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[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] NikiFue:
to point 2:

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new update fix it

i find the display is ok, i also have an amoled phone and i don't really see a difference

i haven't even noticed the volume menu issue because my phone is always on vibrate mode^^
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] duraaraa:
Touchscreen response time is slow, sensitivity is not that good. The battery life is worse than the Mate 8 was. It's a great phone, though.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] Seventhwave:
1. LCD or AMLED which is better is quite subjective. to me it does not make such big difference;

2. new update fixed it;

3. do nor have this problem, gmail runs very smoothly.

4...no idea

overall i will give this phone a 9.5:)
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] Coolbananas:
This is a great phone, nothing fazes it. The CPU is great, havent come across any RAM mismanagement yet either. Nice sharp screen, good speakers and the UI is really good. Im really looking forward to the lastest update, supposed to round everything off nicely. Anybody on MHA-L29C636B110 had an OTA yet?
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] jeradjohnso:
I love my Mate 9.

Despite criticisms I like the display much better than my higher res amoled nexus 6p. Its still crisp, better colors, and brighter. I love the build, and I love the camera. Its been a really long time since a phone impressed me.

I got the Chinese version though, which took awhile to finally set up to use google services and apps. :/
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] Mashari_F:
the display is ok to me, but AMOLED is better in power consumption, good battery gets even better

as for the update, it's not live yet in my region :(
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] xdanewbiedude:
the build quality could be better, feels a little plastic
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] riz157:
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Should have QHD screen at 5.9.

7/10
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] vapotrini:
Some head scratching responses here.

9 out of 10 for me.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] Rithina:
almost 9.9 for me. Amoled screen sucks even if it is super amoled. Color accuracy is always not there especially on portraits. The response is fast. Much faster than my P9+ and iphone 7+. Only thing it could be better if 2/4k screen out there can cope with the heat and battery life else FHD is perfectly fine for a small screen.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] worldsoutro:
No no and no. More phones need to be 1080p
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] palatkik:
Looses 3 points over QHD?! I cannot understand how anyone can see difference 1080p or QHD on screen of this size.

I give it a 9.5/10 since latest EMUI update for notifications and 6 x camera zoom.

I was expecting the Leica camera to give even better photos, tho they are still OK, but nothing to replace my optical zoom Canon camera it seems.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] riz157:
No phone is 10/10, that's ridiculous.

I've used both Qhd and 1080p and boy can you tell the difference.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] gm007:
How did you rate the phone and you don't own one http://xdaforums.com/mate-9/help/looking-to-buy-mate-9-uk-t3523897/page1
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] riz157:
I made a general comment based upon other owners, reviews.

7/10 is a good score.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] myx0mop:
Got a Chinese MHA-AL00, 6/128. Coming from iPhone 7, Axon 7 and Galaxy S7, all of which are fine devices. This thing takes it to another level altogether. Before getting it, I was a bit concerned about the resolution, however it's absolutely fine. The screen is wonderful. The phone is gorgeous. Performance is stellar. Speaking of which, now I know what lag-free performance on Android really feels like.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] rndchef:
Coming from the Nexus 6p and a new phone every year for the past 10+ years. I love this phone! I was very concerned given some of the reviews but have found it to be incredibly fast and smooth. The screen responsiveness is a bit weak. It requires a fair bit of tweaking to get a balance of battery management (Greenify like) and app notifications but that's why we have android and not isheep. :D Battery performance is great, speed great, EMUI very good and not overdone especially coming from vanilla android, fingerprint unbelievably fast, no heat when browsing. Overall, love the phone 9/10 for my needs.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] nighthawk626:
I'm still trying to wrap my head around how the **** your rate a phone that you never used based on others. That's seriously idiotic as ****. As far as for me, phone is a 9/10. Emui could have been more customizable and better looking but still better looking than TouchWiz
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] fineazbro:
how is this phone compare to the oneplus 3t?
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] lyall29:
I had the OnePlus 3T. This phone has bigger and better screen, better speakers, better finger print sensor, better battery life. I kind of like EMUI also.

The OnePlus 3T does seem a little faster and smoother to me, but the Mate 9 is a very close 2nd. There is a lot more development going on with the OnePlus, so if you are a flashoholic you might like the OnePlus better.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] D1G1TE:
People are crazy about their 6 inch or less phones not having 2K screen and after that they sit back to their laptops which are sporting FHD at 15 inch for example. :laugh:

I had S7 Edge 5.5 2K as well as Xiaomi MI MAX 6.44 FHD, and unless you are using VR headset or looking at phone with magnifier or measuring color gamut or doing some synthetic tests. There not really a big difference in real life usage. Other than FHD device screen battery will last you longer, and you get better graphics performance / less heating device thanks to lower res. Also not to mention that cracked screen repair is waaaay cheaper with FHD. Right now screen replacement for my S7 EDGE costs approximatelly same as used fully working device! :victory:

BR, Lukas
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] lyall29:
I work with a guy that is the same way:laugh:. He is worse though. He can't understand how I could buy a phone with a 1080p display, and he uses a 24" 1080p monitor:eek:. I don't understand stand the ppi patrol, it's like they've been brainwashed.

I can understand if all you can get is a 1080p pc monitor, but don't tell me that I'm dumb for buying a phone with what my coworker calls an "old technology 1080p screen". It just doesn't make any sense.

The Mate 9's screen is IMO, one of the best I've seen in a while. The first thing I thought when I powered this phone was...Man, this screen looks as good as the iPhone's. I don't remember ever feeling that way about any other Android. This is my opinion, I understand not all will agree, but I do love the screen on my Mate 9.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] retrofred:
Overall Impressed

Well I have to say I'm impressed with the phones quality and the ease of the new EMUI 5.0. I was using a Mate 8 before buying the Mate 9, so I can say that it improves on things I loved about the Mate 8. The screen is perfect for what I use my phone for, and can say it's as good as the Iphone 7 plus, which I used for a short time. I've used many different Samsung phones, including the Note 7, which was of my favorite in the Note series. The events of which prompted me to try out the Huawei Mate 8, and when they announced that the Mate 9 was coming to the U.S. I was stoked. So I would say that I give the Mate 9 a 8 out of 10, only cause I have noticed the screen can be slightly unresponsive at times, but I've only had the phone two days. Once the phone goes through a few charging cycles and gets a feel for my general use, things might change.

I think if this phone continues to pick up interest here in the U.S. market, Samsung and Apple might have true competition. Huawei saw fit to include the ability to use it on all U.S. cellular markets. So anybody looking to upgrade to this phone and not have the lingering monthly installment payment for a carrier locked phone, this is the phone.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] rimz808:
So i wasn't going crazy. There is no separate toggle for notification tones? That is controlled using the ringtone as well?

I was searching on how to separate the notification tones, but I guess it can't be done? Hopefully that will be fixed.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] lyall29:
[MENTION=340428]retrofred[/MENTION]...I have had my Mate 9 since this past Saturday and have also noticed the screen is sometimes unresponsive. I have also watched several review videos on YouTube and they also have the touch problem. It doesn't bother me that bad but sometimes I have to touch an app icon or the icon for settings in the notification shade a few times before it registers. One reviewer on YouTube said that when he removed the stock screen protector, the issue went away. I would rather protect my screen from scratches, so I'm leaving mine on.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] retrofred:
Screen protector

I had a similar issue with my Mate 8 until I removed the screen protector, but the Mate 8 had Gorilla glass 4 and Huawei has yet to tell us glass protection the Mate 9 has. So for me I'm leaving the stock screen protector on until I find a good glass one.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] srimay:
I have the honor 6x and volumes are also linked together. That bugs me, I don't understand the logic
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] rimz808:
Agree, makes no sense. I found a good app., Volume Control, that can separate both ringtone and notification. Works great.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] dscline:
https://www.corning.com/gorillaglass/worldwide/en/products-with-gorilla/huawei/mate-9.html
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] rimz808:
So maybe that is why they included a screen protector? Is gorilla glass 3 easier to be scratched up?
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] gm007:
[youtube]3yVwgve-1gU[/youtube]

My phone didn't came with pre installed screen protector.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] rimz808:
He's doing a scratch test with a screen protector on??
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] sobelixtus:
This must be the dumbest scratch test what I have seen. Scratch test with screen protector on :D

We can now say that the plastic protector on screen is pretty good, but we can't say anything about the screen itself...
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] gm007:
I think you guys need to check ur eyes there is no screen protector on the screen, it's the curved reflection that show it like that.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] sobelixtus:
Watching the video from computer is really showing that there's no screen protector but it really is the reflection :D

I was already starting to lose my faith to mankind :laugh:
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] rimz808:
Other people on the youtube channel also thought the screen protector was still on, but the OP said it wasn't. Just looked like it was. I was baffed for a bit cause in the beginning, it really looked like the screen protector was on
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] retrofred:
Looking at Corning's website, it shows that the Mate 8 and the Mate 9 both use Gorilla Glass 3, but Huawei's lists the Mate 8 with Gorilla Glass 4 and there's no listing of glass protection on Huawei's site. I'm a bit confused.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] Lodix:
I don't even think Gorilla Glass 3 is still in production anaway.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] hackdrag0n:
I'm not too fussed what it's made of. Huawei offers a 1 year replacement warranty on a broken screen in my country so they must be reasonably confident that the material used is up to the job.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] hx4700 user:
Wow. Just got my new Mate 9 this lunchtime. So easy to set up using the app from the Google Play Store to transfer 204 apps in only 11 minutes. Far quicker than last time I set up a phone that needed to download them all from the play store.

The fingerprint sensor is so fast. I've hardly touched it than it has opened the phone, or unl;ocked the app I have set it to secure. Far far faster than any other screen based method.

Quick, straightforward EMUI. I'm a vanilla android user with a histroy of Nexi / Nexuses, and a Samsung Tab S 8.4 which is a bit overblown, but I do like what Huawei've done with it. Not quite sure whether I like the lack of an app drawer - the jury is still out.

Sensible to have a decent keyboard from day one; just had to log in to my existing SwiftKey account to get all of my words and saved emails back.

Step counter from first boot!

64GB - a proper amount of internal storage.

That battery! It started at 68%, and having installed everything and played with it most of the afternoon, it is still at 32%. Quite amazing.

There was a thin case (albeit very slippery) in the box, and a pre-fitted screen protector that looks to be glass. I hadn't realised that before I ordered a case - though the one I've ordered should be more grippable.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] hackdrag0n:
The included screen protector is plastic film. It's still a nice touch to include some basic protection in the box though.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] sobelixtus:
Btw. There is an option for EMUI app drawer. Can be found from settings and enabling it will make Mate even better [emoji6]
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] hx4700 user:
Thanks. Yes, I'd found that but wanted to see if the default setup would work for me. I plan to give it a week.

Today I'm going to try voice control. Hey Emy, open newsblur app.

Tried that. Drat, Emy can wake the phone and call people from the lock screen but it needs ok Google to open apps. So if I can remember the names of the apps, and don't mind sounding foolish , maybe the app drawer isn't needed.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] rzracer2:
Nice guess but yes it's still being used, the just released ZTE Blade V8 Pro Z978 is sporting it.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] hx4700 user:
Thanks for that information. I wonder how easily it removes to put on the tempered glass one.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] Governa:
It just peels right off.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] hackdrag0n:
I had problems with unregistered touches before I removed the factory film.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] forrestcate:
9/10. Miss development but phone is worth it.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] kolembo:
Got mine a couple of days ago on a whim.

Not as sophisticated in the hand as my S6 edge+ BUT it's solidly built, easier to hold and feels smoother and faster.

I've been with Huawei since the P6 and what I miss here, from their beginning, is their focus on design. The Mate could have been made a lot more interesting looking.

That said, no arguing with the battery life and the sheer speed of the machine. It's growing on me very quickly.

And the screen is FAR better than I expected.....
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] Luppo9:
9/10, but only to have 1 point for future development.

Its a perfect phone in the present.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] OnePlusPat16:
I just got mine today. It's a great device. One of the best I've tested. I just love the camera, I think it's great in low light. 9/10
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] zambo89dev:
I ve got the last update B167 and the phone now is completely better the battery is just amazing it can reach 8 hours of screen onin one charge!

The software of the camera can be optimized but still great..
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] phoneinf:
I really love the overall quality feel. My favorite is the super fast fingerprint unlock! I'm really impressed by it's speed. :good: But then I have had problems with the headphone jack it doesn't seem to wanna fully push in my audio cable in the hole even when it works perfectly in other devices. Very strange.

Another problem I have had is how the volume down key sometimes seems to be getting stuck. But the phones is still my favorite main phone because it's superb software and hardware experience. :laugh:
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] AlexGT1:
I got my phone 3 days ago and so far I love it, everything works fine and I have not missed my old SG Note 3 it replaced! Maybe it's only placebo effect but I tried an App to increase the screen sensitivity and responsiveness and now the phone feels snappier, the app I tried was "Touchscreen Repair" by RedPi Apps here:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=apps.redpi.touchscreenrepair&hl=en

Waiting on my SuperShieldz 9H glass to see if by removing the plastic factory film the sensitivity gets better, but so far I am satisfied with the purchase. I wonder when will the Mate 10 will come out...
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] enotar:
Just got the phone comming from samsung S6 I give a 10
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] breyt0n:
9/10. very fast phone with excellent battery life. so far I'm very satisfied with this phone.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] kiwiruss:
I just picked up a Mate 9 on Friday last week and after 3 solid days I would give the Mate 9 a 8 out of 10.

Would have added one more point if it had a QHD screen, another half a point for water proofing and the final half a point if it had wireless charging.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] wingzfan:
The QHD screen would have been nice however this display is incredible in its own right. The water proof thing is a bit touchy for me after having massive issues with Samsungs s7 line this past year. 3 phones got destroyed by water when they shouldnt have and its completely turned me off from water proof phones. Now the wireless charging is the one thing I would have loved. The saving grace is I have yet to need to charge this phone during the day so I just plug it in at night. I would love to go back to just setting it down on the charging pad though instead of fumbling with a wire. This phone does have some quirks but they are minor and the biggest issue Ive had it the carrier its on. At&t wont let you use some of the best features such as HD calling or VoLTE so Ive switched to T-Mobile who will allow both. The only thing I truly miss is wifi calling.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] goranimo:
Great phone with a few big problems:

- uncontrollable autoclosing of apps for battery saving reasons; well some apps are meant to run in background...

- missing notifications

- sport activity tracking apps are no-no with this device

Probably all these problems are related with battery saving so.... Huawei pls stop killing my apps and let me use them!!!
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] worldsoutro:
QHD would have killed some of the battery life, 1080p is good enough
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] bym007:
In other words, this phone is good ! :)
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] tommy281:
I was ify for the first week or so but have worked through most of the little bugs. hate the low light led for notifications but now use screen notifications that flash my screen and camera light so thats that. also finally sat down with nova prime and spent the proper time setting it up amd am pretty happy. that coupled with teslaUnread and all my notifications work graet . im fine with the 1080p screen and battery life is great. I love the bluetooth audio as my soundsystem in my trucks pumps way better sound then my note 4 did. i mean it's a night and day difference. fingerprint is spot on and real quick. phone is snappy and i think it will remain that way for as long as i own it. id like more options on my lockscreen !!! 9/10 and for 599.00 its perfect!!! oh and the Camera is great !!!
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] -ErrorFile-:
Got my Mate 9 today and damn, I was so positively surprised - feels really nice to hold in hand (even though I'm not the biggest fan of all-aluminum phones) and it somehow feels damn small compared to my earlier Nexus 6. :D Camera takes really good pictures, the UI feels somehow even faster than my stock Nexus 6 ever did (feels as fast as wife's OnePlus 3) and I don't actually hate EMUI after all - I was worried about this, it's not definitely the best skin - but I can easily live with it. The fingerprint scanner works flawlessly and instantly. Speakers are most likely the loudest phone speakers I've ever heard and the sound quality is as flat as on any other phone out there. Haven't encountered any problems yet, everything works blazingly fast and the phone looks nice in my opinion. Could have a bigger screen as well, would make typing on a virtual keyboard so much easier for me. Wondering how many electric shocks I will get from touching the phone as HTC One M8 was horrible during a cold winter and my dry hands... Hopefully the bumper case helps this time.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] wingzfan:
The only speakers I've found better are the Axon 7 and Alcatel idol 4s. Those are rather amazing.

As for the shocks, I'm in Michigan where it's absurdly dry right now and haven't been shocked yet when not using a case.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] -ErrorFile-:
Yeah, well - when I had the One M8, I literally got shocks in a daily basis during cold days (~ most of the time in Finland) - no matter which clothes I wore (never stopped until I switched to Nexus 6 - it's partially plastic). This hasn't happened, at least not yet, with the Mate 9. I hope it remains like this, I'd like to be pick up the phone and answer a phone call without being electrocuted while at it. :D Wife's OP3 has given me some shocks when I've asked to test something on that phone... She uses a leather flip-case.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] def-g:
Coming from LG V10. This is a WICKED phone. We know all the great features. One under rated feature is the ability to use difference peices of various themes to tweak the phone juss so.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] Shuuin:
i would give it 8/10, i have only been using it in the store. But what i have seen i like !

I am not a fan of the edge from S7, but the huawei i like.

Screen is good, i was allowed to try and stress test the phone with apps running in background using ram and running a few benchmarks.

Boot time is great too and i am the guy who likes when things are small. And there is great options for that.

I'll be buying this phone soon, and then i might change my mind and see what more i can do with it. After all, i was standing with a Demo model so i was still limited !
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] tkalfaoglu:
I was just thinking today that after rooting, I cannot ask for anything else in a phone; it works amazingly well!
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] aheeejd:
I'm in the market for a phone & I can't find if this works on sprint or not. I see in specs it says cdma but in list of actual carriers it doesn't list sprint.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] gm007:
Check if it's compatible here http://willmyphonework.net
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] aheeejd:
What an awesome site, thank you sir
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] Derpling:
9/10, this is the best phone currently, in my opinion, what could be better is the EMUI, some options are buried out there, heck there is a pressure sensitivity option that I had to use other software to dig it out, camera in Low light shall be better with next iteration, while the DAC is decent, I would like to see high-end DAC as well and better speakers, the speakers are great but distortion is there when playing on highest volume, and of course IP68 rating.
[Huawei Mate 9 Real Life Review] wase4711:
almost sure its only gsm/t mobile/att