If you wish one handed use try S7e. Mate8 is definitely too big
Anyway I could never understand why users need one handed use? Isn't there a big risk of phone dropping off?
I always use both hands even on smaller phones

The phone comes with SP already applied on
Just use it till it wears out. I find its quality is quite good though I hate putting such stuffs on the phone

Unlike some of you I only love flip casing on all my phones
However I don't like the supplied unit as it doesn't allow phone to stand up nicely at any angle
I bought 2 alternatives from ebay

Plenty of such at eBay, Lazada, Aliexpress - just do a search yourself to find the ones that appeal to you. I buy most of my accessories from ebay

This post has been edited by benny888: Apr 19 2016, 04:53 PM

Latest is B180. Some users complained b180 drained the battery more. For me I don't see any difference at all
If you don't like just flash back b170. Both b170, b180 is a vast improvement over b103 and is a MUST upgrade especially it solves all those buggy notification issues

Is an unfair comparison between them. One is a budget phone while the other is a high end phone

Specs :
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/X...hones/9803,9766
http://gsmversus.com/huawei-mate-8/xiaomi-redmi-note-3/Some

Web review :
http://www.technologynewsextra.com/xiaomi-...y-buy/3977.html

You can check youtube too for comparison between them

This post has been edited by benny888: Apr 19 2016, 07:57 PM

What is your current firmware? When I first switched it on I was prompted to update to b170
B180 you had to download it ( check back n search for download link here) n flash it manually. I had described many times in this thread how to flash it

This post has been edited by benny888: Apr 19 2016, 09:32 PM

Mate 8 performance floor P8max naturally . P8max had such an old chipset. I use the p8max not as a phablet but more of a minitablet only
Battery life about similar

You won't get fast charging on other phones

Samsung fast charger n fast wireless charger are designed to match only the Samsung phones
I had tested it on my other phones too
Even the fast wireless charger is snail charging vs my other dirt cheap rm30+ qi slow wireless charger on my LG V10. Using the cheap qi charger on S6e n S7e was hopelessly slow while the Samsung fast wireless charging was very fast
So used Samsung supplied chargers on Samsung phones only. Infact since Note5 Samsung had issued official note that its fast charger is meant for the Note5 n S6 series only

I only use either my Aukey or Lyvsun (3A output) to charge all my Androids n iPad mini n iPhone 6s+
I am not concern about how fast charging is unlike some users
I normally only charge my phones when I go to bed. So how long it takes doesn't bother me
For the Mate8 it takes about 2.5+ hours from 5% ( tested only once). I had not even used the supplied charger
Got too many phones w me n to keep it simple I used those 2 chargers only for all my phones

This post has been edited by benny888: Apr 21 2016, 09:20 AM

Mine easily 10-11 hours SOT on mainly internet stuffs with no gaming
On mainly LTE

This post has been edited by benny888: Apr 21 2016, 09:07 PM

Check your wakelocks first. Google if you don't understand what this is
Weak 3g will drain battery

Best camera phone based on my usage : S7e, LG V10, Nexus 6P
Mate 8 is quite good enough for me. Don't rely too much on those reviews as most of them based on development n not actual updated firmware

This post has been edited by benny888: Apr 21 2016, 10:02 PM

I check it is available too but I didn't install. Not interested in games

HW will usually swap a brand new one for you under warranty. No repair will be done
However they will only repair if is your fault n warranty is voided

China set has it too

I also don't know the answer to this??

Absolutely no more notification issues since b170 m now on b180 firmware
I don't understand why some users still report such problems. User need to dig deep into settings /notification to customize what sort of notification they need and set the app as protected too
I use only stock messaging, whatsapp, maildroid, tweet caster pro where I needed notification. Other app I disabled any notification

Camera is good enough for me...it is however not in the class of S7e or LG V10. Most of camera reviews on Web was based on early development builds n inaccurately report those camera issues. If you are a camera geek than S7e n V10 is a better choice. It's camera equally good as Note5, Nexus 6p
Speaker problem - no such issues
Why don't you go and test it yourself to assess better