The Huawei Mate 9 was launched in November last year with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. Now the company has started selling a new model that comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, as it has been listed on some third-party e-commerce retailers like Amazon at $899 (Rs. 61,000), GeekBuying.com at $819.99 (Rs. 56,000) and TO2C.com for $764 (Rs. 52,000).
Apart from the upgraded RAM and storage, there's no other changes to rest of the specifications of Mate 9.
Running Android Nougat based EMUI 5.0, the Huawei Mate 9 had 6-inch Full HD IPS display, Kirin 960 processor and 4000mAh battery. It sports second-generation Leica dual-lens camera (20MP monochrome sensor + 12MP RGB sensor), which has been co-engineered with Leica. On the front there's an 8MP selfie shooter.
Other features include hybrid dual-SIM slots, 4G LTE, NFC, USB Type-C, fingerprint scanner and Huawei's SuperCharge fast charging technology (full day use with 20 minute of charge).
The Mate 9 also supports Google's Daydream VR platform, thanks to the built-in sensors, and is compatible with Google's Daydream View VR headset.
Currently Huawei is selling the Mate 9 in China, Europe and U.S markets. It is not known when the handset will launch in India.
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Huawei has just announced its latest Mate series flagship, the Mate 9 at an event in Germany. The phone sports a unibody aluminum design with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and has Leica-certified dual rear cameras just like the Huawei P9. It also ships with Google's latest Android 7.0 Nougat with Emotion UI 5.0 on top.
The Huawei Mate 9 features 5.9-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D Glass display and is powered by octa-core Kirin 960 processor paired with Mali G71 GPU and IntelliSense i6 sensor hub for motion and image sensor calculation. Thanks to the sensors, the Mate 9 is one of the first Daydream VR-ready phone apart from Google's new Pixel phones. The Mate 9 packs 4GB RAM and has 64 inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via microSD card.
The camera department is handled by 20MP (monochrome sensor) + 12MP (color sensor) dual rear camera with Leica lenses accompanied by dual LED flash boasting features like optical image stabilization, 4-in-1 hybrid auto-focus with laser auto-focus, phase detection auto-focus, depth focus, contrast focus and Hybrid Zoom, which is a 2x digital zoom that combines photos from both cameras. For selfies and video calling there's 8MP front facing camera with f/1.9 aperture and auto-focus.
Connectivity options include hybrid dual-SIM slots, Cat.12 4G LTE with download speeds of 600mbps, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS, NFC and USB Type-C port. It is fueled by 4000mAh battery backed by Huawei SuperCharge technology. Huawei claims that in 20 minutes, this tech can charge the Mate 9, for a full day use and with just 10 minute of charging you'll get enough battery life for watching two movies.
The Huawei Mate 9 is priced at 699 Euros (Rs. 51,600) and will roll out in China, Malaysia, France, Poland, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Spain, Japan, Thailand, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. It comes in Black, Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown and Ceramic White colors.
