{"id":114952,"date":"2015-05-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=114952"},"modified":"2015-05-10T11:42:54","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T11:42:54","slug":"huaweis-p8-android-smartphone-for-iphone-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/huaweis-p8-android-smartphone-for-iphone-lovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Huawei’s P8; Android smartphone for iPhone lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese smartphone giant Huawei has tried, for years, to create a compelling global flagship smartphone.<\/p>\n

Its phones often have great specifications, solid pricing and pleasant (though never very original) design, but none of them manage to wow consumers outside of China the way Apple’s iPhone or Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones do.<\/p>\n

With the P8, the company’s latest flagship, Huawei takes another step in the same direction \u2014 it’s an elegant phone with great specifications at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n

However, for better or for worse, the P8 is in many ways reminiscent of the iPhone 6, more than any other Android we’ve seen.<\/p>\n

Can a phone’s design be too sleek?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course, you could make a similar claim for most modern smartphones \u2014 they’re all just rectangles consisting of a screen, a frame and little else; details such as materials, an extra speaker or a button here and there differentiate between them.<\/p>\n

It’s no wonder big manufacturers such as Samsung and LG are opting for somewhat superfluous design elements \u2014 for customers, a “curved phone” or a “phone with curved edges” is easier to remember than a bunch of numbers on a spec sheet.<\/p>\n

Huawei’s P8 doesn’t have anything like that. Aside from a few software tricks and one very odd accessory (I’ll get to that later), none of its features set it apart from the pack.<\/p>\n

Combine that with\u00a0a design that borrows quite a few elements from Apple<\/span>, and you get a phone whose best quality is its likeness to the iPhone.<\/p>\n

Don’t believe us? Check out the photo comparison between a P8 and an iPhone 6 Plus, below. Yes, the P8’s edges are a bit more square than the iPhone.<\/p>\n

Yes, the buttons and ports are placed in different places.<\/p>\n

But overall, every time I pulled the device out of my pocket I was greeted with the same question: What kind of iPhone is that?<\/p>\n

To Huawei’s credit, the P8 is far from some cheap knockoff. It’s sleek, solidly built and really feels like a premium device.<\/p>\n

Its 5.2-inch screen is crammed into a case that feels smaller than similarly-sized competitors.<\/p>\n

All the buttons are in the right places. Similarities with iDevices aside, this is one of the best designed Android phones out there.<\/p>\n

But that’s not saying much anymore; it feels like every company from big guys like Samsung to Chinese startups like Xiaomi are putting out Android phones with premium designs.<\/p>\n

No lack of power<\/strong><\/p>\n

Besides the full HD (1,920 x 1,080) screen, the P8 boasts a 13-megapixel rear camera (coupled with an 8-megapixel selfie cam on the front), a 2GHz\/1.5GHz octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD cards).<\/p>\n

It also has a 2,680 milliamp-hour (mAh) battery, a solid capacity given the device’s 6.4mm thick profile.<\/p>\n

None of these specs jump out, but you’d be hard pressed to find anything that’s really missing here<\/span>, with the exception of a fingerprint sensor, a feature that both the iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6 have.<\/p>\n

Some similarly priced phones have a higher-resolution screen, but most people won’t be able to tell the difference.<\/p>\n

Bring the P8 into broad daylight, however, and you’ll notice its screen pale compared to that of an iPhone 6.<\/p>\n

As for performance, I did experience a noticeable lag here or there when the phone was busy doing a couple of things at once, but most of the time, it was on par with any flagship I’ve tried.<\/p>\n

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Huawei P8’s camera does not protrude from the back like the one on the iPhone 6, for example. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the few features most people really care about is the camera, and the P8’s was a pleasant surprise. Capturing photos was fast (hit the volume button twice while the phone is in locked state, and you’ll instantly snap a photo, mostly in exactly one second), and it worked very, very well in low light conditions, basically erasing two of the biggest qualms I’ve had with most Android phone cameras.<\/p>\n

Check out the comparison below: I took a photo of the same night scene with the P8 (left) and an iPhone 6 Plus (right). The iPhone photo is a little sharper, but the colors are more realistic in the photo taken by the P8.<\/p>\n

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A comparison between Huawei P8’s and iPhone 6 Plus’ camera while capturing a night scene. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The camera software has a lot of options. Among them, “Beauty mode” stands out, a feature that automatically enhances your selfies, smoothing your skin and even making your eyes bigger, if you choose to do so.<\/p>\n

The camera also has one advantage over the iPhone 6’s camera: It doesn’t protrude from the case. Call it a minor victory, but it’s still a point for Huawei.<\/p>\n

A (not so) familiar UI<\/strong><\/p>\n

The P8 runs Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box. To be honest \u2014 and that goes for every Android device, not just this one \u2014 I wish companies could just stop at that, but Huawei also slapped its own EMUI (Emotion User Interface) software over the stock Android software.<\/p>\n

The EMUI is far from horrible, but it does make some important changes to the stock Android experience \u2014 changes that are mostly borrowed from the iOS<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The biggest of these is the lack of an apps drawer. Just like the iPhone, the P8 has all the apps spread on homescreens and in app folders. Searching for something is just like on iPhone, too: Swipe down from the middle of the screen. Swiping up from the bottom of a locked screen brings up basic functions like a flashlight, music controls, camera and airplane mode, just like on the iPhone’s Control Center. You get the drift.<\/p>\n

Anyone switching from an iDevice to the P8 won’t mind these changes. Android purists might hate them, love them or get used to them \u2014 there’s no way of telling. Once I got used to the odd Android\/iOS feature mix, I had no beef with it, but it did take a while.<\/p>\n

The P8’s software also has a number of novelty features I haven’t seen elsewhere. For example, you can knock twice on the phone’s screen to take a screenshot of whatever’s on the screen at the moment (and edit it if you want to). The feature is not badly implemented, but it’s not dramatically better than other solutions I’ve seen.<\/p>\n

Transforming smartwatch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Along with the P8, Huawei also sent the Talkband B2, one of the most original wearables I’ve seen. It’s a smartwatch\/activity tracker with a small monochrome screen that shows you the time, measures your steps, calories and sleep, and occasionally reminds you to get up and stretch.<\/p>\n

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The Talkband B2 is a solid, though a bit odd, companion to the Huawei P8. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s the cool thing: It also doubles as a Bluetooth earpiece, which can be removed from the wristband and put into your ear to receive a call.<\/p>\n

While I have to applaud Huawei’s originality, I see very few scenarios in which removing the earpiece from my wrist and pushing it into my ear (the fact that it doesn’t really fit well, no matter which earplug size I chose, doesn’t help) is easier than simply pulling my phone from my pocket.<\/p>\n

That said, the little TalkBand B2 looks pretty sleek, does its job well and is a solid addition to the phone \u2014 even though I’m not sure I’d pay the extra 169 euros (about $190), which is the price for the black version with a plastic wristband. It’s also available in white and gold with a leather wristband, for 199 euros (about $225).<\/p>\n

Luxury for less<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Huawei P8 is a good Android phone with a premium feel, and it starts at \u20ac499 ($531), unlocked \u2014 less than most Android flagships.<\/p>\n

It also resembles the iPhone in more than one way, but not so much to feel like a cheap copy.<\/span><\/p>\n

If this is the sort of thing you’ve been looking for, look no further (except perhaps for one of theXiaomi phones, most of which are available in Asia, but not in the U.S.).<\/p>\n

The Huawei P8 is currently available in more than 30 countries, including China, Columbia, France, Germany, Mexico, Spain, South Africa, Turkey, UAE and the UK, but there’s no word when it might become available in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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Source:\u00a0mashable.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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