$459.99 now gets you a 6-inch handset with dual cameras, Nougat and a 4,000mAh battery.
The Huawei Mate 9 is one of our favorite big-screened Android phones of the year — and arguably one of the best, if battery life is your main concern. Now the Mate 9 is available at its lowest price to date — $459.99 from Amazon in the U.S., down from its already discounted price of $499.99 just a few days ago.
The Mate 9 is available in Space Grey and Moonlight Silver colors, and this is the international dual-SIM version (MHA-L29), so it'll work on just about every global LTE network, in addition to AT&T and T-Mobile in the U.S.
In addition to a giant display and capable Leica-branded cameras, the Mate 9 packs a respectable high-end spec sheet, with Huawei's own Kirin 960 CPU running the show, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, plus a gigantic 4,000mAh battery featuring Huawei's SuperCharge tech. The phone certainly impressed us when we reviewed it back in December:
Huawei has managed to nail performance and build quality just as it has with previous flagships. What's new this time around is a software experience which, for the most part, is worth of the hardware on which it's running. And it should come as no surprise that a 4,000mAh battery guarantees you exceptional battery life, to the point where multiple days per charge are a real possibility.
If you are looking for something more affordable, you can pick up the Honor 6X (our favorite phone under $200) for just $174.99 as well.
Reader comments
Huawei Mate 9 gets hefty price cut in the U.S.
Don't think about it. Just buy it.
What about India
We have Honor 8 Pro, which is way better than this phone for the same price
the next mate is due ryt? how about the Porsche?
Still want the pro version and no I already spent too much. Still wait for note 8 and pixel 2, probably v30 too.
Still $800au here in Australia.. That's $670us
Has to make it the best value for money phone on the market.
What Huawei's record for security patches and software updates like?
I can only speak for New Zealand, but neither of my Huawei flagships (p8 and p9+ ) got updates.
One rushed patch a week after launch...then nothing. No security updates whatsoever. Abandoned immediately.
Yes, I checked my p9+ for updates last week. Apparently up to date on a May 2016 firmware.
Thanks for this. I don't find it acceptable to be honest for a device that has so much personal information on it.
Nexus/Pixel/iPhone for me still.
Similar to companies like Samsung ...
If this only supported T-Mobile wifi calling :/
I'd say if you want a big phone with great battery life and a really good set of cameras, this is the one to get.
Now even more tempting.
Has anyone got this to work on Verizon or does it lack certain bands?
Nevermind. No it does not.
I had the previous version and it was wonderful. But it is huge.
In what world is $40 hefty?