Huawei P10 review: The Mini-Mate

10 March 2017
The newly announced P10 builds on everything the P9 introduced last year - the design is even more striking, the already top-notch screen is even better, what used be a balanced performance is now flagship grade, and finally, the Dual Camera system, produced in collaboration with Leica, is now better and allows for lossless zoom like on the Mate9.

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  • AnonD-584268
  • 3Nu
  • 12 Mar 2017

Obsolete phone in 2017

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    • Anonymous
    • yMm
    • 12 Mar 2017

    AnonD-404798, 12 Mar 2017This phone is utter crap , where are the complains about bi... more1 Huawei is a recognized brand and
    2 the bezels have some use like fingerprint sensor and of screen buttons unlike Xperia tho I agreed it's still overpriced for what it offers

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      • SeeTheTruth
      • PBJ
      • 12 Mar 2017

      Kirin 690 is not just performs well but it also focus on battery life and memory management. It's not as good as SNAP in gaming aspect but I'm sure that in long term using it may perform better than those phone than use the SNAP but lack of software management. Experienced from Huawei Honor6 Plus in my hand. awesome phone!

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        • LOLforAndroidTeam
        • PBJ
        • 12 Mar 2017

        AnonD-404798, 12 Mar 2017This phone is utter crap , where are the complains about bi... moreI wonder while you wasted your time for typing this. Is this make you feel you are the winner?

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          • AnonD-303615
          • D0e
          • 12 Mar 2017

          AnonD-458877, 11 Mar 2017that is not their main flagship 2013-Z and Z1 2014-Z2 and... moreWhat are you on about?

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            • AnonD-404798
            • d%{
            • 12 Mar 2017

            This phone is utter crap , where are the complains about big bezels ... ??? or those complains only apply to SONY ? and this phone has nothing unique , design wise is just what everyone else is making (not to mention that fugly dual camera), and it's not cheap as Huawei branded phone should be ( I can get flagships from better recognized brands for same amount of money !! ) , there is nothing impressive just a regular phone and standard specs...

            ''960 chipset offers class-leading CPU and GPU performance''
            - that is simply not true bc it still can't match yet alone beat old Adreno 530 lololol and Adreno 540 is gonna knock it out of park !

            camera is also junk and this proves it ''using the manual mode and a tripod makes wonders''
            -sure but I'm not gonna carry that around in my pocket , with the tripod I'll actually use real camera !

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              • Nleft74
              • PSv
              • 12 Mar 2017

              AnonD-458877, 10 Mar 2017this is insulting HTC right in the face because,when the M9... moreHey! What GSMA is talking about on the display are the following:
              1.)Direct sunlight readability
              2.)Contrast ratio
              3.) color reproduction

              They were not talking about lcd or oled display.

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                • Christian
                • 0U@
                • 12 Mar 2017

                Removing the fingerprint sensor from the back and introducing an ugly front button (with very questionable functions) is the biggest mistake Huawei could make.
                Why repair something if it isn't broken??
                P9 was gorgeous,beautiful...what is this now?Look at the Apple.They have had winning design and use it the same for three generations in a row.Huawei had it,and change it for a what?To looks more iphonish than a iphone?
                P.S.and these round corners and back looks so familiar to me.... wonder where have I saw them : /

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                  • AnonD-647708
                  • KIB
                  • 11 Mar 2017

                  AnonD-632062, 11 Mar 2017A very good camera from Huawei again! But I'm pretty sure... moreI hope so too. I'm REALLY tired of the Galaxies and the Apples of the world. I could make a change to Huawei P10 Plus if it's at least as good as S7 Edge's camera. The different UI and functions would an interesting change. The ONLY thing I wished P10 Plus had was its predecessor AMOLED tech. Oh well, we'll see how it fares.

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                    • AnonD-647708
                    • KIB
                    • 11 Mar 2017

                    AnonD-69077, 11 Mar 2017So you have gone from one extreme to another. You call me a... more"I generally find gsm arena battery reviews rather useful when it comes to purchasing a new phone because I find them pretty accurate "
                    Amen to that, it has the perfect battery endurance tests unlike phonearena, which shows that Oneplus 3 has better battery than Oneplus 3T! LOL

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                      • AnonD-647708
                      • KIB
                      • 11 Mar 2017

                      Novage, 11 Mar 2017No they are saying that the s821 is better than the k960. T... moreI think they are more or less the same. If there is difference, it isn't much to pick a winner between these two. It's in no way a criticism on Kirin as I was hoping someone would step up and provide good competition to Snapdragons and Exynos of the world. It's been too long since we relied heavily on Snapdragon. Remember the SD810 heating debacle? If there was a viable alternative, 2015's flagship smartphones would not have had thermal problems.

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                        • AnonD-647708
                        • KIB
                        • 11 Mar 2017

                        Anonymous, 11 Mar 2017dxo gave htc 10 and xperia x performance 88 LOL.. Go figureI don't know about X Performance but HTC 10 definitely has a great camera. u can check out the review. In fact, I feel bad that HTC 10 is not often used in camera comparisons across many websites as it is a VERY good camera. Yes, S7 could ahead in few images but that does not make 10 a slouch.

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                          • AnonD-651915
                          • Egg
                          • 11 Mar 2017

                          Nice phone, thank you

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                            • AnonD-647708
                            • KIB
                            • 11 Mar 2017

                            AnonD-235041, 11 Mar 2017What are you talking about? Sound volumes are pretty good, ... moreI agree

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                              • AnonD-647708
                              • KIB
                              • 11 Mar 2017

                              Raky , 11 Mar 2017I don't get it why you are staking that it is worthy uptade... moreWell, camera is better and the inclusion of 4k video recording is a big plus for avid videographers. Front camera is definitely better, though I'd wait for the larger P10's review to come out. It has f1/1.8 aperture which may make a difference in low-light provided huawei makes real good use of it.

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                                • AnonD-647708
                                • KIB
                                • 11 Mar 2017

                                AnonD-458877, 10 Mar 2017this is insulting HTC right in the face because,when the M9... moreI don't know, I must be that One M9 display was not calibrated good enough. Whatever the reason, that phone was a disgrace to HTC's legacy. It's the main reason HTC switched from ONE brand.

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                                  • AnonD-145316
                                  • rrb
                                  • 11 Mar 2017

                                  AnonD-69077, 11 Mar 2017So you have gone from one extreme to another. You call me a... moreAt least my point is proven! These tests can not always be trusted. I beg to disagree with you Gsmarena Battery test is not always accurate, Huawei P9/P 9Plus and Mate 9 proven it wrong because they proved to be more battery Effient even after Gsmarena Low endurance scores.

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                                    • AnonD-632062
                                    • Hxc
                                    • 11 Mar 2017

                                    A very good camera from Huawei again!
                                    But I'm pretty sure the P10 Plus would be a better challenger for Pixel in night-time photography.

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                                      • AnonD-69077
                                      • HKN
                                      • 11 Mar 2017

                                      AnonD-69077, 11 Mar 2017In response to your 'before i throw insults around' maybe y... moreSo you have gone from one extreme to another. You call me a toddler and questioning if I have read the review because I spoke about battery standby and audio volume, now your talking about you can't always trust reviews and talking about real life usage??? does that even make sense?? why didn't you mention real world usage before? rather than throwing insults related to the review.

                                      Furthermore I generally find gsm arena battery reviews rather useful when it comes to purchasing a new phone because I find them pretty accurate

                                      next thing i own a s7 edge and a s7, LG G5 & HTC10 and the battery life on the latter two are pretty much in line with gsm arena findings i.e they just about last a day, the s7 about day and half and s7 edge 2 days or more withing the first 3 months. Of late the battery on my s7 edge is no where near as good as it was before and I have had it since september.

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                                        • AnonD-69077
                                        • HKN
                                        • 11 Mar 2017

                                        Akinaro, 11 Mar 2017Maybe before you throw insults around you need to USE THAT ... moreIn response to your 'before i throw insults around' maybe you will find that I responded to the review and got called a toddler because of my opinion. So therefore I wasn't the one who started throwing insults!!

                                        Secondly I am not doubting that these stats can differ in real world usage but from my experience of buying phones based on gsm arena battery life & audio volume I generally find them to be pretty accurate.

                                        Even the youtube video reviews I have watched and online reviews I have read about the p10 says battery life isn't as great as it should be but it is nice to see a number as a guide rather than someone just saying the battery life is average.