Do you think p10 plus better than mate9?
Mate 9 Pro owner here. I was on the fence, but ultimately went for the 9 pro. Here's the deal as I saw it- the 9 pro and 10 plus are veeeeeery similar. They have the same SoC and many of the same internals. The big differences are display (9 pro has AMOLED) expandable storage (9 pro has none) and a slightly different camera (9 pro has f2.2 aperture on the rear) There are also small size and cosmetic differences, and the 9 pro has a bigger battery.
Though the claim is that the 9 pro does not have expandable storage, this might not truly be the case. According to my talk with Huawei's tech support, the 9 pro has the same sim/sd internals, just a different tray. The tech said none of them understand why Huawei set up the dual sim tray. So I bought another sim tray for a 9, and if it allows me to use my sd card, I will let the community know- it pretty much eliminates the biggest negative of this phone. There are some other considerations:
- Indications are that the 9 pro's AMOLED is better for VR. It is already daydream ready. The bigger battery is a huge plus here. 10plus IPS will probably have better color representation and a few more ppi...
- Mate 9 pro international is going to be about $200 USD less than the equivalent 10 plus (128gb storage) which is looking to touch the $1K mark.
- 10 plus will have the extra f stop of 1.8 which is better in most ways. The software suite looks a bit better as well.
- 10 plus has the 5.1 skin, though Huawei claims 9 pro's will get that update when the 10's hit the market.
- If you are in the US, it honestly remains to be seen whether the 10's play well with carriers. I am on T Mobile and the 9 pro worked perfectly out of the box.
Honestly, if it turns out the sim tray works, the only real reason to get a 10 plus is the slight camera improvement. But it's going to be a couple hundred more in cost, and you get a smaller capacity battery.
Hope this helps.
