Huawei P9 Plus review: Bigger, with more RAM and storage, and better speakers

 

 The P9 Plus looks every inch a high-end handset. Its aluminium unibody chassis provides protection, while the handset is (very) thin and comfortable to hold. Sit the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus side by side and it's tricky to spot any differences between the two apart from size. Even this is minimal: the 5.2in. P9 measures 70.9mm by 145mm by 7mm and weighs 144g, while the 5.5in. P9 Plus measures 75.3mm by 152.3mm by 7mm and weighs 166g.

 There are barely any variations in design across the two P9 models. On my two review samples, there was a more brushed appearance to the back of the P9 Plus and a red border to the textured power button that isn't present on the regular P9. These are hardly key differentiators, though.
The P9's 5.2-inch full-HD (1,920 x 1,080) display delivers a pixel density of 423ppi using an IPS panel. The larger 5.5-inch P9 Plus has the same resolution and therefore a slightly lower 401ppi pixel density, and uses a Super AMOLED panel. The P9 Plus's pixel density may not match today's flagship handsets (Samsung's Galaxy S7 offers 577ppi, for example), but the screen delivers perfectly acceptable text and photo/video image quality.
The screen supports Huawei's Press Touch pressure-responsive controls, which allows you to push down on the screen to make things happen. For example, when you press down hard on a home-screen icon a submenu of options pops up, offering choices specific to the app in question. Press Touch, which is not available on the regular P9, also activates the top left and right corners of the screen to launch a couple of user-defined apps.
The fingerprint reader on the back can also be used for a number of shortcuts, including holding down to answer a call, take a photo and stop an alarm.

By Sandra Vogel | July 4, 2016 -- 14:25 GMT (15:25 BST) | Topic: Smartphones

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