Huawei has officially confirmed that the Mate 9 available in the United States
starting January 6. The announcement was made by the Chinese company
during a CES event in the US.
As an added bonus the company announced that it will
bring Alexa - Amazon’s cloud-based voice service - to the handset, making the
Mate 9 the first smartphone of its kind. You'll be able to ask Alexa to set an
alarm, build to-do lists, get the weather and traffic reports.
Access to Amazon Alexa will be made available
sometime "early 2017." For those who purchase the Mate 9 before that,
they'll get the feature through an OTA update. The Huawei Mate 9 carry a US$ 599 price tag, and will be available in Space Gray and Moonlight Silver color
options. Several retailers including Best Buy, Amazon, Newegg, and B&H will
be selling it.
