This was a relatively popular deal recently when $599 at JB Hifi, now available for $1 less at Harvey Norman.
Previous deal: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/product/huawei-p9
Edit: It seems the sale starts 3 Jan so have altered the start date. I couldn't see a start date anywhere in the catalogue Now online
thank you, your review was very helpful and more information than I have found through reddit and youtube.
one user who has this phone, ordered a official rapid charger from ebay. here is the link that he provided me yesterday.
also, accessories for the phone are easy to find on mobilezap. I have ordered from this website before and products are official as they say. It was for my dad's s6 edge plus and the case is still going strong.
Glad you liked it!
There are lots of the Fast Chargers available on eBay as you've pointed out. The one with an AUS plug (so you don't need an adapter) is hard to find. It is currently sold out here:
https://www.mobile-mate.com.au/viewItem.html?maker=12103&mod…
mobilezap is great! That is where our screen protector and case are coming from. Accessories were hard to find in store—I tried a couple of stores in CBD Melbourne and had no luck. Not even JB Hifi where we picked up the phone! Lol
i visited mobile mate link before and its been sold out since the last week. i have seen numerous videos and posts that P9 supports Huawei Mate 8's fast charger as well.
@yummycoot: Yes apparently the Mate 8 fast charger is compatible.
The charger you linked appears to be USB-C to USB-C (can't tell for sure). The stock charger is 5V2A USB Type-A. The P9 cable included is a USB-A to USB-C. I'm not sure if the P9 can draw the 3A but if you end up getting it, let me know! I'd be curious to see its Ampere results.
@nickeveli: i think I found one that's compitable with P9 and is official.
https://www.amazon.com/Huawei-Gift-Box-Adapter-Micro-USB/dp/…
never mind, plug is US version but this is the cheapest gift box.
I just bought this for my wife and it is an excellent phone. Camera is simply stunning, especially low-light monochrome.
I just wanted to point out some drawbacks/considerations so you're not disappointed:
Accessories are not as easy to find as other phones. Suggest ordering a screen protector/case online now so you can protect the phone straight away. We still have the OEM screen protector on.
Uses a proprietary fast charging standard. After (extensive) research, there is only ONE charger that will work which is the Huawei-branded fast charger (9V2A). This is impossible to find in stock with an Australian plug. The phone does not include this fast charger. And even with this charger, charging times are not spectacularly improved when compared to Quickcharge.
In case you're wondering, no Quickcharge charger will work (except at normal 5V/2A). The phone also does not support USB-C's PD (3A) specification.
There is no original Huawei car-charger that supports Fast Charging, only dodgy eBay ones. Without this, trying to charge with GPS Nav going results in the phone discharging slower than normal.
Notifications were not working out of the box. This is due to Huawei's aggressive battery-saving software. To enable Whatsapp/Viber/Gmail etc notifications, there is a 4-step process detailed here:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/bensin/2016/07/04/push-notificat…
No VoLTE at the moment. Rumour is that hardware is capable but waiting for software to enable it.
Android Nougat still potentially weeks away however you can load the Nougat Beta build now without compromising warranty. Otherwise the Security patches are up to October only.
I don't love the EMUI interface as there is no built-in app drawer. My wife (coming from Apple) loves it as it is more iOS-like and familiar. There is an update to EMUI 5.0 due shortly (beta testers seems to like it as well). Simple fix is to install Nova Launcher which is excellent.
Overall, I would say the the price is amazing for a premium phone like this. Ideally would have picked up the Pixel but didn't feel it was 2x better than the P9 and so did not justify over 2x the price.