The Huawei P8 is an Android mobile with a good, very large, particularly high-resolution display. It also supports fast LTE connections and is very good for surfing and emailing. The device has an antenna problem: when touching a spot at the back top or bottom, the radio performance drops...

The Chinese manufacturer Huawei made a leap forward last year with the Ascend P7 (tested 10/2014). The current P8 model successfully defends its position at the lower end of the top field and presents itself as a fast, extensively equipped and easy-to-use smartphone running Android 5.0...

Although the P8 has neither a unique selling point nor a real flaw on the other side, the highlight of the smartphone is probably the design and the very low price of currently around 450 euros. This certainly makes it the price hit in the top segment, and even if the S6 and others are better equipped, the smartphone's price-performance ratio is more than good...

All in all, the Huawei P8 is a really interesting offer. Not much is missing to be able to play unchallenged in the concert of the big players. If you are looking at the price, don't need a 1000 euro status symbol and can live with a "super mid-range smartphone" instead of a "real" high-end device, you should definitely give the Huawei P8 a second look.