After being released in Europe in November, the Huawei Mate 9 is finally coming to the United States. This 5.9″ phablet will be available at a wide range of online retailers, including Amazon, at the impressive price of $599. So what does that get you? a 5.9″ phone running Android Nougat, an octa-core processor running at 2.4GHz and Leica optics dual-camera setup shooting at 20MP and 12MP respectively with OIS. The front facing selfie camera is 8MP shooter. You also have 64GB of built-in storage that can be expanded up to an additional 256GB thanks to the MicroSD slot. Not bad at all for $599.
The Mate 9 is being sold unlocked so the question is always carrier compatibility. For those of you on GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile, you are good-to-go. For those on Sprint and Verizon, the phone is CDMA compatible too. Here are the range of frequencies supported:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- CDMA 800 / 1900
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
- CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA
- LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Those frequencies are going to cover every carrier here in the United States but as always, double-check with your carrier before ordering.
The Mate 9 will be coming with EMUI 5.0, Huawei’s home-brew of Android running Nougat 7.0. That means you are getting the latest-and-greatest but also a much improved user experience over
Huawei Mate 9
EMUI 4.0.
Head over to Amazon to order your Mate 9. It is Amazon Prime eligible and shipping starts on January 9th
