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November 2016
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The editors liked
Big screen
Dual cameras for sharper images
Large battery
IR blaster
Top specs
Takes amazing black and white photos
Premium feel
Great stereo sound
Great battery life and super fast charging
Camera
Battery Life
Display
Build Quality
Fingerprint sensor
Android 7.0 Nougat
Topnotch build quality
Big
Attractive screen
Fast performance throughout
Great battery life and superfast charging
Overall performance
Fast fingerprint sensor
Long battery life
Huawei's native software provides a lot of ways to manually optimize the handset's performance
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
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
Excellent camera
Smooth performance
Compact size considering the screen size
Expandability
Price
Fast processor performance
Strong battery runtime
Promising dual-camera design
Rear fingerprint sensor
Aggressive Pricing
Great build
Sharp look
Topoftheline performance
One of the best smartphone cameras
Ships with adapters and smartphone bumper
Small bezels put focus on the screen
EMUI 5.0 adds some character
Charm to Nougat
Excellent battery life
Sleek & thin design
Battery that lasts for days
Incredible performance
Great camera experience
Great software
Premium finish
The build quality and design are nice and with a curved back
It adds grip to the device so you don't drop it. The display is great even with it being 1080p. The sound and camera quality are good
Great performance from Kirin 960 processor
Impressive camera with a very functional 2x zoom
Solid
Quality all-metal unibody build
12 hours of battery life
Superbright 5.9-inch screen
Fantastic performance
Dual SIM tray with microSD slot
Superbright
Large screen for the phone's size
Ample storage
With easy expansion
Kirin 960 offers some speedy performance
EMUI 5.0 is quite well done and useful
Longlasting battery
Impressive responsiveness
Processor performs very well
Back-facing camera is amongst best on the market
Bright
Colorful display
Expandable storage
The Huawei Mate 9 has more power than you'll need
A camera that's great for arty shots and a battery that won't quit on you by dinner
Improved software skin
Excellent camera hardware
Very good stereo speakers
Well accessorized out of the box
Premium fit and finish
Good display brightness
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Excellent SoC and storage performance. Beautiful aluminum unibody design with slim bezels. Fantastic battery life. Improved dual camera system can take good photos
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
Fast camera
Great camera with hybrid zoom
Fast storage
Compact and appealing design
Up to three years warranty
LTE Cat. 11
Wide frequency coverage
Great voice quality with noise suppression
App cloning
Dual-SIM...
The editors didn't like
Screen resolution is relatively low
Bland design
Camera lags behind top competition
Pricey
Price Tag
Availability
A bit of a boring design
Some quirks with EMUI 5.0
Lower screen resolution than rivals (regular Mate 9)
Camera not quite effortless as GS7/Pixel
Finicky capacitive buttons (PD Mate 9)
Lots of crapware that you can't delete
Camera could produce better low-light photos
Uncertain price in the US
Not waterproof or water-resistant
Display isn't suitable for VR
Not physically durable
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
Waterproofing
Disappointing camera clarity and HDR performance in some situations
Relatively large top and bottom bezels
Poor external audio
Not dustproof
Not waterproof
Limited US carrier support
Button/Fingerprint sensor placement creates some fumbling
No support from Verizon
Sprint
And other CDMA carriers
A bit too large
Software could be better
Very expensive
Expensive
Max volume had some crackling noise and music doesn't sound the same. A few times the camera would have colors look as if they're faded
Could probably do with a higher res display at its size (Pro version)
Proprietary fast charging tech means no third party accessories
Dull design
Not water-resistant
Grainy low-light photo
Restricted to GSM carriers (AT&T and T-Mobile)
We expected more from the dualcamera Leica system
No waterproofing
Not available through US-based carriers (must buy SIM separate)
Pre-installed screen protector scratches easily
Speaker quality not top-notch at highest volume
Display just 1080p across 6.2-inches
Its screen is only full HD and its design is utterly forgettable
We'd prefer a higher resolution display
Camera software is complex to navigate
No enhanced water protection
Poor headphone audio
2016 has proven to be an interesting year for fans of larger phones. Where we used to have numerous big screen experiments
Display is below par. EMUI (software) is improving
But still needs work. Camera underperforms in weak lighting
Only supports GSM carriers
Mediocre camera quality in low light
Polarizing skin will turn off Android purists
But only as hybrid slot
MicroSD-cards cannot be formatted as internal storage
If there is one thing Huawei missed with the Mate 9, that is the IP67/8 water resistance. A trait where major brands now carrying like Samsung, iPhone, Sony and more. But for the price of Php31,990 the Mate 9 is a price competitive flagship against the to...
Abstract: Huawei Philippine's latest flagship the Huawei Mate 9 just currently arrived in the Philippines, it's 2nd generation dual-camera co-engineered with Leica has promises to propel the company into the photography authority. How do you think it will fair agai...
Great performance, Good display, Very long battery life, Dual-SIM, Dual-LTE capability, Functional fingerprint sensor, Huge expandable internal storage, Hefty serving of DDR3 RAM, Affordably priced for its category
Can get warm pretty fast, A bit hefty and heavy-set
Huawei is certainly putting a lot of effect in its flagship devices lately. It started off in the P9 and continued to innovate in the Mate 9. With very few devices in this category, the Huawei Mate 9 can easily compete with the best flagship phablets out...
With the absence of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 and a clear phablet leader, the door has been left wide open for companies like Huawei to capitalize. If you've been waiting for a big-screen phone that's fast, takes great photos and has loads and loads of batt...
Abstract: The Huawei Mate 9 is the newest flagship of Huawei Mobile Philippines, sadly the Mate 9 Pro isn't looking good cause of its projected price point of over 40k. Nevertheless, this new Mate smartphone inherited the dual camera technology from the P9 with maj...
The Huawei Mate 9 has blown us away to another level! Such features like a machine learning algorithm that learns from your smartphone habits and a smarter way to charge your phone are the features we find very useful. Not the mention the camera is better...
Abstract: No matter how fast your Android phone is, for some reason it slows down after a ton of use. We've seen this particular phenomenon on many phones made by a multitude of manufacturers – it's seemingly a curse that Android phones can't escape, no matter how...
Abstract: Note: This article was first published on 4th November 2016 and it is now republished as the phone is now available for purchase.The Samsung Galaxy Note7 left a gaping hole in the phablet market when it was unceremoniously discontinued in October. Sudden...
Great battery life, Huge 5.9inch display, Performance may get better over time
Mediocre benchmark performance, Camera struggles in lowlight conditions, Looks almost exactly the same as last year's Mate 8, Quite expensive for what you get
As usual for Huawei, the Mate 9 uses an in-house Kirin SoC. The Kirin 960 uses four of ARM's new Cortex-A73 cores and four low-powered A53 cores. It's also the first processor to ship with the new Mali G71 MP8 GPU, which should result in better gaming per...
