Our compatriots are well known companyHuawei. The products of this manufacturer are in any salon cellular. And she is popular. It is hard to say how the company manages to survive in the conditions of hard dumping by Xiaomi and Meizu, but sales at Huawei are traditionally high. Even despite the fact that its products can not be called cheap. What attracts users to Huawei products? We will try to answer this question by parsing the Huawei P9 Lite smartphone. Its characteristics are ambiguous. It can be attributed to both gadgets of the middle price segment, and budget devices. This "borderline" state affects the price of the gadget. So what is this device? Let's take a closer look at it. But first, a few words about the history of the manufacturer.
A little about the company
Huawei Telecommunications Company wasfounded in 1987. She immediately began to produce a variety of network equipment. In the arsenal of the company were products such as modems, routers, network cabinets, devices providing wireless communications and much more. In this field, the manufacturer has achieved impressive results. However, some condemned the methods by which these very results were achieved. Many have accused the Huawei of industrial espionage. Precedents really were. In a compromise, the company stated that these were the arbitrary actions of some unscrupulous employees. However, it was thanks to these actions that the company began to occupy a leading position among all the telecommunications offices.
With smartphones is another story. They are all 100% original. Proof of this is the Huawei P9 Lite. The characteristics of this device are really impressive.
It is worth noting that the mobile unit has"Huawei" appeared relatively recently. The first smartphone on the "Android" was released in 2010. He immediately became popular in Belarus, because the local mobile operator Life offered it by installments on very favorable terms. The following models were more refined, so they began to enjoy success without promotional sales. Now, Huawei products occupy a prominent place in the modern mobile device market. She settled there quite firmly and did not intend to give up her positions. The company has a very strong budget segment and the sector of premium devices. The average price segment is also dominated by Huawei. And a clear proof of this is the smartphone Huawei P9 Lite. Its characteristics are excellent, but belong to the average price segment. Consider the design features of this device.
Appearance and design
This time, the designers of Huawei decided to refusefrom metal cases. And it is right. So they reduced the final cost of the product, and high-quality plastic looks no worse than metal. So the P9 Lite case is completely plastic, but the back panel has such a structure that I really want to call it metal. Huawei P9 Lite Black, the characteristics of which we will analyze a little later, and does look all-metal. The front panel is a relatively small screen (compared to modern devices of other brands). There are no navigation buttons under it. All of them are emulated programmatically on the screen. But there is a place for the company logo, although without it one could do without. Above the screen is a conversational speaker grid, light and proximity sensors, and a front camera module. The entire front panel is covered with hardened Corning Gorilla Glass.
The back panel is made entirely of plastic.The upper part (where the camera is located) has a slightly different structure. It is made for beauty. Under the camera itself is a fingerprint scanner of impressive size. This sensor can also be used as a touchpad. From here and such sizes. Below the scanner there is nothing more than the company logo. The speaker slots are located on the bottom. However, only under one of them is the speaker. The second is made for purely aesthetic reasons. There is no practical benefit from it. Smartphone Huawei P9 Lite, whose specifications we will analyze a little later, has only a headphone jack on the top. Mechanical volume control buttons are located on the side, as well as the power button. Here, all without surprises. High-quality assembly, high-quality plastic. All in Huawei corporate style.
Screen characteristics
We continue the analysis of Huawei P9 Lite Dual Sim.The characteristics of the screen look like this. Screen diagonal 5.2 inches. This is quite enough for all tasks. However, the most beautiful is the resolution - full Full HD (1080 by 1920 pixels). For this size, this is a smart resolution. Pixel fonts are generally invisible. The screen is based on IPS-matrix. This allows for almost realistic color reproduction. But the most important thing is that such screens have huge viewing angles, so the colors are not distorted even with a fair rotation of the gadget. The display is covered with a protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass, which has an oleophobic coating. Also, there is no air gap between the glass and the screen, which allows to improve the color rendition, but turns into problems during repair. Instead of replacing the glass, you will have to change the entire screen.
Now about the brightness of this screen.About her users leave quite favorable reviews. Huawei P9 Lite has the following brightness characteristics: the screen of the device under consideration is rather large. They are comfortable to use even in direct sunlight. A significant role is played by the presence of anti-reflective coating. Meanwhile, some applications have been integrated into the operating system of the device, which will help to adjust the color rendition of the display. And they are pretty good at this task. On this screen it is quite comfortable to watch movies, not to mention surfing the Internet. We can say for sure that the display is the most successful and high-quality component in the whole device. And this fact can not be challenged.
Characteristics of the hardware platform of the device
Now consider the main technicalHuawei P9 Lite Specs. It has a 64-bit eight-core Huawei processor called HiSilicon Kirin. The processor clock speed is 2 gigahertz. This is a very good result. RAM in the device as much as 3 gigabytes. Such a successful tandem of components allows the gadget to easily handle not only applications, but also many modern games. The multimedia capabilities of the powerful graphics chip Mali T830 MP2. It has full support for OpenGL and DirectX, which plays a positive role not only in games, but also in high-definition video playback. The device easily reproduces Full HD video in MKV format. And this is not all of its capabilities.
Internal storage has a capacity of 16 gigabytes, butonly 10 is available to the user. You can, of course, increase the free space with Micro SD memory cards up to 128 gigabytes, but there is one problem. The fact is that the smartphone uses a hybrid slot, which provides for the possibility of installing either two SIM cards, or a memory card and one SIM card. This enthusiasm for hybrid slots on the part of manufacturers is not very clear, because it limits the functionality of the phone. Other features of Huawei P9 Lite Gold look like this: support for LTE (4G) communication standard, Wi-Fi transmitters and Bluetooth of the latest generation, advanced cameras, loud speaker, capacious battery, lightning-fast fingerprint scanner (with touchpad function), navigation module and a wide variety of sensors.
Front and main cameras
Now it's time to pay attention to the camera.Huawei P9 Lite devices. An overview of the characteristics of the main camera is a bit confusing. More precisely, it is not clear to which category this component should be assigned: to top-end sensors or to cameras in the middle price segment. Judge for yourself. The device uses a 13 megapixel Sony sensor. The lens is wide-angle and high-aperture. However, the main "trick" is not this. There is a fully manual control mode for all camera features: ISO, shutter speed, focus and more. But the most valuable thing in this camera is the ability to save images in RAW format for subsequent processing in the appropriate editor. Photos are very high quality, clear with realistic color reproduction. In terms of the main camera, Huawei is as always: at the highest level. Now take a look at the front camera.
As the front camera is used8 megapixel high-aperture, wide-angle module. This camera does not have a flash. It uses a screen that turns on at full power for a second and is lit with bright white light. Very doubtful implementation, but the results are not bad. The camera can also shoot Full HD video. Yes, and 8 megapixels - this is quite enough for selfie and chat via Skype. There is also the option of shooting when defining a smile. A very useful "trick" for those who are totally interested in selfies. These are the components for shooting in Huawei P9 Lite. A review of the characteristics of the front camera indicates that the company is not used to saving on users. Apparently, this is why Chinese devices are so popular all over the world. We now turn to other features of the smartphone.
operating system
So, the gadget uses the operating system."Android" version 6.0 with a proprietary shell EMUI 4.1. The OS works quite quickly, which is not surprising given the power of the “iron” components of the gadget. Huawei P9 Lite Black, whose characteristics allow you to cope with any games, is unlikely to slow down when working with the operating system. The corporate interface EMUI also looks pretty nice, and it doesn’t particularly stress the device. Animation is smooth, transitions are fast. There are no failures. But the most valuable thing is that Huawei regularly updates the version of the operating system. This allows you to always have the latest OS with all the corrections and improvements.
Battery
The gadget has a fixed lithium-ion3000 mAh battery. Is it a lot or a little? Given the computing power of the device, it seems that such a battery is definitely not enough. But this is only a first impression. In fact, the smartphone may well work out a whole day in the intensive load mode. He is able to play video for 10 hours at maximum brightness of the screen. Music device plays for 18 hours. And this is not to mention the fact that data transmission also consumes a lot of energy. But during the game he will live much less - 4-5 hours. Depending on how demanding the game is. In principle, the results are pretty good for a smartphone of this level.
Comparison with competitors
P9 Lite's closest competitors in this segmentare devices such as the Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 release and the Sony Xperia M5 Dual. All of them have similar parameters. But there are differences. The first one is the price. These two competitors are 8000 rubles more expensive than the considered smartphone. Next, if you look at the Huawei P9 Lite Mini, the characteristics of which are known to us, and on the same creation from Sony, you will see that the latter uses a weaker processor from MTK, which is a significant drawback. And if you compare Huawei with Samsung, the latter has a smaller amount of RAM, fewer megapixels in the front camera, a weaker graphics chip, and the model itself is rather outdated. So it turns out that P9 Lite is not only more powerful than its closest competitors, but also cheaper. Of course, there are decent devices and Xiaomi with Meizu, but they are in a completely different price category. And their quality is far from that of Huawei.
Owner feedback
Reviews - this is what allows you to learn howthe device behaves in real conditions and whether to buy it at all. As for the Huawei P9 Lite, the characteristics and reviews of which we are currently reviewing, everything is clear. Almost all users are delighted with their device. Almost all owners have excellent performance even in the most difficult games. And indeed, World of Tanks Blitz at the maximum graphics settings are just wonderful. As well as Asphalt 8. Fans of mobile photography are delighted with the main camera and the possibility of its manual settings. With this smartphone, you can create real works of art. And this is not an exaggeration. Many also like the design of the smartphone, the location of the controls and the quality of the materials. Everything is done sensibly and efficiently. Some owners praise the device's battery, claiming that it lasts for two days of work. Not paid attention to users and such an important positive nuance of the phone, as its relatively low cost. As you can see, the majority of reviews of the Huawei P9 Lite smartphone are positive.
However, some users have noted anddisadvantages of this model, as indicated in their reviews. Huawei P9 Lite, whose characteristics we reviewed in detail, some customers do not like because of the plastic case. Some users say that it would be nice to make the device a metal case. Also, some buyers do not like the lack of wireless charging and the Type C connector. On this occasion, you need to consider that only flagships, who are far from affordable, have such options. Many customers note that the device uses a hybrid tray for a SIM card and a memory card. Users believe that it’s time for manufacturers to listen to users and stop using hybrid slots to compete with analog products and not lose their customers. Thus, summing up all the positive and negative reviews, we can say that the Huawei P9 Lite phone, the characteristics of which look very attractive, was able to win the love of users.
Conclusion
So, we looked at the smartphone Huawei Honor P9Lite. Its characteristics make it clear that we have a very high-quality and versatile device from the middle price segment. But despite this, the gadget has almost the flagship performance and excellent camera. There is also a very smart fingerprint scanner and a capacious battery. The device will appeal to the vast majority of users. And the low cost of the smartphone makes it the number one candidate for purchase. Especially since its closest competitors cannot withstand any comparison.
