Huawei Mate 10 review
Source: Huawei Mate 10 review
introduction
Autumn could also be the season for phablets. Apple, LG and Samsung are the usual suspects, but Huawei also wants to be there – as a leader, not a follower, mind you. Like its illustrious rivals, Huawei is giving in to the pressure and the new Mate 10 is doing its best to please the fickle crowd.
Bezel-less is the latest buzzword and everyone is striving to live up to it. Xiaomi has Full Screen, Samsung has Infinity, LG has FullVision and Apple introduces the Super Retina. FullView is Huawei’s contribution to both the borderless display concept and – let’s face it – less-than-stellar copywriting. But yes, they all have.
Not only has the Huawei Mate 10 properly cropped those bezels, but it also jumps on the Quad HD bandwagon. HDR10 support is a welcome addition at a time when HDR video content is clearly on the rise.
The Kirin 970 is the beating heart of the new Mate 10 and it seems Huawei has focused more on the new chipset than the signature dual camera to bring one of the best performers out there. With a top-of-the-line GPU, a new 10nm FinFet+ manufacturing process, and one of the industry’s first neural network processing units to accelerate on-device machine learning, the Kirin 970 clearly bids for one of the top spots.
Huawei has ditched the all-metal unibody in favor of an all-glass design, but it’s still admirably consistent with a generous 4,000mAh battery capacity. The dual camera has been updated with fast f/1.6 lenses, while the new EMUI 8 and NPU offer some nice perks.
Let’s take a closer look.
Key features of the Huawei Mate 10
- Body: Double glass body with metal frame, curved Corning Gorilla Glass, IP53 rating for dust and splash resistance, more compact than the Mate 9 with the same screen size
- Screen: 5.9-inch IPS LCD with a resolution of 1440p (499 ppi); HDR10 support, up to 730 nits of brightness
- chipset: 10nm Kirin 970 chipset, octa-core processor (Cortex-A73 2.4GHz + A53 1.8GHz), Mali-G72 MP12 GPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, microSD slot (hybrid, uses SIM2 slot)
- Operating system: Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8.0;
- Camera: 12 MP color + 20 MP monochrome, phase detection and laser-assisted autofocus, 4K video recording, dual-tone LED flash, Leica branding
- Camera features: F/1.6 lens, OIS, hybrid zoom, variable aperture mode and portrait mode
- Selfie Cam: 8 MP, f/2.0 lens, portrait mode
- Battery: 4,000mAh; Fast charge (58% charge in 30 min)
- Security: Front-mounted fingerprint reader
- Connectivity: LTE Cat.16, dual LTE SIM, IR blaster, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 + LE, NFC, USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio jack
major flaws
- No proper waterproofing
- Limited market availability (some markets will get the Mate 10 Pro instead)
- Lackluster camera update
- No wireless charging
A few things have been left on the Mate 9. You immediately notice that there are the same eight cores as in the previous year. Still, the Kirin 970 chipset is more power efficient given the 10nm manufacturing process, and the NPU is said to leverage machine learning algorithms in a way that makes a difference in terms of both processing speed and power management.
The Leica dual camera has also retained the same sensors as last year, but they’re behind brighter lenses this time. And the battery? Well, we don’t have beef there.
The Mate 10 will be available where the Mate 10 Pro isn’t, and these two are quite different. First off, the Mate 10 isn’t actually waterproof, just splashproof. However, it is the one with an audio jack and a higher screen resolution, while the Mate 10 Pro comes with a 1080p AMOLED screen and an IP67 certification. The fragmentation doesn’t make much sense, but that’s how it is.
The Mate 10 is a head turner and you’ve probably noticed that. Huawei seems aware of what the market wants and has ensured the Mate 10 is ready for the competition. In this phablet season, however, we are talking about really stiff competition. Let’s see.
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