Huawei Mate 8 Pro Reviews

Even discounting the sticker shock, the Huawei Mate 8's big bones disqualify it as a daily go-to device for me. It's simply too much of a hassle to cart around in my pocket, and too clunky to hold with both hands while trying to get anything done. The Emui Android skin doesn't do it any workflow favors, either. However, as a secondary mobile tool for photography, video editing, and general multimedia use, the Mate 8 is outstanding thanks to its excellent cameras, huge screen, and unkillable battery life. A phablet like Huawei's flagship might not fit into my lifestyle - or my budget - but if you've got the mitts to manipulate it, deep pockets, and the patience to deal with Emui, it may just work for yours.

Huawei’s sudden surge is evident, there’s just no arguing how they’ve turned things around in just a year. The Huawei Mate 8 is yet another device in their portfolio that shows that they’re not backing down anytime soon, as it’s quickly establishing itself as a premium phablet with Marshmallow on board. In all fairness, there are several great things about the handset, like its premium all-metal design, long-lasting battery life, and exceptionally quick processing performance, but at the end of the day, its high price point makes it a tough sell. The handset is already available overseas, where it’s slapped with a starting cost of €599 ($643). That’s honestly tough to swallow, given that we can spout out several phones that have better characteristics and performances – plus, several of them are lower in price. That said, it’s still not a crazy idea to import it, if you truly want a phone that looks different from everything else sold here domestically.