We have a Huawei Mate 9! Ask us anything!

[Daniel Bader]

Hello! I (Daniel Bader) and Alex Dobie have Huawei's new Big Phone, the Mate 9, featuring the brand new Kirin 960 chip, a massive 4,000mAh battery, and a really interesting dual camera setup! And, of course, it runs Android 7.0 Nougat with the new EMUI 5.0 layer, and it's way better.

Interested in this new phone? Ask us anything!

 

[Brjlk]

How does the Mate 9 low light photos compare with the Pixel XL's?

 

[Nozzles Brewin]

I'm not sure if this is where to ask it or if you can answer this but where can I get the wallpaper shown here?

Huawei Mate 9 preview: Big deal | Android Central

 

[Daniel Bader]

How does the Mate 9 low light photos compare with the Pixel XL's?

We haven't had enough time to put the camera through its paces yet, but we'll let you know ASAP!

I'm not sure if this is where to ask it or if you can answer this but where can I get the wallpaper shown here?

Huawei Mate 9 preview: Big deal | Android Central

That's one of the auto-generating wallpapers. I can try and find it for you!

 

[Rille]

How brutal is the batterylife?

 

[DaveWalesUK]

Good Bye Samsung... Mate 9 here I come.

Hi, Just joined this forum as I have a couple of probably basic questions!
1) SD card memory. Can I add 256GB card and select that as the main memory. Will that be slower to use? ( I'm use to my Note 4 where the sd card is kept separate from main memory and can't be adopted )
2) I use Apex launcher at the moment. I hope to use that to allow myself an app drawer etc

Thank you

 

[Daniel Bader]

How brutal is the batterylife?

Brutal? I've only had the phone for a few hours, so I can't really speak to it just yet but a 4,000mAh battery with a 1080p screen is sure to be good.

Good Bye Samsung... Mate 9 here I come.

Hi, Just joined this forum as I have a couple of probably basic questions!
1) SD card memory. Can I add 256GB card and select that as the main memory. Will that be slower to use? ( I'm use to my Note 4 where the sd card is kept separate from main memory and can't be adopted )
2) I use Apex launcher at the moment. I hope to use that to allow myself an app drawer etc

Thank you

Hey, welcome!

1) I don't think you can do that... the Mate 9 doesn't support Adoptable Storage AFAIK, but you can insert a 256GB card and put most of your stuff on there.
2) You can definitely use Apex launcher instead of the main one.

Hope that helps!

 

[robk84]

Does EMUI 5 fix the notification shade, application white listing, and lock screen notifications?

 

[webb]

When & where can be purchased and can I use with Sprint ?

 

[chazglenn3]

When & where can be purchased and can I use with Sprint ?

Yes, does Huawei sell this with the CDMA radios for Sprint?

 

[Ry]

Does a user still have to whitelist apps?

 

[gaudrtyl]

Yes, does Huawei sell this with the CDMA radios for Sprint?

any chance us Canadians can order and unlocked version that would work up here?

 

[anon(661246)]

Is encryption turned on by default? FDE is super important to me

 

[S Prime]

Also, does it have the CDMA channel support for Verizon in the US?

 

[Rille]

How fast is it compared to Pixel phones/S7 Edge?

 

[egghead221]

Does it have infrared?

 

[giper54]

Will the Mate 9 work on all 4 carriers in the US? If so will and ATT and Verizon SIM card combo work? How's reception? Is the dBm better or worse than the S7?

 

[Jaymil]

Yes, does Huawei sell this with the CDMA radios for Sprint?

That remains to be seen, however when Huawei announced this processor a few weeks back they mentioned that it carried CDMA capabilities. Just a matter of if they will enable them or not..and then a matter of if verizon and sprint choose to allow it on their networks.

 

[Ilya Ivanov]

How much faster is krin 960 compared to 950?

 

[rimz808]

When will it be on sale in the USA and will it be unlocked? Price? Colors?