Huawei Rolling Out Android Pie to the Mate 9

It is the 2016 flagship phone’s second major Android update Huawei has been doing a great job so far when it comes to software updates: as of this writing, it has rolled out Android Pie to the Mate 10 and P20 series, Nova 3, and P10. The latest to join the Android Pie club is the […]

Huawei’s Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro Start Getting Android Oreo, EMUI 8

Last year’s flagship just got better While Huawei might be all about their Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro nowdays, the company hasn’t forgotten about its previous phablet flagship. The Chinese manufacturer kicked off its Android Oreo Beta program a few months ago, and now they’ve started seeding Android 8.0 Oreo and EMUI 8 to […]

Huawei is looking for Mate 9 users to join its Android Oreo Beta Program

Be one of the first to use Android Oreo Are you a Huawei Mate 9 user? Do you want to try out Android Oreo and EMUI 8 as soon as possible? Well, it might be your lucky day, as Huawei is looking for more users to be part of its Android Oreo beta program, which […]

Huawei Mate 9 With Android Oreo, EMUI 6 Lets You Set Screen Resolution And More

Check out the upcoming Android Oreo update for the Mate 9! Huawei’s expected to launch the Mate 10 in a few days, but that doesn’t mean they’re forgetting about last year’s flagship. Not at all, in fact the Mate 9 is expected to get Android Oreo along with EMUI 6, and according to the folks […]

Huawei Mate 10 Pro Shown Beside Mate 9

You can clearly see the difference in design Wondering how the Mate 10 looks like beside the Mate 9? Well, you no longer have to wonder – someone’s managed to take clear renders of the rear of the Mate 10 and put it beside the last year’s Mate 9. Looking at the two phones side-by-side, […]

Head-to-Head: Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro VS Huawei Mate 9

Here’s an interesting match-up – Samsung’s soon-to-be-launched 6-inch Galaxy C9 Pro pitted against Huawei’s dual-Leica-toting 6-incher, the Mate 9. It’s a mid-ranged phablet versus a flagship tier 6-incher. Obviously, the mid-tier C9 Pro falters when compared to the flagship Mate 9, but it’s still very much a competitive device, especially when you factor in the […]

Head-to-Head: Huawei Mate 9 vs. Huawei P10

There’s plenty of similarities between Huawei’s premiere phablet Mate 9 and the recently announced Huawei P10 flagship phone. Skimming through the two spec sheets, you can see that the P10 is basically the Mate 9 stuffed in a smaller frame, with some improvements here and there. Let’s do an in-depth side-by-side and discuss the finer […]

Huawei Mate 9 Review: The Best Big Phone That You Can Buy Today

Huawei’s Mate series has always had stiff competition from Korean powerhouse Samsung thanks to the latter’s phenomenal Note devices. This year is a little different though – with the untimely demise of the Korean brand’s flagship phablet, the door has been left wide open for its competitors to take advantage. While Huawei’s Mate 9 flagship […]

First Shots: Huawei Mate 9

We’ve already given you our first take on Huawei’s dual-camera flagship, the Mate 9. But while we went into detail about the features and functions of the phone, we neglected to give you images taken from its twin rear cameras co-engineered with famed imaging company Leica. Read: Huawei Mate 9 Initial Review Well, today we’re […]

Huawei Mate 9 Initial Review: A Phone That Stays Fast

No matter how fast your Android phone is, for some reason it slows down after a ton of use. We’ve seen this particular phenomenon on many phones made by a multitude of manufacturers – it’s seemingly a curse that Android phones can’t escape, no matter how judicious you are in its use. That’s why we […]

The Huawei Mate 9 is in now the Philippines too! 

The cats out of the bag if you saw our post about the local availability of the Huawei GR5 2017. Yes,  it’s higher spec’d sibling,  the Huawei Mate 9, has come along with it and is now  being sold in the Philippines.  The news comes from a Facebook post from Mr. Marlon Geronimo who took […]

Huawei Mate 9 Lite to be Launched as GR 2017 in SEA Markets

Earlier in November, Huawei globally launched the midrange, dual-camera Mate 9 Lite. In China, the Mate 9 Lite was launched last October under the Honor 6X sub-brand. Now, it seems that Huawei is planning to roll-out the same handset for SEA markets as the GR5 2017. Why all the name-changing and brand-finagling? Who knows. Chalk […]