In April 2016, Huawei released its new flagship, Huawei P9, P9 has reached an in-depth cooperation with the German camera brand Leica to configure Leica's dual cameras. Although dual cameras are not a rare product in the mobile phone world, it was relatively rare to see dual cameras on the flagship models at that time. Now that the logo of Leica was posted, how did P9 perform! See the assessment below.

I try to write the whole article from the perspective of an ordinary mobile phone user. I try not to write professional things. After all, no one can understand them

(Actually, I don't understand it myself  ）。

So here's a recommendation. P9 is definitely a good phone that makes animal blood boiling.  

Why? See below

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▲ P9 is packed in white, and the logo of Leica Cola below is very beautiful

▲ The quality of the attached mobile phone case is very good

▲ The attached charger is only 5V2A, which is one of P9's failures ▲ The sanding treatment on the back is very fine ▲ Earphone interface, type-c interface and external amplifier at the bottom ▲ One noise reduction mic at the top ▲ Side ▲ leica, unfortunately, the cola label is not enlarged ▲ The camera is not raised at all ▲ The design of the fuselage is very round and not flat, which also brings a good feel

▲ The white fuselage is not simple white, but also has lines

▲ The same is true above

▲ 2.5D glass also brings a certain gloss and beautiful light to the front

▲ The sim card slot is slightly uneven

▲ A big circle smaller than mate8 ▲ 5.2 "Very handy

▲ One hand is basically operable

Appearance summary:

1: The metal craftsmanship on the back of the phone is very high, and it feels very good. Then the whole phone has a slight arc bulge, which makes the hand feel of the phone reach a new height, and these arcs are so inconspicuous that you can't even see that the phone does arc processing if you don't look carefully. The details of the fuselage are all handled very carefully. I have to convince Huawei designers. The highlight chamfer visible everywhere on the body enables the phone to show different light and shadow beauty under any angle of light.

2: The horizontal line design inside the front body glass makes the phone look not so simple, and just adds beauty. Personally, I think that if the front sensor can achieve symmetrical (● - ●) design, the front face value can be raised to a higher level.

3: Whether you like the style of P9 depends on your personal preference, but its workmanship and feel really reach a very high level of craftsmanship. Once you touch it, you will feel very comfortable, and this feeling is also very good. Although the owner has a love of opportunity, he will definitely make a protective case to destroy its feel... However, the accompanying hard mobile phone case also has a good feel. I just hope it can be durable

4: The weight of P9 is 144g, 16g less than that of PRO6 stored in 5.2. This weight is just right in the hand. It is neither light nor heavy. It is much more comfortable than the terrible weight of Mate8.

5: The building owner thinks that it is a little simple near the fingerprint unlocking, and feels that it will be more beautiful to add a Huawei chrysanthemum below?

6: Compared with mate series P series, it is more suitable for young people, and the design of the whole machine feels more youthful and fashionable.

7: Those who like the film should pay attention to that the P9 screen has a large radian, which makes it difficult to apply the film. Unlike Mate8, it suddenly has a radian after reaching a point.

8: In a word, it is really beautiful. In fact, the design of the big black edge is more or less expected to be changed by Huawei... Although the screen is beautiful, the screen is bright... Hmm

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(1) Screen

When you open the package and take out the phone, the first thing you see is the phone body and its texture. After you turn on the phone, the first thing you touch is the screen.

Huawei P9 uses a 5.2 inch full HD IPS display, with a color contrast of 96% and a pixel density of 423PPI.

Then let's talk about the intuitive feeling of the P9 screen. The screen is colorful. This one in my hand is a warm screen. The white part is slightly yellow, but it is the color the owner likes. All kinds of colors are very beautiful. Compared with the AMOLED screen of Meizu PRO6, the screen brightness of P9 is higher, and the bright colors are more bright. The overall performance of the screen is very similar to that of Apple.

▲ Excellent visual angle

Let's take a look at a set of comparison pictures with Huawei Mate8 screen. First, let's say that Mate8 screen is a cold screen.

Contrast condition: brightness is adjusted to the brightest

If you look at the above comparison chart carefully, you will find that the P9 screen is slightly yellow. Different people like different screen colors. The P9 screen is just to my taste, so the landlord likes this screen very much.

Screen summary:

1: The brightness and color of P9's screen are very good. Oh, no, the owner even wants to describe it as a first-rate stick

2: The light leakage is not obvious when the screen is pure black, and the control is quite good, but it is far less than the pure black performance of AMOLED screen. However, since it is an IPS screen, it cannot be so strict.  

3: It would be even better if the big black edge could be removed

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2: Kirin 955 and memory performance

Which domestic chip is better? Turn around and look at Kirin~

When I wrote the P9 report this time, I was calmer than when I wrote Mate8 last time. I won't be enthusiastic about how good and strong the Kirin 955 is. I will introduce it fairly and objectively~Over

So... Huawei is really strong!!!! Won honor for our country too!!!

Oh, no, cross it off and start again

The Kirin 955 used in P9 is simply the upgraded version of Kirin 950. It uses 4 * A72+4 * A53, 16nm process, and its performance is inferior to that of Snapdragon 820 and Samsung 8890. 955 converts the dominant frequency of four large core A72 from 2.3G It is adjusted to 2.5G. his His workmanship is identical. The GPU still uses the MaliT880 (900MHz main frequency), so the performance of this GPU is quite average

In a word, the performance of Kirin 955 is quite close to that of the latest flagship Helio X25 of MediaTek, and it is also a companion in the flagship ranks However, after using Huawei Mate8 for half a year, the building owner's feeling about this chip is that it has super power consumption control (the battery is very durable) under the condition of ensuring complete and smooth daily use. Now let's look at the running score

▲ Compared with my Mate8, it has declined... I scored 9.5W on Mate8, which may be the reason for the low configuration 3G memory

▲ Master Lu's experience is not as good as Meizu's

▲ Here is a test video of NBA2K 16. The sudden frame drop in the middle may be due to Kirin's compatibility with NBA, and then the whole process of playing 2K16 is very flow... According to the CPU display, we can also see that the big core starts to work when playing the game, but the work intensity is not high, all of them are 1G multi hertz. Say... Curry's three points are true and accurate

▲ The temperature of the mobile phone playing NBA for 10 minutes is about 34 degrees, and the heat control is also quite good PS: 29 degrees before playing

▲ This GPU line does not perform well for some reason. In fact, it is not stuck. No wonder Master Lu has experienced that Meizu is not as good as Meizu

Finally, memory

After one day of use, the remaining memory in the background is about 1.29G

Then... I opened the list of what is worth buying, QQ， WeChat, Weibo, NetEase News, JD, zaker， More than 10 applications, such as Xianyu, Meituan, Nuomi, Zhihu, etc., found that there was still 800MB of memory left in the background... and each application was indeed running in the background when switching, So the 3G storage of the P9 low configuration is actually enough

Summary:

Compared with Mate8's Kirin 950, the P9's Kirin 955 has no actual performance improvement, but it is reasonable that even when I play large games on my mobile phone, the CPU has never run at full load... So in general, the performance is surplus... Let's not worry about whether to buy the Snapdragon 820 or the Kirin 955. The actual experience is really not that different.

Then the use process is smooth and smooth. Students who are worried about the P9 configuration can be relieved~rest assured, the experience is still quite good.

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3: Fingerprint unlocking

The fingerprint unlocking scheme of Huawei P9 is that it works anytime, anywhere, as long as you touch it with your finger.

So... when the screen is in standby mode, just put your finger on it and the screen will light up directly.

Compared with mate8, the speed is almost the same. Anyway, it's a matter of a few seconds~In short, it's very fast

The number of fingerprint entries is about 4 or 5 times, and the recognition rate is very high. Of course, if there is water or sweat, the recognition rate will be significantly reduced.

One of Huawei's outstanding features is the security of fingerprint unlocking. Huawei mobile phones have an independent chip built in to protect your fingerprint. Huawei mobile phone security is a major theme. Mobile phone systems have security encryption everywhere, including fingerprints.

In addition, the fingerprint unlocking supports payment applications such as Alipay.

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4: Endurance and charging

The most wonderful thing about Huawei P9 is that it clearly supports 9V2A fast charging, but it is equipped with a 5V2A charging head... I don't think P9 will not release the fast charging head due to cost constraints, after all, the price is quite expensive... I don't know what Huawei thinks, but for this reason... I have to do two charging tests, which is also hard work

Let's see the charging speed of 5V2A head first

▲ Because the building owner has a bad memory, he didn't keep it in 10 minutes... Sorry. So the result is about 2 hours and 20 minutes before the battery can be fully charged... Reasonably, the speed is almost

▲ This is charged with the 9V2A charging head of Mate8 standard configuration. It only takes about one hour and 10 minutes to charge 9% to 90%, but it takes nearly 40 minutes to charge 90% to 100%. If you start charging from 0%, it will take about two hours. No wonder there is no standard fast charging head... the gap is not too big

▲ The figure above shows the charging voltage and current and the charging temperature. By the way, the charging temperature of 5V2A is almost the same

The owner of the endurance building made two small tests

1: Watch anime with bilibili for 10 minutes

21:00  29%

21:10  26%

2: Play NBA2K16 for 10 minutes

19:45  41%

19:55  37%

After a day of moderate and mild use, the owner has about 30% of the electricity left. If he uses a little more, he has to recharge it every day, which is a big gap with Huawei Mate8.

Then we took graduation photos the day after we got the mobile phone. From 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 80% of the electricity was automatically turned off.

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Charging summary:

In general, the P9 3000mAh battery is not as durable as expected, and cannot escape the fate of charging every day. If you take more photos, the power consumption will be faster. People who use it heavily recommend wearing a charging pad.

The charging speed is also average... The building owner has experienced Meizu PRO6 for an hour, and after it is fully charged... it can't go back  

In a word... I hope Huawei can add fast charge 3.0 to the next generation flagship, so that mobile phone charging can enter the one hour era! come on.

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5: WiFi signal, GPS signal and call signal

About WiFi signal:

The building owner hasn't broken the wifi for several days.

About GPS signal:

It is much better than the Xiaomi note in my hand. Similar to Mate8, the pointer direction in the map app is basically correct, the address occasionally drifts, and the accuracy can be basically guaranteed during the movement.

About call signal:

Similarly, there is no case that the phone has no signal. The 4G signals are basically full. Of course, this is related to the region, so misleading tests will not be conducted. Generally, flagship computers will not make mistakes in such a small place.

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6: Sound quality

External release:

The quality of the external sound... I never like to comment on the quality of the external sound of the mobile phone, after all, the cavity is so big. P9 has no broken sound and no bottom noise. In fact, it is quite good. The disadvantage is that the maximum volume is not very high.

Headset: P9 is equipped with Hi6402 audio chip, supporting 24bit high fidelity audio files, integrated audio cavity, and the second generation intelligent power amplifier. In fact, it is in line with my expectations, but the heavy bass, clear voice, and treble are a little difficult. Well, it may also have something to do with earphones. In short, it's a good conscience to be equipped with independent audio chips.

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Hardware summary:

The overall hardware configuration of P9 is at the upper middle level among contemporary Android computers, not the top level. Of course, the camera is not included. Let's talk about it next.

Although the hardware configuration is not top class, the mobile phone experience is very good.

Huh? Why?

Because there is no card~~because it is smooth~~hahaha

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The biggest feature of Huawei P9 is the use of dual cameras in cooperation with Leica. It is said that Leica invented photography, although it did not invent the camera. So forced~hahaha

What is the necessity of using dual cameras for mobile phones?

In a nutshell, due to the limitation of the size of the camera module, it is theoretically impossible for mobile phones to take photos beyond the SLR cameras. To a large extent, the quality of the photos taken by mobile phones is adjusted by the manufacturer's software, which is similar to the factory's built-in Meitu Xiuxiu. Then the dual cameras used in P9 to a certain extent broke the theoretical limit of a single camera. One camera was responsible for recording colors, and one camera was responsible for recording details and outlines. Then the software was used to adjust and synthesize a photo, so that the photo could have more details and richer colors.

As a reminder, P9's camera is Sony's customized IMX286 camera, which is not provided by Leica. Leica participates in the training.

These two IMX286 cameras are 1200W effective pixels, 1.25um. One camera is responsible for RGB and the other is responsible for monochrome. The camera of Huawei P9 supports three modes of focusing at the same time, including laser focusing, depth focusing and contrast focusing. The depth of field information can be recorded through two cameras, and the large aperture virtual imaging effect comparable to that of professional cameras can be taken, P9 can also take Leica classic black and white tone photos. P9 also provides full manual control of ISO, shutter speed, focusing mode, white balance, exposure mode, metering and other modes, and supports saving in RAW format. In addition, P9 also introduced a dual core image processing chip for the first time, which is independent of the dual camera depth calculation service. It can calculate the depth information specifically, making P9's focusing speed and imaging operation process more smooth.

Having said so much nonsense, let's draw the sword! Put on the proof sheet!

▲ The operation interface of the EMUI4.1 camera on P9 is a little different from that of mate8. The menu has changed to slide left and right calling, and the functions are still so much more. It also has the unique black and white camera function of Leica lens (PS: different from the black and white of ordinary filters, this black and white can retain more details)

▲ P9 camera interface

▲ P9 comes with three color mixing modes. This color mixing is the color mixing of the bottom layer, which is different from adding filters. The official claims that it can provide 4 times more details than ordinary filters. The owner likes to use the soft mode for daily photography, and the color of the sample is much more beautiful

Let's talk about the shortcomings of P9. When I played Mate8, I found a problem. Mate8's macro photography ability was very poor, and P9 tested it specially... Then I found that although it was slightly better than Mate8, its performance was still not ideal, as shown in the figure About selfie

▲ The performance of the front camera is similar to that of Mate8. Anyway, it has its own beauty, and the flaws on the face have been cleaned up. Ha ha

Photo summary:

People who have used Huawei know that Huawei has always been a weak point in photography. Even its flagship phone lags far behind other mobile phones in terms of color mixing and imaging. But this P9 makes us know Huawei again. Dual cameras have successfully made photos have more details. Leica's addition makes photos full of moral flavor. The color of the sample is not the same level as Mate8. The building owner likes soft mode, P9 makes me fall in love with mobile phone photography

1: P9 has many camera functions, most of which are very practical. At the same time, P9 also supports professional manual mode, providing more options for professionals.

2: P9 has three focusing modes: laser focusing, depth focusing and contrast focusing. In fact, the focusing speed of P9 is very close to the seamless focusing of Samsung S7. The impression is that no matter how you move the lens, the picture is always in focus.

3: P9 The depth of field simulated by dual cameras and software is amazing, and it can be refocused after shooting, which can take very beautiful pictures

4: Oh, by the way, P9 photos can be printed with Leica's watermark.

As shown in the figure

To sum up, I gave the photo function of P9 95 points, and the proof effect is absolutely the best in Huawei's history. The remaining 5 points are that the macro photography ability is unsatisfactory. I hope Huawei can make the mobile phone photography more comprehensive in the future.

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EMUI is a major feature of Huawei mobile phones. Compared with MIUI and FLYME, EMUI is not as bloated as MIUI and is not full of advertisements everywhere. It is not as simple and clean as flyme.

After using EMUI for so long, I feel that it is still very easy to use and localization is very good. Let me summarize several characteristics

1: Intelligent short message recognition can intercept junk short messages and extract the main information of the information. For example, when receiving the verification code, it can display only the verification code in card form

▲ As shown in the figure

2: The screenshot and screen recording functions are very considerate and support scrolling screenshots

3: The authority management of EMUI is the best one I have ever seen in Android. It can prevent two apps from starting together. The authority management is very clear. Each app should be authorized to self start and run in the background for the first time. It can prevent some uncommon apps from consuming power in the background

▲ As shown in the figure

4: P9 has a lot of gesture functions, but the learning cost is a little high, or because it is not particularly necessary, the building owner will be too lazy to learn it, so I haven't used the gesture function so far. One of them is the function of finger joint operation, which has a low success rate in actual use, so I almost didn't use it

▲ As shown in the figure

5: Let me tell you something secretly. Two outward strokes on Huawei's mobile desktop can access the hidden application interface. If you want to hide Alipay and other money related applications, this function is quite practical.

6: Mate8's native mobile phone interface is famous for its ugliness. It's unbearable not to change the theme, but P9's native theme is much more beautiful.

7: EMUI does not have a one button lock screen. Students who are afraid of damaging the power button can download one button lock screen applications from the application store.

8: The voice wake-up function of EMUI is very interesting and useful. The building owner met the thief when he got off the airport bus during his trip to Wuhan a few days ago. Fortunately, the thief failed because Mate8 was very heavy. If you meet a thief on the bus and the thief can't get away, you can wake up your mobile phone to get it back. Of course, you should ensure your own safety. See the video for details

▲ Very funny Ha ha ha

9: The function of the EMUI is called magazine lock screen, which means that each lock screen will show different pictures and be accompanied by a piece of literature

10: As an aside, students who buy P9 or Mate8 have a mobile phone service application in their mobile phones. You can find a nearby Huawei service store to use two free maintenance opportunities. They can clean their mobile phones and apply films for free. And because they are gold card users and members, they can jump the queue directly... If you have already bought P9 or Mate8, you are advised not to give up this free benefit.

Summary:

1: MEUI, as a characteristic product of Huawei, adheres to the strict system management concept. During the use process, you will find that it is very appropriate to manage mobile phones. It allows you to run in the background only when you need it. Kill all you don't need, and try to reduce the power consumption of mobile phones.

2: Almost all the functions you can use MEUI, even if not, can be downloaded through the app store. The local services are well done and highly practical.

3: EMUI is the most secure Android system I have ever seen (the building owner has never used 360 mobile phone, so I can only say that I have seen it). When entering a password, there will be its own password keyboard. All kinds of permission management also make it difficult for illegal programs to run easily.

4: EMUI does not have any third-party advertising roms. ADUI needless to say, although Flyme is simple, there will still be consultations on the search interface. As far as the owner knows, the current relatively large roms can also hammer out the Smartisan OS without advertising, Apple's IOS and EMUI. (Welcome to add that the owner has not played many ROMs...)

5: In a word, the EMUI is very good. I hope Huawei will stick to its advertising policy

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This is the end of the article. Here is a summary of the advantages and disadvantages according to the convention:

advantage

1: Excellent photo taking ability, good photo maker

2: Beautiful appearance, comfortable hand feel, great screen color

3: Medium and high configuration to meet daily needs

4: The EMUI is well done. The mobile phone's unbridled apps are managed properly and the security is also very high

5: It's really good enough to use. I think it's better than Mate8

Disadvantages:

1: The price...... Well, it depends on your acceptance. In fact, I think it's OK

2: The standard charger 5V2A is unconscionable, and the quick charge 3.0 is not charged

3: The endurance is a little poor. Maybe the owner mate8 can't go back after using it

4: Virtual keys... I don't know if this is a disadvantage. In short, the landlord doesn't like it

5: No NFC

Hoo~It's almost enough here... P9 is really a great phone, taking into account daily use and photography. The 5.2 inch size is also convenient to carry, not counting the iPhone. Among the Meizu PRO6, Huawei mate8, Huawei P9, Samsung S7 EDGE phones that the owner has played recently, the best is Samsung S7 EDGE, followed by Huawei P9.

If you are considering Android recently, it is recommended to consider P9, which will definitely bring you an extraordinary Android experience.

Thank you for watching!!