Huawei Mate 10 Pro

Huawei Mate 10 Pro
Brand: Huawei
Category: Mobiles
  • Processor: Hisilicon Kirin 970(Octa-core)
  • RAM: 6 GB RAM/ 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 128 GB/64 GB
  • Display: 6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2
  • Camera: Dual 20 MP +12 MP/8 MP
  • OS: Android 8.0 (Oreo)

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8.6 4.3 1
  • Performance 8 / 10
  • Display 9 / 10
  • Design 9 / 10
  • Software 9 / 10
  • Camera 9 / 10
  • Battery 9 / 10
  • Value For Money 7 / 10

Oct 2017, Huawei launched its new smartphone that Huawei Mate 10 Pro. The phone available in Midnight Blue, Titanium Gray, Mocha Brown, and Pink Gold colours variants. The phone has a price tag of EUR800 (₹ 60,312).

Some key specs and features of Huawei Mate 10 Pro are:

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro comes with the 6.0 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display. The display has a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels with a pixel density of 402 ppi. The dimensions measures at 154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 in) with a weight of 178 g (6.28 oz). The display is the shield with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. Its body is designed with Front/back glass & aluminum frame. It is IP67 certified

  • Dust and water resistant
  • Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

The smartphone runs on the EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8.0 (Oreo) operating system. The phone is powered by Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset and Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) processor. It has a spot of Mali-G72 MP12 GPU. The phone has a 6 GB/ 4 GB of RAM. It packs 128 GB/ 64 GB of internal storage that cannot be expandable. The phone has a powerhouse of Li-Po 4000 mAh capacity with the Non-removable battery. It has a feature of Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min) which is quite superb.

As far as the camera is concerned, it packs a Dual 20 MP +12 MP primary camera and 8 MP front camera for shooter selfies and video chats. The primary camera is capable of 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps video recording. It includes Geo-tagging, touches focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR, OIS, 2x lossless zoom, Leica optics, phase detection & laser autofocus, and dual-LED (dual tone) flash. Sensors on the phone includes:

  • Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted),
  • Accelerometer sensor,
  • Gyro sensor,
  • Proximity sensor,
  • Barometer sensor, and
  • Compass sensor.

Some connectivity options includes:

  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot,
  • Bluetooth- 4.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE,
  • GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS,
  • NFC,
  • Infrared port,
  • USB- 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host.

Huawei Mate 10 Pro - Specs

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Design

  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar
  • Dimensions
    154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm (6.07 x 2.93 x 0.31 in)
  • Weight
    178 g (6.28 oz)
  • Colors
    Midnight Blue, Titanium Gray, Mocha Brown, and Pink Gold

Display

  • Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Size
    6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2
  • Resolution
    1080 x 2160 pixels
  • Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.
    16M colors
  • Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.
    402 ppi
  • Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    Corning Gorilla Glass
  • Features
    SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
    Browser HTML5
    Java No
    - Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min)
    - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player
    - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
    - Document editor
    - Photo/video editor

Software

  • Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
    Android 8.0 (Oreo)
  • Skin UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.
    EMUI 8.0

Hardware

  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Hisilicon Kirin 970
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Mali-G72 MP12
  • RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
    6 GB RAM/ 4 GB RAM
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    128 GB/64 GB
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, and compass sensor.

Camera

  • Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    Dual 20 MP +12 MP
  • Video
    2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
  • Camera Features
    Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR, OIS, 2x lossless zoom, Leica optics, phase detection & laser autofocus, and dual-LED (dual tone) flash.

Battery

  • Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)
  • Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    4000 mAh

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    4.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
  • Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
  • USB
    3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
  • Headphone Jack