uncle benny, how much do u reckon the Mate 8 will be priced locally once it reaches here?

Mate S is already rm2.6k. So I guess around rm2.8-3.0k ?? With ringgit continually depreciating pricing could get worse. I got mine for rm2.9k

but funny thing, in vmall china, Mate 8 is retailed cheaper than Mate S. weird.

http://www.vmall.com/

since, my friend is in guangzhou now, i am contemplating if i should wait or not, coz if based on huawei online site, Mate 8 is suppose to be cheaper than Mate S. hmmmmm.

and RMB3699 is about RM2.5k+ only.

This post has been edited by Gouki: Jan 12 2016, 05:27 PM

Is that the 4gb ram/64 gb model ?
I seriously doubt Msian prices can be lower than China prices

yes, Mate 8 4gb/64gb is retailed at RMB3699. my fren ask street price is around RMB3600. so its about RM2.5k direct conversion. Mate S is retailed RM2698 here and its retailed at RMB4199 in china and direct conversion is around RM2.7k+.

Dont think it will be placed under mate S's rrp.. unless when mate 8 launch, they reduce the mate s rrp to 2k.. which is very unlikely..

Good price . Grab it !!

it is priced lower than Mate S in china. take a look.

http://www.vmall.com/

hi, China phone got many versions, mostly locked, so which version to get in order to be able to use here?

There are 4 different version of China set for Mate 8.

網通版 (4G)=AL10、移動版=TL00、聯通版 (WCCDMA) =DL00、電信版=CL00

The one you should buy is the version 網通版 (4G)=AL10. You can also go for 聯通版 (WCCDMA) =DL00, however, it only have 3G.


As for the international set, there are 2 version. Details was attached below.

This post has been edited by Max2006: Jan 13 2016, 12:02 AM


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Do you think it will be easy to root??

Is easy to root but you need to email HW first to get unlock code first

good info

So your valuebasket unit is from china? Variant NXT-AL10?

So NXT-AL10 supports all bands in malaysia and worldwide right?

Mate 8 is only phone that has widest support of all major bands in the world
Msian bands are common n so no worry
You can check their LTE band support n Msian bands are listed
I had no idea what model i am getting as not specified. I will only be recieving the phone next week
As valuebasket is Spore site i am sure they will bring in only compatible set. I can always return n get a refund if it is incompatible
They give a 2 year warranty coverage too


This post has been edited by benny888: Jan 14 2016, 10:59 AM

Yea. Will ask fren to get the NXT-AL10 since it has the widest bands coverage including our fdd-lte band 3 and 7. But based on your experience, huawei china unit has more frequent firmware update than international unit right?

But goodluck lah, since i had bad experience with valuebasket in buying my smartwatch previously.

This post has been edited by Gouki: Jan 14 2016, 11:07 AM

Yes BUT I will change it to Euro firmware as it has less bloatware vs China. M'sian units is always the worst - this is based on my experience using Mate 6.1, X1, Mate7. While China and Euro has up to 5-6 firmware updates, M'sian versions usually the most stay at one update. I always change my Msian sets to Euro firmware

Lol. Bloatware is easy to remove after root device.