal unibody smartphone is utterly gorgeous and the attention to detail is impressive, from the chamfered edges to the slightly curved glass that makes it more comfortable to swipe from th...

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  Published: 2016-04-22, Author: Richard , review by: knowyourmobile.com

  • Abstract:  Not so long ago, though, Huawei used to need an introduction. But not anymore. Not after the success of the Google Nexus 6P and the amazing Huawei Mate 8, which possesses battery life performance that basically has to be experienced to be believed.Huawei...

 
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  Published: 2016-04-21, Author: Chris , review by: moviesgamesandtech.com

  • With Huawei working with Leica has made an excellent camera smart phone.  The most striking feature is of course the dual camera, which lets you create without too much trouble great photos.  In addition, the built-in fingerprint sensor excellence.  The u...

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  Published: 2016-04-18, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com

  • excellent camera, brilliant fingerprint scanner, good screen, great build and feel, microSD card support, USBC, good battery stats, decent battery life
  • EMUI not quite up to scratch, fixedfocus selfie camera, no quick charging, no removable battery, screen not good for VR (low res)
  • The build, the feel, the camera and fingerprint sensor are all top-notch on the Huawei P9. It is the best smartphone the Chinese manufacturer has made, and is so close to competitors Samsung and Apple.The one thing that lets it down is the software. Versi...

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  Published: 2016-04-18, review by: mobilechoiceuk.com

  • Beautiful build quality, Best in class camera, USBC, Very good screen, Value purchase
  • Huaweis custom Android overlay is unnecessary, no fast charge
  • Huawei have been steadily making massive strides into the smartphone market, and their timing is fantastic too. There is a void left by Sony and HTC have haemorraged marketshare in the past couple of years.The P9 is going to be the first Huawei handset th...

 
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