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I used the Huawei Mate 8 extensively earlier this year, and truth be told, the Mate 9 has much, much better build quality and ergonomics. The Mate 9 slightly smaller display it has a 5.9 inch display instead of the Mate 8 6 inch panel and rounded sides make it much more comfortable to hold than its predecessor.

While the Mate 8 feels like a big rectangular slab with sharp sides, the Mate 9 rounded sidesand the more pronounced curve of its rear panelmakes it more natural to hold in my hands. In fact, in comparison to other flagship smartphones like the OnePlus 3 I argue that the Mate 9 feels more premium and comfortable to hold.

Other than that, theMate 9 also doesn look quite as sleek as the Mate 9 Proand its dual curved display; the metal back of the device is quite slippery too. I actually almost dropped the device several times, although this is really a characteristic inherent in metal phones.

The top and bottom parts of the rear panel are plastic panels coloured the same as the metal back, but its different feel gives it away. https://www.loiregrafix.fr/products/coque-samsung-a5-2017-flamant-rose-pascher-jil2960 This is likely to remove unsightly antenna lines, but for some reason I think these usually unsightly lines may have given the Mate 9 more character here.

Not surprisingly, the fingerprint sensor of the Mate 9 is blazing fast; it is by far one of the quickest if notthequickest sensor I ever used. A slight tapon the sensor is enough to unlock the device, and it almost never fails. It comfortable to hold, it well built, and it looks premium too. While it doesn exactly outshine other competitors in the design department, its other qualities certainly do especially its Leica branded dual camera system.

Shipped with EMUI 5.0 based on Android 7.0 Nougat, the Mate 9 is one of the first smartphones in Malaysia to come with the latest version of Android cover for iphone 6 fit 6s out of the cover samsung j7 duos 2017 box. https://www.loiregrafix.fr/products/coque-samsung-a5-2016-harry-potter-pascher-jil3003 Thankfully, many characteristics of Nougat are retained in EMUI 5.0, such as split screen mode, the revamped notification panel, and even the ability to quickly switch between two apps by double tapping the menu button.

That being said, I did encounter some oddities with EMUI 5.0. For one, there the white on white colour issue in the notification custodia cover samsung s6 edge panel: for a while I actually wondered why my emails were missing their subject lines before eventually realising they were in white (see screenshot below).

Other than that, the fact that notifications only show up as numbers on top of the device is very unintuitive and downright ridiculous: Ihave to pull down the notification shade just to find out where are these numbered notifications coming from. There no way to see what app pushed the notification, forcing you to swipe down to see more.

Aside from that, one of EMUI best features is retained on the Mate 9: the useful fingerprint sensor gestures. Sliding down on the sensor brings down the notification panel this is especially useful on a device as big as the Mate 9 tapping it clears all notification, and swiping up on the sensor closes the notification shade. It worth noting that Huawei has implemented this feature long before Google did something similar on the Pixel phones.

As a whole, EMUI 5.0 feels a lot like a polished version of EMUI 4.1 on the Huawei P9and honor 8. It looks better, it offers many of Android Nougat useful features, and it a really lightweight and responsive Android skin. And, if you miss having an app drawer, you can actually enable that in EMUI 5.0.

As for the machine learning algorithms in the Mate 9, which supposedly makes the phone immagini cover samsung galaxy s3 faster the longer it is used, it not something cover ricaricabile iphone 4s come funziona that I can evaluate in my week long review of the device.

As was the case with the Huawei Mate 8, the Mate 9 generous 4,000mAh battery offers phenomenalbattery life. Throughout my time with cover samsung galaxy a5 2016 marmo custodia cover samsung j3 the device, I regularly find the phone with 30 40% of battery at the end of the day. In fact, this is one of the rare times when I had to consciously use the Mate 9 more than I usually do just to fully deplete the battery; on average, I eked outabout six hours of screen on time, which is spectacular.

The cover samsung j5 2017 christmas SuperCharge featureof the Mate 9 is pretty impressive too. https://www.loiregrafix.fr/products/coque-samsung-galaxy-a3-noir-pascher-jil1242 I managed to get about 60% of battery life in only 30 minutes of charging; keep in mind that the 4,000mAh battery is one of the largest around, making that figure all the more impressive.

Huawei has always stuck with 1080p displays for its smartphones, and the disegnare cover iphone Mate 9 is no exception. Well, the Mate 9 Pro and Porsche Design Mate 9 do have sharper 1440p displays, but I digress.

Resolution aside, the Mate 9 display is great. https://www.loiregrafix.fr/products/coque-samsung-galaxy-s8-louis-vuitton-bln9737 It bright enough that outdoor visibility isn an issue, colours are vibrant and punchy, and I honestly didn notice any pixelation despite this being a 5.9 inch custodia cover iphone x xs 1080p display. Yes, a 1440p display may look better, but that would also mean reduced battery life; one of the core strengths of the Mate 9.

Really, iphone 5s yellow cover I was impressed with the Mate 9 dual camera. Gimmick or not, it definitely delivers.

What the Mate 9 also lacks is a larger aperture lens. The f/2.2 lens lets in less light than the f/1.7 lens on the S7 edge, and in low light situations, the cover samsung s8 trasparente S7 edge is just noticeably better. https://www.loiregrafix.fr/products/coque-samsung-a5-2015-personnalisable-pascher-jil2780 One instance shooting an orange cat in a poorly lit street with both the S7 edge and Mate 9 yielded several blurry shots of what appears to be a brown cat on the Mate 9, as compared to still blurry but sharper and better exposed images of an orange iphone 6s cover kenzo feline in the S7 edge.

That said, it really impressive how much better Huawei has gotten in the camera department since the Mate cover iphone 6 happiness 8. https://www.loiregrafix.fr/products/coque-samsung-galaxy-ace-4-darty-pascher-jil2646 It noticeably faster and has better performance, but is still some ways behindclass leaders like Samsung and cover iphone cibo Apple. It is slowly but surely heading in the right direction, custodia cover huawei p10 lite though, and that always encouraging to see.

As far as retail prices go for flagship smartphones, the Mate 9 is actually decently priced. https://www.loiregrafix.fr/products/coque-samsung-s5-pop-corn-pascher-jil3119 Retailing at RM2,699, cover trasparente iphone it priced similarly to many other flagship smartphones, but one particularly stands out as a major competitor to the Mate 9: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge.

Let compare the camera of these two devices first. The Galaxy S7 edge is arguably better in this respect thanks to its fast dual pixel camera and responsive shooting experience, and the f/1.7 aperture of the S7 edge really helps in low light photography. While the Mate 9 camera is also plenty capable in low light conditions, its smaller f/2.2 aperture holds it back from delivering even better images.

These two devices differ quite a bit in other areas as well. I personally prefer the unique dual curved 1440p Super AMOLED display of the S7 edge along with its smaller dimension and glass and metal construction, but I surethe Mate 9 premium metal body and sizeable 5.9 inch 1080p IPS display haveits fair share of fans as well.

Aside fromthat,it worth noting that the Mate 9 has double the internal storage of the S7 edge at 64GB, not to mention superior battery life thanks to its lower resolution display and sizeable 4,000mAh battery. But, the S7 edge can actually be bought well below its RM3,099 official retail price; it entirely possible Samsung offering is moreaffordable than the RM2,699 Mate 9 now.

In the more affordable segment, there the OnePlus 3, which I personally think is the best Android smartphone one can get below RM2,000. Carrying a RM1,888 price tag, the OnePlus 3 costs RM811 less than the Mate 9, and it offers quite capable hardware as well.

Packed with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, the OnePlus 3 wouldn feel that much slower than the Mate 9, although I did notice that the Mate 9 provides better gaming cover samsung galaxy s5 unicorno performance. Other than that, the OnePlus 3 also has a more vibrant 5.5 inch 1080p Optic AMOLED display, not to mention more RAM custodia cover huawei p smart at 6GB.

However, the Mate 9 has a microSD card slot; the OnePlus 3 only offers 64GB of storage with no means of expandability. The Mate 9 also hasmuch better battery life and arguably better camera performance as well. Considering the difference in cost between these two devices, it a given that the Mate 9 offers better hardware; the OnePlus 3 is still a very capable device in its own right, of course.

The Huawei Mate 9 is an extremely good flagship smartphone. It is fast, it looks great although a tad bland in comparison to its Pro and Porsche Design counterparts and its camera is really, really good. I was really hoping that the Mate 9 camera was as good as class leaders like the S7 edge and the iPhone 7,but the shooting experience and small f/2.2 aperture really cover samsung galaxy grand neo plus grey’s anatomy held it back from being goes without saying that the Mate 9 is Huawei best smartphone yet; I can say with confidence that Mate 9 users will be satisfied with what it has to offer.

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