Huawei published Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro
Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro got announced yesterday in Munich, it was also available on livesteram. With those models, Huawei announced Kirin 970 SoC, that includes Neural-Network Processing Unit Procesor, it allows AI enhancements and machine learning capabilities. Chip is made based on 10-nm architecture. CEO of Huawei Richard Yu presented those flagship models.
Camera got new lens that will alow more light to fall on the sensor. New chipset comes with dual image signal processing units that tracks movements, scenes and recognize subjects in real time. All of this is possible thanks to new NPU.
Phones have minimal, measured in milimeters bezels and greater screen to body ratio, bigger than iPhone X, as Richard stated. Below you can see more informations about the devices.
Standard version of the phone received 5.9''-inch IPS LCD screen with QHD resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. Display has 499 pixels per inch, with HDR10 support. Full Mate 10 specifications are listed below.
- Glass body with metal frames, protected with Corning Gorilla Glass
- 5.9" IPS LCD screen, 1440p resolution (499ppi); HDR10 support, up to 730 nits brightness
- 10nm Kirin 970 SoC, Octa-core processor (Cortex-A73 2.4GHz + A53 1.8GHz), Mali-G72 MP12 GPU
- 4GB RAM, 64GB internal memory, microSD slot (hybrid, uses SIM2 slot)
- Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8.0 user interface
- 12-megapixel main camera + 20-megapixel monochrome, f/1.6 aperture, OIS, Hybrid Zoom, Adjustable portrait mode and aperture, phase detection and laser autofocus, video is recorded in 4K
- 8-megapixel front facing camera with f/2.0 lens, portrait mode
- 4,000mAh battery with Fast Charging support (58% in 30 min)
- Fingerprint sensor under the home button
- LTE Cat.16, Dual-LTE SIM, IR blaster, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 + LE, NFC, USB Type-C, 3.5mm audio input
Mate 10 Pro comes as slightly changed base model. On this version screen is 6''-inches with aspect radio 18:9, fingerprint sensor is moved to rear side, but because of this resolution is lower, 2160×1080 pixels. As Richard stated, this had to be done because of screen size and to reduce battery usage. Everything that is changed on Pro model is listed below.
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- 6" AMOLED screen, 1080p resolution (1080 x 2160 pixles), 402 pixels per inch, HDR10 support
- 6 GB RAM, 128 GB internal memory, without microSD slot
- LTE Cat.18 with 4×4 MIMO and 256QAM
- Fingerprint sensor on rear side
- Withour 3.5mm audio input
We can see that, as before, Huawei again has Porsche Design for Mate 10. This is Mate 10 Pro model with some changes. Design is changed toward Porsche car manufacturer. Only one color is available for this model – Diamond Black, and user interface is also changed. Only one hardware option is different and that is internal memory which is now 256 GB as only option.
Sales of those models will start next month and prices are:
Huawei Mate 10 – 699€
Huawei Mate 10 Pro – 799€
Huawei Mate 10 Porsche Design – 1395€