Huawei P9 and P9 Plus (Officiel)

[-Philippe-]

After a buildup lasting several months, with leaks and rumors coming in almost daily, the Huawei P9 is now finally official, announced at a dedicated event in London. And alongside the P9 we're also being treated to a P9 Plus, instead of the previously rumored P9 Max.

Huawei P9

The Huawei P9 is the regular-sized flagship, though we're inclined to call it the small-sized one - it has pretty much the same footprint as an iPhone 6s. Display diagonal is 5.2 inches, resolution is 1080p, and it's an IPS LCD panel.

It's the in-house Kirin 955 chipset powering things, a modified version of the Kirin 950 inside the Mate 8. Its octa-core CPU is set at 2.5GHz for the quad-Cortex-A72 cluster and 1.8GHz for the quad-Cortex-A53.

There will be two versions - the lower-specced one containing 3GB of RAM and 32 of storage, and the better-equipped one with 4GB and 64GB storage. A microSD slot provides an option for expansion.

It's all about the camera though, the dual setup being the headline feature. Co-developed with German optics specialist Leica, the P9's rear shooter consists of two 12MP units, one capturing color, the other seeing only black and white. And varying levels of gray, naturally. They work in unison to deliver more detailed shots in good light and significantly reduce noise in low light.

For those fond of numbers, lens aperture is f/2.2, and the field of view is equivalent to a 27mm lens in 35mm terms. Autofocus relies on a combination of laser, contrast and depth calculation (likely an algorithm based on the differences between what the two cameras are seeing).

There's a dual-LED flash to help in the dark, but the big omission here is OIS. We figure it's impossible to stabilize both cameras identically, and with the monochrome one helping in less than ideal conditions, the lack of stabilization shouldn't be missed.

The body is made from aluminum, and resembles the existing Huawei-made Nexus 6P, especially the camera strip on the back. The fingerprint sensor is on the back, for immediate access with either forefinger.

The P9 packs a 3,000mAh battery, and changing takes place via a USB Type-C connector. There's no word on fast charging.

Huawei P9 Plus

A P9 Max was rumored, but today's not the day it gets announced with the Huawei P9 Plus filling it for it. It measures 5.5-inches in diagonal, so a Max isn't entirely out of the question with its alleged 6.2-inch diagonal.

The bump in size to 5.5 inches doesn't come with a resolution increase, but what P9 Plus does bring on top of the regular P9 is pressure sensitivity, 3D Touch-style. On the P9 Plus the tech is called Press Touch. Huawei already did it on that one special top-end version of the Mate S nobody has seen, but hopefully the P9 Plus will bring it to more pockets.

Unlike the options you get on the P9, the P9 Plus will only come in a 4GB/64GB variety. The P9 Plus comes with a due increase in battery capacity, rated at 3,400mAh. The large model also has dual-IC Rapid Charge, which will give you 6 hours of talk time for a 10-minute charge, Huawei says.

The Huawei P9 is priced at £449, while the Plus commands a £100 premium for a total of £549. The smartphones will be available starting April 16. 29 countries in Europe and the Middle East will get it in the first wave.

 

 

http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_p9_and_p9_plus_announced__dual_12mp_cameras_by_leica_kirin_955_soc-news-17640.php

[-Philippe-]

Huawei's major P9-series event is under way and in addition to the P9 and P9 Plus, the company is apparently preparing to unveil the P9 Lite. The guys over at Hi-Tech Mail.ru have spent some quality time with Huawei's latest mid-ranger and spilled the phone's main specifications.

Just like the regular P9, the Huawei P9 Lite packs a 5.2" display of 1080p resolution resulting in a pixel density of 423ppi. Understandably, the dual Leica camera setup is missing on the P9 Lite and instead the phone packs a conventional 13MP main camera with a single LED flash. At the front, the phone offers an 8MP selfie camera.

Sadly, there's no information regarding the chipset of the phone, but we know it will be available in 2GB and 3GB RAM versions. The internal storage is 16GB and is expandable up to 128GB more via the microSD card slot.

The battery is 3,000mAh (like the P9) and the fingerprint scanner is also updated from the previous generation.

We'll provide more information about the P9 Lite as it becomes available.

 

http://www.gsmarena.com/unannounced_huawei_p9_lite_makes_an_appearance-news-17641.php

[-Philippe-]

This second camera is used for more than just the occasional dramatic B&W shot, though. It has superior low-light performance, which helps out the color camera.

Additionally, both cameras can be used to calculate the distance to objects, which is part of Huawei's Hybrid autofocus (which also includes Laser AF).You can also leverage on the two sensors to create bokeh and other depth-of-field effects.

Huawei P9 refocusing demo

The Huawei camera app offers manual mode, which offers RAW shooting, manual focus, shutter speed and ISO and a few other options.

The Huawei P9 is the first to offer a live bokeh preview (usually, phones render it after the fact, which takes a few seconds). You can still change the focus point after the fact.

Below the cameras is the fingerprint sensor, which protects the phone from illegitimate access. It works like a customizable button as well, you can answer a call or take a photo with it or configure it to work as a navigation button (Back, Home or App switcher).

 

http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_p9_and_p9_plus_hands_on-review-1421p2.php

[Horicchio]

Sur les photos presse, la version "black" (titanium grey je crois) est vraiment magnifique !!!

[p-nico]

Joli, mais vu la chute vertigineuse des prix de cette marque, acheté mon mate S à 600frs et revendu très difficilement, à 250 4 mois plus tard, pour moi, plus jamais de Huawei !!!

[Horicchio]

J'avais aussi eu beaucoup de mal à vendre mon mate 7 à l'époque.

[sniper]

pire que Samsung en fait , question decote

[Davidsic]

Pas mal, j'aime bien certains détails de finitions et de design mais de face bien mais pas extraordinaire pour moi.

 

C'est (un peu) moins cher qu'un S7 mais notez qu'il ne filme pas en 4k (son processeur ne le permet pas) et que sa partie graphique est moins performante que le S7 il parait.

 

Pour l'apn je demande a voir, pas de stabilisation optique (pas possible avec deux optiques travaillant de concert), j'ai vu des exemples bons et moins bon (voir dans le lien de la preview gsmarena posté par Philippe ci dessus), a voir en version finale, comparatifs ect...

 

Aller, une petite vidéo avec Superman et Natasha Romanoff

[JPeg92]

Très intéressant ce P9.

J'ai gouté a Huawei avec le honor 7, très bon mobile avec un bon APN, j'ai hâte de voir les premiers comparatifs des photos prises par ce P9.

Mes critères principaux étant : Fluidité, autonomie, APN, ce P9 pourrait faire une belle concurrence au S7 dans ces catégories.

[= phil =]

Si la qualité photo est au rendez-vous, je songe sérieusement à l'acheter. Je suis curieux de voir les photos dans la version commerciale

[Caro 7610]

Prise en main du Huawei P9 sur http://www.journaldugeek.com/

 

 

Moi j'ai hâte de voir le potentiel des photos en noir et blanc. C'est original comme approche !

[-Philippe-]

 

http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_p9-7972.php

 

P9 PLUS :

 

 

 

[Davidsic]

TEST DU HUAWEI P9 : HUAWEI ET LEICA RÉINVENTENT LE PHOTOPHONE -> http://www.phonandroid.com/test-huawei-p9.html#Photo

 

[Horicchio]

Ce P9 semble bon en photo sans être excellent. Par contre il me semble que c'est la nouvelle référence pour les clichés monochrome.

Tapatalk et Lumia 950

[= phil =]

En même temps, je crois que c'est le premier à être doté d'un capteur monochrome

 

Je suis refroidi par ce test : des photos qui ne sont pas excellentes, un problème de surchauffe, des freeze et lag sans être réellement sollicité,... Ca commence à faire sacrément beaucoup même s'il faut relativiser : ils n'avaient pas un modèle commercial à tester