Huawei reveals the official Malaysian price of the Huawei P9 and P9 Lite

At long last, we have a price for the highly anticipated Huawei P9 that is due to arrive on our shores next week. Huawei is also throwing in a bonus for those who are planning to preorder this brand new device.

Huawei’s P9 has been the talk of the town for quite some time because of its Leica certified camera optics. The smartphone comes with a 5.2-inch Full HD display that’s tucked under 2.5D glass. Inside, it’s packing a homegrown Kirin 955 octa-core processor mated to 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage.

But, the star of the show lies in the dual 12-megapixel f/2.2 cameras, co-engineered with Leica, mounted on the back of the smartphone. What makes this dual-camera setup special is the fact that one has an RGB sensor while the other is monochrome. This gives the P9 a better low-light performance thanks to the monochrome sensor’s high sensitivity to light.

But that’s not all. Besides improving low-light performance and providing better contrast in regular images, the dedicated monochrome sensor also allows for fantastic black and white images that are rich in detail and have stunning contrast.

Of course, a partnership with one of the most recognisable names in photography doesn’t just stop there. The Huawei P9’s dual-cameras also get a pair of Leica Summarit H 1:2.2/27 lenses (f/2.2 with a 27mm focal length). On the front, the P9 also sports an 8MP selfie shooter that’s very similar to the Nexus 6P. To find out more about Huawei’s P9 and its cameras, check out our camera shootout with some of the best smartphone cameras in the world right now.

Keeping the lights on in the Huawei P9 is a 3,000 mAh battery that charges up via a USB Type-C port.

Huawei isn’t just bringing in the P9, though, they’re also bringing in the lower-spec Huawei P9 Lite which packs a Kirin 650 processor mated to 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. It also loses the fancy Leica dual-camera setup, opting for a 13MP/8MP primary and selfie camera combo instead. it also loses the USB Type-C port, opting instead for a microUSB one.

However, it does still get the 3,000 mAh battery and 5.2-inch Full HD display only, this time, it’s encased in a plastic body, opposed to the metal one that the P9 has. Both smartphones will still come running Android Marshmallow with Huawei’s EMUI 4.1 running on top. For now, there is no information on when the P9 Plus will be making it to Malaysia.

The Huawei P9 will go on sale for RM2,099 while the P9 Lite will retail for RM1,099. Both the smartphones will be available on the 28th of May 2016, but Huawei is letting you pre-order the P9 on Vmall.my on the 23rd of May. If you’re planning to pre-order, be sure to hurry as the first 10 customers who order and fulfill the payment from the 23-27 of May will receive a free honor Band Z1 worth RM269.

Huawei’s P9 will come in three colours — Prestige Gold, Titanium Grey and Mystic Silver — while the P9 Lite will be available in Black, White and Gold.

Want to know if these smartphones are any good? Check out our hands-on with the device!