hello, Master Dean.
i am pleased to report that so far i am very satisfied with Huawei Nova 2i. it's very responsive, has a lot of features (and i am sure there are still more i haven't found out yet), has a great display (it's large, saturated nicely and i can read ebooks comfortably), can run Mobile Legends on high settings without stuttering (unlike my ZF 3 Max), camera is an upgrade to that of ZF3 Max (i grew fond of taking bokeh shots lol) and is extremely energy efficient (overnight it loses 1-2% and just around 20-25% the whole day not counting playing ML at night. i am not connected to wifi most of the time though)
good riddance Zenfone 3 Max
as for the Huawei Mate 10 lite, i have considered it, but considering it has better hardware but similar battery capacity, i decided not to go for it. i haven't read the article on your link before, but after i clicked on it i immediately went to how the battery performed and it says that its performance is "pretty erratic" and look at one comment at the link:
"Worst battery pack up.. Event though it's more than 3000 mah.. Fed up with its battery. Every 3 min it will drain 1 percent.. I gave my mobile twice for service at Huawei service Centre.. Still the same." i don't want that.
so i am glad i got me a Nova 2i. however, one "unusual" thing i found is that when i drag the screen down to show some options and notifications the screen turns black but the icons and fonts are still there (maybe for good contrast and readability?). dunno if it's just my phone or if that's a general feature.
bakit, sir? bibili ka ba ng bagong phone?