Huawei’s recent launch of the new P9 put a lot of attention on the brand, with claims that the smartphone camera can match DSLR quality shots.

This image recently posted by Huawei on its Facebook page, promoting the P9.  Even though Huawei never directly claimed it was clicked with the P9. The caption read :

 The #HuaweiP9’s dual Leica cameras makes taking photos in low light conditions like this a pleasure.

The EXIF data, however, spoke another story altogether. The photo was actually shot with a Canon 5D III using a 70-200 F2.8  L series lens. This reminds us of the bad marketing Nokia did with the Lumia 920 back in 2012.

Using DSLR images [...]

With launch of the Huawei’s P9 smartphone seemingly near, the phone has been amongst the news in the past few weeks. Now a new report from VentureBeat reveals major details about the upcoming phone. The leak reveals the phone to be offered in multiple variants, which would include a standard P9, a premium P9 version with improved top of the line specs, a toned down, and cheaper P9 Lite and a super-sized P9 Max or P9 Plus for people wanting a phablet experience.

The images take the lid off a slim metal design in line which goes in line with the company’s recent releases. Huawei has included a fingerprint scanner on the back, a dual cameras setup and USB-C. The images also [...]

There have been rumours in the past that Huawei was planning to launch the P9 flagship smartphone was set for a March release. However, it looks like Huawei is not planning on waiting that long to unveil the device. Fresh rumours out of China suggest that the Huawei P9 will be made official at the company’s pre-CES event, scheduled to be held tomorrow, January 5.

The specs that’s really grabbing everyone’s attention is the whopping 6 GB RAM inside the device, and a dual rear camera setup. Other rumored specs of the device include 5.2-inch display, Kirin 950 SoC, and a fingerprint sensor.

This along with the Huawei Mate 8 are the two devices [...]