damn...getting eager to get the Mate 9..love the new polished interface. It seems they have changed the notication bar & drawer completely with new color & layout.
anyway, here is my contribution. Enjoy!
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Notification Bar
Flowing through the design aesthetics of the blue-tinted UI, the notification bar has been refresh giving it a vibrant feel. An optimized design combines shortcuts with notifications to reduce the complexity of user actions. Here we can see the blue color theme, new font and more easier operations making it user friendly.

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Shortcuts are easier to arrange and users can open a shortcut directly on the edit screen. When users received bundled notifications, the same notifications reminder cards are stacked to save space. User friendliness is the key here so EMUI 5.0 has provided users with easier notifications access. With a single touch and hold, users can now quickly block messages or notifications.

You can simply tap to expand and quickly reply without having to open the app. You can also bring down the notifications tab with a handy shortcut on the EMUI toolbar at the bottom of the display, or else by swiping your finger down the fingerprint sensor.

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From the notification drawer you can get easy access to block unwanted applications pop up according to your preferences. Overall the UI/UX accessibility is much more refined compared to the one in EMUI 4.0. Bravo to the team behind this.

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From my opinion, the EMUI are more towards pure stock android interface plus some features. Better than previous version where they've copied somewhat like ios.