Photovoltaic research has recently attracted great attention. Photovoltaic energy with the solution of methylimine incorporating with lead halide perovskite absorbent has reached the efficiency of almost 21% in configurations of solid state devices, which has replaced traditional dye-sensitized solar cells and evaporated organic solar cells as well as several thin-film photovoltaic films. Due to development in photovoltaic devices and its promising results, interest in this research has been increased. Consequently, it is essential to explain the operational mechanism of solar cells based on perovskite for further development. In this article, we present the structure and the method preparation of methylamine lead halide of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite and review its current research on the application of solar cells. Meanwhile, the comparative analysis has been made between different points of view and key issues such as the choice of materials, the architecture of the device etc.