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Late last week, I turned on my Mate 10 Pro out of a cynical curiosity to see if Huawei had pushed out Pie/EMUI 9 yet. Much to my surprise, the phone alerted me to an update waiting to be downloaded and installed. Turns out, it was the very Pie one I'd been hoping for. Since then, it appears that it's getting a wider release, though an exact time frame is difficult to pin down.
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- Newegg has the U.S. version of the Mate 10 Pro for just $499.99. Enter enter promo code NEFPAR4 at checkout to get the full discount.
With Christmas right around the corner, the deals aren't likely to stop for a little while. Take this one, for instance — Amazon is once again shaving some money off the asking price for a U.S. Huawei Mate 10 Pro. Whereas we've seen the phone drop to $500 before, now you can pick one up for $479.99. Even today, that's not bad.I had the opportunity to take a second look at Huawei's late-2017/early-2018 flagship. Though it has some flaws, I found it to be an excellent device. Gorgeous, fast, and reliable, the Mate 10 Pro was one of my favorite phones to use earlier this year. The 6" 18:9 display may only be 1080p, but it's still nice to look at, the Kirin 970 is an awesome SoC to this day, and the 4,000mAh battery carries the phone well past a day's worth of use. The cameras are also some of the best in the Android world, though still a far cry from the Pixels or even Samsung.
I'd say that the biggest problem with the U.S. version of the Mate 10 Pro right now is updates. Mine is still sitting on a months-old build of EMUI 8/Android 8.0. Pie started rolling out to the international variant a few days ago, so hopefully we'll see this phone get some love, too. But after that, I wouldn't hold my breath. And with Huawei discontinuing its bootloader unlocking program, those of you who are conscious of updates and device life cycles may want to take that into consideration when pondering this deal.Again, Amazon only has the beautiful blue version (the best, in my humble opinion) on sale. Just hit up the buy link below to get started.
You're what? Letting all your holiday shopping go to the last minute? Because you're convinced there are big, big deals right around the corner? That is one risky maneuver, and while you might snag a sale or two, we hope you enjoy a few stressed-out weeks. Maybe we can soften the impact a little with a few of the best offers to recently cross our desk.
Google's ARCore team just rolled out a new update that appears to bring the augmented reality framework to several more phones and tablets. Some hot new (and upcoming) devices are on the list, like the Galaxy Note9, OnePlus 6T, and ROG Phone. These are also joined by some older models like the Sony Xperia X.
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro was supposed to be a huge US release for Huawei, but some perplexing interference from the American government torpedoed its carrier deals. The phone still launched unlocked in the US, and it happens to be a great device. Today, you can get the US Mate 10 Pro for just $499.99. That's the lowest we've seen yet and $300 off the launch price.The Mate 10 Pro has flagship-level hardware with a sleek aluminum and glass chassis. Inside is the Kirin 970 with its fancy AI processing core, a 4,000 mAh battery, and 128GB of storage. A big 6-inch OLED panel dominates the front of the device, and there's no notch. There's no headphone jack, either.
Without a doubt, Huawei can make spectacular devices when it tries. And while recent memory points to the P20/P20 Pro, the Mate 10 Pro from last year ought not be forgotten. And now, you can pick one up for yourself on Amazon for $549.99, complete with a U.S warranty. That's $250 off MSRP, or $100 off the recent sale prices.The Mate 10 Pro is a great phone. The beautiful chassis holds a vibrant 6" FHD+ AMOLED display, a Kirin 970 SoC, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, an impressive 12MP+20MP camera setup, and a huge 4,000mAh battery that lasts for a very long time. You'll also find Android 8.0 Oreo and EMUI 8. $550 buys a lot of phone here, and one of the better Android cameras, too.Both the grey and eye-catching blue are on sale, though I do highly recommend the latter. We're still in the window for you to get a bootloader unlock code for these phones, so you'll be able to take advantage of the custom ROM side of Project Treble support. If you pick one of these up, I suggest that you apply for a code as soon as possible; you don't ever have to use it, but at least you'll have the option to do so if you choose.Source: Amazon
More and more smartphones are debuting with HDR-capable displays, but actual HDR support from app developers can often take a while. Almost exactly a year ago, LG's G6 became the first device to get Netflix HDR. Since then, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium, LG V30, Galaxy Tab S3, Galaxy Note8, Xperia XZ1, Razer Phone, and Galaxy S9 have been updated to support it as well. The Sony Xperia XZ2, Huawei Mate 10 Pro, and Huawei P20 have now joined the lineup, meaning there are now a full ten Netflix HDR-capable Android devices.
Shortly after coming to the U.S., the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is already seeing a nice discount. You can pick up this phone for $649.99, $150 off MSRP, from Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, and Newegg. Honestly, this is a great deal.Both Ryan and I reviewed the Mate 10 Pro, so be sure to check out our thoughts on it. Basically, we both came away with the consensus that this is a very good phone. The Kirin 970 SoC and 6GB of RAM make this phone fly, the 12MP RGB+20MP monochrome Leica camera system takes fantastic shots, and the 6" FHD+ 18:9 AMOLED display is nice. Oh, and the phone itself is quite the looker. The 4,000mAh battery goes forever, making the Mate 10 Pro one of the longest-lasting flagships available (especially in the U.S.).$650 is a good price for the Mate 10 Pro, if you can handle EMUI — software remains Huawei's weak point. Take your choice on which retailer to buy from; Amazon has Prime, B&H has no sales tax outside of NY/NJ, Best Buy has in-store pickup, and Newegg is... well, you get the point. Both the grey and gorgeous blue colors are on sale (not the $1200 Porsche Design variant, sad panda). Just head over to the source link of your choice below.Source: Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, Newegg
Huawei has had a tough time of things in 2018, getting the rug pulled out from under it just before it launched the U.S. version of its flagship Mate 10 Pro on AT&T. The blows just kept coming with Verizon pulling out of a deal, followed by "security warnings" from some of the American government security agencies. While all of the political mess is somewhat fun to look back at and is good for a nice chuckle or two, my focus here is on the phone itself, Huawei's centerpiece.
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro didn't have the smoothest US launch, partly because Huawei tried to stuff its Best Buy listing with fake reviews. But before that mess emerged, Massdrop began offering the Mate 10 Pro at $699.99, $100 off MSRP. Amazon, B&H, and Best Buy are now matching that price.At its $800 MSRP, it would be surprising if the Mate 10 Pro didn't have top-notch specs. Luckily, it doesn't disappoint with its 6.0" 1080p OLED display, a Kirin 970, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, dual 20MP and 12MP rear cameras, an 8MP selfie-shooter, and a 4,000mAh battery. The display is lower-res than the competition, but its 1080p resolution, along with the large power pack, make for great battery life.Amazon, B&H, and Best Buy are all offering the phone with the same $100 discount, but depending on where you live or how quickly you want the phone, all have their own benefits. Amazon provides free two-day shipping, but B&H doesn't charge tax unless you're in NY or NJ and offers store pickup from its Manhattan location. Best Buy also offers store pickup. Hit the source links below to grab a Mate 10 Pro of your very own.Source: Amazon, B&H, Best Buy
TeamWin Recovery Project, or TWRP for short, is an invaluable tool for anyone looking to mod their device - from installing ROMs to simply making backups. The last time we covered the project earlier this month, it had started supporting the Moto Z2 Force, Redmi 5A, and several other phones.
Magisk, one of the most recognized and well-known rooting solutions around, has just received an update to version 16.0. The update comes just a short week after version 15.4 was released, and includes a bootloop fix, support for Huawei and Honor devices with Treble (the Mate 10, 10 Pro, and View 10), and a few other changes.
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Almost three months ago, we reviewed Huawei's Mate 10 Pro. We concluded that it'd be a good buy when it hit the US market, so long as it wasn't priced at $1000. Well, Huawei hasn't made that mistake (the phone is currently $799.99 with a $150 gift card at Best Buy), but it isn't doing itself any favors today. The company has overloaded the Mate 10 Pro's Best Buy listing with over 100 fake reviews from aspiring "beta testers," giving the phone - one still in the pre-order phase, mind you - a 4.9-star overall rating.
Huawei's Mate 10 Pro is finally launching in the US, but not the way Huawei would probably like. Both AT&T and Verizon are reported to have dropped plans to sell the phone after pressure from the government. You can get the phone unlocked, but it's spendy. At least it'll be a durable device if you do drop the cash. YouTube channel JerryRigEverything has subjected the Mate 10 Pro to the usual battery of tests, and it earns a passing grade.
Huawei's Mate 10 Pro is a good phone, but it's not one you'll be able to get from your carrier. Deals with AT&T and Verizon both collapsed in the face of government pressure, but it's launching in the US as an unlocked phone later this month. Massdrop has this phone today, and it's offering $100 off.
Huawei is one of the world's largest smartphone manufacturers, but the company doesn't have much of a footprint in the United States. It hoped to change that by selling the Mate 10 Pro with U.S. carriers, but the day before the news was going to be announced, AT&T pulled out of the deal due to government pressure.
Huawei has announced that it will sell the Mate 10 Pro smartphone unlocked in the US for $799 in partnership with a number of online retailers starting next month. Best Buy, Amazon, Microsoft, Newegg, and B&H will also all offer $150 gift cards if you pre-order the phone.Pre-orders of the Mate 10 Pro, which we like overall, will begin on February 4th and run through the 17th. On February 18th, the retail launch will officially get underway.Oddly missing from today's announcement is any mention of a carrier version of the phone, which many in the industry had expected would be unveiled alongside the unlocked version today. But it wasn't, and we may know why: AT&T has supposedly backed out of a deal to sell Huawei's phones in the US, and the reason seems political.This leaves the Mate 10 Pro in exactly the terrible position of many of its predecessors in the US, except kind of worse, because it is by far the most expensive phone Huawei was ever tried to sell here. The number of unlocked phones over $600 sold at full price in the United States is essentially negligible. Almost all premium phones in this country are bought on payment plans through carriers or credit providers, and the idea that any company could launch a "competitive" high-end smartphone in America expecting customers to pay what, with sales tax, will end up being the better part of a thousand dollars up front is borderline actually-stupid.Further indicating just how badly Huawei apparently screwed this up (or, increasingly apparently, was screwed), it also announced that the Mate 10 Pro Porsche Design would be coming to America for the low, low price of $1225. You read that right. The Porsche Design version of the phone features 256GB of storage and 6GB of RAM, but apart from that, you're paying an over-$400 premium to show off a branding partnership.In a prebriefing we attended yesterday detailing this news, Huawei seemed as unable as ever to answer basic questions about its handset strategy in America. No satisfying reasons were given as to why the company is unable to find carrier distribution partners, why it continues to only support GSM networks, or how it expects to sell an $800 smartphone to its alleged core audience of "Gen Z" customers, who are at most 22 years old. Huawei told us over and over how important this market demographic was to the company's growth, but how many 22-year-olds are out there dropping nearly a grand all at once on a smartphone, Huawei? Come on.In fact, the announcement that the Honor View10 is coming to America seems to shoot Huawei's Mate 10 Pro right in the foot. The View10 offers similar performance and specifications, but it's almost certainly going to cost less than $500 - undercutting the Mate by several hundred dollars. While the Mate certainly will have a superior camera experience, unlocked phone buyers in the US tend to be more focused on value, and the Mate 10 Pro is hardly what you'd call a steal. How can Huawei possibly expect the Mate 10 to have any kind of success when the company's own sister brand is essentially saying, "Hey look over here, you can get 90% of the phone for 60% of the cost!"But the Mate 10 Pro does have one ace up its sleeve: Gal Gadot is the phone's official spokesperson. That's clearly going to move some units. She was also named Chief Experience Officer of Huawei, almost certainly a figurehead role that will have Gadot appearing at various Huawei events and photo opp- er, uh, very important strategic summits to guide the direction of future Huawei products.Maybe 2019 will finally be the year of Huawei in the US?
According to a source familiar with the company's plans, Verizon is facing political pressure to cancel the launch of a Huawei smartphone later this year. The source stated Verizon intended to sell the Huawei Mate 10 this summer, but it had recently been pushed back to fall, and now it appears there is a strong likelihood it will be cancelled altogether. This follows closely on news that AT&T would cancel its own launch of the Mate 10 Pro for similar reasons.
It's been rumored for some time - and was considered a near-given in circles of mobile tech gossip - that Huawei would be launching a smartphone on AT&T in early 2018. Many assumed this would be the company's flagship Mate 10 or Mate 10 Pro, at least until a report from the Wall Street Journal this afternoon seemed to put those plans on ice.
Huawei isn't a widely known name in the US market, but that hasn't stopped the Chinese company from becoming the second largest smartphone maker on the planet. As its fortunes have risen, so has the quality of the hardware. Last year's Mate 9 was a reliable phone, and Huawei's revamped Nougat version of Android eliminated many of the pain points from its past devices.