Huawei launches new smartphone P9 in Vietnam

A model shows the new smartphone P9 of Huawei in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 14, 2016. New dual-lens P9 smartphone of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will be available for sales in Vietnam from Sunday, the company said during a press conference held Thursday in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.[Photo/Xinhua]

HANOI - New dual-lens P9 smartphone of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will be available for sales in Vietnam from Sunday, the company said during a press conference held Thursday in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.

As of July 12, there were nearly 400 purchase orders on websites of its distributors in Vietnam, showing the product's attraction in Vietnamese market, said a press release.

Huawei's partnership with German firm Leica has created a smartphone with a groundbreaking dual-lens camera that can shoot vivid color and crisp black-and-white to produce images with greater depth and clarity.

The P9 smartphone has been praised by Vietnam's famous photographers for its camera features during the press conference.