Background and Identification

Huawei P smartphones are manufactured by Chinese-based electronics company Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Originally marketed as the Huawei Ascend P series, the Huawei P series includes high-end flagship smartphones targeted toward mainstream consumers. The series runs on the Android operating system.

Huawei introduced the P series in 2012 with the Huawei Ascend P1. The Ascend series continued with the Huawei Ascend P2, Huawei Ascend P6, and Huawei Ascend P7. The Huawei Ascend P7 was released in 2014 and was the last phone in the Ascend series.

Other phones in the Huawei P series include:

• P8, P8 Max, and P8 lite

• P9, P9 Plus, and P9 lite

• P10, P10 Plus, and P10 lite

• P20, P20 Pro, and P20 lite

• P30, P30 Pro, and P30 lite

• P40, P40 Pro, P40 lite, and P40 Pro+

One of the main features of the Huawei P series is the high camera quality. Huawei began collaborating with German camera manufacturer Leica in 2016 with the Huawei P9. The Huawei P40 Pro+ includes 3x and a 10x optical zoom telephoto lenses. The 10x lens is a periscope lens.

For help finding the model of your Huawei phone, visit Huawei’s support page here.

Additional Information

Official Site: Huawei

Wikipedia: Huawei P

Amazon: Huawei P

Android Authority: Huawei P Series History