Huawei Mate 9 announced - big display, Leica camera tech, and more!
The Huawei Mate 9 was announced and let the world know of the next generation of Mates. The Huawei Mate 9 has many top specs and boasts the camera. Just looking at the device from the event and other posts, the large screen is intriguing. It reminds me of the Nexus 6's giant display and how cumbersome it was to handle. However, the Mate 9 doesn't seem to have much of bezel and should help reduce strain handling the device. Apart from the huge size of the screen, which I like, the rest of the phone looks promising as ever.
Huawei Mate 9 Specifications
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Space Gray/Moonlight Silver/Champagne Gold/Mocha Brown/Ceramic White
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5.9" FHD Display1080p (1920 x 1080), 373ppi16.7M colors, Color saturation(NTSC) 96%High contrast 1500:1 (typical)
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HUAWEI Kirin 960, Octa-core CPU (4 x 2.4 GHz A73+ 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) + i6 co-processor, Mali-G71 MP8
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Android™ 7.0
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MHA-L29:4GB RAM + 64GB ROMMicro SD card slot, support up to 256GB (uses SIM 2 slot)MHA-L09:4GB RAM + 64GB ROMMicro SD card slot, support up to 256GB*Some of memory is occupied by OS and preloaded content.
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MHA-L29SIM1:4G TDD LTE: Band38/39/40/41(100MHz)4G FDD LTE:Band1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/29;3G UMTS(WCDMA)/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA:Band 1/2/4/5/6/8/193G TD-SCDMA: Band34/39CDMA EV-DO Rev. A: BC0(800MHz), only for China Telecom2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHzSIM2:3G UMTS(WCDMA): Band 1/2/4/5/6/8/19CDMA: BC0(800MHz),only for China Telecom2G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHzMHA-L09:4G TDD LTE: Band38/39/404G FDD LTE:Band1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/29;3G UMTS(WCDMA)/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA:Band 1/2/4/5/6/8/193G TD-SCDMA: Band34/392G GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
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GPS/Glonass/Galileo/BDS
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Wi-Fi 2.4G/5G, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with Wi-Fi Direct supportBT4.2, support BLEUSB Type C (High Speed USB)
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Fingerprint Sensor, G-Sensor, Gyroscope sensor, Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity sensor, Hall sensor, Barometer, IR
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Main camera20MP Monochrome+12MP RGB, F2.2OIS (Optical image stablization)BSI CMOSDual-tone flashPDAF+CAF+Laser+Depth auto focus2x Hybrid zoom4K video recordingFront camera8MP AF, F1.9
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Audio decoding formatsMP3, MIDI, AMR-NB, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-WB, WMA2-9, RA, PCM, OGG, and FLACAudio file formatsMP3, MP4, 3GP, WMA, OGG, AMR, AAC, FLAC, WAV, MIDI, and RA
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Video decoding formats4K video, H.265, H.264, H.263, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, RV7-10, Xvid, VP8, WMV9Video file formats3GP, MP4, WMV, RM, RMVB, and ASF
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EMUI 5.0
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4000mAh (Typical Value)
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MHA-L29: Dual SIMMHA-L09: Single SIM
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NFC supported
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Handset×1Headset×1Charger×1USB-C Cable×1USB-C to Micro USB Adapter ×1Eject tool x 1Quick Start Guide×1Matte Case×1
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Huawei Mate 9 Thoughts
Huawei has come out with some amazing devices the last few years. The Nexus 6P remains to be one of my top favorite phones of all time, along with the Honor 8. I've not had the chance to use a Mate device and I am hoping to get my hands on one soon. The Mate 9 will be first available to the Chinese market and is said to make it to the USA in a few months.I'm most excited to try the camera. Being partnered with Leica makes this very interesting because of the quality Leica produces. It's very cool to see such tech be integrated with smartphones.
EMUI 5.0 was announced along with the Mate 9 promising to match what users want from a smartphone experience. Personally, I am not fond of the UI EMUI has produced, but I appreciate the practical features it offers.The only draw back potentially is the display is just at 1080p. 1080p is considered old tech at this point and usually installed on low cost devices. So I am curious if the screen will look good, visible in daylight, etc. Granted many 1080p displays if done right, look just fine.Can't wait to use one hopefully soon!
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Source | Huawei