A perfect balance between specs and price! SIM fleece maho "HUAWEI P9"

SIM fleece maho that various models are on sale from various manufacturers. I think that the purpose is different depending on the person, such as wanting to operate with a cheap SIM or inserting a carrier SIM, but if there are so many lineups, I am wondering which one to choose.

An order "Tell me a recommended SIM fleece smartphone!" Came down from the editorial department, so speedy Sueoka who recently touched various smartphones has a summer bonus (although it does not have to be a bonus) to buy a SIM fleece smartphone. I want to pick it up.

Since the author is a supremacist of specs, high specs are important even if they are SIM-free. At the same time, the price is important because it is a SIM fleece smartphone that does not receive support from carriers. This is the solution to this ambivalent situation!

Huawei "HUAWEI P9"

Is. Although it has just been released, there are many people around me who have purchased it. I've listed some reasons why this device is good, like the articles you often see on SNS.

Reason 1: High specs

I can't help but be worried about the specs, but I'm very satisfied with the HUAWEI P9. SIM fleece smartphones used to be called cheap smartphones, and I had the impression that they would be cheap. However, forgive the low specs because it is cheap! The era is over.

Recently, I've become so accustomed to using smartphones without fingerprint authentication that I don't want to use them, so I'm happy to have fingerprint authentication on SIM-free smartphones.

Please take a look at the spec table below. The display is 5.2-inch full HD, and the CPU is Huawei's Kirin 955 octa-core. The internal storage with 3GB of memory is 32GB, and the external storage supports up to 128GB. Yes, it's already a high-end level spec.

The color of the display is beautiful and it is quite vivid. Games also move around (however, 3D games tend to generate heat), and there is no problem with SNS or video streaming. The touch panel's finger followability is also perfect.

It's already a level you can buy with just this.

Reason 2: The design is beautiful and the size is the best

The author is "all good if the specs are good", so I am not particular about the design. Whether you say it's not cool or not, you don't know. However, even from the perspective of the author, the diagonally cut design is beautiful.

It's hard to see in the photo, but the circumference of the terminal is cut diagonally, and that part is silver.

Also noteworthy is its thinness and lightness. Although the smartphone is getting bigger and heavier year by year, the HUAWEI P9 has a display size of 5.2 type, which makes it easy to hold with a width of 70.9 mm, as thin as 6.95 mm, and as light as about 144 g. I carry it every day, so I want to be particular about its lightness.

The number of 5.5-inch terminals is increasing, and there is a good part because the amount of information in one screen is large, but it is difficult for people with small hands to hold it and it is difficult to operate with one hand. However, I have come to feel that the screen is small if it is 5 inches or less. Isn't the 5.2 type the best size in that sense? Since both sides have a narrow frame design, it is good that the main body feels small compared to the display size.

This thinness!However, because it is a metal material, there is no sense of anxiety that it may break.

If the specs and design are good and light, there's no reason not to buy it.

Reason 3: The camera is highly functional

Since the camera function has been reviewed extensively on ASCII.jp (related article), I will not deliberately review it in detail, but I am using a lens that collaborated with the famous camera brand Leica. It's also double.

The number of pixels of the camera is 12 million pixels in the rear and 8 million pixels in the in, which is not outstanding performance. However, it is packed with features that even amateurs can shoot like a professional, such as quick AF and a wide aperture function that allows you to quickly blur the background. I don't have a good sense of art and I don't have a camera skill, but when I saw the pictures I took, I misunderstood that "Oh, I'm awesome?"

The secret to high image quality is this dual lens!

The following pictures were taken by the author somehow. Even an amateur will get this much finish. You can also shoot manually as well as auto, but the setting is as good as a single-lens reflex camera.

If the camera function is important for choosing a smartphone, there is no reason not to buy it.

* The following photos are shown in full size. Please be careful about the amount of communication.

I took a picture of the night view casually.As expected, noise is noticeable when it is up, but it remains beautiful unless it is enlarged.

Even though it is dark, you can clearly see the top of the building

At the MateBook recital. It's really tough when using zoom (right)

Special Move, Wide Aperture! Well, it's not a function from P9, but it seems to be quite completed in P9.The photo on the left was too squeezed and even the pen was out of focus.

Reason 4: The price is reasonably cheap

If you look at the specs and the camera, you can see that it will be a reasonable price. The high-end model of the carrier costs nearly 100,000 yen if you try to purchase it in bulk. The iPhone also has a lineup that exceeds 100,000 yen. Even so, the price of 59,800 yen cannot be said to be "super cheap!", But overall it seems to be cheap.

HUAWEI P9 that you can buy this spec at this price. I can't find a reason not to buy it.

Reason 5: SIM-free after all

And the most important thing is "SIM free". You can operate with a cheap SIM without contracting with a carrier. You can use the SIM with voice call for normal operation, or you can use the data-only SIM for internet-only and tethering. Moreover, since there are many compatible frequencies, there is a wide range of activities, such as being able to use a local SIM outside of Japan.

If you narrow down to this one, you can save a lot of monthly mobile phone bills, and even if you have two, it will not be a burden if you have a cheap SIM.

How is it? I think it's hard to find a reason not to buy it anymore, but if you've read this far, you've probably already picked up the HUAWEI P9.

Editorial department speedy Sueoka

Belongs to the ASCII.jp editorial department. Android user speed freak. He is not ashamed of his name and loves fast things, and his smartphone is the type to check from the specs. He wears a helmet because he doesn't understand why "I'm always fast ...".