Huawei Mate 10 Specs and Price

Huawei Mate 10 is its Chinese maker’s response to latest flagship devices released by Apple, Samsung and Google. It rocks a superb Quad HD display, latest Kirin processor and innovative AI hardware, amongst other awesome features.

Where to Buy Huawei Mate 10

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Huawei Mate 10 Key Specs & Features

• 5.9-inch IPS Display, 1440 x 2560 pixels (499 ppi)
• Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 970 CPU with 4GB RAM
• Android 7.1 (Nougat), EMUI 5.1
• 64GB built-in Storage, up to 256GB memory card
• 20MP + 12MP Dual Rear Camera and 8MP Front Camera
• 4G LTE Data (up to 1200 Mbps)
• Fingerprint Scanner (Front)
• 4000 mAh Li-Po Battery

Design and Display

It is a goodbye to the usual metal construction this time. The new Huawei Mate 10 parades a premium glass design for a glossy feel. It comes in gold, pink gold, brown and black finishes. This is not the slimmest flagship, though, at thickness of about 8.2 mm.

Awesome visuals are on offer here. Look at the front of the device and you find a large 5.9-inch LCD display with Quad HD resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. The bezels are slim to enhance viewing quality.

Camera

The Huawei Mate 10 packs dual lens camera on its rear. The setup features a 12MP colour lens and a 20MP monochrome lens from the stable of Leica. These come with premium features, including an f/1.6 aperture and optical image stabilisation.

Huawei Mate 10 boasts an AI (artificial intelligence) feature that lets you do more. With this, the camera recognises objects when it focuses and automatically tweaks settings for awesome image quality.

There is an 8MP camera on the front for selfies. This uses a Portrait mode for decent bokeh effects.

Hardware and Other Features

You get the latest, in-house HiSilicon Kirin 970 processor on the Huawei Mate 10. This is the brain behind the AI feature. It boasts a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU) for executing tasks related to deep learning and AI. There is claim that you can expect reduction in performance degradation over time with this one.

Huawei Mate 10 comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB onboard storage. There is also a microSD card slot for expansion. You get latest Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box.

Juice comes from a large 4,000mAh battery that looks like one to impress. Somewhat strangely, it doesn’t look like there is wireless charging support here. You will find a fingerprint sensor below the screen for added security.

Huawei Mate 10 supports 4G LTE. The phone supports 4G LTE on MTN, 9Mobile, Glo Mobile, NTel, Smile, and InterC in Nigeria.  Huawei Mate 10 supports download speeds of up to 1200 Mbps.

Pricing and availability

Huawei Mate 10 is not yet available in Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana. Huawei Mate 10 is expected at around 699 Euros. We currently have no data on pricing and availability for Nigeria, Ghana, or Kenya. When available, Huawei Mate 10 Price in Nigeria is expected to range from 310,000 Naira to 450,000 Naira depending on your location.

Huawei Mate 10 Specs

Here are a few specs of the Huawei Mate 10:

General Features

• Platform: Android 8.0 (Oreo), Emotion UI
• Processor: Octa-core Processor: 2.4GHz quad-core Cortex-A73 & 1.8GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 (Hisilicon Kirin 970)
• GPU: Mali-G72 MP12
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Colours: Mocha Brown, Black, Champagne Gold, Pink Gold
• Dimension: 150.5 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm (5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 in)
• Weight: 186 g (6.56 oz)
• SIM Type: Nano-SIM
• SIM Count: Dual SIM, Dual-Standby

Display

• Display: 5.9 inch IPS Display, 1440 x 2560 pixels (499 ppi)
• Screen Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version), HDR10 compliant, EMUI 8.0

Camera

• Rear Camera: 20 MP + 12 MP Dual Camera, f/1.6, 2160p Ultra HD Video @30fps, 1080 HD Video @60fps
• Rear Camera Features: OIS, 2x lossless zoom, Leica optics, phase detection & laser autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash, Geo-tagging, self-timer, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
• Front Camera: 8 MP Camera, f/2.0

Storage

• Built-in Storage: 64 GB
• Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 256GB
• Bundled Cloud Storage: –

Network Support

• 2G GSM: Yes
• 2G CDMA 1X: –
• 3G WCDMA: Yes
• 3G CDMA EVDO: –
• 4G LTE: Yes, LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700)

Internet & Connectivity

• GPRS: Yes
• EDGE: Yes
• 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: –
• HSPA+: Yes, up to 42.2/5.76 Mbps
• CDMA EVDO: –
• 4G LTE: Yes, LTE-A (3CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
• WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct
• Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
• Bluetooth: Yes Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
• NFC: Yes
• Infrared Blaster: Yes
• USB Port: Yes, USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Messaging

• SMS/MMS: Yes
• Instant Messaging: Yes
• Push Emails: Yes
• Email Protocol: –

Entertainment

• Music Player: MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
• Video Player: DivX/XviD/MP4/H.265/WMV player
• FM Radio: No
• Loudspeaker: Yes
• 3.5mm Jack: Yes

Navigation

• Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
• Maps: Yes

Sensors & Control

• Digital Compass: Yes
• Accelerometer: Yes
• Proximity Sensor: Yes
• Light Sensor: Yes
• Barometer: Yes
• SpO2: No
• Pedometer: No
• Heart Rate Monitor: No
• Gyroscope: Yes
• Fingerprint Scanner: Yes (Front)
• Iris Scanner: No
• Face Unlock: No
• Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
• Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
• Voice Control: Yes

Other Features

• Video Streaming: Yes
• Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
• Wireless Charging: No
• Built-in Mobile Payment: No
• Water Resistant: No
• Dust Resistant: No
• Image Editor: Yes
• Video Editor: Yes
• Document Viewer: –
• Document Editor: Yes

Battery

• Battery: 4000 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non Removable)
• Talktime: –
• Standby Time: –
• Fast Charging: Yes, 4.5V/5A (58% in 30 min)

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