Where do I buy the Huawei Mate 9 in the U.S.?
Huawei's Mate 9 is big, powerful and, at $599, incredible value. While it may be too big for some, its entry into the U.S. market heralds a turning point for the Chinese company, which is competing extremely well with Samsung and Apple for global smartphone market share.
Unfortunately, Huawei still has roadblocks to overcome before it can sell its phones at U.S. carriers, but in the meantime it has launched the Mate 9 at several well-known and accessible online retailers.
Jet.com
The Huawei Mate 9 is available at Jet.com for $599.99, the standard price for the device. But Jet.com offers a way to save money by opting out of free returns, paying by debit, or both. With both of those options ticked, the phone drops to $584.48, and goes even cheaper if you purchase more than one. Jet.com is our pick for the best place to buy the Mate 9.
Amazon
Amazon is usually the gold standard for products like this, and the Mate 9 fits right into the retailer's lineup. Available for $599.99 from Amazon in either Moonlight Silver or Space Gray, the phone comes with a U.S. warranty and is eligible for Prime Shipping.
Best Buy
Best Buy offers the Huawei Mate 9 at its standard $599.99 price with free 2-day shipping and a price match guarantee. Pretty standard stuff, but you can get decent financing and some cash-back rewards options with the right credit card, and you know that Best Buy has enough stores to make it easy to return the phone in case of problems.
Newegg
Newegg is selling the Huawei Mate 9 in both colors, white and silver, for $599.99, and each unit comes with a free Huawei-branded selfie stick, if you're into that sort of thing. Newegg has a great reputation for efficient delivery and easy exchanges, and has a Premier membership program that, like Amazon, offers free shipping and no restocking fee.
B&H Photo Video
The New York-based B&H Photo Video is well-known for stocking hard-to-get products, and Huawei's Mate 9 is available and ready to ship. The company doesn't collect tax outside of New York State, which can help you save a few dollars in the process. Like the other vendors, B&H also stocks both colors of the Mate 9, and offers same-day shipping.
Canadians also benefit from B&H Photo Video, as it is the only one of the retailers listed to ship to Canada — free after $99.
Reader comments
Where to buy the Huawei Mate 9 in the U.S.
Does it work on VZW. Hearing L29 model does.
No Porsche here???
Mine arrived yesterday via amazon, went back today. Size etc is fantastic and seems like a great phone, just not as great as the pixel xl...it stuttered a bit....the pixel is really spoiling!
How did you get it to stutter? The Pixel lol it's no better than any other phone once you get away from the hype.The only thing it has is a camera the Moto Z Force benchmark on Marshmallow blew it away. The 821 processor is designed for better battery life but I find it lacking there as well. The Mate 9 should never slow down period so stuttering not in it's vocabulary lol.
I received my Mate 9 from Amazon yesterday also. I knew within the first 20 minutes that I would be sending the phone back. The Mate 9 is pretty slow compared to the Pixel or OnePlus 3T, I have the 3T now. If the Mate was priced at $399, it wouldn't bother me as bad. My OnePlus 3T has never had even the slightest slow down or stutter, and when I had the Pixel it was the same. The Mate 9 may launch apps quickly but that's it. Scrolling through web pages is unbearable and don't even think about using Google's weather app to check the forecast. I could go on and on but the point is, the Mate 9 does not live up to all the hype.
I may give the Mate 9 a few days after all. I let it rest overnight and it seems a bit snappier this morning. We will see.
Now the GPS can't get a lock...I'm done
yeah mine stuttered too for the first hour but it was downloading my apps. Now its lightning fast. It also charges incredibly fast. The scrolling type is a bit different. When you scroll it seems to slow down and come to a spot more instead of coasting. I dont think this is a optimization feature but more a design choice. I kind of like it.
You obviously never touched the Mate 9 because your comments about its supposed slowness is nothing more than hyperbole. I have the Mate 9 and it is really fast. I don't see any slowness of it at all, and I had a Pixel for a few days (until I returned it because it was overpriced for what it lacked in the hardware department).
completely agree.
You obviously never touched a Google Pixel. The Pixel is way smoother than the Mate 9. No contest.
Like I said before, I'm going to give it a few days. If the GPS works, that will make me happier. I called Huawei support and they said it could be my sim card because as soon as I removed my sim card, I got a lock on 20 satellites.
Yeah. I think you're lying.
I've now had my mate 9 for 3 weeks.. Bought it in new Zealand. There is no faster phone. My friends have an iPhone 7 pixel xl 3t and Samsung gs7.. We have all done identical actions at the same time and it's a joke. The only phone that's close for speed and fluidity is the Samsung. The 3t is the worst of the bunch . The LG v10, (my previous phone) still beat them all with camera though... In manual mode. But the gs7 camera is the fastest.. Just not the nicest looking pics.
My battery is ridiculous though. At 930pm last night I had 68% left 😀
Samsung... fluidity...that is the definition of an oxymoron.
Definitely B&H Photo. No taxes! Automatically save about $60 :)
That's where I ordered mine from.
How about the Mate 9 pro? Can that be had anywhere locally? Is it a better option than the regular Mate 9?
saw it at Best Buy yesterday. pretty sweet phone. if i wasnt on sprint it would be an instant buy!
I'm really getting tired of paid commenters from Huawei in tech news articles. I know someone with an Honor phone and although its a decent midrange device it's still a device that has cut a lot of corners and has a lot of shortcomings. To claim these devices are anywhere near as well built as established brands or even other competing budget brands such as OnePlus, ZTE, or Blu is an outright false statement.
How do you spot a paid commenter? For example, and I don't meant to be facetious, but you could be a paid commenter from a competing budget brand. And I'd just to like to submit that I am not a paid commenter :)
And yet I believe it is just as well if not better built than some of your examples. Yes I have held one and played around with one for a while. I do not own it but it sure does seem like a really nice device for the price.
Well I have the honor and I can say it's a great phone. I paid 299 and honestly the camera is every bit as good as a flagship. I've tested against an Apple 6s, an LG g5, HTC10 , Motox play, and nexus 5x. Most scenes it beats my wife's iPhone. The HTC it was flat out better. Nexus 5x, equal. It was better than the moto. And in a dead heat with LG, except the wide angle lens I thought was nice. Now video wasn't as great but default sufficient enough. I think the one thing that coulda been better is the display. It's a bit on the bluish side. The performance is great. And it's way better than the ugly g5. Apple, is some ole same ole. Nexus is ugly, the HTC was about as nice with it's nice edges, Now remember this phone was half the price, half!
Lol. You must've saw a budget Honor device like the 5X, which I too didn't like. Although, for the price it was decent.
This is Huawei's Mate series - the creme de la creme of Huawei phones.
Buy where do you get it in the UK?
It's one of the top selling unlocked phones on Amazon currently. 5 or 6 I think as of this morning.
Nice!
How did you come to that conclusion? Blu holds 6 spots in the top 10! Variants of The Moto G hold 3 spots and of course the iPhone 6 is in the list.
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Cell-Phones-Accessories-Unlocked/zgb...
It's at 22 now according to your link. Was higher (on page 1) when I saw it earlier. Calm down.
It should be noted that Newegg does not accept returns for Smartphones. Exchange for defective items only.
Thanks, I'll make a note of that!
Yep, I only buy from them if there's the best possible price and I know I won't be returning that item.
The best place is probly Jet.com. No tax and free returns. 2 day shipping too.
I bought so much stuff from Newegg but my last system build they made me angry for some reason. It started with my credit card being declined because of how they attempted to make the charges. Then de-ja-vu struck as I remembered the last time I made a big order a similar thing happened. Discussions with them pissed me off to the point I cancelled the entire order and paid a bit more to get my stuff from Amazon. I think my relationship with Newegg is officially over. They were good at some time and served a function but recent experience with them was definitely not ideal.