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A wild Huawei P9 appears

Manny Pham
March 21, 2016

Huawei’s latest handset is set for unveiling next month, but it seems someone couldn’t wait to test out that dual lens camera.

From the pictures provided by Steve Hemmerstoffer via Twitter; a Huawei “president” (or person high on the pyramid) is casually using the P9 weeks before launch. Benefits of being president of a massive tech company I suppose, it’s not been confirmed whether it’s actual Huawei president Ren Zhengfei.

We’ve already got a good idea on what to expect from the P9; we know it has a dual lens camera, it will be the same size as the P8 (5.2-inches) and have the same design with a full-metal body.

What we now know is all of the above is confirmed, but a lot of new features have also come to light. There will be a fingerprint sensor located conveniently on the back, which makes a lot of sense with the Nexus 6P sporting one, even Honor devices like the 5x has one.

LED flash is right next to the OO camera with a blank space below, seeming to be laser auto-focusing. Leaks have been mentioning it, we wouldn’t be surprised to see it up on that slideshow next month.

The rule of three

A massive talking point is that Huawei could be introducing three variants of the P9. The P9 Max will be a phablet with additional RAM and that QHD screen we wanted since the P9. The regular sized P9 will follow with a 5.2-inch screen, with the P9 Lite also potentially sporting the same size screen but with lower specs. Snapdragon 650, 2GB of RAM and a 1080p screen is what we’re expecting of the P9 Lite.

Huawei will unveil the P9 on April 6th in London, expect What Mobile there.

For more on Huawei, visit What Mobile’s dedicated Huawei page

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