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buying Huawei mate 8

I am thinking of uting the mate 8 to replace my htc obe e9+. I have seen some complaints about its UI and the ability to detect apps upgrade from playstore.
Any help /advice will be heighly appreciated.

mseif said:
I am thinking of uting the mate 8 to replace my htc obe e9+. I have seen some complaints about its UI and the ability to detect apps upgrade from playstore.
Any help /advice will be heighly appreciated.
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Buy the phone and don't worry about any of that, what you heard is nonsense.

Is this the same as Huawei GR5 2017?

Hi,
Is this subforum also covering the new HUAWEI GR5 2017, because it has the same specs as HONOR 6X?

Looks like an international rebrand to me.

jerryhou85 said:
Looks like an international rebrand to me.
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Yeah. that's what

udamster said:
Yeah. that's what
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Looks like it's only released in Sri Lanka for that name.
http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_6x_(2016)-8388.php
https://www.facebook.com/honorsixx/...07520000.1481810229./1750791391912961/?type=3

I think Bangladesh & Nepal too. Sri Lanka anyway doesn't get the Honor brand much the Honor 5X came as Huawei GR5 a with a Kirin processor instead of snapdragon 616.

Honor 6X = Huawei Mate 9 Lite.
I don't mind the brand, I just want this one fast (in the Netherlands).

Nollie8969 said:
Honor 6X = Huawei Mate 9 Lite.
I don't mind the brand, I just want this one fast (in the Netherlands).
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Will it come as Mate 9 lite? Back in November I saw that it was rebranded as Mate 9 lite and huawei had a page for that phone on their website, but somehow that site isn't there anymore. I have a feeling they might go with the Honor branding

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Huawei-Mate-9-Lite,honor-6x/phones/10307,10274
The specs are almost the same... Why have so many brands...

jerryhou85 said:
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Huawei-Mate-9-Lite,honor-6x/phones/10307,10274
The specs are almost the same... Why have so many brands...
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Huawei and Honor both have different strategy, even though honor is sub brand of Huawei. I have asked this same question to honor president in carnival and got a detailed response on this that cleared the doubts. There is good amount of difference as well in their pricing.
Huawei- higher cost, premium series phones, mostly in house Kirin processor, high end camera with their partnership with lieca
Honor- budget segment mostly (apart from Honor 8 and Magic)with mixup of Kirin and snapdragon processors, started shifting to high end and dual cameras in Honor 8, Magic..

shashank1320 said:
Huawei and Honor both have different strategy, even though honor is sub brand of Huawei. I have asked this same question to honor president in carnival and got a detailed response on this that cleared the doubts. There is good amount of difference as well in their pricing.
Huawei- higher cost, premium series phones, mostly in house Kirin processor, high end camera with their partnership with lieca
Honor- budget segment mostly (apart from Honor 8 and Magic)with mixup of Kirin and snapdragon processors, started shifting to high end and dual cameras in Honor 8, Magic..
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Great explanation. Thanks. In China, there is even more sub brands of HUAWEI, so they categorize the market into more subs.

shashank1320 said:
Huawei and Honor both have different strategy, even though honor is sub brand of Huawei. I have asked this same question to honor president in carnival and got a detailed response on this that cleared the doubts. There is good amount of difference as well in their pricing.
Huawei- higher cost, premium series phones, mostly in house Kirin processor, high end camera with their partnership with lieca
Honor- budget segment mostly (apart from Honor 8 and Magic)with mixup of Kirin and snapdragon processors, started shifting to high end and dual cameras in Honor 8, Magic..
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Well that explains it

udamster said:
Hi,
Is this subforum also covering the new HUAWEI GR5 2017, because it has the same specs as HONOR 6X?
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yes, i think so.. same specs, but the firmware isn't same...
i try to root it, can anyone help me to find the method or can i use the honor 6x method's to apply on huawei gr5 2017....

i got Huawei GR5 2017 too, my model is BLL-L22
still looking & waiting for support & room cook for it
how can i contact to admin forum to create sub topic for this new device ?

cctoti said:
i got Huawei GR5 2017 too, my model is BLL-L22
still looking & waiting for support & room cook for it
how can i contact to admin forum to create sub topic for this new device ?
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Is it Honor 6X only? If so, it will be in same section once custom roms are out. And it should support your phone also.
Sent from my BLN-AL10 using XDA Labs

cctoti said:
i got Huawei GR5 2017 too, my model is BLL-L22
still looking & waiting for support & room cook for it
how can i contact to admin forum to create sub topic for this new device ?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70545951&postcount=13
You can help the custom ROM process by adding information of your phone.

shashank1320 said:
Huawei and Honor both have different strategy, even though honor is sub brand of Huawei. I have asked this same question to honor president in carnival and got a detailed response on this that cleared the doubts. There is good amount of difference as well in their pricing.
Huawei- higher cost, premium series phones, mostly in house Kirin processor, high end camera with their partnership with lieca
Honor- budget segment mostly (apart from Honor 8 and Magic)with mixup of Kirin and snapdragon processors, started shifting to high end and dual cameras in Honor 8, Magic..
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so they are both the same except for some tweaks or are there bigger differences like in software ?
and what would you recommend gr5 2017 or samsung a5 2017?

Savage_Paul said:
so they are both the same except for some tweaks or are there bigger differences like in software ?
and what would you recommend gr5 2017 or samsung a5 2017?
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Definitely gr5 not samsung a5

Battery replacement please help

Hello guyz I think my mate 8 has a battery problem it drains so fast very unusual... when can i have a new one? Im from the Philippines. Is lazada offers original battery?

kidjcris said:
Hello guyz I think my mate 8 has a battery problem it drains so fast very unusual... when can i have a new one? Im from the Philippines. Is lazada offers original battery?
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I bought a battery here and am satisfied.
Shipping is free worldwide and it comes from Holland
http://www.batteryupgrade.at/shopBrowser_search.php?searchphrase=huawei+mate+8&searchType=searchByshopGroup#/assortmentProductId/83996517/shopGroupId/48304008
or here
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Original-Huawei-Akku-HB396693ECW-fur-Huawei-Mate-8-Accu-Battery-Batteria-3900mAh/252836769827?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908110712%26meid%3D46f1c92069ad4c048393fae09c68ed26%26pid%3D100677%26rk%3D12%26rkt%3D30%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D382184349144&_trksid=p2385738.c100677.m4598

kidjcris said:
Hello guyz I think my mate 8 has a battery problem it drains so fast very unusual... when can i have a new one? Im from the Philippines. Is lazada offers original battery?
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How old is your Mate 8?

letschky said:
How old is your Mate 8?
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Its 1 year old

How to switch from China version to global?

I have China version of the Huawei mate 30 pro 5g. Can I switch version to the global one without unlocking boot loader? If it's possible, can anyone share the link?

Can't

Why? I’ve found solutions for mate 20 pro. Why it’s impossible to do something similar for our device?

Y2Kot said:
Why? I’ve found solutions for mate 20 pro. Why it’s impossible to do something similar for our device?
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keep dreaming why u didn't buy global? anyway mate 30 pro coming to eu so will be eu version

PhoneTechShop said:
keep dreaming why u didn't buy global? anyway mate 30 pro coming to eu so will be eu version
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HI, any idea where to buy EU version, I couldn't find Lio-n29...

Archibald1963 said:
HI, any idea where to buy EU version, I couldn't find Lio-n29...
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expensive .. https://www.gsmarena.com/mate_30_pr...rn_europe_for_1000_without_gms-news-41091.php

Asian model is better. Updates are quicker

pafc66 said:
Asian model is better. Updates are quicker
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why u need updates what u think u will gain with it??

PhoneTechShop said:
why u need updates what u think u will gain with it??
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The firmware has improved the camera upon every update that's why.

pafc66 said:
The firmware has improved the camera upon every update that's why.
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absolutely not installed android 10 few months ago and camera is TOTAL CRAP
some ridiculously massive title when switching btw camera ,video ,etc video recording so bad quality lack of settings now
camera blurry
android 9 emui 9 was much much better camera ! it is only in your mind u think u have some update and u think automatically it must be better
but it is not ... am on mate 20

PhoneTechShop said:
absolutely not installed android 10 few months ago and camera is TOTAL CRAP
some ridiculously massive title when switching btw camera ,video ,etc video recording so bad quality lack of settings now
camera blurry
android 9 emui 9 was much much better camera ! it is only in your mind u think u have some update and u think automatically it must be better
but it is not ... am on mate 20
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What are you on about?
This is a mate 30 forum. This phone never even had emui 9?
With each firmware update re mate 30 pro there's been a obvious improvement with its photo quality. I can't speak for the mate 20 pro??

PhoneTechShop said:
absolutely not installed android 10 few months ago and camera is TOTAL CRAP
some ridiculously massive title when switching btw camera ,video ,etc video recording so bad quality lack of settings now
camera blurry
android 9 emui 9 was much much better camera ! it is only in your mind u think u have some update and u think automatically it must be better
but it is not ... am on mate 20
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Instead of shouting at us read properly, you are in the MATE 30 PRO section, go and vent your frustrations in the proper section.
And as for your complaint, I had - my wife has it now, a mate 20 Pro which came with android 9 and with each update that phone got better. Update to Android 10 whent flawless so it looks like you have a defective device.

even on p30 is the same android 10 is total crap .. 9 was gold
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cfds said:
Instead of shouting at us read properly, you are in the MATE 30 PRO section, go and vent your frustrations in the proper section.
And as for your complaint, I had - my wife has it now, a mate 20 Pro which came with android 9 and with each update that phone got better. Update to Android 10 whent flawless so it looks like you have a defective device.
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don't worry i know it applies to all devices updated to 10 .. nobody is shouting .,. can u hear sound of shouting ?? how can I shout by typing wake up
no no any defective device it is all good but go to club or dark and phone will struggle to take pictures ..
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pafc66 said:
What are you on about?
This is a mate 30 forum. This phone never even had emui 9?
With each firmware update re mate 30 pro there's been a obvious improvement with its photo quality. I can't speak for the mate 20 pro??
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i had p30 pro and i sold it .. crap curved screen .. camera not that good as they all say

Its all relative...how high are your expectations and in how far do you believe all the you tube reviews on new phones?
Huawei does like Samsung and Apple a good marketing with the aim of you believing them and buying their devices and this every year.
I had a Mate 9, Mate 10, Mate 20pro and now the Mate 30pro and the only one which I was not happy with camera wise was the Mate 10. The pictures from that phone looked often like oil paintings. I disagree about the Mate 20pro, it improved after upgrading to android 10 and its camera was - is good. Cannot judge the P30pro.
I do agree that some people will never be satisfied and always find excuses to complain, I am sure that these people have nothing better to do than complaining. These people should understand that if you want to take good pictures you buy a proper camera and not a phone with a camera but then we talking again about expectations.

hi
i got huawei mate 30 pro 5g 512 gb chineese version LIO-AN00 but i need international Global version anybody know how i can change it?

vvickyy said:
hi
i got huawei mate 30 pro 5g 512 gb chineese version LIO-AN00 but i need international Global version anybody know how i can change it?
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Not possible as of now

PhoneTechShop said:
absolutely not installed android 10 few months ago and camera is TOTAL CRAP
some ridiculously massive title when switching btw camera ,video ,etc video recording so bad quality lack of settings now
camera blurry
android 9 emui 9 was much much better camera ! it is only in your mind u think u have some update and u think automatically it must be better
but it is not ... am on mate 20
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bUD, i HAVE THE CHINESE VERSION.
I also want to switch the European version, because i dont like the huawei launcher as my default launcher...
but i have to tell you that the camera is fantastic on this chinese version.. almost perffect. i dont even care about cameras, but this one i tried in the night downtown and it was shockingly good

Same issue
vvickyy said:
hi
i got huawei mate 30 pro 5g 512 gb chineese version LIO-AN00 but i need international Global version anybody know how i can change it?
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Have you found the solution? I’m having the same problem.

dalebreton said:
There aren't many differences. You should leave it like that.
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Chinese version got the update faster. Now 10.1 beta has some new features, much better battery life, better selfie camera quality

caniranges said:
bUD, i HAVE THE CHINESE VERSION.
I also want to switch the European version, because i dont like the huawei launcher as my default launcher...
but i have to tell you that the camera is fantastic on this chinese version.. almost perffect. i dont even care about cameras, but this one i tried in the night downtown and it was shockingly good
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Id you want EU version you have to buy it

Still worth in 2022

Hello everyone,
How does the phone age? Still worth to buy a new one in 2022?
I am thinking to choose one of the below, any comment would be appreciated:
Oppo Find X2 Pro
Oppo Find X2
Oneplus 9 Pro
Oneplua 8 pro

I would recommend to avoid any phone based on ColorOS.

ScratMan38 said:
I would recommend to avoid any phone based on ColorOS.
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Any suggestion with similar specs? Thnx