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Specifications

• Body materials: metal, plastic, glass
• Operating system: Android 5.0, Huawei EMUI 3.1
• Network: GSM / EDGE, WCDMA, LTE (two slots for SIM-cards and a combined microSD slot)
• Platform: HiSilicon Kirin 930/935
• Processor: Quad-core 2 GHz (Cortex-A53) and Quad-core 1.5 GHz (Cortex-A53)
• Graphics: Mali-T628 MP4
• RAM: 3 GB
• Memory for data storage: 16/64 GB, slot for a microSD memory card (128 GB cards are supported)
• Interfaces: Wi-Fi (a / b / g / n), Bluetooth 4.0 (A2DP, LE), microUSB connector (USB 2.0, USB-Host) for charging / synchronization, 3.5 mm for a headset, DLNA, NFC, IrDA
• Screen: IPS LCD, 5.2 ", 1920x1080 pixels (FullHD), automatic backlight level control, Gorilla Glass 3
• Main camera: 13 MP, dual LED flash (works as a flashlight), optical image stabilization (OIS)
• Front camera: 8 MP fixed focal length
• Navigation: GPS / Glonass (A-GPS support)
• Sensors: accelerometer, position sensor, light sensor, gyroscope, barometer
• Battery: non-removable, Li-Pol, 2680 mAh
• Dimensions: 144.9 x 72.1 x 6.4mm
• Weight: 144 grams

Positioning

The line of P-series smartphones from Huawei has been developing since 2012, and even then, at the start, the P1 was successful and interesting smartphone, whose features and ideas formed the basis for the development of this series. Huawei Ascend The P1 could not be called an unconditional flagship at the time of its release, but this device looked balanced and moderate in everything - in characteristics, in ease of use, and finally in price. Three years later and several models in this line, Huawei presented the P8 - another smartphone from the category of balanced devices: not too large, but not small, moderately productive and with the necessary set of capabilities, as well as characteristics close to flagships. In this review, I will try to tell you about all the features of the new device from Huawei - P8.

Design, body materials

From a design point of view, I cannot call the P8 any interesting and bright device, these are a typical thin bar of metal without any distinctive features... At the same time, the smartphone looks high quality and dignified, and it cannot be said that it is ugly. It turned out to be moderately simple, albeit without recognizable details, but a universal device.

The main feature of the case in the Huawei Ascend P7 was the combination of a metal frame and glass panels on the front and back sides. Yes, it is effective, but from a practical point of view, such a solution has problems. The first is that the glass gets dirty, and this is noticeable. The second - when the smartphone falls on any hard surface (asphalt, tiles, etc.), there is a great chance of getting a cracked front or back case, that is, glass. In Huawei P8, the company changed the materials used, here we see an all-aluminum body, with the exception of the panel in the upper area near the camera, where the antennas are located, as well as the screen. The P8 may not look so impressive on a shelf in a store or in hand, but otherwise the solution with a metal case is better. The device still looks impressive, while it has become more practical than the previous model: traces and prints on the "back" made of metal are almost invisible, and the chances of damaging the smartphone when dropped are less. In my opinion, in terms of the materials used, the new P8 is a step forward.

Only the front panel can be called a brand, and even then at a stretch. Traces and prints on it remain subtle and can be easily removed.

In Russia, the smartphone will go on sale in three colors: silver, gold and black.

Assembly

The build quality is excellent, and I draw this conclusion not from one sample, but from several devices: I looked at the first P8 in the company's office, then studied it again at the presentation, and finally, for the preparation of the review, I used the P8 as my main phone for more than two weeks.

Trays for SIM-cards fit as closely as possible to the plane of the rib, slide your finger and feel the flat surface, the buttons sit securely in their places, nothing loose or loose. During use, my smartphone fell to the floor (at home) several times from a height of about one and a half meters, no damage appeared on the body of the device.

Dimensions (edit)

Small bezels to the left and right of the screen, minimal body thickness and reasonable top and bottom margins with a 5.2 "screen diagonal make Huawei P8 quite a compact smartphone even in the 5-inch category, not to mention devices with a 5.2" diagonal. It is also important that the P8 is not just compact, but also ergonomic - due to the small bevels of the case at the transition points of the planes, the smartphone does not cut into the palm, but fits comfortably into it. It is a pleasure to hold and use the device. After models with 5.5 "" or larger screens, the device from Huawei seems incredibly convenient, and against the background of many phones with a 5 "" display, the P8 turns out to be more compact.

In terms of usability, the Huawei P8 can even be compared with the Xiaomi Mi4, and this is one of the most balanced five-inch devices on a par with the P7. It is not for nothing that I pay such close attention to the dimensions of the device at first glance. It seems to me that balanced dimensions in 2015-2016 will become one of the most important advantages of smartphones. When every second device is equipped with 3-4 GB of RAM, a high-quality FullHD screen has become the norm, and chipset manufacturers are competing in the frequency of eight-core processors, the overall usability of the smartphone comes to the fore. And in this respect, the new P8 looks very advantageous.

I will give a comparison of the dimensions of the Huawei P8 with some popular models:

• Apple iPhone 6 (4.7 ”) - 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm, 129 grams
• HTC One M9(5 ") - 144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm, 157 grams
• (5.2 ”) - 144.9 x 72.1 x 6.4 mm, 144 grams
• Samsung Galaxy S6(5.1 ”) - 143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm, 138 grams
• Xiaomi Mi4(5 ") - 139.2 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm, 149 grams

Compared to HTC One M8

Compared to Meizu MX4 Pro

Compared to Nokia 3310

Compared to YotaPhone 2

Despite the quite compact dimensions of the Huawei P8, the smartphone settings have several options to simplify the operation of the device with one hand, as well as various functions related to gestures and movements - mute when the screen is flipped, and so on.

Control elements

In terms of controls, the Huawei P8 is a typical Android smartphone with a pair of hardware keys and touch-sensitive on-screen buttons. The hardware buttons are located on the right edge: on top is the volume key, below is the power button. Even lower there are two slots for a SIM-card and a memory card. One of these slots is combined with microSD, so you can choose what to use this slot for - to install a second SIM card or for a memory card. The left edge of the smartphone is blank.

At the top there is an additional microphone (noise reduction) and a 3.5 mm mini-jack. At the bottom is the main microphone, a microUSB connector and a grill for two speakers.

The on-screen key bar includes three buttons: "Back", "Home" and a call to the manager of running programs.

If desired, the location of the buttons can be changed, and a button for calling the notification curtain and a button for hiding the navigation bar itself are added here. It is very convenient!

When you touch any of the on-screen buttons, the device vibrates slightly.

Unfortunately, you cannot unlock the smartphone by double-tapping the screen. Perhaps this feature will appear with new firmware, because in the previous Huawei smartphone that I tested, Honor 6 Plus, I did not have it either. At the same time, several readers immediately after the review sent screenshots of their devices, purchased not in Russia, where the possibility of unlocking with a double tap is present.

On the top of the front side there is an earpiece, an 8 MP camera peephole and sensors.

A factory thin protective film is glued to the front panel, the quality of the film is such that it is difficult to see it the first time without peering. I did not shoot it for this very reason, the film is virtually invisible.

Screen

Huawei P8 uses a high-quality IPS LCD matrix with a diagonal of 5.2 "" and a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. Screen with maximum viewing angles. No matter what angle you deflect it, diagonally, edges or ends, the picture is not distorted. There is a good margin of brightness. The color reproduction of the display is close to natural, while in the settings you can always adjust the color temperature, making the picture on the screen warmer or colder. Personally, I preferred to slightly "tweak" the temperature on my P8 towards colder shades.

The automatic brightness control works very well, as with the Honor 6 Plus. Having enabled this option, I forgot that sometimes on other smartphones I set the brightness manually depending on the conditions (during the day - one brightness, in the late afternoon at home - another).

An important point related to the Huawei P8 screen is the standard themes. Below in the text I will return to the "themes", but now I want to note one important feature. If we take all the well-known Chinese brands: Lenovo, Huawei, ZTE, Xiaomi, Meizu and even some smaller ones, then the proprietary shell from Huawei in terms of design will probably be the most unsightly. It's about the design, not about its capabilities. How does this relate to the screen and its perception? Very strong, in fact. When you take Huawei P8 for the first time, turn it on and see a scary basic theme with icons of protective colors, it seems as if the device's screen is at least dim or dim. Change the theme to a juicier one, or just fill the start screen with app icons instead of the basic ones and change the picture, and now you see a good display. In the end, I remained on the basic design theme, because, having shoveled about 4 GB of themes for EMUI, I did not find anything worthy, but take this point into account. The display itself in the P8 is excellent, but its perception when first turned on may be slightly spoiled by not the most successful "themes".

There is a "smart film" item in the P8 settings. By turning on this mode, judging by the description, you can transfer the functions of the on-screen keys to the area under the display, as well as assign the selected actions to touching the corners of the case from the top left and right of the screen, provided there is a special film on the glass. This mode does not work with factory film.

Camera

Probably half of the entire presentation time of Huawei P8 was devoted to the device's camera. Key features: Sony's new 13MP 4-color RGBW sensor, OIS and dedicated ISP. In theory, the camera should be one of the best among all smartphones on the market in any shooting conditions: day, evening, night, and also with a lack of light (f / 2.0 will come in handy here).

The camera interface is simple and straightforward, switching modes, enabling HDR and other essential settings are collected on one screen, it is called by clicking on the parameters key, more detailed settings can also be opened by clicking on the parameters button already in this window.

Continuous shooting modes are available, after which you can choose the best shot, as well as the usual mode for all top-end devices with a choice of the focusing point in the final shot (the camera takes several shots with different focal lengths and glues them into one). There is a "decoration" mode, both for the front and for the main camera, in which the effect of retouching is applied to the skin, wrinkles, pimples and so on are smoothed out.

An interesting mode "light", it was also given a lot of attention at the presentation. The bottom line is this: you press the "capture" button, and the camera starts photographing one frame, while the picture is in such a mode, as if you chose a shutter speed in the region of a minute, conventionally. But in reality, you do not choose a shutter speed before shooting, but simply stop photographing after as many seconds as you need. The result is shooting with a shutter speed set at the end of the photographing process. The mode is interesting, and with the help of it, together with the tripod on the Huawei P8, you can take unusual shots at night. However, I note that this mode, in fact, is a piece of the manual mode, which is present in smartphones HTC, Lenovo, Meizu and Xiaomi, where you can also select the shutter speed manually, but before shooting.

Now about the quality of photos.

I'll start with the main thing - the Huawei P8 has an excellent macro. The minimum shooting distance to the subject is about 3-4 centimeters. For example, in Meizu MX4 Pro with great camera this distance is about 6-7 centimeters, and in HTC One M8, also with good macro photography, about 7-8 centimeters. At the same time, for macro photography in Huawei P8, you don't even need to turn on any separate mode, you just point your smartphone at the object as close as possible and take a picture - that's it.

When shooting on a bright sunny day, the photos are generally good, although I personally, when studying the pictures, do not leave the feeling that the frames are a little lacking in overall juiciness. Minus - in the center of the frame you can often notice the transition of the picture to the pink color gamut, such a "feature" is also characteristic, for example, for some HTC smartphones and is most clearly manifested when shooting a white sheet of text. At the same time, I want to note the gorgeous work of optical stabilization - even when you just drive your smartphone in search of a frame, the work of this system is visible on the screen, the picture moves smoothly, it is more comfortable to shoot with P8 with OIS than with devices without a "stub", often there where on another smartphone I would need to take 3-4 frames to select one sharp one, on the Huawei P8 I just took one photo and got the desired sharp image.

Shooting at night is perhaps one of the strengths of the Huawei P8's camera. Yes, in complete darkness there is still some blurring and blurring of frames, but if we compare the resulting night photos with pictures from many other smartphones (I compared with LG G3 and G4, for example), the difference is in favor of the P8, and it is noticeable "by eye" ... Photos are sharp, with fine details discernible, albeit with a tangible presence of digital noise.

When shooting at night, you can manually set the shutter speed and ISO.

The camera also has a shooting mode with overlay effects and HDR, the latter works very well and neatly.

Front-camera... The front-facing 8MP fixed focal camera on the Huawei P8 is very good when it comes to taking portraits. Yes, there is no autofocus here, but this does not prevent you from getting photos with good detail: you can see all the pimples and black "garbage" on the face, and if desired, they can be removed by turning on the "decoration" mode.

Video recording... The smartphone records video in a maximum resolution of 1080p, the device does not have tracking autofocus, only the choice of focusing by tapping on the screen, which now, when this feature is available in almost any smartphone, looks rather strange. But there is software stabilization in addition to optical, if you turn on both, the image is very smooth. I suggest evaluating the overall quality of the video in the attached files with examples.

If we evaluate the camera in Huawei P8 according to some separate shooting modes, it has strong and weak sides: excellent macro, good shooting at night, but at the same time lack of vibrancy when shooting on a clear sunny day and average video quality. The front camera is excellent, there are no complaints about it. As for the main one, I cannot call it one of the best among modern smartphones. Yes, it is more or less versatile and allows you to get decent photos in difficult conditions, and the price for this is not the most convincing quality when shooting in seemingly ideal situations on a sunny day. Perhaps with software updates Huawei will improve this aspect, because the potential of this sensor on the P8 with OIS is simply enormous.

Autonomous work

The smartphone uses a non-removable Li-Pol battery with a capacity of 2680 mAh. In my case, Huawei P8 worked on average until the evening with the following mode: 40-60 minutes of calls, 10-20 text messages, Gmail, 3-4 hours of listening to music and about 1-2 hours of active use mobile internet(Instagram, Twitter, Facebook messenger, browser) plus the use of the camera (about 50 shots are conditional). The indicators are not very good, the device is inferior in operating time to such smartphones as LG G3, HTC One M8 and M9 and many others. However, if you, like me, are accustomed to constantly carry with you external battery or charging your smartphone as soon as possible, this will not be a problem. Not the best battery life - the price to pay for the slim and compact body of the device.

Platform, memory

The smartphone is built on Huawei's own platform - HiSilicon Kirin 930/935 (depending on the version and memory size) with a 2 GHz quad-core processor (Cortex-A53) and a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor (Cortex-A53). Graphics subsystem (GPU) - Mali-T628 MP4. The device has 3 GB of RAM and 16 or 64 GB of internal memory for storing user data. There is also a slot for a memory card, combined with a slot for a second SIM card.

There are no questions about performance for the device. Everything from the shell and launching programs to toys like GTA San Andreas and WoT Blitz, on maximum settings graphics works quickly and without delays. Below are the benchmark results of the Honor P8 in the Antutu benchmark.

I did not notice any noticeable heating of the smartphone body (as in the case of the HTC One M9) even under load.

Interfaces

The smartphone works in GSM, HSDPA and LTE networks, all common LTE bands in Russia are supported. You can enable and disable wireless interfaces through the settings or using one of the notification curtain pages.

For synchronization with a PC and data transfer, a complete microUSB cable, USB 2.0 interface is used.

The smartphone has support for USB On-The-Go (USB OTG) - you can connect a flash drive and other storage devices to the device via an adapter, for example, a camera for transferring pictures from it to the device's memory.

Bluetooth... Built-in Bluetooth 4.1 module with A2DP and LE support.

Wi-Fi (802.11 a / b / g / n)... Wi-Fi module in Huawei P8 without support for 5 GHz band, only familiar and widespread 2.4. The module works flawlessly.

Wi-Fi router... As usual for Android smartphones, there is the possibility of "sharing" 2G / 3G / 4G Internet connection via Wi-Fi. In the settings at the first start, you need to select a network name and password (WPA2).

NFC... The smartphone has an NFC module, it works correctly: you can check the balance on the transport card and write tickets on it or top up when installing the appropriate application.

Navigation

The smartphone has GPS / Glonass support; it takes a minimum amount of time to search for satellites, from 5 to 15 seconds. There is no special navigation software in the smartphone.

Software, EMUI 3.0

The smartphone works under Android 5.x, the proprietary Emotion UI - EMUI version 3.1 is used as a shell. By general logic, the shell resembles MIUI and Flyme, and its roots go back, respectively, to iOS - there is no separate application menu, all programs are collected on desktops.

There's a lot detailed settings and useful things: displaying the network speed, showing or hiding the operator's name, changing the location of the navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen, customizable do not disturb mode, and so on.

Some shell solutions are illogical. For example, when you see a notification about a new event (message, missed call, WhatsApp, etc.) on the lock screen, to go to it, you need to swipe the notification card to the right. And when you see the same notification, while on the home screen or in some application, to go to it, you just need to touch the card. At first it is inconvenient, it takes some getting used to.

But most of all I am personally saddened by a seemingly small thing, but very annoying in my case. The fact is that all themes for EMUI change some of the application icons to their own. And I could not find a topic where there would be no such substitution. And to make sure that there are no such themes, I shoveled about 4 GB of themes for all versions of EMUI for stock icons. What do I mean by "stock icons"? This is when you, having installed Instagram or WhatsApp, will see the same program icon that is displayed for it on Google Play, that is, conceived by the developers. In EMUI, about half of the programs appear with changed icons, this does not affect the usability of the smartphone at all, but annoys me, at least. An attempt to remove all the icons in one of the basic themes so that when installing the theme they are replaced by the standard ones from Android, leads to the fact that the system "digs" very old icons from its depths and makes them the basis of the interface. In general, until I found a solution to overcome this EMUI feature.

Another feature of EMUI that I personally do not like is that it is too much of a rework in comparison with the pure Android OS. In this regard, the current versions of LG UI and HTC Sense are closer to me, where the developers tried to leave all the convenient functions from Lollipop - the notification curtain, cards and the logic of working with them on the lock screen and some other things. In EMUI, all these elements have been redone, and if you switch to Huawei P8 from some device with Android 5.0, you will need to study the interface again.

If we close our eyes to it, as well as to some of the shell inconsistencies described above, then in general, EMUI turns out to be a quite convenient interface, with many detailed settings and useful options.

Accessories

Along with the presentation of the Huawei P8 smartphone, the company also presented an interesting accessory for it - a cover with an e-ink screen. The accessory is produced by Oaxis, known for producing similar cases under its own brand, equipped with a 4.3 "" e-ink display, its own battery, a charging connector and connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth.

Conclusion

I had no complaints about the quality of signal reception during the use of Huawei P8. The device catches the network well, the sound in the conversational dynamics is clear, without wheezing and extraneous noise, there is a volume reserve. The vibration alert is well felt in different conditions, including when walking. The volume of the ringing loudspeaker is above average, while the sound is clear and sonorous, but without wheezing. The presentation also announced the function quick search network when leaving an area where the network does not catch, or turning off the "airplane" mode, but to be honest, I did not notice much difference here between Huawei P8 with this function and, say, LG G4 and Meizu MX4 Pro without it.

In Russia, the smartphone will go on sale in a single 16 GB version and with two slots for SIM cards, one of which is just combined with a slot for microSD. The exact cost of the device for Russia has not yet been determined, but the preliminary price for Huawei P8 will be about 30,000 rubles. If you remember that immediately after the presentation, an estimated price tag was announced in the region of 40-45 thousand rubles, 30 thousand now seem to be more adequate. This is about 10-15 thousand cheaper than the cost of flagships from Samsung, LG, HTC, and if we consider that the characteristics of Huawei P8 are not much behind them, and from the point of view of dimensions it looks even more interesting, the price turns out to be quite acceptable.

Yes, Huawei P8 is far from an ideal smartphone, but the strengths of this device, such as a high-quality display, high operating speed without much heating of the case even under load, moderate dimensions, small thickness and a good main camera, combined with an excellent front camera, make the shortcomings forgivable ... If you are looking for a compact modern smartphone with up-to-date specifications, but are not ready to overpay for a flagship from a major manufacturer and for some unnecessary features for you (like 2560x1440 resolution on a five-inch screen), you should take a closer look at Huawei P8.

We talked about this earlier, we are ready to repeat it again: the smartphones of Chinese companies are no longer lagging behind. In particular, this applies to "older" devices - Chinese flagships are not inferior to their Japanese, Korean and American counterparts in terms of performance, design, and, unfortunately, price. However, from time to time from the Chinese we receive offers that are interesting in terms of the ratio of cost and quality. For example, Huawei P8: at the start of sales, they ask for it, quite acceptable, by the standards of the new course, thirty thousand rubles. The flagships of many other manufacturers of the first magnitude cost more at launch - 40-50 thousand rubles.

According to the spec sheet, Huawei's new flagship has a lot to offer discerning users. Here and a decent technical filling, and in moderation big screen high resolution, and rich communication capabilities, and an up-to-date version of the operating Android systems, and a thin case - in other words, all the mandatory attributes of the older model are in place. In theory, this is all very good and healthy; it remains to figure out how the smartphone shows itself in action.

⇡ Specifications

	Huawei Ascend P6	Huawei Ascend P7	Huawei P8 Lite	Huawei p8
Touch screen	4.7 inches, 720 × 1280 pixels, IPS; Capacitive, up to 10 simultaneous touches	5 inches, 1080 × 1920 pixels, IPS; Capacitive, up to 10 simultaneous touches	5 inches, 720 × 1280 pixels, IPS; Capacitive, up to 10 simultaneous touches	5.2 inches, 1080 × 1920 pixels, IPS; Capacitive, up to 10 simultaneous touches
Air gap	No	No	No	No
Oleophobic coating	There is	There is	There is	There is
Polarizing filter	There is	There is	There is	There is
CPU	Huawei HiSilicon K3V2E: Four cores ARM Cortex-A9 (ARMv7) frequency 1.5 GHz; Process technology 40 nm; 32-bit computing	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 910T: Four cores ARM Cortex-A9 (ARMv7) frequency 1.8 GHz; Technological process 28 nm; 32-bit computing	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 620: Eight cores ARM Cortex-A53 (ARMv8) Frequency 1.2 GHz; Technological process 28 nm; 32- and 64-bit computing	Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 930: Four cores ARM Cortex-A53 (ARMv8), 1.5 GHz; Four cores ARM Cortex-A53e (ARMv8), 2 GHz; ARM big.LITTLE technology; Technological process 28 nm; 32- and 64-bit computing
Graphics controller	Vivante GC4000	ARM Mali-450 MP4, 533 MHz	ARM Mali-450 MP4, 533 MHz	ARM Mali-T628 MP4, 600 MHz
RAM	2 GB	2 GB	2 GB	3 GB
Flash memory	8 GB + microSD	16 GB + microSD	16 GB + microSD	16 GB + microSD
Connectors	1 × micro-USB 2.0 1 × microSD 1 × micro-SIM	1 x micro-USB 2.0 1 × 3.5mm headset jack 1 × microSD / micro-SIM 1 × micro-SIM	1 x micro-USB 2.0 1 × 3.5mm headset jack 1 × microSD / nano-SIM 1 × micro-SIM	1 x micro-USB 2.0 1 × 3.5mm headset jack 1 × microSD / nano-SIM 1 × nano-SIM
cellular	2G / 3G One SIM card micro-SIM	2G / 3G / 4G Dual SIM cards micro-SIM (the second cannot be installed when using a memory card)	2G / 3G / 4G Dual SIM cards (the second cannot be installed when using a memory card)	2G / 3G / 4G Two sim cards (the second cannot be installed when using a memory card)
Cellular 2G		GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz	GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz	GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Cellular 3G	HSPA + (21 Mbps) WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz	DC-HSPA + (42 Mbps) WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz	DC-HSPA + (42 Mbps) WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz	DC-HSPA + (42 Mbps) WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
Cellular 4G	No	LTE Cat. 4 (150 Mbps)	LTE Cat. 4 (150 Mbps) LTE band 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 (2100/1800/2600/900/800 MHz)	LTE Cat. 6 (300 Mbps) LTE band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 40 (2100/1900/1800/1700/850 / 2600/900/700/800/2300 MHz)
Wi-Fi	802.11b / g / n + Wi-Fi Direct	802.11b / g / n + Wi-Fi Direct	802.11b / g / n + Wi-Fi Direct	802.11a / b / g / n + Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1
NFC	No	There is	No	No
Infrared port	No	No	No	No
Navigation	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Sensors		Illumination, proximity, accelerometer / gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass)	Illumination, proximity, accelerometer / gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass)	Illumination, proximity, accelerometer / gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass), pedometer
Main camera	8 MP (3264 × 2448), back-illuminated matrix, autofocus, LED flash		13 MP (4160 × 3120), back-illuminated matrix, autofocus, LED flash	13 MP (4160 × 3120), back-illuminated sensor, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Front-camera	5 MP (2592 × 1952), without autofocus	8 MP (3264 × 2448), without autofocus	5 MP (2592 × 1952), without autofocus	8 MP (3264 × 2448), no autofocus
Nutrition	Removable battery: 7.6 Wh (2000 mAh, 3.8 V)	Removable battery: 9.35 Wh (2460 mAh, 3.8 V)	Removable battery: 8,36 Wh (2200 mAh, 3.8 V)	Removable battery: 10.18 Wh (2680 mAh, 3.8 V)
The size	133 × 65.5 mm Case thickness 6.2 mm	140 × 69 mm Case thickness 6.5 mm	143 × 71 mm Case thickness 7.7 mm	145 × 72 mm Case thickness 6.4 mm
Weight	120 g	124 g	131 g	144 g
Water and dust resistant	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
Operating system	Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Emotion UI 1.6 Shell	Android 4.4.2 KitKat Emotion UI 2.3 Shell	Android 5.0 Lollipop Emotion UI 3.1 Shell	Android 5.0 Lollipop Emotion UI 3.1 Shell
recommended price	15 990 rubles	16 990 rubles	17 990 rubles	29,990 rubles

⇡ Appearance and ergonomics

Strict, stately, well-behaved - this is the first thing that comes to mind when you pick up the Huawei P8. Corners with minimal rounding and sharp side edges with brushed unpainted metal are brutal, but beautiful. It turns out that the new P8 is a smartphone with a masculine character. The body is flat, straight, without any bends or bulges. When you hold a smartphone in your hands, you get the impression that in front of you is a solid metal ingot, well, or a bar, if you like.

What's really cool is that the gadget is very compact. The thickness of the case is very small - 6.4 millimeters. It is also important that it is "honest" here, that is, it is uniform throughout the body - the camera does not protrude from the rear panel, the body does not taper towards the ends, as it sometimes happens. The device weighs a little - 144 grams, hands do not get tired of the gadget even with prolonged communication with it.

For those who are used to smartphones with a display diagonal of more than five inches, using the Huawei P8 with one hand will be easy. Those who "switch" to this smartphone from a more compact gadget will have to get used to it for several hours. Nevertheless, it is difficult to call the P8 a big one - it has quite standard dimensions for a smartphone that was born in 2015.

Nevertheless, the device has a special mode that allows you to reduce the size of the window to make it easier to operate the gadget with one hand. It is very simple to use it: just swipe to the right or to the left, depending on where you want to move the window, along the bottom navigation pane - then the desktop will automatically become smaller. A similar option is provided for virtual on-screen keyboards.

Huawei P8 - Dialing Screen and SMS

To be honest, the need for such settings is rather dubious: at least for us, the reduced keyboard seems to be much less comfortable than the full-size one. Perhaps it will seem different to someone. In any case, more - not less, it's good that the manufacturer provides the user with a choice and the ability to customize the smartphone for himself. One-handed operation mode can be activated in a special section in the settings menu.

There are no hardware keys on the front panel of the smartphone - all buttons, as is usually the case, are on-screen. It is noteworthy that the user can independently choose the arrangement order virtual keys Back, Home and Open Applications Menu. This setting will come in handy for those who will switch to the P8 from Android smartphones from other manufacturers.

In the upper part of the front panel there is a frontal eight-megapixel camera lens, a slot for the earpiece and an optocoupler for proximity sensors. The space under the screen is empty. The thickness of the side frames around the display is minimal - just over two millimeters on each side; due to this, the smartphone seems elongated and slender. The author of this article, for example, when I saw it for the first time, decided that he had a display of exactly five inches, but in fact - all 5.2!

The principle of operation of this film, however, is extremely clear: by applying a special protective film on the display, the user must activate the corresponding item in the settings menu, after which the virtual navigation keys will disappear from the display, and its usable space will increase (note the difference between the screenshots above). Of course, the solution is very interesting and unusual - we have not seen anything like this before. One thing is not clear: why was it necessary to fence the garden, why was it impossible to take the navigation keys under the screen right away, from the factory? Note that "smart film" allows you to assign certain actions, for example, activating a photo / video shooting or taking a screenshot, on the area of ​​the upper corners of the front panel.

The power and lock key of the device is located on the right side. It is embossed, rectangular, with a distinct and short stroke. Next to it are the volume control buttons. The keys are well located - you quickly get used to using them, as they say, blindly. Next to the block of buttons is a slot for one Nano-SIM and a combo slot for Nano-SIM or microSD-card - at the user's choice.

From the point of view of ergonomics, the device turned out to be quite standard. The layout of the controls and interfaces is the same as in most other Android smartphones. The audio output for connecting a wired headset is located on the top end, the micro-USB 2.0 interface is on the bottom. Next to the latter are the slots for the external speaker. Its location is very good - the speaker does not overlap, neither when the smartphone is on the table, nor when you hold it in your hands.

The back panel of the device is rough, so that the smartphone does not strive to slip out of hands at every opportunity, even from wet ones. In addition, it is pleasant to the touch. The engineers got rid of the glass inserts on the back and side ends that the Ascend P7 had (they were abolished along with the word Ascend in the name). Because of this, the smartphone looks a little simpler than its predecessor, but the body of the P8 turned out to be more practical - the glass quickly got dirty and cracked when dropped. The upper part of the rear panel houses the lens of the main 13-megapixel camera and a dual LED flash. we have no comments on the assembly of the device - obviously, there are enough stiffeners in the design. The gadget does not creak when the sides are squeezed, characteristic colored streaks do not appear on the display - the matrix is ​​properly protected. The case of Huawei P8 is monolithic, but it is not protected from dust and water.

Information about the brand, model and alternative names of a specific device, if any.

Design

Information about the dimensions and weight of the device, presented in different units of measurement. Used materials, offered colors, certificates.

Width Width information - refers to the horizontal side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	72.1 mm (millimeters) 7.21 cm (centimeters) 0.24 ft (feet) 2.84 in (inches)
Height Height information - refers to the vertical side of the device in its standard orientation during use.	144.9 mm (millimeters) 14.49 cm (centimeters) 0.48 ft (feet) 5.7 in (inches)
Thickness Information about the thickness of the device in different units of measurement.	6.4 mm (millimeters) 0.64 cm (centimeters) 0.02 ft (feet) 0.25 in (inches)
The weight Information about the weight of the device in different units of measurement.	144 g (grams) 0.32 lbs (pounds) 5.11 oz (ounces)
Volume The approximate volume of the device, calculated based on the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Refers to devices with a rectangular parallelepiped shape.	66.86 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 4.06 in³ (cubic inches)
Colors Information about the colors in which this device is offered for sale.	Gray Black Golden Champagne
Materials for the manufacture of the case Materials used for the manufacture of the device body.	Aluminium alloy Plastic

SIM card

A SIM card is used in mobile devices to store data that certifies the authenticity of mobile service subscribers.

Mobile networks

A mobile network is a radio system that allows multiple mobile devices to communicate with each other.

Gsm GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is designed to replace the analog mobile network (1G). For this reason, GSM is often referred to as a 2G mobile network. It is enhanced by the addition of GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) and later EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) technologies.	GSM 850 MHz GSM 900 MHz GSM 1800 MHz GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. It is based on the GSM standard and refers to 3G mobile networks. Developed by 3GPP and its biggest advantage is to provide more speed and spectral efficiency thanks to W-CDMA technology.	UMTS 850 MHz UMTS 900 MHz UMTS 1900 MHz UMTS 2100 MHz UMTS 800 MHz (GRA_L09) UMTS 1700/2100 MHz (GRA_L09)
LTE LTE (Long Term Evolution) is defined as a fourth generation (4G) technology. It is developed by 3GPP based on GSM / EDGE and UMTS / HSPA with the aim of increasing the capacity and speed of wireless mobile networks. The subsequent development of technologies is called LTE Advanced.	LTE 1800 MHz LTE 2100 MHz LTE 2600 MHz LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39) (GRA_UL00) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) (GRA_UL00) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38) (GRA_UL00) LTE 1900 MHz (GRA_L09) LTE 850 MHz (GRA_L09) LTE 900 MHz (GRA_L09) LTE 700 MHz (B12) (GRA_L09) LTE 700 MHz Class 17 (GRA_L09) LTE 800 MHz (GRA_L09)

Mobile technology and data rates

Communication between devices in mobile networks is carried out using technologies that provide different data transfer rates.

Operating system

An operating system is the system software that controls and coordinates the operation of hardware components in a device.

SoC (System on Chip)

A system on a chip (SoC) integrates all the major hardware components of a mobile device into a single chip.

SoC (System on Chip) A system on a chip (SoC) integrates various hardware components such as a processor, graphics processor, memory, peripherals, interfaces, etc., as well as the software required for their operation.	Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 930
Technological process Information about the technological process by which the chip is manufactured. The value in nanometers is half the distance between the elements in the processor.	16 nm (nanometers)
Processor (CPU) The main function of the processor (CPU) of a mobile device is to interpret and execute instructions contained in software applications.	4x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53e, 4x 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Processor size The capacity (bits) of the processor is determined by the size (in bits) of registers, address buses and buses for data. 64-bit processors offer better performance than 32-bit processors, which in turn are more efficient than 16-bit processors.	64 bit
Instruction set architecture Instructions are commands with which the software sets / controls the processor. Information about the instruction set (ISA) that the processor can execute.	ARMv8-A
Number of processor cores The processor core executes program instructions. There are processors with one, two or more cores. Having more cores increases performance by allowing multiple instructions to execute in parallel.	8
CPU clock speed The clock speed of a processor describes its speed in cycles per second. It is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).	2000 MHz (megahertz)
Graphics processing unit (GPU) A graphics processing unit (GPU) handles computation for a variety of 2D / 3D graphics applications. V mobile devices ah, it is used most often by games, consumer interface, video applications, and more.	ARM Mali-T628 MP4 + i3
Number of GPU cores Like a processor, a GPU is made up of several working parts called cores. They handle the graphical computation of various applications.	4
GPU clock speed Speed ​​is the clock speed of the GPU and is measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).	680 MHz (megahertz)
The amount of random access memory (RAM) Random access memory (RAM) used operating system and all installed applications. The data that is saved in the RAM is lost after the device is turned off or restarted.	3 GB (gigabytes)
Memory type (RAM) Information about the type of random access memory (RAM) used by the device.	LPDDR3
Number of RAM channels Information about the number of RAM channels which are integrated into the SoC. More channels means higher data rates.	Two-channel
RAM frequency The frequency of the RAM determines its speed of operation, more specifically, the speed of reading / writing data.	1600 MHz (megahertz)

Built-in memory

Each mobile device has built-in (non-removable) fixed memory.

Memory cards

Memory cards are used in mobile devices to increase the storage space for data.

Screen

The screen of a mobile device is characterized by its technology, resolution, pixel density, diagonal length, color depth, etc.

Type / technology One of the main characteristics of the screen is the technology by which it is made and on which the image quality of information directly depends.	IPS
Diagonal On mobile devices, screen size is expressed in terms of the length of its diagonal, measured in inches.	5.2 in (inches) 132.08 mm (millimeters) 13.21 cm (centimeters)
Width Approximate screen width	2.55 in (inches) 64.75 mm (millimeters) 6.48 cm (centimeters)
Height Approximate screen height	4.53 in (inches) 115.12 mm (millimeters) 11.51 cm (centimeters)
Aspect ratio The aspect ratio of the long side of the screen to its short side	1.778:1 16:9
Permission Screen resolution shows the number of pixels horizontally and vertically on the screen. Higher resolution means sharper image detail.	1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter or inch of the screen. Higher density allows information to be shown on the screen in clearer detail.	424 ppi (pixels per inch) 166 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Color depth Screen color depth reflects the total number of bits used for color components in one pixel. Information about the maximum number of colors that the screen can display.	24 bit 16777216 flowers
Screen footprint The approximate percentage of the display area on the front of the device.	71.58% (percent)
Other characteristics Information about other functions and features of the screen.	Capacitive Multitouch Scratch resistant
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3 OGS (One Glass Solution)

Sensors

Different sensors perform different quantitative measurements and convert physical metrics into signals that can be recognized by the mobile device.

Main camera

The main camera of a mobile device is usually located on the back of the body and is used for photo and video shooting.

Sensor model	Sony IMX278 Exmor RS
Sensor size	4.71 x 3.49 mm (millimeters) 0.23 in (inches)
Pixel size	1.133 μm (micrometers) 0.001133 mm (millimeters)
Crop factor	7.37
ISO (light sensitivity) ISO values ​​determine the level of light sensitivity of the photosensor. A lower value means weaker light sensitivity, and vice versa - a higher value means a higher light sensitivity, i.e. better ability of the sensor to work in low light conditions.	100 - 1600
Diaphragm	f / 2
Focal length Focal length is the distance in millimeters from the photosensor to the optical center of the lens. Equivalent focal lengths are also indicated, providing the same field of view with a full frame camera.	3.92 mm (millimeters) 28.91 mm (millimeters) * (35 mm / full frame)
Flash type The most common types of flashes in mobile cameras are LED and Xenon flashes. LED-flashes give softer light and, unlike brighter xenon ones, are also used for video filming.	Dual LED
Image Resolution One of the main characteristics of cameras on mobile devices is their resolution, which shows the number of pixels horizontally and vertically in an image.	4160 x 3120 pixels 12.98 MP (megapixels)
Video resolution Information about the maximum supported resolution for video recording by the device.	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels)
Information about the maximum number of frames per second (fps) supported by the device when shooting video at maximum resolution. Some of the main standard video capture and playback speeds are 24p, 25p, 30p, 60p.	30 frames / sec (frames per second)
Specifications Information about other software and hardware features associated with the main camera to improve its functionality.	Autofocus Burst shooting Digital zoom Digital image stabilization Optical image stabilization Geographic tags Panoramic shooting HDR shooting Touch focus Face recognition Adjusting the white balance ISO setting Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene selection mode
	Sensor type - RGBW

Additional camera

Additional cameras are usually mounted above the screen of the device and are used mainly for video calls, gesture recognition, etc.

Sensor model Information about the manufacturer and model of the photocell used in the camera of the device.	Sony IMX179 Exmor R
Sensor type Digital cameras use photo sensors to take photographs. The sensor, as well as the optics, are one of the main factors in the quality of the camera in a mobile device.	CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor)
Sensor size Information about the dimensions of the photosensor used in the device. Typically, cameras with a larger sensor and lower pixel density offer higher image quality despite lower resolution.	4.54 x 3.42 mm (millimeters) 0.22 in (inches)
Pixel size The smaller pixel size of the photosensor allows more pixels per unit area to be used, thus increasing the resolution. On the other hand, a smaller pixel size can have a negative impact on image quality at high ISO sensitivity levels.	1.391 μm (micrometers) 0.001391 mm (millimeters)
Crop factor The crop factor is the ratio between the size of a full-frame sensor (36 x 24 mm, equivalent to a frame of standard 35 mm film) and the size of the device's photo sensor. The number shown is the ratio of the diagonals of a full-frame sensor (43.3mm) to that of a specific device.	7.61
Diaphragm Aperture (f-number) is the size of the aperture opening that controls the amount of light reaching the photosensor. A lower f-number means a larger aperture opening.	f / 2.4
Image Resolution Information about the maximum resolution of the secondary camera when shooting. In most cases, the resolution of the secondary camera is lower than that of the main camera.	3264 x 2448 pixels 7.99 MP (megapixels)
Video resolution Information about the maximum supported resolution for video recording additional camera.	1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels)
Video - frame rate / frames per second. Information about the maximum number of frames per second (fps) supported by the secondary camera when shooting video at maximum resolution.	30 frames / sec (frames per second)
	Focal length (35 mm equivalent) - 26 mm

Audio

Information about the type of speakers and audio technology supported by the device.

Radio

The radio of the mobile device is a built-in FM receiver.

Locating

Information about the navigation and positioning technologies supported by the device.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a technology that enables wireless communication for transferring data over short distances between various devices.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a standard for secure wireless transfer of data between different types of devices over short distances.

USB

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard that allows different electronic devices to exchange data.

Headphone jack

This is an audio connector, which is also called an audio connector. The most widely used standard in mobile devices is the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Connecting devices

Information about other important connection technologies supported by the device.

Browser

A web browser is a software application for accessing and viewing information on the Internet.

Browser Information about some of the main features and standards supported by the device browser.

Html HTML5 CSS 3

Audio file formats / codecs

Mobile devices support different audio file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode / decode digital audio data.

Video file formats / codecs

Mobile devices support different video file formats and codecs, which respectively store and encode / decode digital video data.

Battery

Mobile device batteries differ in their capacity and technology. They provide the electrical charge required for their function.

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)

SAR levels refer to the amount of electromagnetic radiation absorbed by the human body when using a mobile device.

Head SAR (EU) The SAR level indicates the maximum amount of electromagnetic radiation to which the human body is exposed if you hold a mobile device near your ear in a talking position. In Europe, the maximum SAR value for mobile devices is limited to 2 W / kg per 10 grams of human tissue. This standard was established by the CENELEC committee in accordance with the IEC standards, following the ICNIRP guidelines of 1998.	0.473 W / kg (Watts per kilogram)
Body SAR (EU) The SAR level indicates the maximum amount of electromagnetic radiation that a person's body is exposed to when holding a mobile device at hip level. The highest SAR value for mobile devices in Europe is 2 W / kg per 10 grams of human tissue. This standard was established by the CENELEC committee in accordance with ICNIRP guidelines from 1998 and IEC standards.	1.72 W / kg (Watts per kilogram)
Head SAR (US) The SAR level indicates the maximum amount of electromagnetic radiation that a person's body is exposed to if a mobile device is held close to the ear. The maximum value used in the United States is 1.6 W / kg per gram of human tissue. US mobile devices are controlled by CTIA and the FCC conducts tests and sets their SAR values.	1.407 W / kg (Watts per kilogram)
Body SAR (US) The SAR level indicates the maximum amount of electromagnetic radiation that a person's body is exposed to when holding a mobile device at hip level. The highest SAR value in the United States is 1.6 W / kg per gram of human tissue. This value is set by the FCC and CTIA monitors mobile devices for compliance with this standard.	1.233 W / kg (Watts per kilogram)

Review of the smartphone Huawei P8: a flagship with a body without protrusions

The tradition of arranging one big presentation for the release of new P series products originated with Huawei several years ago. However, before the P6, smartphones of this series were not particularly popular with the public, but with the release of the P7 it became clear that Huawei could, not without reason, claim a place next to such giants as Apple and Samsung. By the way, at the presentation quite often the manufacturer compared his new product with the current flagships of these companies.

Frame from the presentation - comparison of the dimensions of the Huawei P8 and iPhone 6/6 plus. Emphasis on the diagonal of the screen

The frame from the presentation is a stone in the garden of competitors, whose cameras protrude from the body

It will not be superfluous to note that Huawei products are also cheaper, and there has been no doubt about the quality of its assembly for a long time.

Appearance

Huawei designers have done a good job on the appearance of the Huawei P8. And not only over the smartphone itself, but also over the box in which it is sold. Check out what unboxing a smartphone looks like:

Unboxing Huawei P8

Truly original placement. And it's not just originality - it's much more convenient to take out a smartphone and there is no risk of dropping it.

Huawei P8 Smartphone

The back and sides are made of metal.

Huawei P8 Smartphone

There are a minimum of buttons on the case, only a power / lock button, and a volume rocker on the right side.

The right side of the smartphone Huawei P8

By the way, there is also a slot for nano-SIM and microSD memory cards (there are Huawei P8 models with a combined microSD + nano-SIM slot).

The lower end of the smartphone Huawei P8

The micro-USB connector is on the bottom, and the headphone / headset output is on the top.

The upper end of the smartphone Huawei P8

By the way, the set comes with a headset, which is quite good for its class.

Screen

It's good that Huawei pulled out of the megapixel race in time - the P8's 5.2-inch Full-HD IPS screen looks great in every way. Color rendition, clarity, viewing angles, responsiveness - there is nothing to complain about. By the way, the smartphone comes from the factory with a glued film, which is not so easy to notice. This saves users who are worried about the safety of the screen from having to buy and glue the film.

Software

Huawei P8 "out of the box" runs on Android 5 Lollipop OS, as the user interface - proprietary development EMUI 3.1.

Only the most required programs, nothing extra.

The interface supports various themes that change not only the desktop wallpaper, but also the icons of standard applications.

Desktop view with different themes

All default themes

Like most major Chinese brands, Huawei's interface has taken all the best from both iOS and Android - for example, placing shortcuts for all applications on the desktop panels at once, and, at the same time, a convenient quick access menu and a list of notifications.

The most unusual of the pre-installed applications is "Director". It allows you to create videos filmed on several smartphones at once from different angles. Of course, you won't be able to use this function alone - you will have to call several friends with Android smartphones.

Performance

Huawei P8 is not a performance record holder. On the one hand, the company can be congratulated - for a long time they have been making smartphones on their own processors, which are practically not inferior to competitors. This is beneficial for the company and, as a result, for the consumer.

Smartphone System Information

On the other hand, the behavior of the system is not always predictable. The 3D Mark benchmark, for example, gave a different result each time it was run, and the difference between the results is difficult to reduce to an error:

Of course, even modern 3D games can still run without problems on the Huawei P8, but on the flagships of competitors, it feels like the FPS value is still higher.

Testing Huawei P8 in benchmarks

One way or another, the most important thing for a smartphone, in our opinion, is a smooth interface that works without lags. Huawei P8 has everything as it should be with this, and even more powerful competitors sometimes suffer from annoying small jams when scrolling through lists and desktop panels.

Camera

An impressive part of Huawei's presentation was dedicated to the camera. Perhaps the most important of its characteristics (in addition to the actual image quality, which you can evaluate in the gallery below) are optical image stabilization, macro shooting from 4 cm, a separate processor for image processing (like in cameras), and various interesting functions - for example, light graffiti.

Clicking on a thumbnail will open a full-size image

The only thing the camera can complain about is that sometimes there are problems with fast focusing in dark rooms.

Battery

The manufacturer claims that the Huawei P8 smartphone "lives" a little longer than the Apple iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S6.

Frame from the presentation - comparison of the autonomy of Huawei P8, iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6

However, it is quite difficult to objectively verify this in practice (in comparison with competitors).

Battery Testing in AnTuTu Tester and Battery Discharge Graph in Android

Subjectively, Huawei P8, like other flagships, lives a full day in an average mode of use.

Total

The Huawei P8 is primarily a premium smartphone. With characteristics sufficient for a modern flagship and an excellent design, which, in contrast to eminent competitors, "does not protrude anything." Well, let's not forget that Huawei is a leading manufacturer of 3G / 4G modems, and this is reflected in their smartphones - there are no complaints about the quality of reception and transmission.

	Huawei p8	Apple iPhone 6	Huawei Honor 6 Plus
Main screen	TFT IPS, 5.2 '' 1080x1920 pix.	TFT IPS, 4.7 '' 750x1334 pix.	TFT IPS 5.5 '' 1080x1920 pix.
CPU	HiSilicon Kirin 930 4x 2 GHz (A57) + 4x 1.5 GHz (A53)	Apple A8, 2x 1.38 GHz	HiSilicon Kirin 925 4x 1.8 GHz (A15) + 4x 1.3 GHz (A7)
Video processor	Mali-T628MP4	PowerVR GX6450MP4	Mali-T628
SIM card type	nano-SIM	nano-SIM	nano-SIM + micro-SIM
RAM	3 GB	1 GB	3 GB
Built-in memory	16 GB	16/64/128 GB	16/32 GB
Memory cards	MicroSD	No	MicroSD
Wi-Fi	802.11 a / b / g / n	802.11 a / b / g / n / ac	802.11 a / b / g / n
Bluetooth	4.1	4.0	4.0
Geolocation	GPS + GLONASS	GPS + GLONASS	GPS + GLONASS
Rear camera	13 megapixels	8 megapixels	2x 8 Mp
Front-camera	8 megapixels	1.2 megapixels	8 megapixels
Dimensions (edit)	72.1x144.9x6.4 mm	67x138.1x6.9 mm	75.9x150.5x7.5 mm
Weight	144 g	129 g	165 g
Additionally	optical stabilization	NFC (Apple Pay), Lightning (USB 3.0), fingerprint sensor
Price	from 500 euros	from i 49 000	from i 26 000

A couple of years ago, Huawei released the P6 smartphone, which boasted a very thin body and a stylish, austere appearance, thanks to which it gained considerable popularity, even despite its not very top-end specifications. Huawei continues the lineup and is the most relevant on this moment is the flagship Huawei P8, which was presented back in the spring and finally made it to us.

What is it?

Huawei P8 is a slim, stylish smartphone with a rather compact (by today's standards) metal body, a "convenient" 5.2-inch screen with FullHD resolution and one of latest processors company, 64-bit, eight-core HiSilicon Kirin 930.

Why is it interesting?

The predecessor to the P7 was quite mediocre in terms of performance and was glass on both sides. In the current flagship, Huawei approached the question differently: the performance is very close to the flagship devices. The case has retained the same recognizable common features: a strict shape and small thickness, while using much more metal, it has become more pleasant and practical.

What's in the box?

The box looks interesting and unusual. It is small in size and has a plastic plug under the outer cover. Under it, the smartphone itself is installed with an edge outward, like a book on a shelf. All accessories are unpacked in small boxes:

Included: smartphone, power supply, USB cable, headset, paper clip for removing trays and instructions.

The presence of a headset is rather unusual. Recently, manufacturers do not consider it necessary to supply it in a set. The headset itself is quite simple and no different high quality sound, which is not surprising: decent headphones will significantly add to the total cost, at the same time, the user is quite capable of getting good headphones on his own.

What is interesting about the appearance?

Only the front panel is completely glass in the smartphone, a small area near the camera with antennas and a strip at the bottom of the case. The smartphone has a strict rectangular shape with minimally rounded corners. In addition to the screen, there are front-camera, sensors, earpiece and LED-indicator of events. There are no buttons under the screen, only on-screen ones:

The indicator is small, but noticeable, shifted to the right edge. Its work can be customized:

The case is really very thin: only 6.4 mm, the ends have bevels and a slightly rounded shape. On the right side there is a power button, a volume rocker and both trays for SIM-cards and MicroSD:

The buttons are also made of metal, fit perfectly, do not stagger, very comfortable and pleasant to use:

Above is a 3.5 mm headphone output and microphone for noise cancellation:

There are no functional elements on the left side:

On the bottom there is MicroUSB and two symmetrical grilles. Under one of them there is a spoken microphone, under the second - an external speaker. Despite the fact that he is alone in the smartphone, the sound quality and volume were very pleasantly surprised:

The back cover is almost completely metal. There is a thin plastic strip at the bottom, and a small insert with a camera module at the top:

13MP main camera with Sony module, OIS and dual LED flash:

Two separate trays for nanoSIM, one of which can be used for a microSD memory card:

The smartphone is superbly assembled, there is simply nothing to complain about. All parts fit perfectly, nothing wobbles, a lot of metal. Soundly, beautiful and practical. At the Huawei presentation mentioned that the P8's case is made from a single piece of aluminum and takes 810 minutes to make. There are four color options, judging by the information on the official website, we will have two available: champagne and titanium gray. We had the first option on review. I think that it would be more suitable for a girl, gray - more masculine.

How good is the screen?

The smartphone uses a 5.2-inch IPS-display with no air gap with FullHD resolution, pixel density of 424 ppi and thin bezels. The diagonal of the screen is very convenient for use and the resolution at which it is impossible to see the pixels. Correct solution: QHD at this size does not make any sense, it only loads the system and discharges the battery faster. Huawei has used the bezel effectively with a 78.3% screen-to-body ratio, which is a very good indicator. A film is immediately glued to the screen, the presence of which is practically not noticed. Viewing angles are maximum, oleophobic coating is also available, good quality... It is difficult to say about the stock of brightness in "field" conditions, the weather does not please with the abundance of the sun, so in this matter we will trust the colorimeter.

Supports multitouch up to 10 touches:

The colorimeter showed very good results in terms of brightness and contrast: 365.371 cd / m2, black field brightness 0.396 cd / m2, contrast ratio 923: 1. The situation with color rendition is rather strange. "By eye" the colors look bright and pleasant, the hardware measurement showed a rather strong tilt towards blue:

If you wish, you can tweak it with the following proprietary utility:

Comparison with competitors:

Device name	Brightness of the white field, cd / m2	The brightness of the black field, cd / m2	Contrast
Huawei p8	365.371	0.396	923:1
HTC One M9	368.177	1	733:1
Lenovo Vibe Z2	425.699	0.574	742:1
Xiaomi Mi4	423.5	0.64	662:1
Sony Xperia Z3	359	0.59	608:1

How are things going with performance?

The Huawei P8 uses an eight-core 64-bit processor of its own HiSilicon Kirin 930 with two blocks of four Cortex-A53 cores with a clock speed of up to 2.0 GHz and 1.5 GHz, the amount of RAM is 3 GB. The built-in flash memory is 16 GB, just over 10 GB is available, you can add more using a microSD memory card, but then there will be only one SIM card. A common solution with a multi-purpose tray. A proprietary application with performance and power consumption control is provided:

There are no shell brakes and applications, and indeed there cannot be. Everything "flies", in an idle state it is free on average about 2 GB of RAM, which is very pleasing, it seems that Huawei has approached the issue of shell optimization with all responsibility. All modern games also run without problems:

Heating - depending on the application / game. On Need for The Speed ​​No Limits smartphone remains cold, Mortal Kombat X loads the system very significantly and the smartphone warms up noticeably evenly over the entire area, although the Snapdragon 810 temperatures are still far away. The rest of the hardware is all right: the GPS module quickly finds satellites, a cold start takes about 20 seconds. As we have already written, the external speaker is good, both in terms of volume and quality, the vibration alert is also quite powerful, you can feel it in your jeans pocket. As for the sound in the headphones, it is very solid and most users will be happy with it.

The battery capacity is 2680 mAh, it is difficult to fit more into such a thin case. In fact, no miracles have happened, autonomy is not one of the strengths of the smartphone. In everyday mode (20-30 minutes of talks, almost constant connection to the network, a few photos and about an hour of games), the smartphone survives until the end of the day, the video plays for about 9 hours.

For those who want to know more

As we wrote above, Huawei P8 uses 64-bit HiSilicon Kirin 930 (4x ARM Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz and 4xGPU Mali-T624. It is manufactured at TSMC facilities using a 16-nm process technology, which is supplemented by 3 GB of RAM. In fact, the smartphone can compete with competitors on Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and MediaTek MT6795, although it falls short of Samsung's flagships, which are ahead this year thanks to a very successful Exynos 7420. Benchmark results:

Is the interface user friendly?

The smartphone runs on Android 5.0.1 OS with EMUI 3.1 shell, and updates to Android 6.0 Marshmallow are promised in the future. As mentioned above, the shell is very well optimized and very fast.

All applications are located on desktops, there is no separate menu for them. Supported widgets, folders:

The shutter consists of two main tabs: toggle icons (can be edited) and notifications:

The on-screen button bar can be edited, there is a button to call the upper curtain:

Native application manager with the ability to close all or individual applications and display free RAM:

A "winter" mode with increased sensitivity is provided for working with gloves. It is possible to display the control button by pressing which the navigation buttons appear. Smart screenshot - the ability to take screenshots by double tapping on the screen:

Various themes:

The settings menu is organized in a rather familiar way:

Various settings for the display, notification panel, gestures, and so on:

A fairly simple stock music player with a minimum of necessary settings:

And a set of all sorts of useful applications, starting with the weather, a voice recorder with various operating modes, a timer, an application manager and ending with exotic things like a magnifier, mirror and director mode, in which you can connect up to 3 devices via Wi-Fi and "edit" in real time video from what everyone shoots:

How are things with the camera?

The main camera has a resolution of 13 megapixels, uses a Sony module with a four-color RGBW matrix, optical image stabilization, f / 2.0 aperture and a dedicated ISP processor. Front camera - 8 MP. The camera interface is quite intuitive, but there are also enough settings of all kinds, they are scattered across different menus. There are modes of continuous shooting, HDR, panorama, selection of a successful frame, photos with audio notes and post-focus (the camera takes several photos at once with different focal lengths). You can take a quick photo directly from a locked smartphone: you need to double-press the volume down button. A snapshot is taken and the time it took is displayed:

The photos are really good quality, even in low light and in the evening:

FullHD video, specially filmed in the evening. The quality is very sensible:

In the dry residue

It seems that Huawei, when creating the P8, was guided not by the pursuit of incredible resolutions or screen diagonals and transcendental performance, but by the desire to make just an excellent and balanced smartphone and they did it. Huawei P8 boasts a superbly assembled metal thin body, modern powerful (albeit not the most top-end) stuffing, a good display, main camera and a comfortable, well-thought-out shell. Of the controversial points, one can single out only a mediocre time autonomous work and significant heating of the entire smartphone under high loads. The smartphone is about to go on sale for UAH 13,000.

5 reasons to buy Huawei P8:

• Excellent metal thin body;
• high performance;
• good main camera;
• high-quality screen;
• convenient and fast shell EMUI 3.1.

1 reason not to buy the Huawei P8:

• mediocre battery life.

Technical Huawei characteristics P8
Display	IPS, 5.2 inches, 1920x1080, 424 ppi
Frame	dimensions 144.9x72.1x6.4 mm, weight 144 g
CPU	64-bit HiSilicon Kirin 930 (4x ARM Cortex-A53 1.5 GHz and 4xARM Cortex-A53 2.0 GHz) with GPU GPU Mali-T624
RAM	3 GB
Flash memory	16 GB, microSD up to 128 GB
Camera	13 MP, autofocus, two-tone flash, OIS, front camera 8 MP
Wireless technology	Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n / a, Bluetooth 4.1 LE
Gps	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Battery	2500 mAh, non-removable
Operating system	Android 5.0.1 Lollipop + EMUI 3.1
SIM card	nanoSIMx2