Honor 10 review

1 June 2018
we find ourselves in the odd position of reviewing the Honor 10 - a device which is substantially cheaper than the Huawei P20, and yet, it's surprisingly identical to the flagship device in so many ways. Huawei and Honor may be described as two sides of the same coin. Honor, being a Huawei sub-brand, has the benefit of having full access to its parent company technology and R&D. But when it comes to marketing strategy, the two companies couldn't possibly be looking in more different directions than they are.

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  • Anonymous
  • 39x
  • 03 Jun 2018

Anonymous, 02 Jun 2018So for the same price almost, you can get the Oneplus 6 wit... moreNo the One Plus 6 is more expensive than the Honor 10. The Honor 10 is only £399

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    • Anonymous
    • pYg
    • 02 Jun 2018

    The very similarly specced Honor View10 was available for quite a while at £330 in the UK.

    The just before the Honor 10 launches, it shoots up to £450, with this occupying the £399 slot. Talk about playing the market.

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      • boomerang
      • swp
      • 02 Jun 2018

      Shanti Dope, 02 Jun 2018https://m.gsmarena.com/showpic2.php3?sImg=reviews/18/huawei... moreindeed....nice one

        I have this. Very decent mobile but it could be cheaper considering lots of missing tic boxes like 6 plus inches AMOLED, IP rating missing, etc... But it is a perfect iPhone replacement (could very well be iPhone X with IPS LCD).

        It's AI features like portrait, lighting mode, facelock, looks really cool.

        Performance is debt of not outrageous. Good enough for normal usages.

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          • Anonymous
          • pp3
          • 02 Jun 2018

          The same can be seen in any video of Honor 10. Please use your eyes instead of relying on numbers given to you by equiment which doesn't always tell the whole story.

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            • Anonymous
            • pp3
            • 02 Jun 2018

            There is a serious issue with how you test contrast ratio/black levels. I have both Honor 8 and Honor 10. In daylight the Honor 8 has significantly better contrast with deeper blacks, its so obvious to the eyes yet your numbers imply Honor 8 has worse black levels.

            The Honor 10 screen is more reflective and in daylight the blacks are very bad as there seems to be a missing black filter you normally see on expensive phones with lcd screens. Your test method only measures the emitted light, something which is irrelevant in daylight, that only matters in darkness.

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              • Anonymous
              • mgK
              • 02 Jun 2018

              Does it not have capacitive buttons like the honor 9 anymore? Lackluster device, barely an upgrade. Hell out looks like a downgrade regarding certain parts.

                oppo and nokia looks better shooters.

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                  • Chrsjns
                  • vgN
                  • 02 Jun 2018

                  Ski5i, 02 Jun 2018Mi8 with snapdragon 845, amoled panel and high quality came... moreLooks like the Mi8 is a better buy this year... Next year Honor must borrow more things from the P series....

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Sm7
                    • 02 Jun 2018

                    -No IP67 rating, don't dunk it in water
                    -Mediocre screen contrast in bright light

                    this is enough reasons not to buy, at max this is a 300$ for what u get nothing more....

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                      • Kyser
                      • XQf
                      • 02 Jun 2018

                      Hi i will suggest you one thing no doubt huwaie is a good company but honor gave them pathetic customer service and its has charging issues which i found in 3 phones so far

                        The phone is ok was expecting more as honor 9 was way awesome for its price. Those cameras are good for someone with older flagship like me and AI is better than P20 overall its a nice phone not too good not too bad

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                          • Sym3
                          • rxh
                          • 02 Jun 2018

                          Still waiting for OnePlus 6 review.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • S2T
                            • 02 Jun 2018

                            So for the same price almost, you can get the Oneplus 6 with 6 gb ram and a bigger amoled screen.. and Snapdragon 845 which absolutely blows this away.. tough choice.. (not)

                              "There is a Night mode on the Honor 10 - this shot requires a tripod and up to 20s of waiting and in the end will give you one very dark photo, so we advise against using it - it's a complete waste of time."

                              Sounds unpleasing. But you can see on the result, it comes with excellent exposure and excellent details picture. Why GSMArena said otherwise?

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                                • Shui8
                                • KZ8
                                • 02 Jun 2018

                                AnonD-470007, 02 Jun 2018The OP6 is running the latest 845 SoC the Honor 10 last yea... moreHonor 10 - $400
                                Oneplus 6 - $560

                                Thats the price in my country, oneplus is better but price higher (price above $500, no longer called as flagship killer) no competition here. Both has fair price for the specs.

                                I'm eagerly waiting for $420 Xiaomi Mi 8 SD845 equipped review. Well specced phone for the price.

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                                  • AnonD-470007
                                  • mXB
                                  • 02 Jun 2018

                                  The OP6 is running the latest 845 SoC the Honor 10 last year's SoC Kirin, surely processing speed as to differ as far as the "cons" are concerned? Plus the OP and Nokia will most likely get Android P & Q months ahead of the Honor?

                                    Shui8, 02 Jun 2018No EIS even using 1080p 30fps and lower? Well previous Hono... moreRegular Mate 10 will be the perfect fit for alternatives. :)

                                      This is a good priced phone in Philippines, but I won't get one because they are only available in online channels, which is bad for me. :(

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