On Dec. 17, Huawei had introduced the Huawei Nova 4 smartphone. As scheduled, the handset went on sale for the first time in China today at 10:08 AM. Soon after making it available for buying, its Pearl White went out of sale while the rest of the color variants such as Honey Red, Blue and Black are still available for buying.

The Huawei Nova 4 comes in two variants such as Standard and High version. These variants are respectively priced at 3099 Yuan (~$451) and 3,399 Yuan (~$495).

The Nova 4 is the first smartphone from the company to adopt the punch hole display design which features a 4.5mm diameter cutout at the top-left corner. The handset is fitted with a 6.4-inch IPS LCD screen that carries support for full HD+ resolution of 2310 x 1080 pixels.

The Kirin 970 chipset that powered the Huawei and Honor branded phones in the previous year drives the Huawei Nova 4. The SoC is supported by 8 GB of RAM. It includes an inbuilt storage of 128 GB. For accelerated graphics performance, the Nova 4 features GPU Turbo technology.

The frontside of the Huawei Nova 4 is fitted with a 25-megapixel selfie shooter. The Android 9 Pie OS that is customized with EMUI 9.0 skin comes loaded on the smartphone. The Nova 4 draws power from 3,750 that is equipped with support for 18W rapid charging. The rear shell of the phone features a fingerprint scanner.

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The standard and high version of the Huawei Nova 4 feature triple rear cameras. The standard version has 20-megapixel primary sensor whereas the high version has 48-megapixel main sensor. The other two sensors that are present inside the triple camera module of the Nova 4 are 16-megapixel and 2-megapixel.

At present, the Huawei Nova 4 is only available for buying in China. There is a possibility that the smartphone will be made available in other countries in the starting months of the coming year.

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A recent leak had reveled the entire specifications of the upcoming Huawei Nova 4 that will be officially announced on Dec. 17. The predecessor Nova 3 handset came with a notched display design to offer high screen space. The Nova 4 will be offering even higher screen space since it will be featuring a notch-less display with a small round-shaped cutout for the selfie camera. The handset will be available in four color options such as Fritillaria White, Suyin Blue. Honey Red and Bright Black. Freshly leaked renders of the Huawei Nova 4 have surfaced to confirm on the color variants and to reveal its front and rear design.

The Huawei Nova 4 press renders leak reveals that the Fritillaria White, Suyin Blue and Honey Red are color gradient editions. The white one appears like a mix blue, pink and yellow. The blue variant looks turquoise at the top and bluish purple towards the bottom. The Honey Red version is a mix of red and purple. The Bright Black edition is completely dark.

The glass back of the Huawei Nova 4 features a fingerprint reader and a vertically arranged triple camera setup. Texts like “48MP AI Camera” and “Huawei” are also etched on the back panel of the phone. The frontside of the phone is mainly occupied by the in-screen camera hole display which features slim bezels around it. Shown below is the official commercial of the phone.

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The Huawei Nova 4 high version will be arriving with 48-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera system while the standard model will be equipped with 20-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera unit. The remaining specs are expected to be same on both models. The Nova 4 will be fueled by Kirin 970 chipset, 8 GB of RAM and 3,750mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. It will have an inbuilt storage of 128 GB and a microSD card slot for more space.

The Huawei Nova 4 will a 6.4-inch display with support for FHD+ resolution and 19.25:9. The display will be housing a 25-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone will be loaded with Android 9 Pie OS. The pricing of the phone is yet to be revealed.

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Huawei Nova 4 will be unveiled on Dec. 17 as the successor of the Nova 3 smartphone that was announced in July this year. The Huawei Nova 3 had arrived with a notched screen and it featured dual rear-facing cameras and dual front-facing cameras. The Nova 4 will be offering a higher screen-to-body ratio than its predecessor since it is expected to feature an in-screen camera hole display design. Also, it will be equipped with a single rear camera on the front and a vertical triple camera module on the rear. A recent leak had revealed that the Huawei Nova 4 will be featuring a 48-megapixel rear camera. The Chinese manufacturer has shared an image of the Honey Red version of the Nova 4. The image confirms that the smartphone will be indeed arriving with a 48-megapixel rear camera.

The Huawei Nova 4 Honey Red edition has a gradient color appeal. It is red at the top which gradually becomes purple towards the bottom. The handset features a fingerprint reader on the rear shell which seems to be made out of glass. The “48-megapixel AI Camera” words are etched below the LED enabled triple camera system. The Huawei branding is placed towards the bottom.

The Huawei Nova 4 is expected to land in China in standard and high versions. The high version will be including a 48-megapixel main sensor that will be accompanied by 16-megapixel and 2-megapixel sensors. The standard version will be featuring a 20-megapixel sensor, a 16-megapixel lens and a 2-megpixel sensor.  The rest of the specifications of the standard and high versions of the Nova 4 are expected to be same.

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The 6.4-inch display with support for full HD+ resolution of 2310 x 1080 pixels is rumored to be present on the Nova 4. It is expected to offer tall aspect ratio of 19.25:9. The display hole of the phone is pegged to contain 25-megapixel camera.

The Kirin 970 chipset that powered the Nova 3 will also fuel its successor along with 8 GB of RAM. The handset may come with an inbuilt storage of 128 GB. The Nova 4 is speculated to borrow the 18W fast charging enabled 3,750mAh battery from the Nova 3 handset. It will be also equipped with support for 4G LTE. Apart from Honey Red, the smartphone is also rumored to arrive in other color gradient options such as Fritillaria White, Bright Black and Suyin Blue. The pricing of the smartphone is still under the wraps.

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Huawei will be debuting the Nova 4 smartphone on Dec. 17. The images of the smartphone that have surfaced through its TENAA listing have confirmed that it will be arriving with punch-hole cut-out at the top-left corner of the display for the selfie camera. Also, it will be equipped with a triple camera unit on the rear. The entire specifications of the Huawei Nova 4 smartphone have surfaced on Weibo. It reveals that the smartphone will be hitting the Chinese markets in standard and high versions.

The new leak reveals that the standard and high versions of the Huawei Nova 4 will have the same processor, RAM and inbuilt storage. The only different between the two variants is that the higher model will feature 48-megapixel main sensor.

The Huawei Nova 4 will be featuring a 6.4-inch display that supports full HD+ resolution of 2310 x 1080 pixels. The hole in the display will allow the phone to support an aspect ratio of 19.25:9. The Kirin 970 chipset that powered Huawei and Honor flagship phones in 2017 will be under the hood of the Nova 4. The Huawei Nova 3 that was announced in July featured the same chipset. Huawei’s GPU Turbo technology for accelerated GPU performance will be present on the smartphone.

The SoC of the Nova 4 will be coupled with 8 GB of RAM. It will be arriving with a native storage of 128 GB. The leak does not confirm whether the smartphone will be featuring a microSD card slot. However, since the predecessor model featured it, there is a possibility that the Nova 4 will feature it too.

The 3,750mAh battery with 18W fast charging was made available on the Nova 3. The same battery with same rapid charging tech will be available on the Nova 4. The handset will carry support for 4G VoLTE connectivity.

For photography, the Huawei Nova 4 will be featuring a 25-megapixel selfie camera couple with AI beautification capabilities. The standard version of the phone will include 20-megapixel + 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera system. In the high version, the 20-megapixel main sensor will be replaced by 48-megapixel while the remaining sensors will remain the same. There is no confirmation on whether the Huawei Nova 4 high version will be coming with Sony IMX586 48-megapixel sensor that will be available on the upcoming Honor V20 flagship phone. Probably, the Nova 4 could be featuring the cheaper Samsung ISOCELL Bright GM1 48-megapixel sensor.

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There is no information available on the price tag of Huawei Nova 4. The handset will be coming to China in four color gradient options such as Fritillaria White, Bright Black, Suyin Blue and Honey Red.

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Huawei has released a new poster on its Weibo account to confirm that it will be launching a new smartphone in the coming month. The name of the smartphone is not mentioned on the poster. However, since the company had released the Huawei Nova 2S phone in December last year, it is speculated that the Nova 3S could be arriving as its successor in the coming month.

The below shown poster only highlights the contour of the smartphone. The translation of the text mentioned below the smartphone’s design in the poster reads “pole full screen.” The top-left corner of the display has a bright spot which suggests that the phone could be equipped with in-screen camera.

Samsung has recently showcased its new display design called Infinity-O that features a hole for an in-screen camera. It is speculated that the upcoming Galaxy A8s smartphone could be the first phone from the company to arrive with in-screen camera display design.

The new poster suggests that the upcoming Huawei phone may sport the same design. Some rumors are claiming that the company may unleash Huawei Nova 4 smartphone in the coming month. The reason behind it there is a similar looking poster with Nova 4 mentioned on it has appeared on Weibo. Since the poster with Nova 4 moniker has not been officially released by Huawei, it could be a photoshopped image.

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Huawei had launched the Kirin 970 powered Nova 3 phone in July. The company had also unveiled the Nova 3i phone fueled by Kirin 710 chipset alongside it. Its not even been six months since the launch of the Nova 3 phone. Hence, it seems unlikely that the company will announce the Nova 4 in the coming month.

Probably, just as the Nova 2S was in December 2017, the Nova 3S could be arriving in the coming month. The Nova 3S could be powered by Kirin 970 chipset like the Nova 3, but it could be arriving with a better display design. The Nova 3 sported a wider notch on its screen. Hence, the Nova 3S could be equipped with a waterdrop notch. Since the phone is slated to get official next month, Huawei is expected to release more teasers on it in the coming days.

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Multiple reports have claimed that the 7nm Kirin 980 SoC will be featuring ARM Cortex A77 CPU cores for performance coupled with Cortex A77 CPU cores for reliability. However, since well-known industry insiders such as Roland Quandt and Ice Universe have claimed that such reports are fake since Cortex A77 has not been announced yet. Today, GizmoChina has received an official confirmation from ARM that the Kirin 980 will be equipped with Cortex A76 and the “Cortex A77 does not exist.” This piece of information debunks all rumors that have claimed the Cortex A77 may get unveiled at IFA 2018 and it will end up inside Kirin 980.

In June, ARM had announced the Cortex A76 CPU as the successor for the Cortex A75. In comparison to its predecessor, the Cortex A76 promises 35 percent improvement in performance and offers 40 percent better power efficiency. And also, it delivers up to 4 times the existing performance in Machine Learning.

The HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset that was announced in September 2017 now powers more than 10 smartphones by Huawei. The Kirin 970 includes quad-core Cortex A73 CPU and quad-core Cortex A53 CPU. It also features Mali-G72 graphics and an AI NPU unit.

Huawei has recently rolled out a press release that the upcoming Mate 20 series will feature Kirin 980, but it did not confirm anything on its specifications. The press release also discussed that rumors are claiming that the Kirin 980 will be equipped with quad-core Cortex A76 CPU and quad-core Cortex A55 CPU. The SoC is expected to produce maximum clocking speeds of 2.8 GHz. The 7nm Kirin 980 will be soon rivaled by Apple A12 SoC that will be fueling the upcoming iPhones in September and 7nm Snapdragon 855 by Qualcomm that is rumored to go official by December.

The specifications of the Kirin 980 will be revealed at the end of this month through its official unveil event at IFA 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The Kirin 980 will be based on 7nm manufacturing process of TSMC. The SoC is also expected to arrive with an enhanced NPU unit for managing AI tasks. The Kirin 980 powered Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro will be debuting in October.

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Today through its official Weibo account, Honor has revealed that it will be launching a new version of the Honor V10 on August 14. The handset will be arriving with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage.

Honor had launched the Honor V10 smartphone in November 2017. At that time, it was introduced in two models such as 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. These models were launched with a price tag of 2,699 Yuan (~$395), 2,999 Yuan (~$439) and 3,499 Yuan (~$512). However, these models are now selling with discounted price tags such as 1,999 Yuan (~$292), 2,499 Yuan (~$366) and 2,799 Yuan (~$409).

The sale of the new 8 GB RAM variant of Honor V10 will begin at 10:08 AM on Aug. 14. However, the company is yet to reveal the pricing of this model. As it can be seen below, the company has already listed the 8 GB + 128 GB on Vmall, but its pricing is not mentioned.

Honor is currently selling two smartphones with 8 GB of RAM namely, Honor 10 GT and Honor Note 10. Both the phones are respectively priced at 3,299 Yuan (~$483) and 3,599 Yuan (~$527). So, there is a possibility that the Honor V10 with 8 GB of RAM could be priced at 2,999 Yuan (~$439) or 3,099 Yuan (~$454).

The Honor V10 was introduced in colors like Red, Gold, Blue and Black. It is not clear whether the upcoming 8 GB RAM Honor V10 will be also available in same color options.

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The Honor V10 features a 5.99-inch IPS LCD FHD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by Kirin 970 SoC. For photography, it features 16-megapixel + 20-megapixel dual camera setup and a front-facing shooter of 13-megapixel. It draws power from 3,750mAh battery that is enabled with fast charging technology. The same smartphone is available as Honor View 10 outside of China.

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AnTuTu has released its list of top 10 best performance smartphones for the month of July. The new list reveals that the phones that have made it to the top 10 list have managed to record more than 250K+ average benchmarking score. Xiaomi’s Black Shark gaming is leading the pack by scoring nearly 300,000 average benchmarking score.

The above list contains the top 10 best performing smartphones between July 1 and July 30. The Black Shark has recorded an impressive score of 292,977. The second place goes to OPPO Find X with a score of 286,589. The Vivo NEX is sitting on the third potion with a score of 283,877.

OnePlus 6 is at the fourth spot with a score of 282,644. The Smartisan R1 ranks on the fifth with a score of 274,279. The Xiaomi Mi 8 and Mi MIX 2S have respectively score 272,555 and 262,751 to slot themselves on sixth and seventh positions. The Galaxy S9+, Galaxy S9 and Sony Xperia XZ2.

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Earlier this year, the Kirin 970 SoC powered Huawei phones were seen leading the list of AnTuTu’s best performing smartphones. However, all the 10 phones that have appeared in the top 10 list for July are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. This theoretically shows that SD845 phones can offer better performance than Kirin 970 powered Huawei and Honor phones.

Huawei will be launching 7nm Kirin 980 SoC at IFA 2018. In October, it is expected to debut Kirin 980 driven phones such as Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro. By November, these phones could be available in wider markets. Hence, the Chinese manufacturer may lead the list of AnTuTu’s best performing smartphones by November. Rumors have it that Honor may also debut Honor V11 or V20 as a successor phone for Honor V10 phone from 2017.

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None of the leaked photos of the Honor Note 10 that have surfaced so far have revealed its exact front design. The Note 10 is already listed with all its specifications on the website of China’s TENAA authority. However, the images of the phone have not yet surfaced on the Chinese regulatory body. The handset is all set to get unveiled on July 31. However, even before its official announcement, Jingdong Mall has opened its pre-sale. The listing of the Note 10 had initially carried an image showing its front design. The image has been replaced by another image that shows a handset covered with a red cloth. The screenshot of the JD listing that shows the front view of the Note 10 is now doing rounds on Weibo.

As it can be seen in the above screenshot, the Honor Note 10 features a tall aspect ratio screen. The side bezels are quite thin. The upper bezel has the front camera whereas the bottom one features the branding of the company. The TENAA listing of the smartphone has revealed that the handset will be housing a 6.9-inch AMOLED screen and it supports a resolution of 2220 x 1080 pixels which indicates the display will offer an aspect ratio of 18.5:9.

A recent teaser from the company states that the A12K technology on the Note 10 will allow it to deliver 2K resolution image quality through Artificial Intelligence.. The TENAA listing has revealed that the Note 10 will be coming in RAM options such as 6 GB and 8 GB. Also, it will be available in storage choices such as 64 GB, 128 GB and 512 GB. The Kirin 970 SoC will be present under the hood of the Note 10. The smartphone would be also equipped with the company’s GPU Turbo graphics acceleration technology.

The Android 8.1 Oreo that is overlaid with EMUI 8.2 skin will come preinstalled on the Honor Note 10. The handset is expected to feature a vertical dual camera setup that will include 16-megapixel and 24-megapixel sensors. The frontside of the Note 10 will be featuring a 13-megapixel selfie shooter. The smartphone will be packed with 4,900mAh battery.

The Note 10 will be unveiled on July 31. As of this writing, there is no leak on the pricing of the phone. The Note 10 listing at JD reveals that Aug. 18 is its release date.

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U.S fabless chipmaker Qualcomm first announced its new Snapdragon 700 series at MWC 2018 with the Snapdragon 710 being the first of the series to find its way into smartphones. The new SDM700 series lies in between the flagship Snapdragon 800 series and the premium mid-range Snapdragon 600 series. It draws a number of advanced features from the former and is very suitable for high-end models.

Apart from the Snapdragon 710, little is known of other members of the series but a new rumour has emerged which deals with the Snapdragon 720. While there is presently no information on the specification of the Snapdragon 720, it is only known to be an enhanced version of the Snapdragon 710. However, the SDM720 is said to have a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) similar to Huawei’s Kirin 970 which is dedicated to AI acceleration. If this turns out to be true, it will be the first time Qualcomm as the current Snapdragon platform doesn’t have a dedicated AI hardware unit but rather relies on the Artificial Intelligence Engine(AIE). This is software-based and the efficiency in the specific AI scene is still low.

In addition to Snapdragon 720, there had been a leaked poster that appeared a few months back containing details of the Snapdragon 730. The earlier leak tipped that Qualcomm’s SDM730 will be manufactured using a Samsung 8nm LPP process (10nm upgrade), integrating two Kryo 4xx 2.3GHz, six Kryo 4xx 1.8 GHz CPU core and specially equipped with NPU 120 unit!

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Finally, the new rumour also includes that at least three mobile phone manufacturers are currently developing Snapdragon 720-powered models, of which Samsung is expected to be the first to utilise the chipset on its mid-range Galaxy series.

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Huawei has finally taken the wraps off the Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3i smartphones in China today. Unlike the earlier smartphones in this series which were essentially mid-rangers, the company has boosted the new Nova 3 model with the flagship AI enabled Kirin 970 chipset inside. Not just that, the phone supports the recently announced GPU Turbo technology as well, making it a power packed smartphone for a pretty aggressive price tag.

The Huawei Nova series has always focused on the camera experience. The same applies with the new Nova 3 as well. Like the Nova 2S that was announced back in December 2017, the new model features 4 cameras in total, two on the front and two on the back. This will ensure that you’ll be able to capture good quality selfies with bokeh from both the ends.

Huawei Nova 3 Design

Huawei has decided to stick with glass on the new model, like its recent releases. So, the Huawei Nova 3 comes with 3D double curved glass on both the sides. The glass at the back features high refractive index and comes in four color options: Black, light blue, primrose gold, and blue-violet (similar to the shade on the gradient Aurora P20 pro).

Up front, you have a notch which houses a number of sensors like ambient light, proximity, IR light sensor for 3D face recognition, dual cameras (on either sides) and earpiece. So, its bigger than some notch phones like the OnePlus 6.

Huawei Nova 3 Specs

The Huawei Nova 3 is quite loaded in terms of specs. The phone features a large 6.3-inch display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 2340 x 1080p resolution. The phone supports IR face unlocks and even 3D face recognition payments. Note that there’s a fingerprint sensor on the back as well. The front camera is made up of a 24MP f/2.0 sensor along with a secondary 2MP sensor. The front camera supports AI features as well as an enhanced beauty mode.

The rear camera is composed of a 16MP +24MP dual camera setup (Color + B/W sensors) with f/1.8 aperture lens, PDAF, contrast AF, AI scene recognition (22 categories and 500 different scenes), short video effects via AI and even HDR Pro at the hardware level. This is said to bring HDR mode in the preview window as well as while shooting videos.

As for the hardware inside, the Nova 3 boasts of the flagship Kirin 970 AI chipset inside with 6GB of RAM and 64GB / 128GB of internal storage options. The storage can be further expanded up to 256GB via MicroSD. There’s a pretty decent 3750mAh battery inside that should last up to a day as well as a dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack. Note that the phone comes with support for GPU Turbo which should ensure smooth gaming experience on its large screen.

Other notable features of the Nova 3 include 3D Emoji AR support, Android 8.1 based EMUI 8.2 UI, USB Type-C, and dual SIM support. It’s worth mentioning that some of the features like 3D face recognition payments and AI short video effects will not be available at launch. Instead, these features will rollout in future updates.

Huawei Nova 3 Price & Availability

The Nova 3 is priced at 2999 Yuan for the 6+128GB edition for all the four colors. Note that the Primrose Gold is a special edition model, but the pricing remains the same. It could be a limited edition model.

The phone goes on sale on July 19 (tomorrow) at 10:08AM via Vmall.

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An Indian publication had reported yesterday that Huawei may debut Nova 3 series in India on July 26. The Nova 3 series is expected to include handsets like Nova 3 and Nova 3i. Around a month ago, a report had revealed that Huawei is prepping up a new SoC called Kirin 710 to rival with the newly introduced Snapdragon 710. A Chinese leakster that has shared an image which compares the specs of Nova 3 and 3i reveals that the latter is powering by the upcoming Kirin 710 SoC.

There are five differences between the Nova 3 and 3i. The Nova 3 features a 3D glass gradient body and it will be arriving in five colors including Aurora, Acacia Red, Bright Black, Light Blue, and Gold. On the other side the Nova 3i will have a 2.5D glass gradient body and it will be available in four colors including Aurora, Acacia Red, Bright Black, Pearl White.

The Huawei Nova 3 will be a flagship phone as it features Kirin 970 SoC. It will also include 6 GB of RAM and an internal storage of 128 GB. A 3,750mAh battery is enabled with support for 9V/2A will be powering the Nova 3.

The Nova 3i will be a mid-range phone with the all new Kirin 710 SoC present inside it. Its variants are 4 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage. It will be receiving power to perform from a 3,340mAh battery that will support 5V/2A charging.

The rear side of the Nova 3 will feature 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual camera. It will be equipped with dual selfie snapper featuring a 24-megapixel sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor.

Like the Nova 3, the mid-range Nova 3i will be also equipped with four cameras. The rear panel of the Nova 3i will have 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera setup and its front will be sporting 24-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual camera unit. The Nova 3 and 3i smartphones will carry support for GPU Turbo technology and 3D Qmoji.

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The leakster has claimed that the Nova 3i could be priced between 1,999 Yuan (~$299) and 2,199 Yuan (~$329). As far the Kirin 710 is concerned, it is speculated to be a 12nm SoC that will be arriving as a successor for the Kirin 659 SoC. Compared to the predecessor, the Kirin 710 offers twofold better CPU performance and its GPU performance has been improved by 2.26 times. On AnTuTu, the Kirin 710 has score more than 130,000 points. Also, SoC is pegged to include AI capabilities.

Apart from India, Philippines is the other country that is expected to receive the Nova 3i smartphone later this month.

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Huawei’s sub-brand Honor is now prepping up to launch the Honor Note 10 smartphone. A fresh leak has revealed the key specifications of the smartphone. Moreover, JD has started the reservations of the Note 10 which suggests that the arrival of the smartphone is closed at hand.

The new leak by Phone Corridor reveals that the Honor Note 10 is equipped with a 6.9-inch that supports QHD+ resolution of 1440 pixels. Previous rumors have revealed that the smartphone will be featuring a Super AMOLED display. The Kirin 970 SoC will be preset under the hood of the device. The SoC will be assisted by 6 GB of RAM. It is equipped with an internal storage of 128 GB. It will come preinstalled with Android 8.1 Oreo and the latest version of EMUI.

The Honor Note 10 is likely to powered by a 6,000mAh battery that may carry support for 5V/4.5A (22.5W) fast charging through USB-C. The handset is also expected to carry support for NFC. The Note 10 also expected to be equipped with GPU Turbo technology.  For photography, the Note 10 will be coming with 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual camera on its rear and a front-facing snapper of 16-megapixel.

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The arrival of the Note 10 may not be far away as JD has started receiving its reservations. The product page mentions that the last date to reserve the smartphone is July 25 which suggests that the smartphone could be available for buying from July 26. The Note 10’s listing on JD does not contain any information on its pricing.

Honor’s President has recently claimed on Weibo that the company has been working on the Honor Note 10 since the past two years. The smartphone will be arriving as a successor for Note 8 from 2016 since the company did not launch a smartphone with Note 9 moniker in 2017. The Chinese manufacturer is likely to confirm on its official launch in the next few days.

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Huawei’s Honor sub-brand will soon announce a new smartphone. The device is the Honor Note 10 and a teaser poster was released today. Now the device has been seen on Geekbench.

The Honor Note 10 was benchmarked as the Huawei RVL-AL09. The benchmark site reveals it is powered by a 1.84GHz octa-core processor with 6GB of RAM.

Although it doesn’t mention the name of the processor, it is the Kirin 970 since this is the same clock-speed and cores for other Kirin 970 devices like the Mate 10 Pro. Their benchmark scores are also similar.

The Honor Note 10 scored 1901 and 6818 points in the single-core and multi-core tests according to the benchmark results. It is also running Android 8.1 Oreo.

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One of the leaked specs of the device is a massive 6.9-inch 2K display. It will also have 16MP dual rear cameras, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and a massive 6000mAh battery. These specs will be confirmed once it arrives on TENAA.

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Since the Honor Note 10’s existence has been confirmed by Honor’s President Zhao Ming, the rumor mill is now actively working on spilling leaked its photos and specs. Fresh photos of the Honor Note 10 smartphone has appeared on Weibo today. The appearance of the rear panel of the Note 10 suggests that it will be sporting a premium design.

The new images of the Honor Note 10 reveals that it will be arriving with a glass panel that seems to be curved towards the edges. There is a possibility that the back panel of the phone could be made out of ceramic. It is equipped with a metallic frame.

Most of the Honor phones that have launched so far either have vertical or horizontal arrangement for the dual rear cameras at their top-left corner. However, the Note 10 seems to be sporting a vertical dual camera setup at the center of the upper portion of the back panel. An LED flash and a fingerprint scanner are also placed under the dual camera setup.

The reason why this phone is being called Honor Note 10 is that it has the name “Ravel” mentioned on the back. A recent report had revealed that the Note 10 could be codenamed as Ravel. Before the launch of the Huawei P20 Lite smartphone, its leaked images had carried the “Shirley” name on its rear.

Unfortunately, the new leak has no images to reveal the front design of the phone. Some rumors have claimed that the Note 10’s massive screen may feature a notch, but there is no information available to confirm on its front design.

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The Note 10 could be fueled by the Kirin 970 as it expected to arrive as a flagship phone. It is very likely to arrive with GPU Turbo that boosts the performance of GPU by 60 percent. The leakster who has shared the above images of the Note 10 on Weibo claims that its arrival is likely to coincide with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9 that is slated to go official on Aug. 9.

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Update: These were found to be fan-made renders. It is advisable to wait for the TENAA listing or other reliable leaks to confirm on its specs.

Original Post:  Yesterday, Honor’s President Zhao Ming had confirmed that the Honor Note 10 is an upcoming smartphone from the company. Past reports have only revealed that the Note 10 houses a 6.9-inch Super AMOLED display while rest of the specs have remained a mystery. Today, fresh screengrabs from the official honor.cn website have appeared on Weibo. The leaked screenshots have revealed some really vital information on the specs and design of the phone.

The new images reveal that the Honor Note 10’s 6.9-inch AMOLED display will carry support for 2K resolution. The Kirin 970 SoC will be driving force of the smartphone. For enhanced graphics performance, the handset will be arriving with Huawei’s GPU Turbo technology.

The Honor Note 10 will be featuring 6 GB of RAM and a native storage of 128 GB. For photography, there will be a pair of 16-megapixel AI dual camera. The handset will be housing a behemoth battery of 6,000mAh capacity that will be enabled with support for fast charging technology.

The Honor Note 10 seems to be sporting a metal unibody design with white colored front panel and a gold rear. The back panel features a horizontal dual camera setup and a fingerprint sensor. The smartphone seems to be equipped with a tall aspect ratio supporting screen as it is surrounded by thin-sized bezels. Hence, the massive 6.9-inch display of the phone may carry support for an aspect ratio of 18:9.

Read More :Honor 10 GT, the First 8 GB RAM Huawei Phone Launched

 The upper bezel seems to be featuring a dual selfie snapper along with an earpiece and another sensor. The new images debunk the rumors that had claimed that the Note 10 will be coming with a notched display.

There is no confirmation on the authenticity of the above images. Hence, it advisable to digest the report with a grain of salt. The launch date of the Note 10 is yet to be confirmed. It seems that the handset will go official within the current quarter of 2018.

What’s your opinion on the specs and design of the Honor Note 10 that have surfaced today? Let us know your views by posting your comments below.

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In June, Honor’s president George Zhao had recently claimed that he has been using a large-screened smartphone along with Honor 10. It seems that Zhao has today confirmed the name of the big-screen phone as he has revealed that the Honor Note 10 is the next smartphone from the company. He has also claimed that the firm has been working on it since the past two years.

The Honor Note 9 was expected to succeed the Note 8 phone that was made official in 2017. However, now that Zhao has confirmed Honor Note 10 moniker, it seems that the Chinese manufacturer has skipped the Note 9 name for the upcoming Honor Note phone.

The Honor Note 8 featured a massive 6.6-inch Super AMOLED screen. Hence, the Note 10 is likely to house a bigger display. It was recently leaked that the upcoming Honor Note 10 that is codenamed as Ravel is fitted with a 6.9-inch S-AMOLED display. It is being speculated that it Note 10’s massive screen may feature a notch.

Read More: Honor 10 GT, the First 8 GB RAM Huawei Phone Launched

The Honor Note 10 could be a flagship phone that will be driven by Kirin 970 SoC. The Honor phablet is very likely to born with GPU Turbo technology that offers 60 percent improved graphics performance.

There is no information available on the other specs of the phone. The recently unveiled Honor 10 GT is the first smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer to feature 8 GB of RAM. The power packed Honor Note 10 may also include 8 GB of RAM. The upcoming Mi Max 3 that has a 6.99-inch display will be housing a 5,500mAh battery. Hence, the Honor Note 10 is likely to packed with a huge battery.

The original Chinese text of the above shown Weibo post suggests that some other products will be also unveiled alongside the upcoming Honor Note smartphone. Rumors have it that the company may also Magicbook 2 notebook at the Note 10 unveil event. Since Zhao has confirmed the existence of the Note 10, its launch may not be far away.

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Today, Huawei has introduced the Honor 10 GT as its first smartphone with 8 GB of RAM as enhanced edition of the Honor 10 that was introduced in April this year. Also, the Honor 10 GT features GPU Turbo (GT) technology that significantly improves the graphics performance of the smartphone.

In June, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor had introduced Honor Play with GPU Turbo feature. The latter is a software and hardware optimized graphics acceleration technology that enhances the graphics performance of a smartphone by 60 percent and at the same time it consumes 30 percent less power. Huawei is in the process of making it available to several Huawei and Honor phones through a software update.

Smartphones with GPU Turbo technology can run games like King of Glory and QQ Speed with full frame rate. The single-thread performance of a GPU Turbo enabled mid-range phone can beat the performance of multi-thread performance of some flagship phones.

The power saving feature on the Honor 10 GT ensures that its power consumption during 8 hours of standby is only 2 to 3 percent. Apart from the powerful GPU Turbo technology, the Honor 10 GT comes with 8 GB of RAM for bolstering its performance.

Huawei had introduced Super Night Scene mode on the Mate 10 for capturing beautiful night shots by using a tripod. The Huawei P20 and P20 Pro that were unveiled earlier this year came with AI smart anti-shake technology enabled Super Night Scene mode for shooting night shots without a tripod. The same camera feature will be brought to Honor 10 GT through a beta update from July 12.

The Honor 10 GT borrows all the other specs from the regular version of Honor 10. Hence, the Honor 10 GT features a notched IPS LCD display of 5.84 inches that carries support for 19:9 aspect ratio and 2280 x 1080 pixels FHD+ resolution. The Kirin 970 is the driving force of the phone. The native storage of the phone is not known, but it seems that it could be featuring 128 GB of inbuilt storage.

For photography, it features 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual camera unit on its back. Its front-facing camera is of 24-megapixel. Below the screen of the phone is a fingerprint scanner enabled capacitive home button. It is running on EMUI 8.1 flavored Android 8.1 Oreo OS.

Read More: Huawei To Unveil A Gaming Phone With GPU Turbo In H2 2018

The pricing of the Honor 10 GT is yet to be disclosed. The Honor 10 with 6 GB RAM is priced at 2,599 Yuan (~$390). So, the Honor 10 GT with 8 GB RAM could be priced under 2,999 Yuan (~$450). Huawei has confirmed that the smartphone would be made available for buying starting from July 24 from Honor’s online store and JD.com

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Honor had a busy day today announcing first its revolutionary GPU Turbo technology and then releasing its first ever smartphone featuring this tech, the Honor Play. Like the name suggests, the phone relies heavily on this technology to enhance the overall gaming experience of the smartphone user. The basic hardware on the Honor Play is standard flagship stuff, but the underlying technology that powers the device makes it a really good gaming device.

Before we move on to the basic specs details, let’s take a look at what makes the Honor Play special.

The new Honor flagship is basically a gaming centric smartphone. It’s the first Honor device to feature the revolutionary GPU Turbo technology that enhances GPU performance significantly by increasing graphics processing efficiency by up to 60%. This results in better gaming performance than flagships such as the Xiaomi Mi 8, iPhone X, and even the Mi Mix 2S. The company revealed that the phone manages to beat these flagships in terms of frame rate and jitters, thereby giving an enhanced gaming experience on the device.

Further, the phone boasts of 4D gaming experience, powered by the same GPU Turbo technology. 4D gaming is possible because the Honor Play can detect a number of gaming scenes including shots, explosions and quakes. You also get a 3D sound experience, so you’ll be able to clearly locate the angle of firing. The phone also reportedly features a special film on its screen to reduce reflection and improve gaming experience under light. It also features in-game network optimisation which promises seamless shift from Wi-Fi to mobile data in order to ensure uninterrupted gameplay.

Now coming to the standard stuff, the phone has a 6.3-inch FHD+ 2340 x 1080 display with a notch on top. Unlike other Honor flagships, this one features a metal back and U shaped antenna lines. The dual cameras are located on the left side while the fingerprint sensor lies around the centre at the back. There are three color options: Nebula Purple, Aurora Blue, and Midnight Black.

The Honor Play features the Kirin 970 chipset (Mali-G72 MP12) inside in two memory configurations (expandable up to 256GB): 4GB + 64GB and 6GB + 64GB. The rear dual camera setup is average, featuring a 16MP f/2.2 primary sensor paired with a 2MP f/2.4 secondary depth sensor with support for AI shooting and AR gestures. On the front, there’s a 16MP f/2.0 sensor for selfies.

The phone has a decent 3750mAh battery inside which should be good enough for a day’s worth of gaming. Other features include Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi ac, and GPS. The phone is running on EMUI 8.2 based on Android 8.1 OS.

Honor Play is cheaper than the flagship Honor 10 model and starts at 1999 Yuan ($312) for the 4GB + 64GB variant. The 6GB + 64GB variant will cost 2399 Yuan ($375). There’s a special Honor Play Cool limited edition with a special back design that retails for 2499 Yuan ($390). The regular editions go on sale on June 11 in China, while the special limited Cool edition will go on sale in July. One more thing, you get a free TPU case inside the box.

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AnTuTu is considered one of the reliable benchmarks for testing the performance of a smartphone. Each month it releases its list of top 10 smartphones that offers best performance. Until the arrival of Snapdragon 845 chipset driven phones, AnTuTu’s list of best performing phones were led by Huawei Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10 that are fueled by Kirin 970 SoC. Today, the benchmarking platform has released the list of top 10 best performance smartphones between May 1 and May 31.

As it can be seen in the image below, the list is mainly populated by Snapdragon 845 powered phones. One should be aware of the fact that the list is not showing the highest score of each smartphone, but their average benchmarking score.

The list is led by Snapdragon 845 powered OnePlus 6 that has managed to salvage an impressive average benchmarking score of 274,910. The China-exclusive Smartisan R1 that is also powered by the same chipset is sitting on the second position. It has scored 272,520 points. The Black Shark gaming phone by Xiaomi that includes the same SoC has scored 270,235.

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galax S9+ that are also fueled by SD845 have respectively scored 263,218 and 262,571 points on AnTuTu. Currently, they are placed on fourth and fifth positions on the listing of best performing phones on AnTuTu in May. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S is now holding to sixth position with a score of 261,719. On seventh is Nubia’s Red Magic gaming phone with a score of 214,904.

The Huawei Mate 10 Pro with a score of 212,001 and Mate 10 with a score of 211,566 are respectively placed at eighth and ninth positions. The Honor V10 that recorded 210,616 points sits on the last position on the list. These three phones are powered by the Kirin 970 chipset. There is no confirmation on why the list does not include the Kirin 970 powered Huawei P20 and P20 Pro smartphones that were launched in March this year.

Read More: Nubia Z18 Scores High On AnTuTu Thanks To Snapdragon 845 and 8GB of RAM

The Xiaomi Mi 8 was also launched in the previous month. Since it has been made available for buying starting from this month, it is not present in the above list. During the launch of Mi 8, Xiaomi had claimed that it is the first smartphone ever to breach the 300,000 mark on AnTuTu. Hence, it seems that the top 10 list of best performing phones for June 2018 will surely have the Mi 8 ranking among the top 3 phones.

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OnePlus has recently confirmed that it will be debuting the OnePlus 6 flagship phone on May 17 in India and China. It will be exclusively available on Amazon India. A Twitter user has notified 91Mobiles about a new teaser that has appeared on Flipkart. It reveals that Huawei’s sub-brand Honor will be debuting the Honor 10 smartphone soon in India. Dubbed as the “The OnePlus Killer,” the Honor 10 will be exclusively available on Flipkart.

As it can be seen in the teaser below, Honor claims that Honor 10 is the most stunning smartphone ever that deliver best flagship performance. The Honor 10 will redefine the camera experience through AI (Artificial Intelligence).

The Honor 10 featuring a notched display design was recently launched in China. The company had confirmed earlier that it would be globally launching the phone in London on May 15. Since the Honor 10 is arriving as OnePlus killer, it is likely to around mid-May as the OnePlus 6 is going to debut on May 17 in India.

The Honor 10 that borrows specs from the Huawei P20 flagship is expected to hit India as a budget-friendly flagship phone. Both Honor 10 and OnePlus 6 are expected to be available in India with similar pricing.

The Honor 10 design includes an aluminum frame that is flanked between glass panels on both sides. It has a 5.84-inch IPS LCD display that supports 19:9 aspect ratio and Full HD resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels. The Kirin 970 chipset powers the smartphone. The handset receives power from 3,400mAh battery that is equipped with support for SuperCharge 5V/4.5A fast charging.

The AI dual camera available on the rear side of the Honor 10 includes f/1.8 aperture 16-megapixel RGB sensor and 24-megapixel monochrome sensor. For shooting selfies, it has a 24-megapixel front-facing. The Honor 10 is loaded with Android 8.1 Oreo that is skinned with the latest EMUI 8.1 skin.

The Honor 10 featuring 64 GB storage + 6 GB RAM is available in China for 2,599 Yuan (`$410, ~Rs. 27,372). The 128 GB Honor 10 with 6 GB of RAM is priced at 2,999 Yuan (~$473, Rs. 31,580) in the home market.

The 64 GB and 128 GB OnePlus 5T were respectively made available for Rs. 32,999 and Rs. 37,999 in India.  Features like notched display, waterproof glass body, 256 GB of internal storage, 8 GB of RAM and Snapdragon 845 that the OnePlus 6 will be arriving with a costlier price tag compared to the predecessor model. Rumors have claimed that the base model of the OnePlus 6 may cost Rs. 33,999.

Read More: Here is Honor’s First Laptop, The Honor MagicBook in Pictures

It seems that the Honor 10 could be available in India with a cheaper pricing than OnePlus 6. Before drawing any conclusion, it is advisable to wait for the official unveiling of these phones.

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Huawei had held a launch event in the previous month to globally announce the P20 series that include P20, P20 Pro and P20 Lite smartphones. Today, the Chinese manufacturer had held an unveil event in New Delhi to announce the arrival of Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite smartphones in India. For reasons best known to the company, the Huawei P20 smartphone was not announced at the launch event.

Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite Specifications and Features

The Huawei P20 Pro has a 6.1-inch Full View OLED display that supports Full HD+ resolution. The iPhone X-like notched display offers 19:9 aspect ratio. The natural tone display is comfortable for viewing in all lighting conditions. The handset features an IP67 certified water-resistant and dustproof body.

The Kirin 970 that includes a neural processing unit (NPU) for exclusively handling AI computations powers the P20 Pro. The SoC is supported by 6 GB of RAM and it has a native storage of 128 GB. There is no microSD card slot on the phone.

It is loaded with the latest EMUI 8.1 skin flavored Android 8.1 Oreo. The phone can be connected to an external display by using an USB-C to HDMI cable to take advantage of the desktop experience through the Huawei PC Mode. The 4,000mAh battery can be charged to 58 percent by charging it only for 30 minutes using the SuperCharge fast charging technology by Huawei.

The USP of the Huawei P20 Pro is that it features triple camera setup that includes 40-megapixel RGB sensor, 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. The Leica engineered triple cameras offer 5x loseless hybrid zoom and 10x digital zoom. Other camera features include 4D Predictive Focus for motion detection and instantly focusing on the subject, scene detection, 960fps slow-motion video shooting and 6-axis stabilization. For snapping selfies, it has a 24.8-megapixel front-facing camera that has been optimized to capture best selfie shots in dim light conditions. It can be also used for facial recognition. The button present below the display of the P20 Pro is embedded with a fingerprint scanner.

The Huawei P20 Lite is a less powerful phone is it has powered by Kirin 659 chipset that is designed for power mid-range smartphones. It features a 5.84-inch Full View IPS LCD screen that is equipped with a notch like the P20 Pro. It also delivers an aspect ratio of 19:9. The SoC is couple with 4 GB of RAM. It has a native storage of 64 GB and it carries support for microSD card. The P20 Lite is loaded with EMUI 8.1 skinned Android 8.1 Oreo OS.

The f/2.2 aperture 24-megapixel selfie camera of the P20 Lite can not only shoot impressive shots in dim light, but also it is equipped with features like AR-based stickers and facial recognition. Its dual camera setup includes an f/2.2 aperture 16-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megpaixel secondary sensor. It receives power from 3,000mAh battery.

Read More: Huawei Working To Equip Its Virtual Assistant With the Ability To Read a User’s Emotions

Huawei P20 Pro and P20 Lite Pricing and Availability

The Huawei P20 Pro premium flagship that comes in colors like Graphite Black and Midnight Blue will be available in India for Rs. 64,999 (~$979) starting from May 3. From the same date, the P20 Lite that carries a pricing of Rs. 19,999 (~$301) will be available for purchase in colors like Midnight Black and Klein Blue. These phones can be exclusively bought through Amazon India.

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It has become a tradition for AnTuTu to release the top phones for each month in terms of popularity or performance. The list of the top performing Android phones for the month of March has been released and it is not surprising that it is headed by a new flagship.

At the top spot is Samsung’s Galaxy S9+. This is the Snapdragon 845-powered variant with a clock-speed of up to 2.8GHz. It scored 264,402 points on AnTuTu and is followed closely by the Galaxy S9 with 263,754 points.

Next on the list is Huawei’s Mate 10 Pro and Mate 10. Both are powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 970 SoC. This is the first mobile chipset with a dedicated NPU. Although both phones are powered by the same SoC, the Mate 10 Pro has a higher score (213,980) than the Mate 10 (213,909). This is likely due to the larger RAM on the Pro, though it also has a 4GB RAM variant.

Huawei is again on the list but it is its sub-brand, Honor, taking the fifth spot with the Honor V10. Just like the Mate 10 duo, this is also powered by the Kirin 970 but it sells for much less than both. It scored 212,934 points on the benchmark site.

OnePlus clinches the sixth and seventh positions with the OnePlus 5T and OnePlus 5 respectively. Both devices are powered by the Snapdragon 835.

The Nubia Z17 and Z17s follow and they are also powered by the Snapdragon 835. Xiaomi’s Mi 6 closes the list.

READ MORE: Huawei Mate 20 AnTuTu Listing Appears; Reveals Kirin 980’s Prowess with 350,000+ Score

When the list for April is released, we expect the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro to be on it. We should also see the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2s in the top 5.

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A recent report has revealed that the upcoming Honor 10 flagship will be featuring a notched display like the Huawei P20. However, instead of the vertical dual camera setup found on the P20, the Honor 10 is expected to feature horizontally arranged dual rear cameras. Four network variants of the Honor 10 namely COL-TL00, COL-TL10, COL-AL10 and COL-AL00 have been recently certified by China’s TENAA regulatory body. The Chinese authority has revealed the entire specs of the phone, albeit its images.

A recently leaked image showing the rear view of the Honor 10 phone had revealed the COL-AL10 model number. Its TENAA listing reveals that it will be available variant like 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. The Honor 10 phone with model number CLO-AL00 includes 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage.

The COL-TL10 Honor 10 has 128 GB of storage and 6 GB of RAM. The COL-TL00’s listing shows that it has an internal storage of 128 GB and it would be available in RAM options like 4 GB and 6 GB. These network variants are driven by Kirin 970 chipset and pre-installed with Android 8.1 Oreo. None of the variants seem to feature microSD card slot. The dimensions of the Honor 10 include 149.6 x 71.2 x 7.7 mm and it weighs 153 grams. It is fitted with a 5.84-inch IPS LCD display that produces 2280 x 1080 pixels resolution.

It is packed with a 3,320mAh battery. For photography, it includes 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual camera setup whereas its front panel is fitted with a 24-megapixel selfie camera. It is powered by an octa-core processor that clocks at 2.36 GHz. Since it is a flagship phone, it is speculated to be powered by the Kirin 970 chipset that also the Honor View 10, Huawei P20, Huawei P20 Pro, Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro.

Read More: Huawei P20 Review: A Solid Flagship Smartphone

The TENAA listings of the Honor 10 may get updated with images before its official launch on April 19. Huawei’s sub-brand will be also holding an exclusive launch event for it in London on May 15.

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A high-quality render of the Honor 10 that had appeared in the last week had revealed its attractive design, but the rumor mill has been leaking conflicting information on the appearance of its frontside. Some rumors have claimed that it would be sporting a notch like the Huawei P20, but there are some other sources that have claimed that it may feature a display that offers 100 percent screen-to-body ratio. A fresh photo showing the front view of what appears to be the real Honor 10 handset has surfaced today on Weibo. It reveals that it will be arriving with a notch enabled display like the P20.

The Honor 10 is slated to get unveiled on April 19. The Honor flagship is expected to borrow plenty of specs and features from the Huawei P20. Also, the below image also reveals that it also sports a notched display like the P20.

The rear view of the phone has already revealed that at least one of its color models will feature a color gradient finish of blueish purple. It is speculated that it may sport the same dual camera setup that is available on the Mate 10, albeit Leica and SUMMILUX branding.

Recent reports have claimed that the cameras of the Honor 10 will deliver AI driven photography experience. Leaked photos that were reportedly snapped using the Honor 10 reveals that it will carry support for semantic image segmentation mode.

Read More:Honor Magicbook Sporting Ultra-thin Bezels Will Launch As Honor’s First Laptop on April 19

Rumors have revealed that the handset will be equipped with a 5.84-inch display and it would be fueled by Kirin 970 chipset. The highest configuration variant of the Honor 10 is speculated to be packed with 6 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. Nothing much is known on the other specs of the Honor 10.  After getting unveiled in China on April 19, the handset is also scheduled to go official in London on May 15.

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Remember the device that is referred to as the Huawei Mate X? Latest reports say it will launch as the Huawei MateRS Porsche Design.

Huawei is said to have created a hashtag with the name on Weibo. The device which has appeared on TENAA for a few weeks as the NEO-AL00, had its TENAA page updated recently. The update says the phone has 6GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. Sources also say it will be powered by the Kirin 970.

Unconfirmed reports say the MateRS Porsche Edition will be similar to the Mate 10 Pro and not an entirely new device. So apart from the Porsche Design branding on the phone and software, it will not look significantly different from the Mate 10 Pro.

READ MORE: Huawei Is Developing Innovative Wireless Charging Technologies

There is no information regarding release and pricing but we expect it to be Huawei’s most expensive phone when it launches.

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Huawei, teaming up with Linaro has launched the HiKey 970 AI development platform. The HiKey 970 was announced on March 19 at the Linaro Developer Conference in Hong Kong. The Rasberry Pi look-alike is built based on Huawei’s Hisilicon Kirin 970 chipset, the world’s first AI mobile processing platform integrated with a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU).

The HiKey 970 97Boards are designed as alternatives to Raspberry Pi, using ARM mobile technology specifically for Android developers. The HiKey board is designed for creating apps, particularly on Android devices. Google designed the phone to be able to run on multiple architectures and the Linaro products are typically geared towards ARM-based system-on-chips, making it compatible with the handsets. They use the same operating chip as the Huawei Mate 10, meaning their operational power is said to be that of a high-end smartphone. It also comes with Huawei’s HiAI SDK.

It comes with a higher computing power and richer hardware interfaces. It also supports mainstream operating systems and artificial intelligence stacks. Its energy efficiency is up to 50 times more than that of CPU operations while the performance is up to 25 times more. The board also has an heterogenous resource management and is also integrated with a dedicated NPU just like the Kirin 970. Thus, it enables developers to develop deep learning algorithms, smart robots, automobile software and smart cities.

Read More: New Hikey 960 Development Board is Based on Huawei Kirin 960

The HiKey 970 development board will be open to developers for sale in mid-April but the price is yet to be disclosed. However, we don’t expect it to be less than the $239 price tag the HiKey 960 adopted.

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Earlier this week, an official teaser from Huawei had confirmed that its upcoming flagship will arrive with P20 moniker. The rumor mill has been speculating that the advanced edition of the P20 that is rumored to feature triple camera setup may launch with P20 Plus or P20 Pro moniker. Yesterday, Android Central Executive Editor had shared an image of a billboard in Barcelona, Spain where the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 tech expo was recently held. The billboard reveals that the Huawei will be launching P20 and P20 Pro smartphones on March 27. By this, it can be said that the advanced P20 will be hitting the market as P20 Pro, and not as P20 Plus.

The rough translation of the Spanish text on billboard suggests that Huawei will bring forth the rebirth of photography through P20 and P20 Pro. The Chinese manufacturer has also highlighted “IA” letters twice in the billboard. In Spanish, IA is a short form of inteligencia artificial. It indicates that the P20 and P20 Plus will deliver stellar photography experience through AI. Well, AI capabilities on Huawei P20 Huawei P20 and P20 Pro will be brought by about by Kirin 970 chipset that has a dedicated NPU unit for handling artificial intelligence tasks. A recent teaser by the company has revealed that the upcoming flagship phones will be able to shoot amazing photos in dim-light conditions.

Read More: Alleged Huawei Enjoy 8 And Two Other Phones Revealed By TENAA

Rumors have it that the P20 will be sporting a dual camera setup whereas the triple camera system will be placed on the back panel of the P20 Plus. Shown above are the leaked renders of the P20 and P20 Pro. The Chinese manufacturer will be also launching a low powered P20 as P20 Lite. Leaked information shared by Roland Quandt reveals that the P20 and P20 Lite will be coming with 16-megapixel main camera whereas the P20 Pro will be sporting an 18-megapixel main camera.

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AnTuTu has released a list of its top 10 highest performing smartphones for January 2018. The list is based on models which scored the highest points on AnTuTu benchmark. This is the first list that would be released by the benchmarking tool since the upgrade of its software version from V6.3.6 to v7.0.1. Of course, the list only contains Android smartphones. The iOS-powered Apple models with the A11 chip scores higher than its Android counterparts before the SD 845-powered Galaxy S9 was released.

Top of the list is the Kirin 970-powered Huawei Mate 10 Pro with a total score of 214580 points. The second spot is also occupied by the Mate 10 scoring a total of 212841 points. In a surprising twist, the Honor V10 which was announced with a Kirin 970 chip occupied the third spot with a score of 212557. OnePlus 5 is the first Snapdragon 835 smartphone on the list, sitting at number 4 spot with 211292 points. The OP5 is followed by the OnePlus 5T which scored 210134 points when it was benchmarked on AnTuTu. ZTE’s Nubia Z17 occupy the number 6 spot with 208922 points while the Xiaomi Mi 6 made the number 7 spot with 206571.

Read More: AnTuTu Releases The Top 10 Android Phone Chipsets For 2017 – Qualcomm Dominated

Another Xiaomi model, this time the Mi Mix 2 scored 205206 points to occupy the 8th place on the charts. Samsung joined the list at the 9th and 10th place with the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8+ respectively. But we expect this list to change significantly when the top 10 for February would be released since new Snapdragon 845-powered models would have gotten included by then.

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The flagship and mid-range smartphones from Huawei are powered home-baked HiSilicon Kirin chipsets. However, the company has also launched smartphones powered by MediaTek and Qualcomm chipsets in the past. Fresh information reveals that the Chinese manufacturer will be launching more smartphones with Kirin chipsets this year.

In 2017, Huawei had shipped 153 million smartphones. However, only 70 million units of its flagship phones were fueled by Kirin chipsets. In other words, less than 50 percent of the 153 million shipped phones were powered by Kirin SoCs.

The remaining number of Huawei devices that includes entry-level and mid-range phones featured chipsets from other manufacturers like MediaTek or Qualcomm. Last year, Huawei had launched MediaTek powered devices like Honor 6C Pro, Honor 6 Play, Honor V9 Play, Huawei Y5 Lite (2017), Huawei Y6 (2017), Huawei Y5 (2017), Huawei Y3 (2017) and MediaPad T3.

The Chinese manufacturer will be reportedly placing more orders of its Kirin chipsets with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in a bid to take on the likes of Qualcomm and MediaTek. The ratio of Huawei phones driven by HiSilicon chipsets is expected to cross 50 percent mark this year. Last year, Huawei had launched AI driven Kirin 970 for powering flagship phones whereas the Kirin 658 and 659 chipsets had fueled mid-range phones. There is a possibility that it may launch multiple chipsets this year.

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According to IC Insights, Qualcomm is the world’s leading chipset maker for smartphones. Last year, it had generated a revenue growth of 11 percent compared to 2016. MediaTek that is sitting on the fourth spot encountered a revenue decline of 11 percent on year in 2017.  In comparison to 2016, HiSilicon had gained a revenue of 21 percent last year.

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The first set of Snapdragon 845-powered smartphones will launch this month at MWC Barcelona. There are even rumors we may not have to wait till the tech event before we see the first one.

Qualcomm announced the chip back in December. Today, using its own test device, it has released benchmark results of the chip as well as its performance against other chipsets in the market.

The Qualcomm test device runs Android 8.0 Oreo, has 6GB of RAM and a display with a 1440 x 2560 resolution. It was ran through benchmarking apps Geekbench and AnTuTu and then pitted against other phones and chipsets.

For Geekbench, the Snapdragon 845 prototype device scored 2448 points in the single core test and 8454 points in the multi-core test.

The scores puts it at the top of the Android list as it is shown in the image below. It beats the Exynos 8895-powered Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8 with more than 2000 points in the multi-score test and leads them both by more than 400 points in the single core test.

The Snapdragon 835-powered Google Pixel 2 lags behind with over 2200 and 500 points in the multi-core and single-core test scores.

Next is AnTuTu, where Qualcomm’s new flagship chip records a whopping 267,288 points. However, this is not the highest we have seen this SoC score. Last week, we saw the result of Xiaomi’s Mi MIX 2S on the same benchmarking app and it scored 270461 points. The Mi MIX 2S scored higher in CPU and memory and that can be attributed to its RAM which is said to be 8GB.

So how does Qualcomm’s new chip perform against those in the market currently? Long story short, it is not the king.

The test device was compared to the Huawei Mate 10 Pro with its Kirin 970 SoC, the OnePlus 5T with Snapdragon 835, the Exynos 8895 toting Galaxy Note8, and the Apple A11 Bionic iPhone X.

Qualcomm’s new chip beats all but one – the Apple A11 Bionic. Apple’s chipset not only trumps it but does so with at least 2000 points in both the single-core and multi-core tests. Qualcomm’s joy as the king of Android chipsets will actually be short-lived as the Exynos 9810 is said to be ahead in performance too.

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The year 2017 saw smartphones trending on two fronts, one is the full-screen design while the second is the presence of artificial intelligence. The full-screen bezel-less design was absolutely the most prominent trend, making it difficult to keep track of the number of full-screen models that have so far been launch. However, artificial intelligence is yet to be adopted extensively and so, benchmark outfit Master Lu has helped us out with a list of the best AI smartphones around presently. Actually, the list is for 2017 AI-packing smartphones but since this year, we are yet to see any major smartphone launch so the ranking is still intact.

The top 10 smartphones with Artificial Intelligence (AI) is dominated by Huawei with two of its models sitting at the first and second spots. The two Huawei smartphones on the list feature the Kirin 970 chipset with its dedicated NPU bringing AI capabilities to the smartphones. The Huawei Mate 10 sits at the top of the charts with 233 points and is closely followed by the Honor V10 with 232 points. Apple’s iPhone X, powered by the A11 bionic processor and the iPhone 8 Plus occupy the third and fourth positions with 184 and 181 points respectively. It is worthy of note that the gap between the Kirin 970-driven Huawei models and the A11-powered Apple models is more than 20%. That shows the level of AI capabilities the Kirin 970 chip packs. Perhaps, Qualcomm’s next-gen Snapdragon 845 would be able to challenge the Kirin 970 but for now, its AI feature seems to be in a class of its own.

Read Also: Master Lu Benchmark’s Top 10 2017 Smartphone Ranking Puts Nubia Z17 On Top, Above Mate 10 Pro!

Other AI-packing smartphones ranked on Master Lu’s benchmark top 10 AI flagships list include ZTE’s Nubia Z17, Nubia Z17S, 360 Q5 Plus, Smartisan Nuts Pro 2, OnePlus 5, and Vivo Xplay 6.

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Rumors have revealed that Huawei will be unveiling new P-series flagship phones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 that will be held in the next month. The rumor mill is yet to confirm whether the upcoming P series flagship will be called P11 or P20. It seems that the company is prepping up on the launch of its P series phone as the test pages of unreleased phones like P11 and P12 have appeared as placeholders on Huawei.com

The listings for the P11 and P12 contain specifications of the older Ascend Mate 7 smartphone. The test pages do not contain any information on the alleged Huawei P20 flagship phone. Rumors have it that the next P series flagship from Huawei has a model number of EML-AL00 and it wi++ll be supporting an aspect ratio of 18.7:9. The screen resolution of 1080 x 2444 pixels suggests that it may sport a notch like the one present on the iPhone X. It will be running on Android 8.0 Oreo.

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It is rumored to be powered by HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset that is equipped with a dedicated AI chip. The SoC of the phone is likely to be coupled with up to 6 GB of RAM. It is expected to arrive with 3D facial recognition feature like the Face ID from Apple. It is also pegged to come with Leica branded 40-megapixel triple rear camera system with 5x hybrid zoom along with a 24-megapixel selfie camera. The upcoming P series phones is rumored to include four variants like Standard, Pro, Plus and Lite.

As mentioned above, there are conflicting rumors about the name of the forthcoming P series flagship. Since the MWC 2018 launch is more than a month away, the rumor is expected to reveal more information on the phone in the coming weeks.

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Huawei has also unveiled the special edition Mate 10 Pro Porsche Design smartphone alongside the Mate 10 Pro phone in the U.S. during its keynote at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018. The Mate 10 Pro Porsche Design will be so available for buying in the country alongside the Mate 10 Pro starting from next month.

The unlocked Huawei Mate 10 Pro Porsche Design smartphone with 6 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage is priced at $1,225 for the U.S. markets. The 64 GB and 256 GB iPhone X are respectively available with $999 and $1,149 pricing in the U.S.

The smartphone will be releasing on Feb. 18 in the U.S. and it will be available through retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and Microsoft. It will be also coming to the Porsche Design Store by the end of February. The package of the Mate 10 Pro Porsche Design will include a pair of headphones, two cables for charging, a home and car Super charger and a leather case made by Montblanc, a German-based luxury company.

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The Mate 10 Pro Porsche Design will be available exclusively in Diamond Black color in the U.S. It sports a premium appeal thanks to curved unibody glass chassis that has vertical stripes on it. The handset features Porsche Design branding at the front. Also, the handset is running on a custom UI flavored Android 8.0 Oreo.

As far as the hardware of the smartphone is concerned, it includes the same specs that are found on the Mate 10 Pro. The 6-inch AMOLED screen of the phone supports 18:9 aspect ratio and FHD+ resolution. The Kirin 970 SoC that is coupled with a dedicated AI chip is present under its hood. It lacks a microSD card slot.

The backside of the phone has Leica branded 12-megapixel + 20-megapixel dual camera system. The front panel features a selfie snapper of 8-megapixeI. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Like the Mate 10 Pro, it includes a SuperCharge fast charging technology enabled 4,000mAh battery.

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Huawei has confirmed during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 that the Huawei Mate 10 Pro flagship smartphone will be available in the U.S. starting from the next month. It won’t be available through the local carriers of the U.S., but it can be bought through popular retailers in the country.

Previous reports had suggested that the Huawei Mate 10 Pro would be available through AT&T and Verizon in the U.S. However, AT&T has reportedly canceled the deal of carrying the Mate 10 Pro. There is no update from Verizon on it which also indicates that it won’t be carrying the flagship phone.

However, the unlocked Huawei Mate 10 Pro that will be releasing next month in the U.S. would be compatible with GSM networks like AT&T, T-Mobile, Cricket, MetroPCS, Simple Mobile and Tracfone.

Customers can avail the unlocked Mate 10 Pro through Amazon, Best Buy, Microsoft, New Egg and B&H with a price tag of $799. The pre-orders for the smartphone will start on Feb. 4 and its shipments will begin on Feb. 18. It will be available in color choices like Mocha Brown, Black and Midnight Blue. Those who pre-order the Mate 10 Pro will be provided with $150 gift-care rebate from any of the aforementioned retailers.

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The Mate 10 Pro has an impressive Leica branded 12-megapixel + 20-megapixel rear-mounted dual camera setup and it is equipped with a dedicated AI chip for handling AI tasks. It features a 6-inch AMOLED display that supports 18:9 aspect ratio and FHD+ resolution. The U.S. will be receiving only the Mate 10 Pro variant that has 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage.

The device lacks a microSD card slot. It has a selfie camera of 8-megapixel. It runs on EMUI 8.0 flavored Android 8.0 Oreo and its 4,000mAh battery is equipped with SuperCharge fast charging technology.

The special edition Mate 10 Pro Porsche Design will be also heading to the U.S. next month. During the Huawei’s event at CES 2018, the company did not confirm whether the Huawei Mate 10 will be also arriving in the U.S.

Huawei has also announced that “Wonder Woman” actress will be its official brand ambassador in the U.S. In the absence of support from local carriers, the company will be banking on the star power of the Israeli actress for credibility and exposing its devices to wider audience.

 For more coverage from CES 2018, check out this link! 

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If we take into consideration the Android smartphones market, Samsung Exynos 9810, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and Kirin 970 are the best processors ever announced in the past few months. Exynos 9810 will power the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 in its European version, Kirin 970 is aboard Huawei Mate 10 and 10 Pro and it will also be aboard the Huawei P20, while Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 will power the other most important flagship phones of 2018. Which one is the best SoC? Here you can see a Exynos 9810 vs Snapdragon 845 vs Kirin 970 comparison between their specs.

Exynos 9810 vs Snapdragon 845 vs Kirin 970

Each of these SoCs have octa-core architecture and has a dedicated chip for artificial intelligence and deep learning. The first difference that is possible to notice is the clock frequency. Exynos 8910 has the highest max frequency, but Snapdragon 845 has a max frequency of 2.8 GHz for each of its cores, while Exynos 9810 has a 2.9 GHz frequency only for 4 cores. Kirin 970 has the lowest frequency with 2.4 GHz. Each SoC has a modem that can reach a download speed of 1.2 Gbps, but Exynos 9810 has the highest upload speed with 200 Mbps.

On the other hand, the Snapdragon 845 has a GPU that’s likely better: the Adreno 630. Further, Snapdragon 845 will probably provide more modding options. If I had to pick one, I would personally choose the Snapdragon 845 by Qualcomm, but that is mostly for personal tasks, as Samsung Exynos 9810 is as excellent as its opponent. I define Kirin 970 slightly inferior to both its opponents, but note that Huawei devices with this processor are more affordable.

Exynos 9810 vs Snapdragon 845 vs Kirin 970: Summary

Samsung Exynos 9810

PRO

• Powerful
• High speed modem
• Good connectivity

CONS

• Limited availability (Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ only)

Snapdragon 845

PRO

• Incredible performances
• Soon available on many flagships
• Great GPU

CONS

• Nothing special

Kirin 970

PRO

• Good power
• Already available
• Affordable price

CONS

• Less powerful than its opponents

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Huawei is rumored to be working on its next-generation P11 flagship. Fresh information shared by reliable leakster Roland Quandt has claimed that the Huawei P11 flagship would be debuting in Q1 2018. He has also claimed that the Chinese firm will be focusing on stellar camera and AI experience on the upcoming flagship.

So the Huawei P11 seems to be a Q1 2018 thing (again). We were just promised "exciting new products" with a focus on camera and AI for Q1 at a local german Huawei Xmas event. Could be MWC like the P10.

— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) December 15, 2017

Huawei had announced the P10 series flagship phones at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 event. Hence, it is speculated that Huawei P11 series will get official at MWC 2018 event that will be held between Feb. 26 to March 1 in Barcelona, Spain.

Well-known tipster Evan Blass has recently shared on his Twitter handle that the next P-series phones from Huawei will be an imaging powerhouse. The P11 is rumored to feature 40-megapixel triple-lens Pro camera by Leica along with 5x hybrid zoom. It is likely to house a Leica branded 24-megapixel front-facing camera.

Is the next Huawei P-series going to be an imaging powerhouse? A digital artist at one of the company's creative agencies added these "PCE Series" ads to their portfolio — claiming 40MP, 3 lens rear (5x hybrid zoom) + 24MP selfie, all Leica-co-developed. pic.twitter.com/t8w3VlL55L

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) December 6, 2017

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As far as AI is concerned, the P11 is likely to be fueled by Kirin 970 chipset that features a dedicated neural processing unit (NPU). The P11 may arrive with more AI capabilities than the Mate 10 phones.

Recent leaks have revealed that the Huawei P11 that is codenamed as EMILY may arrive with an iPhone-X like notch on its 6-01-inch LCD display. It will be running on EMUI 8.0 based Android 8.0 Oreo.

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Huawei announced the Honor V10 smartphone in China yesterday. The V10 was Huawei bringing the full-screen design to the mid-range segment once again after the Maimang 6 but this time around, they equipped the smartphone with the latest Kirin 970 flagship chip with AI capabilities.  The chip was even paired with a 6GB of RAM. Despite the topnotch design and powerful specs lineup, the V10 came in at a cheap price starting at $400.

For a Kirin 970 smartphone to sell for $400, some may think that the smartphone may not be as powerful as the Mate 10 models which first utilize the flagship chip. Well, that isn’t the case as AnTuTu has released its benchmark score for the Kirin 970-powered Honor V10 and it is a marvel. The V10 scored 165587 points on AnTuTu which is in the same range with the Mate 10 Pro. The Mate 10 Pro’s AnTuTu score was revealed a few weeks back as 173757 points.

Read More: Huawei Mate 10 Pro AnTuTu Benchmarks Reveal Kirin 970 is a Worthy Rival for Snapdragon 835

This marvellous performance of the Honor V10 is no doubt spurred by the Kirin 970 chip the device packs. Kirin 970 SoC is a 10nm chipset that is integrated with an exclusive Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for handling AI capabilities. The beasty Kirin 970 powers the recently introduced Mate 10 series smartphones. The AnTuTu benchmarks of Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro that have surfaced recently also indicate that the performance of the Kirin 970 is at par with Snapdragon 835. But then, you now have the same top-flying model in the mid-range segment. We can say this is a flagship model with a pocket-friendly price tag. Huawei really got it right this time around and we see the V10 braking sales records globally soon. Let us know in the comment section if you’re convinced enough to consider buying the  Honor V10 because of its price and specs.

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Huawei’s elite Honor brand has gone official with the Honor V10 in a ceremony held in China today. The Honor V10 has been a regular on leaks and rumours and most of the rumours turned out to be correct. For one, the device utilizes a fullscreen design and is powered by the latest Kirin 970 chip. Let’s take a look at the design and specifications of the Honor V10.

Design & Specifications

The Honor V10 features a 5.99-inch FHD+ display with a resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. This gives the device an 18:9 aspect ratio. As you would expect, the device packs a metal body crafted using modern Korean technology and it has a width of 74.98mm. The V10 also features an ultra-slim body which is just 6.97mm thick. The most spectacular aspect of the Honor V10’s full-screen design is that it also features a front-mounted fingerprint sensor which also doubles as the home button.

As stated, the V10 is powered by a Kirin 970 chip which has a built-in Neural Processing Unit (NPU). The phone is said to have a visual, auditory, learning, cognitive, computing, and decision-making ability. It also has the ability to identify up to 33 images per second and brings 25 times performance improvement when compared to the previous generation chip. The new chip brings on several other features to the smartphone which we’ll not go into. You can read up our article on the Kirin 970 chip.

Furthermore, the smartphone is available in up to three memory variants. There is a 4GB RAM + 64GB storage version, as well as a 6GB RAM + 64GB version and finally a top-end 6GB RAM + 128GB storage version. The camera aspect is piloted by a 20Mp + 16MP dual camera setup at the rear while selfies are taken care of by a 13MP shooter with AI features. Another cool feature is that the smartphone runs Android-Oreo-based EMUI 8.0 from the go. It also packs a 3750mAh battery with 5V/4.5A super fast charge. It comes with dual SIM slots and both slots are 4G VoLTE enabled.

Prices & Availability

The Honor V10 comes in Magic Black, Aurora Blue, Beach Gold and Charm Red colour variant. As for the prices, the 4GB + 64GB variant will sell for 2699 Yuan (~$409). The price goes up to 2,999 Yuan (~$454) for the 6GB + 64GB version while the 6GB + 128GB version carries a 3,499 Yuan (~$530) price tag. The prices are quite competitive and so, we’d predict a good outing for this sleek model. Reservations for the smartphone has already commenced while it will go on sale on December 5 at 10.08 via Huawei Mall, Jingdong, Lynx, Suning Tesco and Gome.

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