[REVIEW] Huawei Mate 8 - stylish yet premium device
Huawei had released their flagship smartphone, the Huawei Mate 8 in Malaysia this back in March at the retail price from RM 2,099 to RM 2,399 (including GST). Huawei Mate 8 is powered by Kirin 950 processor, 3GB/4GB RAM and also 32GB/64GB ROM. The rear camera equipped is a 16MP Sony IMX298 sensor. The Huawei Mate 8 aims at creating a new style for business.
No more nonsense and let's dive into how impressive the new astonishing look and stylish Huawei Mate 8 gives!
the [A]ppearance
After waiting for more than a year, Huawei finally launched Mate 8. The Huawei
Mate 8 remains at the size of 6 inches but is known to be the
successor on top of the Ascend Mate 7. While comparing both devices side by
side, looking from the front, I assume most of you will get confused between the
Mate 7 and Mate 8. The front camera and sensor of Huawei Mate 8's
has been moved from the left to the right. Other than that, the percentage of
the screen-to-body ratio increases slightly from 77.6% to 78% whereas both
remain borderless. Moving to the back view, a big difference can be easily
realized. First of all, you might have already found that the shapes of
the camera lens and fingerprint sensor has been changed from rounded square to
circular form. Huawei is truly putting in effort this time, re-designing the
fingerprint sensor to provide users easier and faster unlocked experience. It
is impressive when you can always have your phone unlocked before you placed it
before your eyes. Additionally, the flashlight is upgraded to dual tone type to
produce more vivid and solid image. Furthermore, the speaker has been migrated
from the back (on Ascend Mate 7) to the current position, neighboring the mini-USB port. This would surely produce better sound
effect and greater volume no matter how or where you place your phone. Last but
not least, the antenna line for NFC above the rear camera lens (refer to
Ascend Mate 7 backview) which looks a bit like a crack seeing from far was
omitted on the Mate 8,
creating a simpler but more classy look.
I just couldn't describe how nice the feeling is of owning a 6 inches screen for gaming!
the [B]rain
The brain of Huawei Mate 8 is powered by their latest Kirin 950 processor together with 3GB or 4GB
RAM depending on the specifications you prefer. Kirin 950 is their brand new processor
with the ability to provide fast and long-lasting performance without any stutter. With the
joining of the 4000mAh capacity non-removable battery, enhancing the great and long-lasting performance on the Mate 8. Surprisingly, Mate 8 is able
to survive up to 2 days or more with moderate usage. Somehow, no worries even if you are a heavy user or having 2 SIMS running at the same time, the Mate 8 can still
lasts up to a day. No more hassles bringing any adapter, cable or a heavy power-bank along! How nice to hear that for a businessman who needs to travel a lot, no matter on the road, in the air or on the sea. As per mentioned above, with Huawei Mate 8, you no longer need a powerbank for outing, moreover, it can actually act as a powerbank to jump start or share some "lives" with your other device. What if you are packed with
meetings and appointments? The best solution Huawei has provided us: just feed the Huawei Mate 8 with 30 minutes of charging, that may last the device for one whole day.
the [C]amera
Huawei uses Sony latest 16 MP f2.0 camera sensor
on Mate 8 which produces better images. Photo shooting becomes a simple task with Huawei Mate 8 auto mode that what you need to do is to flip out your
device, launch the camera application and "ta-dah!" you will then get a lots of great images. The result do meet my
standard even I work as a professional photographer and mainly shooting for lots of weddings and
events. However, in my opinion, Huawei Mate 8 can be improved by enhancing their autofocus technology, that would then avoid easy blurred-out photo that caused by movement. Not to forget to give a big round of applause to Huawei who added
professional mode to their camera that makes photo snapping more fun on Huawei
Mate 8. Anyhow, thanks to the built-in optical image stabilization as well, that allows me to
take some nice photos during night time. Overall, I am quite satisfied with the performance obtained from the Mate 8's camera besides food photography. It is sad to say food images taken with Mate 8 is not that attractive, lacking of saturation and details. Future improvements can still be done by Huawei to fulfil the needs and to serve the user with better yet convenient functions.
the [D]enouement
In short, Huawei Mate 8 does attract me with the premium and glory feel it has been giving me, more than what I have expected from the very young brand, Huawei. As Huawei slimming down the bezel on both side, users will obtain a larger screen experience. With the improvise fingerprint sensor from design to performance, keeping the device on all the time and taking only 0.2 seconds to unlock the screen, considering pretty fast as compared to other android smartphones. This really leads Huawei Mate 8 to score higher in the range, pushing Huawei brand to a higher end in the smartphone market as well. Battery life is always another vital aspects to user on smartphone purchasing. I am truly impressed by the battery life of
Huawei Mate 8 and has been leaving my powerbanks at home when I am out for events or any important meet-ups. I guess they have already collected some dusts on them! Furthermore, the EMUI 4.0 has updated from the previous version with few features added in (refer to photos below), like name card scanning, knuckle gesture to screenshot (even for longer pages), documents
readjustment, different recording mode (where you can choose either you are in a meeting, interview or daily use) as well as ultimate in-car experience. Name card scanning is a very
useful feature to businessman where they can save the contact info via name
card they received in a faster way. I will say Huawei Mate 8 is the smartphone that
comes with good hardware, great performance, special features and definitely worth-for-money. I will stick to Huawei Mate 8 for a longer period!
New features added in:
Below are some sample shots taken with Huawei Mate 8, do give us some feedback in the comment box below.
taken @ Eco Sanctuary
taken @ Eco Sanctuary
taken @ the Parque Cafe
taken @ MISS Paris Cafe
taken @ Whup Whup Cafe
taken @ Malacca Riverside
taken @ amei Utopia concert 2016
taken @ Luminox / Edox / Claude Bernard event
taken @ Luminox / Edox / Claude Bernard event
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the night mode camera quality is kinda impressive
ReplyDeleteThe camera is simply impressive. Perhaps will consider this for hubby birthday phone ;P
ReplyDeleteLarge screen is definitely an attractive factor especially for those who need to use it for working purposes. Camera photos look good too
ReplyDeleteLooks like a strong competitor to the 2 giants. Thanks for sharing ! Surely Worth a try
ReplyDeleteThe appearance kinda same like samsung edge 7 ..Big screen and elegant of the phone definitely a worth buying factor .
ReplyDeletethe photo quality seems like not bad at all! love that Huawei keeps improving their product quality.
ReplyDeleteThe night camera quality is just awesome! Oh and that battery...damn only 30mins to last the whole day...thumbs up!
ReplyDeleteLoving this phone loads... am glad I made the choice to get this one for myself when I needed a phone!!!
ReplyDeleteI always watch their advertisement on the cinema. Brainwash already. HAHAHA
ReplyDeletethe phone looks not bad. will consider to buy in future
ReplyDeleteIt can capture a good picture especially night time. impress with the phone function especially the camera.
ReplyDeletephone camera so nice!!Good shot!!! would like to buy it in future!!
ReplyDeleteThe photos were so beautiful. Don't know that smart phone also can take so nice photos.
ReplyDeleteYou took quite nice and pretty phone with Huawei Mate 8! Its a good choice of mobile to choose =D
ReplyDeletehuawei is getting very strong now.. with superb devices. :) value for money
ReplyDeleteI am mostly an iPhone person. I should try other brands like Huawei too I think.
ReplyDeleteThis new model is pretty cool, the design is sleek and also the camera are very good for its range.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great phone with good features. The photos are very sharp and clear.
ReplyDeleteI never expected that Huawei will launch this kinda premium device! super wow!
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