Review of the Huawei Honor 10

Honor continues to push the boundaries of what a mid-priced phone is capable of with the Honor 10. It has a great design, fast performance and a camera that screams flagship.

Design

Although the Honor 10 looks very similar to the Huawei nove 3e, there are some differences. Immediately noticeable is the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor located on the front of the phone but under the glass panel which gives the front side of Honor 10 a smooth finish.

The phone measures 149.6 x 71.2 mm and is just 7.7 mm thin with a weight of 153 g which makes it very comfortable to use with one hand. It is quite slippery though and prone to fingerprints- pretty much like all other phones with glass backs.

For the past couple of generations, Honor has produced very striking finishes and that continues with the Honor 10 which has a 15-layer process glass. Honor states that the glass back takes as much time in the making as the entire smartphone. 

Coming to the ports and connectors, on the left is the dual SIM tray which can accept two nano SIM cards but no expandable storage- we think 128GB should prove to be sufficient. On the right are the volume keys and a power button while at the bottom, you can find the USB Type-C port and, thankfully, a 3.5mm connector.

The Honor 10 supports fast charging with Huawei's standard power charger bundled in the box. Don't expect wireless charging though.

Screen 

The screen technology on the Honor 10 is IPS LCD and it's sized at 5.84 inches with a resolution of 1080 x 2280, which translates to Full HD+. Being an LCD screen, it is a tad bit warmer in colors than OLED screens, however you have an option to adjust color temperatures to you liking. It is bright enough to easily be readable in direct sunlight. 

Honor 10 Full Specifications

• Body: Aluminum frame, glass back, 149.6 x 71.2 x 7.7 mm, 153g
• Screen: 5.84" 2280x1080px (19:9) IPS LCD, 432ppi, notched
• Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 970, Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mali-G72 MP12 GPU
• Memory: 4GB RAM, 128GB of storage (these may vary by market though), no microSD slot
• Camera: Dual: 16MP RGB (f/1.8) + 24 MP B/W, phase detection autofocus, 2160p @ 30fps video
• Selfie cam: 24MP (f/2.0), 1080p video
• OS: Android 8.1 Oreo with Huawei EMUI 8.1 + AI features
• Battery: 3,400 mAh non-removable, Huawei Super Charger (5V@4.5A)
• Connectivity: Dual Nano-SIM; USB-C (USB 2.0), NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS
• Misc: IR Blaster, front-mounted fingerprint sensor with gesture navigation, single bottom-firing loudspeaker

The dual-camera setup on the back uses the same RGB+B&W combo but relies on different camera sensors. We are yet to see if the image quality would be comparable to P20, but we are quite optimistic based on our experience with previous Honor flagships.