Huawei has launched the new P10 flagship smartphone at MWC 2017. This was launched along with a P10 Plus model that has larger dimensions and stronger specs. However, the 5.1-inch standard P10 still has amazing specs and premium components.
The Huawei P10 has the Kirin 960 processor, amazing Emotion UI experience, a dual-lens Leica 2 camera, and amazing new design options. Here is what you require knowing regarding Huawei P10.
Huawei P10 Design
The 5.1-inch smartphone looks just like the P9 flagship from 2016. However, P10’s corners and edges are more rounded to give comfortable fit on the palm. On the left edge, you will find a drawer for your SIM card and microSD memory card housed there.
The phone has a slim finish with mild bezels on the right and left the side of the display. As opposed to the standard metallic design, P10 has a hard glossy ceramic design, the phone measures are 145.3 x 69.3 x 7 mm and weighing 145 grams. The variety of colors is wide and includes the vibrant and attractive new green blue.
It can survive a splash of water in a rainstorm but it is not water resistant.
Media and Screen
The Huawei P10 has an impressive 5.1-inch screen display with resolution 1080×1920 pixels that feature IPS LCD. Just like the OnePlus 3T, P10 has great attractive inbuilt themes that reveal beautiful visuals and great color range. The full HD resolution shows off some pretty sharp and clear images.
Additionally, you will receive 64 GB of internal storage which you are able to expand through miscroSD.
Huawei P10 Features and OS
Huawei P10 operates on Android Nougat (v 7.0) which is the latest android version. This version has amazing features that are inclusive of split screen multitask ability between two apps simultaneously. The P10 also has personalization choices and resource management settings to assist when the phone starts to indicate aging.
Huawei P10 also has Emotion UI software on top of android. This software assists to make the existing user experience strong. You will get attractive themes which match the hardware color, one-handed mode, and gesture shortcuts that save time.
The phone is made secure with a fingerprint sensor that has a full accuracy to boot. The scanner has moved to below the screen as compared to previous versions that have it on the rear of the phone. The phone also has one button that you can press for home, tap for back and swipe for recent apps.
Performance and Battery Life
The P10 has a Kirin 960 Octa-core (4x Cortex-A73 & 4x Cortex-A53) chipset just like the Huawei Mate 9. Performance is improved by the 4GB of RAM. Therefore, you are able to multitask between apps and play the latest Google Play games. The 3200mAh battery ensures that you use your P10 maximally throughout the day on a single charge. However, the phone loses charge quicker than anticipated when not in use. Besides the battery-saver mode, P10 has great battery optimization tools to save your charge when you are not using your phone.
P10 Camera
Designed in collaboration with partners Leica is a dual lens rear camera. It features 12-megapixel color lens and 20-megapixel monochrome lens with a two-tone LED flash and Optical Image Stabilization. With the front camera of 8 megapixels will you be able to make a great selfie.
Huawei P10 Verdict
P10 offers an amazing user experience with its additional EMUI software. The performance is outstanding due to its 4GB RAM enabling seamless multi-tasking and you will not run out of memory since it has 64 GB of ROM.
An amazing 8MP front camera will allow you to take great selfies with friends and the 20+12 MP rear camera will let you capture great images. Also, do not forget that the phone comes with the latest android version, Android Nougat to give you split screen multitasking so that you can use two apps at the same time.
The price will be lower than the flagship phone of some other manufacturers and for P10 is expected about 650 euros, while the P10 plus a little more expensive and will amount € 700. These features are to die for and you should totally get a P10 once it is out soon (March) this year!