Huawei has introduced an alternative to the more premium flagship of the Huawei P20 Pro and the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design. The Honor series has formerly been known to offer a cheaper alternative even to Huawei flagships and does quite well in doing this. Huawei Honor 10 has an interesting spec sheet with even some flagship goodies. Apart from the premium specs, it looks the part with a nice glass build and sublime aesthetics.
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Huawei Honor 10 Key Specs and Features
- 5.84-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2280 x 1080 pixels (432 PPI)
- Android 8.1 Oreo (EMUI 8.1)
- Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 970 CPU with 4GB/6GB RAM
- 64GB/128GB built-in storage, with no support for memory card
- Dual 16MP + 24MP rear camera and 24MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Fingerprint sensor (front)
- Face unlock
- 3, 400mAh non removable Li-Po battery
Design and Display
There is a premium build about the Huawei Honor 10 which is portrayed in the sleek glass design comprising of 14 layers according to Huawei which is a little bit overboard by the way. The glass blends with the metallic frame and also offers a notch display trended by iPhone X, Apple’s flagship.
To offer a close to flagship experience, the Huawei Honor 10 comes with a crisp well sized display which gives off impressive aesthetics due to the minimal bezel. You could in turn hide the notch by turning on black bars on both side of the notch. With a size of 5.84-inch and a 2280 x 1080 pixels display, you can enjoy viewing to the fullest on the smartphone.
Battery and Camera
There is quite enough on the Huawei Honor 10 to make the phone last long as an average smartphone which is only ideal considering its mid range premium status. This being a 3, 400mAh capacity, the smartphone is fortified with an efficient power conserving system and fast charge too.
Taking pictures is excellent for a smartphone in its niche and that is further bolstered by addition of AI assistance to the mix. Following the latest trend, there are two cameras at the back, a 16MP RGB sensor and a 20MP monochrome sensor. For selfies, you get a 24MP front facing camera with an impressive background blurring effect and other interesting features.
Hardware and Software
This is where the real strength of the Huawei Honor 10 lies with its impressive flagship grade hardware consisting of Huawei own processor and an added NPU. There is an impressive Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset and a Mali-G72 MP12 GPU assisting.
All of the nice run continues with two RAM variants, a 4GB and 6GB RAM built in accompanied by 64GB as well as 128GB of storage space. However, it doesn’t support storage expansion as there is no memory card slot. There is Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.1 skin on toptop booting from the box.
Huawei Honor 10 Price and Availability
The smartphone is available for sale in smartphone retail outlets and online stores for about 190, 000 Naira depending on the deal and your location.
Huawei Honor 10 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Huawei Honor 10:
General Features
- Platform: Android 8.1 Oreo (EMUI 8.0)
- Processor: Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 970
- GPU: Mali-G72 MP12
- Memory: 4GB/128GB RAM
- Colours: Phantom Blue, Phantom Green, Midnight Black, Glacier Grey
- Dimension: 149.6 x 71.2 x 7.7 mm
- Weight: 153g
- SIM Type: Nano SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 5.84-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2240 x 10800 pixels (432 ppi)
- Screen Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: Dual 16MP + 24MP camera, 1080p Video
- Rear Camera Features: phase detection autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
- Front Camera: 24MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 64GB/128GB
- Memory Card Support: –
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: Yes
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v5.0 with A2DP, LE
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: USB Type-C 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
- Video Player: MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS BDS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (front)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: Yes
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 3, 400mAh non removable Li-Po battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Yes
