Smartphone Huawei Honor View 10 128GB - advantages and disadvantages

Huawei has been a manufacturer of affordable and reliable smartphones for many years. At the beginning of 2018, she presented a new model - Huawei Honor View 10. This model is considered to be the flagship, which not only keeps up with its counterparts, but also surpasses them. This article will describe both the advantages and disadvantages of the Huawei Honor View 10 smartphone.

Specifications and equipment

Basic equipment

• Smartphone;
• Charger;
• Charging cable (cord length 75 cm).

Specifications

Criterias of choice

• CPU;
• OS;
• The amount of memory;
• cameras;
• Price.

Overview of key features

Filling

The smartphone is powered by an eight-core Kirin 970 processor. The cores are divided into two clusters of 4 cores. The first Cortex cluster operates at 2.4 GHz, and the second at 1.8 GHz. The processor is productive, capable of delivering high performance in all games and applications. The phone also has a built-in graphics accelerator Mali G72 M12. He, of course, loses to his competitors, but is still able to produce a stable FPS. Especially if these are not high-loaded scenes in games like WOD.Although it is also suitable for active games.

In addition to the processor and video chip, the phone has a fairly large amount of ROM and RAM. There are two options for the amount of memory. The first is 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of built-in. The second is 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory. If you need to increase the amount of storage, then a combo slot for microSD is provided for this. But in most cases, 128 + 6 GB is enough, even with active use.

The main feature of this smartphone is machine learning. Well, or as it is now fashionable to call it - artificial intelligence. Although this is not entirely true, it is not the point. The phone can recognize the faces of people and animals, adjust the shooting parameters for each individual model. Also, a smartphone, and this model can definitely be called "Smart Phone", is able to sort the received images into separate folders, pre-classifying them. There is also a photo translation function, this is when the camera automatically processes the displayed words and translates them, displaying the result of the translation on the display.

autonomy

The device has a 3750 mAh lithium battery. This is a good indicator, especially considering that now most smartphones forget about the importance of battery size and go into optimization more and more. Nevertheless, the battery lasts for 20 hours of active use or 2 days with rare use. Also, the phone supports fast charging technology and is able to charge the battery by 50% in just 30 minutes, which is a definite plus.

cameras

The usual 13-megapixel front camera is installed here. Nothing special can be said about it, 13 MP is practically the standard for 2018.The pictures come out normal, taking into account the noise familiar to Honor in low light. But with the main camera a little better. A dual photo module is installed on the back of the smartphone. The main camera has 16 MP and an aperture of f / 1.8, and the auxiliary camera has as much as 20 (the aperture is the same).

The interface is user-friendly and has many features. There is a choice of resolution in which the video will be recorded. There is also a professional mode in which you can manually set various parameters. Blurring the background is also on the level, especially from the front camera. There are many presets: food, dogs, cats, cars, etc. The camera automatically selects the parameters for a particular category.

Here is an example photo in daylight:

And here's how to take a picture with a blur effect:

In general, the phone takes good pictures both during the day and at night. You should not expect any special results. Nevertheless, the quality of the pictures is quite consistent with the declared price.

Sound

Honor View 10 has loud speakers. Particularly well manifest themselves in the reproduction of high and medium frequencies. The sound in the headphones is also good. There is no noise and crackling at low frequencies. There is also an equalizer with which you can customize the sound of the sound for yourself. Nothing else to highlight.

Screen

The widescreen display runs on an IPS matrix with a resolution of 2160 by 1080 pixels and has an aspect ratio of 18:9. The screen itself, perhaps, can be called a shovel, the size is almost 6 inches (5.99), and the display occupies as much as 78.6%. It is difficult to attribute this to the advantages of a smartphone, since it is inconvenient to use it with one hand or keep it in your pocket.

Initially, the screen has a rich saturated color.If you need to change the display settings, it is easy to do this by resorting to the manual settings of the phone. Fortunately, the interface for changing shades is convenient - a regular RGB circle. In the sun, the screen still produces a sharp and bright picture, and the oleophobic coating protects against fingerprints.

Design and ergonomics

The phone can be painted in the following colors: white and gold, matte black, red and corporate blue. The case is made of aluminum, which is a good thing, given the new trend of glass cases. In general, the design is practically no different from other Honor models. The back is standard. Except for moving the fingerprint scanner to the front and moving the cameras to the left. The shift of cameras from the center is also a new unjustified trend, which involves copying smartphones from Apple. But this is the fault of marketers.

On the right side, there is a volume rocker and a screen lock/unlock button.

The left side has a combo tray with two nano-SIM or microSD slots. At the bottom end, a standard set is USB Type-C, a 3.5 mm headphone / headset jack, a speaker with a protective grill and a conversational microphone.

Above is an infrared port and an additional speaker.

Results and how much

It is unlikely that the phone can be attributed to budget models. The average price of the phone is $430 or 28,000 rubles. On the territory of Kazakhstan, it can be purchased at a price of 155352 tenge. But such a price is quite justified, especially if you take into account the presence of features in the form of "artificial intelligence".

Advantages:

• Availability of NFC-interface;
• Metal case;
• High autonomy;
• Availability of machine learning.

Flaws:

• There is no moisture-protection;
• Fingerprint scanner on the front panel;
• The rear cameras protrude a lot, which makes the phone wobble.

The smartphone is ideal for both playing games and watching videos, since the quality of the screen and the large diagonal allow you to do this without any problems.

Comparison with OnePlus 5T

Ergonomics and design

If we compare ease of use - ergonomics, then we can highlight the presence of rounded edges on the 5T, which clearly help with one-handed operation. The 5T also has smaller dimensions, which, combined with a matte body, adds to its ease of use. The front camera of the OnePlus 5T is located on the back of the smartphone, while the Honor view 10 has it built into a mechanical button on the screen.

Stuffing and autonomy

Specifications are more or less the same. Honor View 10 has a fast Kirin 970 Octa-core processor, and OnePlus 5T equipped with its direct competitor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998. Performance is pretty much the same, although Kirin leads the way a bit. The Adreno 540 GPU found in the OnePlus 5T performs better than its competitor, the Mali G72 M12.

Also, Honor View 10 is ahead of its opponent in terms of autonomy. The OnePlus 5T has a smaller 3300mAh battery, while the Honor V10 packs a whopping 3750mAh battery. Yes, and tests only confirm the above.

Answers to basic questions

Is it worth buying?

Unfortunately, there is no exact answer to this question. The choice must be made based on your needs. You should not buy a phone that has only 5 MP if its main task during operation is to take pictures and shoot videos.Well, or take a low-resolution screen, if often it will play the role of an e-book.

Honor view 10 is a good solution for most users. It has a good screen, powerful processor and graphics accelerator. Suitable for both watching videos and normal Internet surfing. In terms of cameras, everything is also in order. The pictures are quite good and colorful. Autonomy is excellent, a full battery charge is enough for 1 day of active use, and if you limit yourself to calls and not highly demanding applications, then the phone can last up to three days.

How to choose a smartphone?

Buying a smartphone is a very important and responsible process. Many people, when purchasing a smartphone, look exclusively at the "status" of popular models and do not pay attention to the really significant aspects. Because of this, they miss important details that can later affect both productivity and ease of use. To avoid most mistakes when choosing a smartphone, you should pay attention to the following points:

1. Reviews are perhaps the easiest way to determine the pros and cons of a smartphone. Before buying a gadget, you need to familiarize yourself not only with the characteristics, but also with reviews about the purchased product. Since they will help to see most of the existing problems of the gadget.
2. Ratings of quality smartphones. There are a large number of ratings already compiled on the Internet that will help determine the best manufacturer, as well as make it possible to choose a reliable phone for many years.
3. Characteristics. It is very important to choose the right configuration that will suit your needs.The main parameters that you should pay attention to are: processor, video accelerator, display and matrix type, RAM, built-in memory.

By following the above "rules" you can avoid most of the problems when choosing a smartphone.

Where is it profitable to buy?

There are many ways to buy. From a simple purchase at a local store to an online order. But what is the most profitable way?

• The first way is online shopping. There are several pitfalls here. The main problem is that in most cases the buyer orders a "pig in a poke", because it is sometimes difficult to determine the reliability of the seller. Of the advantages of this method, one can single out a low price, relative to the average price in a local store.
• The second way to purchase is to buy in a store. Perhaps there are no cons here. However, you should beware of obsessive consultants who strive to sell their goods.
• The third way is to buy a used smartphone. It is hardly worth explaining the possible risks. After all, most devices that are bought in this way are often not in the best condition, and it is almost impossible to determine how long it can still work. Of the pluses, one can single out the price, which is most often cut by 50%.