Huawei Mate 9
Huawei Mate 9 was just introduced at a dedicated
event held in Munich, Germany. The Mate 9 is built of metal around a big 5.9"
IPS display of 1080p resolution. The screen is covered with a piece of the 2.5D
glass. The phablet is just 7.5 mm thick and weighs the 190 grams.
Huawei Mate 9 indeed runs on the new Kirin 960
chipset, which offers a powerful octa-core processor with a quartet of the new
Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.4GHz and another four Cortex-A53 cores ticking at
1.8GHz. The chipset has finally gotten a proper flagship GPU this time with the
latest (Bifrost gen) ARM Mali-G71 MP8. Finally, there are 4GB of RAM onboard.
The Mate 9 highlight is the
second-generation Leica camera. It's a dual-camera setup with a 20MP f/2.2
monochrome and a 12MP f/2.2 color sensors. Those two snappers are enhanced by
optical image stabilization, and they can make use of the new 4-in-1 hybrid
autofocus that includes laser, phase-detect, depth, and contrast detection.
There is also a dual-tone dual-LED flash around. Huawei claims the camera supports a new
Hybrid Zoom feature, which should allow you to zoom without (significant) loss
of quality.
The Huawei Mate 9 is capable of 4K video
capturing, a first for a Huawei flagship. The selfie camera features an 8MP sensor
with f/1.9 aperture and autofocus - quite a treat for selfie fans. The rest of
the Mate 9 specs include 64GB expandable storage, dual-SIM and LTE
connectivity, and a 4,000 mAh battery with supports for Super Charge with a 5A
charger.There is also a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner with gesture support,
of the always-on variety.
The Mate 9 runs on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box
and comes skinned with the latest EMUI 5.0. It will launch in six colors -
Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown, Ceramic White, and
Black.
Huawei is going to release the Mate 9 phablet first
in China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Poland, Saudi
Arabia, Spain, Thailand, and United Arab Emirates. Even more markets will join
these soon after. The suggested retail price is € 699 for Europe.