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giant screen dual lens camera and a battery that'll outlive the competition with a note seven out of the running we're always mate nine is looking like a worthy contender the design is sleek and simple but it's not all that different from the honor 5x it's older and more affordable sibling all-metal soft curves and a fingerprint scanner on the back it's most glaring feature is that massive 5.9 inch screen with barely-there bezels on the sides and though it does manage to fit a lot of screen into a relatively compact body one-handed operations proved nearly impossible my other minor complaint was its 1080p resolution which on a screen this massive won't look quite as crisp as other high-end phones the ample real estate also means more space for the battery and this one doesn't disappoint it'll get you through the day with charge to spare or just plug it into the USB C port to get a full charge in less than two hours sadly no wireless charging above the fingerprint scanner the dual lens lekha branded camera that we first saw on the p9 with a few more bells and whistles one is a 12 megapixel color sensor and the other is a 20 megapixel black-and-white shooter this means more information for the phone to work with when processing each image and more shooting options for you so many in fact that it's hard to find them all swipe right for modes left for settings or swipe out from the arrow icon for Pro Tools and then you have the static icons opposite the shutter this includes a blurred background effect similar to the one found on the iPhone 7 plus on the front camera option with a wider angle lens for selfies the specs under the hood are just as impressive always prioritize speed and performance on this phone with an octa-core processor 4 gigs of RAM and a smart algorithm intended to optimize performance over time based on usage it's still running its emotion UI over android nougat but this version seems less obtrusive and more customizable it comes with 64 gigs of on-board storage and an SD card slot if you're looking for a big screen Android phone the mate 9 is a solid pick but if you want top-of-the-line eye candy you might be better off waiting for the mate 9 Pro with a higher resolution display and a sleek curved screen reminiscent of the late note 7 at a slightly higher price you