Raise your hands, if you have exhausted all the reviews on TH-cam. This one is short and precise. Mate 9 makes me fall in love with Huawei. _The Beast_
I'm struggling to decide on the Mate 9 or the LG G6. bearing in mind i'm in to photography and like the idea of the larger screen and my LG Nexus 5x dying in just 6 months with the boot loop issue.
Awesome review! This is the perfect sized and spec'd phone for me - especially the camera, but I wish it wasn't $600. I'm hoping a newer model will push this price down soon...
Carl Kahler My mate 9 speakers are just as loud if not louder than my Nexus 6p. the bottom speaker is louder though and easily blocked by your fingers when holding the phone
Nice review... I did not realize how big the Mate 9 was going to be until this video. I currently have the Nexus 6P and even though this has been a great phone by Huawei, I'm not interested in another BIG phone.
Hi, according to your experience, which of the two can do better photos? Which of the two can do better photos at night? Between the LG V20 and the mate 9, which makes the best pictures? I hope you will help me.
I was looking for the best price and I found it for 499.99 USD with coupon code: HMATE9 www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_609471.html?wid=4&lkid=10615174 Cheers th-cam.com/video/_wlWwk5x19Y/w-d-xo.html
Uday Mistry friend if you want it on a carrier or if you are happy to get it imported. I use wonda mobile, they ship it sealed with a UK power brick in the box
***** not asking you. How could you know what phone is better if you havent tryed them both out. People always think that sony's are not good but they are actually extremly we build abd durable.
+Purple Alpha well , I own the Mate 9 , and my buddy has the XZ and iPhone SE , but the speed is miles faster on my phone , whether it's launching the phone dialer or playing Asphalt , the mate 9 is at least twice as fast than the XZ , ( BTW his phone is not old , he had bought it only a week and half before I bought the Mate 9 )
Sony fked up this year, you can always go back to them next year. Loved my z3 and z5 premium but the x line is really bad vs the competition. Held both the note 7, xperia xz and v20 this year and the xz is really not what i expected my Sony to be like
The only thing Sony gives now better than others is nothing. Before it was great camera and waterproof but other companies caught up .my last phone was a Z3, waterproof failed, sony said fk u so i had to buy a new phone which i chose an Honor 8 because budget (only had the Z3 for 2 years so...), looking at hardware and everything the Mate 9 is better. The xperia XZ seems like a Z3 but with an updated SoC which isnt good enough cause the Z3 wasnt anything stellar
XZ for me. Haven't owned one but I think it would be better than Mate 9 in terms of camera and video quality. Kinda disappointed with my 2 days old Mate 9. Everything is good except for the camera and charging time. It takes about 2.5 hours from 10% to full. Camera is a hit or miss. Missed my Galaxy S6 :(
Phone cameras perform below average on auto in lowlight, as the sensor & chip cannot come to conclusion on how long to hold the shutter and there is only so much light the small lens can take in, instead is programmed to compensate it with raising the ISO. This review is incomplete without evaluating the lowlight performance on manual
Arun Raj he did talk about pro mode and showed one sample. That's an intelligent way to keep the review short. If you want a detailed camera review, check out Pocketnow. Juan Bagnell nailed the review
Yes, you're right he made a fleetingly vague reference to the pro mode, and not the low light performance, speed and noise levels at that mode, which is what I was talking about. The sample is too low res to see detail. Some electronic stores are touting this one as the best camera phone in the market, so low light performance is key. Will check Pocketnow. Thanks for the suggestion
motocokeable yes it is weak at the moment but some reviewers have got updates that fixed low light performance. I have the mate 9 but didn't get that update
If my LG G3 wasn't serving me perfectly fine or I had 700€ just lying around, I'd get this in a hearbeat. Ticks all the check boxes I have when it comes to phones.
the only thing holding me not to buy it is the fact that how long will the performance of the hardware and software last, samsung devices provide you with the same performance for atleast a year. Do you think mate 9 will start being crappy in a month maybe?
This has way better cameras than the S7 and ofc way better performance, Huawei devices in general last much longer than Samsungs and remain smooth even after a long time, Huawei said it has done algorithms and incorporated machine learning to make the device just as fast as when bought even after 18 months.
Pym_Ultron _Vision problem is that you can't let anyone see the Mate 9 Pro because there will be those people who will think it's a cheap Chinese ripoff of Samsung. I think that's probably why Huawei made the Porsche Design Mate 9. Because let's be honest, people will be more likely to not laugh at your S7 Edge look-alike with a Porsche branding rather than an "unknown to mainstream" branding on the Pro. Still, the Mate 9 is a wonderful phone. The only thing I don't like about the phone is the camera when shooting video, which looks just awful (which is surprising and sad when considering how excellent photos look). And I think the P9 styling looks better.
Samuel Chattergoon I have the P9 and it does look better. But me and my friend (who is also a tech geek) were talking about Huawei and the mate 9 pro and we were saying Huawei is going the right way and we think the Pro is slightly better then the S7 edge, as in battery and camera
You breezed over and completely missed out the nightmare of having to set up various permissions for every single App you install. If you don't do this you may well be wondering why you arent receiving notifications from social media apps. Added to this is the problem of trying to get Notifications set up for each app you install. The EMUI 5 software is not Android. Alhough HUAWEI are keen to say it is based on Android 7 for the chance to increase their sales. This is far from Android. And you may well get problems with the Font size changing on its own on Web Browsers like Androids Google Chrome. It is a brilliant phone but be careful if it doesnt come with Android installed
i had it for a day, it was the worst day for me. Don't get me wrong, the thing is powerful, it's quick, it's good, But it has 2 major flaws. for such an expensive phone, the LCD sucks greatly, the colors are too cold and lifeless, plus i can see softness everywhere, it's not crisp at 5.9" diagonal, i can tell!! also the camera is very bad in mid to low light, specially the front facing camera, it's as good as some camera from a 200$ smartphone. it's crap!! other than that, the software is fine, the performance is great. But they went soooo much on the cheap side with the LCD, that's annoying. I have an iPhone 4, an ipad mini 2, and had a Nexus 5 too, all of THEM with LCD panels, and they all look better than the Mate 9's screen, stay away from that phone.
Raise your hands, if you have exhausted all the reviews on TH-cam. This one is short and precise. Mate 9 makes me fall in love with Huawei. _The Beast_
ashish swain yes😂
this phone is just AWESOME!!! great review!!
R u use?
That kirin 960 SoC is awesome!!👌👍👍
InstaBlaster.
I really like this phone. is it available in the UK?
Stunning Santoini timelapses,i LOVE this magical island!!!!!!!!
Use mate 9 for a year and it is amazing,beast. Every other smartphone is small for me and only Huawei mate 20 pro can be my next.
I'm struggling to decide on the Mate 9 or the LG G6. bearing in mind i'm in to photography and like the idea of the larger screen and my LG Nexus 5x dying in just 6 months with the boot loop issue.
What's the weather/clock widget he is using on the homescreen ( example 2:05 ) . Ia it build in EMUI 5.0 or it's from the playstore ???
Mitko Stefanov stock emui. Weather M8 is the closest to this.
good review. I wish this phone would have come out 6 months ago.. I got so tired of the whole note7 stuff and got a nexus 6p.
lazyrikan could have gotten the Mate 8.
This is how video-reviews should be made. Excellent work.
Is there any news on when this will be released in the UK? I hear rumour three will get first dibs on it ?
I'm getting this phone tomorrow
Great review. I would have liked to see prices without having to look it up afterward.
Awesome review! This is the perfect sized and spec'd phone for me - especially the camera, but I wish it wasn't $600. I'm hoping a newer model will push this price down soon...
No speaker mentions? How good are the speakers
Carl Kahler My mate 9 speakers are just as loud if not louder than my Nexus 6p. the bottom speaker is louder though and easily blocked by your fingers when holding the phone
Carl Kahler it is stereo and good
Are they stereo speakers?
Nice review... I did not realize how big the Mate 9 was going to be until this video. I currently have the Nexus 6P and even though this has been a great phone by Huawei, I'm not interested in another BIG phone.
Hi,
according to your experience, which of the two can do better photos?
Which of the two can do better photos at night?
Between the LG V20 and the mate 9, which makes the best pictures?
I hope you will help me.
Nice video and review - Love to see More!
Asger Dempsey
I was looking for the best price and I found it for 499.99 USD with coupon code: HMATE9
www.gearbest.com/cell-phones/pp_609471.html?wid=4&lkid=10615174
Cheers
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I've decided, this is my next phone.
What game is does he play in the review? Thanks
What is the name of the game you played during the video?
Please tell me how to get that theme on my mate 9
Great review and nice voice! Keep it up
does this phone get monthly security updates?
is it coming to the u.s ?
DERRICK PARTIN 1.6
where can I get this phone in the UK?
Uday Mistry friend if you want it on a carrier or if you are happy to get it imported. I use wonda mobile, they ship it sealed with a UK power brick in the box
Thankyou
Uday Mistry tell wonda mobile I sent you, Tech Zilla, also subscribe to my TH-cam channel as its free and I review tech
Hi did you get one? If so where from and how much did you pay if you don't mind me asking?
Hi people! Does anyone know of the best UK sim free (only need the phone) deal on this phone. Thanks in advance.
When does this even come out?)
Malik Brock out now.
Damn.. if i ever go away from iPhone it will be this one :)
Great video! I love my Mate 9!
3:15 HOOLY SHIT! 41% IN 10MIN'S?? FUCK ONEPLUS3 THIS IS MA NEXT PHONE
you forgot to mention IR blaster... lol
mate 9 is a amazing all rounder best phab of the year!
BigD Travels What penis?
excellent review, easy and please to follow and watch, well done video!!😃
Nice video, great review.
Easily Alex's best review. Also, nice threads mate!
Mine arrives today!
what color is that ?
You sound like Julian from The Flash
You mean Draco
Abdul A Yes😂😂😂
holy shit
you said this phone might have LTE connectivity issues can you elaborate on that
basically only works on AT&T and and T-mobile in the US. If you have Sprint of Verizon than you are shit out of luck
better than 1+3T? & does it lags in gaming?
Yes better and no it doesn't.
Is still worth in 2018? Price of mate 9 now is 370 usd.
mate 9 or xperia xz? (im coming from z3, and dont mind size)
***** not asking you. How could you know what phone is better if you havent tryed them both out. People always think that sony's are not good but they are actually extremly we build abd durable.
+Purple Alpha well , I own the Mate 9 , and my buddy has the XZ and iPhone SE , but the speed is miles faster on my phone , whether it's launching the phone dialer or playing Asphalt , the mate 9 is at least twice as fast than the XZ , ( BTW his phone is not old , he had bought it only a week and half before I bought the Mate 9 )
Sony fked up this year, you can always go back to them next year. Loved my z3 and z5 premium but the x line is really bad vs the competition. Held both the note 7, xperia xz and v20 this year and the xz is really not what i expected my Sony to be like
The only thing Sony gives now better than others is nothing. Before it was great camera and waterproof but other companies caught up .my last phone was a Z3, waterproof failed, sony said fk u so i had to buy a new phone which i chose an Honor 8 because budget (only had the Z3 for 2 years so...), looking at hardware and everything the Mate 9 is better. The xperia XZ seems like a Z3 but with an updated SoC which isnt good enough cause the Z3 wasnt anything stellar
XZ for me. Haven't owned one but I think it would be better than Mate 9 in terms of camera and video quality. Kinda disappointed with my 2 days old Mate 9. Everything is good except for the camera and charging time. It takes about 2.5 hours from 10% to full. Camera is a hit or miss. Missed my Galaxy S6 :(
Hope it comes to USA/Canada, that being said they should be smart and price it at $500 American.
Released in the US today, but it's $600.
Boomer Roberts Only $600?!
Cisneros 123 look at canadian prices and you'll laugh
599 USD for the 64GB version, buy from B&H if you're in Canada, no tax and free shipping to Canada.
Phone cameras perform below average on auto in lowlight, as the sensor & chip cannot come to conclusion on how long to hold the shutter and there is only so much light the small lens can take in, instead is programmed to compensate it with raising the ISO. This review is incomplete without evaluating the lowlight performance on manual
Arun Raj he did talk about pro mode and showed one sample. That's an intelligent way to keep the review short. If you want a detailed camera review, check out Pocketnow. Juan Bagnell nailed the review
Yes, you're right he made a fleetingly vague reference to the pro mode, and not the low light performance, speed and noise levels at that mode, which is what I was talking about. The sample is too low res to see detail. Some electronic stores are touting this one as the best camera phone in the market, so low light performance is key. Will check Pocketnow. Thanks for the suggestion
Arun Raj yes the Low light performance is weak. Probably due to the f2.2 lens. Hard to get good Low light shots with that.
motocokeable yes it is weak at the moment but some reviewers have got updates that fixed low light performance. I have the mate 9 but didn't get that update
classic design and size, no notch! 👍
Best review!
Does this phone have 240fps slow-mo video capture?
Yes it does!
This phone runs perfect on T-Mobile and ATT and you can get it ( US Version) on Amazon .
5.9 is a little bit too small for me
That's what she said.
MrZones21 Size is not everything, the performance of the device matters the most.
oh so your saying you can live with a 2.5 inch display with a monster performance? great clap clap clap for you dude!
MrZones21 it's a joke corresponding to Will.
Working 4glte usa network?
jose romero yup
how much m9 tnx
If my LG G3 wasn't serving me perfectly fine or I had 700€ just lying around, I'd get this in a hearbeat. Ticks all the check boxes I have when it comes to phones.
nice video huawei mate 9 camera ok sir 👌👌👌👍👍👍👍
i still prefer the s8 or s8 plus or the next lg.. not much confident tough...
Made in???
My Mate 9 comes tomorrow from Hong Kong.
BigD Travels Lol
What's TH-cam like on this phone
5 amps? damn
im in love with this phone, tho just had it for only few days :p
the only thing holding me not to buy it is the fact that how long will the performance of the hardware and software last, samsung devices provide you with the same performance for atleast a year. Do you think mate 9 will start being crappy in a month maybe?
Well my s5 started being crappy and laggy after year of using. This far this has been awesome so hopes up :p
Don't buy this if you want camera and video quality. It will disappoint you. Coming from a galaxy s6 user :(
This has way better cameras than the S7 and ofc way better performance, Huawei devices in general last much longer than Samsungs and remain smooth even after a long time, Huawei said it has done algorithms and incorporated machine learning to make the device just as fast as when bought even after 18 months.
www.dxomark.com/Mobiles/Mate-9-camera-review-A-big-step-up-for-Huawei
Better camera? Not even close to top 5. LOL
top phone....love it !!!!
i'll just wait for the p10 i think they'll nail it
Why? Mate 9, mate 9 pro, P10, P10 Plus are all identical.
back when i posted this i thought the p10 would have upgraded internals. either way, i prefer a smaller footprint
my best phone
Thank you
1080p for 699 , no . Only thing that would get me is the kirin 960 and large battery.
You do realize you cannot see 2k, nor 4k on smaller than 40 inch screen? It's a gimmick.
All dependent on PPI and quality of screen.
I'm now using
the mate 9 pro is amazing (I know this is the mate 9)
Pym_Ultron _Vision problem is that you can't let anyone see the Mate 9 Pro because there will be those people who will think it's a cheap Chinese ripoff of Samsung.
I think that's probably why Huawei made the Porsche Design Mate 9. Because let's be honest, people will be more likely to not laugh at your S7 Edge look-alike with a Porsche branding rather than an "unknown to mainstream" branding on the Pro.
Still, the Mate 9 is a wonderful phone. The only thing I don't like about the phone is the camera when shooting video, which looks just awful (which is surprising and sad when considering how excellent photos look). And I think the P9 styling looks better.
Samuel Chattergoon I have the P9 and it does look better. But me and my friend (who is also a tech geek) were talking about Huawei and the mate 9 pro and we were saying Huawei is going the right way and we think the Pro is slightly better then the S7 edge, as in battery and camera
🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝
so amazing
Good review but can't replace Note 7 if it's not water proof
Your mom isn't Semen proof but you were born.
thanks
Camera is still not good when compared with samsung phones :(
when I see your name I remember dobie from Harry Potter
You breezed over and completely missed out the nightmare of having to set up various permissions for every single App you install. If you don't do this you may well be wondering why you arent receiving notifications from social media apps. Added to this is the problem of trying to get Notifications set up for each app you install. The EMUI 5 software is not Android. Alhough HUAWEI are keen to say it is based on Android 7 for the chance to increase their sales. This is far from Android. And you may well get problems with the Font size changing on its own on Web Browsers like Androids Google Chrome. It is a brilliant phone but be careful if it doesnt come with Android installed
I have the phone already
looks like a note 5
God bro
great
I just found my second phone
Flagship with 4gb of ram in 2016....enough said....
*ePicness
I've seen better reviews with better sample pics. This is too short.
Your dad is to short, you were a mistake.
osm
this company can.compete with apple
But can't beat it :D
Is already beating it, Apple pays over 100 million USD a year in patent fees to use over 700 of Huawei's patents.
100 million? Apple is almost a trillion dollar company. Huawei won't come close lol
Apple is trash fam
Shame about the price !!
I agree. Not worth it.
zzz
***** wish what?
i had it for a day, it was the worst day for me.
Don't get me wrong, the thing is powerful, it's quick, it's good, But it has 2 major flaws.
for such an expensive phone, the LCD sucks greatly, the colors are too cold and lifeless, plus i can see softness everywhere, it's not crisp at 5.9" diagonal, i can tell!!
also the camera is very bad in mid to low light, specially the front facing camera, it's as good as some camera from a 200$ smartphone. it's crap!!
other than that, the software is fine, the performance is great. But they went soooo much on the cheap side with the LCD, that's annoying. I have an iPhone 4, an ipad mini 2, and had a Nexus 5 too, all of THEM with LCD panels, and they all look better than the Mate 9's screen, stay away from that phone.
great