summary posted on Mate 9 fanpage:
2 versions:
1) Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9 - 6GB RAM 256GB storage - 1395 euro
2) Huawei Mate 9 - 4GB RAM 64GB storage - 699 euro
(Euro prices include tax. Prices should be lower in other countries)
There are a huge number of innovations. Here's what we thought important:
1) Huawei Supercharge technology
*Very low voltage charging for safety - 3.5V - 5V at 5A charging.
*4X faster charging than iPhone 7+
*20-30 min charge for entire day use!!!
*4000mah battery is more than I can imagine I need
*50% cooler when charging than Samsung S7. CEO said "No explosion!"
*super kiasoo 5 step protection against overcharging and battery danger, including real time temperature monitoring
2) 2nd generation dual lens Leica camera
*OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZATION!!!
*20 megapixel max resolution
*20mp monochrome sensor, 12mp rgb sensor
*Hybrid zoom allows up to 2X zoom function without suffering resolution loss
*Hugely improved low light performance and resolution
*4 dynamic microphones on phone so that can achieve directional audio for video taking
*4K video using H265 codec for best quality at small size
3) EMUI 5 new user interface
*ALLOWS 2 INSTANCES OF CHAT APP AND FACEBOOK ON ONE PHONE
*Machine learning algorithm to optimize power use, app speed, CPU power allocation to ensure fast performance even after you install many apps over 18 months, also has F2FS storage defragmentation to make sure phone stays fast over 18 months even.
*mistouch sensing to prevent accidental screen touching
*Huawei Share phone to phone sending 100x faster than bluetooth
4) World's most advanced CPU+GPU
*Using world's fastest CPU Kirin 960 Cortex A73 CPU, together with ultra fast Mali G71 octa core GPU, way faster than both Snapdragon 821 and also Exynos 8890 in Geekbench, lower power consumption.
*Apps like Youtube, whatsapp, twitter, google photos, performance up to 60% higher than S7 and iPhone 7+ in apps launch
*Manhattan 1080p offscreen even outperforms Snapdragon 821 (Pixel) and Exynos 8890 (S7) but with better power efficiency
*Modem chip supports up to 4.5G and all the world's frequencies
*2nd SIM slot supports 3G/2G for Singapore's April 1 cessation of 2G, and also Japan and Korea finish 2G