Huawei set to launch four P9 flagships smartphones this year

PanARMENIAN.Net - Huawei will be launching no fewer than four handsets as members of its family of P9 flagships this year, VentureBeat reports citing a person with knowledge of the company’s plans.

Although detailed specifications were not shared, this source revealed a number of facts about the upcoming devices.

Just like last year, Huawei will offer a regular P9, a more budget-friendly P9lite, and a P9max (whose predecessor, the P8max, was allegedly never considered a true P8 offshoot, internally). The fourth variant will be a feature-enhanced P9, although the person fell short of dubbing it a “premium” model, VentureBeat says.

Tipped to offer a slightly larger screen (nothing in the PXmax range, however) and additional RAM and storage, the fourth variant is said to be highlighted by its improved camera: a dual lens, dual (12 megapixel) sensor configuration described as a second-generation technology first debuted on the 2014-2015 Huawei Honor 6 Plus.

In that handset, the additional sensor-lens combo enabled a few neat tricks like post-capture refocus, simulated aperture adjustment, and filter application. On the fourth P9 variant, VentureBeat was told to expect even more unique capabilities, as the concept has been further refined.