Huawei atsimikiza kuletsa kupanga mapulogalamu a pulogalamu yamakono ya P9 yamakono yotulutsidwa mu 2016. Monga momwe kampani yothandizira luso la kampani ya Britain inalembera kalata kwa mmodzi wa ogwiritsa ntchito, mawonekedwe atsopano a OS kwa Huawei P9 adzakhalabe Android 7, ndipo chipangizo sichidzawona zosintha zatsopano.
Ngati mumakhulupirira zowonongeka, zovuta zomwe akatswiri akukumana nazo pakuyesa zowonjezereka ndi chifukwa chokana kukonzedwa kwa firmware ya Android 8 Oreo kwa Huawei P9. Makamaka, kukhazikitsa pa smartphone yamakono a Android kunayambitsa kuwonjezeka kwakukulu kwa kugwiritsira ntchito mphamvu ndi kusagwiritsidwa ntchito kwa chipangizochi. Kampani ya ku China, mwinamwake, sinapeze njira iliyonse yothetsera mavuto omwe adayamba.
Kulengeza kwa smartphone ya Huawei P9 inachitika mu April 2016. Chojambuliracho chinalandira mawonetsero a 5.2-inch ndi chisankho cha pixel 1920x1080, purosesa ya Kirin 955 yofikira 8, 4 GB RAM ndi kamera ya Leica. Pogwiritsa ntchito chitsanzo choyambira, wopanga anamasula ma H1WW P9 Plus ndi makina a 5.5-inch, okamba ma stereo ndi bateri wambiri.