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[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Lodix:
That is European price with taxes, pixel cost much more here.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] dscline:
That's hardly a fair comparison. Either you got a special price (like Black Friday), or you're comparing the 5" Pixel to the Mate 9. The Pixel XL is $770 in the US, and even with that it's still 0.4" smaller than the Mate 9.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] dscline:
FWIW, CNET is claiming it will be $600 in the US, though sadly only in grey and silver. https://www.cnet.com/news/cant-wait...mate-9-is-coming-to-the-us-with-amazon-alexa/
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] aknotts415:
ehh much lower than I expected. $599 sounds great if its true. Especially at B&H Photo with no tax :) to sell my Pixel XL 128GB or not lol

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Preorders start Jan 5th 12am at B&H Photo!!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] galaxys:
Good price, but Must be the 4x64gb?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Coolbananas:
I'm not 100% but I'm pretty sure the 6/128 version is China only.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] dscline:
Of course, but at least it's the dual sim version. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1300844-REG/huawei_51091bku_mate_9_mha_l29_64gb.html
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] aknotts415:
Pretty sure it is. Every post I've read says if u have the 6gb ram 128 ROM version it's the one without Google play so it's the Chinese version
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
Wonder if tmobile will pick up the mate 9?

Only going to sell then for us warranty purposes.

Outside of the Nexus does Huawei offer warranties with usa phones?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] aknotts415:
If it's officially sold in the USA then yes. B&h photo has it up with a 1 year limited warranty. Supposedly best buy, Amazon and new egg will also have it Jan 6th. Theres a article on CNET.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] NeutronBomb:
Just saw one on display at Best Buy. They had no tag and none of the people working their knew anything about it such as price or when it would go on sale. I compared it with my wife's mate 9 and it was the same model number. MHA-L29 I believe? It was on the 136 build I think.. newer than what my wife's is on. The one they had on display was the space grey.

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Also looks like newegg has it in stock and up for sale now with U.S. Warranty. Only grey and silver though unfortunately. Would consider dumping my Mi Mix for a black Mate 9.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] James_Watson:
Jan 6 is soon coming.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
No point in returning. No special warranty( figured but was hopeful) most I've read are $150 for warranty and $100 deductable. Pretty standard.

Guess I paid a few bucks extra for early access. But amazing price though.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] rodriguez236:
I just bought the international version. So is the international verson the same as the us version except for the adapter? They both have the same model number. I wonder if the international model will also get the alexa update when available.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] aknotts415:
theres like 3 numbers after the model number that are specific to region so it is different in the updates it gets. The last 3 numbers dictates why some L29s get a update faster than others.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] gm007:
http://www.gizmochina.com/2017/01/05/the-us-version-of-the-huawei-mate-9-will-have-amazons-alexa/
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ewingr:
So I presumed you confirmed it is only the 4GB version?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] TOWWTC:
I am excited! Been waiting a couple months for this announcement haha. The Alexa announcement was a pleasant surprise. Although... I'm still tempted to get the international version since it'll save me roughly $100. Was hoping Amazon would run a special promotion for the device but oh well.

I'm still tempted to wait for Nokia's flagship (unfortunately there might not be any news for it until next month or so).
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] dscline:
Best Buy, Amazon, Newegg, and B&H all have it up on their sites for ordering. You can confirm it right there on their product pages.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ekerbuddyeker:
on ebay the international versions are MORE not less. I think the price is good and newegg often has 'deals'. Plus may better to buy in the US in the case something goes wrong with it.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] dscline:
You can get the dual sim 64/4 international version for $500 shipped? The US sellers seem cheaper to me than the sources I've seen for international. At least international has more color options.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] TOWWTC:
Sorry, no. My friend told me 32/4 for 500. The white, 64GB version is 'only' $5 less than the US version. Black is roughly $640. I might just wait and see.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] dscline:
That's still better than the pricing I've seen. They've all been $700+, which questions as to whether you'd have to pay duties, get a warranty, etc.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Goronok:
Yeah, I just bought the "international" 4/64 for $660 last week and that was the cheapest I could find. The US pricing is definitely a good deal, comparatively
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] emtownsend:
Looks like $599 but only for GSM. :(

6P here I come... Seems to be the best bet in large format Verizon compatibles now that this option is off the table officially...
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
Never understand how folks can find/use XDA but can't find cheaper deals over the internet vs retail.

I paid close to retail at the end of December.

Only reason in the last month to pay more than 650ish was for the 128gb model.

Hopefully a real dev jumps on board.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] jonathan3579:
Yep! I have a store pickup at Best Buy later today. ?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] daraj:
So its same to assume that the US version is the same as the MHA-L29 european version? same firmware?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
Wondering the same. Is amazon stuff preinstalled or coming later this month .
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] rodriguez236:
I understood that alexa was not coming until february and an article I read said it would come to the US version and international version in an update.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Nitemare3219:
Pissed. Bought a 64GB international model for like $680 just over a week ago...

I looked around but could not find any below $650 unless they were 32GB...
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] TOWWTC:
Jet has it for 584

If you order it now, it won't be. It will come preinstalled later according to the release since the update won't be til around February.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ramheer:
I have to agree with you
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Crickette:
Where did you purchase your mi mix and how much was it? What network are you on?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] NeutronBomb:
I bought mine on Swappa. I've been using it on At&t for a month now and I get LTE about 95% of the time in Southern California. The only reason I'm considering switching to the mate 9 is because I hate having to use a case and I greatly prefer metal backs. I don't think I can give it up though...I have it rooted with Xposed and have everything working perfectly.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] galaxys:
Just ordered the USA Mate 9 Silver 4/64 from Newegg! :) :cool:
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] bryancotton84:
Just ordered mine too! Moonlight silver and it will be here Sunday! Can't wait and hope development picks up!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Crickette:
how much did you pay?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] NeutronBomb:
I paid $950 for mine but it was one of the first on there. You can get it a good bit cheaper now. 256gb version for under $850
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] leo72793:
I work at best buy and i bought mine today. Waiting for sprint to allow the imei on the network OR ill have Tmo buy my contract out
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] emtownsend:
Beatin the dying Verizon horse...

So, I'm going to beat this dead horse one last time:

This is supposedly the network specs for the phone according to GSMarena.

Will this phone work on Verizon even if not officially, kinda like the Axon 7? Or is it simply and plainly NO BIG FAT WAY?

NETWORK	Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (MHA-L29 model only)	CDMA 800 / 1900 - MHA-L29

3G bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - MHA-L29, MHA-L09	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - MHA-L29

4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - MHA-L29

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - MHA-L09

Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps

GPRS	Yes

EDGE	Yes
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] TOWWTC:
How much did you get it for?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] emtownsend:
So, it will work with Sprint? With Verizon, it doesn't have to be "allowed" or "official", as long as the proper CDMA is present I can just pop in my SIM and it will work. The proper CDMA channel is the question...
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] rjeftw:
Saw the announcement Thursday, and Amazon could have it delivered to me by the end of the day Friday so I ordered one. Phone is crazy fast! Only thing I really want is WiFi calling. T-Mobile and my apartment don't get along so well.

Much smoother than my previous phone Galaxy S7 Edge by a huge margin. Since I've been on touchwiz for a while it's taking a little bit to get used to EMUI... Where do I turn off sync?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sledgie:
I just got mine today. I have t-mobile and Verizon. One of the nice things about the Axon 7 and Axon 7 mini was I could do both in the phone and switch to the sim I wanted to use.

I ordered it Friday AM and got Saturday delivery. I have MHA-L29 and I'm updated with B138 firmware. No Alexa yet, and that's one of the reasons I bought it. Most reports claimed it was going to come preloaded, although some news outlets have updated in the last 24 saying updates should come in early Feb for Alexa. Not exactly how they advertised it originally.

I shall try the Verizon and see if it picks up anything. I noticed there's carrier aggregation and volte on/off in the sim settings

Also one thing to note, it was originally suggested and reported that both sims would be able to use 4G, as opposed to 4G in one and 2g in the other. Can anyone confirm? This is another reason I picked this phone up.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sledgie:
As for sync, the aren't any notification menu buttons you push, which is kind of stinky. You have to go into accounts and push menu top right. I've included a screenshot.

Going into battery and selecting power saving mode will also disable account sync.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] lawtq:
Sync off is :

Settings-acounts- then top right of screen you'll see 3 vertical dots. Press them, there'll be option to turn auto sync off.

Can you pic me the build number and kernel version in the "about phone" section in settings? Hide personal info like imei, and so on
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sledgie:
Here's mine. US version
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] rjeftw:
Holy hell, I've been hunting that down all day! Thanks!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] lawtq:
Thank you very much, C567. Let's see how often the USA get updates
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] volcolm:
I seen these on Amazon Canada for a while (no warranty - not going to deal with that if the phone craps the bed). Now NCIX is selling them for $1000 CAD. The Pro is $1500 CAD. I really want this phone in 4-5 months from now when it's cheaper, however, by that time NCIX will stop selling the darn things, Wind/Freedom mobile will still be selling them like they're new, and I'll have to go through Amazon without warranty because Freedom mobile seems to think that only new customers can have new devices.

Those shenanigans aside, does anyone know if it'll support band AWS-66?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] forrestcate:
What about pixel XL
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Nisam Mate:
the real dev we would need and would be willing to play around with kirin and 4.x kernel is [MENTION=4167023]AndreiLux[/MENTION] but somehow I doubt he will get the phone even if Huawei released kernel sources for Mate 9 (which I still cannot find, maybe I am wrong).
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sledgie:
Not sure about 66. Got this from the Huawei Consumer link on the phone.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] emtownsend:
The 128GB version is not available until March and the cost is quite high. I have been looking at them and have been on a Google "waiting list" since they first went out of stock. Otherwise, the Pixel XL is a fine choice.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] aknotts415:
I was thinking about selling my pixel XL 128 Verizon version and getting the mate 9 if ur interested.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] leo72793:
As per my stores rules, thats classified

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RN sprints being a PITA. Saying it wont work ( claims it cant see it. if they do that ill get a 10gb verizon plan and leave sprint. i get a discount at work )
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] emtownsend:
PM me?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sledgie:
Found a widget that turns sync on/off. Enjoy
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Lodix:
You can get the Pro version cheaper in Eglobal.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] bryancotton84:
Had the phone a couple hours now and am blow away by the speed of this thing. Granted im coming from the V20 that was a lag machine but this thing is zippy! Love the blue accents too within the settings! If anyone is on the fence about this phone, make the move, its a fantastic device!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] gharris040604:
Same here coming from a v20 and iPhone 7plus. This thing files
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] jr313:
Ordered mine today in the moonlight silver sure wish I would've came in the brown/gold but it will do. Haha. I can't wait to mess around with it I'm coming from a nexus 6P will miss the development a bit but I'm sure I'll get over it. Hopefully we can get some custom kernels I like to mess with the volume output.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ekerbuddyeker:
So I have had the phone 24 hours. Doing a side by side with iPhone 7(i had a note 7 before). Where it wins absolutely is the camera. This is by far the best camera I have ever used, especially the ability to Mess around with Bokeh. And real black and white is incredible. I think the email and calendar apps are better on the iPhone. But that's about it. It is also faster at loading apps that the iPhone. That's a first for me.

Anyone know how to enable HD Voice and voice over LTE?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] daviddem:
Settings>More (under Mobile date)>Mobile network

There you can enable it. I'm on T-Mobile and it works flawlessly.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
Whats your model number?

Option not available on c636
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] daviddem:
MHA-L29
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ekerbuddyeker:
Nor on the US model I just purchased
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] daviddem:
I also got US model MHA-L29 and on t-Mobile it is working fine.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] leo72793:
Buds data only plan works GREAT on this phone. 20+down and up consistently.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
meant firmware version.

Wondering if anyone on c636b138 have the option.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] daviddem:
Mine is C567B138. You can flash that firmware.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
Wont I lose features or something if I install another firmware?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] daviddem:
No, sometimes you may even get more features like US carrier settings!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
Got to wait for funkyhuawei.

If you get a chance I think he is looking for that particular firmware. Contact durraaa
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] daviddem:
I am happy to help!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sledgie:
On C567 B138 I have VoLTE on and it seems to work pretty well.

Carrier Aggregation is nice as well
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Governa:
You're correct.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ekerbuddyeker:
I also have that firmware but I do NOT have the voLTE option. Strange. Maybe becuase im on ATT?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] skunkiechris:
Yep, AT&T only allows VOLTE on approved devices.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] rjeftw:
Do you think they'll add WiFi calling in a future update? My T-mobile coverage on my apartment is terrible... That's my only pet peeve. Besides that it's great everywhere else I've been. Fastest phone I've owned this far.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sledgie:
What's interesting is I thought nougat 7.0 was supposed to bring wifi calling built in? Someone correct me if I'm wrong?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
Think the work around is using Google Hangouts for wifi calling.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] rjeftw:
Got that up and running! I generally use Messenger for everything, but this will have to do for now.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] mscion:
Hi. I was checking out a display model at Best Buy and could not determine if, from the lockscreen, you can do a swipe up from the bottom edge and get the options to use recorder, calculator, flashlight, timer and qr code reader. I can from Chinese model but may want to rebrand as North American model so checking. Thanks!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] lawtq:
You can on European model. I'm sure usa one will have it too
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sledgie:
You certainly can. But only from lock screen or when you press power button off and then on again
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] aknotts415:
https://twitter.com/RingkeOfficial/status/818914490230206464

Ringke Cases on amazon for $4.99!! Free shipping if you change the seller to the official ringke store. Coupon code is in the tweet!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] rjeftw:
Yes you can, and I didn't know that. Thanks!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] mscion:
That's good news! Even though I've selected English as the main language, there are a few places where Chinese shows up on my screen but it hasn't bothered me much as of yet. Might even motivate me to learn a little Chinese! But my guess is it's a matter of time till I rebrand. There are a few Huawei apps on mine that do not appear on the one in Best Buy (Again, they generally open up in Chinese). Hopefully when the update comes with Alexa it can use an English voice! The only other difference I see is that the navigation bar has an option to hide it. Maybe updates have this on US and European versions?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] RMXO:
I just ordered from Amazon, what firmware is everyone using on the US version?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] sledgie:
Earlier in the thread:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=70445487&postcount=72
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] TOWWTC:
This is my first time hearing about this company (then again I rarely, if ever buy cases). How good (protective) are their cases?
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
Ringke and spiegen are probably the 2 best everyday normal case companies that's available everywhere.

Obviously OtterBox is best for extra protection.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] TOWWTC:
Thanks, appreciate it!
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] admorris:
You can download Alexa in play store...No different than app that's being uploaded via Huawei.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] volcolm:
It's not that far off after the exchange rate.

And + more money when they want their share of taxes at the border, and UPS "brokerage" pillaging that typically goes down with it and it'll likely be about exactly the same, if not more.

It's not cheaper here.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] luckyfate:
Does mate 9 work on both T-mobile and Verizon networks? I have nexus 6p works on both networks. Please comment.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Lodix:
There is a different of more than 150 dollars so yeah for me it is a HUGE difference, and they do the shipping tax free. I am getting mine today with no problems.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] aknotts415:
Not on Verizon. It works on. T-Mobile and at&t.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] robertc88:
Picked up one today at BB. I am on att so no worries but doing a Google search you just have to go in and add apn setting for Verizon. Now if you will get LTE is a different story, all these unlocked smartphones one has to watch the bands available.

Liking it so far, I was going to get a Pixel XL but nowhere to be found and the Mate is cheaper anyway .And watching yt for speed tests, yep Mate wins. :)

I like Hauwei smartphones, I have the 6p and Honor 8 and not sorry I purchased either.

BB has 45 day return on unlocked smartphones if you are an elite rewards ember which I am so no risk besides.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] ekerbuddyeker:
How did you get those icons
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] cline2:
Can this US version be unlocked bootloader and root???
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] fix-this!:
once best buy has one in store ill get to play with it. im not going to blindly drop $599 on a device. typically huawei doesnt release proper source for devs so im a bit weary. I may just wait for the lg g6.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] mscion:
The icons are called veno. You can get them from playstore. They are arranged in a widget that comes with "Total Launcher" that I can scroll through to select one handed..
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] robertc88:
It was on a kiosk at my local BB. There is no risk, there is a return policy.

Typically android smartphones sans a few exceptions have limited resale value so one had better like it after the return period or they take a pretty big hit.

I have 45 days, I will know by then. :)
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] aknotts415:
Jet.com also has free returns no restocking fee. So try it out.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] Gdwheel:
Do you notice the lack of Band 30 LTE support? That is my concern with AT&T.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] lyall29:
Are you absolutely sure that you have 45 days? I'm also an Elite member at Best Buy and I tried to return a Nexus 6p on the 16th day and they said that I could not. I told them that it is an unlocked phone and they said that on any phone the return period is 14 days, unlocked or locked. I asked if she could try anyway and she did try but the computer rejected it. Could have been just my store, I don't know.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] robertc88:
Never had a problem before at my local BB, I suppose one should inquire beforehand but I do not know why each store would be different. I am elite PLUS member, not just elite.

This smartphone rocks and I plan on monitoring to see if the price drops before my 45 days expire so I can get a credit for the difference. Hopefully it will.
[Huawei Mate 9 Questions & Answers] fix-this!:
huawei doesnt have a good or any resale value. my local best buys dont have any on display or in stock so ill probably wait. I also want to see if it gets any custom roms.

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the return policy is 14 days and they have a 35 dollar restock charge. this is at all best buys.