Huawei Mate 9 Review: The Best Big Phone Around?

Here's my review of the Huawei Mate 9. It's a 5.9-inch smartphone that doesn't feel its size. Huawei has packed it with ton of great features and a super fast processor. The latest version of EMUI 5.0 also brings a cleaner design. Watch for the full review!

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[MatthewMoniz]

What do you guys think of the Huawei Mate 9 and do you like big phones?

[julianeccleshall]

First off, the new update vastly improves the way notifications are handled on the phone. Rather than displaying a simple number ticker showing you how many notifications you have in the status bar, the Mate 9 now displays proper notification icons so you can see exactly what notifications you've received throughout the day. You do have the ability to revert back to the number ticker if your heart so desires, and Huawei has also fixed a bug with Gmail notifications being unreadable on the handset.

In addition to the notification setup being fixed, Huawei has also improved the camera experience with the Mate 9. A 6x hybrid zoom mode has been added to the camera app, and the interface for zooming now features the ability to quickly hop to a 2x zoom for easier and faster zooming of your subjects. Overall image quality has also been improved too, with areas of low-light performance, color accuracy, and rendering of details all seeing noticeable upgrades. Round all of this out with the Mate 9's official bump up to the Android security patch that landed on November 1, and you're looking at an incredibly full-featured update for the phone.

[djjohnthomasdotcom]

I got myself the mate 9 and I'm kinda in love with it. I'm a HEAVY user... the battery is incredible. my last phone was the LG V10, which I got only because Samsung took away the removable battery... I was going through 2-3 batteries a day on my LG. I'm that kind of heavy user. believe it or not, I don't need to charge the Huawei all day. I love the screen, the emui 5 (Android 7) is a great step up from 6... although there's a learning curve for some advanced options. sound is great through bt or wired headphones. calls and video chat are great. the system is flippin FAST. and I love the touches of a screen protector already on when it comes out the box, and the thin case it comes with. the leica camera rocks. the selfie camera is okay. my LG V10 camera was better, honestly. but the battery... life changing.

[Kayfabe-]

I'm waiting and waiting and waiting here in the U.S. for this phone!!...what's up!!!

[SantoIago]

This is such a good video! The camera shot it very well and you're super thorough with your information. Great job!

[kedarkulkarni]

this channel deserves millions subscribers...👍👏..

[shuying]

Why some people say 1080p display on 5.9 inch will not look good? My 23 inch monitor has 1080p IPS display and I think it looks good. What am I missing here?

[ApeNetwork]

More than awesome video mate, good job :)

[Believe]

can't wait. I've watched so many many review and it really drive me to buy it now.

[sabeehsaqib]

Awesome Review! I found this one way better than the one on Phone Arena. Though I do think that the camera thing is dependant on the software update because some reviewers marked Mate 9 better than the iPhone 7 Plus while some did not. Let's see the changes after the final Update. I expect a video on the Mate 9's Camera after the Final Update is released

[adams.]

I love big phones and if this thing had a quad HD display it'd be right at the top of the list for me. Dual facing speakers wouldn't hurt either but the screen more than anything.

[igorsantiago]

Great review. Keep it up. Like the camera comparison with the Iphone. I want to get the phone but just if about camera not being as great and display. How about security, what kind of extra security does the Mate 9 offers? I am looking for a phone to use at work.

[ishtiaque]

Nice review as always!
Wallpaper looks crispy! Where can I get it from?

[gabrielmacedo]

This is one of my favorite technology channels, congratulations for your work, hello from Brazil ✌

[NoKaboose]

Just add another +200k to your subs Matthew. Well laid out review as usual.

[roviandsouza]

every video of yours is of great detail.i personally love them. I have a question do you buy all of the products u review?

[LegendaryPhenom]

Bought it to replace the s7e, Mate 9 is the best phone i ever used, it's cool, super fast, amazing cpu intensive gaming performance, good speakers, headphone quality with DTS mode is good, amazing battery life, great camera

[LuneTech]

great video. how do you like EMUI 5.0? I can't wait for my honor 8 to get the update

[_DrScream]

Great review as always, Matt. Cheers!

[KMDL]

Matthew, have you revisited the Mate 9 since the big camera update late December 2016?