Just bought a Mate 9 today at Best Buy....I can confirm, Notifications have been fixxed, it shows my G+ or Message or missed call. I really wanted a Note 7, but that failed, but I really liked my Note 4's camera. I am happy with the Mate 9, it will fill the void till the Note 8 comes out and even then I may just keep the Mate 9 :)
JZ VR the first design leak by phonearena about a prototype. Plus, I don't want a fingerprint scanner at front which Huawei has been strongly reported of doing. I was planning to buy the P10 Plus but if Huawei wrecks the device, I might move to the new iPhone or Galaxy device
Love this phone I still have a mate 8 and mate 9 as of 2022.....great android phone.. had the two phones since 2017.. both holds a long charge... Maybe bz i never let the battery die out
I love this phone. I think the display is incredible! I simply love it. I can't stop staring at this display. best 1080p display I've ever seen. super fast and fluid. this is a beast of a phone. love the speakers as well
i have huawei p8 max and is an awesome device, huawei is becoming very good in making phones . i like this huawei mate 9 a lot. Great review mister. Maby one day they will make a phone like Note 7 .....
It's exciting to see a little more competition. Huawei is starting to figure north america out, which is exactly what we were hoping for after the Nexus 6P.
@ImperialDecree Manufacturers always puhsing these phones out way too early. A camera softver update can make a huge difference in terms of image and video quality. In this case a few months after release came an update that allowed 6x near lossless zoom.
I'm really considering this phone, but I'm not sure about the price. I had the Mate7, but didn't really like the display. I found myself missing qHD. I definitely agree! Without the Note7, which was my daily driver, I have not been able to fill that phablet void. I have been looking for another phone since the recall but have yet to find my replacement.
U Droid Mania I'm considering this too, but the price? Still enjoying my Note 7 until it becomes available in the US. I hear the US version will completely support US 4 g LTE bands!
U Droid Mania honor 8 performs very well, close to the mate 9 in many ways (but.obviously not.all) and can.be found so cheap that its silly (at least in.europe) making it the most bang for.buck alternative imo
Amazing battery, good camera and consistent update support is what I want. This would be my choice along side but not after pixel XL given it ticks almost 2 of my 3 wishes perfectly.
I can't wait to watch the full camera review. Is the final thing i need to see in detail to change my S7 Edge por this Beast ( I had the Note 7, I really like phablets )
bought it. wish they hadn't made it smaller., the mate 8 was perfect size. software is very buggy. camera is awesome. battery performance not as good as mate 8. if not for the camera I would take it back .
well when it comes to signal strength the mate 9 doesnt have Band 30 that is the main LTE now for AT&T that your galaxy s7 active is getting which is lower than B17 or B2 or B4 that your mate 9 is getting..
I like how they don't have the notification icons. Because most people don't clear their notifications and their status bar is filled with icons it just looks stupid.
Jason Wilde stock is boring! every phone having same boring software will make iPhones a way better option. More people actually prefer skinned considering the fact the Samsung is the largest manufacturer despite having expensive phones
I've never used a phone like this. Purely a beast. Huawei claims that mate 9 born fast and will remain fast. As all the smartphone shows laziness and starts hanging after some months. Good job huawei
hi, regarding the notifications , were you said its only display numbers, I think its not true now cause I saw some other reviewes and I saw they have notifications shown
rip to my note 5, checkmate on huawei mate 9. the perfect phone for me , big screen, big battery, powerful processor, NO CURVES, better price than the Giant companies. not everyone wants curves on their phones, Samsung. keynote for me is , not everyone will have my phone.
ijuat sold my mate 8 to get oneplus 3t. don't get me wrong I loved it. stepper battery life fast and fluid. but I missed cm Roms. I'm sure mate 9 is a beast but oneplus is greater at alot less..
user10476 only this one has that problem. do consider that juan got a pre-released version of EMUI 5 which has bugs. Let's just hope that the after release version has an option for icons
I don't have any particular problem with Huawei's OS but this new no icon notification isn't cool. Anyways I like this phone, and it's my eternal dilemma again, what to do lol, apart of the bigger and more confortable screen, better battery and not so fragile back, the Mate isn't that much better than the S7 edge. If only the v20 would come to europe :/
Sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know of a trick to log back into an instagram account? I somehow lost my account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me!
@Briar Alaric I really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and I'm in the hacking process atm. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
boss.. thx for this valuable review.. i need your help badly.. I'm moving from Galaxy Note series to the Mate 9, supposidly I receive it within a couple of days..I need a compatible stylus to use with mate 9 as a replacement for the unique spen. what is ur recommendation? i noticed that u r using stilo? is it the best option out there?
What phone has a stunning camera 20mp+ or dual 16mp cameras, 6gb or ram, Expandable storage, good battery life, IR blaster, headphone jack, 2.3ghz processing speed, Fingerprint sensor, 32gb+ internal storage, and under $600?
JuanBagnell actually I'm talking about the phone with full feature set of the Mate 9, but in smaller package, kind of like the S7 version of the big S7 Edge
Charge Final Impact Xperia? 70% of my smartphone purchases was Xperia, including the latest one that I just sold a couple months ago, and I've had enough of them, there's a lot to not like
can i be honest with you guys? i traded my galaxy S7 Edge for this phone, and boy do i regret it. i hated the freaking curves so i wanted a more rectangular phone, but it costed me an eye because what i see now it's worth damaging your sight to be able to ignore it. The resolution (the lack of) is very noticeable, the screen does indeed look softer, also, the LCD panel won't do any benefit to it, the colors look very bad. in THIS very video, it says that the camera is great, and well, it kinda is, but the low light capabilities (THE LACK OF) are a deal braker, for real!! it takes grainier pictures than a freaking iphone 4 with the damn front facing camera, it's basically useless if you want to take a selfie with some friends or your gf. it keeps hunting and hunting for focus once you want to use the front camera, again, the grain is tooo intense, but still, i didn't get decent enough results with the rear cameras during the night with a white bulb illuminating my room, i honestly can't say i have been spoiled by sammy since i barely used the S7 edge for 2 months. I can't say Juan lied at all, my buddy knows his stuff, but maybe the Pocketnow team were very soft on this phone's cameras, i do gotta see if i can take great crispy pictures with the rear camera, but so far, i feel like i bought a 200$ potato (that's what the front facing camera performance makes me feel like).
I'll say this. R.I.P. Note 7. You were real good son. You just couldn't hold it in. That Mate 9's looking like a seriously good alternative if you don't really mind not having the S Pen. But that notification thing, though. WHY?!
UPDATE: A software OTA now sorts out the notifications. It's almost perfect now. Also, I presume the real camera review will be out after a while because said update improved camera performance.
I'm so torn between this and 9 pro. Pro has a nicer screen but looks like a samsung knock-off. mate 9 is huge, which I love but v similar to p9 plus which I had previously.
I have just repaired the screen myself, my mate is brand new again! 5 more years to go!
Holy crap that palm tree evening shot 😍😍
Yongki Siaw the alola exeggutors
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Just bought a Mate 9 today at Best Buy....I can confirm, Notifications have been fixxed, it shows my G+ or Message or missed call. I really wanted a Note 7, but that failed, but I really liked my Note 4's camera. I am happy with the Mate 9, it will fill the void till the Note 8 comes out and even then I may just keep the Mate 9 :)
BigD Travels hows it performing after 3 months
huawei is definitely getting serious attention by now. waiting for the p10 tho
VERY curious to see how they follow the P9 for sure.
painful1978 I hope that leaked image of P10 is not the one close to reality because I don't want a phone looking that similar to an iPhone
painful1978 honestly waiting on the honor 9
Which leak are you talking about, the images circling online was a P9 ripoff sold for like 100 dollars in Shenzhen.
JZ VR the first design leak by phonearena about a prototype. Plus, I don't want a fingerprint scanner at front which Huawei has been strongly reported of doing. I was planning to buy the P10 Plus but if Huawei wrecks the device, I might move to the new iPhone or Galaxy device
Love this phone I still have a mate 8 and mate 9 as of 2022.....great android phone.. had the two phones since 2017.. both holds a long charge... Maybe bz i never let the battery die out
I couldn't help but notice the banana displayed. When will you be reviewing that?
I'm curious about the audio performance of the banana.
I'm sure the minions can't wait for that review.
back has 20 mp front 8 mp
If Juan is a 9gager, perhaps he uses the banana as a measurement tool? Banana for scale...
Hahaha
Lots of newer phones coming out but this is still going strong. Proud user for nearly 3 years.
2:04 - especially with a small child in the house....... That's Juan's minipickle that hides their TV remote LOL!
She's a stealthy little ninja...
I love this phone. I think the display is incredible! I simply love it. I can't stop staring at this display. best 1080p display I've ever seen. super fast and fluid. this is a beast of a phone. love the speakers as well
i have huawei p8 max and is an awesome device, huawei is becoming very good in making phones . i like this huawei mate 9 a lot. Great review mister. Maby one day they will make a phone like Note 7 .....
I guarantee that Huawei is going to be huge in American markets. I will definitely ditch my 6 year commitment to Samsung for Huawei.
It's exciting to see a little more competition. Huawei is starting to figure north america out, which is exactly what we were hoping for after the Nexus 6P.
dude, I love your commentary. TBH even tech that I don't care about, I still watch your vids because they're so interesting
no icon notifications? seriously?
No joke.
just like iOS, at least the notification bar can looks cleaner..
The software isnt final.
@Centurio9
What does that mean?
@ImperialDecree
Manufacturers always puhsing these phones out way too early. A camera softver update can make a huge difference in terms of image and video quality. In this case a few months after release came an update that allowed 6x near lossless zoom.
hey juan,can you please continue talking about wifi strengths of phones you review ( on wifi analyzer).because its very important for me.thanks :)
themrg 07 I second this!
Still having mate 9 and it's going strong after two years
I'm really considering this phone, but I'm not sure about the price. I had the Mate7, but didn't really like the display. I found myself missing qHD. I definitely agree! Without the Note7, which was my daily driver, I have not been able to fill that phablet void. I have been looking for another phone since the recall but have yet to find my replacement.
U Droid Mania I'm considering this too, but the price? Still enjoying my Note 7 until it becomes available in the US. I hear the US version will completely support US 4 g LTE bands!
U Droid Mania go for lg v20
mate9 pro has a higher resolution
U Droid Mania honor 8 performs very well, close to the mate 9 in many ways (but.obviously not.all) and can.be found so cheap that its silly (at least in.europe) making it the most bang for.buck alternative imo
the display on this phone is incredible! I'm a quad HD super AMOLED guy and this display looks just as good.
Great review structure. No bloated crap just precise to the point without missing anything. Cheers
Im watching this on my mate 9 and i still use it as my main in 2024, still love it
Also its on android 9 emui 9.1
Thank you, Megapickle man!
:-)
JuanBagnell well what's the protection for front screen cause its still not clear. kindly advise
Hawaii mate 9.
Geoff S Someone watches Flossy's vids 😂
Geoff S waiting for his review!
Juan's reviews are always spot on. He knows what he is talking about!
Great review on the phone I have set my eyes on.
Juan, I love the way you review mobiles, specially when you talk about the audio performance or camera quality of a phone.... good job :) cheers mate!
I have this phone and the battery life is insane. In can get 8hrs of sot, easily. The camera, speaker and speed of this phone is awesome!!!
Amazing battery, good camera and consistent update support is what I want. This would be my choice along side but not after pixel XL given it ticks almost 2 of my 3 wishes perfectly.
Until now my mate 9 is super smooth no issue, Huawei forever 🏵
I am quite known for my dislike of Huawei but now I feel tempted...I guess I will wait until it arrives to my country to test it on my own.
I just picked up the mate 9. coming from a s7 edge and iPhone 7 plus hoping I made a good choice! other then that loving it so far
05:14 - I'm digging the 20 megapickle monochrome sensor. ;)
I can't wait to watch the full camera review. Is the final thing i need to see in detail to change my S7 Edge por this Beast ( I had the Note 7, I really like phablets )
I will always love the note line so I'll just wait for the note 8
"20 Megapickle" camera. ^_^ lol great video
where can I get this capacitive pen you use? :O
Look for Stilo Active Pen on google ;)
wow the only phone which has faster fast charge than advertised
Banana for scale! :D
:-)
Hello Juan!! PLS make a camera comparison review between Pixel and Nexus 6p!!! We all want to see it. Thanks.. :D
it would be much better if you guys can say about the future software updates by manufacturer based on it's past records
I actually find marvel future fight less choppy on mate 9 than GS7 .
impressive don't u think Juan?
great review , cheers😀
I love my Huawei mate 9
First!
Pocketnow 😂
Pocketnow hi
Pocketnow got em
Pocketnow beat me to it
Pocketnow HAHAHA
Great video, I am curious about that pen you used in the video, which pen is it?
Needless to say: great video, great phone.
I love my Huawei Mate 9,10 Pro
bought it. wish they hadn't made it smaller., the mate 8 was perfect size.
software is very buggy.
camera is awesome.
battery performance not as good as mate 8.
if not for the camera I would take it back .
I'm very enjoying mate 9 Huawei is very powerful phone
Once again a great review. This one is not my cup of tea, happy with my v20.
I love and have both
Would you recommend it now?
Best phone 2016 hands down
With the lack of IP certification, no thanks
Charge Final Impact overrated Feature. I have a sony xperia z3 since 2 years and i never used it in water or dropped it in water.
oh this guys is DtroitBorg right? Remember that Samsung notebook ad?
Mate 9 beat the Isheep 7 heil huawei kirin processors
well when it comes to signal strength the mate 9 doesnt have Band 30 that is the main LTE now for AT&T that your galaxy s7 active is getting which is lower than B17 or B2 or B4 that your mate 9 is getting..
I like how they don't have the notification icons. Because most people don't clear their notifications and their status bar is filled with icons it just looks stupid.
Chen G ikr. But I still like icons. looks great
Chen G They could have given an option for icons instead of a freaking useless 'none' option.
is the front metal or is that just the moonlight silver color giving it that effect?
2018??
I miss you making videos Juan. Switch up some videos with Jaime for a bit so we can hear your awesome voice more often
They really need to just scrape emui.... Just stick stock or something near stock android on it
Jason Wilde stock is boring! every phone having same boring software will make iPhones a way better option. More people actually prefer skinned considering the fact the Samsung is the largest manufacturer despite having expensive phones
Social Tech stock is not boring. They can keep all those Hauwei features on top of stock.
Hi,
thanks for your sharing. I do have interest in the pen you use in this video. Any pens will do?
Is it a gold colour?or mocha brown?
The Mate 10 might sneak in and become the best phone of the year.
Imagine having a lot of notifications but have to view one by one to see which app has notification
5:15 Juan must've had pickles for dinner
Hey,what the pen you use that in video to touch the phone?
I've never used a phone like this. Purely a beast. Huawei claims that mate 9 born fast and will remain fast. As all the smartphone shows laziness and starts hanging after some months. Good job huawei
hi, regarding the notifications , were you said its only display numbers, I think its not true now cause I saw some other reviewes and I saw they have notifications shown
Still using it till now):D
which color.is that of.mate 9 at starting? gold????
im getting the pro version myself, seems like a solid device. Just a little disappointed about the dac quality..
Ditto, but it fired right up with an external DAC.
@JuanBagnell where's the canera review for xperia xz?
JuanBagnell how much is that external dac? I listen to music all the time.
Anybody tell me what pen he use andfrom where i can get one :o Pleasee
Great review
Great comment :-)
Thx😃
rip to my note 5, checkmate on huawei mate 9. the perfect phone for me , big screen, big battery, powerful processor, NO CURVES, better price than the Giant companies. not everyone wants curves on their phones, Samsung. keynote for me is , not everyone will have my phone.
Do you have a link for that case at the beginning of the video?
Juan, can you tell me what active stylus you're using? I'm in the market for one.
Could you give me the link for the wallpaper? Thanks mate
ijuat sold my mate 8 to get oneplus 3t. don't get me wrong I loved it. stepper battery life fast and fluid. but I missed cm Roms. I'm sure mate 9 is a beast but oneplus is greater at alot less..
Cheaper sure but definitely not greater or better, not even close.
JZ VR how so.
3rd Party Launcher will make it prettier
i'm planning to get this phone to last me for 2 or 3 years. I wanted to know if it would remain fast throughout that time.
Martin Fernandez The phone hasn't been out for 2-3 years so nobody knows.
hello from the future. Yes
man I miss that unmentioned device :/
A lot of people do...
Geat video!
What stylus are you using?
amazing gorgeous smartphone😍
No notification icons? Wouldn't even think about buying this phone... and that makes me wonder if I should consider any Huawei phone...
user10476 only this one has that problem. do consider that juan got a pre-released version of EMUI 5 which has bugs. Let's just hope that the after release version has an option for icons
S Tech It will probably not be the only one in the future. Unless they fix it in the final version. But until then I wouldn't consider this phone.
I don't have any particular problem with Huawei's OS but this new no icon notification isn't cool.
Anyways I like this phone, and it's my eternal dilemma again, what to do lol, apart of the bigger and more confortable screen, better battery and not so fragile back, the Mate isn't that much better than the S7 edge.
If only the v20 would come to europe :/
what is the name of the stylus shown in this video. please respond. thanks
Awesome review, Juan! I've been meaning to ask, what stylus do you use in your reviews?
Sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know of a trick to log back into an instagram account?
I somehow lost my account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me!
@Jasper Tripp instablaster =)
@Briar Alaric I really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and I'm in the hacking process atm.
I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Briar Alaric It did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thank you so much, you really help me out !
@Jasper Tripp Glad I could help :D
Where can you buy this brilliant pen😊?
what stylus are you using??
boss.. thx for this valuable review.. i need your help badly.. I'm moving from Galaxy Note series to the Mate 9, supposidly I receive it within a couple of days..I need a compatible stylus to use with mate 9 as a replacement for the unique spen. what is ur recommendation? i noticed that u r using stilo? is it the best option out there?
What phone has a stunning camera 20mp+ or dual 16mp cameras, 6gb or ram, Expandable storage, good battery life, IR blaster, headphone jack, 2.3ghz processing speed, Fingerprint sensor, 32gb+ internal storage, and under $600?
Mate 10 coming soon :)
i was impressed with the camera
wow that looks amazing, now they just need to create a 5.2 inch version, because I'm getting tired of big phones
The P9 might be up your alley. Or the Honor 8.
The best 5.2" flagship phone right now is the Xperia XZ
JuanBagnell actually I'm talking about the phone with full feature set of the Mate 9, but in smaller package, kind of like the S7 version of the big S7 Edge
Charge Final Impact Xperia? 70% of my smartphone purchases was Xperia, including the latest one that I just sold a couple months ago, and I've had enough of them, there's a lot to not like
Wait for the P10 coming in April or so.
can you do a review for the Huawei mi mix
I meant Xiaomi
what should i buy? mate 9 or the galaxy s8?
On this site to find this huawei color version to buy it?
How strong is the vibration on this phone?
5:14 the 20 megapickle camera
Huawei mate 9 or moto z (force) for camera?
can i be honest with you guys? i traded my galaxy S7 Edge for this phone, and boy do i regret it.
i hated the freaking curves so i wanted a more rectangular phone, but it costed me an eye because what i see now it's worth damaging your sight to be able to ignore it.
The resolution (the lack of) is very noticeable, the screen does indeed look softer, also, the LCD panel won't do any benefit to it, the colors look very bad.
in THIS very video, it says that the camera is great, and well, it kinda is, but the low light capabilities (THE LACK OF) are a deal braker, for real!! it takes grainier pictures than a freaking iphone 4 with the damn front facing camera, it's basically useless if you want to take a selfie with some friends or your gf.
it keeps hunting and hunting for focus once you want to use the front camera, again, the grain is tooo intense, but still, i didn't get decent enough results with the rear cameras during the night with a white bulb illuminating my room, i honestly can't say i have been spoiled by sammy since i barely used the S7 edge for 2 months.
I can't say Juan lied at all, my buddy knows his stuff, but maybe the Pocketnow team were very soft on this phone's cameras, i do gotta see if i can take great crispy pictures with the rear camera, but so far, i feel like i bought a 200$ potato (that's what the front facing camera performance makes me feel like).
I'll say this.
R.I.P. Note 7. You were real good son. You just couldn't hold it in.
That Mate 9's looking like a seriously good alternative if you don't really mind not having the S Pen. But that notification thing, though. WHY?!
I don't know. It's like they're going out of their way to mess with me by messing with notifications...
JuanBagnell Simplicity....taken way too far
JuanBagnell You had the pre-released build on mate 9 right?
UPDATE: A software OTA now sorts out the notifications. It's almost perfect now.
Also, I presume the real camera review will be out after a while because said update improved camera performance.
does it support volte ?
I'm so torn between this and 9 pro. Pro has a nicer screen but looks like a samsung knock-off. mate 9 is huge, which I love but v similar to p9 plus which I had previously.