Times are changing for Chinese smartphone brands which are looking to change the status quo with a fleet of highend devices going head to head with the iPhone and Samsung. Leading the pack is Huawei which is a globally respected brand dealing in telecommunications products like modems, routers to laying fiber infrastructure. Others include OnePlus, ZTE, Xiaomi and Lenovo and more. The highly acclaimed Huawei P9 follows in the footsteps of the P6, P7 and P8, retaining same thin, sleek, smooth design broken only once by a slight depression of the well placed fingerprint scanner. The chamfered edges do one better than the P7, feeling perfectly comfortable in the palm of your hand. Huawei
Huawei P9 Official Specs
Announced: 2016, April Available: 2016, April Colors: Titanium Grey, Ceramic White, Rose Gold, Haze Gold,Prestige Gold, Mystic Silver SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM on standby OS: Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) with Emotion UI 4.1 Network: GSM, GPRS, EDGE HSPA, LTE 4G LTE Bands: 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 20(800) Dimensions: 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm Weight: 144 g Display: 5.2″ Full HD, IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen CPU: HiSilicon Kirin 955 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 / Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 Memory: Internal memory 32 GB (3 GB RAM), 64 GB (4 GB RAM). MicroSD upgradable to 256 GB (uses standby Dual SIM slot). Camera: Dual 12 MP Leica certified Camera (Monochrome + Colour), autofocus, dual-LED flash, 8 MP front Camera. Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Hotspot, DLNA, WiFi Direct, NFC (3 GB RAM variant) Bluetooth v4.2, Type-C 1.0 Reversible USB connector Sensors: Fingerprint, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
Huawei P9 Price and where to buy
Huawei P9 Price in Kenya: According to Kenyan Tech site TechWeez, the Huawei P9 will go for Kshs 55,000 ($544, UGX 1,830,000, ₦ 108,300) for the 3 GB RAM + 32 GB Internal storage model. It is available in all Safaricom retail shops countrywide as well as other outlets like Dixons, ART, Tricom and Huawei’s flagship brand store at the Garden City Mall.
