Huawei, in an event held yesterday, announced the most awaited Mate 10 series of flagship phones which include Huawei Mate 10, Huawei Mate 10 Pro and the extravagant Porsche Edition Mate 10. The new phones have some exciting new hardware and a compelling design. The exterior relies mostly on glass with a curved back to make it easier to hold and use. Further, the main attractions are the upgraded dual lens camera present on both Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro. The key difference for users between the two phones would be the displays. The Mate 10 Pro ships with a 18:9 AMOLED display whereas the Mate 10 follows traditional 16:9 IPS LCD panel. Read ahead to find more details about the new Huawei Mate Series right below.
Both new phones are featuring the Kirin 970 chipset. The chipset is expected to compete quite strongly with competitors on performance and efficiency levels. Further, the phones have a Neural Processing Unit feature which increases efficiency and battery life. Out of the box, both phones will ship with Android 8.0 Oreo and Emotion UI 8. For a detailed specification run-down along with pricing and availability details, read ahead.
Huawei Mate 10 Specifications:
Here is the technical run down for the Huawei Mate 10.
| Huawei Mate 10 | Technical Specifications |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 150.5 x 77.8 x 8.2 mm |
| Network | 4G LTE |
| Display | 5.9" HUAWEI FullView Display 16:9 LCD Display 2560 x 1440* pixels, 499 ppi 16.7M Colours, Colour Saturation(NTSC): 96% High Contrast: 1500:1 (Typical) |
| Processor | HUAWEI Kirin 970 Octa-Core CPU (4*Cortex A73 2.36GHz + 4*Cortex A53 1.8GHz) + i7 co-processor, Mali-G72 MP12 GPU NPU: Neural Network Processing Unit |
| Memory | 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM Micro SD card slot, support up to 256GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| OS | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Camera | Main Camera 20MP Monochrome + 12MP RGB, f/1.6 OIS (Optical Image Stablisation) BSI CMOS Dual-LED Flash PDAF + CAF + Laser + Depth Auto Focus 2x Hybrid Zoom 4K Video Recording Front Camera 8MP FF, f/2.0 |
| Video | MPEG4, H.265(HEVC), H.264(AVC), H.263, VC-1, MP43, WMV7, WMV8, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio | MP3, AAC LC/AAC+/eAAC+,AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, FLAC, Vorbis, Opus |
| Additional features | Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,Bluetooth 4.2, USB Type-C |
| Battery | 4000mAh |
Huawei Mate 10 Pro Specifications:
View all the specifications for the Mate 10 Pro listed ahead.
| Huawei Mate 10 Pro | Technical Specifications |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 154.2 mm x 74.5 mm x 7.9 mm |
| Network | 4G LTE |
| Display | 6.0" HUAWEI FullView Display 18:9 OLED Display 2160 x 1080 pixels, 402 ppi 16.7M Colours, Colour Saturation(NTSC): 112% High Contrast: 70000:1 (Typical) |
| Processor | HUAWEI Kirin 970 Octa-core CPU (4*Cortex A73 2.36GHz + 4*Cortex A53 1.8GHz) + i7 co-processor, Mali-G72 MP12 GPU NPU: Neural Network Processing Unit |
| Memory | 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM |
| OS | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Camera | Main Camera 20MP Monochrome + 12MP RGB, f/1.6 OIS (Optical image stablisation) BSI CMOS Dual-LED flash PDAF + CAF + Laser + Depth Auto Focus 2x Hybrid Zoom 4K Video Recording Front Camera 8MP FF, f/2.0 |
| Video | MPEG4, H.265(HEVC), H.264(AVC), H.263, VC-1, MP43, WMV7, WMV8, VP8, VP9 |
| Audio | MP3, AAC LC/AAC+/eAAC+,AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, FLAC, Vorbis, Opus |
| Additional features | Fingerprint Sensor, G-Sensor, Gyroscope Sensor, Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Hall Sensor, Barometer, Infrared Remote Control |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 2.4G/5G, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with Wi-Fi Direct support BT4.2, support BLE Support aptX/aptX HD and LDAC HD Audio USB Type C DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Battery | 4000mAh |
Huawei Mate 10 / Mate 10 Pro Price and Availability:
Huawei will be releasing the Mate 10 round about late October and the Mate 10 Pro will follow in mid-November. The Mate 10 will ship with 64GB of storage and 4GB of RAM. The Mate 10 Pro will get 128GB of storage and 6GB RAM. The most lavish variant, the Porsche Edition, would be available in only 256GB storage along with 6GB RAM.
The Huawei Mate 10 will be available for 699 Euros, the Mate 10 Pro will ship for 799 Euros and the Porsche Edition would cost 1395 Euros. Pricing will be announced for more regions soon but you can convert easily using the current exchange rate and get an approximation at this immediate time.
Huawei Mate 10 Series Pictures:
