Huawei P Series Pricing Through the Years

Huawei’s newest flagship smartphones, the P30 series, will be out soon. As expected, they’re more powerful and beautiful compared to their predecessors, but also, more expensive. How did the price of the Huawei P smartphones change through the years? Check it out below.

Huawei Ascend P1

The P series arrived in the Philippines in 2012 with the release of the Ascend P1. It sports a 4.3-inch display, a dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of storage, 8MP rear camera, and runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich. It debuted for PHP 19,980.

Huawei Ascend P6

Next came the Ascend P6 in 2013. It boasts a thin design, a 4.7-inch screen, quad-core chipset, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, 8MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, 2,000mAh battery, and runs on Android Jellybean. It became available in stores for PHP 18,990.

Huawei Ascend P7

In 2014, Huawei released the Ascend P7 in the Philippines. It features the same design language as the predecessor but with improved specs like the 5-inch Full HD screen, Kirin 910T quad-core chipset, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 13MP rear camera, 8MP front camera, 2,500mAh battery, and runs on Android KitKat. It’s priced at PHP 20,990.

Huawei P8 Series

Huawei finally dropped the Ascend monicker with the arrival of the P8 series in 2015; two became available in the Philippines. There’s the P8 Lite with a 5-inch screen, Kirin 620 octa-core chip, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, 2,200mAh battery, runs on Android Lollipop, and a price tag of PHP 9,990.

And the Huawei P8 with a 5.2-inch screen, Kirin 930 octa-core chip, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 13MP rear camera, 8MP front camera, 2,680mAh battery, Android Lollipop, and a price tag of PHP 21,990.

Huawei P9 Series

In 2016, Huawei released the P9 series in the Philippines. The most affordable of the bunch, the P9 Lite, sports a 5.2-inch display with Full HD resolution, Huawei Kirin 650 octa-core CPU, 2GB or 3GB RAM, 3,000mAh battery, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and a price tag of PHP 12,490.

Sitting in the middle is the P9 for PHP 23,990, sporting a 5.2-inch display, Kirin 955 octa-core chip, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, 32GB or 64GB of storage, dual 12MP Leica rear cameras, 8MP front camera, 3,000mAh battery, and Android Marshmallow.

And then we have the P9 Plus for PHP 29,990. It features a larger 5.5-inch screen, same Kirin 955 octa-core chip, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, dual 12MP Leica rear cameras, 8MP front camera, 3,400mAh battery, and Android Marshmallow.

Huawei P10 Series

Huawei launched the P10 series in the Philippines in 2017. The P10 sports a 5.1-inch display, Kirin 960 chip, 4GB of RAM, up to 64GB of storage, 20MP + 12MP dual Leica rear cameras, 8MP front camera, 3,200mAh battery, Android Nougat, and a price tag of PHP 28,990 for the 64GB model.

It’s bigger brother, the P10 Plus, features a larger 5.5-inch screen, Kirin 960 chip, 6GB of RAM, 64GB or 128GB of storage, 20MP + 12MP dual Leica rear cameras, 8MP front camera, 3,750mAh battery, and Android Nougat. The 64GB model costs PHP 34,990 while the 128GB costs PHP 36,990.

Huawei P20 Series

2018 brought us the Huawei P20 series. The most affordable is the P20 Lite for PHP 15,990. It features a 5.84-inch screen, Kirin 659 octa-core chip, 4GB of RAM, up to 128GB of storage, 16MP + 2MP dual rear cameras, 16MP front camera, 3,000mAh battery, and Android Oreo.

Sitting in the middle is the P20 for PHP 34,990 and sports a 5.8-inch screen, Kirin 970 octa-core chip, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 12MP + 20MP dual Leica cameras, 24MP front camera, 3,400mAh battery, and Android Oreo.

The most powerful in the series is the P20 Pro for PHP 44,990. It has a 6.1-inch screen, Kirin 970 octa-core chip, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 40MP + 20MP + 8MP triple Leica cameras, 24MP front camera, 4,000mAh battery, and Android Oreo.

Huawei P30 Series

And for this year, we have the P30 series, and their most affordable offering is the P30 Lite which is interesting because it’s the Nova 4e. It is priced at PHP 16,990 and sports a 6.15-inch display, Kirin 710 octa-core chipset, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 24MP + 8MP + 2MP triple rear cameras, 32MP front camera, 3,340mAh battery, and Android Pie.

Next is the P30 for PHP 36,990. It features a 6.1-inch screen, Kirin 980 octa-core chip, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, 40MP + 16MP + 8MP triple Leica rear cameras, 32MP front camera, 3,650mAh battery, and Android Pie.

Lastly, we have the powerful P30 Pro for PHP 50,990. It has a big 6.47-inch screen, Kirin 980 octa-core chip, 8GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage, 40MP + 16MP + 8MP triple Leica rear cameras with the addition of a TOF camera, 32MP front camera, 4,200mAh battery with Wireless Quick Charge and Reverse Charge, and Android Pie.

And there you have. It looks like the P series is getting more powerful and more expensive every year. As for the next P series, we’ll have to wait for next year.