Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro were unveiled yesterday with top-of-the-line specs. they were nicknamed intelligent machines because they both have AI Kirin 970. The one I shall be reviewing today is the Mate 10 Pro.
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro houses the world’s first Kirin AI processor which offers you a seamless, stronger and faster smartphone experience. The Mate 10 Pro was created to be fast and stays fast too. Going with the current smartphone trend, the Mate Pro is a gorgeous looking phone thanks to the FullView display with 18:9 aspect same with the likes of Samsung Note 8 and iPhone X.
Design
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro has an iconic look compared to other smartphones from the tech giant. The Mate series are known for their fantastic design and premium features.
This year Huawei Mate 10 Pro is IP67 certified, offering dust and water resistance and providing durability. Compared to the Mate 9, the design of the Mate 10 series has a major reduction in bezels which allows for a much smaller overall look. It will be available in Mocha Brown, Titanium Gray, Midnight Blue and Pink Gold.
The back of the device is made of a glossy metal that shines when held in the hands. It has its fingerprint scanner located at the back just below the dual cameras and the dual LED flash. The cameras of the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is the same with that of the Mate 10 which were joined developed by Huawei and Leica. It will be available in Mocha Brown, Titanium Gray, Midnight Blue and Pink Gold.
Display
Designed to bring your vision to life. The Huawei Mate is an interesting phone with its expansive 6.0-inch screen which is OLED in nature with a display resolution of 2,160 x 1,080. Interesting, the Mate 10 resolution is 1440* 2560 which is way higher than the Pro version. Huawei claimed this is to conserve the battery life of the device. You will enjoy an immersive viewing experience with HDR 10 technology on the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, it has a 6.0-inch FullView HD+ AMOLED display with 18:9 aspect ratio. Its HDR10 technology offers intensely vivid and bright colours.
The device offers an immersive viewing experience with its HDR 10 technology and 6.0-inch OLED display with 18:9 aspect ratio. Its HDR10 technology offers intensely vivid and bright colours.
Hardware and Software
Powering the specs-studded device is the new the Kirin 970 processor. It is an octa-core processor [ four Cortex-A73 and four Cortex-A53 processing cores ] with Mali-G72 MP12 as GPU. It has an AI that runs dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that can perform AI computing tasks faster and with less power. It is built with speed, responsiveness and efficiency in mind. It is smart, quick and adaptive, understands and responds to real-world situations instantly.
With cutting-edge 10 nm processor aided with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro accomplishes premium performance at the speed of lightning using less power. Intuitive and simple, the all-new EMUI 8.0 with the Android 8.0 Oreo OS takes usability to new levels, ensuring easy projection and a smart screen.
Camera
The Mate 10 Pro houses a dual back camera engineered by Leica. It is one of the highlights of the device because according to Huawei, the Mate 10 Pro has AI features that enable the camera to recognize up to 13 scenes right, including landscapes, low-light, portrait, flower, sunset, snow, cat, dog and text.
The AI features on the Huawei Mate 10 Pro and the new Leica Dual Cameras deliver breathtaking image quality with minimum effort. With the new Leica Dual Lens (20MP + 12MP) with a f/1.6 aperture can take beautiful pictures with Bokeh effect. The 12MP RGB sensor and 20MP monochrome sensor with Optical Image Stabilization enables you to capture photos at an expert standard.
At the front of the device is an 8MP selfie shooter that also relies on AI to apply blurry on the background. The camera of the Mate 10 Pro can shoot 4K videos and is IOS enabled as well.
Battery
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro is powered by 4000mAh Li-polymer battery. Huawei’s SuperCharge tech on the Mate 10 Pro not only delivers a whole day’s use with just a single 20-minute charge, its 15-layer shield system is certified by TÜV Rheinland. Sensors on the phone include Fingerprint Sensor, G-Sensor, Gyroscope Sensor, Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Hall Sensor, Barometer, Infrared Remote Control
Full Specification Of Huawei Mate 10 Pro
LAUNCH
・Announced: 2017, October
・Status: Coming soon. 2017, November
NETWORK
・Network Technology: GSM / WCDMA / LTE
・3G Support: Yes
・4G Support: Yes
・GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800/1900 MHz
・WCDMA: 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
・LTE : 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
・Number of SIM Card: Two
・Dual SIM Support: Yes
DESIGN
・Dimensions: 154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm
・Color: Mocha Brown, Titanium Gray, Midnight Blue, Pink Gold
・Weight: 178g
DISPLAY
・Type: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
・Size: 6.0-inch(80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
・Resolution: 1080 x 2160 pixels
・Pixel Density: 402 Pixel Per Inch
SOFTWARE
・OS: Android 8.0
・CPU: Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)
・Chipset: Hisilicon Kirin 970
・GPU: Mali-G72 MP12
STORAGE
・Card slot: No
・Memory: 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage
CAMERA
・Primary: Dual Camera (20MP + 12MP)
・Secondary: 8MP
・Flash: Yes With Dual LED Flash
FEATURES
・Wifi: Yes, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
・Bluetooth: Yes, 4.2
・Fingerprint Sensor: Yes (Rear)
BATTERY
・Capacity: 4000 mAh
・Standby Time: –
・Talktime: –
・Fast Charging: Yes
PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
Huawei Mate 10 Pro is available for Pre-order for just $799, that’s about N290,000 – N310,000.
