Yes, under sunlight it goes max. That's normal for most phones.

Smart

Ok. Had my second random reboot this morning. Will send the phone in for warranty claim once I get my hands on the 7 Plus. A pity though, I was just starting to like the phone. Something's up, hopefully it's just the firmware.

For me, officially only received notifications to update to NXT-L29C636B193 (3GB/32GB)

Not me. Using the SP that came preinstalled on the phone. It's pretty good.

Yes it is

I'm not into MIUI so I can't answer that. In terms of pure specs, the Mate 8 trumps the Mi Max as it is flagship grade, but in terms of real usage, maybe Uncle Benny can reply as he owned both devices before.

I also used the Honor 5x for a while, excellent phone at that price point. For me, if you can wait and can afford it, then wait for the Mate 9, which will come at a price of a new flagship, approximately RM 2,000 and above. The Mate 8 on the other hand is such a good bargain now, and since Android phones drop in value so fast, I prefer not to get them at launch but to wait like 6 months down the road or longer. But that's just my personal preference.

I bought it 2nd hand from a forumer at 700 and sold it at 600 after two months.

For me the Mi Max is just too big, but it's definitely value for money if compared to Samsung's A9 Pro.

The Mate 8 feels nice but I still can't get used to the UI after a week. The notifications are inconsistent and I definitely miss having notification badges on some of my apps. Also not a fan of the Ultra Battery Saving Mode that disables everything except calls and sms. That's a bit extreme and no alternatives offered.

The Mate 8 feels nice but I still can't get used to the UI after a week. The notifications are inconsistent and I definitely miss having notification badges on some of my apps. Also not a fan of the Ultra Battery Saving Mode that disables everything except calls and sms. That's a bit extreme and no alternatives offered.

Same EMUI. Drove me nuts as well, ha ha. At least with the Mate 8 although it drives me nuts the battery life more than makes up for it

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Same here, am still trying to get used to EMUI. Otherwise this is a very well built phone with the most outrageous battery life I've ever used in an Android.

4G+ essentially is LTE-A, and Mate 8 supports it, even if there isn't an icon for it.

Still using the ori SP that came with the phone, so far no problems yet so am not hunting for tempered glass just yet. If I remember correctly, you're in JB right? Plenty of tempered glass available at KSL.

http://www.spigen.com/products/huawei-mate...se-rugged-armor

Absolutely love it!

It's about 9mm to 1cm with the phone inside, which isn't that thick considering the phone's thickness itself is 7.9mm

We'll know after the launch today (or technically tomorrow morning our time)...