This is the month Huawei Mate 9 was announced to be officially released on the market. In this review, I share with you the different specifications, features, pros, cons, pricing and overall evaluation of this smartphone as you wait for its official launch. If you have been wondering what you should expect from it, take your break and relax, then continue reading since by the end of this post, you would have know and made a choice on what to do next.
From the past, Huawei has been praised for manufacturing what people know as the best quality smartphones and devices. And being a fan, there was no way I could miss sharing with you all about the [[[Huawei Mate 9]]] just like I have done on the [[[Mate 8]]], [[[P9]]] and etc. Now that you are ready, let me take you through the different features, specifications, ratings and pricing as usual.
Huawei Mate 9 overall features and specifications
Network – GSM, CDMA, HSPA, EVDO, LTE
Body dimensions – 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm (6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)
Weight – 190 g (6.70 oz)
SIM type – Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display type – IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size – 5.9 inches (~77.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution – 1080 x 1920 pixels (~373 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch support – Yes
OS – Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset – Hisilicon Kirin 960
CPU – Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU – Mali-G71 MP8
Memory Card slot – microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) – single SIM
microSD – up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) – dual SIM
Internal – 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Primary Camera – Dual 20 MP +12 MP, f/2.2, OIS, 2x zoom, Leica optics, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, check quality
Camera features – Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video – 2160p@30fps, check quality
Secondary – 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p
Sound Alert types – Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker – Yes
3.5mm jack – Yes
Noise cancellation – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Communication – WLAN, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth – v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS – Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC – Yes
Infrared port – Yes
USB Type – C 1.0 reversible connector
Sensors – Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Messaging – SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser – HTML5
Java No
Battery – Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery
Additional features
– DivX/XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player
– MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
– Document editor
– Photo/video editor
This device has been announced in Uganda too, where many share hoping it to be one of the most adorable smartphone for as long as the claimed features are indeed as claimed. Thinking of what to do next? Stay tune and wait for us to share when its all done..
