Any users of mate 9 can comment on the real world performance of the camera compared to iPhone 7 plus? Torn between these two ?
I have the iPhone 7 Plus and Mate 9.
Comparing both at normal viewing without pixel peeping, I tend to like the Mate 9 better because of the vivid colors that the dual "Leica" lenses exhibit, not unlike the P9, that I find endearing.
But zooming in, it is clear that the iPhone 7 Plus exhibits less noise and lesser watercolour effect than the Mate 9. The image processing while improved by the B136 firmware, is no match yet for the iPhone 7 Plus.
The Mate 9 camera is much better than the Mate 8... IMHO so much better than the Xperia XZ, HTC 10 and OP3 but not the S7, IP7, Pixel & V20.
And thus I hold on to the Mate 9 as my daily driver, as it has so much going for it than just the capable camera.