Gadgetory

2016 is going out with a bang numerous devices dropping into our collective laps here at pocket now and while we wrap up full reviews we wanted to check in with the huawei mate 9 we didn't do our traditional unboxing and first impressions video but I still had some thoughts on what this device offers as I hope it's a continuing trend with other manufacturers now I'm normally not the biggest fan of large phones but what Huawei is done here is impressive the overall footprint nearly identical to the LG v20 it's not too far off from a pixel which has a significantly smaller screen the 1080p display is mostly fine for daily activity it's a bigger phone so you're less likely to be holding it closer to your face but as someone who likes to keep text as small as possible it just doesn't carry the same clarity when I do move it closer also this pixel pitch means it won't be the best option for folks looking to play with some virtual reality using an LCD means it probably won't be daydream compatible regardless that daydream compatibility is kind of a shame because the Kiran processor inside this thing is an absolute screener now this chipset gives up about 10% in graphics benchmarks but on CPU dependent tasks it usually bests what Qualcomm has to offer we've already released our real audio review for the mate and we're working on the real camera review but this shooter has proven a touch trickier to use over the Huawei p9 like it seems to have had more involvement in the production of the system and it's an ambitious set up but the intense number of modes and options means it's taking us longer to go through every permutation of photo and video capture there is some interesting technical manipulation onboard like the hybrid zoom where the phone uses a combo of both sensors and over scans the image the final output remains a 12 megapixel image instead of being cropped down smaller but then in other modes we might not have access to certain features and that takes some memorization to note which settings you can control in which modes our first week impressions are overwhelmingly positive but this might not be the best camera for casual full auto shooter the battery life has been terrific no surprises there that when you put in a bigger battery you get a longer-lasting phone what is shocking figuratively speaking it's always fast charging will have real numbers for you in our full review but this might be the only phone available to truly give one plus his - charging a run for its money emu i5 is definitely a step in the right direction getting us closer to a more traditional Android experience the ability to easily return the app drawer but there are still some really annoying design elements like the notification shade we don't get icons at the top of the screen we just get this little number in a ticker with no way to really know what notifications you have until we pull the shade down we're really hoping that's something which can be adjusted in a future update lastly I wanted to circle back to the packaging smartphones are becoming a commodity even at the high-end manufacturers looking to improve the out-of-the-box experience we've been very happy to see a return to the complete phone experience it's kind of silly but it's nice to know that once you've spent seven hundred euro on a phone you'll get not only a charger and a cable but also some headphones a pre-installed screen guard and a plastic back cover after reviewing the pixel we're hoping more manufacturers follow always lead in accessorizing a phone out of the box we like seeing the basics covered for this premium price point we've got more comin soon folks the real camera review and a showdown between the dual shooter on the mate 9 how it stacks up against the iPhone 7 plus so stay tuned it's going to be brutal it's gonna be fun thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe to this channel for our full mate 9 coverage and sharing our videos on your favorite social networks is always greatly appreciated for pocket now I'm Juan Carlos bag now some gadget guy on Twitter and Instagram and I will catch you all on the next video