Still stock in many shops, and probably a better option now that it seems the online ordering requires £20 top-up as it should take a while before the shops implement the increased to-ups.

Use the EE STORE FINDER and ring around to confirm price and availability of handset.
Several shops without stock have confirmed they would get new stock delivered on Friday, 4th November.

For those mentioning about the £8.99 charge for the unlocking, this cost usually comes out of the mobile top-up balance from EE PAYG phones, so even if you are charged, you will not have to spend any extras (as you've already that to pay for the £10 top-up). Obviously, that will leave a £1.01 balance on your SIM, which should not be a big deal since what most people will be interested in is the actual handset, not the £10 top up. Of course you will need to make sure your balance can cover the cost of the unlocking.

In spite of the thread from a few weeks back saying that EE should now be unlocking PAYG handsets for free, it seems as if the website is contradicting such information. Going through the unlocking online at myaccount.ee.co.uk the message seems to be that still costs £8.99. No big deal. Worst case scenario you use the top-up money for the unlock, best one, you get to keep the £10 balance and an unlocked handset.



For the tool to enable the Dual-Sim slot (and other stuff such as rooting, etc), head to XDA website HERE

No, hardly used it. Also just got another Black one upgraded with another old T-Mobile SIM (had credit 3p lol), and this time it’s for £120 (special offer – only £5 top-up required). I just wrote my number on a paper (both occasions), they don't ask anything.

Looks alright that, especially the price

I got this one from eBay, which is quit good for P9 Lite:

Magnetic Wallet Flip Book Card Holder Pu Leather Case Cover For Huawei P9 Lite

eBay Tempered glass protectors for £0.99 UK Sellers - Option #1Option #2

I suggest you see a tutorial in Youtube before applying it This One in particular is good, and you can replace the stickers shown with regular cellotape. This technique will allow you to place the protector perfectly. To remove the manufacturers one easily, you can use cellotape to stick and pull from one of the corners.

Cost I guess. Also to protect it during the "process".

I do still have that. I didn't realise there was a difference between screen protectors. Why on earth would they bother providing a bad protector for a screen that badly needs protecting!? Could someone tell me what I should be looking for?

Nail clipper?
Na, seriously, you can get tempered glass screen protectors from eBay for £0.99

The phone comes with a pre-installed screen protector which is pretty crap. It gets scuffed easily. Do you perhaps still have that on your phone?

Screen protector :stuck_out_tongue:

I'm so disappointed, after having this for just a few weeks the screen is already all scratched. My moto g 1st gen will be 3 years old in December and is less scratched than this. Sure, this is much faster, but why couldn't they have done a better job on the screen?

Just to add my 2 pennies worth,,,, did the online form with EE waited a week , got fed up and rang them only to be told my online form had failed ??, so did it again on the phone........

Still nothing last night and was bored so looked at rooting my phone , after hours of searching and trying different ways I stumbled onto DC Unlocker (should of looked here lol), which as said was a bit fidly but unlocked my phone for £3.50 ,,,I then paid another £3.50 to get my bootlocker code as all the free ways failed....with that I then rooted the phone..

So pretty happy, phone unlocked , rooted and working fine for £7 , and as I got it when it was still £10 top up a result.

Also using nova launcher now ,,,,,looks good

Tips....

Switch phone to SD card storage straight away as you cant transfer for internal and SD card....

Dc Unlocker sometimes struggles to detect my phone , when phone is connected it defaults to charging only, switched to files and it seemed to help (pull down menu)

Unlocked at last.Email was in junk folder from yesterday.Still have just over £19 so no charge.Was trying to buy £15 xbox and then PSN credit using balance but apparently EE is no longer supported.Would have been a nice extra.

email arrived with unlock code a few hours of receiving the text as mentioned above. very impressed with the phone so far

From £135.99 on o2 refresh https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/tariff/huawei/p9-lite/?productId=aba62974-911e-48cd-bec0-dbebe3c634d6&planId=&contractType=paymonthly

My unlock code came through as well. So just to reiterate, it is free and you do not have to wait 6 months. If the person you are speaking to says otherwise just speak to someone else (who can hopefully read).

The only issue I have now is that although EE's customer service is truly, truly awful, their 4G data speeds are annoyingly impressive. Unfortunately they are also really quite expensive. Does anyone know if Virgin's new 4G service is just as fast or do they basically just sell a slower version? I'm guessing it's like o2 and Giffgaff where Giffgaff is considerably slower. Anyone using Virgin 4G?

Nearly did that myself

To anyone trying to get unlocked quickly. There is a step by step guide to doing this using DC Unlocker here: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/huawei-p8-lite-79-vodafone-pyg-2436269#comments

Note, this is for the P8 Lite but the guide still works for the P9 Lite. When you check credit required it doesn't seem to show the P9 Lite (although it is elsewhere listed as a supported device). I just bought 4 - the same as required for the P9 - and it was sufficient.

Probably invalidated my warranty but better than dealing with EE customer service!

Me too. But, hey, it was fun using DC Unlocker. And it's good to know about it for the future!

My email arrived yesterday afternoon as well, my patience ran out a day too early!

Got my code yesterday, 6 days as well.

Also got my unlock code today, after 8 days, and it worked! :smiley:

Same as burr_ger. sms followed by unlocking code email within 30 mins.

My local store don't sell pay as you go phones.
Chelmsford store
£129 plus £20 top up

Just got an email with the unlock code from EE! They did manage to get it done within the 10 days as promised.I thought i was going to have to wait an addiitonal 10 days after that text message.

01/11/16 Requested Online Unlocking
09/11/16 3pm Text message to say it may take an additional 10 days
09/11/16 4.15pm Email received with unlocking code.

Confirmed that no credit was taken out my account balance.

No, I ended up using DC Unlocker and had it unclocked in 15 minutes, all for about £3. I would have done it the day I received it if I had known it was that easy!

Have you received the email yet? I have just got the same text message.

​yep that's EE for you keeping taking order's and people's money without letting you know it's out of stock.

Welcome to EE!

My phone hasn't been despatched, it's been over a week. Website says "in stock, usually despatched in 1 day" Customer service say not in stock yet.

lol nice, glad you got it all sorted. enjoy

Bloody hell that was easy!! Thank you for the heads up :smiley: Suck on that EE.

Yes...works well. See post higher up for links. Can only be done with Windows....not Mac...and make sure you install Huawei's HiSuite software first and connect phone so all necessary drivers are installed. Then buy 4 credits (4 Euro) from DC Unlocker...download the unlock programme and follow the instructions on the link on the post above. Leave about half an hour after you buy the credits before you unlock so the credit gets activated.

So DC Unlocker can do a sim carrier unlock?

Thank you! DC Unlocker worked a treat. Bit fiddly, but worked...just as I got another text from EE saying their unlock code was going to take longer than first thought.

I got the same text yesterday....seven days after requesting the unlock. Confusing or what?!?

I got a text to the phone yesterday, 7 days after requesting the unlock with EE, saying "thank you for your unlock request, you should receive an email in 10 days". This is a super hot deal for an excellent phone but, christ alive, EE are absolutely abysmal.

Dont worry about selecting a model when buying credit as the program auto detects the phone once you connect it, just purchase 4 credits and you should get a username and password and then follow the following link:

https://www.dc-unlocker.com/huawei-android-hisilicon-unlock-guide

I believe from what I've read you leave the model on auto detect

Anyone having trouble setting up a Hotmail.co.uk email with the email app on this phone? I've added my Gmail and Live accounts no problem but Hotmail keeps giving an error.

thanks Iain, I will give it a few more days

Yes it does, thank you. Picked it up today, just about to request the unlock code.

Bit of help please. With DC Unlocker which phone did you select when you bought credits. I can see the P8 Lite in the list but not the P9 Lite.

Huawei is renowned for taking a long time with unlock codes. But if it gets more than 10 days, I'd contact EE to check that everything's ok and your payg account is registered etc.

I've followed the ee web form to request an unlock. it's almost 10 days now, just checking is there anything else I need to do ? or is it just a case of waiting?

As long as your phone is networked locked to ee than both SIM slots will only work with ee sims but once you network unlock than you can use any SIM, I hope that makes sense

Nope you purchase credit and then you unlock your phone by connecting it to the computer and then their program does the rest, no codes

Does anyone know if they do a credit check on you when you buy this handset? Seemd like a daft question I know, but I bought a S2 on PAYG from Orange who are now EE, and they did.

Just purchased from EE in Canterbury without the Beats headphones, their price tags still say only £10 topup, and that was all they charged me. So got it for £129.99+£10. Assistant said there was about a week left with it at this price.

N00b question, would both of the SIM trays be locked to EE or would the second one be unlocked? Just wondering...

Could you make a written guide.

I don't understand as my version VNS-L31C440B132 is NOT on the tool kit

I looked at dc-unlocker how does it work? do you pay and then get a code to type in?

Having recently just converted to dual SIM, yeah that's exactly it, download the program and just follow the instruction on it.

Also to anyone who looking to unlock their phone asap, use dc-unlocker, cost me £3. Something and was done in a matter of seconds.

Hello, Thank you very much

I am slightly new to this.

- Can I ask was your version: VNS-L31C44B132

- Did you SIM card unlock it First? and THEN did Dual sim method?

- One last question please: on the link you gave, I must be blind but there are no direct instructions, I looked at the screenshot, I assume I download that program and from IT, I click dual sim and follow those instructions right?


Thank You

The guide I have linked to on XDA P9 Lite forum is quite straightforward, it took me about 30mins to complete it, after downloading all the files needed. As for warranty - I suppose if anything went wrong you could flash back the phone to single sim and then return it. I suspect you will be infringing the warranty as you have to unlock the bootloader, but it re-locks again after the stock rom is installed so that is no big deal.
As for difficulty, I would say it is a medium skill level. I have flashed phones and played with ROMs for a long time but I took my time, read the guide and everything went well.

So you converted it to a dual sim?

How hard was it?
how long did it take?
Does it affect your warranty?

Same for me.

Yeah, it would have been useful for the OP's to put this in the first post next time as there will be loads of us who don't know about this rubbish packs. You can't even use the minutes to phone customer service.

You can't cancel it once it is active. You should have text STOP PACK to 150 as soon as you got the phone.

Finally got the deal. £129 + £10 top up. In the store that refused me last week. Some really atrocious customer service. Asked about unlocking and the guy recommended six months. He said I can try beforehand but he knows EE. BTW the beats headphones deal are on cheaper phones too.

5 days and counting for my unlock code... getting impatient!

just a heads up,had a email today from quidco saying that the £9 had tracked into my account,so,be patient :smiley:

That just stops a new pack and the current pack stays.

just text STOP PACK to 150
http://ee.co.uk/help/my-account/pay-as-you-go/pay-as-you-go-packs-getting-started

I tried making a call to test the phone, then it said it had activated a £10 pack and that my balance is zero. I needed the £10 to unlock the phone, anyone know how to cancel the pack? Cheers.

I registered online , filled in the form online and received and email saying 10-14 days , here's hoping...

Its totally different to any android launcher I have used before , liking it so far but it is very strange ...eg you want to go to settings you write a s on the screen with your finger and maybe a "e" but it learns so the next time you do it setting is at the top , hard to explain just try it :smiley:

Did you make a call after you registered online? Making that first call/send a text message should activate it.

To be fair, the fella I got through to seemed ok. Didn't put up any argument like others have experienced.
My case is more a failure on their systems. I registered online - and assumed those details would populate the unlock form request - but it doesn't. Only does so once its registered over the phone or at the till. Or so they say...

and this is what is putting me off. i dont want to be left with a phone I cant use as it cant be unlcoked. I think its luck of the draw who you get on the other end of customer service if they submit unlocking request as some of the workers in store say you have to wait a minimum of six months

What a carryon this has been. Received a text today saying they were unable to provide an unlock code as I wasn’t registered (despite having done so online). Apparently it has to be done over the phone. Unlock request no resubmitted. Same timeline – upto 10 days (this would have been my 5th). Don’t even get me started on trying to navigate through that bloody customer service menu – never ending!

How does it compare to google now launcher?

Cheers been having a play with it and its pretty cool....

nokia z launcher as its very minimalistic. I've been using it for a few weeks and quite like it

Looked for the app drawer for ages before googling it , no app drawer aaarrrggg, looked online and have google now launcher for now..... any recommendations for a good launcher as most seem a little cartoonish...

Got mine today. The screen feels unlike other phones I've had - HTC, Samsung, a bit plasticy and weak but I expect it's due to cost cutting.

​yes

​yes

Why is this thread expired?

I bought in store today for the deal price and they had more in stock.

I went for 150 option "thinking about leaving EE" as no option for unlocking, guy took my request but said it could take up to 14 days.I tried online chat but the person there said chat was only for pay monthly customers, had no option but to ring up from handset as online unlocking form wanted credit card details for payment.

Good on you. £10 extra in calling credit for free. Try the unlocking online, nor card details are asked. The £8.99 should come out of your balance, if they take it of course which at this point is not even clear.


No. No issues here.

For a cheap and cheerful wallet style case (with screen protector and stylus) in Blue (only) look for eBay item number 322198867211 :wink:

Oh also can anyone with the phone tell me does zen ui launcher work on it (it didn't with my p8 lite)

Now unlocked?

No one else had this problem? Did you all get your credit added automatically?

cheers, did it arrive via email?

my unlock code came today, took 6 days (including weekend)

I've had to order a nano size sim from giffgaff to fit in my new P9 Lite, before deactivating my old sim and activating the new nano sim I thought I would try it in the handset to double check it was unlocked (post #301 says a vodaphone sim works!) and unfortunately my phone says enter unlock code!! So I will be using my old phone until my unlock code comes through. Thought I would post this in case it helps others.

I got my phone on Monday and still waiting for £10 credit to be added. There was a leaflet in the box saying it'd be added within 2 days, but no sign of it... anyone else having this problem?

Did they offer you an unlock code?
Which department did you go to on 150?

Finally got mine today, no text ,just happened to be in when courier arrived.Came with a £20 top up? Checked bank account online and £140 exactly debited .Phoned 150 for the "free" unlocking request as unlocking form online wanted my credit card details to pay the £8.99.I have the P9 and very happy with it and P9 lite build looks very good also.

Cheers op just picked one up in Hereford, the 14 year old was a bit taken aback as I was half asleep and a tad surly, said cant unlock for 6 months and warranty void, told him read his own site, then asked his 16 year old boss if he was allowed to sell to someone with no intention of staying with them,,,, boss said none of their business what I do with phone after purchase... :smiley:

Loving the phone from having a play around but I tell you what, it's bloody annoying how long the unlock is taking!!

if this is of any use, my 14 yr old choose the g4 over the P9 lite, whereas my 18 yr old preferred the latter. the design of the g4 is more trendy for the teens as I have known others in that age group who prefer the G4 over the P9 even though the latter is a much better phone

Ordered one 2 days ago and received it today. 3GB fast service and looks good, the Mrs is very pleased as her S4 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth packed up a week ago. :smiley: Thanks for posting the deal and reviews on here that made the process much easier!

Did you have to pay £20 top up if you buy in store? thanks

Still in stock in stores. I picked one up today.

Can you advise on your full build number please?

When you say old T-Mobile sim is it one that is active and has been used in recent time or not topped up for a while?

​takes 10-14 days, I requested mine 4 days ago

Anyone had their EE unlock code yet?

for anyone still unsure about the 3GB's of RAM it actually looks like huawei only supply one version of the P9 Lite in the UK and that is the VNS-L31 which is the 3GB model. I found this out on the huawei uk support website as this is the only model number that comes up for the phone they have no other versions listed on the UK site and typing in the 2GB model (VNS-21) bring up no support page.

If anyone is still buying online, be sure to buy the pack you want when you order. I read (on their site) you could just buy credit and then switch to a pack later, turns out that's not true for their £10 and £15 data packs. Just spent 21 mins calling support during which the guy spent most of the time failing to put the pack on my system. He then suddenly claimed he did it but it turns out that was a complete lie.

He then tried to charge me £8.99 to unlock so I told him to read his own website. He then tried to tell me I had to be a customer for 6 months so I told him to reread that website. Then it was suddenly free. However I have no reason to believe he actually did it. Utterly useless.

anyone using 'xposed framework' on it?

Picked up one of these from my local store. Same story as most - price ticket said £229, but got the staff to check online and got it for the offer price. 3GB model. Very happy with it, was looking for a new phone anyway so this is perfect. Went to a cheapo phone accessory store a few doors down and picked up the SLEO case mentioned above - highly recommend these, look and feel great.

VNS-L31C440B123

Use a piece of cellotape in one of the corners to stick to first, and then pull up. That should do the trick usually.

The clear / transparent ones tend to be very slippy in my experience. The S-line gel ones generally better as they have grippy texture on the sides. Personal preference though I guess

Can anyone advise on what the build number is on their phones please?

I've got this case...straightforward clear gel cover....and it looks good. Has a bit of a lip on the front that will stop the screen getting scratched when it's lying flat down.

Huawei P9 Lite case

Anyone tried to remove the screen protector it comes with? I've scratched at a corner but it seems cemented on.

It does not say 2gb , I think you are referring to 2000MHZ which is the CPU speed..

Whats the camera like compared to a 20mp camera from another known brand?.

My P9 Lite had a screen protector already fitted when I bought it.

I haven't got a case for my P9 Lite yet so can't really recommend one but I'll be ordering a SLEO Huawei P9 Lite Case.

I bought a black one of these for my previous phone (Galaxy S2) about 4 years ago, it was a perfect fit and feels and looks good, if the one for the P9 Lite is as good I'll be very happy.

Check out the reviews on Amazon, ignore the price drop though, I paid £5 for my last one about 4 years ago :wink:

like others have said,received mine today,3gb and smooth as butter,no EE on start up and accepts "life" sims without unlocking....very pleased,need to change original screen protector as it finger marks easily! :smiley:

Mine arrived today, pleased with it, seems nicer than my s5. 3GB ram version. EE better not expect 9 quid to unlock, online form submitted

Cant recommend one, but Amazon has a good selection with reviews.

got mine today. 3gb version. it also had a screen cover on it

Anyone recommend a screen cover and phone cover - the rubber surround type not a flip case

I have now had a message off dpd, getting delivered tomorrow.

got my phone today can confirm its the 3gb model, had to live chat ee though since they didn't send a dispatch email nor did I get a text from dpd saying when it get delivered

Still stock in many shops.
Use the EE STORE FINDER and ring around to confirm price and availability of handset.
Shops without stock have confirmed they would get new stock delivered on Friday.

thanks, so same as for the p8 lite then :smiley:

Just purchased in store, £129+10 top up so higher price must be online only at the moment. Confirmed it is the 3gb ram model.

it is only dual sim in certain countries. Second sim card slot is disabled though some have said you can re-enable it using tools from xda

so you have not read any of the thread then ?

so is this dual-sim ?

EE chats response is: "Online deals keeps on changing as per regular intervals." which is all a load of rubbish. They know the phone is selling well and probably that most who are buying it are unlocking it so put the top-up price up, I notice all their other pay as you go phones are still only £10 top-up.

I was told 2 weeks wait for stock but it just arrived this morning Lol. Typical EE.

3GB version btw

Yeah, i was scratching my head thinking why i can't get the £10 top up.

Guess that's what happens when you spot the deal too late.

Minimum top up now showing as £20!!

The deal was posted twice, the other post I think got over 600° in just a few hours before it disappeared. Odd really, maybe HUKD should merge votes when they delete a duplicate deal post.

With the amount of activity & interest in these, you'd think this would be 2000° by now, but only 400°.

I called EE to get the unlock...seemed straightforward...they said 7-10 days, which is much the same as eBay unlockers. Seems Huawei is a bit slow releasing the codes.

Ordered mine online at the weekend. Delivered today. Can confirm it's the 3GB version. VNS L31. Called them on 0800 number and arranged free unlock which will take up to 10 days but normally quicker. The advisor activated my sim using the a £10 top up as a standard top up which means it won't expire after a month and will stay on the sim card. Sorted.

Thanks OP - picked one up in Carlisle this morning, again no problem. Just need to sort out the free unlocking that I am told I need to do on-line. Anyone been successful with this yet?

Got one in the Kingston Upon Thames shop for £129.99 + £10 top up. No problem...

The same to me.

Huawei have an event on 3 November releasing new smartphone no idea of they will support latest android updates supposed to be every 24 months support.

They phoned me yesterday to ask if I still wanted to order as it would not be in stock for 7 days. The order was only then processed when I said yes.

Nice phone 3gb version happy at the price is it really worth paying 4 times as much for that little extra performance for the top end phones

Thanks to OP and everyone's help ordered online earlier this evening for home delivery through TCB (possible £5.50 for SIM pack with the £10 top up but not counting on it). Received immediate call back. Out of stock , more expected in 7 days. Had interesting discussion about proof of id on delivery but after checking my order details looks like it won't be needed. Lucky as I don't have any photo id which they say can be required. A good upgrade to my much loved Y550. Cheers.

I picked one up today in Cirencester, price ticket on shelf shows £229.99 but I got the girl to check it on the system to see what price it was and she confirmed it was £129.99 on the system and got her colleague to process it for me.

Seem friendly enough the staff in there and looking on the receipt it says EE Franchise.

The website doesn't state the Ram the 2000.0 MHz relates to the speed of the processor. When i asked them the model number for the phone it was 3GB Model number.

On the link to the EE website it says the memory is 2GB - is that correct or should it be 3GB?

Memory

CPU HiSilicon Kirin 650 Octa Core CPU speed 2000.0 MHz External memory (Up to) 128.0 GB External memory type microSD Internal memory 16.0 GB

I got my P9 Lite today from EE store and it has FM Radio app.

Got 2 this afternoon, one for me and one for the good lady. Both 3gb and virgin sim works ok without unlock

lucky you. the lady I got was a snipey b*tch. was adament it was 2gb until I asked her to check and then mainted it was 8.99 to unlock on payg & contract and that payg cant unlock prior to 6 months.

If your version hasn't the FM radio app, it is available on XDA P9 lite forum to download.

My P9 lite VNS-L31 unlocked from CPW running B151 rom has an FM radio app, the app is in the Tools folder. I use it reguarly and it works well.

Cheers for the reply , but that comparison is for the LGG2 Lite , I have the full flavour version :smiley:

EE have told me it is 14 days for a refund if i decide to cancel my online order, no stock expected for at least another week.

​yes it is. it is also compatible with fifa football which my moto g4 wasnt.

Can anyone confirm whether this is compatible with bt sport app?

I got mine from the EE shop in Redditch today, 3GB.

The staff couldn't have been more helpful, they checked the phone was 3GB before I bought it, and although it was in the shop at £229 there was no quibbling about matching the on-line price.

Called in my local EE store this afternoon. They were on offer at this price but said they'd sold out on Saturday.

thinking about this as tied of waiting for natwest to sort there app out for xiaomei phones . but a vodafone smart platinum 7 turned up for £125 on gumtree so went for that instead

There's no EE branding on mine, not even on boot up. And no EE apps either. But it is network locked to EE.

Has anyone received their network unlock code from EE? I've asked for one and they say up to 10 days but wonder if it will be quicker.
Or is there a quicker way to do it?

How does this compare with the Huawei nova that's being released? It looks very nice. Know it'll be more expensive but again probably drop by Xmas

Have now cancelled my online order as managed to get one from EE store in Airdrie. It was the only one they had in stock. Tried Motherwell, Hamilton and Livingston but they didn't have stock. Phone is 3Gb version and store matched online price.

There is a get out for this - you can return handset and sim if network coverage isn't good enough or not what you expected. They'll refund cost of phone but not the top up, in this case. It says this on the back of my receipt.

​you cannot return or replace

What's the return policy for purchase in store?

I don't know what Huawei stock ROM looks like, but you don't get any EE Logo at start up, there are a few apps on it, mostly Huawei's though, the only EE app I found was lookout, a security app.

Just bought in store. 3GB. Thanks.

The box they bring out will show if it's 2gb or 3gb ram, on the label where it displays the IMEI number.
Just picked up the 3gb version from ocean terminal shop in edinburgh! was on display for full price but he checked online and manually changed the price! :smiley:

I usually get my PAYG phones on upgrade for Carphone Warehouse (unlocked/not customised), but this deal is very good. So with regard to carrier bloat on this phone from EE, does it run Huawei's stock rom possibly with a few EE apps that can be uninstalled/disabled or does it run a custom EE rom that would require flashing if you want stock? And if it is an EE custom rom is it possible to hide the EE branding?

Seems odd how ee allocate stock as dpd has just informed me they will be delivering mine tomorrow and that's after ordering Saturday evening. Was expecting a bit of a delay after reading on here.

I've just reserved one at store, how will I tell if it's 3GB or 2GB?

I ordered one online on Saturday morning but heard nothing from DPD regarding delivery. I guess I might be in for a wait as well. It'd be nice of them to let me know but I'm probably expecting way too much from EE there. Fortunately there are cheaper and better (in my experience) service providers around. Thanks OP.

Does anyone know if this supports VoLTE (4G voice calls)
Got a trusty Samsung but only really worth upgrading for the 3gb ram and VoLTE

Got one in Newry yesterday, was advertised as 129.99 plus £10 top up. 3GB version black. Really happy with phone so far.

3gb in store if you catch them on a good day and they're happy to honour price. It seems as though the first batch of orders online were 3gb, but now it's out of stock we can't be sure until orders start arriving again when stock arrives in (2 weeks or so).

So buying from store & online is same in term's on 3GB version?

I had a live chat with them, I have it in writing that they will do immediately. You could ring or shop with ee get 10 different people,get 10 different answers.

Took a punt and just bought the phone (16gb/3GB (VNS-L31) from EE retail store for £115 with £10 mandatory top-up = so £125 total cost using an old T-Mobile SIM (Upgrade).

They don’t to immediate unlock so form needs to be completed and wait up to 14 days. I just need to see if I can convert the pack into a normal pay as you go credits as they transferred the number to EE now.

Same here, 3gb just arrived :smiley:

Not really some codes don't work from ebay for some phones.
Happy to get one of ebay if it'll work and easy/quick enough but sometimes they make you wait days and then come back saying they can't find one. I had a xperia sp locked to ee and couldn't not get it unlocked, tried all avenues. ended up having to sell it.

Just received my phone. Can confirm it is the 3gb ram version. Ordered it on friday when the deal came on.

Buy an unlock code for £5 elsewhere, perfectly legit and works fine. Some of you lot really are wet behind the ears!!

Yes but if they have to put through the u locking request then the sales woman can refuse to do it since she's saying I need to wait 6months

​You can unlock immediately. EE staff dont know what there talking about

Right been in to my local ee store. Priced 139 incl top up. She said was 2gb ram version asked her to check and it's actually 3. She claims its 8.99 to unlock regardless of contract or payg and if payg must wait 6 months
....
Not biting until someone can confirn unlock immediately

I used a different browser and managed to secure the deal for £139.99, I don't mind waiting for it now, but that's good to know, ta.

It smashes the G2 in every way possible, the only downside is there's no radio on the P9 Lite:

http://gsmversus.com/huawei-p9-lite/lg-g2-lite/

If radio is no biggie, literally everything on this phone is an improvement over the G2. 4G, far superior screen, better CPU, more internal storage, more RAM, higher possible SD card capacity, newer Android version, far better camera (both photo and video), better connectivity options and better battery.

Yes I have had a different story off chat, phone and in store. The training is attrocious, I have used their customer service before and had been very impressed to be fair. In our region it appears that there are more franchises than EE owned. They are ok with contracts, but after this I will still travel to EE owned to purchase. Cheers.

I did ask yesterday but maybe fresh blood today can help , would this be any major improvement over my 2 year old LGG2 , I did google LGG2 v P9 Lite and as far as my laymans view can see the only things better on the P9 are that it has fingerprint reader, expandable storage, maybe 3gb ram and a better processor ....

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/huawei-p9-lite-3458-vs-lg-g2-968

​only during the contract

​i know 100% you aren't lying, I can almost certainly say the staff were fibbing, but they lied to you by choice, to get more profit from a contract as I've seen that trick used before, all their stock of contract phones can be sold on pay as you go, and the price list is the same for franchise and non-franchise

its 8.99 to unlock contract phones

Is there any EE Bloatware on these phones?
Also can anyone confirm what software/build version its running on those phones and if you had any OTA updates out of the box?

You might say its not true, but I went to 2 local ee stores today both franchises. They told me that they could not sell me the phone payg, just on a monthly contract. So sorry if you think I am a liar(actually I'm not). But that is fact what they told me. I will give you the shop numbers if you want to pursue it. Also I was only trying to help someone local to me, so thanks for your knowledge.

is this dual sim ?

​not true, same price franchise or not, they are allowed to offer extra discount, but not less

​they do, just ask them to check the price

​it is reduced in store, I got mine in store, ticket was showing reduced price, they just discounted it when it came up full price on the till

Still showing as in stock when it will be at least 7 days before they have any.

Blooming good point.

Still stock in many shops, and probably a better option now that it seems the online ordering requires £20 top-up as it should take a while before the shops implement the increased to-ups.

Use the EE STORE FINDER and ring around to confirm price and availability of handset.
Several shops without stock have confirmed they would get new stock delivered on Friday, 4th November.

For those mentioning about the £8.99 charge for the unlocking, this cost usually comes out of the mobile top-up balance from EE PAYG phones, so even if you are charged, you will not have to spend any extras (as you've already that to pay for the £10 top-up). Obviously, that will leave a £1.01 balance on your SIM, which should not be a big deal since what most people will be interested in is the actual handset, not the £10 top up. Of course you will need to make sure your balance can cover the cost of the unlocking.

In spite of the thread from a few weeks back saying that EE should now be unlocking PAYG handsets for free, it seems as if the website is contradicting such information. Going through the unlocking online at myaccount.ee.co.uk the message seems to be that still costs £8.99. No big deal. Worst case scenario you use the top-up money for the unlock, best one, you get to keep the £10 balance and an unlocked handset.



For the tool to enable the Dual-Sim slot (and other stuff such as rooting, etc), head to XDA website HERE

Lol "Read your own link" ...10/10 customer service right there

I went in a store and they were ready to match the price. The store was the one in Eagles meadow, Wrexham.

Update.
I then went on a live chat. They told me I could get the phone unlocked as per post but for £8.99. So I sent her a link off their website provided by merkin. She said read your own link its £8.99. So I replied it says free, so you read and get some training and manners while you are on. Ended the chat for some reason. But ordered now, so thanks to everyone.

They told me it could take up to 10 days, and I'd receive a text or email once it was done.

Got one in Cramlington mate at £139.99, if any use. Some places are franchises so dont do the deal.

It's crap some stores showing differ prices and that they are selectively honoring the web price.
Like the o2 discount all. Over again.
Will check my local store tomorrow

Was it an instant unlock or is there a wait once you submit the request?

Went to the Surrey Quays EE shop (London) and got one earlier today - they still had it priced at £229.99, but honoured the web price, and even phoned EE customer support on the shop phone for me when I asked if I could unlock the phone. :smile: Completely forgot to ask about RAM, but I was sold the 3GB version.

I've been given a timeslot by DPD for mine... surely it wouldn't go that far if it didn't exist??

Welcome to EE! :smile:

Don't be surprised if it does show up tomorrow.... Or 6 of them show up! Anything's possible with EE

I ordered just after deal was posted, phone was showing " in stock" , rang EE and they now say the phone wasn't in stock and will be a 7 -10 day wait.I even got an email from EE to say my phone was on its way to me.First time ordering from EE. Not impressed.

Ordered one online earlier, just got a call from EE saying 7-14 day wait for phone. Still cheap. Heat added.

I picked one up from the Ayr shop today. Priced at £129.99. 3GB version

Lol yep I remember it well, ordered one online , vodafone took the money and lost the order :disappointed: so wandered down the shop and got one :smiley: , got a refund for the first a week later............

So that means I have had my LGG2 two years, would the P9 be a good upgrade ?

Nah, I only tag your wife's ones. Mine are fine.

local store has it at 129.99 with £10 top up didn't need to ask for price match.

Couldn't get them to price match instore, so it seems it a bit hit and miss from store to store.

well i've just tweeted them on twitter they said they've got it instock.

Lucky you. I went into my local (Eldon Sq) and they were £229.99 and they weren't going to match the online price. Now I can't put an order in online, yaaaay.

Went into store, after about 15mins waiting on them to find out, they told me it was 2gb ram, I asked for model number and its model number for 3gb. so went up to o2 just to check what they had, they also told me it was 2gb ram. I then went back to ee and they phoned someone who said it was 3gb ram lol so I bought 2 of them

and a reply from FB message:

Thanks for getting in touch. I've checked our handset specs and I can confirm that the P9 Lite version we stock is the 3GB (or technically 3072MB) version, so there's no need to worry. Also, just to clarify, if you order a device via the website or over the phone, you always get a 14 day cooling off period to change your mind in line with EU Distance Selling regulations. Hope this has helped clear everything up.

placed online and then had to reorder on the phone - why did the EE rep say i couldn't???!!!!

Think I may have got lucky... ordered yesterday morning at 7:10am, have had my text confirming DPD delivery tomorrow morning. Wonder if the first batch of stock are old 3gb they already had, and the next batch in 2 weeks are new 2gb, hence the confusion?

​you can return if you placed order online or via phone

Crap customer service from EE :disappointed:

4 x contract handsets with EE, yet nothing but problems with this order.First of all i was assured by 2 x live chat operators that the P9 lite is the 3gb RAM version - i have saved these chat logs, this is the version i wanted and so i placed the order. I get an email saying my order will be delivered next working day.

Today i get an email saying to contact EE, but everything is ok. I contact EE and are told the payment has been declined, I give the same details again and the order is accepted. However, i am now told there is a 14 day wait for the phone and i may get a 2gb OR 3gb!

They also said that there is no cooling off period, so if they do send the 2gb version i cannot return it.

So spoke with EE on Twitter and they referred me back to their call centre and said they couldn't help!

I just purchase one from the ee store in St David's centre 2, Cardiff for £129 plus £10 topup. I can confirm that It is the 3gb model and I am now going to order an unlock code from ebay for around £4.

Even if they do muck you around, pay the £5 elsewhere and get a code, it's all good.

Thanks for the info, quoted this to a customer service agent. He said you cannot buy a phone from us then expect us to unlock. You must wait 6 months. I said that is surely the pay monthly. He said it applies to payg, why would we discount a phone then let you unlock and move networks?
So thats me out, they dont seem to know what is going on. Great deal though, hope it works out for everyone.

EE themselves say you can unlock p&g phones for free as soon as you get them:

http://ee.co.uk/help/getting-started/joining-ee/unlocking-your-device

Ordered mine on Friday. Just got email from EE to contact them for more info. Phones are no longer in stock despite website saying they are. Now awaiting new deliveries

Mixed messages should be EE's tagline.

They've just told me it's OOS for 2 weeks (I ordered yesterday morning).. at least they gave me the option to wait or cancel, that's something I suppose

EE just told me payg takes 6 months before you can unlock. Seems like mixed messages from EE, what do you believe?

correct.

It sure has way better build quality and faster. I'd say the camera does win & battery life is tons better.

​screen is 5.2 INCHES??

Waiting for p9 to come down a bit

Thinking of buying this phone as a Christmas present for 10yr/old. I was originally considering going with a moto g4 or a xiaomi redmi 3s any thoughts on which one is better? Also does anyone have experience with LIFE network as I saw it mentioned here and had a quick look at it, it looks to good to be true...

how much better is this than a samsung galaxy s4 for camera and battery life?

I've just been told on EE chat that it's the 2GB version, I said I'd seen that it's the 3GB version so he double checked then said they have the 2GB version.

Looks like the only way to know for sure is to go to the store.

Personally I would go with the G4 as it's going to the get the latest Android Nougat. I currently own the Honor 7, Huawei remains silent on that matter & not many owners are optimistic about getting Nougat.

The P9 Lite isn't really an upgrade to the S5, but it does have a much nicer design. I would personally pick the P9 Lite over the Moto G4 though, the G4 might be bigger but it doesn't have as many features, and the build quality is not as good as the P9 Lite.

There's a review on the CPW site that says it does. 4th review down, on second page of reviews.
'The only 1 minus point I have with this phone is the LED notification light, its so small and dull that its hardly noticeable when its flashing. But overall a great phone.'
https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/huawei/p9-lite.html#!colour=gold&capacity=16GB&dealType=sf

To anyone who has this phone: does it have a notification LED?

sorry to ask again but i currently have a s5 and my step daughter has a htc one mini 2 i was looking at the £160 moto g4... and this phone?

im assuming the p9 lite is a upgrade to both of them and the g4 slightly better than that?

​yes

Awesome deal ! been using the p8 lite the last year so very tempted for an upgrade to this . could buy an iPhone 7 or 5 or 6 of these which basically has similar functions apart from a picture of a piece of fruit . :wink:

Is the SAR value high on this phone? I can't find a definite answer, as gsmarena gives a value of 1.39 but another site devicespecifications.com shows it as 0.88.

Mine is an old device, nothing to lose really....Just got back home, so will flash to M first and see how it goes.....Tempted to get the P9 in store if 3GB @ £139

:neutral_face: Not even updated my Nexus 6P to Nougat yet. Good luck! :smiley:

My p8 does take a while from mains, but i charge it overnight. From a power bar the time is almost halved.

​can confirm this is the 3gb version

​can confirm this is in store price. purchased 1. great phone for the money!

Is it true EE have a policy where you can trade in your old phone to knock off the price of a handset you want to buy?

Edit: just checked it, you can get up to £200 when you trade in an iPhone 6 64gb only :/

i hear the charge time on this phone is 3hrs. Is this normal? anyway to charge the phone faster

Duel sim version????

I wouls suggest the addition of link in the OP for accessories, i.e., cases, screen-protectors, etc

​when black Friday come round prices may rise from current level due to the depreciation of the pound

​when black Friday come round prices may rise from current level due to the depreciation of the £

Just reading a guide on how to flash the Nexus 4 to Nougat Omni ROM

I said that myself. I was on my lunch break and couldn't be bothered to argue with him. I spent 10mins waiting to be seen and my break is 40mins. I'll wait until black Friday

​good work. on that basis I'm voting this hot. £50 cheaper than anywhere else at the moment, and looks to be the best value phone around. I was looking at the honor 5c, but with 3gb ram and fingerprint sensor this wins. will need a tempered glass screen cover by the looks of it.

I think if you go for this you'll be regretting it when Black Friday deals come around. Phone tech is advancing SO fast retailers will need to shift this years flagship models, before the next HOT phone is released. I do need a new phone, but I will wait a few weeks.

Aww I loved my Nexus 4. Are you on the latest update? I unlocked my bootloader and updated to the "then" latest update using Wugfresh's tool kit, it gave my N4 a new lease of life, battery life much better afterwards, worth a try?

Looking at this P9 for a mate who had one of those Samsung mini things :confused:, thinking of selling my N4 to her cheap.

EE have the stupidest of people working for them you ask them what the phone's model number is and they reply with the name of the CPU and then when i ask for it again they send me a link to the the gsmarena page which like i said to them is no good as it list 4 different model numbers as well as different specs for different models. How can a company not know which model of the phone they are selling :S. After waiting 10 minutes on chat the person has got back to me and said the model number they are offering is VNS-L31 which is the 3GB Ram version.

this is a good phone but theres some good deals on gearbest , theres a phone im getting its the LeTv it has top specs , so if you want a good phone have a look on there , i had never heard of gearbest before i;d seen it on this site ,

Will post when I get chance to upload the screenshot.

I have a chat transcript saved which says it is 3gb of ram.

​not sure if it's an updated price. from what has been said it sounds like the online version is 2gb and the store version is 3gb. stores maybe changing their prices on the understanding that the online Version is also 3gb. get in quick before they realise. bit misleading of the website to exclude ram details.

this or g4 plus (white dual SIM, 2gb version)

​Its dual sim

Looks like some shops are not aware of the updated price.

My box has VNS-L31.

Xiaomi would be better. But it depends if you want to take the risk with warranty / software which can be a bit rubbish even on Global ROMS.

Just stating what I was told

Thanks, agreed...need my 3gb ram since it's latest ram hungry update.

Love my P8

Anoop: at 18:29:42
I have checked it and found that it is the 3GB one that we have.

​I've got a std P8 too, but I'd only consider a P9 or better an upgrade.

Any ideas if a BT sim will work in this, was considering MotoG but this looks a better buy. Was thinking to register EE and arrange for phone to be unlocked for free in mean time put the BT sim in if it would unlock OK with a BT sim in it

I have a P8 (none lite), would this be an upgrade?

​Its a PAYG phone. Use up the credit & that's it. No contract

snapdragon 650 beats kirin 650 easily in multi tasking and gaming, and the note3 runs android 6.0.1 on the latest miui 8 global rom. It also has an official cm14 rom that can be used as a daily driver (nougat)

Would've gone for this if they were selling the gold or white version

which is better this phone or the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 3Gb version at £175 which has the Helio X20 CPU.

Tip for new buyers, the Toshiba Exceria M302 64GB SDXC U3 speed cards work very well with this phone. I have been using 1 in mine with no problems at all.

I'll go and check my nearest store tomorrow, if they price match and its 3gb ill buy it

Cheers Bro, got me one of these today. My one plus one died in Thursday so I've been looking for a decent cheap replacement

Great phone. Got mine when it was discounted on Vodafone PAYG and still pleased with it. Great smartphone and spec with a good battery life.

​Cheers. Just ordered one. My one plus one died Thursday so I've been after a new cheap phone

Heads up: This doesn't have a gyro, so won't work with VR like Cardboard. I found that one out after buying.

Hmmmm... probably wouldn't have ordered if I knew it was 2gb. How are EE with returns?

Can anyone conform the RAM is 2GB or 3GB? Thanks.

The 2nd sim card slot needs to be unlocked and the Sim management settings enabled. There is a guide on XDA P9 Lite forum, I posted the link on my previous post. But here it is again : guide for Dual sim Your text here

Remember VNS-L31 is 3GB version, VNS-L21 is 2GB version, the box will have the model number on it.

seems a very well specced phone ..........whats the catch>??

is this better than a htc one mini 2 or a Samsung s5

I will pop over my local EE shop tomorrow to confirm 3GB and "price-match" online offer as it seems that Quidco isn't tracking and not 100% whether online version is 2GB or 3GB

top up throw away after a month
hth

Presley on web chat also confirmed that the online offer is 2gb and that store stock could be different. If it was 3gb, I'd have this for my daughter but at 2gb I'll get the moto G4 plus with better camera and gyroscope. (No NFC though)

Is this a contract, or just a £10 top up that I can throw away after. A month

That's good to hear. However, i have just got off live chat with EE and they say because daughters current sim is LIFE, the Huawei EE will automatically accept the LIFE sim (LIFE is part of EE).

I hope so, i don't want to be messing about over Xmas waiting 9 days to be able to unlock!

I've applied for a SIM unlock and only got the device today, FYI

possible the instore models are 3gb, so if you can get them to price match web price you'll be quids in.

The LIFE SIM should work without unlocking, as LIFE use the EE network.

I got it today and it is 3GB RAM & I got it in store, asked an employe and showed the web price and he said he'll do it for that price.

Irene: at 17:55:22
Huawei P9 lite is 3GB model

3GB RAM, says it on the side of the box & used an info app and it said 3GB RAM. The SIM slot seems to have two places for SIMS - put the EE sim in SIM slot 1 area and worked fine. Took out and put in SIM slot 2 but didn't recognise it.

Good features for the price - bought! Thanks for posting!

I have asked about 5 different people on ee chat and they have all said it is the 2gb model and web deal only

Got excited as initially thought this was just the P9. This wouldnt be much of an upgrade over my P8.

I must say as an Apple user for 3 years i switched to the P8 from the 5S and i have never looked back. These phones are incredible value and can do much more on Android than IOS (for me anyway)

Unless you are a brand snob or a follow the trend sheep, seriously try one of these phones. You wont be disappointed.

​yes you can buy without the top up, but it costs £139.99, when you buy £10 top up the phone is £129.99, so it's same either way

Nope, not tracked for me

Phones compare table. Looks like the G3

Has anyone got £9 PAYG Quidco tracked???

This vs LG G3?

@curtis2500
can you confirm the info above please? ta

Just been in the EE shop at Aintree, they have it showing as £129.99 plus £10 top up.

I am looking at this phone as a Xmas gift for my daughter. Soooooooo, she currently has a moto with Life sim, if i get this P9, do i simply add the EE sim, wait 9 days, get an unlock and on Xmas day she can put her Life sim into it and it will work?

Sorry :disappointed:

I have had the P9 Lite for a couple of months now bought from CPW sim free, it is a great phone.
The nougat ROM is currently in Beta and the bods over at XDA forum have got been trying to load it.
Mine was a VNS-L31 single sim, but I converted it to dual sim using the guide on XDA P9 lite forum.
The phones are built as DUAL SIM by default, but the software switches off the second sim card depending on location and markets. Follow the guide here :- Your text here

The camera is a Sony censor, it is pretty decent but the JPEG processing engine is a bit severe, installing Open Camera enables Camera 2.0 settings and enables you to save RAW files if you are into photo post post processing.

For the price it is a lot bang for buck.

Much better?
-Grey import
-CN version
-Much worse warranty
-Worse processor
-Arguably worse camera
-No NFC
-Older OS

I'm not sure I'd call that 'much better'

The key is to repeat the word 'FREE' as many times as you can, it triggers some sort of impulsive buying syndrome.

Where did you get the "much better" part from? :smirk:

I've owned the P9 (not lite model) and it was a great phone.

Any idea if the top up is on a new SIM or comes as way of a code?

Can you confirm 3GB RAM and single or dual SIM?

Yeah I was thinking Vodafone not Virgin :neutral_face:

I got one a few hours ago from the EE shop. In store price was £230 but I showed them the price on the website and they let me have it for £130 +10 top up. Any questions i'm happy to help! Great phone so far

I would think it's unlikely it's dual sim if you buy it direct from EE. The mobile networks want you to only use their sim, not theirs and someone else's.

For what it is worth I have seen this model in the Northwich EE shop in the city centre earlier on today as I wanted to have a hands on. The phone was marked at the shop as £129 plus minimum £10 top up in PAYG, so there should be no problem getting it from the shop at that price.

Someone said earlier in this thread the phone has only one SIM. Are we sure of it, I was hoping it was a dual SIM as I would like this for my next phone. Can anyone who has the phone confirm ? Cheers.

If you read the earlier posts you'll see ee unlock for free. One kind soul even posted a link to more info.

can anyone comment on this company??

I would say that they are nowhere near as bad as Vodafone

If it came with KFC rather than NFC I might be interested.

Just went into the EE store in Westfield, it seems that you have to order online to get the 139.99 price. If you order online and collect instore you get the 139 price. Otherwise you are paying 229.

Or get the much better 32gb Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 for £122.60 and EE sim jus sayin...

https://www.venturedirect.co.uk/pages/search-results-page?q=redmi+note+3
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7863&&idPhone2=7983

I'm on live chat now with "Irene" and she said 3GB - sent me this link - i.e., they haven't got a clue and are googling the specs.

and she says that I can expect delivery within 1-day.

LOL - I just do not want to go through another "Vodafone LG G2 Black Friday 2014 Saga!" if you guys remember...

just had an online chat whilst waiting for an answer here and they reckon no,needs unlocking,so still no wiser,thanks though

Wondering the same. Please can you let know the answer for your question when you come across. Thanks.

Novel idea, do you tag your undies too in case you lose them? :smile:

£139.99 delivered + free unlock from EE - £9 quidco = £130.99 all in, bargain. Time to order, thanks OP

I need to replace my sony xperia ultra 6.5cm screen. This mobile would seem ideal but the screen size is small. Does anyone know if there are any mobile phones with a screen size of 6.5cm + . Would be happy with an even bigger screen. My research on google has produced nothing but tablets - and this won't work as I need it to work as a phone. Sorry - I know this is off topic - and I do like the look of this phone and would buy but for the screen size.

Dumb question...

I have a PAYG sim from EE and I really want this phone. Do I just buy the phone and put it in and I'm good to go?

will my "life" mobile sim work in this (apart from 4g obviously) as it piggy backs EE? tia

Lol sounds like EE

I purchased one from EE when they were more expensive. Its the 3GB RAM version, model number VNS-L31.

I've just been told on web chat by Darren that it has 2gb ram

AFAIK there's no way around the topup, it's basically part of the price.

I use NFC all the time, in conjunction with some cheap on NFC tags and Tasker. Leave home swiping a tag to switch wifi off, one tag in the car to switch Bluetooth on and connect on entry, switch Bluetooth off on leaving, a tag on the washing machine for a 1h timer so I don't forget to put the clothes in the dryer, a tag on the headboard to set the alarm for the morning etc etc. Android Pay and Oyster are the icing on the case. NFC has limitless possibilities but of course, you don't NEED it.

Web chatted to "Sean" - confirmed 3GB to me.

After successfully completing an order for this phone earlier in the day, EE customer support are telling me the device is out of stock (contrary to their site status). Apparently additional stock of this item is due in Monday or Tuesday.

I'm assuming no-one else has had problems ordering?

hard to see what this has over a Redmi note 3 pro, you can get the 2gb model for £110 now.

cheers op, seriously tempted by this price :smiley: Does anyone know if you still have to buy the top up if you're on a sim only contract?

guessing this is the 2gb version. Cheapest I can find the 3gb version is £190.

according to http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_p9_lite-7983.php there is an fm radio built in

no nougat moto g4 is better I think.

Of course with will be hot from you...you posted it

Will Carphone warehouse Price match this please?

NFC is the kind of thing you don't realise you need until you actually get it. If I ever leave my wallet at home by accident I can still pay for things with Android Pay (which you need NFC for). It's handy as it gives you a notification every time you make a transaction so you can easily see how much you've spent in a day.

I want a next gen replacement for my failing LG G3, I want a Xiaomi or some amazing specced low price phone

Mi Mix looks incredible but what about lower budget devices?

This p9 lite looks decent but not rlly world class, just seems like a standard 1080p

Bad luck

This is an amazing deal.

I paid £150 for my honor 5c which is very similar other than having only 2gb ram and the build quality being a little worse, as this is essentially just a better version I can only imagine this is even better.

I'll list my main points about the Honor 5c :

Fast even when multitasking
Battery life is amazing lasts me 1-2 days even with watching videos for a 2-5 hours
Cameras are good
Screen is decent the sharpness is good but it suffers in dark scenes even with lowered brightness

I was going to ask the same question. No mention of the amount of RAM AFAICS? I believe the 'base' version of the P9 Lite comes with 2GB RAM as standard?

Has anyone got this in store?

Also, does the free unlock definitely work if you call them? How does it work? Put the EE sim in, call them and request unlock, then switch the sims over?

Unless you want to listen to the radio and don't have a 3g/4g signal. Or you want to listen to something that isn't available online (for example most football commentaries on local radio).


Not having FM radio wouldn't be a deal breaker for me, but it would mean there would be occasions when I'd have to take a separate radio out with me.

No radio :confused:

What do people think is better between this and the Moto G4? Think I've it narrowed down to one of the two

is this definitely the 3gb ram version rather than 2gb ?

£250 in carphonewarehouse

https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/huawei/p9-lite.html?cid=PAIDSEARCH_Google_Feed+%2F+Huawei+%2F+P9+Lite_Core+Generics_P9+Lite+review_188668525686&s_kwcid=AL!2047!3!95308456566!e!!g!!p9%20lite%20review&device=c#!apacity=16GB&colour=black&capacity=16GB&dealType=sf

I have seen H7 going on ebay for £150. I have never used NFC and I don't think I will needed.

H7 has a better camera and slightly higher battery.

Ordered, perfect for my wife who has a Doogee x5 Pro from a deal on here, but it's slow, unreliable and the usb connection is very dodgy now for charging :disappointed:

A Virgin SIM will work in an EE locked handset, as will any other EE MVNO SIM (E.g. ASDA Mobile, LIFE Mobile).

However, an EE SIM will not work in a Virgin Locked handset, those will only work with Virgin SIM cards.

I was considering to buy Honor 7.

Which one is better this or Honor 7?

​i have a Vodafone su 6 this p9 lite is definitely better the su6 is basically fit for nothing now ,had it about 15 months it crashes my Bluetooth headset all the time and the touchscreen keeps closing apps every couple of seconds it's just no good anymore ,it was very good for about a year but as these are common faults with it you'd be better of with the p9 lite in my opinion

​lol I'm using a nexus 4 too haha because my One plus 1 passed away sadly. Now I'm on a budget (£130ish) and can't seem to decide.

from what I've seen, p9 lite battery is 3000 vs 4000 approx on the redmi note 3. The UI are also different, but redmi has android lollipop vs marshmallow on p9.

Not sure about the ZTE

This or the Xiaomi redmi pro note 3?
I believe they're around the same price mark.
thanks in advance :smiley:

Anyone know howmuch ram this comes with ? Before anyone asks I did check the link .

Fantastic phone, great price. Got one a few months back when Vodafone had them for £150, could not be happier with it. Had an update yesterday which added slow motion videos, will have to have a play with that soon.

​Yesterday i checked at the EE camden store and the price on the label was 229.99, but never asked if the price had changed

Virgin should work with phones locked to EE as it piggybacks off its signal

Anyone know if this is instore price as well?

Hi,

anyone knows of this is a dual sim or single?

Paid £199 sim free for this phone, for that price its a bargain. how easy is it to unlock as the wife is after a new phone?

Does anyone know if this phone is better than a Vodafone smart ultra 6?

Our of curiosity why would you want to deal with CPW? Surely that'd be far more painful than EE?

seems to not have a gyroscope but still a good price if you do not use vr

Hows the camera on this? Will be upgrading the wife from her lumia 1020 to join the 21st century, which although slow and crap by todays standards the camera is still impressive. Is it as good as the nexus 5x I have?

£9 quidco too

​this post has better picture of the phone and gave more details of the deal and the phone and I think users on hukd seems to vote accordingly. Thanks for the original post . :wink:

Apart of battery life :smiley:

This phone is definitely better than the 3s.

I wonder if carphone will price match this , with there price promise? will go there tomorrow and see. great find

How easy to unlock, do u need to use an ee sim for a certain amount of time

banging deal even some places sell p8 lite at this price hot

Seems like there must be a catch, great spec for the price, hot from me. Curious why this would be voted cold?

can I buy this phone and then not top up and then put my Virgin SIM in it?

Much better than g4!

Wondering who voted cold on this nice deal?!

Exactly :smiley:

Worth a look

Huawei P9 Lite vs Moto G4 Plus

Voted hot . Just ordered been trying to get this for a while. Missed what i was after this time last year with a Sony phone. Looked at this in store but prices have been hiked everywhere recently and cheapest has been Giff Gaff at £199. But they are out of stock.

btw if you are not sure I think there is a 14 day cooling period with EE

This site is worse than horse racing, voting is totally unpredictable :confused:

I nearly bought one of these, but was put off by most reviews about colour accuracy?

Kind of tempted

been waiting for a deal on this phone for about 2 months, gutted i missed the like new p9 with o2. ordered. thanks
EE chat support informed me its the 3GB version

Had the P9 Lite for a couple of months now, i owned the moto G before it (last years model) and a sony Z1 before that. This phone is fantastic and alot better than the old Moto, easily as good as the Z1 if not better. My other half got the P9 2 days ago and the difference between the lite and the full P9 are very small from me playing with it. Highly recommend this phone :smiley:

I think it's down to individual taste.
Stock android vs Huaweis skin
Specs are very similar. Camera on both will perform well in good light and will suffer significantly in indoor/ poor light conditions. Cheapest version of g4 is not a dual sim, this one has a hybrid second slot. P9 has nfc , better pixel density + more handy size.

I bought it for £199 and for £129 is a real bargain! Wish this deal was on earlier :disappointed:(

I bought a moto G4 for one member of the family and a P9 Lite for another and I will take the latter anytime. The G4 is a excellent phone for the price (especially when it was on sale) but it does feel like you get what you paid for (i.e. cheap) even though the specs are very good for the price. The P9 definitely performs better and feels more and punch above its weight of a £250 phone, so £129 for G4 or P9 (ignoring the top up), I know which is the better bargain and phone

​are you serious? ive just ordered this p9 lite now.

This or the moto g4?

If only they knew http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Huawei-P9-Lite-Black-16GB-Android-Smart-Phone-/192008023396?hash=item2cb491ed64:g:rswAAOSw-CpYBezG:wink:

not sure why this is cold. great price have some heat

ordered. unlocking is free.

Great deal

does this come unlocked?

eBay prices are higher, rather trust EE than a random seller so not sure why cold. Voted hot.