Huawei pulled the wraps off its next flagship in London in early April. London streets and buildings were the perfect backdrop for black-and-white photography and everything looked extra special through the P9's secondary black-and-white lens. But there is more to the P9 than just the duo of cameras. The P9 is a proper high-end device with the premium feel and build quality to go with it so after a short hands-on, we were more than eager to get started working on a full review.

Back in the day, the Huawei Ascend P6 was the first real push of Huawei towards the high-end market spectrum. It was notable for its super-slim design, metal frame, and beautiful panels.

The Huawei P7 improved on the design and hardware, while the P8 after it offered great night photography and selfie pictures.

Today, the P9 makes a big step ahead, opening the door to a new photography genre for mobile photographers and bringing along a bunch of nice shooting modes, faster hardware, and an even better design.

Huawei P9 key features

• Aluminum with sandblasted finish or ceramic unibody
• 5.2" 1080p IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 423ppi
• HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset: octa-core CPU (4xCortex-A72 @ 2.5GHz plus 4xCortex-A53 @ 1.8GHz), Mali-T880 MP4 GPU
• 3GB of RAM/32GB of built-in storage, or 4GB/64GB;
• Android 6.0 Marshmallow, Huawei EMUI v4.1 overlay;
• Dual 12MP Leica camera with hybrid AF, color and monochrome sensors, f/2.2 aperture; 1080@60fps video recording
• 8MP front camera, f/2.4 aperture; 1080p video recording; wide selfie
• Hybrid DualSIM/microSD card slot (up to 128GB)
• Cat. 6 LTE (300/50Mbps); dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct; Bluetooth 4.2 LE; NFC; GPS/GLONASS/Beidou; USB Type-C
• 3,000mAh Li-Ion battery, Rapid charging