Huawei outs Mate 9 with special edition Porsche Design version

Huawei is refreshing its Mate line of devices with the release of the new Mate 9. The phone, which just launched in Germany, features a massive 5.9-inch Full HD display and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat skinned by EMUI 5.0. It’s powered by a Kirin 960 octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage with microSD expansion, fingerprint reader, dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity, and 4,000mAh battery. Just like the P9 and P9 Plus, the Mate 9 carries dual rear-facing Leica-branded cameras. One is a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and another is a 12-megapixel RGB sensor with f/2.2 with optical image stabilization. Its front-facing camera has an 8-megapixel sensor. The phablet will be coming to China and Europe first and retails for €699 (or roughly CA$1,030). There is no word yet if it’ll be coming this way but if it does, it makes for a compelling replacement for spurned Samsung Galaxy Note7 users.

A limited edition Porsche Design version, which retails for €1,395 (or around CA$2,070), was also unveiled. This version is smaller with a 5.5-inch 2K AMOLED display, same processor and OS, 256GB internal storage, 6GB of RAM, same camera setup, and battery capacity. Both phones also have USB Type-C port.

Source: Droid Life