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Huawei Mate 9 review | Should I buy the Huawei Mate 9?

Huawei has come leaps and bounds in the UK market in recent years, bringing many of its smartphones to Blighty. Recently, the company took to the stage in Munich to show off the latest in the Huawei range, the Huawei Mate 9. We’ve spent some time with the Huawei Mate 9, and here’s what we think of it including design, build, features, spec, cameras and software.

PRICE WHEN REVIEWED

£599.99, US$599.99

HUAWEI MATE 9 REVIEW | SHOULD I BUY THE HUAWEI MATE 9?

Huawei has come leaps and bounds in the UK market and despite launching a number of smartphones in 2016, from the flagship Huawei P9 and P9 Plus to the mid-range Huawei Nova and Nova Plus, but that wasn't enough. The company took to the stage in Munich in November 2016 to show off the latest in the Huawei range, the Huawei Mate 9. We’ve spent some time with the Huawei Mate 9, and here’s what we think of it including design, build, features, spec, cameras and software. Read next: Best smartphones of 2017
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HUAWEI MATE 9 REVIEW: UK PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

So, before we get into what makes the Huawei Mate 9 so impressive, it’s worth mentioning the pricing and availability of the latest smartphone. While Huawei initially announced the smartphone wouldn’t be available in the UK, the smartphone became available to buy fromThree and Carphone Warehouse in mid-January 2017 both on contract and pay as you go. 
In terms of pricing, the phone ranges from £549.99 from Three (unlocked, although you'll need a Three SIM with £10 credit to buy it) to £599 from Carphone Warehouse. The price tag puts the smartphone in line with other flagship smartphones including the Samsung Galaxy S7, Sony Xperia XZ, Google Pixel and more.

HUAWEI MATE 9 REVIEW: DESIGN AND BUILD

The first thing you’ll notice about the Huawei Mate 9 is the impressive display, measuring in at 5.9in. While many will read that and instantly write off the phablet for having a larger-than-life display, Huawei has done what it does best and managed to fit a large display into a small body with incredibly tiny bezels. In fact, the screen-to-body ratio is an impressive ~77.5 percent. What does this mean?
It means that in the hand, the Huawei Mate 9 is similar in terms of dimensions to the 5.5in iPhone 7 Plus, measuring in at 156.9x78.9x7.9mm compared to 158.2x77.9x7.3mm respectively and proving that it’s not as uncomfortable to hold as many of its 5.9in rivals. In fact, during our time with the Huawei Mate 9, we’ve found that we could reach from one side of the display to the other with our thumb quite comfortably and easily – an impressive feat for a smartphone with such a large display.
Anyway, surrounding that large display is an aluminium body which, in typical Huawei fashion features an incredibly high-end finish, from the slightly curved edges that make the smartphone ‘sit’ in the hand more comfortably, to the subtle chamfers that run along the edges of the smartphone. The Huawei Mate 9 is gorgeous, there’s no doubting it, and will be available to buy in two colours in the UK – Space Grey and Moonlight Silver. There are other options, including Ceramic White, Champagne Gold and Mocha Brown, but these won’t be available to buy in the UK.

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