Following on the from the success of last year's P8—not to mention Mate S and Nexus 6P smartphones—Huawei has unveiled the P9 and P9 Plus, a pair of sharp all-metal smartphones. The P9 sports a relatively pocketable 5.2-inch 1080p edge-to-edge display, while the P9 Plus has a 5.5-inch 1080p display. Both smartphones have not one but two cameras co-engineered with iconic camera company Leica.
Sat above Huawei's now-standard fingerprint sensor on the rear of the phone are a pair of 12-megapixel Sony 12MP IMX286 sensors, which are mated to a pair of Leica Summarit H 1:2.2/27 lenses (f/2.2 aperture, 27mm focal length). One sensor records in full RGB, while the other is monochrome. While both sensors have the same 1.25µm pixels, Huawei says the monochrome sensor lets in 300 percent more light, making for far better low light photography, faster focusing, and a much wider colour gamut. The company even claims the P9's twin cameras gather 270 percent more light than iPhone 6S—although it's not clear how it got to this figure.
Like other phones that have been armed with dual camera sensors in the past—the HTC One M8 being a prime example—the P9 allows users to adjust the focal point after they've taken a photo, as well as producing what Huawei claims is "Leica-quality" bokeh (the out-of-focus blurry bits). Helping things along is a new camera UI designed by Leica that has both simple and fully manual modes. There's also a hybrid autofocus system that uses a laser for short range shooting up to 1.2 metres, the two sensors and a dedicated depth ISP for long range depth focusing focusing, and contrast focusing. For the full Leica experience, Huawei's even added the Leica shutter sound (yes, really).
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