The company is not only doing well in China, but also internationally. Huawei reveals that the sales of the Huawei P9 are 130% higher than the figures of the Huawei P8 that was announced last year. Again when compared to the P8’s sales figures, P9 has done very well in France, with an increase of 1000%, and 400% in Poland and Finland. Even in UK, the sales are 300% higher than last year’s P8, which is a good indication that the new flagship is much more well received than last year’s model.

This is good news for the company, who is currently the third largest smartphone maker in the world. While it’s still far away from  Samsung and Apple in terms of total sales, the company seems to be slowly catching up with the top two phone makers. Considering that Apple and Samsung have recently slowed down in terms of growth, is it possible that Huawei will succeed in its plans to become the top phone maker, beating these two companies in the next five years?

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If you have been putting off the purchase of a brand new Huawei P9 flagship, now might be a good time to take a look at this device again. Let’s get real, the phone’s quite expensive and with resellers charging an additional premium over its original price, you end up having to pay a lot more for the device. Initially, the Huawei P9 was being sold by retailers for around $600 and more, which was a lot to pay, however, now, OPPOMART has reduced the price tag of the P9 by $100. So, you can get the 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM version of the device for just $499. The $100 OFF promotion most likely ends this weekend, so anyone who wishes to purchase this device at this price, make sure you do it before the promotion ends.

So, what do you get for $500? You get 12MP dual cameras equipped Huawei P9 in three different color options namely grey, silver and gold. As many of you already know, these dual cameras are co-engineered and certified by Leica and the reviews of the phone’s camera have been quite positive so far. So, the camera alone could be one of the major reasons for getting this model. Up front, the phone features an 8MP shooter.

Apart from the impressive setup at the back, the Huawei P9 comes with a 5.2-inch 1080p display with Huawei’s own flagship Kirin 955 octa-core processor inside clocked at 2.5GHz. There are 3GB + 32GB and 4GB + 64GB options, but for the latter version, you will have to shell out $100 more. The phone is pretty thin as well, measuring just about 7mm in thickness. Inside this body, the company has provided a 3000mAh battery which should be good enough for a day.

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The wait is over. Today, Huawei officially announced the Huawei P9 and the P9 Plus smartphones at an event in London. We have been bombarded with numerous leaks about the device in the past two months, and now, finally, we have some official details. As expected, the Huawei P9 series phones will be the first smartphone developed in partnership with Leica.

HUAWEI P9

The Huawei P9 comes with a 5.2-inch 1080p display with 2.5D glass on top. The bezels are super thin, measuring just 1.7mm. Under the hood, the phone will be powered by the Kirin 955 chipset that features quad Cortex A72 cores @ 2.5GHz and quad Cortex A53 cores @ 1.8GHz. There are two variants of the device, one with 3GB RAM  + 32GB storage and other with 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. The storages are expandable via MicroSD.

Now, coming to the most interesting part of the device. The P9 will feature two 12MP sensors at the back. One will be a monochrome camera while the other will be an RGB color sensor. The former sensor will aid the phone to take more accurate shots along with black and white pictures. These two will work together for taking some great shots. Up front, there will be an 8MP shooter ideal for selfies.

The Huawei P9 comes with a 3000mAh battery on board, packed inside a slim 6.95mm body. The company has done a wonderful job with the all metal design, keeping it slim and lightweight. The phone just weighs 144 grams. The 360 degrees fingerprint sensor is located at the back. As for software, the phone runs on Android 6.0 with EMUI 4.1 on top. Other features on the P9 include stereo speakers and USB Type-C.

These are pretty powerful specs and in line with what we heard from the leaks before. Coming to the pricing, the Huawei P9 3GB RAM version starts at 599 EUR ($681) and the 4GB RAM version will retail at 649 EUR ($739). There are lots of colors available like Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Silver, Mystic Silver and Prestige Gold.

HUAWEI P9 Plus

This will be a better-specced version of the Huawei P9, with a larger display and juicier battery. The Huawei P9 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display. The phone has the same Kirin 955 chipset under the hood with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage option as standard. The storage will be expandable. At the back, the phone comes with the same 12MP Dual camera setup as the P9 with an 8MP front facing shooter as well. The battery is larger, measuring 3400mAh and for software, you have Android 6.0 with EMUI 4.1 like the P9. Pricing is naturally higher, more than $100 higher than the top end P9 variant. So, the Huawei P9 Plus will retail at around $850.

The company plans to release the device in a lot of regions including Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, China, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Egypt, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary etc.

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We all know that Huawei is all ready to announce it flagship P9 at the event in London on 6th of april. As the news came before, this device will use dual rear cameras. Also, the company had announced a partnership with Leica to boost its camera performance and we may see something exciting in the optics department of the device.

Today evening, three of Huawei executives on the microblogging site (weibo) posted the same line, “later, 9 Lai” (translated). Obviously, this is implied in the upcoming Huawei P9, and “Lai” word is probably hinting at “Leica.”

Specs-wise, the phone is supposed to come with powerful features. In fact, it is said that the P9 will come in four different variants, namely P9 standard edition, P9 Lite, P9 Premium and P9 Max as per the recent rumor. All the details about the different variants of the P9 can be found here.

So, are you excited for the P9 flagship?

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Huawei was expected to launch its flagship P9 smartphone sometime in April this year. Today, the company has sent out invites for an event which is scheduled for 6th April in London. According to our expectations, the two circles on top of the invite probably hints at the dual rear camera setup that the phone is rumored to come with.

To boost the camera quality on its phones, the company tied partnership with Leica last month and we may see the result of the partnership on the upcoming P9.

Specs-wise, the phone is supposed to come with powerful features. In fact, it is said that the P9 will come in four different variants, namely P9 standard edition, P9 Lite, P9 Premium and P9 Max as per the recent rumors. The standard variant is expected to be powered by Kirin 950 SoC, packing 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, while the high-end could be powered by Kirin 955 SoC, packing 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.The final model in the series is expected to be the large screen Huawei P9 Max sporting a 6-inch 2K display, Kirin 955, 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM.

Huawei is working hard to surpass its competitor Apple and Samsung in the coming years, so we can expect this device to be a beast and these rumors prove the same.

Expect more details in the next few days.

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We all were patiently waiting for the new Huawei flagship, the Huawei P9 which was supposed to release this month. But according to reports from China, Huawei officials revealed that the release of the new smartphone was postponed by about a month due to some technical difficulties. This meant that we now had no idea when the company would finalize the release date of the device. But thanks to a reassuring tweet from Evleaks, it looks like Huawei P9 could launch early next month.

According to the tweet, Evleaks revealed that the Huawei P9 will release on April 6 which is a Wednesday. However, a few hours after tweeting this, evleaks quoted another tweet saying that the release date could actually be April 5 instead of April 6.

Huawei P9 launches Wednesday, April 6th.

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) March 6, 2016

He added that he may have messed up the calculations for the exact release date since he was only given the number of days until launch. Anyways, if true, we will be meeting the P9 flagship this April.

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Specs-wise, the phone is supposed to come with powerful features. In fact, it is said that the P9 will come in four different variants, namely P9 standard edition, P9 Lite, P9 Premium and P9 Max.

Thanks to the numerous rumors that have been going around on the internet, we have some idea about the specs as well as the pricing of these four devices. The P9 standard edition is said to come with Kirin 950, the same chip that drives the Huawei Mate 8 while the P9 lite is supposed to come with a slower Snapdragon 650 chipset. The other two models will reportedly feature an enhanced version of the Kirin 950 chip, called as the Kirin 955.

As for the pricing, the P9 Max will be the costliest, and is said to retail at around $627, followed by P9 Premium edition at $565 approximately. The other two models, namely the P9 standard and P9 Lite will most likely retail at around $473 and $289 respectively. Other features common on all four models will be a fingerprint sensor as well as a dual camera setup.

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A couple of days back, we spotted a new teaser online which revealed that Huawei had kept an event in Berlin on March 9. The image in the teaser showed off a beer being poured into a glass, which made little sense at that time. However, now Huawei official has confirmed that the company doesn’t have an unveiling event on March 9 and that, the Huawei P9 flagship won’t be debuting so soon.

Chinese media adds that company officials have confirmed the existence of the device. They further said that the phone will indeed release in the coming months, however, the exact release date has not been set yet.

It is said that the release has been delayed due to some technical problems with the implementation of the dual camera setup at the back. Also, the phone won’t feature 6GB RAM or even a new Kirin 650 chipset. These technical issues seem to have forced the company to delay to announced for around a month. Previous rumors said that the phone will meet us sometime in March, but after this information, it looks like Huawei will stick to the traditional release period i.e. a year after the launch of the Huawei P8 to unveil its brand new Huawei P9 flagship.

From the information we have received so far, the Huawei P9 will come in four different versions. The Max version will be much larger than the others and feature a 6.2-inch 2K display, with Kirin 955 chip, 4GB RAM, 64GB ROM and 4000mAh battery. While the standard Huawei P9 version will reportedly come with a 5.2-inch display with 1080p resolution, 3GB RAM, and 3600mAh battery. The phone is said to feature a dual camera setup of 12MP each with Leica lens system. We don’t have details about the other two versions, except that they may be called as the P9 Lite and P9 Premium/ Pro.

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Huawei is on a roll this year. After selling more than 109 million smartphones in 2016, the company plans to sell even more this year. In this regard, we have seen it expand into new markets like US and even unveil entirely new products like the Huawei Matebook laptop hybrid.

The newest flagship from the company is expected to be the rumored Huawei P9 and we might have a potential launch date for the device as Huawei has released a new teaser for an event in Berlin on March 9.

However, the company fails to mention what to expect from the March 9 event. The teaser comes with a picture of a beer being poured into a glass. We know its beer because the word “Beer” is written in the teaser. As you can see, it’s hard to say what the company is hinting with this teaser. But given that Huawei P9 is the one product that we have been hearing about a lot in the past few weeks, it could be for the new flagship’s launch.

Although it might be still early for the next generation version of the Huawei P8 flagship (P8 was launched back in April 2015), rumors claim that the company might pre-pone the launch to March. If that’s the case, then its most likely for the P9 launch.

Anyways, it’s still not clear whether the event is for Huawei P9. So, we better wait for some concrete information before getting too excited.

As for the P9 flagship, it is said that the phone will come in four different variants with Kirin 950/ 955 chipset under the hood. There will be a 5.2-inch display on board with FHD resolution, 3GB RAM, dual cameras and 3,600mAh battery.

Usually, Chinese companies tend to release their products first in China and then internationally. But as of now, we have received no news about such an event in the home country. Hence, let’s wait for Huawei to reveal more about this mystery March 9 event.

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After unveiling the Huawei Mate 8 last year, we haven’t heard about a new flagship smartphone from the company yet. Thanks to the recent rumors and leaks, we know that the next flagship will probably be the Huawei P9. Now, a new set of live pictures of the flagship have leaked online, revealing the device in all its glory.

The Huawei P9 will reportedly focus on its camera capability. There will be a dual camera setup at the back with laser focus and dual LED flash, as confirmed by the pictures. Further, we can see a fingerprint sensor at the back. As for the body, the P9 features an all metal unibody metal design, which is used by many flagships these days.

As for the front, the phone seems to come with 2.5D glass. The borders around the display are visible and thicker than some devices, but on a dark background, it manages to blend in. Also, the company seems to be going with on-screen buttons instead of capacitive ones. Finally, all the ports seem to be located at the bottom. So, you get your headphone jack, USB Type-C port, speakers and microphone at the bottom.

This seems to be the one of the four versions of the Huawei P9 that will be announced in the coming weeks. This model, code named Eva, will feature a 5.2-inch full HD display. Other variants include a P9 Lite version with budget-friendly specs, P9 Max model sporting a much larger display and the P9 Premium model with better hardware.

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This particular Huawei P9 variant will reportedly come with Kirin 950 (and not Kirin 955 as previously rumored) along with Mali-T880 GPU and 3GB of RAM. Under the hood, there is a large 3900mAh battery.

As for the rear cameras, it will be a pair of 12MP sensors and Leica-made lenses. The phone will reportedly be using the second generation version of the technology that was first used in the Honor 6 Plus.

As for the release date, the source didn’t mention anything about it. However, earlier rumors state that the phone should be released sometime in the Q2 2016.

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