Pixel xl vs Mate 9

[Michael_EF]

Hey guys
I'm in a bit of a dilemma. I'm so torn between the mate 9 and pixel xl. I know they're both great phones. The pixel with a great pure android experience, the mate 9 very functional (ir blaster etc) premium hardware. Can someone with experience with both phones chime in and share their experience?

 

[DanRyb]

This doesn't help but I'm in the same boat as you. The lens flare issue on the Pixel is really bothersome to me. I can reproduce it so easily. I was eyeing the Mate 9 as a replacement because my return period is up for the Pixel on 1/22. But I do love the Pixel in every other way except the lens flare problem. I worry I won't like EMUI on the Mate or having to wait for updates (it's on 7.0 with a 7.1.1 release pegged for end of January which isn't bad...but what about Android 7.2 or 8 etc?).

 

[xocomaox]

This is going to come down to how much you like the software.

 

[Amjad.AbdulGhani]

Ok so let me share my experience.. After the note7 (rest his soul), i tried many devices, starting with op3 then lgv20 then mate9 and now am on pixel xl.. Honestly am very very satisfied. as a phone, its great, loving the stable raw android, camera is by far the best (as per my personal experience, regardless of what tech numbers says).. What do i miss, well, definitely if note7 is still alive, i would have never changed it, however, i miss the battery and th3 big screen in mate9, i miss the second screen in lgv20, i miss the customization in op3, but few days after using my pixel xl, daaaahhhh who cares, things here covers for other things there.. What i hated in the other devices, the most is notifications in mate9, its like a phone that is made to never push a notification, the stupid camera in lgv20, which broke (the camera glass) in 2 weeks while covered with huge cases.. And somehow the small battery in op3..
In summary, i didn't regret it at allllllllll.. Pixel xl is the best flagship in market now..

 

[jamezr]

I have both phones and would take the Pixel XL over the M9 all day just for the camera alone. The M9 is a nice phone but it is big and heavy compared to my Pixel XL and S7 edge and 7+.

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