Huawei Mate 9 Smartphone Hands-On Review: 20 MP Camera, Android 7.0 Nougat, Octa-Core Processor & More! Here's Complete Specs, Features & Price!

Huawei has rolled out its latest Huawei Mate 9 smartphone early this November 2016. Although the handset will only be available for purchase in China and several European countries before Christmas, the smartphone will come to the US early next year.

The Huawei Mate 8 successor has a couple of features, which are way ahead than any other Smartphone in its 699 Euros ($784 USD) range. The smartphone specs a 20 MP camera, Android 7.0 Nougat, an octa-core processor and more jaw dropping features. Here's what we know about the upcoming model so far:

Huawei Mate 9 Smartphone: Specs & Features

The phone features a 5.90" touch screen display, which offers a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels. The screen is PS LCD capacitive, supporting more than16M colors. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 960 processor combined with a RAM of 4GB. The phone features an internal storage of 64GB, which can be expanded up to 256GB.

Huawei Mate 9 Smartphone features an amazing 20-megapixel primary camera and an 8-megapixel selfie camera. The cameras come with additional features including Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, touch focus, panorama, and HDR.

The smartphone measures 156.90 x 78.90 x 7.90 and weighs just 190 grams. The Huawei Mate 9 is a dual SIM smartphone and also runs Android 7.0 Nougat. Other features include Wi-Fi, NFC, 3G, 4G, GPS, and Bluetooth. The device also has a smart collection of sensors including a Compass Magnetometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, and a Gyroscope.

Huawei Mate 9 Smartphone: Troubles In The US?

Huawei Mate 9 review: A big phone with enough battery https://t.co/Aly9SoxWLz

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If the recent rumors are to be believed then the congressional report of 2012 recommends U.S. carriers not to support Huawei devices. This is probably to prevent any chance of China spying on American customers. Although Huawei has earlier rejected any such claims, all major carriers so far are not willing to sell Huawei Smartphones in the US.

International Data Corporation reports, based on shipments in Q3 2016, state that Huawei was the third largest smartphone vendor in the world after Samsung and Apple. While most of its business is limited to China, Huawei has tried to maintain a presence in the European market and is now approaching U.S. market as well.

Huawei Mate 9 Smartphone: Release Date & Price

#HuaweiMate9 coupled with ultra battery and fast charging is a force to be reckoned with. Pre-book today! https://t.co/zIhTSfJyTO pic.twitter.com/VHU36eIVVU — Huawei Mobile PK (@HuaweiMobilePK) December 2, 2016

The upcoming smartphone was announced earlier in November 2016. While the smartphone will hit China as well as European Market well before Christmas, the phone will arrive in the US early in 2017 as early as January. It remains to be seen whether any carrier is ready to support Huawei approach the US market.

The smartphone will be available for purchase for a price tag of 699 Euros ($784 USD). Stay tuned to SWR for more news and updates on the Huawei Mate 9 smartphone release date, specs and price details.