Huawei has been steadily rolling out the latest HarmonyOS 3 update to its devices. Recently, the company announced that it has successfully updated 100 devices with this latest version. As of April 26, 2023, a total of 101 devices have received the stable update, while 39 devices are currently running the beta build. In the latest development, the company is rolling HarmonyOS 3 update for 14 new devices, including the Huawei P20 series, Mate 10 series, and more. Here are the details.

HarmonyOS 3 makes its way to older phones

Huawei announced today the rollout of HarmonyOS 3 for more than a dozen new phones. The upgraded models in the official version include the Huawei P20, Huawei P20 Pro, Huawei Mate 10, Huawei Mate 10 Pro, Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design, Huawei Nova 8 SE, Huawei Nova 8 SE Vitality Edition, Huawei Nova 7 SE 5G, Huawei Nova 7 SE 5G Lohas Edition, Huawei Nova 7 SE 5G Vitality Edition, Huawei Enjoy 50, and Huawei MatePad 10.4-inch 2022.

Additionally, the public beta recruitment has started for several Honor models, including Honor 10, Honor V10, Honor X10, Honor X10 Max, Honor 9X, Honor 9X PRO, Honor 10 Youth Edition, Honor 8X, Honor 30S, Honor 30 Youth Edition, Honor 20S, Honor 20 Youth Edition, Honor 20i, Honor Play4T Pro, and Honor Play3.

To register for the upgrade, you can access the registration entry through the [My Huawei]/[Services] app by navigating to the homepage and selecting “Early Upgrade.” Alternatively, you can use the [Member Center] app and access the registration entry through the home screen or by going to Settings > System Update > Software Update. Prior to upgrading, ensure that you have updated the My Huawei app to the latest version.

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Huawei is on the release spree, both in terms of product launches and software update rollouts. The company will be soon announcing Huawei Nova 5 series, amidst this, it has been rolling out EMUI 10.1 closed beta updates to certain newer deices and an incremental EMUI 10 update to older flagships. The Huawei Mate 10 series in China is the latest to receive the latter update with build version EMUI 10.0.0.170.

The new update brings features such as multi-screen collaboration, screen sharing, smart charging mode, and April 2020 security patch. This is exactly the same update that was recently rolled out to the Huawei P20 series.

But for those devices, the OTA came with build number EMUI 10.0.0.172, instead of EMUI 10.0.0.170 for the Huawei Mate 10 series.

Anyway, here’s the list of models that are currently receiving this update.

• Huawei Mate 10 Unlocked (ALP-AL00)
• Huawei Mate 10 China Mobile (ALP-TL00)
• Huawei Mate 10 Pro Unlocked (BLA-AL00)
• Huawei Mate 10 Pro China Mobile (BLA-TL00)
• Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design (BLA-AL00)

The update weighs 728MB in size and requires the above-mentioned eligible devices to be on EMUI 10.0.0.162 build. Just like the last time, we are not sure when the update will be hitting the global versions of these devices.

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In early January 2020, Huawei upgraded its flagship smartphone models from a few years prior, namely the Mate 10 and Honor V10. The custom skin from the company is based on the Android 10 OS and is the latest iteration of the software. Now, the company is apparently testing a new feature through the EMUI 10 for both smartphones, as beta test recruitments begin.

The Chinese tech giant is currently in the process of accepting volunteers and testers for its new beta program. Those interested would be for the Huawei Mate 10 and Honor V10. Only a limited number of users will be selected and the registered people who are chosen will receive the new EMUI 10 update for their smartphones.

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The new feature in question is the addition of the “Multi-screen Collaboration feature” in the beta program of the EMUI 10. This feature will basically allow you to connect to user’s laptop. In other words, one can basically view content and media from the smartphone in a device with a larger display, for a better viewing experience. The feature is already available in most smartphones that received EMUI 10.

However, since both the Huawei Mate 10 and Honor V10 are two of the oldest handsets to receive this particular update, special focus is being placed on its inclusion through a separate update. Thus, the company might even have to provide certain workarounds within the pre existing software and more to get it to work. Unfortunately, no announcement was made regarding the Mate 10 Pro receiving this update, but it is a possibility of it receiving the update considering the base variant is currently in beta program.

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Huawei first announced its latest EMUI 9.1 update back in April. Since then, a total of 27 Huawei models have received the public beta update of the features-packed ROM, with the latest batch getting the update a couple of days back. With the rate at which updates were rolling out, we suspected it was just a matter of days before the stable ROM gets released. Indeed, Huawei is now set to push EMUI 9.1 Stable version to 10 models. The models consist of seven Huawei models and three Honor phones.

The affected models include; Huawei Mate 10, Huawei Mate 10 Pro, Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design, Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design, Huawei P20, Huawei P20 Pro, Huawei nova 3, Honor 10, Honor V10, and Honor Play. The update is expected to be for the China version since the announcement comes from Weibo. We expect Huawei to push the update for the global version in no distant time.

Huawei’s EMUI 9.1 is based on Android 9.0 Pie and adopts a minimalist design, thanks to Android 9.0’s deep customization optimization. This version also brings improvements in wallpapers, themes and icons. There are also several improvements to the overall user apps which makes it easier to use the UI. There are also improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) features covering various aspects such as health, office, entertainment, travel and more.

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EMUI 9.1 also comes with GPU Turbo 3.0 an upgrade to the GPU Turbo graphics acceleration technology. The feature adds support for 51 domestic games in addition to the already supported 60 domestic games, bringing a low-power full-frame gaming experience. Furthermore, EMUI 9.1 brings improvements to Huawei’s voice assistant as well as smart dual 4G SIM card switching, automatically switching SIM cards based on the one with the best internet coverage. It also comes with EROFS (Extendable Read-Only File System) that should increase read speed by 20% and save about 2 GB of system storage.

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Known for making high-end smartphones that meet the needs of diverse mobile phone users, Huawei launched the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro smartphones in October last year. Both handsets continue to garner popularity among Huawei fans even about a year after hitting the store shelves.

Taking this skyrocketing popularity into consideration, Huawei is now offering the Huawei Mate 10 and the Mate 10 Pro smartphones at unbeatable prices on Giztop. So without further ado, let’s head straight to the details.

Huawei Mate 10

Sporting an extra-large 5.9-inch screen, TFT display with 2560×1440 pixel resolution, the Mate 10 is designed to comfortably fit into your palm. Moreover, the phone offers 18:9 cinema-like screen ratio, making it a great choice for watching your favorite TV series, photos and playing popular games.

The Mate 10 comes with Hisilicon Kirin 970 processor along with 4GB/6GB of RAM for an unparalleled overall experience when it comes to opening and running apps, browsing through the menus, running home screens etc. It facilitates faster Web connection with 4G LTE speed so that you can download apps, stream content and stay connected to social media without any sort of interruption.
While the Mate 10 would normally set you back $599 on online and offline stores, you can now buy it at a heavily discounted price of just $399 on Giztop. In other words, you can save a considerable $200 on this feature-rich phone’s original selling price.

In order to ensure you do not end up missing this opportunity, just head straight to this link and avail the discount before the promo comes to an end. You can choose between black, brown and gold color versions.

Huawei Mate 10 Pro

The Mate 10 Pro is the slightly larger version of the Mate 10 smartphone. It features a bigger 6.0-inch Super AMOLED quad HD display with a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels with a pixel density of 402 ppi.

Moreover, the device is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 970 Octa-core processor and it packs a competent Mali-G72 MP12 GPU, under the hood. The Mate 10 Pro comes with 6GB of RAM for an outstanding overall performance in terms of accessing apps, checking menus etc.
The Mate 10 Pro runs on EMUI 8.0-based Android 8.0 Oreo OS and is backed by a robust 4000mAh battery which comes with Ultra Power Saving mode. Furthermore, it houses 20.0MP+12.0MP rear cameras with Leica Certification and an 8.0MP front shooter.

While you’d usually associate a steep price tag with a feature-laden smartphone offering comparable features, the Mate 10 Pro can be yours if you’re willing to shell out just $449. This is a noteworthy drop in the device’s original selling price of $649.

You can visit this link to avail the discount and check out the rest of the specifications of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro smartphone.

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One of the highlights of the Huawei P20 Pro is its camera performance. Huawei has not only worked hard on the hardware part but also put in a lot of work in the software department.

One software feature of the P20 Pro is its ability to take long exposure shots without the need for a tripod. Usually, you need a tripod to take a long exposure shot because if your hands shake while taking one, the photo comes out blurry.

Using AI image stabilization (AIS), Huawei lets owners of the P20 Pro take long exposure photos without the need for a tripod. The good news is that the feature will also be coming to the Mate 10 series via an update.

The Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro both use the same Kirin 970 processor in the P20 Pro. They also have Leica optics. The update will begin rolling out on May 31. So if you own a Mate 10/Mate 10 Pro, you should check for the update. We’ll appreciate it if you share your opinion about the new feature with us.

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Huawei also announced new features for other Huawei phones. The Mate 9 series, for example, gets Face Unlock via the EMUI 8.0 update. Huawei also said a number of its phones will be getting a King of Glory update that brings new features.

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About a year after Huawei started testing Android Oreo on the Mate 9, new evidence suggests that the Chinese company is testing Android P on Huawei Mate 10 and 10 Pro. According to XDA Developers, the hi-tech giant has started testing the new version of Google’s operating system on the Chinese variant of the Mate 10 identified by the model number ALP-AL00. With the aid of a service called FunkyHuawei specialized in updating, rebranding, and unbricking Huawei phones, guys from XDA Developers have been able to rebrand a Mate 10 Pro to the Chinese variant of the Mate 10 and they managed to install the Android P test firmware.

Three photos showing the build installed on the Huawei Mate 10 Pro have then been published. The first shows the Android P Easter egg, while the second shows the About screen, confirming that the testing firmware contains the EMUI 8.2 based on Android 9.0.0. However, it is likely that the final Android P release will be customized with EMUI 9.0. The third photo shows the Developer Options menu. The new user interface does not contain the changes noticed on the first Android P Developer Preview called Material Design 2, and neither the recently-leaked iPhone X-like navigation bar which replaces the multi-tasking key with a gesture.

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But it is likely that the company should already be working on a similar navigation bar to include in the final build. Other things included in this firmware are Android P’s restrictions on apps that use non-SDK Java APIs, global actions for Accessibility Services, restrictions on third-party OMS overlays and text selection zoom. Currently, the first Developer Preview of Android P is only available on the latest Google phones: Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. There are still no custom ROMs based on Android P for Huawei Mate 10 and all other handsets as there is still no source code available.

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Huawei launched a lot of midrange smartphones in the last year, but the company always supports its devices by releasing several updates every month, even the ones which are not among its most expensive flagships. Huawei Mate 10 Lite is the affordable version of the Mate 10 and it was released back in October 2017. Recently, the mid-end phablet started receiving a new OTA notification. According to reports coming from Italy, the handset has received a software update weighing about 451 MB. From the size and the changelog, we can understand that this update for Huawei Mate 10 Lite brings important improvements to the handset.

First of all, the update includes the Android security patch for the month of April. Google releases Android security patches every month, and the April security patch is the latest one released by the Mountain View giant. Besides improving the security, the update is also bringing important system optimizations which are expected to improve performance and stability. The software update is identified by the build number RNE-L21C432B134 and it should reach every unit of Huawei Mate 10 Lite in the coming days.

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So, if you still did not get the OTA notification on your handset, do not worry as it is a gradual roll out. In the meantime, you can try to force the arrival of the update by heading to the Settings. Once you are in the settings menu, you just need to tap on Software updates, then on Check for updates in order to see if the update is already available. To download this update, we suggest you connect to a Wi-Fi network in order to save your data traffic. You should also make sure to have at least 50 percent of battery charge before installing the update.

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Huawei recently launched its flagship smartphone series — Huawei Mate 10 in the European market and in China. Now, the company is gearing up to launch the Mate 10 smartphone series in the US.

Confirming this development, Huawei’s chief executive of the consumers business, Yu Chengdong said that the company will be aggressively pushing in the US market next year, in partnership with local carriers.

He also confirmed that the first phone from the flagship series to make its way to the US market will be the Huawei Mate 10. It will be released at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 in Las Vegas. However, no further information related to this is known. We will have to wait until the announcement at CES to know more.

This will be the first collaboration of Huawei with the local carries in the US. The company is already selling a few smartphones in the US through its own eCommerce store but has not yet partnered with a network operator.

With Huawei’s entry in the US market, in partnership with network operators, seems to be aimed at increasing its smartphone sales. The company is currently ranked third in the world, behind Apple with a thin margin. With this move, it aims to take on Apple for the second position.

The Huawei Mate 10 comes with a 5.9-inch display with a screen resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, featuring a standard 16:9 aspect ratio rather than the trending 18:9 aspect ratio.

Under the hood, it is powered by the company’s own Kirin 970 processor and a 4,000mAh battery which also supports SuperCharge fast charging. The phone is offered in two variants — 4GB RAM with 64GB storage and 6GB RAM with 128GB onboard storage.

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The smartphone features a 12-megapixel RGB + 20-megapixel monochrome sensors at the back. It has 4-in-1 hybrid focus, hybrid zoom, and OIS. There is also an 8-megapixel F/2.2 front-facing camera sensor. The devices run on Android Oreo operating system based EMUI 8.0.

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Honor V10 and Huawei Mate 10 can be considered brothers. They are two phones released by the same company (the first has been launched by Huawei’s sub-brand) and they are also very similar. The thing which makes them very interesting is the fact that they are Chinese flagship devices, and they are incredibly powerful. Which smartphone will have the best value for money? The older brother by Huawei or the younger one by Honor? Let’s discover this together and let’s evaluate every aspect of these two phones with a complete comparison.

Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Design

Huawei Honor V10 is a beautiful phone, like every flagship released under the Honor brand in the last few years. It is composed of a back cover made of glass and a profile made of aluminum and it is an incredibly thin device. Its dimensions are 157 x 75 x 7 mm, while its weight is 7 mm. It is compact and very good to hold thanks to its bezel-less design, but even though it has a borderless display, it sports a fingerprint reader on the front side, and it will be fantastic for many people.

We define Huawei Mate 10 an even better phone in terms of aesthetics and build quality. It has a glass back protected by Gorilla Glass and a metal frame, and here we got a bezel-less design too with a frontal Home key that has a fingerprint reader embedded. In addition, this handset is also splashproof and dust-resistant thanks to the IP53 certification.

Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Display

The display is one of the main differences between these two handsets. Honor V10 has a display with a size of 5.99 inches, the IPS LCD technology, and a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. It is a display with 18:9 aspect ratio.

Huawei Mate 10 has one of the most professional displays, even though it is not the maximum innovation, as it is a classic panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Its size is 5.9 inches, it is an AMOLED display and it shows images with a Quad HD+ resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. It also supports HDR10 technology. This screen is excellent: it has an impressive detail, deep blacks and also very accurate colors. It is a perfect screen for multimedia use and it can be used outdoor comfortably thanks to its very high brightness. Huawei Mate 10 has a much better display than its opponent, there is no challenge and it wins the comparison.

Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Hardware and connectivity

Fortunately for people with a low budget for a real flagship, these devices have a very similar hardware side.

Under the hood, Honor V10 has an octa-core Kirin 970 SoC which can run at a max frequency of 2.4 GHz. Three configurations have been launched: one with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, another with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB ROM and a 6/64 GB version in the middle, expandable with a micro SD up to 256 GB. The micro SD card uses the secondary SIM slot, so if you expand the memory your device can not be used as a dual SIM phone. This device is incredibly fast and it can be considered one of the fastest phones out there. AnTuTu benchmark gave a score of over 165,000 points to this device. Talking about connectivity, the device is equipped with a USB Type-C port, it has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.2.

Huawei Mate 10 has exactly the same SoC: the octa-core Kirin 970 running at 2.4 GHz, paired with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. Even though the hardware is the same the performances are slightly better because this phone has been optimized better. According to AnTuTu, the score of this handset on benchmarks is superior to 175,000 points. Indeed, performances are perfect, there is not any lag even with games or heavy apps opened. The connectivity side includes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, a USB Type-C port and even an LTE modem which can reach a speed of 1.2 Gbps.

Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Software

These phones have exactly the same software, so it is hard to establish a winner: they are identical. Both Honor V10 and Huawei Mate 10 have Android 8.0 Oreo installed out of the box, the latest version of the operating system by Google. Android has been customized with the user interface EMUI 8.0. It is one of the best user interfaces in the Android market, only Samsung Experience, MIUI and a few others are at the same level, according to us. It is full of additional features in each Huawei device, and in these two ones, there are some exclusive features as well. Kirin 970 has a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that makes artificial intelligence and machine learning available in the software of these phones.

You can use AI for many interesting tasks, like adjusting the camera settings depending on the environment, translating texts, using vocal commands and much more. Thanks to EMUI you can also clone apps, enable the picture-in-picture mode, change themes and do many more advanced things. Even though the software is identical on each of these phones, we will still choose a winner: Huawei Mate 10. We prefer this device because we think it will be more supported than Honor V10 in terms of updates. Its predecessor Huawei Mate 9 will be the first Huawei device to receive Android Oreo, while at this moment we do not even know if Honor V9 will receive it.

Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Camera

There are important differences even in the cameras of these two phones, even though they look apparently the same.

Honor V10 has a dual camera with resolutions of 16 and 20 MP, the sensors’ aperture is f/1.8. There is a LED flash, but it is not a dual flash and there is no OIS. Anyways, the photos shot with this handset should not be bad. The level of detail should be satisfying and we should be able to say the same about the quantity of light captured, thanks to the secondary monochromatic sensor. We will be able to tell you more when it will be possible to test this device, as now it is not even available in the global market.

On the other hand, Huawei Mate 10 has a dual camera with resolutions of 12 and 20 MP co-engineered with a giant of photography: Leica. The sensors have a f/1.6 aperture, they support 2x lossless zoom and the primary sensor is optically stabilized. There is also a dual LED and dual-tone flash. This device has one of the best cameras ever, it can shoot photos with great colors and an outstanding level of detail together with a low amount of noise, even in low light conditions. Huawei Mate 10 is a way better camera phone than its opponent.

Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Battery

Both these handsets have been equipped with a huge, above average battery, unlike most of the flagships launched in 2017.

The battery of Honor V10 has a capacity of 3750 mAh and it should make it last one day of stressed use. We still do not know how well this battery has been optimized as there is still no chance to test this device, but we expect a very good battery life in every scenario. The phone supports fast charging (4.5V / 5A) and it can reach 58 percent in just 30 minutes of charge.

Huawei Mate 10 has an even bigger battery: with its capacity of 4000 mAh, it can last until the end of the evening with every use. You can forget your charger at least for a day, and it has a very low energy consumption while it is in standby mode. We expected a better optimization, but it is still a great battery life: Huawei Mate 10 should win the comparison. It supports fast battery charging as well, with exactly the same technology as Honor V10 (4.5V / 5A).

Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Price

When it comes to prices, things totally change between these devices.

Honor V10 is going to be sold with a price tag of about 450 dollars in the 4/64 GB base variant (420 EUR), 450 dollars in the version with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, and about 530 dollars in the most advanced version (6/128 GB). These are the prices in China, we are still waiting for the launch of the handset in the rest of the world.

Huawei Mate 10 has been launched with a listing price of 700 euros and it can already be bought with a street price of 729 dollars online. Honor V10 wins the price comparison as it is way more affordable, but Mate 10 has a great price if we compare it with the most famous flagships like iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy Note 8.

Honor V10 vs Huawei Mate 10: Winner

Huawei Mate 10 is the winner of the comparison. Apparently, it seems that there is no difference between these handsets, but it is not so. The display is way better on the Mate 10, as well as its camera, and it is also a splashproof phone, unlike its opponent. An aspect for which there is not so much difference is the hardware and software side. The most important difference in favor of Honor V10 is the price: it costs almost 300 euros less and you get a phone with almost the same flagship-level performances, released by the same company: this is great.

Honor V10: PRO and CONS

PRO

• Lower price
• Incredible hardware
• Beautiful and sleek design
• Good battery
• Nice software with Android Oreo

CONS

• Worse camera than its opponent
• Average display

Huawei Mate 10

PRO

• Great display
• Powerful hardware
• Good software side
• Incredible camera
• Great battery life

CONS

• Higher price

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Huawei unveiled the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro in Munich back in October and I’ve been using those phones ever since. These are one of the best-looking phones on the market and they offer bleeding edge specs and much more. Learn more in our Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro review after using those phones for more than 1.5 months.

VIDEO REVIEW

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DESIGN, DISPLAY, BATTERY LIFE

Both Mates look just gorgeous as they use a quality metal frame and glass on the front and rear. The phones look really nice in the hand despite their huge footprint. I didn’t drop either of the phones, so they both still look as new.

They Mate 10 has a smaller 5.9” 2k resolution LCD display that has a traditional 16:9 aspect ratio, meaning that it is wider but it is a bit shorter than the Mate 10 Pro.

The latter phone has a larger 6” AMOLED display with 18:9 aspect ratio but it has only 1080p resolution. In practice, I found both displays to be plenty sharp for everyday use but I prefer the AMOLED panel on the Mate 10 Pro.

I found both fingerprint scanners to be very fast and accurate. The Mate 10 has one on the front while the Mate 10 Pro has it on the back.

Both phones have 4000mAh batteries that have been performing really well. With my usage, I could get over 6 hours of screen-on time but keep in mind that I usually install a ton of apps and use the phone quite intensively.

The supplied charger fully charges the phone in just about 1h and 10 mins, which is one of the best results out there.

The Mate 10 has a microSD card slot whereas the Mate 10 Pro lacks this feature. Also, it does not have the headset jack like a regular Mate 10 but it has more storage and RAM memory (6GB/ 128GB vs 4GB/64GB). Both phones have the same powerful Kirin 970 chipset.

Another area where the Mate 10 Pro excels over the Mate 10 is the IP67 certification for water and dust resistance.

The stereo speaker setup is very good and it might be one of the best in the business.

HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE

When it comes to hardware, the Mate 10 has a brand new Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset that is coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The Mate 10 Pro ships with the same chipset, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which is, however, not expandable.

The new Mate 10 phones sport the first Huawei chipset with a neural processing unit or AI component of the processor, which learns how you use the phone and helps the device adapt to assure the best user experience. For example, the AI chip detects what kind of picture you take to apply the best image settings and it did a pretty good job during my unscientific test. Also, it helps apply the right amount of blurring effect in the portrait mode.

Obviously, the AI component does a lot more than helping you take better pictures. Most importantly, it learns every single day to assure the best user experience.  For example, it learns how you use the phone to make it faster by allocating the resources to the specific task. So far, Microsoft has updated its Translator app to make use of the AI chipset to speed up the translation process. When reading a book, the NPU will remind users to enable Eye Comfort mode (Huawei’s blue light filter). Or, when taking a picture of a business card, the NPU will offer to scan the details into your phone book. These are just a few examples of how AI processor works in practice.

If you don’t really care about artificial intelligence, you can be rest assured that the Mate 10 will handle absolutely everything you throw at it. I played a lot of different games on the very highest settings and the phone just flies. A flagship-grade performance.

Finally, what impressed me the most was that the phone stayed cold to the touch even after 40 mins of gaming.

USER INTERFACE

The Mate 10 ships with Android 8 out of the box but it has the EMUI skin built on top of it. Some people may love it, some may hate it mainly because of it’s a bit cartoonish look. The first thing you may want to do is bring back the app drawer feature, which is built into the UI.

I personally like it since there are plenty of features and customization options to make the phone look your own. You can choose from a variety of themes, wallpapers and so on. There are also pretty cool transition effects and other customization options.

You can choose from quite a few smart assistance features that I don’t really like using, to be honest. If you plan to use those gestures, they work fine. What is the most important thing about this phone is that it is blazing fast, fluid and responsive. Huawei claims that the phone will not show any signs of slowing down even after 18 months of using it. I can’t confirm that but the Mate 10 is indeed a very fast phone on the daily basis.

EMUI Desktop Experience

Please see our video review for a better idea of how the EMUI desktop feature works.

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Just like the Mate 10 Pro, the Mate 10 has the EMUI desktop feature that is just awesome. You simply connect your phone using the HDMI port to any display, without the need to buy a dock station.

There is the desktop mode that converts your phone into a basic laptop. You can edit your documents, browse the web, access all the files from the phone and so on. Obviously, you can connect a Bluetooth keyboard and the mouse for an even better experience but if you don’t have one, you can use a built it trackpad directly from the phone that I found to be pretty intuitive to use. You can also switch to the phone mode, which basically mirrors phone’s display. You can even play 3D games without any input lag, which is pretty awesome. Overall, I really like the EMUI Desktop feature. It works straight out of the box, no need for a docking station, no additional software.

CAMERAS

Both phones have identical cameras.  A 12-megapixel RGB camera is paired with a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor here, and both lenses feature apertures of up to f/1.6.

The camera takes pictures really fast. There are quite a few shooting modes. My favorites include 2x optical zoom to make the best out of that secondary sensor. This mode is really useful and I enjoyed using it while I was exploring Munich. The pictures look pretty good as you don’t lose detail like using digital zoom.

The daylight images look really good considering the fact that the phone still runs on an early software build. There is a good amount of detail, sharpness and the dynamic range adjustment is quite impressive. The only downside is that some of the pictures are underexposed but that can be easily fixed in post.

The low-light camera performance is quite impressive too. Sure, there is a bit more noise and less detail but in general, the results are great. Pictures taken using a portrait mode usually look quite good but I noticed some artifacts going on in a few shots. There is also a monochrome mode that I’m not a huge fan of but the pictures look really nice and detailed.

Selfies taken using the 8MP camera are detailed and will definitely do the trick for social media needs.

4k video looks pretty good too as the footage is sharp and detailed. However, the OIS does not work in the 4k mode, meaning that the video may look a bit shaky. 720p slow-motion video is not the best I’ve seen but it’s definitely usable. 1080p selfie video looks great too as there is plenty of detail. Finally, I really like the sound recording quality.

CONNECTIVITY

Connectivity-wise, the Mate 10 and the Mate 10 Pro are just excellent. The call quality and signal reception are great, Wifi and mobile network speeds are really fast, Bluetooth and NFC work fine. Also, the GPS is very accurate. Finally, the phones have a bunch of sensors, just like any other flagship in the market.

CONCLUSIONS

After using both Mate 10 and the Mate 10 Pro for more than 1.5 months, I still believe they are one of the best phones on the market right now.

The devices simply look beautiful, the phones are well-made, the displays are sharp, a powerful processor assures excellent overall performance and a dedicated AI chipset will learn on the daily basis to assure the best user experience. Also, the cameras take one of the best pictures and the battery life is great.

A few things that bother me about the Huawei Mate 10 are that there is no wireless charging, the water, and dust resistance rating could be higher and there should also be a 128GB model available for all the regions, just like on the Mate 10 Pro.

Obviously, there are some caveats to consider about the Mate 10 Pro like the lack of the 3.5mm headset jack that less and less phone have. Also, there is no wireless charging, no microSD card slot, and no 2k resolution display.Other than that, the Mate 10 and the Mate 10 Pro are legit flagship phones that have a ton of premium features and so far, they are one of my favorite phones of 2017, despite a few shortcomings.

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Since many full-screen design phones have launched in the recent past, there is no denying that it is the latest trend in the smartphone industry. Chinese companies are offering full screen phones at various price segments and here’s a list of the top full screen smartphones from China in 2017.

ZTE Nubia Z17S

ZTE had unveiled the Nubia Z17S flagship phone alongside Z17 Mini S in October. It boasts a premium appeal because of is aviation-grade aluminum body that is coupled with 3D glass and bezel-less design.

• 5.73-inch LCD display supporting 1,080 x 2,040 pixels resolution
• Snapdragon 835 chipset
• 12-megapixel + 23-megapixel dual cameras
• 5-megapixel selfie camera
• 3,100mAh battery

Pricing
6 GB RAM / 64 GB storage – 2,999 Yuan (~$451)
8 GB RAM / 128 GB storage – 3,999 Yuan (~$602)

https://www.giztop.com/nubia-z17s.html

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2

Xiaomi started the trend of full screen smartphone by debuting the Mi MIX concept phone last year. Even though the new Mi MIX 2 is smaller compared to the predecessor, it is a wonderful looking smartphone that features a curved ceramic rear panel that is coupled with 7000 series aluminum alloy frame. There is a special edition Mi MIX 2 that features a ceramic unibody too.

• 5.99-inch FHD+ LCD display
• Snapdragon 835 chipset
• 12-megapixel rear camera
• 5-megapixel front camera
• 3,400mAh battery

Price tag:
6 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM – 3,299 Yuan (~$496)
6 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM – 3,599 Yuan (~$542)
6 GB RAM + 256 GB ROM – 3,999 Yuan (~$602)
8 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM – 4,699 Yuan (~$707)

https://www.giztop.com/xiaomi-mi-mix-2.html

Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro

The Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro flagship phones sport metal unibody design with a unique textured pattern running on the back panel where the dual rear cameras are placed. The Mate 10 duo are fueled by Kirin 970 that is accompanied by NPU chip for handling AI. Users can also enjoy desktop mode on a larger display by connecting the Mate 10 or Mate 10 Pro to it.

• Mate 10: 5.9-inch QHD LCD screen
• Mate 10 Pro: 6-inch FHD+ OLED screen
• AI driven Kirin 970 chipset
• 20-megapixel + 12-megapixel dual cameras
• 8-megapixel front camera
• 4,000mAh battery

Price tag:
Mate 10
4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage – 3,899 Yuan (`$587)
6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 4,499 Yuan (~$677)

https://www.giztop.com/huawei-mate-10.html

Mate 10 Pro
6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage – 4,699 Yuan (~$707)
6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 5,399 Yuan (`$813)

https://www.giztop.com/huawei-mate-10-pro.html

Vivo X20 and Vivo X20 Plus

The Vivo X20 and X20 Plus are upper mid-range full screen smartphones. The stellar dual rear cameras of the Vivo X20 duo are coupled with Vivo Image Cube dual-core image sensor processor. These phones also carry support for facial recognition for unlocking.

• Vivo X20: 6.01-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 3,250mAh battery
• Vivo X20 Plus: 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display; 3,900mAh battery
• Snapdragon 660 chipset
• 4 GB RAM
• 64 GB storage
• 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual cameras
• 12-megapixel selfie camera

Price tag:
Vivo X20 – 2,998 Yuan (~$451)

https://www.giztop.com/vivo-x20.html

Vivo X20 Plus – 3,398 Yuan (~$511)

https://www.giztop.com/vivo-x20-plus.html

OPPO R11s and OPPO R11s Plus

The Oppo R11s and R11s Plus are also upper mid-range phones. These phones also feature amazing dual rear cameras. The selfie snapper of the OPPO R11s duo supports AI Beauty which can beautify the portrait shots by enhancing facial features.

• OPPO R11s: 6.01-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 3,200mAh battery
• OPPO R11s Plus: 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 4,000mAh battery
• Snapdragon 660
• 4 GB RAM
• 64 GB storage
• 20-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual cameras
• 16-megapixel selfie camera

Price tag
OPPO R11s – 2,999 Yuan (~$451)
OPPO R11s Plus – 3,199 Yuan (~$481)

https://www.giztop.com/oppo-r11s-4gb-64gb-black.html

Smartisan Nut Pro 2

The Smartisan Nut Pro 2 sports an impressive design thanks to is metal and glass combination chassis. The rear side of the phone has a dual camera system which includes a large-sized sensor and a small-sized sensor.

• 5.99-inch FHD+ LCD display
• Snapdragon 660
• 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual cameras
• 16-megapixel front camera\3,500mAh battery

Price tag:
4 GB RAM + 32 GB ROM – 1,799 Yuan (~$270)
4 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM – 1,999 Yuan (~$301)
6 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM – 2,299 Yuan (~$346)
6 GB RAM + 128 GB ROM – 2,699 Yuan (~$406)
6 GB RAM + 256 GB ROM – 3,299 Yuan (~$496)

Huawei Maimang 6 (aka Mate 10 Lite)

The Maimang 6 features the same full-screen display that is available on the Mate 10, but carries support for FHD+ resolution. It is the only smartphone on the list that features dual front cameras and dual rear cameras.

• 5.9-inch LCD FHD+ display
• Kirin 659 chipset
• 4 GB RAM
• 64 GB storage
• 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual front cameras
• 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual rear cameras
• 3,340mAh battery

Price tag: 2,399 Yuan (~$361)

https://www.giztop.com/huawei-maimang-6.html

Honor 7X

Honor 7X is the cheapest full screen smartphone in the list. Even though it’s a budget-friendly smartphone, it has a sleek appeal. It is also powered by the same chipset that is available on the Maimang 6 and it comes in multiple storage models. The Honor 7X also features dual rear cameras.

• 5.93-inch FHD+ LCD display
• Kirin 659 chipset
• 4 GB RAM
• 64 GB storage
• 3,340mAh battery

Price tag:
32 GB -1,299 Yuan (~$195)
64 GB – 1,699 Yuan (~$255)
128 GB – 1,999 Yuan (~$301)

https://www.giztop.com/huawei-honor-7x.html

All the above-listed smartphones carry support for 18:9 aspect ratio except for the ZTE Nubia Z17S that supports 17:9 aspect ratio.

Which smartphone do you think offers the best value for money? Share us your thoughts by commenting below.

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2017 is definitely the year of bezel-less phones. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 started the trend at the end of 2016, and now most of the best flagships in the market have a borderless display. Oppo R11s Plus vs Huawei Mate 10 are the two major high-end phones released by the Chinese companies this year. With this comparison, we want to explain to you which is best among the two, and we will try to help you decide which one fits your need in the most appropriate way.

Design and Build Quality

Both these devices have a very futuristic design thanks to their borderless display and premium materials used for their bodies.

It is very hard to notice antenna bands on these phones at first glance, which makes them even more attractive. Oppo R11s Plus measures 164.8 x 80.2 x 7.3 mm and it has a weight of 182 g. Huawei Mate 10 has a size of 150.2 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm and a weight of 186 g. Both are big phablets, so you cannot expect compact ergonomics. Oppo R11s Plus is slightly bigger so its opponent is more ergonomic, but on the other hand, it has a bigger screen and is thinner.

In both cases, there are metal bodies and the Gorilla Glass protection by Corning for the display (Gorilla Glass 5 for R11s Plus and an unspecified version for the Mate 10). While Oppo R11s Plus does not have any certification for dust and water-resistance, Huawei Mate 10 is IP53 certified, so it is splashproof and dust-resistant (but not completely as the highest grade is IP6X). For its original look and a slightly higher attention to detail and build quality, the Huawei Mate 10 wins in terms of design, according to us.

Oppo R11s Plus vs Huawei Mate 10: Display

There is no challenge between the displays of these phones, as they both have outstanding screens.

Oppo R11s Plus has a huge 6.43-inch display that shows images at a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels with AMOLED technology. It has an 80.7% screen-to-body ratio thanks to the 18:9 aspect ratio, and a pixel density of about 376 ppi. Huawei Mate 10 has a classic 16:9 display with IPS LCD technology and a size of 5.9 inches. But its resolution and pixel density are outstanding: it has a Quad HD resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a density of about 499 ppi. The screen to body ratio is superior to R11S Plus’ 80 percent here as well (about 81.6%) but there is still some space for a front Home key integrating a fingerprint reader.

While Oppo R11s Plus has more vivid colors and deeper blacks due to the AMOLED technology, Huawei Mate 10 has an outstanding level of detail. Further, the Mate 10 has a better color accuracy thanks to HDR10 technology, that is also supported in important apps like YouTube and Netflix (coming soon). It should also be much more legible in sunlight thanks to its peak brightness of 730 nits. Even without the 18:9 aspect ratio, Huawei Mate 10 has a display which is definitely better than the one of its opponent.

Oppo R11s Plus vs Huawei Mate 10: Hardware

• Oppo R11s Plus AnTuTu benchmark score: 104.000 (appr.)
• Huawei Mate 10 AnTuTu benchmark score: 176.000 (appr.)

The difference between these phones is big in terms of hardware as well.

Oppo R11s Plus has an octa-core Snapdragon 660 SoC running at a max frequency of 2.2 GHz, composed of Kryo custom cores by Qualcomm. It is the best midrange processor by Qualcomm, but it stays a mid-range SoC. Huawei Mate 10 has the best processor ever made by Huawei, an octa-core Kirin 970 with a frequency of 2.4 GHz (which also supports AI).

The RAM is 6 GB on Oppo R11s Plus and 4 GB on Huawei Mate 10, while the internal storage is 64 GB in both cases. The memory is expandable, but they both have a hybrid micro SD slot, so you would have to say goodbye to the secondary SIM slot. The capacity supported goes up to 256 GB. You can charge Oppo R11s Plus through a micro USB 2.0 port and Huawei Mate 10 through a USB-C slot. They both have Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity standards.

Both the handsets can deliver incredible performances, but Kirin 970 is faster and smoother in every situation, gaming included. However, Oppo R11s Plus can manage the multi-tasking experience better thanks to a higher amount of RAM and a slightly bigger display that is useful for the split screen feature. But we believe Huawei Mate 10 is better in performance here.

Oppo R11s Plus vs Huawei Mate 10: Software

Even though they have great performances, the user interface of these phones is nowhere near to stock Android and it has been highly customized by the company. But the software for these phones adds many important features as well. Oppo R11s Plus has been launched with ColorOS 3.2, based on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Among the features, there is an advanced split screen mode and facial unlock with artificial intelligence which is able to recognize the user and unlock the phone in just 0.08 seconds. AI plays an important role in selfies as well, as there is a beautification mode based on AI. It allows to highlight eyes, cheekbones, nose or jawline in selfies, it can brighten eyes and enable a Portrait Mode with an advanced artificial blur.

Huawei Mate 10 is powered by EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8.0 Oreo, the latest version of the OS by Google. The Kirin 970 has a dedicated Neural Processing Unit, and this means that AI features are even more advanced than the one of its opponent, with machine learning supported as well. You can use AI to translate languages and for scene recognition from the camera. There is an advanced Always-On mode to see time, notifications and other info when the phone is on standby. You can also transform this device into a PC. It is possible to connect it to a DisplayPort monitor for a desktop-like use, with the user interface adapting to the monitor, naturally. These are only some of the many innovative features available. Clearly, the Huawei Mate 10 has a software which is much more advanced.

Oppo R11s Plus vs Huawei Mate 10: Camera

Oppo R11s Plus and Huawei Mate 10 can be considered among the top camera phones in the market, even though the latter is in a league of its own.

Oppo R11s Plus has a dual camera setup with resolutions of 16 + 20 MP with a f/1.7 aperture (both sensors), 1.0 µm pixel size, and  Phase Detection autofocus. The selfie cam has a 16 MP resolution (f/2.0) sensor and AI-based features that we described above. Huawei Mate 10 has a dual camera with a resolution of 20 + 12 MP, it has Leica lens, optical stabilization and it can do 2x optical zoom. The aperture is f/1.6, the lowest (largest) ever seen on a smartphone. The selfie camera has an 8 MP resolution with a f/2.0 aperture.

The flagship by Oppo shoot great photos from the main camera, with a high level of detail, but we do not think that its primary camera will have the same performance as the Mate 10. The flagship by Huawei manages to shoot photos with outstanding detail and good color accuracy, and even in low-light conditions, it is great. On the other hand, the selfie camera is much better on Oppo R11s Plus. But, even if the secondary camera is more innovative besides offering incredible performances, we choose Huawei Mate 10 as the winner of the camera comparison, because it offers photos which are way better, in every lighting condition.

Oppo R11s Plus vs Huawei Mate 10: Battery

The battery life is the main problem of most flagships, but not in this case.

The battery of Oppo R11s Plus has a huge capacity of 4000 mAh and it also supports fast charging thanks to VOOC Flash Charge technology (5V / 4A). Huawei Mate 10 has a battery with a 4000 mAh capacity as well, and it supports fast charging: you can reach 58% with just 30 minutes of charging.

If we only talk about flagships, these are the phones from the last generation which have the biggest battery capacity and also the longest battery life. Huawei Mate 10 can last one day and a half with a normal use (making some calls, listening to music, navigating the internet and some video streaming). If we set a high brightness (not the max) with video playback it can last about 10 hours, which is incredible. Regarding Oppo R11s Plus, there are still not enough battery tests to evaluate its battery life perfectly, but we believe it may last even more than Mate 10. Its display has a Full HD+, and this means a lower power consumption. Further, the Snapdragon 660 is optimized very well in terms of energy consumption.

Oppo R11s Plus vs Huawei Mate 10: Price

Prices are very different, and in both cases, we are talking about low prices if we compare these phones with the most famous devices on the market. The main problem of Oppo R11s Plus is the availability: Oppo is still not a worldwide company, so the phone will be sold only in Asia. Anyways, its listing price in China is about 580 euros ($685). Huawei Mate 10 instead is going to be available in many selected markets, and its listing price in many regions goes around 700 euros ($824). Oppo R11s Plus cheaper without any doubt, but Huawei Mate 10 has a great value for money.

Oppo R11s Plus vs Huawei Mate 10: Winner

It is not hard to establish a winner in this comparison. We are talking about phones for slightly different targets, but there is no doubt about the fact that Huawei Mate 10 is a superior phone. Oppo R11s Plus has just a more innovative camera department and, maybe, a slightly longer battery life. But Huawei Mate 10 has a better design, display, a higher level of performances and more features on the software side. Anyways, note that, at this price, the Oppo R11s Plus is much cheaper to buy.

Huawei Mate 10: PRO and CONS

PRO:

• Outstanding display quality
• Flagship performances
• AI and innovative features
• Great camera
• Long battery life

CONS:

• Price is not so low
• Average selfie camera

Oppo R11s Plus

PRO:

• Innovative, complete and high-level camera department
• Comfortable display
• 6 GB RAM
• Monster battery
• Convenient price

CONS:

• Mid-range SoC

So, which one would you pick?

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Huawei recently announced its 2017 Mate-series flagships -the Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 Porsche Design. The launch of the models was preceded by series of leaks and rumours and quite honestly, there isn’t any disappointment as far as the specifications and design go.

The Mate 10 has now been subjected to the teardown process showing the internals and indeed, Huawei seems to have got it all right in the design and hardware, including the internals on the Mate 10. We’ll leave our final verdict until Linus does a review of the model.

Also Read: Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro: Which Phone is Best for You?

The Mate 10 comes with an expansive 5.9-inch 2K display and it features a bi-axial curved glass at the back panel. It also features a dual camera at the rear which is co-designed by Leica. The outward design at the rear also features a unique design around the camera aspect having a special texture and a horizontal stripe produced by vacuum electroplating process. On the internal aspect, the Mate 10 uses a three-stage design that sees the motherboard, battery and sub-board existing separately. The design is also minimalistic in outlook such that repairs may not be too difficult.

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The Huawei Mate 10 was officially unveiled first in Germany on October 16, thereafter the flagship series was launched in China on Friday, October 20. The Mate 10 series were announced with a pricing regime cheaper than those of the models in the European market. In China, the Huawei Mate 10 comes in at 3,899 Yuan for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage version while the 6GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage model costs 4,499 Yuan. The flagship Mate 10 went on sale immediately after its launch and the stock was exhausted in no distant time.

Turns out the Mate 10 stock wasn’t enough which resulted in it being sold out in a short while. It has now emerged that Huawei has ramped up production by 10% in order to meet up the demand. The Mate 10 will no doubt experience a surge in demand as a result of the sleek design it packs and the Kirin 970 AI chip onboard. Pre-orders for the Mate 10 was opened at VMall on October 17 ahead of its China launch and few days after, it had accrued over 588,000 preorders. In the end, the number of pre-orders was more than the available stock Huawei prepared for the first sale, leaving many persons disappointed.

Read Also: Huawei Mate 10 Series Launched In China, Much Cheaper Than Europe

Huawei’s Bruce Lee, who is the Vice President of Handset Business at Huawei Consumer Business Group, has now added his voice to the discussion on the Mate 10 production. In a Weibo post, Lee stated that the Mate 10 utilises a lot of new technology and faces more components supply compared to previous models. The production process also consumes more time. Also, he stated that the product is receiving much more attention than Huawei envisaged and all these have contributed to the shortage. On the bright side, he hinted that they are going all out to speed up production. The Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 Porsche Design is billed to go on sale on November 15 and we expect no better result in terms of availability.

Meanwhile, you can pre-order the Mate 10 from Gizmochina’s official shop- Giztop and have it delivered as soon as it is available.

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Today, at a press event, Huawei has announced the launch of its Mate 10 smartphone series in China. The company has launched three smartphones — Huawei Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 Porsche Edition.

The Mate 10 series phones come in a metal body with thin bezels. The Mate 10 comes with a 5.9-inch display with screen resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, with a 16:9 aspect ratio, while the Mate 10 Pro features a 6-inch FHD+ display with an 18:9 aspect ratio.

Interestingly, in China, Mate 10 comes in two variants — 4GB RAM + 64GB storage and 6GB RAM and 128GB. Earlier, the company had announced just one model, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. This could mean that the 6GB RAM variant of Mate 10 is China-exclusive but there is no confirmation yet regarding this.

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro comes with 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM and 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM variants. While the Mate 10 has a fingerprint sensor on the front, incorporated in the home button, Mate 10 Pro features fingerprint sensor at the back.

Both the smartphones are powered by the company’s own Kirin 970 processor and a 4,000mAh battery which also supports SuperCharge fast charging. The devices run on Android Oreo-based EMUI 8.0.

Huawei has partnered with Leica for the cameras. The smartphones come with 12MP RGB + 20MP monochrome sensors at the back. It has 4-in-1 hybrid focus, hybrid zoom, and OIS. There is also an 8MP F/2.2 front-facing camera sensor.

Read More: Huawei’s Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro Are Official, Check Out Specs And Features

Interestingly, the pricing for the Mate 10 series is cheaper than its pricing in the European market. In China, the Huawei Mate 10 is priced at 3,899 Yuan for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage version while the 6GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage model costs 4,499 Yuan. It will be available in four color options — Black, Brown, Gold and Pink.

On the other hand, the Pro edition with 6GB RAM + 64GB internal storage is priced at 4,899 Yuan and the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant costs 5,399 Yuan. It will be available in Blue, Brown and Grey colors.

The Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Edition, which comes with 6GB RAM and 256GB internal storage, is priced at 8,999 Yuan and will be available in Black color.

While the Mate 10 will go on sale from today, the other two models will go on sale from 15th November. The smartphones will be available for purchase from the official Huawei store and other authorised resellers.

You can pre-order the Huawei Mate 10 through Giztop using this link.

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Huawei announced its Huawei Mate 10 series of smartphones on October 16 in Germany and now the company is all set to launch the devices in China on October 20.

Currently, the device is available for pre-order through the company’s own Huawei Mall (V Mall), a few selected third-party retailers and offline stores.

Since opening the pre-orders for the Mate 10 series on October 17, the company has already witnessed orders for more than 588,000 units on its own website. The number is expected to add another 100,000 units through third-party online retailers and offline stores.

The phone’s information on the official website suggests that the Mate 10 will be available in three versions — 4GB RAM + 32GB internal storage, 4GB RAM + 64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM + 128GB internal storage. and an international version with 4GB RAM and 64GB onboard storage.

The international version of the phone comes with just one configuration — 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. There is a possibility that the other two variants are for China only. The Mate 10 series is powered by the company’s own Kirin 970 octa-core processor.

As per the reports, the Huawei Mate 10 standard version with 4GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage will be available in only one color — Bright Black, while the other two version will be available in Bright Black, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown and Cherry Gold colors.

Read More: Huawei’s Mate 10 Series Feature Safety Certified SuperCharge Technology Enabled 4,000mAh Batteries

The pricing for the Mate 10 series is expected to start at around 3,299 Yuan. However, we’ll have to wait for the official launch to know for sure. Along with Mate 10, Huawei will also launch Mate 10 Pro and Porsche Design in China on October 20.

In Europe, the Huawei Mate 10 costs €700, while the Pro and Porsche Edition models are priced at €800 and €1,400, respectively.

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Huawei has just unveiled the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro in Munich, Germany and I’ve been using those phones ever since. These are one of the best-looking phones on the market and they offer bleeding edge specs and much more. Learn more in our Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro early review.

VIDEO REVIEW

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DESIGN

Both Mates look just gorgeous as they use a quality metal frame and glass on the front and rear. The phones look really nice in the hand despite their huge footprint.

They Mate 10 has a smaller 5.9” 2k resolution LCD display that has a traditional 16:9 aspect ratio, meaning that it is wider but it is a bit shorter than the Mate 10 Pro.

The latter phone has a larger 6” AMOLED display with 18:9 aspect ratio but it has only 1080p resolution. In practice, I found both displays to be plenty sharp for everyday use but I prefer the AMOLED panel on the Mate 10 Pro.

I found both fingerprint scanners to be very fast and accurate. The Mate 10 has one on the front while the Mate 10 Pro has it on the back.

Both phones have 4000mAh batteries that so far have been performing well.

The Mate 10 has a microSD card slot whereas the Mate 10 Pro lacks this feature. Also, it does not have the headset jack like a regular Mate 10 but it has more storage and RAM memory (6GB/ 128GB vs 4GB/64GB). Both phones have the same powerful Kirin 970 chipset.

Another area where the Mate 10 Pro excels over the Mate 10 is the IP67 certification for water and dust resistance.

CAMERAS

The new accent stripe looks really nice in practice. There is an upgraded camera setup too. Both phones have identical cameras.  A 12-megapixel RGB camera is paired with a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor here, and both lenses feature apertures of up to f/1.6.

That camera takes really good pictures in daylight but keep in mind that the device runs on the pre-release software. In fact, I have an advanced release review unit meaning that both the device and software may differ when it is made available to consumers.

There are manual, 2x optical zoom and portrait modes that take pretty good pictures but more on the image quality in the full review.

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PERFORMANCE

The phone is really fast and responsive but obviously, I haven’t installed many apps like I always do and I have to spend a little more time with the device.

The Mate 10 and the 10 Pro ship with Android 8 out of the box but it has the EMUI skin built on top of it. As usual to Huawei phones, there are plenty of features and customization options to make the phone look your own.

FEATURES

The new Mate 10 phones sport the first Huawei chipset with a neural processing unit or AI component of the processor, which learns how you use the phone and helps the DEVICE adapt to assure the best user experie3nce. For example, the AI chip detects what kind of picture you take to apply the best image settings. Also, it helps apply the right amount of blurring effect in the portrait mode.

Obviously, the AI component does a lot more than helping you take better pictures. For example, it learns how you use the phone to make it faster by allocating the resources to the specific task. So far, Microsoft has updated its Translator app to make use of the AI chipset to speed up the translation process. I will cover the AI capabilities of this phone in detail in my full review.

EARLY VERDICT

The Mate 10 will cost €699 and the Mate 10 Pro will cost €799, which puts the phones in the flagship price category. The Pro model will be released in Europe, the US, and some other markets while the regular Mate 10 will be released in other regions.

Both Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro are very solid phones. They pack great hardware including a dedicated AI chip, a compelling dual-camera setup and much more that we will cover in detail in the full review.

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The reason why I didn’t make my initial hands-on video of the new Huawei Mate series phone is that I wanted to spend just a little bit more time with the device. Obviously, I prefer the Mate 10 Pro that has a larger display and more power. Learn more in our Huawei Mate 10 Pro review after using the phone for 36 hours!

VIDEO REVIEW

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DESIGN and DISPLAY

If I was just a mainstream consumer, the key selling point for me would be the design of the Mate 10 Pro. It combines metal and glass and a 6” 1080p display with very thin bezels. The panel itself is just gorgeous despite the fact that it does not have 2k resolution. The phone just looks and feels premium and it sits nicely in the hand despite its huge footprint.

The new accent stripe looks really nice in practice. There is an upgraded camera setup too. A 12-megapixel RGB camera is paired with a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor here, and both lenses feature apertures of up to f/1.6.

CAMERAS

That camera takes really good pictures in daylight but keep in mind that the device runs on the pre-release software. In fact, I have an advanced release review unit meaning that both the device and software may differ when it is made available to consumers. There are manual, 2x optical zoom and portrait modes that take pretty good pictures but more on the image quality in the full review. The 4k video looks quite sharp and detailed.

Full resolution camera samples

FEATURES

The new Mate 10 phones sport the first Huawei chipset with a neural processing unit or AI component of the processor, which learns how you use the phone and helps the DEVICE adapt to assure the best user experie3nce. For example, the AI chip detects what kind of picture you take to apply the best image settings. Also, it helps apply the right amount of blurring effect in the portrait mode.

Obviously, the AI component does a lot more than helping you take better pictures. For example, it learns how you use the phone to make it faster by allocating the resources to the specific task. So far, Microsoft has updated its Translator app to make use of the AI chipset to speed up the translation process. I will cover the AI capabilities of this phone in detail in my full review.

Now a few features in a nutshell: the Mate 10 Pro is water and dust resistant thanks to IP67 certification but it lacks the headset jack, so you would need to use a supplied adapter for traditional headphones.

I found the fingerprint scanner to be blazing fast and accurate. A beefy 4000mAh battery will easily get you through the day or more. There is a fast charging tech on board that charges the battery up to 58% in 30 mins. However, the phone does not have wireless charging.

HARDWARE

As for hardware, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is one of the most powerful phones you can get. The phone ships with an octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, which is not expandable.

The phone is really fast and responsive but obviously, I haven’t installed many apps like I always do and I have to spend a little more time with the device.

The Mate 10 Pro ships with Android 8 out of the box but it has the EMUI skin built on top of it. As usual to Huawei phones, there are plenty of features and customization options to make the phone look your own.

The Mate 10 Pro will cost €799, which puts the phone in the flagship price category. It will be released in Europe, the US and some other markets.

Overall, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro shapes up to be quite an impressive all-around device. It packs great hardware including a dedicated AI chip, a compelling dual-camera setup and much more that I will cover in our full review.

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Huawei Mate 10 has featured in yet another leak which showcases more of the device’s real photos. Some of the photos are those of a working Mate 10 and on the screenshots, we could find the key specs as well as its performance in two different benchmark apps – Androbench and Geekbench.

The Mate 10 is expected to come in three different colours of Mocha Brown, Obsidian Black, Pink Gold and Champagne Gold. What we have here looks like the Gold and Black variants and among the specs, there’s the presence of a Full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The device is also listed as packing a Kirin 970 chip paired with 4GB RAM and there is 64GB storage of which only 47.26GB is available for use. Sure thing, this is the specs of one of the Mate 10’s variant. Quite surprising is the EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8 which the device is listed to be running on.

Read Also: Huawei Mate 10 Camera Samples Surfaces Online Ahead Of Official Launch

The screenshot showing the Mate 10 running Geekbench app reveals the single-core test core as 1941 points while the device polled a multi-core test score of 6339 points. The Geekbench result is hardly different from those of other Snapdragon 835 models we have seen in the recent past. Thus, Kirin 970 may not be so much more powerful than Qualcomm’s latest SD 835 chip. Perhaps, the difference would lie in the features the AI-built Kirin 970 chip would bring to the table in terms of performance and battery efficiency.

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Today, Huawei is going to launch the much talked about smartphone line-up which includes Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, Mate 10 Lite and the Mate 10 Porsche Edition.

The smartphones are expected to be running on the latest version of Android, i.e. Android 8.0 Oreo. Like most other smartphone companies, Huawei too will offer its own custom build of Android, dubbed as Emotion UI or EMUI.

Currently, the latest version available of EMUI is 5.1. However, as per the reports, the new Mate 10 smartphone series will come with a new version of EMUI. Till now, it was believed to be EMUI 6.0, but, as per the latest leaks, the newer version is EMUI 8.0.

It seems that the company is skipping version 6.0 and 7.0 and is directly rolling out EMUI 8.0 to match Android’s version numbers. There were rumours suggesting this changes, but there was no evidence, until now.

Recently, real photos of the Huawei Mate 10 smartphone were leaked. One of the image shows the “About Phone” section of the settings menu, which clearly mentions that the EMUI version is 8.0.

The Huawei Mate 10 will be powered by the Kirin 970 64-bit octa-core SoC. It is the same processor will also power the Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 Porsche Edition.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10 Camera Samples Surfaces Online Ahead Of Official Launch

It appears that all the models in this series will be made out of metal, and will also sport a dual camera setup on the back, and a rear-facing fingerprint scanner.

We’ll know for sure what version of EMUI is pre-installed on the devices later today as the company is all set to announce Mate 10 series today in Berlin, Germany.

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Huawei is expected to officially launch the Mate 10 alongside the Mate 10 Pro and perhaps Mate 10 Porsche Edition later today while it will debut in China on October 20. The Mate 10 series have had quite a lot of hype surrounding its launch. The is mainly as a result of the AI-capable Kirin 970 chip which would fire up the device. Sure, we’d love to see how the AI works since Huawei touts it to be more than a voice assistant. Ahead of the launch, the real shots of the Huawei Mate 10 have leaked, captured from all sides, with the packaging box inclusive. 

Interestingly, we have seen quite a number of leaked photos of the Mate 10 Pro but the Mate 10 has been quite rare in leaks. But from the look of things, both models will have little differences between them. The major difference is expected to be the Mate 10 Pro’s curved edge design. The screen resolution may be another point of difference as the Mate 10 is listed with a Full HD resolution while the Mate 10 Pro is expected with a Quad HD (1440 x 2880 pixels) display and a more classic 16:9 screen aspect ratio. The Mate 10 seems to also have a curved edge design at the back which is made of glass. The rear camera bump looks like that seen on the Mate 10 pro with a reduced bump. The camera is a dual camera setup aligned vertically with the LED flash by its side. The front view shows the device will feature ultra-thin bezels at the chin and would come with a high screen-to-body ratio.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design Firmware Files Hints its Existence

Specs wise, the Huawei Mate 10 is expected to have a 5.9-inch display with 2160 x 1080 pixel resolution and would be powered by a Kirin 970 chip, which is Huawei’s first 10nm chip and one with AI capabilities. One of the photos shows that what we have here is the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage version. Interestingly, it is listed as running EMUI 8 based on Android 8 Oreo but we are actually expecting EMUI 6 as the next version of Huawei customised Android skin. The Mate 10 packs a Leica-branded camera setup which is still a 12MP main sensor teaming up with a 20MP monochrome sensor just like was featured on the Mate 9 and Huawei P10.

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Ahead of its official launch announcement today, camera samples of Huawei Mate 10 have surfaced online. This time, the camera samples were uploaded by the company’s product manager, Mr Bruce Lee.

The camera samples released shows various images in different scenarios, including low light, sunny day, among others. From the images, it appears that the color reproduction is good, thanks to the Leica lens used for capturing images.

However, the images are not posted in high quality so we cannot comment on the actual quality, but from the available samples, it seems pretty good.

While the leak only reveals the camera samples of the smartphone, the earlier leaks gave us an idea of what to expect from the phone in terms of specifications.

The Huawei Mate 10 will feature a 5.9-inch display with screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. It is powered by company’s own Kirin 970 processor, along with 4GB / 6GB of RAM. There are two options in terms of internal storage — 64GB and 128GB.

Earlier, the company had said that the Kirin 970 is the world’s first chipset to have a dedicated NPU, meaning it has an A.I. on the device itself. It doesn’t need to connect to an internet server.

The phone comes equipped with third-generation Leica dual camera setup at the back. While one lens is of 20-megapixel, the other one is of 23-megapixel. It runs on Android 8.0 Oreo-based EMUI 6.0 operating system. The smartphone packs a 4,000mAh battery. 

As per the reports, the Mate 10 will be available in three color options —  Obsidian Black, Sapphire Blue and Gold Mocha. It is expected to be priced at around 4,299 Yuan.

Read More: Huawei’s Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro Leaked Shots Appear Before Official Launch

On the other hand, the Mate 10 Pro will feature a 5.9-inch full-screen display with 18:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1440 × 2880 pixels. Besides Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, the company will also be launching Mate 10 Lite and the Mate 10 Porsche Edition.

It is just a matter of few hours before the company makes an official announcement of the phone’s pricing and availability.

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Huawei Mate 10’s October 16 launch is just at the corner, the flagship model is expected to pack a whole lot of new hardware including a new AI-capable Kirin 970 processor. While the focus has been on the hardware the Mate 10 is expected to feature, we almost forgot the flagship will also get a new EMUI 6 interface based on Android 8.0 Oreo. Before now, little is known about the new interface, like it would be based on Android Oreo but a new leak has emerged which shows the real features EMUI 6 would bring with it.

The screenshots of a Mate 9 running on Android Oreo-based firmware is the new leak here and it comes courtesy of XDA Developers. The screenshots reveal details such as Picture-in-Picture mode will be one of the features included in EMUI 6. One of the screenshots shows the Background app notification of Android Oreo will be included. Users of smartphones which have gotten updates to Oreo have reported persistent ‘app is running in the background’ notification and that is same with the EMUI-based Oreo.

Read Also: EMUI 6 Said To Be Based On Android 8 Oreo, Starting With Mate 10

Basically, EMUI 6 will come with features of Android Oreo, most of which we already know since Google announced its latest OS version. The new features that would likely be on the EMUI 6includes a screen resolution option in display settings which will let users switch between HD and Full HD resolution mode (720p & 1080p).This will definitely be a good power conservation mechanism. Also, EMUI 6 looks to be bringing the option of hiding the navigation bar by including a new button which you can place on the navigation bar. That button will add a small arrow to the left side of the navigation bar and with a swipe from the bottom, you get to hide or show the nav bar. You can check out more features of the new EMUI 6 from the screenshots below or use the source link below to go check out XDA’s post.

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Huawei Mobile has released a new video on its Twitter account which teases the Mate 10 that would be unveiled on October 16. This isn’t the first video the company is releasing which projects the capabilities and features of the Mate 10 and it wouldn’t be the last we would be seeing before October 16. But the video is arguably different because it teases the artificial intelligence piloted by the Kirin 970 chip which the Mate 10 features.

Delivering the ultimate experience, going beyond smart, using the transformative power of #AI. Welcome to intelligent. #HuaweiMate10 pic.twitter.com/u9yD1mhdYy

— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) September 29, 2017

The video teases the Mate 10 as being not just a smartphone but that it sees, thinks and learns like humans. It further projects the device as coming with built-in AI and thus it goes more than being a smartphone but is an intelligence machine. The teaser still boils down to the AI-capable Kirin 970 chip but it looks promising to see what functions the AI co-ordinates. An earlier teaser had tipped the AI to be more than just a voice prompt, so it is likely going to offer more functions than the likes of Samsung’s Bixby and Amazon’s Alexa and their ilks.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro Leaked Promo Reveal Design, Leica Dual Cameras and AI Capabilities

The Huawei Mate 10 promises to be a stunner both on the design and other hardware. The Mate 10 would have a full-screen design but with a considerable amount of bezels and a physical home button but its co-traveller, the Mate 10 Pro is expected with a bezel-less design. The Mate 10 is expected with a 5.99-inch 2k EntireView display with 18:9 aspect ratio. It will get its juice from a 4200mAh battery with fast charging support and would be available in three variants with 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM. On the other hand, the Mate 10 Pro will feature a 6.0-inch 2K display with a similar 18:9 aspect ratio. Just like the Mate 10, it will have an IP67 certification and of course would be powered by a Kirin 970 chip, same as the Mate 10. The Mate 10 is also expected to pack a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, curved edges and almost 90% screen-to-body ratio. The Mate 10 Pro will also get its juice from a 4,200mAH battery.

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Huawei’s upcoming Mate 10 flagship was leaked yesterday showing us the design it would adorn on launch day billed for October 16. The design showed the Mate 10 would have a full-screen design but with a considerable amount of bezels and a physical home button. The Mate 10 Pro was said to be the bezel-less model between the duo and would be launched alongside the Mate 10.

It might interest you to know that a couple of fresh leaks bothering on the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro’s display panels, specifications and price tag have appeared online. The screen for the two smartphones is pictured above and shows the Mate 10 will have the same height as the Mate 10 Pro but the Mate 10 Pro will be slightly wider. A front home key on the Mate 10 and wider bezels at the top and bottom edges differentiate the two from each other.

The leaker who leaked the display also shared the specifications and prices of the Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro. The Mate 10 is expected with a 5.99-inch 2k EntireView display with 18:9 aspect ratio and is listed with a 4200mAh battery with fast charging support. The Mate 10 will come in three variants with 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM. The variant having a 4GB + 64GB storage combo will clutch a price tag of 4299 Yuan ($650). Secondly, the version with 6GB RAM + 128GB storage will go up for 4899 Yuan ($744) while the topmost model will have a 6GB + 256GB combo and would retail for 5599 Yuan ($850).

Read More: New Leak Says Huawei Mate 10 Pro Will Have A f/1.6 Camera, Launch With Android Oreo

On the other hand, the Mate 10 Pro will feature a 6.0-inch 2K display with a similar 18:9 aspect ratio. Just like the Mate 10, it will have an IP67 certification and of course would be powered by a Kirin 970 chip, same as the Mate 10. It would pack a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, curved edges and almost 90% screen-to-body ratio. The Mate 10 Pro will also get its juice from a 4,200mAH battery. Talking about the prices, the leaked data shows the Mate 10 Pro will come in four variants: 6 GB + 64 GB priced at 5,499 Yuan ($835), 6 GB + 128 GB with a price tag of 6,199 Yuan ($941), 6 GB + 256 GB for 6,899 Yuan ($1,042) and a topmost version having a monstrous 8 GB + 256 GB combo which would retail for 7,499 Yuan ($1,138). So, Huawei will be joining Apple and Samsung on the list of OEMs with smartphones priced above $1,000. With these price tags, do you think they stand a chance of grabbing some market shares from the two market leaders, especially in Europe? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.

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Ahead of the October 16 official launch of the Huawei Mate 10, we have had the opportunity of seeing what is said to be the Mate 10’s real photo. The single photo was leaked by popular Twitter leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks). Considering Evan Blass’ track record, we have absolutely no reason to doubt this is actually the Mate 10.

The Mate 10 is traditionally a big smartphone, so no surprise about the large size of the photo. It is a flagship device and from the photo, we can gather that it won’t be too different from the Mate 9 and other preceding Mate series models. Previous rumors had tipped the Mate 10 as coming with a bezel-less, full-screen design but that may not be the case. In fact, a Twitter user expressed this concern and Blass was quick to respond that the bezel-less, full-screen model would be the Mate 10 Pro. Recall that Huawei unveiled the Mate 9 last year along with the Mate 9 Pro which adopted a curved edge display. This time around, the screen will see a change to the trendy bezel-less design.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10 Pro Front Panel Live Image Leaked

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The growth recorded by OEMs in the smartphone industry only means that competition will continue to get stiffer by the day. It is not surprising to see OEMs directly comparing their latest models with those of the competition, pointing out the flaws in the competition’s product and other shortcomings that the user may not take note of. We saw this in a brazen form last year when Samsung was battling with the Galaxy Note 7 battery issue. Motorola released a  video advert which touts that their battery won’t explode like that of the Samsung Note 7. Well, a mention of the Galaxy Note 7 wasn’t made but the timing of the ad suggested the Note 7 was the target.

Huawei seems to be doing the same thing with the newly launched iPhone X. Apple had unsuccessfully attempted to demonstrate the Face ID technology on the iPhone X during the product launch last week. Huawei’s video promoting the October 16 launch of the Mate 10 features a cartoon clown which is being identified using the Face ID but the process fails with the software instructing the user to try again. It is a short skit but laden with meaning. Recall that Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi had tried to authenticate his face using the Face ID twice without success in from of attendees during the product launch. He eventually succeeded during the third attempt wih some minutes gone but that isn’t enough for the competition to suggest the technology isn’t reliable. You can watch the clip here.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10 Officially Confirmed To Launch On October 16

The short clip ended with the hashtag “the real AI phone”  with the October 16 launch date written under. This is the known date for the Mate 10 launch so it is not far fetched that Huawei was making reference to the Mate 10 which would pack a Kirin 970 chip announced at IFA 2017 to come with artificail intelligence. Huawei touts the Kirin 970 is equipped with a Neural Processing unit meant for AI computing and related applications. We’ll have to wait until the Mate 10 is launched to see if it would live up to expectations.

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Huawei’s Mate series flagship for 2017, the Huawei Mate 10 is billed to go official on October 16 after the iPhone 8, Galaxy Note 8 and Mi Mix 2 must have hit the market. The Mate 10 will launch in time to take on the Galaxy Note 8, iPhone 8 and other and Huawei seems to have positioned the device well enough to take on its competitors. The specifications of the Mate 10 is almost entirely known and it includes a 10nm Kirin 970 chip with Artificial Intelligence. On the design angle, the flagship is expected with a full-screen display and even though the device is yet to leak in real life photos, renders of the Mate 10 has been leaked by popular tipster @onleaks.

The renders are a collaborative effort of Ccompareraja and the tipster who by the way, has a track record of releasing near perfect renders that turn out looking like the real smartphone whenever it is launched.  That is because the renders are most times factory CAD-based renders just as in this case. There is also a 360-degree video render of the upcoming flagship model. The images show the device from all angle and it didn’t reveal a bezel-less design but the Mate 10 had tiny bezels at the sides of the display. The edges are also well rounded and this time around, there isn’t going to be a rear fingerprint sensor but a front fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button.

The tipster also reveals the Mate 10 will have a dimension of around 150.2  x 77.5 x 8.4 mm. The device will also come with a dual camera setup at the rear with a slight camera bump design. In addition, the Mate 10 will sport a 5.9-inch screen and from the renders, is likely to have a glass back. There is a USB Type-C port for charging and data connectivity and also, the Mate 10 will be having a 3.5mm audio jack.

The device is also expected to feature the EntireView design which Huawei recently patented. The Mate 10’s 5.9-inch display will come with a resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixel. The dual cameras are also expected to feature the Leica badge but that isn’t reflected on the renders. The configuration may still be a 12MP main sensor teaming up with a 20MP monochrome sensor just like it was featured on the Mate 9 and Huawei P10.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10’s First Official Video Teaser Shows Off Leica-branded Dual Cameras

Huawei CEO Richard Yu had disclosed at IFA that users are in for much faster performance, longer battery life, and more compact design with the Mate 10 and it sure looks like one to look forward to. You can check out the video render from below.

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Huawei filed a trademark application last year for its SuperCharge technology in the EU. The SuperCharge technology had been in the work and was demonstrated  as far back as 2015. The technology now seems to be fully ready for the market as the Chinese tech giant has disclosed that it is partnering with TÜV Rheinland to certify its SuperCharge technology.

Fast charging is one feature that is fast gaining ground in the smartphone industry with an increasing number of OEMs including the technology in one form or the other on their smartphones. But the proliferation of fast charging technologies has often given rise to safety concerns relating to the battery. The burst in voltage could result in the explosion of the battery and so, caution has always been the word. Huawei has been treading with caution since it first demonstrated the technology in 2015 but it did feature the technology on the Mate 9. However, it seems the tech giant is ready to roll out the feature in a bigger way on the Mate 10. The partnership with TUV Rheinland is obviously to ensure consumers receive a safe product and thus giving them confidence in its products.

Read More: Huawei Mate 9 Super Charge Tested: Super Fast charging Technology

TÜV Rheinland has a proven track record, dating back to the 1800s, of inspecting and certifying everything from steam boilers to elevators. So, a certification for the SuperCharge technology will be a big boost to Huawei’s drive to gain more market shares in Europe and the U.S. As far as the technology is concerned, it delivers 5A power at 4.5V. The low voltage keeps the phone cool during charging, the high amperage fills up the battery faster. The charging connectors are also designed to automatically stop charging if they come into contact with water so as to prevent short circuiting. Even when everything is fine, a SuperCharge phone and charger are in constant communication to select the optimal voltage and current to fill the battery quickly and safely. We can’t say when the new technology will officially be introduced to the market.

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Huawei officially confirmed over the weekend that the Mate 10 would be unveiled on October 16 in Munich Germany. The tech giant released a poster on its official Twitter handle which enjoined us to “stay tuned for the Huawei Mate 10 series powered by Kirin 970”.

Unlock your full potential with #HuaweiMate10, powered by #Kirin970. Coming soon… #HuaweiMobileAI #IFA2017 pic.twitter.com/WoiPWoldhn

— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) September 2, 2017

Apart from confirming the launch date for the flagship Mate 10, the tweet also confirms that the Mate 10 would be powered by a Kirin 970 chipset. Not as if we are just hearing this for the first time as the October 16 launch date had earlier featured in a rumor but it just became official. Huawei unveiled the Kirin 970 chip, touted to be the world’s first processor with a dedicated NPU at IFA and that means the Mate 10 presents us with the opportunity to see how the new AI chip will function.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10 is Allegedly Codenamed as Marcel [Updated]

The Huawei Mate 10 is expected to feature the EntireView design which Huawei recently patented. The display could be a bezel-less design with an 18:9 ratio like the LG G6. The Mate 10 is expected to have a 6-inch display with 2160 x 1080 pixel resolution and would be powered by a Kirin 970 chip, which would be Huawei’s first 10nm chip. The Mate 10 is also expected to feature a Leica-branded camera setup which may still be a 12MP main sensor teaming up with a 20MP monochrome sensor just like it was featured on the Mate 9 and Huawei P10.

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Google officially announced its latest operating system which is now officially Android 8.0 Oreo and part of the announcement was that Huawei will be the first to use Android O on its smartphone. As is very well known, Huawei does not use stock Android OS but has its Emotion UI (EMUI) and would be looking to release a next-gen EMUI 6.0 for the Mate 10.

A screenshot of a phone showing the EMUI 6.0 closed beta system update has been revealed on Weibo. From the screenshot, it is very clear that the EMUI 6.0 will be based on Android 8.0 Oreo. That means EMUI 6 will bring along with it the stunning features of Android O, just as unveiled and this includes faster performance, Picture-In-Picture, Autofill, Split screen, ease of operation and many others.

Read More: UI Showdown: MIUI 8 vs Flyme 6 vs EMUI 5.0 vs Smartisan OS 3.0

Another aspect is that the Mate 10 will also run on EMUI 6 just the same way the Mate 9 was the first device to run on EMUI 5.0 last year. The closed beta may have begun but sure, it is really closed because the Mate 10 would have it first and the device is yet to go public. So, the most likely postulation is that Huawei’s software engineers are likely doing the testing. The Mate 10 is expected on October 16 and that is when we expect to see the EMUI 6 unveiled. After its launch, Huawei will then start announcing upgrades for other models to Android 8-based EMUI 6.

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Seems Huawei will be taking us through weekly teasing games showing the features of the upcoming chipset and Mate 10 flagship. Just last week, the company released what should be its first teaser for the Mate 10 with the teaser projecting the Leica dual cameras that would feature on the Mate 10. We have now seen yet another video which teases the Mate 10 as well as the new Kirin processor that would be onboard.

The Mate 10 is expected to be unveiled on October 16 and if the teasers are indeed going to be weekly, we’ll sure be seeing quite a number of them. This new video was actually uploaded by Huawei Mobile Germany on August 22 but it has just been spotted and it revolves around the Mate 10 and Huawei’s new processor touted to be very fast. The Mate 10 is expected to feature a new  Kirin 970 processor and from the teasers, the processor will be super fast.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10 Release Nears as Mate 9 Price Gets Slashed

If you probably think we may have gotten a glimpse of the Kirin 970 and Mate 10 in the video, sorry to disappoint. The photo of the new chipset is actually the same with that used on the Mate 9 video teaser last year. Also, the lower half of a smartphone which ordinarily we would have thought to be the Mate 10 was featured but on comparison also, the footage was found to be similar to that of the Mate 9. So, apart from teasing the capabilities of the duo, Huawei has still kept the photos of the Mate 10 from public glare. We’ll have to make do with the leaked details we had heard so far. The Kirin 970 is expected with an Octa-core configuration and a maximum clock speed of 2.8GHz. It is also expected to pack a Mali-G71 MP8 GPU (possibly), LPDDR4 RAM at 1866mHz and dual SIM LTE.  The Kirin 970 is expected with an Octa-core configuration and a maximum clock speed of 2.8GHz.It is also expected to pack a Mali-G71 MP8 GPU (possibly), LPDDR4 RAM at 1866mHz and dual SIM LTE.  On its part, the Mate 10 is expected to adopt a bezel-less full-screen design.

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Last week, we came across an image teaser that points to an October 16 launch for the Huawei Mate 10 which will likely take place in Munich, Germany. Now, yet another teaser has emerged, this time a video which projects the features of the Mate 10. Both the first image teaser and this video teases the unnamed model with the caption ” Meet the device worth waiting for”. Which means they both refer to the same model.

Although no mention of the Mate 10 was made in the video, there is no doubt the teaser is for the flagship. It was mentioned in the video that the device belong to the Mate series and ordinarily, the Mate 10 is the only expected model in the series. The source of the leak also disclosed that the video is for the Mate 10.

Specifically, the video focuses on the Mate 10’s dual camera which would still be co-engineered with Leica just like on the Mate 9. The camera setup will still be a 12MP main sensor teaming up with a 20MP monochrome sensor in the same manner it was featured on the Mate 9 and Huawei P10. The pictures showcased inside the video could possibly be camera samples of the flagship Mate 10 and they show the possibility of some improvements in the camera quality.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10 Release Nears as Mate 9 Price Gets Slashed

The Mate 10 is expected to feature the EntireView design which Huawei recently patented. The display could be a bezel-less design with an 18:9 ratio like the LG G6. The Mate 10 is expected to have a 6-inch display with 2160 x 1080 pixel resolution and would be powered by a Kirin 970 chip, which would be Huawei’s first 10nm chip.

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A video which contains the concept render of the Huawei Mate 10 has appeared online. The video is the creation of Concept Creator, well known for creating renders of yet to launch models based on rumours and leaks and indeed, the Mate 10 render encapsulates most of the features the device is said to launch with.

The most prominent feature which caught our attention is the EntireView OLED display which the device in this render has. The Mate 10 had earlier been rumoured to feature the EntireView design which Huawei recently patented. The display is entirely bezel-less at the sides while there are just thin bezels at the top and bottom edges. The device seems to have a 18.5:9 aspect ratio just like that of the Galaxy S8 or perhaps it is an 18:9 ratio like the LG G6. The Mate 10 is expected to have a 6-inch display with 2160 x 1080 pixel resolution. The device will feature a Kirin 970 chip, which would be Huawei’s first 10nm chip.

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At the rear, there is a dual camera setup which still retains the Leica badge and Huawei hasn’t indicated that it won’t be retaining the highly successful Leica-designed camera setup which was also used on the Mate 9 last year. The device is also rumoured to adopt a far higher pricing regime than previous models, with the Mate 10 tipped to come with a price starting at over $1,000. Do check out the short render video below.

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Bruce Lee has confirmed that the upcoming Huawei Mate 10 will be powered by the Kirin 970 chip. Yes, Bruce Lee. No, not that one. Damn! We are not necromancers. Bruce Lee, the Vice President of Handset Business at Huawei Consumer Business Group.

In an interview with Hardware Zone, the executive didn’t disclose much about the upcoming device but explicitly confirmed the chip of choice. He also revealed that it will offer exceptional performance and battery life.

Huawei Mate 10 Display & Design

The Mate 10 will feature a large display but a compact body. A few weeks ago it was reported that the phone may come with a new display design, trademarked as Entireview. Just like the Samsung Galaxy S8‘s Infinity Display and the LG G6‘ FullVision Display, the Mate 10’ Entireview display will give the phone a small form factor.

Huawei Mate 10 Features

When Mr. Lee was asked about other features the phone will have, he mentioned SuperCharge, which is Huawei’s fast charge technology. He refused to confirm if it would be waterproof.

He added that they hope to improve audio quality but didn’t say if the audio jack will remain. Although he said USB-Type-C is the way forward.

While we are not surprised that exciting details were withheld, he dis say Huawei was working on four core objectives for its smartphones. We presume the Mate 10 will feature at least one or all of the four:

• performance and power efficiency
• software improvements to reduce slowdowns
• Improving the 4G and 5G capabilities of its smartphones
• Improving camera performance

For the last objective, there is a chance the Mate 10 will also feature Leica-developed sensors like the Huawei P10 and P10 Plus.

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To end it, an exact date for the launch wasn’t revealed. The only hint is that they have a launch for the end of the year. Notwithstanding, rumors going round say the Huawei Mate 10 may launch in October.

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Huawei seems to be making progress in its bid to make an inroad into the lucrative U.S. market as telecom giant AT&T is reportedly in talks with Huawei to sell its flagship models, including the Mate 10, in the U.S. Although the agreement is said to be temporary, it at least presents some ray of hope for the Chinese market leader in its bid to take the battle to Apple and Samsung for the top spot in market share and revenue in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Recent data places Huawei as the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the whole world in terms of market shares and is fast closing in on Apple for the second spot. A presence in the U.S. will go a long way to helping the company grab a slice of the pie from not just Apple but Samsung. As the second largest carrier in the U.S. At&T is in a good position to help Huawei achieve its goal. The U.S. smartphone market is majorly carrier-based and Huawei has struggled unsuccessfully to build relationships with the major carriers in the country.This is said to due in part to the ban on Huawei’s professional equipment for carriers’ networks such as routers and antennas in the U.S. since a 2012 congressional report raised concerns that the Chinese government might use the company’s gear to spy on Americans. Huawei denied the allegations but its reputation was dealt a blow even though it wasn’t stopped from selling it smartphones in the United States.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10 Could Come With the Recently Trademarked EntireView Display

The Mate 10 will be the first device that would be sold in the U.S. if indeed the deal becomes effective. It comes with the quality to help Huawei make another foray into the market. The Mate 10 was recently rumoured as coming with the company’s recently trademarked EntireView display and other stunning features. Talks are still underway and Huawei is already working with AT&T on its Kirin chipset and other technicalities. Until both companies reach an agreement on commercial terms and other modalities, we’ll have to keep our fingers crossed on this one. That may not be too far away, though, because the Mate 10 is rumoured to launch this October.

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It’s been barely a week since a report emerged that Huawei will begin mass production of the Kirin 970 chip that would feature on its upcoming Mate 10 flagship in September. A new rumour has sprung up from Poland alleging that the Huawei Mate 10 would make its grand debut in October. The rumour was even specific about the launch date being October 16 and the venue to be in Munich. The Huawei P10 was first launched in Europe as well before it was unveiled in China.

The Mate 10 is expected as the final flagship that would be released by the Chinese tech giant this year. It is coming on the heels of the launch of the Huawei P10 earlier in the year, and then the Honor 9 which was launched not too long. The Mate 10 will be the giant of them all, with it size traditionally being phablet size.The device is expected with a 6-inch JDI display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and 2160 x 1080 pixel resolution. The device will feature a Kirin 970 chip, which would Huawei’s first 10nm chip.

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The rumour also listed the price tag of the Mate 10 to fall on the region of PLN4,000 in Poland, which is around $1100. In addition to the Mate 10, Huawei is also said to be working on a Mate 10 Lite which would cost half the price of the Mate 10 at PLN1,999 (~$556) and as you’d guess, would have a slightly reduced size from the Mate 10 and it is rumoured to be 5.8 inches. The price tag looks way outrageous and cut off from reality but then, the Mate 10 is meant to rival the iPhone 8 which is expected to have a hefty price tag. But then, Huawei isn’t Apple and doesn’t even have any model which sells as high as $800 and even the Mate 9 is priced less than $800.  This is just a rumour and so, should be taken with a pinch of salt.

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Huawei Mate 10 is the upcoming flagship phablet from the Chinese manufacturer. Leaked information has revealed that the Mate 10 would be arriving with a full-screen display. Richard Yu, the chariman of Huawei’s mobile division has confirmed that the Mate 10 would be equipped with a full-screen display. He has also confirmed that the company will not be manufacturing low-end smartphones.

From the beginning of this month, the rumor mill has been consistently saying that Mate 10 will be coming with a near bezel-less screen. This means Huawei will be joining the trend of other smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG G6 that come with full-screen display. Samsung and Apple are leading the smartphone manufacturer followed by Huawei that is sitting on the third position. It seems that the Chinese manufacturer is serious on taking on Apple in North America.

The Huawei Mate 10 is expected to release around the same time Apple will be launching the next iPhone. He said that the Mate 10 will be capable of trumping the iPhone in numerous aspects. Yu said that the Mate 10 will be delivering longer battery performance, improved camera capabilities and other features that will allow the company to rival with Apple. Even though Yu confirmed on the above details, he did not confirm on the exact configuration of above features.

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Previous rumors have revealed that the Huawei Mate 10 will be featuring a 6-inch full-screen display by JDI that is dubbed as Full Active display. It will be delivering an aspect ratio of 18:9 and a screen resolution of 2,160 x 1,080 pixels.

The Kirin 970 chipset is speculated to feature an octa-core processor with Cortex A73 cores. It would be a 10nm chipset that will either feature Mali-G71MP8 and Mali-G71MP12 graphics. The Kirin 970 chipset will help the Mate 10 to churn out better battery performance. It will be coming with Leica branded dual rear cameras and the Mate 10 is expected to support 3D sensing.

Since there is less margin in low-end smartphones, the Chinese company will be stop manufacturing it. This suggests that the company will be only launching high-end and mid-range smartphones. The company will be concentrating on selling its smartphones in developed regions such as Europe, China and Japan.

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September is promising to be a month of interesting events on the tech scene. First, Apple’s long-awaited iPhone 8 is expected to drop in the month of September. Now, industry source claims Huawei will start mass production of the Kirin 970 next-gen chip in September. 

The Kirin 970 is expected to be produced based on TSMC 10nm process and was initially said to be experiencing yield problem. But that has been solved and will not delay the supply of the new SoC said to be Huawei’s first chip to use the 10nm process. The Kirin 970 is expected to pack an octa-core CPU with four ARM Cortex-A73 cores, and four ARM Cortex-A53 cores. There are talks of higher Cortex-A75 cores onboard the SoC. The next-gen flagship chipset is also revealed to have a maximum clock frequency of between 2.8GHz – 3.0GHz. In addition, the Kirin 970 will be equipped with Cat. 12 LTE baseband. The chip is also said to feature an unknown Heimdallr MP GPU with 12 core which should be ultra-powerful.

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In addition, in line with Huawei’s tradition, the Kirin 970 is expected to debut onboard the Mate 10 which is tipped to launch in October. From earlier leaked details, the Mate 10 is expected to feature a 6-inch JDI display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and resolution of 2160 x 1080pixels. The Mate 10 is tipped to bring a visual effect that is even cooler than that of the Galaxy S8.  The Huawei Mate 10 is also said to have two versions – Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, similar to the format the Mate 9 was launched. The man difference between both models will be the hardware.

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