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we've spent a little time with the p9 and most of that time has been focused on this dual camera experiment so how does it handle other tasks like you know being a phone I'm Juan Carlos back now for PocketNow and here's our full review of the Huawei p9 Huawei is delivering an impressively thin device here almost a millimeter thinner than a galaxy s7 this clean rectangular design feels nice in the hand it's an attractive affair improving on the look of budget offerings like the honor 5x accents like thin chamfered edges and flush camera lenses helped this feel a bit more unique a little less derivative than some recent iphone or galaxy clones we might be able to point to now we're reviewing the base model p9 with three gigabytes of RAM and 32 gig of storage which also has NFC that's oddly lacking on the higher-end 64 gigabyte p9 now this unit did have support for 18 t bands in the United States and we were able to use big blue's LTE with data performance fairly consistent to what we found on galaxies and LG's a 5.2 inch display greets you with an HD resolution panel of no significant compromise there is this is a respectable LCD with solid viewing angles and good if a bit over saturated color we did find it to be a touch dimmer than competing LCDs but still usable outdoors for the most part folks who want to jump onto the next USB cable specification will be happy to see a type-c connector down at the bottom of this phone and this wouldn't be a Huawei review if we didn't mention how terrific this rear mounted fingerprint sensor is generally more accessible for folks of all hand sizes easy to train and genuinely quick at unlocking your phone even from funky angles it also wouldn't be a foie way review if we didn't look at this emui launcher but we've covered this software in greater depth on previous Huawei reviews but the long and short of the skin is if you like iOS this will get you pretty close to the look of an iPhone there is no app drawer so all of your apps are added to new home screens and organization happens by grouping and folders though this can get really cluttered when you throw widgets into the mix if you don't like this layout you can clean up quite a bit of it by installing another launcher I ran with Nova for most of my time using the p9 and looking in performance the kuren 9:55 chipset with something of an unknown this processor seems letty powerful for covering the basics navigating the UI pulling up email and texting apps or using social media services and it benchmarks well against the galaxy s7 looking at some gaming implosion played as smooth as on any other flagship which is good surprisingly Marvel future fight which stutters on a Galaxy s7 or LG g5 played more fluidly on the p9 it's not quite i phone smooth but this is impressive for an unfamiliar chipset even for the lower resolution screen the most interesting aspect of the p9 has to be this dual camera setup influenced by Leica - 12 megapixel cameras one full RGB color the other monochrome to maximize light for every shot we have the most in-depth review of this camera available online linked in the description of this video the recap for that full review the app is nicely laid out gestures slide modes and settings into view and pulling this bar activates the pro mode for full manual controls it's nicely organized and happily at no point does the app ever completely remove you from composing a shot this dual sensor camera produces stills unlike any phone we've used before Huawei is able to deliver brighter images with more dynamic range than phones with more traditional sensor design the photos from the p9 can be downright stunning while still photos are terrific the video produced from this phone looks about two generations behind current frontrunner this camera maxes out at a 60 frames per second 1080p but is unable to use any software stabilization in that mode it's a shaky output to be sure and not very pleasant to look at now taking a listen to the p9 this petite frame packs a plenty loudspeaker for a bottom firing unit and it competes well against other single speaker solutions this year and headphone audio is nicely mid-pack falling behind Apple and HTC but stepping above Samsung and the built-in DAC on the LG g5 there is a DTS mode which can deliver a bit more oomph when you need it but it also plays some tricks with altering the EQ which purists likely won't enjoy and for such a thin phone we are happy to see a 3000 milliamp hour battery and run time seems to fall mid pack for phones with similar capacities and screen sizes performing immediate tests streaming 30 minutes of HD video at 50% brightness over Wi-Fi the p9 drained 7% of its battery over several moderate days of use we were handily able to make it to dinner time with the little room to spare for our camera test days needing to top off earlier in the afternoon I couldn't actually use the included charger with its European plug connecting the phone to an LG quick charger for 30 minutes only provided a 25% jump we would assume a slightly faster recharge rate using the supplied charger so let's wrap this up where does that leave us with the huawei p9 in discussing this phone these Leica cameras have been the topic most focused on happily it's a largely successful photography experiment this Hardware genuinely delivers some of the best-looking stills we've ever seen from a phone but folks who shoot a lot of video will probably be disappointed overall though Huawei yet again demonstrates they can deliver a competitive device the p9 won't outright win many battles but there really aren't any deal-breakers we can find lurking in this hardware this phone is nice and I really enjoyed my time using it it's a well-rounded flagship and offers up a few unique tricks for folks wanting to shop something a bit different for their next smartphone purchase as always thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe to this channel for our full coverage of the Huawei p9 and the rest of the phone releases over 2016 and hit that thumbs up button for a little extra positive reinforcement for pocket now i'm juan carlos bag now you can chat me up on twitter and instagram as some gadget guy and i will catch you all on the next review