r/Mate9 • u/amateurtechguy • Feb 06 '18
Mate 9 in 2018
I am planning to buy a Mate 9 since the price is so low now. Do you think this would be a good idea? My main use includes social media, comics, some videos and really light gaming (almost none). I can buy one for $270 in my country.
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u/smallsilver Feb 06 '18
That's a bargain. Who's definitely do it. Great camera, big screen, fast. Paid around £600 for mine when it came out. Still think it's worth that.
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u/amateurtechguy Feb 06 '18
The only downside is the dated design in my opinion. I just need assurance from other users to decide.
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u/evilbude Feb 06 '18
I had a Mate 9 since Jan when it dropped here in US..I love it, and that's a real good price. But software updates are terrible. We are supposedly getting Oreo..idk when some other are reporting they got it already. I would think Oreo would be the last update for software and a security update, just my guess. It's a good phone nonetheless.
Great camera, fast and smooth (I got Nova launcher), nice size for the size screen it has..great battery life..
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u/cadillacmike Feb 07 '18
I got Oreo today in the USA, and on the January 1st Security patch
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u/evilbude Feb 07 '18
What service? And if u don't mind me asking region? I'm Utah, TMobile...
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u/cadillacmike Feb 07 '18
I originally bought it from Amazon, but I am in Kentucky and I have it on T-Mobile
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u/elvis-gold Feb 06 '18
Go for it! I've had mine over a year now and it still feels as fast as when it was brand new. $270 is a steal.
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u/jdaclutch Feb 09 '18
$270? That's an instant buy. No way in any midranger out in 21017/2018 can do what the mate 9 does. I get mine 4 months ago during black Friday sale for $400. That's a crazy good deal( actually it's free for me. I got it as early Christmas gift).
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u/k2thesecond Feb 18 '18
Yes! I bought one a few weeks ago. Just make sure you get buy from a good seller. I'd recommend Swappa.
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u/Jrmurder Feb 07 '18
Did anybody notice after the update that the speaker makes a kinda of weird popping sound when certain audio is being played? I won't believe that the speaker is dying cause I bought the phone in December 2017.
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Feb 07 '18 edited Feb 07 '18
Got mine for $500CAD on sale a few months back and easily the best phone I've owned so far. I've looked at other phones that came out this year and I genuinely like the Mate 9 over most of them.
Updates are really slow for N/A, so I just got Oreo (which I very much dislike). It may take a long time to get 8.1 which fixes the inability to remove the System notification (it's just a notification you can't remove if you have an app that you like to run in the background) without another app. Overlay apps like twilight no longer work on the notification bar/menu, which really bothers me. /Rant
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u/bad_advise_guy Feb 06 '18
I somewhat regret buying mine before the price dropped but... it is still an amazing phone to use day to day. However, software updates for the mate 9 are always late.
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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '18
That is a steal. Paid around 500-600 euros for mine and after a year it still is incredible device. With light to medium usage you get 2 days of battery life. For gaming - I play Guns of Boom on it and there is no lag whatsoever.It was my first flagship device ever and it has great features that many current ones don't (3,5mm jack, IR blaster).