One shouldn't worry too much about battery life on this phone
Most casual users can easily get 7-9 hours SOT
My usual is around 9-11 hours generally. My usage mainly on Internet based stuffs with no gaming.
This phone has best SOT amongst all other Androids I had used. Example 4-5 on Priv, LG V10, HTC 10 ; 6-7 on Note5, 7-8 on S7e etc

You can use without any issues. I am in fact using the QC Aukey charger n at times with my other Tronsmart QC too
Any phone that restrict it's charging to its only charger is out of date already

I never bother with such stuffs. I will use the supplied Aukey cable or any of my other generic cables

So long ago n I cannot really give you an answer
Anyway I am happy with the Mate8 camera. Don't be influenced by those Web reviews as 10/10 were done based on early firmware
The camera is snappy n pics quality I deemed good enough for stuffs I always did with it - sharing on Facebook, Whatsapp
Photo shots quality isn't in the class of LG V10 ( I rate as best phone camera I had used), or S7e. I rate is better than Mate7 camera
Anyway I am not a camera geek n my demands isn't that high unlike some users

This post has been edited by benny888: May 23 2016, 07:12 AM

I had no plans to get the p9 plus. Mate8 is sufficiently good enough and is a 6 incher ( my favorite size)

Wait for Note 6 and than decide whether to letgo this Mate8 or LG V10. As of now, the V10 is still my favorite phone

Why don't you go and claim a new set?

No need to install any HW program
When you plug in phone, drag down status bar and select files
By default it is charging status
Install the USB phone drivers is enough

This post has been edited by benny888: May 23 2016, 05:45 PM

Why don't you just copy your stuffs directly over to ext sdcard? Isn't that much easier?

You can always put in the ext sdcard to copy stuffs over
Your second sim is not dead sealed on the phone

If you checked back the posts especially on ver 1, several users had said the Mate8 camera is even better than Note5
Personally I would say is equally as good as Note5 n Nexus 6p
I had no issues with close focussing
Go and test yourself
Photo quality is subjective n each one viewed it differently

This post has been edited by benny888: May 23 2016, 10:42 PM

What do you mean by " screen less sensitive " , that even makes you frustrated ?? - another hardware defect ?

This post has been edited by benny888: May 24 2016, 09:35 AM

Glove mode only if you are using gloves. Just deactivate it if you had no use for it

Yes warranty is voided
But you can easily lock it back - just a one simple fastboot command. But I had no idea whether HW can detect it was unlocked previously. Check back my earlier posts how to do that
Locking back will remove that warning splash screen
But must factory reset first

I am completely not even bother with such stuffs. Some of my folders even up to 3-4 pages but mostly 2
Is a non issue to me

I dont think there will be a Note5 edge. Even if there is why bother to get an outdated model and not the latest Note6 ( apparently will be named Note7)

Yes n I would prefer the Edge version

Extract the zip and copy contents to a folder named as dload
Switch off phone
Press both volup n voldown plus power button simultaneously. Once you see bootup release only power button. Once you see EMUI logo release both vol buttons
Firmware will be flashed thereafter. You will see 2 reboots

Mine updated from b180 n all data is intact

Only my China set was rooted and not the Msian set
This is my Msian set being updated
Yes you will lose root if update using such a method but your data will still be intact

Seriously I had no idea
HW phones based on all my HW experience ( Mate 6.1, X1, p8max, mate7) always look for dload folder in updating
You can try without doing anything n just leave update.zip in phone
Anyway is it that susah to copy the extracted contents into a dload folder?

This post has been edited by benny888: May 31 2016, 06:20 PM