Smartphone Huawei Honor 10 Lite - advantages and disadvantages

In November 2018, Honor, a subsidiary of the Huawei brand, will officially present its new "brainchild" to the public - Honor 10 Lite. Shortly before the official presentation, both the main characteristics and photos of the smartphone have already leaked to the network. What it will be, and what to expect for fans of the brand - we will find out in this article.

What will surprise Honor 10 Lite

Below we will take a closer look at what is interesting about the “lite” version of 10 Honor, and what is superior to its older brother.

Equipment

The items that come with a smartphone rarely change drastically. Most likely, in the kit, in addition to the phone itself, there will be a charger, a cable for connecting to a computer, a transparent protective case and a tool for removing SIM cards. There will be no headphones in the box.

Design

As for the appearance, here the manufacturers abandoned their last year's concept, which they successfully implemented in 5x, 6x and 7x.For earlier models, the cases were either made of metal and plastic, or completely all-metal. This time the company tried something new for itself, and very successfully.

On the other hand, 10 Lite has entered the general range of mid-range and flagship smartphones in 2019. He got glass front and back. This is not Gorilla Glass, but a local Chinese manufacturer. The quality of the glass is durable, but for peace of mind it is better to get additional protection, because if it falls on the floor, it will inevitably break.

The lenses are slightly convex, they have an excellent oleophobic coating on the front and back, on the test models, prints are erased very easily. A metal frame runs along the perimeter of the smartphone. This model is aluminum.

In addition to white, blue and black, two more iridescent gradient colors will be available - pink and blue. It looks interesting, beautiful and thoughtful.

The headphone jack is in place, thanks that the manufacturers did not remove it, it is very convenient. There is also a notification light indicator, you can not be afraid to miss an important message or a call - a soft glow will remind you of all unanswered calls.

Thank you Honor for investing in the appearance of the device for a small cost - for 2019, the model falls into the middle price segment.
Over the appearance of 10 Lite tried and made a few highlights to make it different. This is noticeable to the naked eye. It is especially pleasant that the logo was removed from the front, it is more solid. It is quite possible to use one palm if you try very hard.

Screen

On the front panel at the top, the smartphone is decorated with a teardrop-shaped cutout.It's not as big as the I Phone X because it doesn't have any facial recognition sensors, so the notch isn't big. In work, it does not interfere with the user in any way, since the display is 6.21 inches, and so it allows you to view a large amount of information.

A small notch and a larger display area are better than none and huge side bezels.

If the presence of a “bang” still interferes with the user, then it can be hidden using the item in the menu settings. Despite the fact that here is an IPS display, and not AMOLED, it is made with high quality, and in everyday use, the user will not notice this “bang” on the screen.

Of course, at certain angles, and under the direct rays of the sun and light, it is possible to distinguish it from the rest of the deep black edging, but these will already be deliberate nit-picking.

The resolution of the phone is Full HD +, the screen with an IPS matrix is ​​of high quality, pleasant and with a good brightness range. 85% of the entire area of ​​the front side of the phone is occupied by the screen - the display is huge. Pixels are not visible, and the picture is contrasty and bright.

Despite the fact that the display protection is not Gorilla Glass, but tempered glass from another Chinese manufacturer, it is still quite durable.

And this is just a phone for the owners of the average budget. Here it is - "average budget" from Honor.

Processor and performance

Huawei mainly uses processors that it develops itself. Of course, you can find flaws in them, a lot of flaws, but recently, they have become so technically modern and advanced, and Huawei puts so much effort, money and thoughts of the best engineers into them that they can easily stand on the same level with processors Qualcomm, which are popular and loved by many.

What is only worth one of the latest Kirin 980, created using 7 nanometer technology. Or its own development of GPU Turbo, which allows you to overclock the processor cores and the internal component of Mali, which is used in Kirin processors, to such a level, so that you can comfortably enjoy the cutting-edge hits of the gaming world at maximum graphics settings.

Kirin are high-quality technological processors, because they are invented for the company, for the needs and corporate achievements, and the entire software component is customized individually for their features.

The 10 lite has a processor independently invented by Honor, the Kirin 710. The same is found in the Huawei Nova 3 and Nova 3I. In fact, the proprietary Kirin 710 chip is an analogue of the Snapdragon 660.

Graphics accelerator - Mali G 51 + GPU Turbo technology, according to which the graphics can accelerate and become faster when necessary.

In past models of Honor, it was seen how the company's engineers literally “pulled out” the maximum from Mali graphics so that the picture at maximum settings and with little heat was comparable to what we see on the Snapdragon 835 and 845 processors with Adreno graphics. Special thanks to the developers for this.

With 710 Kirin, you should not expect special miracles, but no one is going to doom him to failure either. Considering the experience of previous smartphones on this processor, the picture should please with smoothness, not “freeze”, and not give “drawdowns” in games. The official presentation will answer many remaining questions.

10 lite should not noticeably warm up, but it will be possible to measure the exact level of heating after the announcement of the “newcomer”.
In general, such a processor will provide smooth system operation, fast application launch, quick response, comfortable and enjoyable use.

RAM in the "ten" 6 or 4 gigabytes, depending on the version. Built-in - 64 or 128 gigabytes. If the volume seems small to the user, it will be possible to expand and add space using Micro SD cards with a capacity of up to 256 gigabytes.
Fast charging is not available or supported. There is no Type-c support, which is a minus in 2019, as well as a USB 2.0 connector. It upset.

Honor is one of the few companies that listens to the wishes of customers and does everything to please them. For example, the slot here supports two SIM cards and one memory card at the same time. Triple card tray. Now you don't have to choose between the second number and additional gigabytes of memory. A trifle - but a very pleasant and necessary item.

Operating system and shell

The smartphone has a proprietary shell EMUI 9.0, developed on Android 9.0 Pie, with which the phone is "awarded" immediately by default.

The shell with excellent optimization, the animation is clear and sliding, applications run quickly and do not crash. A large number of settings will please users who like to personalize the device as much as possible, fine-tuning it to suit their tastes.

autonomy

Batteries for 3320 mAh, on average, will last for a day - one and a half without additional recharging, and six to seven hours of active screen operation. Unfortunately, there will be no fast charging in the model.

When using the Internet, social networks, watching videos on You tube with 4G turned on, the battery will last for almost two days. The result is very good.

cameras

The main dual module consists of two sensors.The first is 13 million pixels, the second is 2 million. There is no optical zoom, but there is a “bokeh” effect in photographs.

Selfie camera 24 megapixels, portrait mode and a special night mode for shooting in the dark. Judging by the characteristics, it turned out to be quite a good device for high-quality photos and videos.

Safety

The fingerprint scanner is responsible for the security of data and the inaccessibility of your phone to others. It is located on the back of the 10 Lite, which is very convenient, since the cameras are a little further away, and it is difficult to accidentally hit them with your finger.

Unlocking by the owner's face in the smartphone is also present, it works perfectly. This unlocking method is finding more and more fans, and who knows, maybe in the future they will decide to abandon the fingerprint scanner altogether in the world of mobile technology.

Price

According to preliminary data, the cost of the phone will start from 200 - 285 US dollars. Translated into Russian rubles, it turns out that Honor 10 Lite will cost from 13,152 to 19,100 rubles. Again, all prices are preliminary and subject to change.

Specifications

In order to make it easier to navigate, all the technical parameters of the model are collected in the table below:

Pros and cons

When the review comes to an end, the positive and negative aspects of the model become visible.

• Big screen;
• Interesting design;
• Good autonomy;
• Camera.

• No type-c;
• No NFC.

Conclusion

A worthy candidate for the role of your future smartphone. One of the most worthy devices of the middle price segment for 2019. Thought out in appearance, an impressive display with thin edges, productive stuffing, an interesting camera and high autonomy.

Whether to choose Honor 10 Lite as your assistant is up to you! And this site will help you make every choice right. Enjoy the shopping!