Small bezels put focus on the screen, EMUI 5.0 adds some character, charm to Nougat, Excellent battery life
Button/Fingerprint sensor placement creates some fumbling, No support from Verizon, Sprint, and other CDMA carriers
Huawei's Mate 9, the company's first U.S. flagship, looks to take on Samsung and Google with a thin, light handset that brings a huge screen and a ton of power...
Abstract: Are you interested in the Huawei Mate 9? Yes? Great! It's not a bad phone! It's just I don't expect you to actually buy it. Even at a competitively priced $599, I expect it to sell… just okay. Maybe you, the person reading this article and watching this v...
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Published: 2017-01-27, Author: Matt , review by: anandtech.com
For the past few generations, Huawei has steadily improved its flagship Mate phablets while adhering to the same blueprint: large screen, slim bezels, aluminum chassis, excellent system performance and battery life. They've also shared some of the same sh...
Clean, understated aluminum unibody shell with some nice accents. Extremely small bezels, Fantastic battery life. Almost three full days of usage for me, The Leicabranded dual cameras are better than previous versions and produce overall excellent shots
There's a bit of bloatware preinstalled, and Huawei still needs to fix the EMUI lock screen, The Mate 9 uses a Huaweispecific fastcharging tech called SuperCharge. It's fast but not compatible with other fastcharging standards, It's only 1080p, and many b
The Huawei Mate 9 is currently available for $600. That is a reasonable price considering all you get. The design is understated, but has a very polished look and feel. I just wish it was water-resistant as well. The rear-facing fingerprint sensor might b...
For $250 (Amazon price), this is a remarkable phone. At one-third the price of a flagship, you get performance and capabilities that will more than get you through the day. (For perspective, the OnePlus 3T, the closest thing to a budget top-of-the-line ph...
Abstract: “Sexy beast” is my new nickname for the Huawei Mate 9. Many features are the same as its predecessor Mate 8, but the updates and improvements are so much fun. In particular I've been playing with the GSM model, but is reported to be released on all us wir...
Published: 2017-01-22, Author: Marco , review by: phonedog.com
Abstract: The Huawei Mate 9 is an affordable flagship smartphone which is now available in the US for $599. Is it worth the investment?Don't forget to VOTE! Each week, PhoneDog Fans vote for their #1 smartphone in the Official Smartphone Rankings. Vote now and con...
Abstract: Huawei has been doing extremely well in the mobile market, reaching the top 3 mobile phone brand in the world. The P9 which launched in April 2016 with the Leica dual-lens camera propelled the brand into the global market and together with the P9 Plus, so...
Unique machine learning algorithm, Impressively thin for such a large-screen device, Long battery life, Brisk performance, Large, bright display, Actually has a headphone jack
Only supports GSM carriers, Mediocre camera quality in low light, Polarizing skin will turn off Android purists
Huawei has set itself apart from its competitors by making an actually smart phone that can adjust its performance based on your habits. The Mate 9's machine-learning algorithm prioritizes resources to apps that it anticipates you'll use, making your...
Excellent CPU performance, battery lasts well over one day, Huawei SuperCharge charges phone very quickly, loud speakers, above average camera, EMUI vastly improved, fingerprint sensor can be used as a touch controller to make the phone easier to use with
Not waterproof or water-resistant, display isn't suitable for VR, not physically durable
