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Huawei Mate 8 forum discussion V1, The truly premium flagship?

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devil86	Mar 27 2016, 11:53 PM Return to original view \| Post #1
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	i have decided to pull the trigger to buy this Mate 8. Anyone knows if i buy from gemfive and make the payment now, based on ur experience about when will i receive the phone?
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devil86	Mar 28 2016, 12:45 PM Return to original view \| Post #2
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	Finally get myself a Mate 8, first impression is that this phone really feel premium and it's actually snappier than s7 edge, camera still lose to s7 edge though. But I have 2 questions.. 1. How to change the default home launcher? I want to change to Nova launcher, but it seems like no where I can set the default launcher.. Edit: manage to find in the setting menu. 2. Can we move the app to the SD card? Same thing.. I couldn't do this in the App setting... Thank you. This post has been edited by devil86: Mar 28 2016, 12:50 PM
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devil86	Mar 28 2016, 12:53 PM Return to original view \| Post #3
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	And I'm wondering why u guys need to manually flash to B170 firmware, I got the B170 firmware update right after I turn on this new phone...
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devil86	Mar 28 2016, 02:43 PM Return to original view \| Post #4
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(bearbear @ Mar 28 2016, 02:35 PM) Days of owning Huawei Mate 8: 4 days Update received: 1 we are in for world record i get it right after i turn it on after i bought it
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devil86	Mar 29 2016, 01:18 PM Return to original view \| Post #5
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(Titan_Gunners @ Mar 29 2016, 12:29 PM) Good point , Uncle Benny. But there are still many ppls out there, thinks that China Made phone is cheap and low quality. If spend more than rm1.5k for it, they think you are crazy. And still, they feel proud and higher status if using Samsung/ Apple phones. Those ppl are stupid, they only know two brands, Samsung and Apple. Some even think that Android = Samsung only. When u tell them u using LG phone, then they ask u why don't u use Samsung, which is Android? facepalm
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devil86	Mar 29 2016, 04:18 PM Return to original view \| Post #6
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	Anyone of u applied tempered glass SP on this phone? Do the sides/edges of ur tempered glass SP list up) I bought a tempered glass SP from Huawei itself, the edges of the SP slight lift up. If urs dont have this problem, mind to share what brand of SP u bought? it's even better if u could share the item link here
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devil86	Mar 29 2016, 05:04 PM Return to original view \| Post #7
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(retsmot @ Mar 29 2016, 04:44 PM) i using nillkin tempered glass. doesn't seem to have lift up, if lift up means the sp is senget ledi. either than or not placed properly, since the sides of the screen are slightly curved, you can only place the tempered glass on the flat surface. Then i think it's the staff there never applied the SP properly QUOTE(Sata_Cable @ Mar 29 2016, 04:59 PM) Just bought a spigen casing in sunway pyramid. Looks elegant. Left few pieces there. which shop u bought the case from? QUOTE(Titan_Gunners @ Mar 29 2016, 05:01 PM) How much? I guess it's RM169, stated on the box. This post has been edited by devil86: Mar 29 2016, 05:05 PM
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devil86	Mar 29 2016, 05:18 PM Return to original view \| Post #8
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(benny888 @ Mar 29 2016, 05:16 PM) Why u guys not happy with the pre installed SP? I find it quite good though honestly I hate to use any SP on the phone. prefer the tempered glass sp with the glass feeling... lol and want to change the case as well, i dont find the flip case convenient...haha
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devil86	Mar 29 2016, 09:57 PM Return to original view \| Post #9
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(samsungXP @ Mar 29 2016, 09:08 PM) No regret?note 6 is on the way Are u sure it's otw? i think it's long way to go..still no much news or rumors about it..
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devil86	Mar 29 2016, 10:30 PM Return to original view \| Post #10
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(angel-girl @ Mar 29 2016, 09:43 PM) One is super amoled one is ips .how to compare?haha I just sold my samsung s7 edge, i still prefer the Mate 8's screen. Look more natural to me.
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devil86	Mar 29 2016, 10:52 PM Return to original view \| Post #11
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(bearbear @ Mar 29 2016, 10:45 PM) if both price similar, I would choose s7e for size factor and camera. I am surprised by you lol The only thing like S7 edge over the Mate 8 is the camera only, hopeful the software update of Mate can further improve the camera.. I prefer the big screen of mate 8.. The s7 edge is way too sensitive especially the edge screen. I'm addition, mate 8 performance feel smoother than s7e.
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devil86	Mar 29 2016, 11:26 PM Return to original view \| Post #12
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(xperiaDROID @ Mar 29 2016, 10:48 PM) Is the S7e camera really that great? Some people said the same thing about the Note 5, but it was not great as they said, maybe it's just me. Somehow the S7e is sharper..too sharp until it looks fake if u zoom in the picture. Mate 8's camera is not that bad..picture below taken in my room but if compare to S7e..i think S7e camera is slightly better...haha QUOTE(xperiaDROID @ Mar 29 2016, 10:55 PM) I wonder if they could add 4k video recording in the next update? Theoretically that can be done as the chipset of the mate 8 supports 4k video recording if i'm not mistaken..
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devil86	Mar 29 2016, 11:51 PM Return to original view \| Post #13
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(devil86 @ Mar 29 2016, 11:26 PM) Somehow the S7e is sharper..too sharp until it looks fake if u zoom in the picture. Mate 8's camera is not that bad..picture below taken in my room but if compare to S7e..i think S7e camera is slightly better...haha Theoretically that can be done as the chipset of the mate 8 supports 4k video recording if i'm not mistaken.. QUOTE(xperiaDROID @ Mar 29 2016, 11:30 PM) Mate 8 more natrual, I guess? I prefer natrual instead of oversaturated. Btw, I wonder why they didn't add 4k video recording in the first place. I think i have to correct what i mentioned above, found online that: » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « On the multimedia side, the company did not talk much about its encode and decode capabilities, limiting it to a single line in a single slide of their presentation, meaning we had to probe for further details. While the new SoC can now decode HEVC at up to 4K resolution at 30fps, the encode capabilities have not evolved from the previous generation and thus is limited to 1080p30 H.264. This also means that while the ISP would be able to handle 4K video, the actual encoder would make it impossible to actually implement 4K recording on a device product without a reduction in frame rate. Source Dont really understand the above statement, but it soundslike the new Kirin 950 chipset in Mate 8 support 4k video playing, but not support 4k recording...
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devil86	Mar 30 2016, 11:27 AM Return to original view \| Post #14
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(latte36 @ Mar 30 2016, 11:07 AM) Thought so Prefer black. Even now, regret i bought silver note 5. Should have gone with black. U wont regret getting the mocha brown Mate 8
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devil86	Mar 30 2016, 03:16 PM Return to original view \| Post #15
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(chittyserv @ Mar 30 2016, 02:46 PM) Thanks for feedback cause am on Huawei Honor 6+, reviews all say graphics good but when use abit laggish even on performance mode battery QUOTE(retsmot @ Mar 30 2016, 02:39 PM) i play marvel future fight(very graphic intensive battery eating game) on it. smooth but in some heavy modes will still have fps drop... i personally think for mate 8 the weakness is the gpu, mali-t880 mp4 is just not as good as the mali-t880 mp12 on the s7, which is somewhere around adreno 530's level. my friend's s7 edge, which we are playing the same game(future fight), performs slightly better in the heavy modes i mentioned, but mate 8 gets points for endurance, keeping in mind that our mate 8 renders at 1080p while the s7 edge should render at 1440p(eats more battery). Maybe u can try to set the battery mode to performance mode, see if the frames drop issue still exist? QUOTE(Mamapapamsia @ Mar 30 2016, 03:11 PM) Guys, is the Mate 8 camera 16mp or 13mp? Some site say 16mp, some 13mp. 16mp
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devil86	Mar 30 2016, 06:54 PM Return to original view \| Post #16
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(latte36 @ Mar 30 2016, 06:37 PM) I tried cannot wor Did u use the code with other email? The code cannot be used with more than one time for same email..
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devil86	Mar 30 2016, 07:43 PM Return to original view \| Post #17
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(nobody#2 @ Mar 30 2016, 07:35 PM) still monitoring.. send the email just like when i was using note3, but already many times the recipient cannot get the attachment.. actually i found mate 8 data connection much better than my note 3.. maybe can try using other email client?
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devil86	Mar 31 2016, 08:04 AM Return to original view \| Post #18
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(jcksn81 @ Mar 31 2016, 06:00 AM) Mate 8 indoor (low light) camera shooting still lose to Note 5 after compare... If outdoor with enough brightness still ok... Picture taken a bit more redish compare with Note 5 also... Will update more here after test others functions... It would be helpful if u could post the comparison pictures here for us to have a look
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devil86	Mar 31 2016, 10:21 AM Return to original view \| Post #19
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	» Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « QUOTE(leewh23 @ Mar 31 2016, 09:38 AM) Guys, just sharing photo i capture using mate 8 vs note 5, all auto mode.. I think the camera on both phone is on par, but give us different flavor due to the software implementation So which one better is purely personal Indoor Mate 8 then Note 5 High Contrast, HDR Off Mate 8 then Note 5 High Contrast, HDR On Mate 8 then Note 5 [B]Car Park Mate 8 then Note 5 Thanks for sharing with us. The first and third pic sets I prefer note 5 pictures. The others is on Mate 8
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devil86	Mar 31 2016, 10:31 AM Return to original view \| Post #20
Casual Junior Member 446 posts Joined: Aug 2009	QUOTE(benny888 @ Mar 31 2016, 09:37 AM) What browser are you using ? If is Chrome - is well known to be a battery guzzler I only use either Next or Boat in ALL my androids I prefer chrome coz it sync with the chrome I used on my computer and across the Android phones I used, especially the bookmark and history. Although chrome consume lot of battery and RAM, the sync feature is very useful..
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