MWC 2017: Huawei P10, P10 Plus, Watch 2 hands-on

Introduction

Today was a big day for Huawei at the MWC expo in Barcelona. The company announced its new flagships - the P10 and P10 Plus, both featuring dual camera setups made in cooperation with Leica. We also witnessed two new Huawei Watch 2 smartwatches make their first appearance. And finally, Huawei presented the latest EMUI 5.1 rich in new features and optimizations.

The new P10 duo shares the refreshed design, but comes in different sizes - 5.1" for the P10 and 5.5" for the P10 Plus. The P10 Plus has a higher resolution screen, wider apertures on its rear sensor, and faster LTE.

Be sure to check the key features before continuing to our first hands-on impressions.

Huawei P10 at a glance:

• Body: Metal, 6.98mm thick, curved 2.5D Gorilla Glass 5
• Screen: 5.1" IPS LCD, 1080p resolution (332ppi);
• Chipset: Kirin 960 chipset, Octa-core processor (Cortex-A73 2.4GHz + A53 1.8GHz), Mali-G71 MP8 GPU
• Memory: 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, microSD slot (hybrid, uses SIM2 slot)
• OS: Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.1;
• Camera: 12MP OIS color + 20MP black & white, 4K video capture, Leica branding
• Camera features: F/2.2 lens, Hybrid Zoom (2x magnification), OIS, can change focus and lighting in photos after they are taken, Variable Aperture, Portrait Mode
• Selfie cam: 8MP, f/1.9 Leica lens, Portrait Mode with live bokeh effects
• Battery: 3,200mAh; Super Charge
• Security: Fingerprint reader (front, under the glass), 0.4 seconds response time
• Connectivity: Dual SIM, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 + LE, NFC, USB Type-C
• Misc: Stereo speakers, 3.5mm audio jack

Huawei P10 Plus at a glance:

• Body: Metal, 6.98mm thick, curved 2.5D Gorilla Glass 5
• Screen: 5.5" IPS LCD, Quad HD resolution (534ppi);
• Chipset: Kirin 960 chipset, Octa-core processor (Cortex-A73 2.4GHz + A53 1.8GHz), Mali-G71 MP8 GPU
• Memory: 4GB or 6GB RAM, 64GB or 128GB storage, microSD slot (hybrid, uses SIM2 slot)
• OS: Android 7.0 Nougat with EMUI 5.1;
• Camera: 12MP OIS color + 20MP black & white, 4K video capture, Leica branding
• Camera features: F/1.8 lens, Hybrid Zoom (2x magnification), OIS, can change focus and lighting in photos after they are taken, Variable Aperture, Portrait Mode
• Selfie cam: 8MP, f/1.9 Leica lens, Portrait Mode with live bokeh effects
• Battery: 3,750mAh; Super Charge
• Security: Fingerprint reader (front, under the glass), 0.4 seconds response time
• Connectivity: Dual SIM, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 + LE, NFC, USB Type-C
• Misc: Stereo speakers, 3.5mm audio jack

And here you can check the new Watch 2 series at a glance.

Huawei Watch 2 at a glance

• Plastic body with 20mm lug width (Watch 2)/316L stainless steel, ceramic bezel with 22 mm lug width (Watch 2 Classic); IP68 rating
• 48.9 x 45 x 12.6mm; 40g (Watch 2 Bluetooth) / 42g (Watch 2 LTE) / 47g (Watch 2 Classic Bluetooth)
• 1.2-inch, 390 x 390 pixel AMOLED panel; 326ppi; Corning Gorilla Glass protection
• Changeable straps: 140-210 mm length
• Qualcomm MSM8909W Snapdragon Wear 2100; 768MB RAM; 4GB ROM
• Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Heart rate sensor(PPG),CAP capacitance sensor, ALS/ambient light sensor, Geomagnetic sensor
• Bluetooth 4.1 + LE; Wi-Fi b/g/n; GPS + GLONASS
• GSM/WCDMA/TDS/CDMA2000/TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE; Support for eSIM and nano SIM (Watch 2 LTE)
• 420 mAh battery; Magnetic suction base charge
• Android Wear 2.0; Android Pay support; Android 4.2/iOS 8.2 and up compatible

• Huawei P10 hands-on
• Huawei P10 benchmarks
• Huawei P10 Plus hands-on
• Huawei Watch 2 and Watch 2 Classic hands-on

Now, let's see those P10 flagships, shall we?