Huawei, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has come under the limelight by manufacturing some high quality devices which unlike many Chinese OEMs excel in almost all areas. In areas I mean including camera, performance, user experience, etc. This year in MWC 2017, Huawei did launch their flagship under the P series i.e the P10 and P10 plus. Although the Mate 9 and pro was released recently, yet Huawei managed to include a few upgrades. Here, the plus is a slightly larger variant however we are more interested now in the compact P10.
The P10, at the first look itself one may get impressed by the design. Huawei has been making some great looking phones and same is the case with the former. Being a 5.1 inch screen device, it must fit well in the hands making it reliable for one handed usage.
The rear corresponds to the predecessor i.e the P9. The camera is from a brand called LEICA which is a leading brand in making Camera and Lenses. The camera on the P9 was impressive and same is expected with the P10.
Lets take a closer look at the P10...
Design:
The device has a 5.1 inch IPS LCD screen with FHD (1080p) resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The bottom of the device houses the Capacitive fingerprint sensor which also doubles up as the home button and can be configured for other tasks as well. The top part houses the front facing camera with the sensors and earpiece.
The back as I said earlier is similar to the P9 and has dual camera sensors where one is a 12MP RGB sensor and the other is a 20MP monochrome sensor with the dual tone LED flash and a laser autofocus sensor.
The right side is occupied by the volume buttons and the power button. The headphone jack, speaker, microphone are situated to the bottom and the top portion has the secondary microphone. The device overall weighs just 145g and is only 6.98mm thick.
Overall the device has a unibody metallic design and indeed has a solid and eye-catching build and design.
Camera:
Now, lets talk about the highlighting factor of the P10 i.e the camera as it houses a LEICA branded camera (LEICA 2.0) with dual lens where one is an RGB sensor whereas the other monochrome. The RGB lens is of 12MP having f/2.2 aperture size and has a hybrid focussing system. The hybrid focussing consists of 4 focussing techniques i.e the PHASE DETECTION, LASER, CONTRAST and DEPTH SENSING.
The monochrome sensor is mainly used for BOKEH or depth of field. The regular RGB sensor is for capturing normal shots. The OIS is present for only the 12MP camera.
As said , Huawei has made use of LEICA Camera lens where both the RGB and monochrome sensors work together to produce better output. The aperture size may not be that large however, the 12MP shooter is capable of producing good detailing with the help of monochrome lens. The monochrome lens , gets the work done by collecting Luminance data whereas the RGB sensor is used for the colours.
The RGB and monochrome sensors can be used individually for capturing shots. If you like monochrome pictures then you can select an option for enabling the 20MP sensor or else opt for normal shot.
Speaking of videos, the camera is capable for shooting 4K at 30FPS and 1080p at 60FPS.
The front facing sensor is again LEICA branded and has a Megapixel count of 8. The aperture size is f/1.9 which should be capable of producing decent selfies. It also comes with self portrait feature which is capable of producing good quality portrait shots.
Internals:
After camera and design lets talk about the internals i.e the processor and other specifications. This device is powered by Huawei's in-house chipset i.e the HiSilicon kirin 960. This processor has 4 cortex A73 cores clocked at 2.4gHz and 4 cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.8gHz. The graphics is handled by the powerful MALI G71 MP8 GPU. This Processor is capable enough of running high end games as well as heavy resource apps with ease.
The device will have 4GB of RAM and will be available in 2 variants i.e 32 and 64GB. The P10 also has support for micro SD card for expanding storage.
The device has Bluetooth v4.2 as well as NFC support and GPS (A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO., BDS). The device supports fast charging at 18W and has USB type-C.
For maintaining the juice throughout the day ( if it is capable of ) the P10 has 3200mAh battery.
On the software front it comes preloaded with Android nougat with Huawei's custom UI i.e Emotion UI 5.1 One major flaw right away will be the multiple use of fingerprint sensor. It can be used as home button if pressed for few seconds, back button when pressed slightly and on swiping on the button it can be used as the recent tasks option. Although you can disable it from the settings and enable on-screen buttons, yet the primary use of the sensor as home button is altered. However, it all depends on personal preference and may vary from person to person.
This device has a very great ergonomics and a pleasing design. The internals are powerful and can be a perfect choice for those who do not want large screen high end devices like the Mate 9 and Mate 9 pro.
The device will be priced at £550 in Europe however nothing can be said about the availability of P10.
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*Do remember that this is just an overview of the device and not an actual review. I have just mentioned the specs with features and my thoughts on the device*
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| Huawei P10 |
The P10, at the first look itself one may get impressed by the design. Huawei has been making some great looking phones and same is the case with the former. Being a 5.1 inch screen device, it must fit well in the hands making it reliable for one handed usage.
The rear corresponds to the predecessor i.e the P9. The camera is from a brand called LEICA which is a leading brand in making Camera and Lenses. The camera on the P9 was impressive and same is expected with the P10.
Lets take a closer look at the P10...
Design:
The device has a 5.1 inch IPS LCD screen with FHD (1080p) resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The bottom of the device houses the Capacitive fingerprint sensor which also doubles up as the home button and can be configured for other tasks as well. The top part houses the front facing camera with the sensors and earpiece.
The back as I said earlier is similar to the P9 and has dual camera sensors where one is a 12MP RGB sensor and the other is a 20MP monochrome sensor with the dual tone LED flash and a laser autofocus sensor.
The right side is occupied by the volume buttons and the power button. The headphone jack, speaker, microphone are situated to the bottom and the top portion has the secondary microphone. The device overall weighs just 145g and is only 6.98mm thick.
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| Dimension of the device |
Overall the device has a unibody metallic design and indeed has a solid and eye-catching build and design.
Camera:
Now, lets talk about the highlighting factor of the P10 i.e the camera as it houses a LEICA branded camera (LEICA 2.0) with dual lens where one is an RGB sensor whereas the other monochrome. The RGB lens is of 12MP having f/2.2 aperture size and has a hybrid focussing system. The hybrid focussing consists of 4 focussing techniques i.e the PHASE DETECTION, LASER, CONTRAST and DEPTH SENSING.
The monochrome sensor is mainly used for BOKEH or depth of field. The regular RGB sensor is for capturing normal shots. The OIS is present for only the 12MP camera.
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| Rear camera with LEICA lens |
As said , Huawei has made use of LEICA Camera lens where both the RGB and monochrome sensors work together to produce better output. The aperture size may not be that large however, the 12MP shooter is capable of producing good detailing with the help of monochrome lens. The monochrome lens , gets the work done by collecting Luminance data whereas the RGB sensor is used for the colours.
The RGB and monochrome sensors can be used individually for capturing shots. If you like monochrome pictures then you can select an option for enabling the 20MP sensor or else opt for normal shot.
Speaking of videos, the camera is capable for shooting 4K at 30FPS and 1080p at 60FPS.
The front facing sensor is again LEICA branded and has a Megapixel count of 8. The aperture size is f/1.9 which should be capable of producing decent selfies. It also comes with self portrait feature which is capable of producing good quality portrait shots.
Internals:
After camera and design lets talk about the internals i.e the processor and other specifications. This device is powered by Huawei's in-house chipset i.e the HiSilicon kirin 960. This processor has 4 cortex A73 cores clocked at 2.4gHz and 4 cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.8gHz. The graphics is handled by the powerful MALI G71 MP8 GPU. This Processor is capable enough of running high end games as well as heavy resource apps with ease.
The device will have 4GB of RAM and will be available in 2 variants i.e 32 and 64GB. The P10 also has support for micro SD card for expanding storage.
The device has Bluetooth v4.2 as well as NFC support and GPS (A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO., BDS). The device supports fast charging at 18W and has USB type-C.
For maintaining the juice throughout the day ( if it is capable of ) the P10 has 3200mAh battery.
On the software front it comes preloaded with Android nougat with Huawei's custom UI i.e Emotion UI 5.1 One major flaw right away will be the multiple use of fingerprint sensor. It can be used as home button if pressed for few seconds, back button when pressed slightly and on swiping on the button it can be used as the recent tasks option. Although you can disable it from the settings and enable on-screen buttons, yet the primary use of the sensor as home button is altered. However, it all depends on personal preference and may vary from person to person.
This device has a very great ergonomics and a pleasing design. The internals are powerful and can be a perfect choice for those who do not want large screen high end devices like the Mate 9 and Mate 9 pro.
The device will be priced at £550 in Europe however nothing can be said about the availability of P10.
Image source
*Do remember that this is just an overview of the device and not an actual review. I have just mentioned the specs with features and my thoughts on the device*