This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we'll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info.
The Huawei P8 is the Chinese firm's latest foray into the flagship market, and it's arguably its best handset to date after the comparably sedate Ascend P6 and Ascend P7 flagships of the past couple of years.
The "Ascend" name has been dropped in favour of the cleaner Huawei P8 moniker, which tidies up its previously messy naming regime.
There's a 5.2-inch full HD display up front, while the premium metal unibody design comes in at just 6.4mm thick - making the Huawei P8 thinner than the iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S6.
Picking up the P8 I found it to be well weighted, manageable in one hand and indeed it looks and feels premium.
The slightly curved edges of the handset provide a little extra grip in the palm, although the completely flat rear and super slim profile means it's not the most comfortable handset to hold.
Huawei made a point of saying how solid the aluminium unibody is on the P8, and while there is no obvious signs for concern in terms of bend-ability I look forward to seeing others applying more pressure to see if it goes the same way as the iPhone 6 Plus.
While the Huawei P8 does sport a premium metal body, it doesn't quite match the same style and grace of the iPhone 6 or HTC One M9.
I can't quite put my finger on why this is just yet - I'll need to spend more time with the P8 - but it does feel like there's something still missing to really push Huawei into the design stratosphere.
The full HD display may not match the Galaxy S6 and LG G3 in terms of resolution, but with the Sony Xperia Z3 and HTC One M9 both sporting full HD panels it's not really being left behind by the QHD crowd.
In terms of power Huawei has opted to stick its own Kirin 930 processor inside the P8, and its 64-bit architecture and eight core setup means it's more than ready for the demands of today's applications and games.
Moving around the interface I found the P8 to be fluid and smooth, although I didn't experience the zip I got on the Galaxy S6 Edge. The software is probably not quite final build, so this could change, but some apps took an extra millisecond or two to load for me.
It will be interesting to see how it compares to the likes of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 and Samsung's own chip in terms of performance and power efficiency, but you'll have to wait for the full review for these answers.
There's been a lot of work in the camera department of the Huawei P8, with a host of modes and features packed inside the impossibly slender device.
Round the back you'll find a 13MP camera with dual-LED flash and OIS (optical image stabilisation) - which should provide decent low light performance and reduce camera shake.
A new time lapse mode allows you to take photos at specific intervals and then stitch them together to make a short video. You can even add a soundtrack if you wish. It's slightly on the gimmicky side of things, but it's fun to play with.
Fancy another camera gimmick? Well you're in luck, as the rather odd 'light painting' mode lets you 'sketch light tracks in the air to create spectacular and unique night shots' - umm... right.
This is a flash hands on review to give you the chance to see what the phone is all about as soon as possible. Stay tuned as we'll be expanding and upgrading this review very shortly with more info.
April 15, 2015 at 11:00PM
John McCann
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