Video: Huawei Mate 9 Review

Huawei’s line-up is starting to look more unified with the launch of the Mate 9 and the GR5 (2017) and a lot of the features are consistent across product lines.

The Huawei Mate 9, however, still retains some of its original key strengths — large display, better processing power and longer battery life. The latest release also introduced the 2nd-generation Leica-certified dual rear camera system first presented in the P9/P9 Plus.

Huawei Mate 9 specs:
5.9-inch full HD IPS LCD display @ 1920 x 1080 resolution
HiSilicon Kirin 960 2.4GHz octa-core processor
i6 co-processor
Mali-G71 MP8
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD
Dual Leica rear cameras
20MP monochrome sensor
12MP RGB sensor with F2.2 aperture, OIS
8MP front camera with F1.9 aperture
Dual SIM
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS w/ A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BDS
Fingerprint sensor
NFC
IR Blaster
USB Type-C
4,000mAh battery
Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.0

What we liked about it:
* Impressive performance
* Great camera
* Very long battery life
* Fast charging
* Nougat right out of the box

What we did not like:
* Average display